The Best 90s Movies

Grunge fashion and Nintendo weren’t the only great things to come out of the 90s. The pre-millennial decade produced some of our favorite movies, with cult classics like The Big Lebowski and Boogie Nights, as well as landmark films like Toy Story and Titanic.

It was a great time to be at the movie theater, but it’s also a great decade to revisit by streaming some A+ movies.

Read on for the top 10 movies of the 90s.

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1. Toy Story

When Pixar made the first 100% computer-animated movie, they knew it had to be great. The result was Toy Story, one of the best family movies – scratch that – one of the best movies of all time.

Toy Story centers on Woody (Tom Hanks), a cowboy doll who proudly calls himself the favorite toy of Andy (John Morris). The story picks up when Andy gets an arrogant new toy, Buzz Lightyear, who doesn’t realize he’s not an actual spaceman.

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2. The Matrix

20 years ago, Keanu Reeves asked if humans are really just stuck in a simulation, and neither stoners nor actual philosophers have come up with an answer.

But until someone does figure it out, all we can do is enjoy this 90s sci-fi classic over and over again.

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3. Clueless

Everything is perfect in Cher’s world: she lives in a Beverly Hills mansion, she’s the most popular girl in school, and she’s the apple of her father’s eye.

That all changes when her ex-stepbrother Josh moves in, and she’s rebuffed by her crush Christian. Is Cher’s life as perfect as it seems or is she, well, clueless?

This cult coming-of-age classic stars Alicia Silverstone as the main character who still managed to make audiences fall in love with her, no matter how cloudy her judgement or how clueless she really was.

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4. Titanic

Everyone should see Titanic at least once. It’s one of the most referenced pieces of pop culture ever – and for good reason. The 1997 classic features stellar performances from Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, a Celine Dion soundtrack, and one of the best love stories to date.

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5. The Big Lebowski

The Big Lebowski combines Jeff Bridges as “The Dude”, an outlandish story, bowling, LA wackiness, and white Russians for a truly unique film that’s even better 20 years after its release in 1998.

Even in 2018, you’ll hear film buffs and casual movie lovers list this Coen Brothers classic in their top 5 favorite movies ever.

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6. The Silence Of The Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs follows ambitious FBI agent Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) as she tries to track down a serial killer called Buffalo Bill.

In an attempt to better understand the killer, Clarice is sent to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a psychiatrist turned murderer and cannibal.

This psychological thriller from director Jonathan Demme was a hit with audiences and the Academy alike, as it won Oscars for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Picture.

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7. Goodfellas

Legendary film maestro Martin Scorsese has made a number of crime and gangster movies, but GoodFellas is a cut above.

The movie follows Henry Hill as he climbs the ranks of the underworld, and enjoys the perks of wealth and power. But things start to crumble after a drug addiction and a few missteps with the wrong people.

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8. Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction is widely considered one of the best movies by one of the best writer-directors ever: Quentin Tarantino.

And as with most great films, time as has aged Pulp Fiction like a bottle of fine brandy.

The film is set in Los Angeles, and tells several interwoven stories that include philosophical hitmen Vincent Vega (John Travolta) and Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson); killer-boxer Butch Coolidge (Bruce Willis); gangster boss Marsellus Wallace (Ving Rhames), his wife Mia (Uma Thurman), and other unforgettable characters.

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9. Boogie Nights

Boogie Nights is an unforgettable movie – and not just because you see…. it…. at the end.

The film follows Eddie Adams (Mark Wahlberg), as he’s transformed into 70s porn sensation Dirk Diggler.

After director Jack Horner (Burt Reynolds) sees talent in Eddie, Jack brings Eddie into a quasi-family of porn stars who help him become a driving force in the blossoming 70s porn industry.

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10. Fight Club

Jack (Edward Norton) lives a painfully boring life as a depressed, insomnia-stricken consumer. His life changes dramatically when he meets Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt), a charismatic soap salesman with an outlandish plan to help Jack escape his rutt.

Fight Club is unparalleled as a quintessential 90s flick, and not only because it features Nordon, Pitt, Helena Bonham-Carter, and one of the most quoted lines ever; the movie also has one of the best twist endings of all time.

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