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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Titanic
1997, in 25 top lists Check -
25 new
The English Patient
1996, in 19 top lists Check -
58 new
Breaking the Waves
1996, in 14 top lists Check -
57 new
Forrest Gump
1994, in 25 top lists Check -
96 new
As Good as It Gets
1997, in 9 top lists Check -
115 new
He Got Game
1998, in 0 top lists Check -
75 new
Out of Sight
1998, in 7 top lists Check -
78 new
Shakespeare in Love
1998, in 12 top lists Check -
81 new
The Piano
1993, in 14 top lists Check -
67 new
Romeo + Juliet
1996, in 7 top lists Check -
35 new
Pretty Woman
1990, in 12 top lists Check -
79 new
There's Something About Mary
1998, in 11 top lists Check -
64 new
True Romance
1993, in 7 top lists Check -
99 new
Four Weddings and a Funeral
1994, in 13 top lists Check -
127 new
La vita è bella
1997 — a.k.a. Life Is Beautiful, in 22 top lists Check -
66 new
The Crying Game
1992, in 11 top lists Check -
136 new
Poetic Justice
1993, in 1 top list Check -
123 new
Never Been Kissed
1999, in 0 top lists Check -
26 new
GATTACA
1997 — a.k.a. Gattaca, in 5 top lists Check -
119 new
Muriel's Wedding
1994, in 3 top lists Check -
43 new
Edward Scissorhands
1990, in 10 top lists Check -
100 new
Sleepless in Seattle
1993, in 8 top lists Check -
110 new
My Own Private Idaho
1991, in 10 top lists Check -
37 new
Chung Hing sam lam
1994 — a.k.a. Chungking Express, in 19 top lists Check -
6 new
Before Sunrise
1995, in 14 top lists Check -
28 new
Groundhog Day
1993, in 22 top lists Check -
104 new
House Party
1990, in 2 top lists Check -
68 new
Reality Bites
1994, in 0 top lists Check -
118 new
Singles
1992, in 0 top lists Check -
80 new
Trois couleurs: Rouge
1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Red, in 20 top lists Check -
121 new
10 Things I Hate About You
1999, in 2 top lists Check -
14 new
Clueless
1995, in 8 top lists Check -
107 new
American Pie
1999, in 6 top lists Check
Last updated on Jan 20, 2019; source