Rotten Tomatoes - The Essential 140 90s Movies

Rotten Tomatoes - The Essential 140 90s Movies's icon

Created by Dwaffle.

Favorited 3 times, disliked 0 times, added to 6 watchlists.

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!

Remove ads
  1. 9 new

    Thelma & Louise

    1991, in 13 top lists Check
  2. 15 new

    Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    1991, in 27 top lists Check
  3. 24 new

    Boyz n the Hood

    1991, in 9 top lists Check
  4. 32 new

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  5. 42 new

    Beauty and the Beast

    1991, in 19 top lists Check
  6. 62 new

    Point Break

    1991, in 9 top lists Check
  7. 105 new

    Da hong denglong gaogao gua

    1991 — a.k.a. Raise the Red Lantern, in 21 top lists Check
  8. 110 new

    My Own Private Idaho

    1991, in 10 top lists Check
  9. 120 new

    Hook

    1991, in 4 top lists Check
Remove ads
Show all 140 movies

Last updated on Jan 20, 2019; source