# What were the best movies of the 1990's? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 13, 2009, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-best-movies-of-the-1990s/502888 "2009-07-13T18:58:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-best-movies-of-the-1990s/502888/1 "2009-07-13T18:58:25Z")
Well, we are 10 years removed from the 1990’s and I feel like we can better judge the decade now. What were the best movies from 1990-1999? I think the best were: **Three Kings** - This is in my “pat your back if you saw it” and “hang your head if you missed it” category of movies. Amazing film. I hate the director, actually, but it’s a wonderful film. I saw it in the theater and wont’ forget it. Rent this if you never saw it. \*\*Pulp Fiction \*\*- Quentin Tarantino’s most fun and cool movie. Very “90’s” to me. **The Matrix** - I really believed the Wachonski brothers were talented after watching this. I changed my mind after seeing the sequels, but this one still is great. \*\* Schindler’s List \*\*- Best best picture winner from the 1990’s. A great movie. What do you think? Why? ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-best-movies-of-the-1990s/502888/2 "2009-07-13T19:12:45Z")
My 20 best (in chronological order): _La Belle Noiseuse The Double Life of Veronique Vacas The Last of the Mohicans Simple Men Groundhog Day The City of Lost Children Dead Man A Moment of Innocence Se7en Smoke Underground Lone Star A Summer’s Tale When We Were Kings The Sweet Hereafter Out of Sight Show Me Love Belfast, Maine Topsy-Turvy_ And the best short: _The Wrong Trousers_ ---
**Author:** ![Mooch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mooch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooch)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-best-movies-of-the-1990s/502888/3 "2009-07-13T19:24:21Z")
Wow - I came in to mention **Three Kings, Lone Star** and **Out of Sight**. Beaten so quickly! ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-best-movies-of-the-1990s/502888/4 "2009-07-13T19:28:51Z")
_LA Confidential Babe_ ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-best-movies-of-the-1990s/502888/5 "2009-07-13T19:29:31Z")
In addition to ones already mentioned: LA Confidential Twelve Monkeys The Usual Suspects The Silence of the Lambs The Shawshank Redemption American Beauty Fight Club ---
**Author:** ![Mooch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mooch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooch)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-best-movies-of-the-1990s/502888/6 "2009-07-13T19:31:22Z")
12 Monkeys Fifth Element Limbo ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-best-movies-of-the-1990s/502888/7 "2009-07-13T19:33:29Z")
I’ll add: _Unforgiven Resovoir Dogs_ ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-best-movies-of-the-1990s/502888/8 "2009-07-13T19:40:03Z")
Yes, I forgot: **Silence of the Lambs** - Deserves the attention it gets. It really is…creepy. **12 Monkeys** - Just watch it. Don’t try to explain it. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-best-movies-of-the-1990s/502888/9 "2009-07-13T19:41:04Z")
> [@Mooch](#): > > Wow - I came in to mention **Three Kings, Lone Star** and **Out of Sight**. Beaten so quickly! What’s Out of Sight like? I have not seen it. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-best-movies-of-the-1990s/502888/10 "2009-07-13T19:42:13Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > **The Matrix** - I really believed the Wachonski brothers were talented after watching this. I changed my mind after seeing the sequels, but this one still is great. I think they still posses talent, although the sequels were god awful. They’re great writers though, as demonstrated in V for Vendetta (which they didn’t direct, but had a helping hand in). As for my list: _Ace Venture (it’s hilarious! Alrighty then!) Men in Black Terminator 2 Titanic Toy Story 1 Toy Story 2 Wayne’s World_ ---
**Author:** ![kelly5078](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6f9a4e/32.png) [@kelly5078](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kelly5078)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-best-movies-of-the-1990s/502888/11 "2009-07-13T19:42:20Z")
For me, the absolute best was “A River Runs Through It.” After that, “Cold Comfort Farm,” and “Fight Club,” and “Schindler’s List.” Honorable mention to “Groundhog Day” and “Pulp Fiction.” ---
**Author:** ![kingpengvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9dc877/32.png) [@kingpengvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingpengvin)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-best-movies-of-the-1990s/502888/12 "2009-07-13T19:46:18Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > . > > **12 Monkeys** - Just watch it. Don’t try to explain it. Wait! What? Why can’t you explain it? I rather enjoyed the fact that the movie has a pretty decent tight story arc.. its a little mixed up what with the time travel and all but it works. ---
**Author:** ![Mooch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mooch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooch)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-best-movies-of-the-1990s/502888/13 "2009-07-13T19:51:55Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > What’s Out of Sight like? I have not seen it. An adapted Elmore Leonard novel. Very cool crime fiction movie which actually contains a good little piece of acting by Jennifer Lopez. Great soundtrack as well. Michael Keaton plays the same character here as he later did in _Jackie Brown_. Don Cheadle is fantastic along with George Clooney playing a cool George Clooney. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-best-movies-of-the-1990s/502888/14 "2009-07-13T19:53:08Z")
**Dances with Wolves** (1990) must be included. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-best-movies-of-the-1990s/502888/15 "2009-07-13T19:55:18Z")
Many of mine have been mentioned, but not **Fargo**. There’s also **Shakespeare in Love**. There’s also **Dark City** , which was basically a much smarter version of the **The Matrix** (and where the Wachowskis stole all the best concepts from). As for those mentioned, I agree with \*\*Three Kings, Out of Sight, The Usual Suspects, The Shawshank Redemption, 12 Monkeys,\*\*and **Lone Star** ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-best-movies-of-the-1990s/502888/16 "2009-07-13T20:13:48Z")
I’m pretty shocked that nobody’s mentioned **Goodfellas**. Two more that would be in my top 10 are **The Player** and **The Big Lebowski**. ---
**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-best-movies-of-the-1990s/502888/17 "2009-07-13T20:17:13Z")
I thought Kingpin was the funniest movie Bill Murray’s been in since Caddyshack, and certainly one of the funniest movies of the 1990’s… ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-best-movies-of-the-1990s/502888/18 "2009-07-13T20:44:28Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](#): > > I’m pretty shocked that nobody’s mentioned **Goodfellas**. > \*\*. I know this is rather odd, but I didn’t like Goodfellas. Actually, I don’t really like Scorsese’s movies anyway, except Aviator, which I thought was brilliant. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-best-movies-of-the-1990s/502888/19 "2009-07-13T20:45:28Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](#): > > I’m pretty shocked that nobody’s mentioned **Goodfellas**. I honestly forgot that came out in 1990. I thought it was late 80s, but it should be there. ---
**Author:** ![Lantern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d26b3c/32.png) [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-best-movies-of-the-1990s/502888/20 "2009-07-13T20:49:51Z")
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