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Movies by Lists - Rotten Tomatoes 140 Essential 90s Movies (140 [142])
TitleYearDirectorGenreRatingRuntimeAdded
10 Things I Hate About YouA pretty, popular teenager can't go out on a date until her ill-tempered older sister does.1999Gil JungerComedy, Drama, Romance7.3 (322.9K votes)9720211228
AladdinA kindhearted street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.1992Ron Clements, John MuskerAnimation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance8.0 (393.7K votes)9020211228
All About My Mother [Todo Sobre Mi Madre]Young Esteban wants to become a writer and also to discover the identity of his second mother, a trans woman, carefully concealed by his mother Manuela.1999Pedro Almodóvar (*)Drama7.9 (94.3K votes)10120211228
American BeautyA sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.1999Sam MendesDrama8.3 (1.1M votes)12220211228
American History XA former neo-nazi skinhead tries to prevent his younger brother from going down the same wrong path that he did.1998Tony KayeDrama8.5 (1.1M votes)11920211228
American PieFour teenage boys enter a pact to lose their virginity by prom night.1999Paul Weitz, Chris WeitzComedy7.0 (395.1K votes)9520211228
Army Of DarknessA sardonic hardware store clerk is accidentally transported to 1300 A.D., where he must retrieve the Necronomicon and battle an army of the dead so he can return home.1992Sam Raimi (*)Comedy, Horror7.5 (171.7K votes)8120211228
As Good as It GetsA single mother and waitress, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.1997James L. Brooks (*)Comedy, Drama, Romance7.7 (291.7K votes)13920211228
Austin Powers - The International Man Of MysteryA world-class playboy and part-time secret agent from the 1960s emerges after thirty years in a cryogenic state to battle with his nemesis Dr. Evil.1997Jay RoachAdventure, Comedy7.0 (233.5K votes)8920211228
BabeBabe, a pig raised by sheepdogs on a rural English farm, learns to herd sheep with a little help from Farmer Hoggett.1995Chris NoonanComedy, Drama, Family6.8 (122.7K votes)9120211228
Basic InstinctA violent police detective investigates a brutal murder that might involve a manipulative and seductive novelist.1992Paul Verhoeven (*)Drama, Mystery, Thriller7.0 (192.7K votes)12720211228
Beauty and the BeastA prince cursed to spend his days as a hideous monster sets out to regain his humanity by earning a young woman's love.1991Gary Trousdale, Kirk WiseAnimation, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance8.0 (434.2K votes)8420211228
Before SunriseA young man and woman meet on a train in Europe, and wind up spending one evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together.1995Richard Linklater (*)Drama, Romance8.1 (293.2K votes)10120211228
Being John MalkovichA puppeteer discovers a portal that leads literally into the head of movie star John Malkovich.1999Spike Jonze (*)Comedy, Drama, Fantasy7.7 (327.1K votes)11320211228
Big Lebowski, TheUltimate L.A. slacker Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire of the same name, seeks restitution for a rug ruined by debt collectors, enlisting his bowling buddies for help while trying to find the millionaire's missing1998Joel Coen, Ethan CoenComedy, Crime, Sport8.1 (780.3K votes)11720211228
Birdcage, TheA gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's right-wing moralistic parents.1996Mike Nichols (*)Comedy7.2 (86.6K votes)11720211228
Blair Witch Project, TheThree film students vanish after traveling into a Maryland forest to film a documentary on the local Blair Witch legend, leaving only their footage behind.1999Daniel Myrick, Eduardo SánchezHorror, Mystery6.5 (248.9K votes)8120211228
Boogie NightsBack 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 young talent.1997Paul Thomas Anderson (*)Drama7.9 (255.6K votes)15520211228
Boys Don't CryA young man named Brandon Teena navigates love, life, and being transgender in rural Nebraska.1999Kimberly PeirceBiography, Crime, Drama, Romance7.5 (96K votes)11820211228
Boyz n The HoodFollows the lives of three young males living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence, and future prospects.1991John Singleton (*)Crime, Drama7.8 (135.7K votes)11220211228
BraveheartScottish warrior William Wallace leads his countrymen in a rebellion to free his homeland from the tyranny of King Edward I of England.1995Mel Gibson (*)Biography, Drama, History, War8.3 (1M votes)17820211228
Breaking The WavesOilman Jan is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when Jan urges her to have sex with another.1996Lars von Trier (*)Drama7.8 (65.5K votes)15920211228
CasinoA tale of greed, deception, money, power, and murder occur between two best friends: a mafia enforcer and a casino executive compete against each other over a gambling empire, and over a fast-living and fast-loving socialite.1995Martin Scorsese (*)Crime, Drama8.2 (504.1K votes)17820220414
Chungking ExpressTwo melancholy Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal waitress at a late-night restaurant he frequents.1994Kar-Wai WongComedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance8.1 (75K votes)10220211228
City of Lost Children, TheA scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.1995Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre JeunetDrama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi7.5 (67.4K votes)11220211228
ClerksA day in the lives of two convenience clerks named Dante and Randal as they annoy customers, discuss movies, and play hockey on the store roof.1994Kevin Smith (*)Comedy7.7 (218.4K votes)9220211228
CluelessShallow, 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.1995Amy Heckerling (*)Comedy, Romance6.9 (204.3K votes)9720211228
Crow, TheA man brutally murdered comes back to life as an undead avenger of his and his fiancée's murder.1994Alex ProyasAction, Fantasy, Thriller7.6 (177.2K votes)10220211228
Crying Game, TheA British soldier kidnapped by IRA terrorists soon befriends one of his captors, who then becomes drawn into the soldier's world.1992Neil JordanCrime, Drama, Romance, Thriller7.3 (54.3K votes)11220211228
Dazed and ConfusedThe adventures of high school and junior high students on the last day of school in May 1976.1993Richard Linklater (*)Comedy7.6 (177.3K votes)10220211228
Dead ManOn the run after murdering a man, accountant William Blake encounters a strange aboriginal American man named Nobody who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world.1995Jim Jarmusch (*)Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Western7.6 (94.8K votes)12120211228
Demolition ManA police officer is brought out of suspended animation in prison to pursue an old ultra-violent nemesis who is loose in a non-violent future society.1993Marco BrambillaAction, Sci-Fi, Thriller6.7 (169.9K votes)11520211228
Dumb and DumberAfter a woman leaves a briefcase at the airport terminal, a dumb limo driver and his dumber friend set out on a hilarious cross-country road trip to Aspen to return it.1994Peter Farrelly, Bobby FarrellyComedy7.3 (372.7K votes)10720211228
Ed WoodAmbitious but troubled movie director Edward D. Wood Jr. tries his best to fulfill his dreams, despite his lack of talent.1994Tim Burton (*)Biography, Comedy, Drama7.8 (172.5K votes)12720211228
Edward ScissorhandsAn artificial man, who was incompletely constructed and has scissors for hands, leads a solitary life. Then one day, a suburban lady meets him and introduces him to her world.1990Tim Burton (*)Drama, Fantasy, Romance7.9 (471.5K votes)10520211228
ElectionA high school teacher meets his match in an over-achieving student politician.1999Alexander PayneComedy, Romance7.2 (95.1K votes)10320211228
Empire RecordsTwenty-four hours in the lives of the young employees at Empire Records when they all grow up and become young adults thanks to each other and the manager. They all face the store joining a chain store with strict rules.1995Allan MoyleComedy, Drama, Music, Romance6.7 (53.8K votes)9020211228
English Patient, TheAt the close of World War II, a young nurse tends to a badly-burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair.1996Anthony MinghellaDrama, Romance, War7.4 (186.4K votes)16220211228
Face offTo foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery to assume the identity of the criminal mastermind who murdered his only son, but the criminal wakes up prematurely and seeks revenge.1997John Woo (*)Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller7.2 (365.6K votes)13820211228
Falling DownAn ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.1993Joel SchumacherAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller7.6 (183.5K votes)11320211228
FargoMinnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.1996Joel Coen, Ethan CoenCrime, Thriller8.1 (654.8K votes)9820211228
Fear And Loathing In Las VegasAn oddball journalist and his psychopathic lawyer travel to Las Vegas for a series of psychedelic escapades.1998Terry Gilliam (*)Adventure, Comedy, Drama7.6 (272.7K votes)11820211228
Fifth Element, TheIn the colorful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep Evil and Mr. Zorg at bay.1997Luc Besson (*)Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi7.7 (457.6K votes)12620211228
Fight ClubAn insomniac office worker and a devil-may-care soap maker form an underground fight club that evolves into much more.1999David Fincher (*)Drama8.8 (2M votes)13920211228
Forrest GumpThe presidencies of Kennedy and Johnson, the Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal and other historical events unfold from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, whose only desire is to be reunited with his childhood sweeth1994Robert Zemeckis (*)Drama, Romance8.8 (2M votes)14220211228
Four Weddings and a FuneralOver the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.1994Mike Newell (*)Comedy, Drama, Romance7.1 (148.6K votes)11720211228
FridayIt's Friday, and Craig and Smokey must come up with $200 they owe a local bully or there won't be a Saturday.1995F. Gary GrayComedy, Drama7.3 (108.5K votes)9120211228
From Dusk Till DawnTwo criminals and their hostages unknowingly seek temporary refuge in a truck stop populated by vampires, with chaotic results.1996Robert RodriguezAction, Crime, Horror7.2 (303.7K votes)10820211228
Fugitive, TheDr. Richard Kimble, unjustly accused of murdering his wife, must find the real killer while being the target of a nationwide manhunt led by a seasoned U.S. Marshal.1993Andrew DavisAction, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller7.8 (284.5K votes)13020211228
Galaxy QuestThe alumni cast of a space opera television series have to play their roles as the real thing when an alien race needs their help. However, they also have to defend both Earth and the alien race from a reptilian warlord.1999Dean ParisotAdventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi7.3 (159.8K votes)10220211228
GattacaA genetically inferior man assumes the identity of a superior one in order to pursue his lifelong dream of space travel.1997Andrew NiccolDrama, Sci-Fi, Thriller7.8 (294.4K votes)10620211228
Ghost In The Shell.A cyborg policewoman and her partner hunt a mysterious and powerful hacker called the Puppet Master.1995Mamoru OshiiAnimation, Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller8.0 (138.3K votes)8320211228
Glengarry Glen RossAn examination of the machinations behind the scenes at a real estate office.1992James Foley (*)Crime, Drama, Mystery7.7 (102.4K votes)10020211228
Good Will HuntingWill Hunting, a janitor at M.I.T., has a gift for mathematics, but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life.1997Gus Van Sant (*)Drama, Romance8.3 (922.1K votes)12620211228
GoodfellasThe story of Henry Hill and his life in the mob, covering his relationship with his wife Karen Hill and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito in the Italian-American crime syndicate.1990Martin Scorsese (*)Biography, Crime, Drama8.7 (1.1M votes)14620211228
Groundhog DayA self-centered Pittsburgh weatherman finds himself inexplicably trapped in a small town as he lives the same day over and over again.1993Harold Ramis (*)Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance8.0 (603.6K votes)10120211228
GummoLonely residents of a tornado-stricken Ohio town wander the deserted landscape trying to fulfill their boring, nihilistic lives.1997Harmony KorineComedy, Drama6.7 (34.2K votes)8920211228
HackersHackers are blamed for making a virus that will capsize five oil tankers.1995Iain SoftleyCrime, Drama, Romance, Thriller6.2 (71.9K votes)10520230619
Half BakedThe story of three not so bright men who come up with a series of crazy schemes to get a friend out of jail.1998Tamra DavisComedy, Crime6.7 (61.7K votes)8220211228
Happy GilmoreA rejected hockey player puts his skills to the golf course to save his grandmother's house.1996Dennis DuganComedy, Sport7.0 (219.3K votes)9220220531
He Got GameA basketball player's father must try to convince him to go to a college so he can get a shorter sentence.1998Spike Lee (*)Drama, Sport6.9 (50.7K votes)13620231207
HeatA group of high-end professional thieves start to feel the heat from the LAPD when they unknowingly leave a clue at their latest heist.1995Michael Mann (*)Action, Crime, Drama8.2 (623.4K votes)17020211228
HolozänA group of twenty-something friends search for love and success in grunge-era Seattle.1992Cameron CroweComedy, Drama, Music, Romance6.7 (31.4K votes)9920230619
Home AloneAn eight-year-old troublemaker must protect his house from a pair of burglars when he is accidentally left home alone by his family during Christmas vacation.1990Chris Columbus (*)Comedy, Family7.6 (546.7K votes)10320211228
HookWhen Captain James Hook kidnaps his children, an adult Peter Pan must return to Neverland and reclaim his youthful spirit in order to challenge his old enemy.1991Steven Spielberg (*)Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy6.8 (247.2K votes)14220211228
House PartyKid decides to go to his friend Play's house party, but neither of them can predict what's in store for them on what could be the wildest night of their lives.1990Reginald HudlinComedy, Music, Romance6.5 (14.6K votes)10020211228
Independence DayThe aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive.1996Roland Emmerich (*)Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi7.0 (556.7K votes)14520211228
Iron Giant, TheA young boy befriends a giant robot from outer space that a paranoid government agent wants to destroy.1999Brad BirdAnimation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi8.0 (184.5K votes)8620211228
Jurassic ParkA pragmatic paleontologist touring an almost complete theme park on an island in Central America is tasked with protecting a couple of kids after a power failure causes the park's cloned dinosaurs to run loose.1993Steven Spielberg (*)Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller8.1 (929.6K votes)12720211228
KidsA day in the life of a group of teens as they travel around New York City skating, drinking, smoking and deflowering virgins.1995Larry ClarkDrama7.1 (76.7K votes)9120211228
L.A. ConfidentialAs corruption grows in 1950s Los Angeles, three policemen - one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy - investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice.1997Curtis Hanson (*)Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller8.2 (563.7K votes)13820211228
Leon [The Professional]12-year-old Mathilda is reluctantly taken in by Léon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. An unusual relationship forms as she becomes his protégée and learns the assassin's trade.1994Luc Besson (*)Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller8.5 (1.1M votes)11020211228
Life Is BeautifulWhen an open-minded Jewish waiter and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor, and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp.1997Roberto BenigniComedy, Drama, Romance, War8.6 (666.4K votes)11620211228
Lion King, TheLion prince Simba and his father are targeted by his bitter uncle, who wants to ascend the throne himself.1994Roger Allers, Rob MinkoffAnimation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Musical8.5 (1M votes)8820211228
Lock, Stock And Two Smoking BarrelsEddy persuades his three pals to pool money for a vital poker game against a powerful local mobster, Hatchet Harry. Eddy loses, after which Harry gives him a week to pay back 500,000 pounds.1998Guy Ritchie (*)Action, Comedy, Crime8.2 (564.7K votes)10720211228
MagnoliaAn epic mosaic of interrelated characters in search of love, forgiveness, and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.1999Paul Thomas Anderson (*)Drama8.0 (304.5K votes)18820211228
Man Bites DogA film crew follows a ruthless thief and heartless killer as he goes about his daily routine. But complications set in when the film crew lose their objectivity and begin lending a hand.1992Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, Benoît PoelvoordeComedy, Crime, Drama7.5 (40.1K votes)9520211228
Matrix, TheWhen a beautiful stranger leads computer hacker Neo to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth--the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence.1999Lana Wachowski, Lilly WachowskiAction, Sci-Fi8.7 (1.8M votes)13620211228
Men in BlackA police officer joins a secret organization that polices and monitors extraterrestrial interactions on Earth.1997Barry SonnenfeldAction, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi7.3 (546.6K votes)9820211228
Mortal KombatThree unknowing martial artists are summoned to a mysterious island to compete in a tournament whose outcome will decide the fate of the world.1995Paul W.S. AndersonAction, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller5.8 (116K votes)10120211228
Mrs. DoubtfireAfter a bitter divorce, an actor disguises himself as a female housekeeper to spend time with his children held in custody by his former wife.1993Chris Columbus (*)Comedy, Drama, Family7.0 (261K votes)12520211228
Muriel's WeddingA young social outcast in Australia steals money from her parents to finance a vacation where she hopes to find happiness, and perhaps love.1994P.J. HoganComedy, Drama7.2 (37.8K votes)10620211228
My Own Private IdahoTwo best friends living on the streets of Portland as hustlers embark on a journey of self discovery and find their relationship stumbling along the way.1991Gus Van Sant (*)Drama7.0 (54.7K votes)10420211228
Never Been KissedA newspaper reporter enrolls in high school as part of research for a story.1999Raja GosnellComedy, Drama, Romance6.0 (97.2K votes)10720240319
Nightmare Before Christmas, TheJack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion.1993Henry SelickAnimation, Family, Fantasy, Musical8.0 (323.4K votes)7620211228
Office SpaceThree company workers who hate their jobs decide to rebel against their greedy boss.1999Mike JudgeComedy7.7 (256.6K votes)8920211228
Out of SightA career bank robber breaks out of jail, and shares a moment of mutual attraction with a U.S. Marshal he has kidnapped.1998Steven Soderbergh (*)Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller7.0 (90.6K votes)12320211228
PiA paranoid mathematician searches for a key number that will unlock the universal patterns found in nature.1998Darren Aronofsky (*)Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller7.4 (175.8K votes)8420211228
Piano, TheIn the mid-19th century, a mute woman is sent to New Zealand along with her young daughter and prized piano for an arranged marriage to a wealthy landowner, but is soon lusted after by a local worker on the plantation.1993Jane Campion (*)Drama, Music, Romance7.6 (85.1K votes)12120211228
Player, TheA Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected, but which one?1992Robert Altman (*)Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller7.5 (58.5K votes)12420211228
Poetic JusticeGrieving hairdresser Justice goes on a road trip from South Central L.A. to Oakland on a mail truck alongside her friend and an obnoxious postal worker.1993John Singleton (*)Drama, Romance6.1 (16.2K votes)10920231207
Point BreakAn F.B.I. Agent goes undercover to catch a gang of surfers who may be bank robbers.1991Kathryn BigelowAction, Crime, Thriller7.3 (174.1K votes)12220211228
Pretty WomanA man in a legal but hurtful business needs an escort for some social events, and hires a beautiful prostitute he meets... only to fall in love.1990Garry Marshall (*)Comedy, Romance7.1 (311.3K votes)11920211228
Princess MononokeOn a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigami's curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and Tatara, a mining colony. In this quest he also meets San, the Mononoke Hime.1997Hayao Miyazaki (*)Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy8.4 (374.2K votes)13420211228
Pulp FictionThe lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.1994Quentin Tarantino (*)Crime, Drama8.9 (2M votes)15420211228
Pump Up the VolumeMark runs a pirate radio station and causes an uproar when he speaks his mind and enthralls fellow teens.1990Allan MoyleComedy, Drama, Music7.2 (31.2K votes)10220240511
Raise the Red LanternA young woman becomes the fourth wife of a wealthy lord, and must learn to live with the strict rules and tensions within the household.1991Yimou Zhang (*)Drama, History, Romance8.1 (31.7K votes)12520211228
Reality BitesA documentary filmmaker and her fellow Generation X graduates face life after college, looking for work and love in Houston.1994Ben StillerComedy, Drama, Romance6.6 (48.7K votes)9920211228
Reservoir DogsWhen a simple jewelry heist goes horribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant.1992Quentin Tarantino (*)Crime, Drama, Thriller8.3 (976.6K votes)9920211228
Rock, TheA mild-mannered chemist and an ex-con must lead the counterstrike when a rogue group of military men, led by a renegade general, threaten a nerve gas attack from Alcatraz against San Francisco.1996Michael BayAction, Adventure, Thriller7.4 (328.2K votes)13620211228
Romeo + JulietShakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue.1996Baz Luhrmann (*)Drama, Romance6.7 (220.6K votes)12020211228
Rumble in the BronxA young man visiting and helping his uncle in New York City finds himself forced to fight a street gang and the mob with his martial art skills.1995Stanley TongAction, Comedy, Crime, Thriller6.8 (41.5K votes)8720211228
Run Lola Run [Lola Rennt]After a botched money delivery, Lola has 20 minutes to come up with 100,000 Deutschmarks.1998Tom TykwerCrime, Drama, Thriller7.7 (195.6K votes)8020211228
RushmoreA teenager at Rushmore Academy falls for a much older teacher and befriends a middle-aged industrialist. Later, he finds out that his love interest and his friend are having an affair, which prompts him to begin a vendetta.1998Wes Anderson (*)Comedy, Drama, Romance7.7 (180.5K votes)9320211228
Sandlot, TheIn the summer of 1962, a new kid in town is taken under the wing of a young baseball prodigy and his rowdy team, resulting in many adventures.1993David Mickey EvansComedy, Drama, Family, Sport7.8 (102.4K votes)10120240501
Satan's Tango [Satantango]On the eve of a large payment, residents of a collapsing collective farm see their plans turn into desolation when they discover that Irimiás, a former co-worker who they thought was dead, is returning to the community.1994Béla Tarr (*)Drama8.4 (10.5K votes)43920211228
SátántangóOn the eve of a large payment, residents of a collapsing collective farm see their plans turn into desolation when they discover that Irimiás, a former co-worker who they thought was dead, is returning to the community.1994Béla Tarr (*)Drama8.4 (10.6K votes)43920211228
Saving Private RyanFollowing the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.1998Steven Spielberg (*)Drama, War8.6 (1.3M votes)16920211228
Schindlers ListIn German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.1993Steven Spielberg (*)Biography, Drama, History8.9 (1.3M votes)19520211228
ScreamA year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a new killer, who targets the girl and her friends by using horror films as part of a deadly game.1996Wes Craven (*)Horror, Mystery7.3 (322.6K votes)11120211228
SevenTwo detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.1995David Fincher (*)Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller8.6 (1.6M votes)12720211228
Shakespeare in LoveThe world's greatest ever playwright, William Shakespeare, is young, out of ideas and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays.1998John MaddenComedy, Drama, History, Romance7.1 (221.3K votes)12320211228
Shawshank Redemption, TheTwo imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency.1994Frank Darabont (*)Drama9.3 (2.5M votes)14220211228
ShowgirlsNomi, a young drifter, arrives in Las Vegas to become a dancer and soon sets about clawing and pushing her way to become the top of the Vegas showgirls.1995Paul Verhoeven (*)Drama4.9 (66.1K votes)12820211228
Silence of the Lambs, TheA young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.1991Jonathan Demme (*)Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller8.6 (1.4M votes)11820211228
Sister ActWhen a nightclub singer is forced to take refuge from the mob in a convent, she ends up turning the convent choir into a soulful chorus complete with a Motown repertoire, until the sudden celebrity of the choir jeopardizes her identi1992Emile ArdolinoComedy, Family, Music6.5 (95.6K votes)10020211228
Sixth Sense, TheA frightened, withdrawn Philadelphia boy who communicates with spirits seeks the help of a disheartened child psychologist.1999M. Night Shyamalan (*)Drama, Mystery, Thriller8.1 (957K votes)10720211228
Sleepless in SeattleA recently widowed man's son calls a radio talk-show in an attempt to find his father a partner.1993Nora EphronComedy, Drama, Romance6.8 (172.5K votes)10520220414
Space JamIn a desperate attempt to win a basketball match and earn their freedom, the Looney Tunes seek the aid of retired basketball champion, Michael Jordan.1996Joe PytkaAnimation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Sport6.5 (192.2K votes)8820211228
SpeedA young police officer must prevent a bomb exploding aboard a city bus by keeping its speed above 50 mph.1994Jan de BontAction, Adventure, Thriller7.2 (350.9K votes)11620211228
SwingersA wannabe actor has a hard time moving on from a break-up, but he is lucky to have supportive friends.1996Doug LimanComedy, Drama7.2 (80.9K votes)9620211228
Terminator II - Judgement DayA cyborg, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her ten-year-old son John from a more advanced and powerful cyborg.1991James Cameron (*)Action, Sci-Fi8.5 (1.1M votes)13720211228
Thelma & LouiseTwo best friends set out on an adventure, but it soon turns around to a terrifying escape from being hunted by the police, as these two girls escape for the crimes they committed.1991Ridley Scott (*)Adventure, Crime, Drama7.5 (148.2K votes)13020211228
There's Something About MaryA man gets a chance to meet up with his dream girl from high school, even though his date with her back then was a complete disaster.1998Bobby Farrelly, Peter FarrellyComedy, Romance7.1 (304.4K votes)11920211228
Thin Red Line, TheAdaptation of James Jones' autobiographical 1962 novel, focusing on the conflict at Guadalcanal during the second World War.1998Terrence Malick (*)Drama, History, War7.6 (183.1K votes)17020211228
Three Colors - RedA model discovers a retired judge is keen on invading people's privacy.1994Krzysztof Kieslowski (*)Drama, Mystery, Romance8.1 (100.2K votes)9920211228
Three KingsIn the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War, four soldiers set out to steal gold that was stolen from Kuwait, but they discover people who desperately need their help.1999David O. RussellAction, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, War7.1 (167.9K votes)11420211228
TitanicA seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.1997James Cameron (*)Drama, Romance7.8 (1.1M votes)19420211228
TombstoneA successful lawman's plans to retire anonymously in Tombstone, Arizona are disrupted by the kind of outlaws he was famous for eliminating.1993George P. Cosmatos, Kevin JarreAction, Biography, Drama, History, Western7.8 (140.2K votes)13020211228
Tommy BoyAfter his auto-parts tycoon father dies, the overweight, underachieving son teams up with a snide accountant to try and save the family business.1995Peter SegalAdventure, Comedy7.1 (84.2K votes)9720211228
Total RecallWhen a man goes in to have virtual vacation memories of the planet Mars implanted in his mind, an unexpected and harrowing series of events forces him to go to the planet for real - or is he?1990Paul Verhoeven (*)Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi7.5 (320K votes)11320211228
Toy StoryA cowboy doll is profoundly threatened and jealous when a new spaceman figure supplants him as top toy in a boy's room.1995John Lasseter (*)Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy8.3 (947.3K votes)8120211228
Toy Story 2When Woody is stolen by a toy collector, Buzz and his friends set out on a rescue mission to save Woody before he becomes a museum toy property with his roundup gang Jessie, Prospector, and Bullseye.1999John Lasseter, Ash Brannon, Lee UnkrichAnimation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy7.9 (558.3K votes)9220211228
TrainspottingRenton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out, despite the allure of the drugs and influence of friends.1996Danny Boyle (*)Drama8.1 (665.9K votes)9320211228
True RomanceIn Detroit, a lonely pop culture geek marries a call girl, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood. Meanwhile, the owners of the cocaine, the Mob, track them down in an attempt to reclaim it.1993Tony Scott (*)Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller7.9 (220.3K votes)11920211228
Truman Show, TheAn insurance salesman discovers his whole life is actually a reality TV show.1998Peter Weir (*)Comedy, Drama8.1 (1M votes)10320211228
UnforgivenRetired Old West gunslinger William Munny reluctantly takes on one last job, with the help of his old partner Ned Logan and a young man, The "Schofield Kid."1992Clint Eastwood (*)Drama, Western8.2 (398.7K votes)13020211228
Usual Suspects, TheA sole survivor tells of the twisty events leading up to a horrific gun battle on a boat, which began when five criminals met at a seemingly random police lineup.1995Bryan Singer (*)Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller8.5 (1M votes)10620211228
Wayne's WorldTwo slacker friends try to promote their public-access cable show.1992Penelope SpheerisComedy, Music7.0 (152.5K votes)9420211228
Welcome To The DollhouseAn awkward seventh-grader struggles to cope with inattentive parents, snobbish class-mates, a smart older brother, an attractive younger sister and her own insecurities in suburban New Jersey.1995Todd SolondzComedy, Drama7.4 (33.6K votes)8820211228
Hoop Dreams1994Steve JamesDocumentary, Drama, Sport8.3 (Unkn) Excluded