Baraka
1992 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 695 votes
A paralysingly beautiful documentary with a global vision—an odyssey through landscape and time—that attempts to capture the essence of life. 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.
Bound by Honor
1993 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 1,584 votes
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Usual Suspects
1995 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 11,567 votes
Held in an L.A. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Good Will Hunting
1997 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 14,064 votes
Will Hunting is a headstrong, working-class genius who is failing the lessons of life. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 14,564 votes
Ten years after the events of the original, a reprogrammed T-800 is sent back in time to protect young John Connor from the shape-shifting T-1000. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Truman Show
1998 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 20,529 votes
In a picture-perfect seaside town, an insurance salesman begins to realize that his entire existence may be staged and observed by a vast unseen audience as part of a long-running real-time reality TV show. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Central Station
1998 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 1,060 votes
An emotional journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Reservoir Dogs
1992 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 15,644 votes
A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 7,291 votes
A card shark and his unwillingly-enlisted friends need to make a lot of cash quick after losing a sketchy poker match. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
La Haine
1995 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 4,615 votes
After a chaotic night of rioting in a marginal suburb of Paris, three young friends, Vinz, Hubert and Saïd, wander around unoccupied waiting for news about the state of health of a mutual friend who has been seriously injured when confronting the police. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Paris Is Burning
1991 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 553 votes
Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
American Beauty
1999 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 13,191 votes
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. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Casino
1995 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 6,638 votes
In Las Vegas, two best friends--a casino executive and a Mafia enforcer--compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Toy Story
1995 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 20,252 votes
Led by Woody, Andy's toys live happily in his room until Andy's birthday brings Buzz Lightyear onto the scene. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Jurassic Park
1993 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 18,115 votes
A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Chungking Express
1994 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 2,235 votes
Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Before Sunrise
1995 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 4,768 votes
An unexpected meeting on a train leads two travelers to spend an evening wandering through Vienna. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Three Men and a Leg
1997 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 2,166 votes
Friends Aldo, Giovanni, and Giacomo cross Italy from north to south for Giacomo's wedding: the father of the bride, a despotic magnate who is both their boss and father-in-law—since Aldo and Giovanni have also married into the family not for love but for money, a fate now awaiting Giacomo—has entrusted them with a priceless piece of modern art, one that looks just like a rather unremarkable wooden leg. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Iron Giant
1999 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 6,265 votes
In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-old boy and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejudices. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Trainspotting
1996 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 10,511 votes
Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends --Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.