Free Willy
1993 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 2,007 votes
When maladjusted orphan Jesse vandalizes a theme park, he is placed with foster parents and must work at the park to make amends. 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 2026-08-04 · 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.
Snake Eyes
1998 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 1,544 votes
All bets are off when shady homicide cop Rick Santoro witnesses a murder during a boxing match. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Quest
1996 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 806 votes
Ghang-gheng, the ancient winner-take-all competition in which the deadliest fighters from around the world employ the most spectacular feats of martial arts skills ever displayed in order to win the prized Golden Dragon. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Devil's Own
1997 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 1,385 votes
Frankie McGuire, one of the IRA's deadliest assassins, draws an American family into the crossfire of terrorism. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Antz
1998 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 4,801 votes
A neurotic worker ant in love with a rebellious princess rises to unlikely stardom when he switches places with a soldier. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Billy Madison
1995 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 1,840 votes
Billy Madison is the 27 year-old son of Bryan Madison, a very rich man who has made his living in the hotel industry. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Bowfinger
1999 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 961 votes
On the verge of bankruptcy and desperate for his big break, aspiring filmmaker Bobby Bowfinger concocts a crazy plan to make his ultimate dream movie. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Problem Child
1990 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 934 votes
Ben Healy and his social climbing wife Flo adopt fun-loving seven year old Junior. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Deep Rising
1998 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 842 votes
A group of heavily armed hijackers board a luxury ocean liner in the South Pacific Ocean to loot it, only to do battle with a series of large-sized, tentacled, man-eating sea creatures who have taken over the ship first. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Alien Resurrection
1997 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 5,656 votes
Two hundred years after Lt. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Return to the Blue Lagoon
1991 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 1,260 votes
In this sequel to the 1980 classic, two children are stranded on a beautiful island in the South Pacific. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Never Been Kissed
1999 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 1,597 votes
Josie Geller, a baby-faced junior copywriter at the Chicago Sun-Times, must pose as a student at her former high school to research contemporary teenage culture. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Out for Justice
1991 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 522 votes
Gino Felino is an NYPD detective from Brooklyn who knows everyone and everything in his neighborhood. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Vanishing
1993 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 571 votes
The boyfriend of an abducted woman never gives up the search as the abductor looks on. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Dick Tracy
1990 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 1,065 votes
The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Caprice's united mob. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
A Life Less Ordinary
1997 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 500 votes
A couple of angels, O'Reilly and Jackson, are sent to Earth to make sure that their next supervised love-connection succeeds. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Relic
1997 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 642 votes
A homicide detective teams up with an evolutionary biologist to hunt a giant creature that is killing people in a Chicago museum. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Rising Sun
1993 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 850 votes
When a prostitute is found dead in a Los Angeles skyscraper occupied by a large Japanese corporation, detectives John Connor and Web Smith are called in to investigate. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Bride of Chucky
1998 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 2,138 votes
For ten years, the tortured soul of serial killer Charles Lee Ray has been imprisoned inside a child's doll. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Sphere
1998 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 1,862 votes
A spacecraft is discovered at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, presumed to be at least 300 years old and of alien origin. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.