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100 Greatest Films of the 90s

by CFKane1982 • Created 14 years ago • Modified 14 years ago
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  • Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction (1994)

    1. Pulp Fiction

    19942h 34mR95Metascore
    8.9 (2.3M)
    The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.
    DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJohn TravoltaUma ThurmanSamuel L. Jackson
  • Schindler's List (1993)

    2. Schindler's List

    19933h 15mR95Metascore
    9.0 (1.5M)
    In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsLiam NeesonRalph FiennesBen Kingsley
  • Malcolm X (1992)

    3. Malcolm X

    19923h 22mPG-1373Metascore
    7.7 (107K)
    Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam and his eventual assassination.
    DirectorSpike LeeStarsDenzel WashingtonAngela BassettDelroy Lindo
  • Claire Danes and Yuriko Ishida in Princess Mononoke (1997)

    4. Princess Mononoke

    19972h 13mPG-1376Metascore
    8.3 (460K)
    While seeking to cure himself of a curse, young warrior Ashitaka stumbles into a conflict between the people of Iron Town and Princess Mononoke, a girl raised by wolves, who will stop at nothing to prevent the destruction of her home.
    DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsYôji MatsudaYuriko IshidaYûko Tanaka
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman, William H. Macy, Philip Baker Hall, Jason Robards, and Jeremy Blackman in Magnolia (1999)

    5. Magnolia

    19993h 8mR78Metascore
    8.0 (338K)
    An epic mosaic of interrelated characters in search of love, forgiveness and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.
    DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsTom CruiseJason RobardsJulianne Moore
  • Jean-Marc Barr in Europa (1991)

    6. Europa

    19911h 48mR69Metascore
    7.5 (24K)
    Just after World War II, an American takes a railway job in Germany, but finds his position politically sensitive with various people trying to use him.
    DirectorLars von TrierStarsBarbara SukowaJean-Marc BarrUdo Kier
  • Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet in Sense and Sensibility (1995)

    7. Sense and Sensibility

    19952h 16mPG84Metascore
    7.7 (132K)
    Rich Mr. Dashwood dies, leaving his second wife and her three daughters poor by the rules of inheritance. The older two daughters are the title opposites.
    DirectorAng LeeStarsEmma ThompsonKate WinsletJames Fleet
  • Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, and Giorgio Cantarini in Life Is Beautiful (1997)

    8. Life Is Beautiful

    19971h 56mPG-1358Metascore
    8.6 (778K)
    When an open-minded Jewish waiter and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp.
    DirectorRoberto BenigniStarsRoberto BenigniNicoletta BraschiGiorgio Cantarini
  • Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, and Joe Pesci in Goodfellas (1990)

    9. Goodfellas

    19902h 25mR92Metascore
    8.7 (1.3M)
    The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroRay LiottaJoe Pesci
  • Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, and Olivia Williams in Rushmore (1998)

    10. Rushmore

    19981h 33mR87Metascore
    7.6 (203K)
    A teenager at Rushmore Academy falls for a much older teacher and befriends a middle-aged industrialist. Later, he finds out that his love interest and his friend are having an affair, which prompts him to begin a vendetta.
    DirectorWes AndersonStarsJason SchwartzmanBill MurrayOlivia Williams
  • Jodie Foster in The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

    11. The Silence of the Lambs

    19911h 58mR86Metascore
    8.6 (1.6M)
    A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.
    DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsJodie FosterAnthony HopkinsScott Glenn
  • Hamlet (1996)

    12. Hamlet

    19964h 2mPG-13
    7.7 (41K)
    Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer, his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
    DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsKenneth BranaghJulie ChristieDerek Jacobi
  • Dreams (1990)

    13. Dreams

    19901h 59mPG
    7.7 (31K)
    A collection of tales based upon eight of director Akira Kurosawa's recurring dreams.
    DirectorsAkira KurosawaIshirô HondaStarsAkira TeraoMitsuko BaishôToshie Negishi
  • Chow Yun-Fat in Hard Boiled (1992)

    14. Hard Boiled

    19922h 8mR
    7.7 (56K)
    A tough-as-nails cop teams up with an undercover agent to shut down a sinister mobster and his crew.
    DirectorJohn WooStarsChow Yun-FatTony Leung Chiu-waiTeresa Sun-Kwan Mo
  • Fargo (1996)

    15. Fargo

    19961h 38mR88Metascore
    8.1 (756K)
    Minnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.
    DirectorsJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsWilliam H. MacyFrances McDormandSteve Buscemi
  • Wang Yu-wen, Chien-Lien Wu, and Kuei-Mei Yang in Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)

    16. Eat Drink Man Woman

    19942h 4mNot Rated80Metascore
    7.8 (24K)
    A senior chef lives with his three grown daughters; the middle one finds her future plans affected by unexpected events and the life changes of the other household members.
    DirectorAng LeeStarsSihung LungKuei-Mei YangWang Yu-wen
  • Tim Robbins in The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

    17. The Shawshank Redemption

    19942h 22mR82Metascore
    9.3 (3M)
    A banker convicted of uxoricide forms a friendship over a quarter century with a hardened convict, while maintaining his innocence and trying to remain hopeful through simple compassion.
    DirectorFrank DarabontStarsTim RobbinsMorgan FreemanBob Gunton
  • Eihi Shiina in Audition (1999)

    18. Audition

    19991h 55mR70Metascore
    7.1 (95K)
    A widower has his film producer friend organize a fake audition as a means of helping him find a new girlfriend, but the woman he selects is not who she appears to be.
    DirectorTakashi MiikeStarsRyô IshibashiEihi ShiinaTetsu Sawaki
  • Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn in Dead Man Walking (1995)

    19. Dead Man Walking

    19952h 2mR80Metascore
    7.5 (105K)
    A nun, while comforting a convicted killer on death row, empathizes with both the killer and his victim's families.
    DirectorTim RobbinsStarsSusan SarandonSean PennRobert Prosky
  • The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

    20. The Sweet Hereafter

    19971h 52mR91Metascore
    7.4 (37K)
    A bus crash in a small town brings a lawyer to defend the families, but he discovers everything isn't what it seems.
    DirectorAtom EgoyanStarsIan HolmSarah PolleyCaerthan Banks
  • Tim Robbins in The Player (1992)

    21. The Player

    19922h 4mR86Metascore
    7.5 (69K)
    A hotshot Hollywood studio executive starts receiving death threats from a rejected writer.
    DirectorRobert AltmanStarsTim RobbinsGreta ScacchiFred Ward
  • Once Upon a Time in China (1991)

    22. Once Upon a Time in China

    19912h 14mR
    7.2 (21K)
    Legendary martial arts hero Wong Fei-Hung fights against foreign forces' plundering of China. When Aunt Yee arrives back from America, Wong Fei-Hung assumes the role of her protector.
    DirectorHark TsuiStarsJet LiRosamund KwanBiao Yuen
  • Winston Chao, May Chin, and Mitchell Lichtenstein in The Wedding Banquet (1993)

    23. The Wedding Banquet

    19931h 46mR81Metascore
    7.6 (18K)
    To satisfy his nagging parents, a gay landlord and a female tenant agree to a marriage of convenience, but his parents arrive to visit and things get out of hand.
    DirectorAng LeeStarsWinston ChaoMay ChinAh-Lei Gua
  • Emily Watson in Breaking the Waves (1996)

    24. Breaking the Waves

    19962h 33mR82Metascore
    7.8 (74K)
    Oilman Jan is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when Jan urges her to have sex with another.
    DirectorLars von TrierStarsEmily WatsonStellan SkarsgårdKatrin Cartlidge
  • Tom Hanks, R. Lee Ermey, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, John Ratzenberger, Wallace Shawn, Jim Varney, and Don Rickles in Toy Story (1995)

    25. Toy Story

    19951h 21mG96Metascore
    8.3 (1.1M)
    A cowboy doll is profoundly threatened and jealous when a new spaceman action figure supplants him as top toy in a boy's bedroom.
    DirectorJohn LasseterStarsTom HanksTim AllenDon Rickles

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