Great Expectations (1998) - amazing movie that has been with me since it first came out...Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, DeNiro, Chris Cooper and Anne Bancroft.
A modernization of the Dickens classic that, in my opinion, has great acting and beautiful direction (Alfonso Cuaron!). The most beautiful Gwyneth Paltrow has ever been on screen.
Cuaron's next film in 2001 was "Y Tu Mama Tambien" - for me, an incredibly deep, emotional, sexually-charged and brilliant film in his native language that is a modern classic.