Dick Tracy (1990)

Without a doubt, Dick Tracy is one of the most stylish movies on this list. Based on the comic strip character from 1931, the movie had an all-star cast that included Warren Beatty, Al Pacino, and Dustin Hoffman, to name just a few. It garnered seven Academy Award nominations, and managed to win three Oscars. It was also a box-office hit, although Disney had said that it was too expensive to make.

But at the same time, critics didn’t unanimously love it. Since we’re talking comic book films, Dick Tracy was compared to Batman (released one year prior), and the conclusion was that it lacked the psychological depth of the latter movie.

Nonetheless, Dick Tracy was an achievement, and not just from a visual point of view. The movie had an intelligent script that called for over-the-top acting without straying into spoof territory. Visually like nothing that came before it, Dick Tracy still managed to stay true to its source material.