Best Movies of the 1990s0s

These are the 48 best-rated movies released in the 1990s0s, led by A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Payback and Little Dreams. Ranked by audience score, with cast, trailers and legal places to watch on every page.

1. A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan (1996)

★ 10.0/10

One by One, the musicians climb on stage and take their places: B.B. king, Eric Clapton, Buddy guy, Robert Cray, Bonnie Raitt, Jimmie Vaughan, Dr, john and Art Neville. Vaughan, standing at center stage, launches into…
2. The Payback (1995)

★ 10.0/10

A murderous, two-timing thug tries to score the big dope deal...and we're just talking about the filmmaker here! But "dope" IS the operative word when it comes to The Payback And The Vegas Bloodbath.
3. Little Dreams (1993)

★ 10.0/10

Gharib recalls his life’s journey, which intersects with what the city of Suez experienced over two centuries through the Triple aggression and the Defeat of 1967. Gharib meets Mahmoud, who had been with his father in…
4. Paul: The Emissary (1997)

★ 9.5/10

The path of Saul the angry zealot to Paul the servant of Christ, who will pay any price to bring his message to the world.
5. Animalicious (1999)

★ 9.0/10

A film about fate, co-existence, vanity, justice, karma and forgiveness, ANIMALICOUS comprises six stories of people and the animals that shot them, fell on them, and generally caused mayhem of one sort or another…
6. Mad Season: Live at the Moore (1995)

★ 8.8/10

The band featuring members of Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, and Screaming Trees performs live in concert at the Moore Theater in Seattle, Washington. Mad Season was an American rock supergroup formed in Seattle…
7. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

★ 8.7/10

Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden…
8. Schindler's List (1993)

★ 8.6/10

The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.
9. The Highwaymen: Live at Nassau Coliseum (1990)

★ 8.6/10

The Highwaymen - Live: American Outlaws is a box set of concert performances from country music's legendary first "supergroup" featuring Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson. The…
10. Forrest Gump (1994)

★ 8.5/10

A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one…
11. Pulp Fiction (1994)

★ 8.5/10

A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip…
12. The Green Mile (1999)

★ 8.5/10

A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's…
13. GoodFellas (1990)

★ 8.5/10

The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
14. Pitch People (1999)

★ 8.5/10

The art of the "pitch" and its role in society, as told by many of the pitch industry's greatest salesmen, including Arnold Morris, Sandy Mason, Lester Morris, Wally Nash and Ed McMahon as well as a look at the Popeil…
15. Summer of the Colt (1991)

★ 8.5/10

This award-winning film by André Melançon -- set on a ranch on the pampas of Argentina -- tells the story of three children spending a summer with their grandfather. The youngest, Felipe, makes friends with a puppy…
16. Fight Club (1999)

★ 8.4/10

A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an…
17. Life Is Beautiful (1997)

★ 8.4/10

A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp…
18. Se7en (1995)

★ 8.4/10

Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the…
19. Léon: The Professional (1994)

★ 8.3/10

Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda…
20. American History X (1998)

★ 8.3/10

Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader…
21. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

★ 8.3/10

Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for…
22. Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997)

★ 8.3/10

SEELE orders an all-out attack on NERV, aiming to destroy the Evas before Gendo can advance his own plans for the Human Instrumentality Project. Shinji is pushed to the limits of his sanity as he is forced to decide…
23. Perfect Blue (1998)

★ 8.3/10

Rising pop star Mima quits singing to pursue a career as an actress. After she takes up a role on a popular detective show, her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered. Harboring feelings of guilt and…
24. Three Below Zero (1998)

★ 8.3/10

People are trapped in the basement of a New York apartment building on the hottest day of the summer.
25. Princess Mononoke (1997)

★ 8.3/10

Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest…
26. Good Will Hunting (1997)

★ 8.2/10

Headstrong yet aimless, Will Hunting has a genius-level IQ but chooses to work as a janitor at MIT. When he secretly solves highly difficult graduate-level math problems, his talents are discovered by Professor Gerald…
27. The Matrix (1999)

★ 8.2/10

Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.
28. Joseph (1995)

★ 8.2/10

Joseph, favored son of Jacob and great-grandson of Abraham, is sold into slavery by his jealous brothers. Rising to become prime minister of Egypt. Joseph governed the country during a seven year famine, during which…
29. The Legend of 1900 (1998)

★ 8.2/10

The story of a virtuoso piano player who lives his entire life aboard an ocean liner. Born and raised on the ship, 1900 learned about the outside world through interactions with passengers, never setting foot on land…
30. The Usual Suspects (1995)

★ 8.2/10

Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million…
31. Krantiveer (1994)

★ 8.2/10

Lack-lustred and alcoholic Pratap Narayan Tilak is given a rude awakening when he meets with journalist Megha Dixit, and decides to instill some sense of justice and fair play within his community, and get them to…
32. Bound by Honor (1993)

★ 8.1/10

Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known…
33. The Truman Show (1998)

★ 8.1/10

An insurance salesman begins to suspect that his whole life is actually some sort of reality TV show.
34. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

★ 8.1/10

Ten years after the events of the original, a reprogrammed T-800 is sent back in time to protect young John Connor from the shape-shifting T-1000. Together with his mother Sarah, he fights to stop Skynet from…
35. Central Station (1998)

★ 8.1/10

An emotional journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.
36. La Haine (1995)

★ 8.1/10

After a chaotic night of rioting in a marginal suburb of Paris, three young friends, Vinz, Hubert and Saïd, wander around unoccupied waiting for news about the state of health of a mutual friend who has been seriously…
37. Reservoir Dogs (1992)

★ 8.1/10

A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors -- veteran Mr. White, newcomer Mr. Orange, psychopathic parolee Mr…
38. Asunder (1998)

★ 8.1/10

When a freak accident destroys everything in a man's life, he invades the troubled marriage of his best friends.
39. Casino (1995)

★ 8.0/10

In early-1970s Las Vegas, Sam "Ace" Rothstein gets tapped by his bosses to head the Tangiers Casino. At first, he's a great success in the job, but over the years, problems with his loose-cannon enforcer Nicky Santoro…
40. Toy Story (1995)

★ 8.0/10

Led by Woody, Andy's toys live happily in his room until Andy's birthday brings Buzz Lightyear onto the scene. Afraid of losing his place in Andy's heart, Woody plots against Buzz. But when circumstances separate Buzz…
41. Jurassic Park (1993)

★ 8.0/10

A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of experts and his two eager grandchildren to experience the park and…
42. American Beauty (1999)

★ 8.0/10

Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.
43. Trainspotting (1996)

★ 8.0/10

Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends --Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride. After cleaning…
44. Whisper of the Heart (1995)

★ 8.0/10

Shizuku lives a simple life, dominated by her love for stories and writing. One day she notices that all the library books she has have been previously checked out by the same person: 'Seiji Amasawa'.
45. The Iron Giant (1999)

★ 8.0/10

In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-old boy and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejudices.
46. Before Sunrise (1995)

★ 8.0/10

An unexpected meeting on a train leads two travelers to spend an evening wandering through Vienna. As the night unfolds, they share stories and conversations about life and love, exploring new ideas while a quiet…
47. Paris Is Burning (1991)

★ 8.0/10

Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City's African American and Latinx Harlem drag-ball…
48. Bill Hicks: Revelations (1993)

★ 8.0/10

Bill Hicks in the height of his genius. Recorded at the Dominion Theatre in London, Hicks opens our eyes and minds to the hypocrisy and ludicrousness of the world around us.