# What were the best movies of the 1990's?

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**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")\
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**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-best-movies-of-the-1990s/502888/41 "2009-07-14T04:58:08Z")

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> [@RealityChuck](#):
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> Many of mine have been mentioned, but not **Fargo**.
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> 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).

Actually, the Wachowskis stole their best concepts for The Matrix from the anime Ghost in the Shell. Right down to the scrolling character visuals.

Office Space  
Good Will Hunting  
The Rock  
The Hunt for Red October  
Crimson Tide  
The Silence of the Lambs  
Jurassic Park  
The Fugative  
Forest Gump  
Titianic  
There’s Something About Mary  
Braveheart  
Apollo 13  
Heat

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**Author:** ![Moonchild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@Moonchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonchild)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-best-movies-of-the-1990s/502888/42 "2009-07-23T16:48:22Z")

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> [@Mahaloth](#):
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> I’d forgotten Magnolia came out in 1999. I can’t believe I saw that in the theater 10 years ago!

I saw it on Magnolia St. (the street for which the movie was named).

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**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-best-movies-of-the-1990s/502888/43 "2009-07-23T17:07:36Z")

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In addition to all the others already mentioned…  
_The Fisher King  
Dumb And Dumber  
Jacob’s Ladder_

The 1990’s were pretty fertile ground for quality flicks, eh?

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**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-best-movies-of-the-1990s/502888/44 "2009-07-23T17:56:32Z")

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One movie glaringly missing from everyone’s lists so far:  
**The Iron Giant**

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**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-best-movies-of-the-1990s/502888/45 "2009-07-23T20:41:19Z")

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I don’t know, but I liked these:

Bound  
Fargo  
Miller’s Crossing  
Shawshank Redemption  
Tombstone  
Terminator 2  
Toy Story 2  
Cold Comfort Farm  
Hudsucker Proxy  
That Thing You Do  
Howard’s End  
Braveheart

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