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The Best Movies From The 1990s

“What are the best 1990s Movies?” We looked at 515 of the top 1990s films, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!

The top 49 films, all appearing on 6 or more “Best 1990s” movie lists, are ranked below by how many times they appear. The remaining 450+ movies, as well as the sources we used, are in alphabetical order on the bottom of the page.

Happy Scrolling!



Top 49 Best 1990s Movies Ever Made



49 .) American Beauty (1999) directed by Sam Mendes

American Beauty (1999)

Lists It Appears On:

  • Hi Consumption
  • IMDB
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Paste Magazine
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Screen Rant

Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter’s attractive friend.



48 .) Dazed and Confused (1993) directed by Richard Linklater

Dazed and Confused (1993)

Lists It Appears On:

  • AV Club
  • Bustle
  • Rolling Stone
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Screen Rant
  • Time Out

The adventures of a group of Texas teens on their last day of school in 1976, centering on student Randall Floyd, who moves easily among stoners, jocks and geeks. Floyd is a star athlete, but he also likes smoking weed, which presents a conundrum when his football coach demands he sign a “no drugs” pledge.



47 .) Dumb and Dumber (1994) directed by Peter Farrelly

Dumb and Dumber (1994)

Lists It Appears On:

  • Cheat Sheet
  • Complex
  • IMDB 2
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Rolling Stone
  • Rotten Tomatoes

Lloyd and Harry are two men whose stupidity is really indescribable. When Mary, a beautiful woman, loses an important suitcase with money before she leaves for Aspen, the two friends (who have found the suitcase) decide to return it to her. After some “adventures” they finally get to Aspen where, using the lost money they live it up and fight for Mary’s heart.



46 .) Eyes Wide Shut (1999) directed by Stanley Kubrick

Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

Lists It Appears On:

  • AV Club
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Paste Magazine
  • Roger Ebert
  • Rolling Stone
  • Screen Rant

After Dr. Bill Hartford’s wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexual group and attends one of their meetings – and quickly discovers that he is in over his head.



45 .) Good Will Hunting (1997) directed by Gus Van Sant

Good Will Hunting (1997)

Lists It Appears On:

  • Complex
  • IMDB
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Paste Magazine
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Screen Rant

Will Hunting has a genius-level IQ but chooses to work as a janitor at MIT. When he solves a difficult graduate-level math problem, his talents are discovered by Professor Gerald Lambeau, who decides to help the misguided youth reach his potential. When Will is arrested for attacking a police officer, Professor Lambeau makes a deal to get leniency for him if he will get treatment from therapist Sean Maguire.



44 .) Magnolia (1999) directed by Paul Thomas Anderson

Magnolia (1999)

Lists It Appears On:

  • IMDB
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Paste Magazine
  • Rolling Stone
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Time Out

An epic mosaic of many interrelated characters in search of happiness, forgiveness, and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.



43 .) Malcolm X (1992) directed by Spike Lee

Malcolm X (1992)

Lists It Appears On:

  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Paste Magazine
  • Roger Ebert
  • Roger Ebert
  • Rolling Stone
  • Screen Rant

A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the ’50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.



42 .) Point Break (1991) directed by Kathryn Bigelow

Point Break (1991)

Lists It Appears On:

  • Complex
  • Hi Consumption
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • The Young Folks
  • Time Out

In the coastal town of Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers call themselves The Ex-Presidents commit their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. The F.B.I. believes that the members of the gang could be surfers and send young agent Johnny Utah undercover at the beach to mix with the surfers and gather information.



41 .) Three Colors Trilogy directed by Krzysztof Kielowski

Three Colors Trilogy

Lists It Appears On:

  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Paste Magazine
  • Roger Ebert
  • Rolling Stone
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Time Out

Academy Award winner Juliette Binoche (“The English Patient,” Best Supporting Actress, 1996) stars as a young woman left devastated by the unexpected death of her husband and child.



40 .) Titanic (1997) directed by James Cameron

Titanic (1997)

Lists It Appears On:

  • Complex
  • Flick Chart
  • IMDB
  • Rolling Stone
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Screen Rant

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and Fabrizio De Rossi win third-class tickets aboard the ship. Rose tells the whole story from Titanic’s departure through to its death—on its first and last voyage—on April 15, 1912.



39 .) Total Recall (1990) directed by Paul Verhoeven

Total Recall (1990)

Lists It Appears On:

  • Flick Chart
  • IMDB
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • The Young Folks
  • TV Over Mind

Construction worker Douglas Quaid discovers a memory chip in his brain during a virtual-reality trip. He also finds that his past has been invented to conceal a plot of planetary domination. Soon, he’s off to Mars to find out who he is and who planted the chip.



38 .) Being John Malkovich (1999) directed by Spike Jonze

Being John Malkovich (1999)

Lists It Appears On:

  • AV Club
  • IMDB
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Paste Magazine
  • Rolling Stone
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Time Out

One day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who enters it’s mad and controlling world of overtaking another human body.



37 .) Casino (1995) directed by Martin Scorsese

Casino (1995)

Lists It Appears On:

  • Harpers Bazaar
  • IMDB
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Paste Magazine
  • Rolling Stone
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Screen Rant

In early-1970s Las Vegas, low-level mobster Sam “Ace” Rothstein gets tapped by his bosses to head the Tangiers Casino. At first, he’s a great success in the job, but over the years, problems with his loose-cannon enforcer Nicky Santoro, his ex-hustler wife Ginger, her con-artist ex Lester Diamond and a handful of corrupt politicians put Sam in ever-increasing danger.



36 .) L.A. Confidential (1997) directed by Curtis Hanson

L.A. Confidential (1997)

Lists It Appears On:

  • AV Club
  • IMDB
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Paste Magazine
  • Rolling Stone
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Short List

Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.



35 .) Out of Sight (1998) directed by Steven Soderbergh

Out of Sight (1998)

Lists It Appears On:

  • AV Club
  • Complex
  • IMDB
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Paste Magazine
  • Rolling Stone
  • Rotten Tomatoes

Meet Jack Foley, a smooth criminal who bends the law and is determined to make one last heist. Karen Sisco is a federal marshal who chooses all the right moves … and all the wrong guys. Now they’re willing to risk it all to find out if there’s more between them than just the law.



34 .) Princess Mononoke (1997) directed by Hiyao Miyazaki

Princess Mononoke (1997)

Lists It Appears On:

  • Complex
  • Flick Chart
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Paste Magazine
  • Rolling Stone
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Time Out

Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Ainu tribe, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.



33 .) Saving Private Ryan (1998) directed by Steven Spielberg

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Lists It Appears On:

  • Complex
  • Hi Consumption
  • IMDB
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Paste Magazine
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Screen Rant

As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.



32 .) Starship Troopers (1997) directed by Paul Verhoeven

Starship Troopers (1997)

Lists It Appears On:

  • AV Club
  • Complex
  • Flick Chart
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Rolling Stone
  • The Young Folks
  • Time Out

Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry. Rico’s military career progresses from recruit to non-commissioned officer and finally to officer against the backdrop of an interstellar war between mankind and an arachnoid species known as “the Bugs”.



31 .) The Sixth Sense (1999) directed by M. Night Shyamalan

The Sixth Sense (1999)

Lists It Appears On:

  • Complex
  • Hi Consumption
  • IMDB
  • Paste Magazine
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Screen Rant
  • Short List

A psychological thriller about an eight year old boy named Cole Sear who believes he can see into the world of the dead. A child psychologist named Malcolm Crowe comes to Cole to help him deal with his problem, learning that he really can see ghosts of dead people.



30 .) Toy Story 2 (1999) directed by John Lasseter

Toy Story 2 (1999)

Lists It Appears On:

  • AV Club
  • Flick Chart
  • IMDB
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Paste Magazine
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Screen Rant

Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggen, owner of Al’s Toy Barn kidnaps Woody. Andy’s toys mount a daring rescue mission, Buzz Lightyear meets his match and Woody has to decide where he and his heart truly belong.



29 .) True Romance (1993) directed by Tony Scott

True Romance (1993)

Lists It Appears On:

  • Bustle
  • Hi Consumption
  • IMDB
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Paste Magazine
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Time Out

Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.



28 .) Unforgiven (1992) directed by Clint Eastwood

Unforgiven (1992)

Lists It Appears On:

  • AV Club
  • IMDB
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Paste Magazine
  • Rolling Stone
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Screen Rant

William Munny is a retired, once-ruthless killer turned gentle widower and hog farmer. To help support his two motherless children, he accepts one last bounty-hunter mission to find the men who brutalized a prostitute. Joined by his former partner and a cocky greenhorn, he takes on a corrupt sheriff.



27 .) Boyz N the Hood (1991) directed by John Singleton

Boyz N the Hood (1991)

Lists It Appears On:

  • Complex
  • Hi Consumption
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Paste Magazine
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Screen Rant
  • Short List
  • Time Out

Boyz n the Hood is the popular and successful film and social criticism from John Singleton about the conditions in South Central Los Angeles where teenagers are involved in gun fights and drug dealing on a daily basis.



26 .) Braveheart (1995) directed by Mel Gibson

Braveheart (1995)

Lists It Appears On:

  • BFI
  • Flick Chart
  • Hi Consumption
  • IMDB
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Paste Magazine
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Screen Rant

Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord’s soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against English rule.



25 .) Forrest Gump (1994) directed by Robert Zemeckis

Forrest Gump (1994)

Lists It Appears On:

  • Bustle
  • Hi Consumption
  • IMDB
  • IMDB 2
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Paste Magazine
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Screen Rant

A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.



24 .) Home Alone (1990) directed by Chris Columbus

Home Alone (1990)

Lists It Appears On:

  • Cheat Sheet
  • Complex
  • Hi Consumption
  • IMDB 2
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Time Out
  • TV Over Mind

Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. But when a pair of bungling burglars set their sights on Kevin’s house, the plucky kid stands ready to defend his territory. By planting booby traps galore, adorably mischievous Kevin stands his ground as his frantic mother attempts to race home before Christmas Day.



23 .) The Lion King (1994) directed by Roger Allers

The Lion King (1994)

Lists It Appears On:

  • Complex
  • Flick Chart
  • IMDB
  • Paste Magazine
  • Rolling Stone
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Screen Rant
  • Time Out

A young lion cub named Simba can’t wait to be king. But his uncle craves the title for himself and will stop at nothing to get it.



22 .) The Thin Red Line (1998) directed by Terrence Malick

The Thin Red Line (1998)

Lists It Appears On:

  • AV Club
  • Complex
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Paste Magazine
  • Roger Ebert
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Short List
  • Time Out

Based on the graphic novel by James Jones, The Thin Red Line tells the story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows their journey, from the surprise of an unopposed landing, through the bloody and exhausting battles that follow, to the ultimate departure of those who survived. A powerful frontline cast – including Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Woody Harrelson and George Clooney – explodes into action in this hauntingly realistic view of military and moral chaos in the Pacific during World War II. ×



21 .) Boogie Nights (1997) directed by Paul Thomas Anderson

Boogie Nights (1997)

Lists It Appears On:

  • AV Club
  • Complex
  • IMDB
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Paste Magazine
  • Rolling Stone
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Screen Rant
  • Time Out

Set in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, an idealistic porn producer aspires to elevate his craft to an art when he discovers a hot talent.



20 .) Jurassic Park (1993) directed by Steven Spielberg

Jurassic Park (1993)

Lists It Appears On:

  • Complex
  • Hi Consumption
  • IMDB
  • IMDB 2
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Screen Rant
  • Short List
  • Time Out

A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of experts and his two eager grandchildren to experience the park and help calm anxious investors. However, the park is anything but amusing as the security systems go off-line and the dinosaurs escape.



19 .) Rushmore (1998) directed by Wes Anderson

Rushmore (1998)

Lists It Appears On:

  • AV Club
  • Cheat Sheet
  • Complex
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Paste Magazine
  • Rolling Stone
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Screen Rant
  • Time Out

When a beautiful first-grade teacher arrives at a prep school, she soon attracts the attention of an ambitious teenager named Max, who quickly falls in love with her. Max turns to the father of two of his schoolmates for advice on how to woo the teacher. However, the situation soon gets complicated when Max’s new friend becomes involved with her, setting the two pals against one another in a war for her attention.



18 .) Trainspotting (1996) directed by Danny Boyle

Trainspotting (1996)

Lists It Appears On:

  • AV Club
  • IMDB
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Paste Magazine
  • Rolling Stone
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Screen Rant
  • Short List
  • Time Out

Mark Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out, despite the allure of the drugs and influence of friends.



17 .) Clueless (1995) directed by Amy Heckerling

Clueless (1995)

Lists It Appears On:

  • Cheat Sheet
  • Complex
  • Harpers Bazaar
  • IMDB 2
  • Paste Magazine
  • Rolling Stone
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Screen Rant
  • The Whisp
  • Time Out

Shallow, rich and socially successful Cher is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school’s pecking scale. Seeing herself as a matchmaker, Cher first coaxes two teachers into dating each other. Emboldened by her success, she decides to give hopelessly klutzy new student Tai a makeover. When Tai becomes more popular than she is, Cher realizes that her disapproving ex-stepbrother was right about how misguided she was – and falls for him.



16 .) Groundhog Day (1993) directed by Harold Ramis

Groundhog Day (1993)

Lists It Appears On:

  • AV Club
  • Bustle
  • Cheat Sheet
  • IMDB
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Paste Magazine
  • Rolling Stone
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Short List
  • Time Out

A narcissistic T.V. weatherman, along with his attractive-but-distant producer and mawkish cameraman, is sent to report on Groundhog Day in the small town of Punxsutawney, where he finds himself repeating the same day over and over.



15 .) Heat (1995) directed by Michael Mann

Heat (1995)

Lists It Appears On:

  • Complex
  • Hi Consumption
  • IMDB
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Paste Magazine
  • Roger Ebert
  • Rolling Stone
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Screen Rant
  • Short List

Obsessive master thief, Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective, Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest. Each man recognizes and respects the ability and the dedication of the other even though they are aware their cat-and-mouse game may end in violence.



14 .) Reservoir Dogs (1992) directed by Quentin Tarantino

Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Lists It Appears On:

  • AV Club
  • Hi Consumption
  • IMDB
  • IMDB 2
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Paste Magazine
  • Rolling Stone
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Screen Rant
  • Short List

A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors – veteran Mr. White, newcomer Mr. Orange, psychopathic parolee Mr. Blonde, bickering weasel Mr. Pink and Nice Guy Eddie – unravel.



13 .) The Usual Suspects (1995) directed by Bryan Singer

The Usual Suspects (1995)

Lists It Appears On:

  • Complex
  • Hi Consumption
  • IMDB
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Paste Magazine
  • Rolling Stone
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Screen Rant
  • Short List
  • Time Out

Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in San Pedro harbor – leaving few survivors. Verbal lures his interrogators with an incredible story of the crime lord’s almost supernatural prowess.



12 .) Fight Club (1999) directed by David Fincher

Fight Club (1999)

Lists It Appears On:

  • AV Club
  • BFI
  • Complex
  • Hi Consumption
  • IMDB
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Paste Magazine
  • Rolling Stone
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Screen Rant
  • Short List

A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground “fight clubs” forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.



11 .) Schindler’s List (1993) directed by Steven Spielberg

Schindler's List (1993)

Lists It Appears On:

  • AV Club
  • Complex
  • IMDB
  • IMDB 2
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Paste Magazine
  • Roger Ebert
  • Rolling Stone
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Screen Rant
  • Short List

The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.



10 .) The Shawshank Redemption (1994) directed by Frank Darabont

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

Lists It Appears On:

  • Complex
  • Hi Consumption
  • IMDB
  • IMDB 2
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Paste Magazine
  • Rolling Stone
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Screen Rant
  • Short List
  • Time Out

Framed in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates – including an older prisoner named Red – for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.



9 .) Fargo (1996) directed by Joel Coen

Fargo (1996)

Lists It Appears On:

  • AV Club
  • Complex
  • Hi Consumption
  • IMDB
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Paste Magazine
  • Roger Ebert
  • Rolling Stone
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Screen Rant
  • Short List
  • Time Out

Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt… but he’s got a plan. He’s going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It’s going to be a snap and nobody’s going to get hurt… until people start dying. Enter Police Chief Marge, a coffee-drinking, parka-wearing – and extremely pregnant – investigator who’ll stop at nothing to get her man. And if you think her small-time investigative skills will give the crooks a run for their ransom… you betcha! ×



8 .) Se7en (1995) directed by David Fincher

Se7en (1995)

Lists It Appears On:

  • AV Club
  • Collider
  • Complex
  • Hi Consumption
  • IMDB
  • IMDB 2
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Paste Magazine
  • Rolling Stone
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Screen Rant
  • Short List

Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the “seven deadly sins” in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Sommerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer’s mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.



7 .) Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) directed by James Cameron

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

Lists It Appears On:

  • AV Club
  • Complex
  • IMDB
  • IMDB 2
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Paste Magazine
  • Rolling Stone
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Screen Rant
  • Short List
  • The Young Folks
  • Time Out

Nearly 10 years have passed since Sarah Connor was targeted for termination by a cyborg from the future. Now her son, John, the future leader of the resistance, is the target for a newer, more deadly terminator. Once again, the resistance has managed to send a protector back to attempt to save John and his mother Sarah.



6 .) The Matrix (1999) directed by Lana Wachowski

The Matrix (1999)

Lists It Appears On:

  • AV Club
  • Complex
  • Hi Consumption
  • IMDB
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Paste Magazine
  • Rolling Stone
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Screen Rant
  • Short List
  • The Young Folks
  • Time Out

Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.



5 .) The Silence of the Lambs (1991) directed by Jonathan Demme

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Lists It Appears On:

  • BFI
  • Collider
  • Complex
  • Hi Consumption
  • IMDB
  • IMDB 2
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Paste Magazine
  • Rolling Stone
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Short List
  • Time Out

Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI’s training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.



4 .) Goodfellas (1990) directed by Martin Scorsese

Goodfellas (1990)

Lists It Appears On:

  • AV Club
  • Complex
  • Hi Consumption
  • IMDB
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Paste Magazine
  • Roger Ebert
  • Rolling Stone
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Screen Rant
  • Short List
  • Time Out
  • TV Over Mind

The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.



3 .) The Big Lebowski (1998) directed by Joel Coen

The Big Lebowski (1998)

Lists It Appears On:

  • AV Club
  • Bustle
  • Cheat Sheet
  • Complex
  • Hi Consumption
  • IMDB
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Paste Magazine
  • Rolling Stone
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Screen Rant
  • Short List
  • Time Out

Jeffrey “The Dude” Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events involving nihilists, adult film producers, ferrets, errant toes, and large sums of money.



2 .) Toy Story (1995) directed by John Lasseter

Toy Story (1995)

Lists It Appears On:

  • Bustle
  • Complex
  • Flick Chart
  • Hi Consumption
  • IMDB
  • IMDB 2
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Paste Magazine
  • Rolling Stone
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Screen Rant
  • Short List
  • Time Out

Led by Woody, Andy’s toys live happily in his room until Andy’s birthday brings Buzz Lightyear onto the scene. Afraid of losing his place in Andy’s heart, Woody plots against Buzz. But when circumstances separate Buzz and Woody from their owner, the duo eventually learns to put aside their differences.



1 .) Pulp Fiction (1994) directed by Quentin Tarantino

Pulp Fiction (1994)

Lists It Appears On:

  • AV Club
  • Complex
  • Harpers Bazaar
  • Hi Consumption
  • IMDB
  • IMDB 2
  • Movie Mezzanine
  • Paste Magazine
  • Roger Ebert
  • Rolling Stone
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • Screen Rant
  • Short List
  • Time Out

A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster’s moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.



 


The 450+ Additional Best 1990s Films



 

# Movies Directors Lists
50 As Good as It Gets (1997) James L. Brooks Bustle
IMDB
Paste Magazine
Rotten Tomatoes
The Whisp
51 Barton Fink (1991) Joel and Ethan Coen AV Club
Movie Mezzanine
Paste Magazine
Rolling Stone
Screen Rant
52 Before Sunrise (1995) Richard Linklater IMDB
Movie Mezzanine
Paste Magazine
Rolling Stone
Rotten Tomatoes
53 Breaking the Waves (1996)   Movie Mezzanine
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
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54 Chungking Express (1994) Wong Kar-wai AV Club
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55 Clerks (1994) Kevin Smith Cheat Sheet
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56 Edward Scissorhands (1990) Tim Burton Complex
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57 Election (1999) Alexander Payne AV Club
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58 Heavenly Creatures (1994) Peter Jackson AV Club
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59 Hook (1991) Steven Spielberg Bustle
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60 Hoop Dreams (1994) Steve James AV Club
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61 JFK (1991) Oliver Stone Complex
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62 Léon: The Professional (1994) Luc Besson Hi Consumption
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63 Office Space (1999) Mike Judge Bustle
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64 Pretty Woman (1990) Garry Marshall Harpers Bazaar
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65 Scream (1996)   Collider
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66 The Blair Witch Project (1999)   AV Club
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67 The Iron Giant (1999) Brad Bird Bustle
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68 The Player (1992) Robert Altman Movie Mezzanine
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69 The Truman Show (1998) Peter Weir IMDB
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70 Wayne’s World (1992) Penelope Spheeris IMDB 2
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71 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)   Bustle
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72 All About My Mother (1999) Pedro Almodóvar AV Club
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73 Basic Instinct (1992) Paul Verhoeven BFI
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74 Beauty and the Beast (1991) Gary Trousdale IMDB
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75 Crumb (1994) Terry Zwigoff AV Club
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76 Dead Man (1995)   Movie Mezzanine
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77 Ed Wood (1994) Tim Burton AV Club
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78 Falling Down (1993) Joel Schumacher Hi Consumption
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79 Friday (1995)   Complex
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80 Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) James Foley AV Club
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81 Independence Day (1996) Roland Emmerich Complex
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82 Kids (1995)   Complex
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83 Miller’s Crossing (1990) Joel & Ethan Coen AV Club
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84 Misery (1990) Rob Reiner Collider
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85 Naked (1993)   AV Club
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86 Sleepless in Seattle (1993) Nora Ephron Bustle
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87 Speed (1994) Jan de Bont IMDB
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88 The Fifth Element (1997)   Flick Chart
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89 The Fugitive (1993)   BFI
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90 The Last of the Mohicans (1992) Michael Mann Complex
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91 The Sweet Hereafter (1997) Atom Egoyan AV Club
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92 Thelma & Louise (1991) Ridley Scott Complex
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93 Three Kings David O. Russell Flick Chart
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94 Aladdin (1992) Ron Clements Flick Chart
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95 American History X (1998) Tony Kaye IMDB
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96 Audition (1999)   Movie Mezzanine
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97 Bad Lieutenant (1992)   Complex
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98 Beau Travail (1999)   Movie Mezzanine
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99 Billy Madison (1995) Tamra Davis Complex
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100 Cape Fear (1991) Martin Scorsese Collider
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101 Carlito’s Way (1993) Brian De Palma AV Club
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102 Close-Up (1990)   AV Club
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103 Con Air (1997)   Complex
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104 Crash (1996)   Roger Ebert
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105 Exotica (1994) Atom Egoyan AV Club
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106 Fast, Cheap & Out Of Control (1997) Errol Morris AV Club
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107 Jackie Brown (1997) Quentin Tarantino Movie Mezzanine
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108 La Haine (1995)   Complex
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109 Leaving Las Vegas   Movie Mezzanine
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110 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels   Hi Consumption
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111 Metropolitan (1990) Whit Stillman AV Club
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112 Mission: Impossible (1996) Brian De Palma Flick Chart
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113 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) Chris Columbus Bustle
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114 My Own Private Idaho (1991)   Complex
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115 Never Been Kissed (1999)   Bustle
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116 Raise The Red Lantern (1991)   AV Club
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117 Romeo + Juliet (1996)   Movie Mezzanine
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118 Safe (1995)   AV Club
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119 Satantango (1994)   Movie Mezzanine
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120 Short Cuts (1993) Robert Altman AV Club
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121 Sister Act (1992) Emile Ardolino Bustle
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122 South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999) Trey Parker IMDB
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123 Swingers (1996)   Movie Mezzanine
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124 The City of Lost Children (1995)   Flick Chart
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125 The Double Life of Veronique (1991) Krzysztof Kie?lowski Movie Mezzanine
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126 The Sandlot (1993) David Mickey Evans IMDB 2
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127 The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) Anthony Minghella Harpers Bazaar
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128 There’s Something About Mary (1998)   Cheat Sheet
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129 Tombstone (1993) George P. Cosmatos Hi Consumption
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130 Twelve Monkeys (1995) Terry Gilliam IMDB
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131 A Bronx Tale (1993) Robert De Niro IMDB
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132 A Few Good Men (1992) Rob Reiner IMDB
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133 A Taste of Cherry (1997) Abbas Kiarostami Paste Magazine
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134 After Life   Movie Mezzanine
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135 Apollo 13 Ron Howard Flick Chart
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136 Army of Darkness   Collider
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137 Batman Returns (1992) Tim Burton IMDB 2
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138 Bottle Rocket Wes Anderson Paste Magazine
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139 Bound (1996) The Wachowskis BFI
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140 Boys Don’t Cry Kimberly Peirce Paste Magazine
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141 Bringing Out The Dead Martin Scorsese Movie Mezzanine
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142 Cool Runnings (1993) Jon Turteltaub Bustle
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143 Cruel Intentions   Harpers Bazaar
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144 Demolition Man (1993) Marco Brambilla IMDB 2
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145 Desperado (1995) Robert Rodriguez IMDB 2
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146 Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995) John McTiernan IMDB
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147 Dogma   Flick Chart
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148 Face/Off (1997)   Rotten Tomatoes
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149 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)   Rolling Stone
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150 Four Weddings and a Funeral   Rotten Tomatoes
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151 Gattaca (1997) Andrew Niccol IMDB
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152 GoldenEye (1995)   Flick Chart
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153 Hamlet (1996) Kenneth Branagh IMDB
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154 Happy Gilmore (1996)   Rotten Tomatoes
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155 Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) Neil Jordan IMDB
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156 Irma Vep (1996)   AV Club
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157 Jerry Maguire (1996) Cameron Crowe IMDB
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158 Life Is Beautiful (1997) Roberto Benigni IMDB
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159 Lone Star (1996)   Movie Mezzanine
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160 Man Bites Dog   Collider
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161 My Best Friend’s Wedding   Movie Mezzanine
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162 One False Move (1992)   BFI
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163 Orlando (1992)   Movie Mezzanine
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164
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996)
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165 Paris Is Burning (1990)   Movie Mezzanine
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166 Philadelphia (1993) Jonathan Demme IMDB
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167 Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993) Mel Brooks IMDB 2
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168 Romy & Michele’s High School Reunion (1997)   Bustle
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169 Run Lola Run   Movie Mezzanine
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170 Shakespeare in Love (1998) John Madden IMDB
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171 Showgirls   Movie Mezzanine
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172 Silence of the Lambs   Movie Mezzanine
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173 Singles (1992)   Rolling Stone
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174 Sling Blade Billy Bob Thornton Movie Mezzanine
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175 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) Steve Barron IMDB 2
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176 The Birdcage   Movie Mezzanine
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177 The Crying Game   Movie Mezzanine
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178 The English Patient (1996) Anthony Minghella IMDB
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179 The Ice Storm (1997) Ang Lee Paste Magazine
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180 The Limey (1999)   AV Club
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181 The Long Day Closes (1992)   Movie Mezzanine
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182 The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) Henry Selick IMDB 2
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183 The Piano (1993)   Rolling Stone
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184 The Rock (1996)   Rotten Tomatoes
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185 The Virgin Suicides (1999)   Harpers Bazaar
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186 Tommy Boy (1995) Peter Segal IMDB 2
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187 True Lies (1994) James Cameron IMDB
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188 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)   Movie Mezzanine
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189 Waiting for Guffman   Movie Mezzanine
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190 While You Were Sleeping (1995)   Bustle
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191 Wild at Heart (1990)   Complex
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192 100 Days (1991)   Reel Rundown
193 A Borrowed Life   Roger Ebert
194 A Brighter Summer Day (1991)   Rolling Stone
195 A League of Their Own (1992) Penny Marshall IMDB 2
196 A Nightmare on Elm Street   Collider
197 A Room for Romeo Brass (1999)   Time Out
198 A Simple Plan (1998) Sam Raimi IMDB
199 Aankhen (1993)   Reel Rundown
200 Aashiqui (1990)   Reel Rundown
201 Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) Tom Shadyac IMDB 2
202 Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995) Steve Oedekerk IMDB 2
203 Agneepath (1990)   Reel Rundown
204 Aisi Bhi Kya Jaldi Hai (1996)   Reel Rundown
205 Ajooba (1991)   Reel Rundown
206 Akele Hum Akele Tum (1995)   Reel Rundown
207 Alien 3   Collider
208 American Pie   Rotten Tomatoes
209 Anari (1993)   Reel Rundown
210 Andaz Apna Apna (1994)   Reel Rundown
211 Angus (1995) Patrick Read Johnson IMDB 2
212 Anjaam (1994)   Reel Rundown
213 Any Given Sunday (1999) Oliver Stone IMDB
214 Arachnophobia (1990) Frank Marshall IMDB 2
215 Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery   Rotten Tomatoes
216 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Jay Roach Paste Magazine
217 Auzaar (1997)   Reel Rundown
218 Awakenings (1990) Penny Marshall IMDB
219 Baadshah (1999)   Reel Rundown
220 Baazigar (1993)   Reel Rundown
221 Babe   Rotten Tomatoes
222 Babe: Pig in the City (1998)   Rolling Stone
223 Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998)   Reel Rundown
224 BASEketball   Movie Mezzanine
225 Beta (1992)   Reel Rundown
226 Bird on a Wire (1990) John Badham IMDB 2
227 Biwi No. 1 (1999)   Reel Rundown
228 Bol Radha Bol (1992)   Reel Rundown
229 Bombay (1995)   Reel Rundown
230 Border (1997)   Reel Rundown
231 Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) Francis Ford Coppola IMDB 2
232 Buffalo 66 (1998)   Rolling Stone
233 Burnt By The Sun Nikita Mikhalkov Paste Magazine
234 But I’m A Cheerleader (1999)   Bustle
235 Can’t Hardly Wait   The Whisp
236 Candyman (1992) Bernard Rose IMDB 2
237 Casper (1995) Brad Silberling IMDB 2
238 Central do Brasil   Movie Mezzanine
239 Chachi 420 (1997)   Reel Rundown
240 Chamatkar (1992)   Reel Rundown
241 Chandni (1989)   Reel Rundown
242 Child’s Play 2 (1990) John Lafia IMDB 2
243 Closet Land   Movie Mezzanine
244 Cool World (1992) Ralph Bakshi IMDB 2
245 Cure   Collider
246 Damini – Lightning (1993)   Reel Rundown
247 Dances with Wolves (1990) Kevin Costner IMDB
248 Dangerous Minds (1995) John N. Smith IMDB 2
249 Daraar (1996)   Reel Rundown
250 Darkman   TV Over Mind
251 Darr (1993)   Reel Rundown
252 Daud (1997)   Reel Rundown
253 Dead Alive   Movie Mezzanine
254 Dead Man Walking Tim Robbins Paste Magazine
255 Death and the Maiden (1994) Roman Polanski IMDB
256 Death Becomes Her (1992) Robert Zemeckis IMDB 2
257 Deewana (1992)   Reel Rundown
258 Deewana Mastana (1997)   Reel Rundown
259 Defending Your Life   Movie Mezzanine
260 Dil (1990)   Reel Rundown
261 Dil Se   Movie Mezzanine
262 Dil To Pagal Hai (1997)   Reel Rundown
263 Diljale (1996)   Reel Rundown
264 Dilwale (1994)   Reel Rundown
265 Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)   Reel Rundown
266 Dolores Claiborne (1995) Taylor Hackford IMDB 2
267 Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead (1991) Stephen Herek IMDB 2
268 Donnie Brasco (1997) Mike Newell IMDB
269 Double Life of Veronique   Movie Mezzanine
270 Drive Me Crazy   The Whisp
271 Dulhe Raja (1998)   Reel Rundown
272 Dushman (1998)   Reel Rundown
273 Empire Records   Rotten Tomatoes
274 End of Evangelion   Movie Mezzanine
275 Europa (1991) Lars von Trier IMDB
276 Eve’s Bayou   Movie Mezzanine
277 Father of the Bride   Movie Mezzanine
278 Festen (The Celebration) (1998)   Time Out
279 Fireworks (Hana-Bi) (1997)   Rolling Stone
280 Flatliners (1990) Joel Schumacher IMDB 2
281 Four Rooms (1995) Allison Anders IMDB
282 Freddy’s Dead   Collider
283 Friday the 13th   Collider
284 Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) Jon Avnet IMDB 2
285 From Beyond   Collider
286 From Dusk Till Dawn   Rotten Tomatoes
287 From the Journals of Jean Seberg   Movie Mezzanine
288 Funny Games (1997) Michael Haneke IMDB
289 Galaxy Quest   Rotten Tomatoes
290 Ghatak (1996)   Reel Rundown
291 Ghayal (1990)   Reel Rundown
292 Ghost (1990) Jerry Zucker IMDB 2
293 Ghost in the Shell   Rotten Tomatoes
294 Ghulam (1998)   Reel Rundown
295 Ghulam-E-Mustafa (1997)   Reel Rundown
296 Gross Pointe Blank   Movie Mezzanine
297 Grumpier Old Men (1995) Howard Deutch IMDB 2
298 Grumpy Old Men (1993) Donald Petrie IMDB 2
299 Gummo   Rotten Tomatoes
300 Gumrah (1993)   Reel Rundown
301 Gupt: The Hidden Truth (1997)   Reel Rundown
302 Hackers   Rotten Tomatoes
303 Half Baked   Rotten Tomatoes
304 Halloween   Collider
305 Happiness   Movie Mezzanine
306 Hard Boiled (1992)   The Young Folks
307 Hard-Boiled   Movie Mezzanine
308 He Got Game   Rotten Tomatoes
309 Hellraiser 3   Collider
310 Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer   Collider
311 Hero No. 1 (1997)   Reel Rundown
312 Hocus Pocus (1993) Kenny Ortega IMDB 2
313 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) Chris Columbus IMDB 2
314 Horse Thief   Roger Ebert
315 Hot Shots! (1991) Jim Abrahams IMDB 2
316 House Party   Rotten Tomatoes
317 Hum (1991)   Reel Rundown
318 Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain (1999)   Reel Rundown
319 Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994)   Reel Rundown
320 Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)   Reel Rundown
321 Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke (1993)   Reel Rundown
322 Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United (1999)   Reel Rundown
323 Hunt for the Red October   Movie Mezzanine
324 In the Line of Fire (1993) Wolfgang Petersen IMDB
325 In the Name of the Father (1993) Jim Sheridan IMDB
326 Insomnia (1997)   BFI
327 Ishq (1997)   Reel Rundown
328 Jason Goes to Hell   Collider
329 Jawbreaker   Harpers Bazaar
330 Jeet (1996)   Reel Rundown
331 Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992)   Reel Rundown
332 John Carpenter   Collider
333 Ju Dou   TV Over Mind
334 Judaai (1997)   Reel Rundown
335 Juice (1992)   Complex
336 Jumanji (1995) Joe Johnston IMDB 2
337 Junoon (1992)   Reel Rundown
338 Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa (1994)   Reel Rundown
339 Karan Arjun (1995)   Reel Rundown
340 Khalnayak (1993)   Reel Rundown
341 Khiladi (1992)   Reel Rundown
342 Khuda Gawah (1992)   Reel Rundown
343 Kindergarten Cop (1990) Ivan Reitman IMDB 2
344 Kiyoshi Kurosawa   Collider
345 Koyla (1997)   Reel Rundown
346 Krantiveer (1994)   Reel Rundown
347 Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)   Reel Rundown
348 La Belle Noiseuse (1991)   Rolling Stone
349 La Cérémonie (1995)   BFI
350 La Femme Nikita (1990)   The Young Folks
351 Lamhe (1991)   Reel Rundown
352 Last Action Hero (1993) John McTiernan IMDB 2
353 Last Night (1998)   Rolling Stone
354 Legends of the Fall (1994) Edward Zwick IMDB 2
355 Leprechaun (1993) Mark Jones IMDB 2
356 Life Is Sweet (1990)   Rolling Stone
357 Little Giants (1994) Duwayne Dunham IMDB 2
358 Look Who’s Talking Too (1990) Amy Heckerling IMDB 2
359 Love (1991)   Reel Rundown
360 Lovers of the Arctic Circle (1998) Julio Medem IMDB
361 Made in America (1993) Richard Benjamin IMDB 2
362 Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991)   Rolling Stone
363 Mallrats (1995) Kevin Smith IMDB 2
364 Mann (1999)   Reel Rundown
365 Matilda (1996)   Bustle
366 Maya Memsaab (1993)   Reel Rundown
367 Men in Black   Rotten Tomatoes
368 Menace II Society (1993)   Complex
369 Mermaids (1990) Richard Benjamin IMDB 2
370 Mighty Ducks   Movie Mezzanine
371 Mohra (1994)   Reel Rundown
372 Mortal Kombat   Rotten Tomatoes
373 MouseHunt (1997)   Bustle
374 Mulan (1998) Tony Bancroft IMDB
375 Muriel’s Wedding   Rotten Tomatoes
376 My Cousin Vinny (1995)   Cheat Sheet
377 My Girl (1991) Howard Zieff IMDB 2
378 My Life (1993) Bruce Joel Rubin IMDB 2
379 Narasimha (1991)   Reel Rundown
380 Natural Born Killers (1994)   Rolling Stone
381 Needful Things (1993) Fraser C. Heston IMDB 2
382 Night on Earth (1991) Jim Jarmusch IMDB
383 Noises Off   Movie Mezzanine
384 Nothing But Trouble (1991) Dan Aykroyd IMDB 2
385 Notting Hill   The Whisp
386 Of Mice and Men (1992) Gary Sinise IMDB 2
387 One Fine Day (1996)   Bustle
388 Open Your Eyes (1997) Alejandro Amenábar IMDB
389 Phool Aur Kaante (1991)   Reel Rundown
390 Pi   Rotten Tomatoes
391 Pleasantville   Movie Mezzanine
392 Poetic Justice   Rotten Tomatoes
393 Poison (1991)   Rolling Stone
394 Porco Rosso   Flick Chart
395 Possession   Collider
396 Powder (1995) Victor Salva IMDB 2
397 Prahaar: The Final Attack (1991)   Reel Rundown
398 Problem Child (1990) Dennis Dugan IMDB 2
399 Pump Up the Volume   Rotten Tomatoes
400 Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya (1998)   Reel Rundown
401 Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha (1998)   Reel Rundown
402 Quiz Show Robert Redford Paste Magazine
403 Raining Stones (1993)   Time Out
404 Raja Babu (1994)   Reel Rundown
405 Raja Hindustani (1996)   Reel Rundown
406 Ram Jaane (1995)   Reel Rundown
407 Rangeela (1995)   Reel Rundown
408 Ready to Wear (Pret-A-Porter)   Harpers Bazaar
409 Reality Bites   Rotten Tomatoes
410 Red (1994)   AV Club
411 Ringu   Collider
412 Robinson in Space (1997)   Time Out
413 Ronin (1998) John Frankenheimer IMDB
414 Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja (1993)   Reel Rundown
415 Rosetta   Movie Mezzanine
416 Rudy   Movie Mezzanine
417 Rumble in the Bronx   Rotten Tomatoes
418 Runaway Bride   The Whisp
419 Saajan (1991)   Reel Rundown
420 Sarfarosh (1999)   Reel Rundown
421 Satya (1998)   Reel Rundown
422 Saudagar (1991)   Reel Rundown
423 Selena   Screen Rant
424 Sense and Sensibility (1995) Ang Lee IMDB
425 Set It Off   Screen Rant
426 Shawshank Redemption   Movie Mezzanine
427 She’s All That   The Whisp
428 Shiva (1990)   Reel Rundown
429 Shola Aur Shabnam (1992)   Reel Rundown
430 Show Me Love (1998)   Time Out
431 Slacker (1991)   Rolling Stone
432 Sleepers (1996) Barry Levinson IMDB
433 Sleeping with the Enemy (1991) Joseph Ruben IMDB 2
434 Sleepwalkers (1992) Mick Garris IMDB 2
435 Sleepy Hollow (1999) Tim Burton IMDB
436 So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993) Thomas Schlamme IMDB 2
437 Soldier (1998)   Reel Rundown
438 Sooryavansham (1999)   Reel Rundown
439 Space Jam   Rotten Tomatoes
440 Stir of Echoes (1999) David Koepp IMDB
441 Swarg (1990)   Reel Rundown
442 Sweet and Lowdown Woody Allen Paste Magazine
443 Tere Mere Sapne (1996)   Reel Rundown
444 Tesis (1996)   BFI
445 The Addams Family (1991) Barry Sonnenfeld IMDB 2
446 The Age of Innocence (1993)   Rolling Stone
447 The Apostle Robert Duvall Paste Magazine
448 The Basketball Diaries (1995) Scott Kalvert IMDB 2
449 The Battle Over Citizen Kane Thomas Lennon, Michael Epstein Paste Magazine
450 The Bodyguard   Movie Mezzanine
451 The Boondock Saints (1999) Troy Duffy IMDB
452 The Chase (1994) Adam Rifkin IMDB 2
453 The Cider House Rules (1999) Lasse Hallström IMDB
454 The Craft   Harpers Bazaar
455 The Crow   Rotten Tomatoes
456 The Crush (1993) Alan Shapiro IMDB 2
457 The Day of the Beast (1995) Álex de la Iglesia IMDB
458 The Exorcist 3   Collider
459 The First Wives Club (1996)   Bustle
460 The Fly   Collider
461 The Game David Fincher Paste Magazine
462 The Girl on the Bridge   Movie Mezzanine
463 The Godfather Part III (1990) Francis Ford Coppola IMDB
464 The Good Son (1993) Joseph Ruben IMDB 2
465 The Green Mile (1999) Frank Darabont IMDB
466 The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)   BFI
467 The Hunt for Red October   Flick Chart
468 The Insider   Movie Mezzanine
469 The Insider (1999) Michael Mann IMDB
470 The Last Boy Scout (1991)   The Young Folks
471 The Lawnmower Man (1992) Brett Leonard IMDB 2
472 The Little Rascals (1994) Penelope Spheeris IMDB 2
473 The Madness of King George (1994) Nicholas Hytner IMDB
474 The Mighty Ducks (1992)   Bustle
475 The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) David Zucker IMDB 2
476 The People Under the Stairs (1991) Wes Craven IMDB 2
477 The Postman (Il Postino) (1994) Michael Radford IMDB
478 The Professional Luc Besson Paste Magazine
479 The Rapture   Movie Mezzanine
480 The Remains of The Day James Ivory Paste Magazine
481 The Rescuers Down Under   TV Over Mind
482 The River Wild (1994) Curtis Hanson IMDB 2
483 The Scarlet Letter (1995) Roland Joffé IMDB 2
484 The Shining   Collider
485 The Straight Story (1999) David Lynch IMDB
486 The Wedding Singer   The Whisp
487 The Witches (1990) Nicolas Roeg IMDB 2
488 The Wrong Trousers Nick Park Paste Magazine
489 To Live   Movie Mezzanine
490 To Sleep With Anger (1990)   Rolling Stone
491 Topsy-Turvy   Movie Mezzanine
492 Trees Lounge   Movie Mezzanine
493 Tremors (1990) Ron Underwood IMDB 2
494 Trimurti (1995)   Reel Rundown
495 Twister (1996) Jan de Bont IMDB 2
496 Underground   Movie Mezzanine
497 Unzipped   Harpers Bazaar
498 Vaastav: The Reality (1999)   Reel Rundown
499 Vampire in Brooklyn (1995) Wes Craven IMDB 2
500 Velvet Goldmine (1998)   Rolling Stone
501 Village of the Damned (1995) John Carpenter IMDB 2
502 Vishwatma (1992)   Reel Rundown
503 Wag the Dog (1997) Barry Levinson IMDB
504 Waking Ned Devine Kirk Jones Paste Magazine
505 Welcome to the Dollhouse   Rotten Tomatoes
506 Wes Craven   Collider
507 What About Bob (1991)   Screen Rant
508 What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) Lasse Hallström IMDB 2
509 When We Were Kings (1996)   Rolling Stone
510 White   Screen Rant
511 White Men Can’t Jump (1992)   Complex
512 William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet (1996)   Time Out
513 Wolf (1994) Mike Nichols IMDB 2
514 Yeshwant (1997)   Reel Rundown
515 You’ve Got Mail   The Whisp

 


 


23 Best 1990s Film Sources/Lists



Source Article
AV Club The 50 best films of the ’90s
BFI 100 thrillers to see before you die: 1990s
Bustle 24 Of The Best Feel-Good Movies Of The ’90s To Watch
Cheat Sheet 10 of the Best Comedy Movies From the 1990s
Collider The 50 Best Horror Movies of the 1990s, Ranked
Complex The Best ’90s Movies
Flick Chart The Best Adventure Movies of the 1990s
Harpers Bazaar Best 1990s Fashion Movies – Fashion Films of the 90s
Hi Consumption The 30 Best Movies From The ’90s
IMDB 100 BEST MOVIES (1990-1999)
IMDB 2 Best Movies of the 1990s
Movie Mezzanine The Best Movies of the 1990s
Paste Magazine The 90 Best Movies of the 1990s
Reel Rundown Top 90 Hindi Movies of the 1990s
Roger Ebert Ebert & Scorsese: Best Films of the 1990s
Rolling Stone The 100 Greatest Movies of the ’90s
Rotten Tomatoes 140 Essential 90s Movies
Screen Rant 20 Best Movies of the 1990s
Short List The 25 greatest movies of the ’90s
The Whisp The Best 1990s Romantic Comedies You Can’t Get Sick Of
The Young Folks The Top 20 Best Action Movies of the 1990s
Time Out The Best 90s Movies | Incredible Films From The 1990s
TV Over Mind 20/20 Hindsight: The Best Movies of 1990