Any Given Sunday
1999 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,849 votes
A star quarterback gets knocked out of the game and an unknown third stringer is called in to replace him. 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.
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
1991 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 2,821 votes
Bumbling lieutenant Frank Drebin is out to foil the big boys in the energy industry, who intend to suppress technology that will put them out of business. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Halloweentown
1998 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 603 votes
On her 13th birthday, Marnie learns she's a witch, discovers a secret portal, and is transported to Halloweentown — a magical place where ghosts and ghouls, witches and werewolves live apart from the human world. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
1990 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 706 votes
After being released from a mental hospital, a troubled young man tracks down an actress he once had sex with and forces her into captivity, determined to make her part of his life. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Cruel Intentions
1999 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 3,635 votes
Slaking a thirst for dangerous games, Kathryn challenges her stepbrother, Sebastian, to deflower their headmaster's daughter before the summer ends. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
City of Angels
1998 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 2,392 votes
When a guardian angel – who invisibly watches over the citizens of Los Angeles – becomes captivated by a strong-willed heart surgeon, he ponders trading in his pure, otherworldly existence for a mortal life with his beloved. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Presumed Innocent
1990 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 833 votes
Rusty Sabich is a deputy prosecutor engaged in an obsessive affair with a coworker who is murdered. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Cop Land
1997 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,829 votes
Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of a place everyone calls “Cop Land” — a small and seemingly peaceful town populated by the big city police officers he’s long admired. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Space Jam
1996 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 6,483 votes
With their freedom on the line, the Looney Tunes seek the help of NBA superstar Michael Jordan to win a basketball game against a team of moronic aliens. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Fallen
1998 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,643 votes
Homicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Tommy Boy
1995 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,078 votes
To save the family business, two ne’er-do-well traveling salesmen hit the road with disastrously funny consequences. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Wyatt Earp
1994 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 957 votes
From Wichita to Dodge City, to the O.K. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Bone Collector
1999 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 3,935 votes
Lincoln Rhyme was the department's top homicide detective and leading expert in criminal forensics until an injury left him paralyzed, depressed, and incapable of working. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Anna and the King
1999 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 831 votes
The story of the romance between the King of Siam (now Thailand) and the widowed British school teacher Anna Leonowens during the 1860s. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Sweet and Lowdown
1999 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 566 votes
In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Blast from the Past
1999 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,247 votes
Following a bomb scare in the 1960s that locked the Webbers into their bomb shelter for 35 years, Adam now ventures forth into Los Angeles to obtain food and supplies for his family, and a non-mutant wife for himself. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 10,754 votes
Instead of flying to Florida with his folks, Kevin ends up alone in New York, where he gets a hotel room with his dad's credit card—despite problems from a clerk and meddling bellboy. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Good Son
1993 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,061 votes
A young boy stays with his aunt and uncle, and befriends his cousin who's the same age. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
eXistenZ
1999 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 2,219 votes
A game designer on the run from assassins must play her latest virtual reality creation with a marketing trainee to determine if the game has been damaged. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Craft
1996 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 2,088 votes
A Catholic school newcomer falls in with a clique of teen witches who wield their powers against all who dare to cross them -- be they teachers, rivals or meddlesome parents. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.