The Top 250 Movies of the 1990s

2

Pulp Fiction https://www.flickchart.com/movie/6275664BCE 1994, 154 min.

Quentin Tarantino  •   Starring: John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis

Black Comedy  •  Comedy Thriller  •  Crime Comedy

4

GoodFellas https://www.flickchart.com/movie/8EC84B6AB6 1990, 145 min.

Martin Scorsese  •   Starring: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature  •  Based-on-a-True-Story  •  Biopic

6

Reservoir Dogs https://www.flickchart.com/movie/1036BA0939 1992, 99 min.

Quentin Tarantino  •   Starring: Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen

Caper  •  Crime Thriller  •  Crime

8

The Matrix https://www.flickchart.com/movie/24E601E6F1 1999, 136 min.

The Wachowskis  •   Starring: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss

Action  •  Cyberpunk / Tech Noir  •  Cyborg / Android / Robot

10

The Usual Suspects https://www.flickchart.com/movie/53345D6BAD 1995, 106 min.

Bryan Singer  •   Starring: Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del Toro

Crime Thriller  •  Crime  •  Ensemble Film

12

Schindler's List https://www.flickchart.com/movie/58307CB622 1993, 195 min.

Steven Spielberg  •   Starring: Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature  •  Based-on-a-True-Story  •  Biopic

14

Forrest Gump https://www.flickchart.com/movie/E55A2E80F7 1994, 142 min.

Robert Zemeckis  •   Starring: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise

Americana  •  Comedy Drama  •  Drama

16

The Big Lebowski https://www.flickchart.com/movie/A60242B39E 1998, 117 min.

Joel & Ethan Coen  •   Starring: Julianne Moore, David Huddleston, Jeff Bridges

Buddy Film  •  Comedy  •  Crime Comedy

18

The Professional https://www.flickchart.com/movie/CA476B864D 1994, 110 min.

Luc Besson  •   Starring: Jean Reno, Natalie Portman, Gary Oldman

Action Thriller  •  Action  •  Buddy Film

20

Good Will Hunting https://www.flickchart.com/movie/F7091222E3 1997, 126 min.

Gus Van Sant  •   Starring: Matt Damon, Robin Williams, Ben Affleck

Coming-of-Age  •  Drama  •  Psychological Drama

22

American History X https://www.flickchart.com/movie/9F95541CE5 1998, 119 min.

Tony Kaye  •   Starring: Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Beverly D'Angelo

Crime  •  Crime Drama  •  Drama

24

Unforgiven https://www.flickchart.com/movie/FC773A224D 1992, 131 min.

Clint Eastwood  •   Starring: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Frances Fisher

Outlaw  •  Prostitution Film  •  Revenge Film

26

American Beauty https://www.flickchart.com/movie/A01A9625B6 1999, 122 min.

Sam Mendes  •   Starring: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch

Comedy Drama  •  Coming-of-Age  •  Drama

28

Chungking Express https://www.flickchart.com/movie/A0422B261B 1994, 98 min.

Wong Kar-Wai  •   Starring: Brigitte Lin, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Faye Wong

Drama  •  Foreign Language Film  •  Romance

30

The Sixth Sense https://www.flickchart.com/movie/6C38F0F564 1999, 107 min.

M. Night Shyamalan  •   Starring: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette

Childhood Drama  •  Drama  •  Ghost Film

32

The Green Mile https://www.flickchart.com/movie/D52F787A06 1999, 188 min.

Frank Darabont  •   Starring: Tom Hanks, David Morse, James Cromwell

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature  •  Drama  •  Fantasy

34

The Fugitive https://www.flickchart.com/movie/6E6B7CB8A2 1993, 130 min.

Andrew Davis  •   Starring: Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Sela Ward

Action Thriller  •  Action  •  Based-on-Television

36

L.A. Confidential https://www.flickchart.com/movie/5ACBA2E581 1997, 138 min.

Curtis Hanson  •   Starring: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature  •  Crime Drama  •  Crime

38

Toy Story 2 https://www.flickchart.com/movie/44C12B9B24 1999, 92 min.

John Lasseter  •   Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack

Adventure  •  Animation  •  Comedy

40

Clerks. https://www.flickchart.com/movie/4FDC6924DF 1994, 92 min.

Kevin Smith  •   Starring: Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Marilyn Ghigliotti

Buddy Film  •  Comedy  •  Workplace Comedy

42

Edward Scissorhands https://www.flickchart.com/movie/F30E237A21 1990, 105 min.

Tim Burton  •   Starring: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest

Comedy Drama  •  Drama  •  Fantasy

44

Before Sunrise https://www.flickchart.com/movie/07C1516C67 1995, 105 min.

Richard Linklater  •   Starring: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Andrea Eckert

Comedy Drama  •  Romance  •  Romantic Drama

46

Barton Fink https://www.flickchart.com/movie/38EC29BB40 1991, 116 min.

Joel & Ethan Coen  •   Starring: John Turturro, Michael Lerner, Tony Shalhoub

Black Comedy  •  Comedy Drama  •  Drama

48

Apollo 13 https://www.flickchart.com/movie/2316D5EB4E 1995, 140 min.

Ron Howard  •   Starring: Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise

Adventure Drama  •  Adventure  •  Based-on-20th-Century-Literature

50

Three Colors: Blue https://www.flickchart.com/movie/32CB69B0DF 1993, 98 min.

Krzysztof Kieslowski  •   Starring: Juliette Binoche, Benoit Regent, Florence Pernel

Drama  •  Foreign Language Film  •  Psychological Drama

52

True Romance https://www.flickchart.com/movie/78FAC3D8C6 1993, 121 min.

Tony Scott  •   Starring: Christian Slater, Dennis Hopper, Gary Oldman

Crime Thriller  •  Crime  •  Road Movie

54

Being John Malkovich https://www.flickchart.com/movie/35E60AF268 1999, 112 min.

Spike Jonze  •   Starring: John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, John Malkovich

Comedy  •  Fantasy Comedy  •  Fantasy

56

Total Recall https://www.flickchart.com/movie/0E58E312A5 1990, 113 min.

Paul Verhoeven  •   Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone

Action Thriller  •  Action  •  Adventure

58

Men in Black https://www.flickchart.com/movie/5ABB12FB51 1997, 98 min.

Barry Sonnenfeld  •   Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino

Action Comedy  •  Action  •  Alien Invasion Films

60

Rushmore https://www.flickchart.com/movie/30D313D398 1998, 93 min.

Wes Anderson  •   Starring: Bill Murray, Olivia Williams, Brian Cox

Comedy Drama  •  Coming-of-Age  •  Drama

62

Die Hard With a Vengeance https://www.flickchart.com/movie/C6DA5B538D 1995, 131 min.

John McTiernan  •   Starring: Bruce Willis, Jeremy Irons, Samuel L. Jackson

Action Thriller  •  Action  •  Buddy Film

64

Wayne's World https://www.flickchart.com/movie/0F03C1B084 1992, 94 min.

Penelope Spheeris  •   Starring: Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Rob Lowe

Absurd Comedy  •  Based-on-Television  •  Buddy Film

66

Hoop Dreams https://www.flickchart.com/movie/5BFE537D33 1994, 170 min.

Steve James  •   Starring: Spike Lee, Sheila Agee, Gene Pingatore

Biography  •  Culture and Society  •  Documentary

68

A Few Good Men https://www.flickchart.com/movie/A52068169D 1992, 138 min.

Rob Reiner  •   Starring: Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore

Based-on-Theatre  •  Courtroom Drama  •  Crime

70

Independence Day https://www.flickchart.com/movie/5C137A86A5 1996, 153 min.

Roland Emmerich  •   Starring: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum

Action  •  Alien Invasion Films  •  Apocalyptic Film

72

The City of Lost Children https://www.flickchart.com/movie/3348899B42 1995, 112 min.

Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet  •   Starring: Ron Perlman, Daniel Emilfork, Judith Vittet

Adventure  •  Cyberpunk / Tech Noir  •  Dystopian Film

74

Porco Rosso https://www.flickchart.com/movie/DFDE78B9C4 1992, 94 min.

Hayao Miyazaki  •   Starring: Shûichirô Moriyama, Tokiko Katô, Sanshi Katsura

Adventure  •  Animation  •  Anime

76

Dogma https://www.flickchart.com/movie/36BF3CC9DA 1999, 130 min.

Kevin Smith  •   Starring: Linda Fiorentino, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon

Adventure Comedy  •  Adventure  •  Apocalyptic Film

78

The Iron Giant https://www.flickchart.com/movie/AEE6C736F7 1999, 86 min.

Brad Bird  •   Starring: Eli Marienthal, Vin Diesel, Harry Connick Jr.

Animation  •  Buddy Film  •  Comedy Drama

80

Dark City https://www.flickchart.com/movie/EF56A49FF4 1998, 100 min.

Alex Proyas  •   Starring: Rufus Sewell, William Hurt, Kiefer Sutherland

Cyberpunk / Tech Noir  •  Dystopian Film  •  Mindbender

82

Die Hard 2 https://www.flickchart.com/movie/7DEC00085B 1990, 124 min.

Renny Harlin  •   Starring: Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, William Atherton

Action Thriller  •  Action  •  Crime Thriller

84

Ed Wood https://www.flickchart.com/movie/7C373A1070 1994, 127 min.

Tim Burton  •   Starring: Martin Landau, Jeffrey Jones, Patricia Arquette

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature  •  Based-on-a-True-Story  •  Biopic

86

Back to the Future Part III https://www.flickchart.com/movie/AC2F049AB5 1990, 118 min.

Robert Zemeckis  •   Starring: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen

Comedy Western  •  Comedy  •  Hybrid Western

88

Waiting for Guffman https://www.flickchart.com/movie/D76B622BFF 1996, 84 min.

Christopher Guest  •   Starring: Fred Willard, Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey

Comedy  •  Mockumentary  •  Showbiz Comedy

90

Delicatessen https://www.flickchart.com/movie/B2D9116804 1991, 99 min.

Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet  •   Starring: Dominique Pinon, Marie-Laure Dougnac, Jean-Claude Dreyfus

Absurd Comedy  •  Black Comedy  •  Cannibal Film

92

The Hunt for Red October https://www.flickchart.com/movie/E716B1C87B 1990, 134 min.

John McTiernan  •   Starring: Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Sam Neill

Action Thriller  •  Action  •  Adventure

94

In the Name of the Father https://www.flickchart.com/movie/AF8B068307 1993, 133 min.

Jim Sheridan  •   Starring: Pete Postlethwaite, Daniel Day-Lewis, Emma Thompson

Based-on-a-True-Story  •  Biopic  •  Courtroom Drama

96

Misery https://www.flickchart.com/movie/BA5BD8B924 1990, 107 min.

Rob Reiner  •   Starring: James Caan, Kathy Bates, Richard Farnsworth

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature  •  Psychological Thriller  •  Thriller

98

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut https://www.flickchart.com/movie/ECACBDF10B 1999, 81 min.

Trey Parker  •   Starring: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, George Clooney

Absurd Comedy  •  Animated Musical  •  Animation

100

The Hudsucker Proxy https://www.flickchart.com/movie/85AA4568B4 1994, 111 min.

Joel & Ethan Coen  •   Starring: Tim Robbins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Paul Newman

Comedy  •  Period Film  •  Screwball Comedy

102

Grosse Pointe Blank https://www.flickchart.com/movie/DA029D789B 1997, 107 min.

George Armitage  •   Starring: John Cusack, Dan Aykroyd, Joan Cusack

Black Comedy  •  Comedy Thriller  •  Comedy

104

The Game https://www.flickchart.com/movie/415ADC87C8 1997, 128 min.

David Fincher  •   Starring: Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara Unger

Mindbender  •  Mystery  •  Paranoid Thriller

106

Defending Your Life https://www.flickchart.com/movie/CD892E825B 1991, 112 min.

Albert Brooks  •   Starring: Albert Brooks, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn

Comedy  •  Fantasy Comedy  •  Fantasy

108

Dumb and Dumber https://www.flickchart.com/movie/1594E39674 1994, 113 min.

Bobby & Peter Farrelly  •   Starring: Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Lauren Holly

Absurd Comedy  •  Buddy Film  •  Comedy

110

The Sweet Hereafter https://www.flickchart.com/movie/DE0EBEADF8 1997, 112 min.

Atom Egoyan  •   Starring: Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, David Hemblen

Disaster Film  •  Drama  •  Ensemble Film

112

Gattaca https://www.flickchart.com/movie/A2BF50CA03 1997, 106 min.

Andrew Niccol  •   Starring: Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Jude Law

Cyberpunk / Tech Noir  •  Drama  •  Dystopian Film

114

Heavenly Creatures https://www.flickchart.com/movie/9A7A53789E 1994, 108 min.

Peter Jackson  •   Starring: Melanie Lynskey, Kate Winslet, Sarah Peirse

Based-on-a-True-Story  •  Coming-of-Age  •  Crime Drama

116

Wild at Heart https://www.flickchart.com/movie/CA872D50A6 1990, 124 min.

David Lynch  •   Starring: Nicolas Cage, Diane Ladd, Isabella Rossellini

Black Comedy  •  Crime Thriller  •  Crime

118

Ghost in the Shell https://www.flickchart.com/movie/D9EB6B6CBA 1995, 85 min.

Mamoru Oshii  •   Starring: Tamio Ôki, Atsuko Tanaka, Iemasa Kayumi

Action Thriller  •  Action  •  Animation

120

The Rock https://www.flickchart.com/movie/4CE519FD76 1996, 136 min.

Michael Bay  •   Starring: Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris

Action Thriller  •  Action  •  Buddy Film

122

There's Something About Mary https://www.flickchart.com/movie/9141072067 1998, 119 min.

Bobby & Peter Farrelly  •   Starring: Ben Stiller, Matt Dillon, Lee Evans

Comedy  •  Farce  •  Gross-Out Comedy

124

Boyz 'N the Hood https://www.flickchart.com/movie/2BE9F4D544 1991, 107 min.

John Singleton  •   Starring: Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, Angela Bassett

Coming-of-Age  •  Crime Drama  •  Crime

126

Whisper of the Heart https://www.flickchart.com/movie/463003C359 1995, 111 min.

Yoshifumi Kondo  •   Starring: Youko Honna, Shigeru Tsuyuguchi, Maiko Kayama

Animation  •  Anime  •  Based-on-Comics

128

Donnie Brasco https://www.flickchart.com/movie/CDB0867E62 1997, 127 min.

Mike Newell  •   Starring: Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen

Based-on-a-True-Story  •  Crime  •  Crime Drama

130

Quiz Show https://www.flickchart.com/movie/E8CB4C22AE 1994, 133 min.

Robert Redford  •   Starring: John Turturro, Rob Morrow, Ralph Fiennes

Americana  •  Docudrama  •  Drama

132

Batman Returns https://www.flickchart.com/movie/67CD7FF1D8 1992, 126 min.

Tim Burton  •   Starring: Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer

Action  •  Based-on-Comics  •  Fantasy

134

All About My Mother https://www.flickchart.com/movie/51DEF2E73B 1999, 101 min.

Pedro Almodóvar  •   Starring: Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Penélope Cruz

Comedy Drama  •  Cross-Dressing / Gender-Bending  •  Ensemble Film

136

JFK https://www.flickchart.com/movie/1BC24357FC 1991, 189 min.

Oliver Stone  •   Starring: Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman, Kevin Bacon

Biopic  •  Drama  •  Ensemble Film

138

Lone Star https://www.flickchart.com/movie/675B36085F 1996, 135 min.

John Sayles  •   Starring: Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Peña, Clifton James

Drama  •  Mystery  •  Romance

140

Audition https://www.flickchart.com/movie/C96BFF87D9 1999, 115 min.

Takashi Miike  •   Starring: Ryo Ishibashi, Miyuki Matsuda, Eihi Shiina

Foreign Language Film  •  Horror  •  Sadistic Horror

142

Hard Eight https://www.flickchart.com/movie/B3712CA12B 1996, 101 min.

Paul Thomas Anderson  •   Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, F. William Parker, Philip Baker Hall

Crime Drama  •  Crime  •  Drama

144

Happiness https://www.flickchart.com/movie/B8C84B3E45 1998, 134 min.

Todd Solondz  •   Starring: Dylan Baker, Lara Flynn Boyle, Cynthia Stevenson

Black Comedy  •  Comedy Drama  •  Drama

146

GoldenEye https://www.flickchart.com/movie/DC3AA3E744 1995, 130 min.

Martin Campbell  •   Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean, Izabella Scorupco

Action Thriller  •  Action  •  Adventure

148

Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion https://www.flickchart.com/movie/C1847B6781 1997, 87 min.

Hideaki Anno, Kazuya Tsurumaki  •   Starring: Megumi Ogata, Megumi Hayashibara, Yûko Miyamura

Action  •  Animation  •  Anime

150

Husbands and Wives https://www.flickchart.com/movie/B685B0654B 1992, 108 min.

Woody Allen  •   Starring: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Sydney Pollack

Comedy Drama  •  Domestic Comedy  •  Satire

152

Twin Peaks https://www.flickchart.com/movie/2EE037303B 1990, 116 min.

David Lynch  •   Starring: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Mädchen Amick

Crime  •  Crime Drama  •  Drama

154

Jacob's Ladder https://www.flickchart.com/movie/52F34CF59F 1990, 113 min.

Adrian Lyne  •   Starring: Tim Robbins, Ving Rhames, Elizabeth Peña

Drama  •  Horror  •  Mindbender

156

The Crow https://www.flickchart.com/movie/AD5AEE0B0F 1994, 102 min.

Alex Proyas  •   Starring: Brandon Lee, Ernie Hudson, Michael Wincott

Action Thriller  •  Action  •  Based-on-Comics

158

Carlito's Way https://www.flickchart.com/movie/974AC1BBAC 1993, 141 min.

Brian De Palma  •   Starring: Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller, John Leguizamo

Crime Drama  •  Crime  •  Drama

160

Three Kings https://www.flickchart.com/movie/8A8716A7B5 1999, 114 min.

David O. Russell  •   Starring: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube

Action  •  Adventure  •  Anti-War Film

162

Sling Blade https://www.flickchart.com/movie/E140324CC9 1996, 135 min.

Billy Bob Thornton  •   Starring: J.T. Walsh, John Ritter, Jim Jarmusch

Drama  •  Melodrama  •  Psychological Drama

164

As Good As It Gets https://www.flickchart.com/movie/E5ABF425E4 1997, 139 min.

James L. Brooks  •   Starring: Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear

Comedy Drama  •  Drama  •  Romance

166

Galaxy Quest https://www.flickchart.com/movie/920DA2FC98 1999, 102 min.

Dean Parisot  •   Starring: Tim Allen, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub

Comedy  •  Sci-Fi Comedy  •  Science Fiction

168

Scream https://www.flickchart.com/movie/FFAFA00FBE 1996, 111 min.

Wes Craven  •   Starring: Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Skeet Ulrich

Black Comedy  •  Horror Comedy  •  Horror

170

Hook https://www.flickchart.com/movie/C4097ABE94 1991, 144 min.

Steven Spielberg  •   Starring: Robin Williams, Julia Roberts, Dustin Hoffman

Adventure  •  Family  •  Family-Oriented Adventure

172

10 Things I Hate About You https://www.flickchart.com/movie/023CA0A5F0 1999, 97 min.

Gil Junger  •   Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles

Based-on-Shakespeare  •  Comedy  •  Romance

174

The Straight Story https://www.flickchart.com/movie/87B950F964 1999, 112 min.

David Lynch  •   Starring: Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, James Cada

Americana  •  Drama  •  Road Movie

176

Falling Down https://www.flickchart.com/movie/293A3D21E7 1993, 113 min.

Joel Schumacher  •   Starring: Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Raymond J. Barry

Crime Drama  •  Crime Thriller  •  Crime

178

Desperado https://www.flickchart.com/movie/731D605F61 1995, 106 min.

Robert Rodriguez  •   Starring: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Joaquim de Almeida

Action Thriller  •  Action  •  Crime

180

Funny Games https://www.flickchart.com/movie/76D233EF2C 1997, 108 min.

Michael Haneke  •   Starring: Susanne Lothar, Ulrich Mühe, Arno Frisch

Crime Thriller  •  Crime  •  Foreign Language Film

182

The Ice Storm https://www.flickchart.com/movie/7788D48242 1997, 112 min.

Ang Lee  •   Starring: Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Sigourney Weaver

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature  •  Drama  •  Ensemble Film

184

The Celebration https://www.flickchart.com/movie/E3996CA3C8 1998, 105 min.

Thomas Vinterberg  •   Starring: Ulrich Thomsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Klaus Bondam

Comedy Drama  •  Dogme 95  •  Drama

186

Shallow Grave https://www.flickchart.com/movie/FC03BD278F 1994, 93 min.

Danny Boyle  •   Starring: Kerry Fox, Ewan McGregor, Keith Allen

Crime Thriller  •  Crime  •  Thriller

188

Election https://www.flickchart.com/movie/16A5DB20FA 1999, 103 min.

Alexander Payne  •   Starring: Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon, Mark Harelik

Americana  •  Black Comedy  •  Comedy Drama

190

Blade https://www.flickchart.com/movie/8AE67FC953 1998, 120 min.

Stephen Norrington  •   Starring: Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Stephen Dorff

Action  •  Based-on-Comics  •  Fantasy

192

Baraka https://www.flickchart.com/movie/D75B5A56E8 1992, 96 min.

Ron Fricke

Avant-garde / Experimental  •  Documentary

194