What are your top ten favorite movies from the 90s?

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By: Tyler
• 10. Angus
  Anyone remember this? It's a coming of age story about an overweight adolescent and his attempts to win the girl of his dreams. And there's a Green Day song in it!
• 9. Jackie Chan's First Strike
  This one is my favorite Jackie Chan movie. The ladder fight is awesome!
• 8. Tommy Boy
  While not high brow, this movie is pretty funny. The whole Farley-Spade dynamic is great.
• 7. Gen X Cops
  This is a Jackie Chan production. Really cool movie-great characters, great fight scenes(although I would have like to have seen more), all the stuff you would expect from something Chan related.
• 6. Lion King
  Yeah, another Disney movie. But what can I say? This is a great film, still holds up. So go see it, ya dig?
• 5. Toy Story
  I remember the whole family going to see this one. A really funny movie!
• 4. Interview With The Vampire
  Great movie(thought not as good as the book). Well cast, too. Kirsten Dunst is awesome in this.
• 3. Vieuphoria
  I dont know if you could really call this a movie, since it's just a collection of live Smashing Pumpkins material..but still, they rock, and so does this.
• 2. Chasing Amy
  Keven Smith is great, and I think this is his best work.
• 1. Jurassic Park
  I love this movie! It was the biggest thing ever when I was a kid, and it inspired me to dig up our yard in search of fossils!
I'd just like to comment on Titanic, the most overrated piece of trite bs that the American movie going public has ever swallowed. How it earned fifty bajillion dollars is beyond me, as simply setting through the whole "A woman's heart..blah blah" prompted a quick refund and escape from the theater. Worst movie ever.

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By: Alex
• 10. American History X
  Indescribable, just great.
• 9. Patch Adams
  True story, greatly moved me.
• 8. The Shawshank Redemption
  Very good movie.
• 7. The Sixth Sense
  Made me doubt my own aliveness for awhile.
• 6. Forrest Gump
  Big fan, great movie.
• 5. The Matrix
  My Grandfather called it "Mind bending psycho trash", I call it great/
• 4. Escape From LA
  Speaks volumes aobut the modern world.
• 3. Jurrasic Park
  Scared the crap out of me the first time I saw it.
• 2. Saving Private Ryan
  Very powerful movie.
• 1. Dogma
  Just great, pokes fun at religion.
These movies were listed in the order I thought of them.

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By: Steve Crobie
• 10. Saving Private Ryan
  arguably the best war movie ever
• 9. Heat
  Al Pacino, Robert De niro, in the best cops and robbers movie ever
• 8. Forrest Gump
  Tom hanks in the performance of his life
• 7. Silence of the Lambs
  Re defined what thrillers are all about
• 6. Pulp Fiction
  the best dialogue, fascinating, and the most original movie ever
• 5. Jurrasic Park
  Spielberg and dinasours, need I say more
• 4. Goodfellas
  What a good mobster movie, and it's true
• 3. The Shawshank Redemption
  What a great story, and what great acting
• 2. Seven
  I would never know where to begin about this film, what a work of art
• 1. American Beauty
  Original story, suberb acting, phenomanal directorial debut by Sam Mendes
I couldn't bring myself to put any comedies on the list, yeah there funny but when it comes down to it there not actually good movies

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By: Lance Miller
• 10. The Truman Show
  Jim Carrey is a great actor and this movie gave him the first true chance to shine.
• 9. Star Wars-Episode 1-The Phantom Menace
  I don't care what anyone says, this is the way Star Wars was meant to be fun, a little goofy, exciting and for kids.Episode 2 Sucked!!
• 8. Seven
  One of the greatest thrillers of all time
• 7. Interview With The Vampire
  What can I say I love vampires.
• 6. Saving Private Ryan
  Once again...Spielberg is a god.
• 5. Kevin Smith's Jersey Saga
  The absolute reinvention of cinema dialouge
• 4. Dumb and Dumber
  Okay...sue me..it reminds me of me and my friends
• 3. Forrest Gump
  How can you not love this movie
• 2. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
  The best sequel ever far superior to the original.
• 1. The Crow
  The most beautifully haunting and romantic movie ever made. My all time favorite.

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By: heath bennett
• 10. Jurrasic Park
  for the wonder i felt being in that theatre, i was living in that world for the entire 2 hours
• 9. Forest Gump
  a beautiful movie. nuff said.
• 8. HERCULES RETURNS
  i don't know anyone that wouldn't laugh at this movie, and if you don't you have problems. might be hard to find, but please please watch it. you won't be sorry
• 7. Se7en
  one of those movies that just leaves you speechless at the end of the movie.
• 6. American Beauty
  i really didn't want to see this movie, cause i hate hype, and boy did this have hype. i practically hated it before i ever saw it, but when i did...well it made my list didn't it.
• 5. Saving private ryan
  the first 45 minutes alone does it.
• 4. Fight Club
  i don't really know how to describe it, it just blows my fucking mind
• 3. the shawshank redemption
  one amazing movie. touching, i almost WANT to be in prison with those guys. ("almost" being the key word)
• 2. Pulp Fiction
  see goodfellas comment, but also very very cool. best dialogue EVER in a movie.
• 1. Goodfellas
  in your face, powerful, violent, justifiable, brilliant. a major wake up call to Hollywood.
honerable mentions: the sixth sense, the big lebowski, american history x, usual suspects toy story 1 and 2...think that's bout it

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By: kyle and steve
• 10. Goodfellas
  Arguably Scorcese's finest work, this true story is Ray Liotta's finest hour. Pesci and De Niro are also magnificent!! This movie is brutal, comical, and above all realistic!! What do ya mean I'M funny
• 9. The Shawshank Redemption
  Robbins and Freeman work great as a team in this unforgettable story of a man who is wrongfully accused and has to earn his freedom
• 8. American Beauty
  This film proves nothing is what it seems . you always need to look closer. What a spectacular performance by Spacey!! See this movie!!!
• 7. Forrest Gump
  The man who lived the ultimate life, defying the odds and running his way into our hearts... Forever!!!
• 6. Heat
  All star cast! Arguably the two best actors collide in this epic L.A. crime saga. The action is through the roof. Best shootout ever! Suprisingly cheer for good and evil, not your average cops and robbers movie... by any means. This work of art digs way deeper than that.
• 5. Braveheart
  A Great story of romance,war, and vengence! What more could you ask for in a film.
• 4. Pulp Fiction
  Most original plot ever!! Superb acting, Zed's DEAD Baby... Zed's DEAD!
• 3. Jurrasic Park
  Spielberg wins again!! The king of moviemaking brought dinosaurs to life. Welcome... To Jurrasic Park!!!
• 2. SE7EN
  The greatest villian of all time. Brilliant and complex storyline, best ending...enough said!!!
• 1. T2 JUDGEMENT DAY
  eyepopping special effects, the ultimate battle between good and evil....enough said!!!

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By: kyle and steve
• 10. Goodfellas
  Arguably Scorcese's finest work, this true story is Ray Liotta's finest hour. Pesci and De Niro are also magnificent!! This movie is brutal, comical, and above all realistic!! What do ya mean I'M funny
• 9. The Shawshank Redemption
  Robbins and Freeman work great as a team in this unforgettable story of a man who is wrongfully accused and has to earn his freedom
• 8. American Beauty
  This film proves nothing is what it seems . you always need to look closer. What a spectacular performance by Spacey!! See this movie!!!
• 7. Forrest Gump
  The man who lived the ultimate life, defying the odds and running his way into our hearts... Forever!!!
• 6. Heat
  All star cast! Arguably the two best actors collide in this epic L.A. crime saga. The action is through the roof. Best shootout ever! Suprisingly cheer for good and evil, not your average cops and robbers movie... by any means. This work of art digs way deeper than that.
• 5. Braveheart
  A Great story of romance,war, and vengence! What more could you ask for in a film.
• 4. Pulp Fiction
  Most original plot ever!! Superb acting, Zed's DEAD Baby... Zed's DEAD!
• 3. Jurrasic Park
  Spielberg wins again!! The king of moviemaking brought dinosaurs to life. Welcome... To Jurrasic Park!!!
• 2. SE7EN
  The greatest villian of all time. Brilliant and complex storyline, best ending...enough said!!!
• 1. T2 JUDGEMENT DAY
  eyepopping special effects, the ultimate battle between good and evil....enough said!!!

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By: PAUL BRACEGIRDLE
• 10. Human Traffic
  My life in film. Unbelievably accurate if u have ever been part of the chemical/clubbing generation.
• 9. Forrest Gump
  WHAT A GUY!!!
• 8. Snatch
  Amazing script with horrible but loveable characters. Amazing script from my home country.
• 7. Terminator 2
  My fav as a kid so I had to put it here. That may also explain why nearly all these films are violent one's.
• 6. Fight Club
  Once you know the twist this movie just gets better each time u watch it.
• 5. Dumb and Dumber
  No other film, until the sequel, will be this funny.
• 4. Casino
  Well I just love the violence! Full of top quality actors too.
• 3. Pulp Fiction
  Characters are to cool to be true!
• 2. Goodfellas
  Best mob movie ever!!!
• 1. The Matrix
  Most original film in history What more can I say?
If Sopranos was a movie it would be number 1!!!

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By: Doomster
• 10. The Joy Luck Club
  Chinese foreign-films are depressing and even though this one was made in America, it's depressing as well. But it's still a great movie, marked by some hardships faced by the mothers in the movie.
• 9. Titanic
  OK, some of you will second-guess this choice but name another American chick flick that does NOT have a happy ending? This was Cameron's breakout movie as he blended great acting by Gloria Scott, breathtaking special effects, and a good story into a great movie.
• 8. Kids
  A wake-up call about the Gen Y'ers. As I watched this movie, I'm reminded of what Newt Gingrich said: "...it is impossible to maintain civilization with twelve-year-olds having babies, with fifteen-year-olds killing each other, with seventeen-year-olds dying of AIDS, and with eighteen-year-olds ending up with diplomas they can't even read. And that what is at issue is literally not Republican or Democrat or Liberal or Conservative, but the question of whether or not our civilization will survive." As Casper says at the end "Jesus Christ, what happened?"
• 7. Reality Bites
  the 90's version of the Breakfast Club.
• 6. Silence of the Lambs
  Jodie Foster does a great job acting as a rookie FBI agent-in-training w/ a West Virginian accent but is overshadowed by Anthony Hopkin's brilliant performance as the evil genius, Hannibal Lector. Hopkin's portrayal of Dr. Lector as the menacing, brilliant, but demented psychopath won him a much deserved Oscar. It also reinforced my support of the death penalty.
• 5. Shawshank Redemption
  A tight movie, great acting, great plot. I can see this movie over and over again.
• 4. Pulp Fiction
  I like True Romance a lot but this gets the nod because of the excellent script (minus a big plot hole) and great acting by Willis and Travolta. This vaulted Tarantino to the top, only to see him make stinkers like From Dust til Dawn.
• 3. Boyz in the Hood
  As Ice Cube says "They don't know, they don't care....". A look into life growing up in the 'hood marked by Singleton's social commentary about black boys growing up fatherless.
• 2. Saving Private Ryan
  A tribute to WW2 veterans, especially those who stormed Omaha Beach. A great movie because it is anti-war yet so patriotic.
• 1. Schindler's List
  If I had to pick the best movie from 1990 to 1999, this would be it. It's powerful, painful, emotional as it brings an aspect of the Holocaust to life. Granted, there are other movies more realistic (The Grey Zone) but this movie has an underlying message of good vs evil as depicted by Oskar Schindler and Amon Goethe.
Others of note: Braveheart La Haine (Hate) Once Were Warriors Analyze This Speed The Sixth Sense The Matrix Being John Malkovich The Fight Club Europa Europa The Professional Primal Fear In the Name of the Father Fear of a Black Hat Donnie Brasco Courage Under Fire Unforgiven Forrest Gump Speed Bitter Moon True Romance The Usual Suspects American Beauty Terminator 2 Toy Story Clerks La Vida Loca Good Will Hunting

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By: Scott
• 10. Eyes Wide Shut
  Stanley Kubrick's final and best work. A haunting underated movie. Tom Cruise gives another underated performance.
• 9. Unforgiven
  The best western ever made. Goes agaisn't all others westerns and has a very moral center to it.
• 8. Reservoir Dogs
  Quentin Tarintino's first masterpiece. Great quotable dialogue!
• 7. Goodfellas
  The best mob movie ever. Great story and great directing from the best director out there Martin Scorsesse.
• 6. L.A. Confidential
  Very good story with Kevin Spacey's best and most underated performance.
• 5. Boogie Nights
  The study of the porn industry during the 70s and 80s. The first half is funny and entertaining, the second half is emotional and depressing. All brillant.
• 4. American Beauty
  So shocking and powerful and funny.
• 3. JFK
  Makes you believe and hang on its every word.
• 2. Pulp Fiction
  The movie that set all the standards for filmakers to live up to.
• 1. Magnolia
  The best movie ever. An emotional masterpiece. Great performance by Tom Cruise who was robbed of his oscar.
Honarble mentions: Jackie Brown, Tombstone, Seven, Primal Fear, Eve's Bayou, Leaving Las Vegas, The Usual Suspects
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