Top 25 movies of the 90s

While the 90s and onward may not be as exciting for me as all the previous decades, there are still plenty of favorites. I'm probably forgetting some and I had to narrow this down from many more movies. A much better decade than I thought!

1. Schindlers List
2. Reservoir Dogs
3. Pulp Fiction
4. Jackie Brown
5. Unforgiven
6. Rushmore
7. Ed Wood
8. Casino
9. Goodfellas
10. Cape Fear
11. True Romance
12. Sweet and Lowdown
13. Wild at Heart
14. Dreams
15. Buffalo 66
16. Breaking the Waves
17. Rubin and Ed
18. Living in Oblivion
19. The Fisher King
20. The Indian Runner
21. Eyes Wide Shut
22. Kingpin
23. Dumb and Dumber
24. Waiting for Guffman
25. U Turn

 

American Beauty
Office Space
Go
Election
The Virgin Suicides
The Birdcage
Heavy
Dazed and Confused
The Opposite of Sex
The Faculty
Apt Pupil
The Big Lebowski
Slums of Beverly Hills
Girl, Interrupted
Boogie Nights
Scream
Nil by Mouth
Mermaids
Clockwatchers
Beautiful Thing
Edward Scissorhands
The Craft
Arlington Road
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Reality Bites

 

90's:

1. The Big Lebowski (my pick for favorite film of this decade - "the Dude abides!")
2. Pulp Fiction (Reservoir Dogs was just as good, but I had more fun watching this one)
3. Fargo (a deserved Best Actress Oscar win for Frances McDormand with a pretty good screenplay courtesy of the Coen Brothers)
4. Cold Comfort Farm (a quirky British flick technically made for television, which thankfully got an international theatrical release)
5. Groundhog Day (possibly Bill Murray's greatest performance, and maybe even Harold Ramis' greatest film)
6. Europa Europa (based on a true story, which I'm glad was filmed and released during its subject's lifetime)
7. Ready-to-Wear ("Prêt-à-Porter")(great to see Sophia Loren reunited with Marcello Mastroianni, but the all-star cast is eye candy)
8. Clerks (a breakthrough for Kevin Smith, and a film that captured the "grunge" or "slacker" spirit of the early 90's)
9. Singles (I lived in the Pacific NW during that time, and still do, but always liked this more than the bigger Sleepless in Seattle)
10. Office Space (showcases the kind of characters I think we've all run into during our working lives, played to comedic effect)
11. Strictly Ballroom (slightly escapist, slightly surreal, somewhat musical, and definitely re-watchable)
12. The Nightmare Before Christmas (not quite an all-time holiday classic yet, but I think it's getting there)
13. A Goofy Movie (less popular than The Lion King, but it's deeper than most Disney fare, and remains enjoyable for me)
14. Beautiful Thing (one of the best "coming out" movies, but I'd like subtitles on its DVD to better understand those thick British accents)
15. Sling Blade (a great film from Billy Bob Thornton, who was nominated for Best Actor, and won for Best Adapted Screenplay)
16. The Wind in the Willows (the last Monty Python-esque film I enjoyed, directed by Terry Jones, and released here as "Mr. Toad's Wild Ride")
17. The Full Monty (seems like I have a lot of British films on my list, but I can't forget this one; a bit silly, but charming)
18. Pleasantville (innovative use of color/b&w film, but I mostly liked seeing Don Knotts again in a fairly major supporting role)
19. Velvet Goldmine (not "truth" at all, but rather a wry spoof of Citizen Kane set during the glam rock era)
20. Chasing Amy (Kevin Smith strikes again, with a funny spoof of Jaws thrown in, even if that bit was fairly superfluous)
21. There’s Something About Mary (the evil power twin in my mind to #20; that zipper scene gave a lot of us guys shudders)
22. The Sixth Sense (works best when you've never seen it, but is still re-watchable even after you have)
23. Unforgiven (a deserved Oscar win for Clint Eastwood with great support from Gene Hackman, who also deservedly won)
24. Jumanji (I'm not a big fan of Robin Williams, but this is an enjoyable enough popcorn flick, though I haven't seen its remake)
25. Best In Show (you don't need to be a dog lover to appreciate this, and it's certainly less stuffy than the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show)

 

I like to see a list that is 100 percent different than mine. Election and Virgin Suicides almost made my cut.

 

Great movie, but I believe it is 2000. Waiting For Guffman, if you haven't seen it, is 90s and even better IMO!

 

Dances with Wolves
Tremors
Wild at Heart
Beauty and the Beast
The Silence of the Lambs
Basic Instinct
Schindler's List
Tombstone
True Romance
China Moon
Immortal Beloved
Léon: The Professional
Pulp Fiction
Se7en
Toy Story
Blood and Wine
Bound
Breakdown
Jackie Brown
U Turn
Princess Mononoke
Les Misérables
Out of Sight
Wild Things
Stir of Echoes

 

Ah, you're right, so it is! Well, if you do a 2000s "Top Movies" and beyond, I probably wouldn't be able to get 25 titles, so please consider that as my final entry, and thank you for starting these threads.

 

I'm probably stopping here! I don't think I could do a 2000 list that would be very interesting. If anyone else starts it I would maybe try. I really just wanted to do the 30s through the 50s but figured I would keep it going! Glad you liked these threads! I was just picking it up from MortSahlFan who started the 60s and 70s threads.

 

These are my favorites. My "Best of" list would look different though.

Barton Fink
The Big Lebowski
Clerks
Dazed and Confused
Diggstown
Gettysburg
Goodfellas
Groundhog Day
Kingpin
The Matrix
Matinee
Metropolitan
Office Space
The Player
Rounders
Rudy
Rushmore
The Sandlot
The Shawshank Redemption
Suburbia
Tin Cup
To Die For
Total Recall
The Truman Show
Unforgiven

 

Much prefer 1990s. A better decade imo than the 80s for movies.

Fargo
Silence Of The Lambs
The Big Lebowski
The six Sense
There’s something about Mary
The Matrix
American Beauty
Reservoir Dogs
Tombstone
Leon
Pulp Fiction
Jackie Brown
Casino
Total Recall
Shawshank Redemption
Goodfellas
Dances With Wolves
Cape Fear
True Romance
Wild at Heart
Eyes Wide Shut

 

I really had a hard time narrowing it down, so added a couple extra. This was my favorite decade for movies for sure.

Home Alone
Only The Lonely
Groundhog Day
Grumpy Old Men, Grumpier Old Men
A League of Their Own
A Few Good Men
Braveheart
Sandlot
Heat
Saving Private Ryan
Tin Cup
A Perfect World
While You Were Sleeping
Sleepless in Seattle
Jumanji
Nobody's Fool
Good Will Hunting
LA Confidential
Manhattan Murder Mystery
Jurassic Park
A Bronx Tale
In The Line of Fire
Shawshank Redemption
The Santa Clause
Toy Story
Dumb & Dumber

 

Personal Favorites of the 90's:

The Hunt For Red October (1990)
My Blue Heaven (1990)
Quick Change (1990)
Dead Alive / Braindead (1992)
Glengarry GlenRoss (1992)
The Player (1992)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Groundhog Day (1993)
Short Cuts (1993)
Clerks (1994)
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
12 Monkeys (1995)
Fargo (1996)
LA Confidential (1997)
Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
Rushmore (1998)
The Last Days Of Disco (1998)
Austin Powers The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Fight Club (1999)
The Matrix (1999)
Office Space (1999)
South Park Bigger Longer Uncut (1999)
Three Kings (1999)

 

A few more films ....

The Music Of Chance
Predator 2
Run Lola Run
Copland
Heat
The Last Of The Mohicans
The Game
Ronin
Unforgiven
Absolute Power

Terminator 2: judgment day
Alien 3
Alien resurrection
Fargo
Silence Of The Lambs
The Big Lebowski
The Six Sense
There’s something about Mary
The Matrix
American Beauty

Reservoir Dogs
Tombstone
Leon
Pulp Fiction
Jackie Brown
Casino
Total Recall
Shawshank Redemption
Goodfellas
Dances With Wolves

Cape Fear
True Romance
Wild at Heart
Eyes Wide Shut
Glengarry GlenRoss
LA Confidential
Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels
Austin Powers The Spy Who Shagged Me
Being John Malkovich


A way superior decade than the 1980’s imo.

 

Wow, that's a very tough list.

Casino
Fargo
Forrest Gump
Goodfellas
Groundhog Day
JFK
Jurassic Park
LA Confidential
The Matrix
Office Space
Pulp Fiction
Reservoir Dogs
Se7en
Shawhank Redemption
Silence of the Lambs
Sixth Sense
Terminator 2
The Usual Suspects

I mastered Dances with Wolves, Indian Runner (for Sean Penn, who was very nice), Basic Instinct, Postcards from the Edge, In the Line of Fire, League of Their Own, and a whole slew of others, so those were also important as well to me during this decade.

 

I believe that was 2012.

 

There's also the 1998 version with Uma Thurman, I believe this wasn't a musical film. We had this in our school library.

 

Finally! The 90s! As much as I am critical of many musical trends from that decade, it was an amazing time for movies. The following is just my personal selection of course, and I guess the list of runner-ups would be very, VERY long

Until The End Of The World
Glengarry Glen Ross
Reservoir Dogs
The Straight Story
Office Space
The Usual Suspects
The Celebration
I Stand Alone
Freeway
Barton Fink
Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas
La Haine
Natural Born Killers
Se7en
A Bronx Tale
Buena Vista Social Club
True Romance
Thelma & Louise
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
Total Recall
GoodFellas
Trainspotting
Good Will Hunting
Rushmore
Happiness

And yes, this is incredibly tough. The 90s were an amazing period for cinema.

 

Saving Private Ryan

A League of Their Own
Father of the Bride (Steve Martin)
Groundhog Day
Sleepless in Seattle
You've Got Mail

Shawshank Redemption
The Green Mile
Casino
LA Confidential
The Firm

JFK
Hunt For Red October
The Russia House
Schindler's List
Office Space

City Slickers
The Paper
Enemy of The State
Jerry Maguire
My Life

Crimson Tide
Philadelphia
The Rainmaker
Housesitter

 

Apollo 13
La Belle Noiseuse
The Big Lebowski
Le Bossu
Buffalo '66
La Double Vie de Veronique
Eyes Wide Shut
A Few Good Men
The Firm
The Fugitive
The Game
Glengarry Glen Ross
Groundhog Day
Home Alone
Jackie Brown
JFK
L.A. Confidential
The Last of the Mohicans
Manhattan Murder Mystery
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Naked
One Day In September
The Remains of the Day
Unforgiven
The Usual Suspects

 

All About my Mother
Being John Malkovich
Chungking Express
Cold Fever
Fargo
The Flower of my Secret
Gabbeh
Ghost Dog
Goodfellas
Heat
Irma Vep
Jackie Brown
Live Flesh
Living in Oblivion
Lone Star
Lost Highway
Night on Earth
Open Your Eyes
Pecker
The Player
Rosetta
Short Cuts
The Straight Story
The Thin Red Line
Three Colours : Blue (or Three Colours: Red)

 

Beauty and the Beast
T2: Judgement Day
Hook
Thelma & Louise
The Last of the Mohicans
A Few Good Men
A League of Their Own
Batman Returns
Jurassic Park
Groundhog Day
Dazed and Confused
Sleepless in Seattle
The Sandlot
Pulp Fiction
The Shawshank Redemption
The Lion King
Interview with the Vampire
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Seven
Toy Story
12 Monkeys
Before Sunrise
Clueless
Jerry Maguire
Titanic
Mulan
The Fifth Element
The Truman Show
Pleasantville
The Wedding Singer
Office Space
The Iron Giant
Galaxy Quest
10 Things I Hate About You
The Sixth Sense

That's 35. I could keep going. I love the '90s for all forms of art. My adolescence.

 

1. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
2. Falling Down
3. The Virgn Suicides
4. Goodfellas
5. The Fugitive
6. Copland
7. Twin Peaks Fire Walk With Me
8. A League of Their Own
9. Rushmore
10. Boogie Nights
11. Ed Wood
12. Unforgiven
13. Shawshank Redemption
14. Forrest Gump
15. Terminator 2
16. Saving Private Ryan
17. Reservoir Dogs
18. Man on the Moon
19. JFK
20. Dazed and Confused
21. Tombstone
22. Thee Big Lebowski
23. Donnie Brasco
24. Boogie Nights
25. Schindler's List

I had to weed out a lot of movies I really like to get this list down to 25.

 

The Sweet Hereafter
Before Sunrise
Dazed and Confused
GoodFellas
Schindler’s List
Pulp Fiction
Jackie Brown
Groundhog Day
The Fisher King
In the Name of the Father
Internal Affairs
Out of Sight
The Grifters
Flirting with Disaster
Three Kings
Bound
The Matrix
Carlito’s Way
The Virgin Suicides
There’s Something About Mary
Vincent & Theo
The Player
Swingers
L.A. Confidential

That’s 24. I’ll wait to see if someone mentions a favorite I’m overlooking. And in the battle of '80s vs '90s movies, I’ll take the '80s.

 

Unforgiven
Princess Mononoke
The Big Lebowski
Pulp Fiction
Goodfellas
Rushmore
Shawshank Redemption
Groundhog Day
The Hudsucker Proxy
Fargo
LA Confidential
The Usual Suspects
Bound
Being John Malcovitch
Boogie Nights
The Iron Giant
Ed Wood
Defending Your Life
Silence of the Lambs
Mulan
Jackie Brown
Barton Fink
Fight Club
The Nightmare Before Christmas

 

As usual, no order

American Movie
The Big Lebowski
Millers Crossing
Bad Boy Bubby
Rubin and Ed
When We Were Kings
Fargo
Jacobs Ladder
Shakes the Clown
Glengary Glen Ross
Satantango
Crumb
Braindead
The Bad Lieutenant
Safe
Dead Man
Ed Wood
Naked
Sonatine
12 Monkeys
La Haine
Trainspotting
The Butcher Boy
LA Confidential
Festen