Escape from L.A.
1996 · TMDB 5.9/10 · 1,639 votes
Into the 9.6-quaked Los Angeles of 2013 comes Snake Plissken. 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.
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
1995 · TMDB 5.9/10 · 1,045 votes
A passenger train has been hijacked by an electronics expert and turned into an untraceable command center for a weapons satellite. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Money Train
1995 · TMDB 5.9/10 · 882 votes
When a vengeful New York transit cop decides to steal a trainload of subway fares, his foster brother—a fellow cop—tries to protect him. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Judge Dredd
1995 · TMDB 5.9/10 · 2,786 votes
In a dystopian future where Judges maintain law and order by acting as judge, jury, and executioner, Dredd fights to prove his innocence after being falsely accused of murder. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
3 Men and a Little Lady
1990 · TMDB 5.9/10 · 589 votes
Sylvia's work increasingly takes her away from the three men who help bring up Mary, her daughter. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Mystery Men
1999 · TMDB 5.9/10 · 929 votes
When Champion City's hero Captain Amazing is kidnapped by the recently paroled supervillain Casanova Frankenstein, a trio of average, everyday superheroes -- Mr. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Legionnaire
1998 · TMDB 5.9/10 · 622 votes
Alain Lefevre is a boxer paid by a Marseille mobster to take a dive. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
54
1998 · TMDB 5.9/10 · 536 votes
When the mastermind behind New York's infamous Studio 54 disco plucks young Shane from the sea of faces clamoring to get inside his club, he not only gets his foot in the door, but lands a coveted job behind the bar — and a front-row ticket to the most legendary party on the planet! This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Beethoven
1992 · TMDB 5.8/10 · 2,268 votes
The Newton family live in their comfortable home, but there seems to something missing. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Air America
1990 · TMDB 5.8/10 · 672 votes
Air America was the CIA's private airline operating in Laos during the Vietnam War, running anything and everything from soldiers to foodstuffs for local villagers. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Chain Reaction
1996 · TMDB 5.8/10 · 1,225 votes
At the University of Chicago, a research team that includes brilliant student machinist Eddie Kasalivich experiences a breakthrough: a stable form of fusion that may lead to a waste-free energy source. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Maximum Risk
1996 · TMDB 5.8/10 · 579 votes
Alain Moreau's investigation into the death of his identical twin brother leads him from the beauty of the south of France to the mean streets of New York City and into the arms of his brother's beautiful girlfriend. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Multiplicity
1996 · TMDB 5.8/10 · 611 votes
Construction worker Doug Kinney finds that the pressures of his working life, combined with his duties to his wife Laura and daughter Jennifer leaves him with little time for himself. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Joe Versus the Volcano
1990 · TMDB 5.8/10 · 590 votes
Hypochondriac Joe Banks finds out he has six months to live, quits his dead end job, musters the courage to ask his co-worker out on a date, and is then hired to jump into a volcano by a mysterious visitor. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Cutthroat Island
1995 · TMDB 5.8/10 · 633 votes
Morgan Adams and her slave, William Shaw, are on a quest to recover the three portions of a treasure map. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Bulletproof
1996 · TMDB 5.8/10 · 660 votes
An undercover police officer named Rock Keats befriends a drug dealer and car thief named Archie Moses in a bid to catch the villainous drug lord Frank Coltan. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Encino Man
1992 · TMDB 5.8/10 · 724 votes
High school misfits Stoney and Dave discover a long-frozen primeval man buried in their backyard. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly
1994 · TMDB 5.8/10 · 574 votes
Jaga Bada, Mr. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter
1990 · TMDB 5.8/10 · 897 votes
Once again, Bastian is transported to the world of Fantasia which he recently managed to save from destruction. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Rocky V
1990 · TMDB 5.8/10 · 3,509 votes
A lifetime of taking shots has ended Rocky’s career, and a crooked accountant has left him broke. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.