Stargate
1994 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 3,891 votes
An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
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Best 1990s Movies
Revisit standout releases from 1990 through 1999, selected for viewers who want a strong starting point instead of an exhaustive catalog.
Updated 2026-08-03 · Ratings from TMDB
How we chose these titles
Titles are ranked by TMDB audience rating with a minimum vote threshold, then checked for relevance to the release decade.
Arlington Road
1999 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,272 votes
Bedraggled college professor Michael Faraday has been vexed — and increasingly paranoid — since his wife's accidental death in a botched FBI operation. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,441 votes
After years of war, the Federation and the Klingon empire find themselves on the brink of a peace summit when a Klingon ship is nearly destroyed by an apparent attack from the Enterprise. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Benny & Joon
1993 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 843 votes
A mentally ill young woman finds love with an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Wild at Heart
1990 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,939 votes
Young lovers Sailor and Lula hit the road to start a new life together away from the wrath of Lula’s deranged, disapproving mother, who has hired a team of hitmen to cut the lovers’ surreal honeymoon short. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Cool Runnings
1993 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 2,322 votes
When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican bobsled team. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Mission: Impossible
1996 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 10,111 votes
When Ethan Hunt, the leader of a crack espionage team whose perilous operation has gone awry with no explanation, discovers that a mole has penetrated the CIA, he's surprised to learn that he's the prime suspect. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Rainmaker
1997 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,511 votes
Fresh out of law school and desperate for work, idealistic rookie Rudy Baylor takes on a powerful insurance company accused of denying a dying boy’s claim. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Pirates of Silicon Valley
1999 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 607 votes
The story about the men who made the world of technology what it is today, their struggles during college, the founding of their companies, and the ingenious actions they took to build up the global corporate empires of Apple Computer Inc. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Rounders
1998 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,954 votes
Poker addict Mike McDermott knows the game inside out, but loses his money one night in a game to Russian-American gangster Teddy KGB. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Live Flesh
1997 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 752 votes
When Victor attempts to seduce Elena, all he gets for his trouble is a one-way, six-year ticket to prison, where he concentrates on strengthening his mind, his body... This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Pusher
1996 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 887 votes
A drug pusher grows increasingly desperate after a botched deal leaves him with a large debt to a ruthless drug lord. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Strange Days
1995 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,582 votes
In the last days of 1999, ex-cop turned street hustler Lenny Nero receives a disc which contains the memories of the murder of a prostitute. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
My Neighbors the Yamadas
1999 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 622 votes
The Yamadas are a typical middle class Japanese family in urban Tokyo and this film shows us a variety of episodes of their lives. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Amistad
1997 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,440 votes
In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Full Monty
1997 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,821 votes
Sheffield, England. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Lover
1992 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 770 votes
A poor French teenage girl engages in an illicit affair with a wealthy Chinese heir in 1920s Saigon. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Jerry Maguire
1996 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 3,795 votes
Jerry Maguire used to be a typical sports agent: willing to do just about anything he could to get the biggest possible contracts for his clients, plus a nice commission for himself. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Howards End
1992 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 602 votes
A saga of class relations and changing times in an Edwardian England on the brink of modernity, the film centers on liberal Margaret Schlegel, who, along with her sister Helen, becomes involved with two couples: wealthy, conservative industrialist Henry Wilcox and his wife Ruth, and the downwardly mobile working-class Leonard Bast and his mistress Jackie. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
A River Runs Through It
1992 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,214 votes
The Maclean brothers, Paul and Norman, live a relatively idyllic life in rural Montana, spending much of their time fly fishing. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.