54 Of The Best '90s Movies That Were Instant Classics The Moment They Hit The Theater

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As far as fashion, music, and cultural significance, the ’90s are often negatively compared to the ’80s, but nobody can say that ’90s movies aren’t awesome. In fact, many would say that the blockbuster as we know it took shape during this decade thanks to massive successes likeTitanic,Star Wars, andJurassic Park.

FromGoodfellas, Toy Story, and flashy action flicks to the entire genre of the modernrom-com, the ’90s have cemented themselves as one of the best, most memorable decades in movie history, with no shortage of films that’ll be watched many times through the coming generations. So, in no particular order, here are some of the best movies the ’90s have to offer:

1.The Mummy(1999)

2.Ring(1998)

3.Heat(1995)

4.Trainspotting(1996)

5.Eyes Wide Shut(1999)

6.Interview with the Vampire(1994)

7.Selena(1997)

8.Hocus Pocus(1993)

9.Jacob’s Ladder(1990)

10.The Parent Trap(1998)

11.There’s Something About Mary(1998)

12.Cruel Intentions(1999)

13.Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion(1997)

14.Groundhog Day(1993)

15.The Birdcage(1996)

16.Galaxy Quest(1999)

17.Malcolm X(1992)

18.Gattaca(1997)

19.A League of Their Own(1992)

20.Before Sunrise(1995)

21.Thelma & Louise(1991)

22.The Shawshank Redemption(1994)

23.Saving Private Ryan(1998)

24.The Sixth Sense(1999)

25.The Nightmare Before Christmas(1993)

26.Twister(1996)

27.Terminator 2: Judgment Day(1991)

28.Men in Black(1997)

29.Speed(1994)

30.Mrs. Doubtfire(1993)

31.10 Things I Hate About You(1999)

32.Titanic(1997)

33.The Lion King(1994)

34.Scream(1996)

35.Pretty Woman(1990)

36.Romeo + Juliet(1996)

37.Notting Hill(1999)

38.Jurassic Park(1993)

39.The Matrix(1999)

40.Home Alone(1990)

41.Mission: Impossible(1996)

42.Forrest Gump(1994)

43.Toy Story(1995)

44.The Truman Show(1998)

45.Goodfellas(1990)

46.Fight Club(1999)

47.Pulp Fiction(1994)

48.Beauty and the Beast(1991)

49.The Silence of the Lambs(1991)

50.Fargo(1996)

51.Dazed and Confused(1993)

52.The Talented Mr. Ripley(1999)

53.Bram Stoker’s Dracula(1992)

54.Clueless(1995)

The post has been updated by Brittany Miranda and Mallory Levy .

A couple embraces on a ship's deck. The scene is from a movie involving romance and drama at sea

Brendan Fraser is prodded by the tips of various weapons in a scene from "The Mummy"

In a scene from "Ring," a woman with wide eyes and an open mouth is seen on a grainy TV screen

In "Heat," Al Pacino speaks into a corded telephone

Ewan McGregor wears a shocked expression in a scene from "Trainspotting"

Tom Cruise in a scene from "Eyes Wide Shut," seen through a tall iron gate wearing a serious expression

Tom Cruise in 1700s formal attire in "Interview with the Vampire"

Title card for the film "Selena" with a silhouette of Jennifer Lopez holding a microphone

The Sanderson Sisters, holding broomsticks, walk past trick-or-treaters on Halloween Night in a scene from "Hocus Pocus"

Tim Robbins sits on a subway and stares into space in a scene from "Jacob's Ladder"

Lindsay Lohan starring as Hallie and Annie in The Parent Trap

Cameron Diaz as Mary Jensen in There's Something About Mary

Ryan Phillippe, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Reese Witherspoon star in Cruel Intentions

Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow star in Romy and Michele's High School Reunion

characters holding each other

Nathan Lane, Hank Azaria, and Robin Williams in a kitchen scene from "The Birdcage." Nathan Lane is gesturing, Hank Azaria is holding a cup, and Robin Williams reads the paper

Tim Allen, Alan Rickman, Sigourney Weaver, and Tony Shalhoub dressed in sci-fi uniforms, standing in a futuristic setting, likely from a scene in "Galaxy Quest"

Actor Denzel Washington portraying Malcolm X in a suit at a podium in the film "Malcolm X."

Two characters in formal attire sit at a dining table in a scene from a film

Screenshot from "A League of Their Own"

Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in a relaxed pose as they lean against a stone structure, dressed in casual attire

Screenshot from "Thelma & Louise"

Morgan Freeman in a prison uniform, sitting on a bench, looking pensive. The uniform has a visible badge with the number "302"

Screenshot from "Saving Private Ryan"

Bruce Willis and Haley Joel Osment in "The Sixth Sense"

"The Nightmare Before Christmas"

Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt in "Twister"

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton and Edward Furlong in "Terminator 2: Judgment Day"

Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones in "Men in Black"

"Speed"

Group on a sunny day with actor in floral dress and white pearls, woman in patterned dress, boy in stripes, girl in plaid, and child in blue

A man and a woman in an intense conversation scene from a movie, both dressed in early 20th-century style clothing

Animated characters Simba, Nala, and Zazu from "The Lion King" in a jungle scene

Five individuals sitting on a ledge outdoors, relaxed postures, casual attire

Vivian Ward and Edward Lewis from Pretty Woman, she in a red off-shoulder gown, he in a black tuxedo

Heath Ledger in armor as Sir William Thatcher shares a kiss with Shannyn Sossamon as Jocelyn in "A Knight's Tale."

Three individuals, including characters Dr. Ellie Sattler and Dr. Alan Grant, attending to a sick Triceratops in a scene from Jurassic Park

Characters Trinity and Neo stand side-by-side in 'The Matrix', wearing signature black leather outfits

Screenshot from "Home Alone"

Ethan Hunt, a character from Mission: Impossible, is suspended mid-air during a heist scene

Buzz Lightyear and Woody from Toy Story stand in a cartoon room with toys. Buzz is wearing a space suit; Woody is in a cowboy outfit

Jim Carrey as character Truman Burbank smiling, wearing a suit and patterned tie, beside a "Kaiser Chicken" poster

Screenshot from "Goodfellas"

Brad Pitt in "Fight Club"

Mia Wallace from Pulp Fiction, seated in a diner booth, with a pen in hand and a bob haircut

Screenshot from "Dazed and Confused"

Screenshot from "The Talented Mr. Ripley"

Two women in Victorian-style dresses look surprised in a scene from a film

Two characters, Dionne and Cher, from the movie Clueless standing back-to-back, wearing trendy plaid outfits

1.The Mummy(1999)#

2.Ring(1998)#

3.Heat(1995)#

4.Trainspotting(1996)#

5.Eyes Wide Shut(1999)#

6.Interview with the Vampire(1994)#

7.Selena(1997)#

8.Hocus Pocus(1993)#

9.Jacob’s Ladder(1990)#

10.The Parent Trap(1998)#

11.There’s Something About Mary(1998)#

12.Cruel Intentions(1999)#

13.Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion(1997)#

14.Groundhog Day(1993)#

15.The Birdcage(1996)#

16.Galaxy Quest(1999)#

17.Malcolm X(1992)#

18.Gattaca(1997)#

19.A League of Their Own(1992)#

20.Before Sunrise(1995)#

21.Thelma & Louise(1991)#

22.The Shawshank Redemption(1994)#

23.Saving Private Ryan(1998)#

24.The Sixth Sense(1999)#

25.The Nightmare Before Christmas(1993)#

26.Twister(1996)#

27.Terminator 2: Judgment Day(1991)#

28.Men in Black(1997)#

29.Speed(1994)#

30.Mrs. Doubtfire(1993)#

31.10 Things I Hate About You(1999)#

32.Titanic(1997)#

33.The Lion King(1994)#

34.Scream(1996)#

35.Pretty Woman(1990)#

36.Romeo + Juliet(1996)#

37.Notting Hill(1999)#

38.Jurassic Park(1993)#

39.The Matrix(1999)#

40.Home Alone(1990)#

41.Mission: Impossible(1996)#

42.Forrest Gump(1994)#

43.Toy Story(1995)#

44.The Truman Show(1998)#

45.Goodfellas(1990)#

46.Fight Club(1999)#

47.Pulp Fiction(1994)#

48.Beauty and the Beast(1991)#

49.The Silence of the Lambs(1991)#

50.Fargo(1996)#

51.Dazed and Confused(1993)#

52.The Talented Mr. Ripley(1999)#

53.Bram Stoker’s Dracula(1992)#

54.Clueless(1995)#