I wasn't arguing for better or worse.
2000 doesn't have a matrix or a Fight Club either. Neither does 2001, nor did 1998. The Green Mile was a good movie, but I think you escalate it beyond it's true comparative value, you could say harsh things about Green Mile quite easily, but Hanks was at his Hanksiest in 1999, he could make anything watchable back then, and kinda still does, just to a lesser extent.
You are still not answering. Do you think the movies are better or not? The 7 I listed vs the 5 or so 2019 movies you listed?
And here is where I disagree with you. Yes, no Matrix in 1998 but it did have other amazing/truely great movies, so did 1997 and 1996 etc etc, and not just a few, a numerically superior amount:
Shawshank Redemption
Pulp Fiction
Last of the Mohicans
Saving Private Ryan
Jurassic Park
Silence of the Lambs
Unforgiven
The Usual Suspects
Reservoir Dogs
Braveheart
Fargo
Terminator 2
Goodfellas
Good Will Hunting
Heat
Se7en
The English Patient
I could go on and on. The 90's was a hell of a decade for movies.
And yet it also had all the equivelent popcorn style movies of varying quality to keep the unwashed masses happy i.e. Demolition Man, The Rock, Last Action Hero, Total Recall, Con Air, Bad Boys etc etc.
And I have to disagree with you on Fight Club. The unrealiable narrator approach has been used to great effect in quite a few epic movies i.e. Usual Suspects, Memento. Having a narration has no real impact on the quality of the movie as far as I am concerned as long as it is done well.
To be honest I am not really trying to have an arguement here. My opinion is we are already in 2022 and this decade is not looking good so far. I have to exclude that handful of great movies you have from 2019 because let's face it, they are from 2019
What I originally asked for is a list/recommendations of great movies (and hopefully a few real gems). Last Duel was a good start, keep them coming I need more good movies to watch
Tenet didn't make the cut for me. Dune, I am on the fence - I will have to see Part 2 before passing judgement.