Rotten Tomatoes - The Essential 140 90s Movies
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Wazzup, home skillet! You must’ve left your pager in your other pair of Zubaz, ‘cuz the 1990s are trying to get in touch: The decade’s back, and it’s brought 140 friends!
Rotten Tomatoes, the Fresh prince of review aggregators, presents our list of the 140 Essential ’90s Movies, ranging from Certified Fresh to Rotten, all reppin’ 10 years of cinema that upended the biz! Our selections cross the era’s cultural checkpoints, including the American independent golden era (Pulp Fiction, Good Will Hunting), animation renaissance (The Lion King, the Toy Story movies), slasher revival (Scream), and the full maturation of auteurs like Scorsese and Spielberg under the studio system…just as the same studios pumped out big, star-driven crass comedies (Happy Gilmore, There’s Something About Mary) and effects-driven blockbusters (Titanic, Independence Day).
So slap on that bracelet and resurrect your Tamagotchi bestie, because these aren’t just the best ’90s movies, dude — they’re totally Essential! And if you’re looking for more blasts from the past, check out our list of 140 Essential 80s Movies! Schwing!
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The Big Lebowski
1998, in 26 top lists Check -
8 new
Toy Story 2
1999, in 12 top lists Check -
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Friday
1995, in 2 top lists Check -
14 new
Clueless
1995, in 8 top lists Check -
22 new
Rushmore
1998, in 11 top lists Check -
28 new
Groundhog Day
1993, in 22 top lists Check -
30 new
Toy Story
1995, in 25 top lists Check -
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Clerks
1994, in 9 top lists Check -
34 new
Office Space
1999, in 7 top lists Check -
35 new
Pretty Woman
1990, in 12 top lists Check -
37 new
Chung Hing sam lam
1994 — a.k.a. Chungking Express, in 19 top lists Check -
40 new
Being John Malkovich
1999, in 14 top lists Check -
44 new
The Truman Show
1998, in 14 top lists Check -
49 new
Ed Wood
1994, in 9 top lists Check -
52 new
Dumb and Dumber
1994, in 8 top lists Check -
54 new
Galaxy Quest
1999, in 3 top lists Check -
55 new
Swingers
1996, in 1 top list Check -
59 new
The Player
1992, in 10 top lists Check -
60 new
Election
1999, in 7 top lists Check -
61 new
Mrs. Doubtfire
1993, in 6 top lists Check -
68 new
Reality Bites
1994, in 0 top lists Check -
70 new
Home Alone
1990, in 6 top lists Check -
74 new
Aladdin
1992, in 14 top lists Check -
75 new
Out of Sight
1998, in 7 top lists Check -
76 new
The Sandlot
1993, in 2 top lists Check -
78 new
Shakespeare in Love
1998, in 12 top lists Check -
79 new
There's Something About Mary
1998, in 11 top lists Check -
82 new
Dazed and Confused
1993, in 7 top lists Check -
83 new
Welcome to the Dollhouse
1995, in 5 top lists Check -
84 new
Wayne's World
1992, in 4 top lists Check -
85 new
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998, in 8 top lists Check -
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Three Kings
1999, in 4 top lists Check -
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Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
1997, in 3 top lists Check -
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As Good as It Gets
1997, in 9 top lists Check -
97 new
Men in Black
1997, in 6 top lists Check -
99 new
Four Weddings and a Funeral
1994, in 13 top lists Check -
100 new
Sleepless in Seattle
1993, in 8 top lists Check -
102 new
Army of Darkness
1992, in 6 top lists Check -
103 new
Hung fan kui
1995 — a.k.a. Rumble in the Bronx, in 3 top lists Check -
104 new
House Party
1990, in 2 top lists Check -
106 new
Babe
1995, in 12 top lists Check -
107 new
American Pie
1999, in 6 top lists Check -
108 new
The Birdcage
1996 — a.k.a. Birds of a Feather, in 3 top lists Check -
111 new
Sátántangó
1994 — a.k.a. Satantango, in 12 top lists Check -
116 new
Sister Act
1992, in 3 top lists Check -
118 new
Singles
1992, in 0 top lists Check -
119 new
Muriel's Wedding
1994, in 3 top lists Check -
120 new
Hook
1991, in 4 top lists Check -
121 new
10 Things I Hate About You
1999, in 2 top lists Check -
122 new
Tommy Boy
1995, in 0 top lists Check
Last updated on Jan 20, 2019; source