{"id":17220,"date":"2021-01-05T20:12:57","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T01:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/?p=17220"},"modified":"2022-01-08T09:46:11","modified_gmt":"2022-01-08T14:46:11","slug":"best-movies-of-the-1990s-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/best-movies-of-the-1990s-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Best movies of the 1990s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s an update to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/best-movies-of-the-1990s-4\/\">this<\/a> list.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best of the best<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/the-addams-family\/\">The Addams Family<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/addams-family-values\/\">Addams Family Values<\/a><\/li>\n<li>American Beauty<\/li>\n<li>The American President<\/li>\n<li>Apollo 13<\/li>\n<li>As Good as It Gets<\/li>\n<li>Awakenings<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/babe\/\">Babe<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Backdraft<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/being-john-malkovich\/\">Being John Malkovich<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Big Lebowski<\/li>\n<li>Bowfinger<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/bulworth\/\">Bulworth<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Chaplin<\/li>\n<li>The City of Lost Children<\/li>\n<li>Clerks<\/li>\n<li>Con Air<\/li>\n<li>Dances with Wolves<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/dark-city\/\">Dark City<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dave<\/li>\n<li>Dead Again<\/li>\n<li>Delicatessen<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/fargo\/\">Fargo<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Fisher King<\/li>\n<li>Forrest Gump<\/li>\n<li>The Fugitive<\/li>\n<li>The Full Monty<\/li>\n<li>Galaxy Quest<\/li>\n<li>Gattaca<\/li>\n<li>Good Will Hunting<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/grosse-pointe-blank\/\">Grosse Point Blank<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/groundhog-day\/\">Groundhog Day<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Green Mile<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/the-hunt-for-red-october\/\">The Hunt for Red October<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Immortal Beloved<\/li>\n<li>Interview with the Vampire<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/jerry-maguire\/\">Jerry Maguire<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kundun<\/li>\n<li>Last Night<\/li>\n<li>A League of Their Own<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/liar-liar\/\">Liar Liar<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Life is Beautiful<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/the-matrix\/\">The Matrix<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Maverick<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/notting-hill\/\">Notting Hill<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/pretty-woman\/\">Pretty Woman<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Remains of the Day<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/the-rock\/\">The Rock<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Romeo + Juliet<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/sense-and-sensibility\/\">Sense and Sensibility<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/shakespeare-in-love\/\">Shakespeare in Love<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Shawshank Redemption<\/li>\n<li>Six Degrees of Separation<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/the-sixth-sense\/\">The Sixth Sense<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/sommersby\/\">Sommersby<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Speed<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/star-trek-first-contact\/\">Star Trek: First Contact<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/star-trek-insurrection\/\">Star Trek: Insurrection<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Strictly Ballroom<\/li>\n<li>The Sweet Hereafter<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/toy-story\/\">Toy Story<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/toy-story-2\/\">Toy Story 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/the-truman-show\/\">The Truman Show<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Twelve Monkeys<\/li>\n<li>The Usual Suspects<\/li>\n<li>While You Were Sleeping<\/li>\n<li>You&#8217;ve Got Mail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Runner ups<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ace Ventura: Pet Detective<\/li>\n<li>Aladdin<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/alien-resurrection\/\">Alien: Resurrection<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Alive<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/antz\/\">Antz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/arlington-road\/\">Arlington Road<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Back to the Future Part III<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/batman-mask-of-the-phantasm\/\">Batman: Mask of the Phantasm<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Barton Fink<\/li>\n<li>Benny &amp; Joon<\/li>\n<li>The Birdcage<\/li>\n<li>Blast from the Past<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/bottle-rocket\/\">Bottle Rocket<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Bound<\/li>\n<li>City of Angels<\/li>\n<li>Conspiracy Theory<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/contact\/\">Contact<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Copycat<\/li>\n<li>Corrina, Corrina<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/death-becomes-her\/\">Death Becomes Her<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dogma<\/li>\n<li>Don Juan DeMarco<\/li>\n<li>Ed Wood<\/li>\n<li>Edward Scissorhands<\/li>\n<li>Ever After<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/the-fifth-element\/\">The Fifth Element<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/the-firm\/\">The Firm<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/following\/\">Following<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Girl, Interrupted<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/goldeneye\/\">GoldenEye<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Grumpy Old Men<\/li>\n<li>Grumpier Old Men<\/li>\n<li>Hercules<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/home-alone\/\">Home Alone<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/the-hudsucker-proxy\/\">The Hudsucker Proxy<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Ice Storm<\/li>\n<li>In &amp; Out<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2012\/03\/in-the-line-of-fire\/\">In the Line of Fire<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Instinct<\/li>\n<li>It Could Happen to You<\/li>\n<li>James and the Giant Peach<\/li>\n<li>Johnny Stecchino<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/jurassic-park\/\">Jurassic Park<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Leon: The Professional<\/li>\n<li>Legends of the Fall<\/li>\n<li>Lone Star<\/li>\n<li>Man on the Moon<\/li>\n<li>The Mask of Zorro<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/men-in-black\/\">Men in Black<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/mission-impossible\/\">Mission: Impossible<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Monster<\/li>\n<li>Mr. Holland&#8217;s Opus<\/li>\n<li>Mrs. Doubtfire<\/li>\n<li>Much Ado About Nothing<\/li>\n<li>Mulan<\/li>\n<li>My Cousin Vinny<\/li>\n<li>My Girl<\/li>\n<li>The Negotiator<\/li>\n<li>The Nightmare Before Christmas<\/li>\n<li>October Sky<\/li>\n<li>The Opposite of Sex<\/li>\n<li>The Other Sister<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/out-of-sight\/\">Out of Sight<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/passion-fish\/\">Passion Fish<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/playing-by-heart\/\">Playing by Heart<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pleasantville<\/li>\n<li>Princess Mononoke<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/quick-change\/\">Quick Change<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Quiz Show<\/li>\n<li>Reality Bites<\/li>\n<li>The Red Violin<\/li>\n<li>RKO 281<\/li>\n<li>Rush Hour<\/li>\n<li>Sabrina<\/li>\n<li>Scent of a Woman<\/li>\n<li>Sister Act<\/li>\n<li>So I Married an Axe Murderer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/star-trek-vi-the-undiscovered-country\/\">Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/star-trek-generations\/\">Star Trek: Generations<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Stepmom<\/li>\n<li>Terminator 2: Judgment Day<\/li>\n<li>Thelma &amp; Louise<\/li>\n<li>Thunderheart<\/li>\n<li>Titanic<\/li>\n<li>Tremors<\/li>\n<li>U.S. Marshals<\/li>\n<li>Waking Ned Devine<\/li>\n<li>The Wedding Singer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Honourable mentions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Air Force One<\/li>\n<li>Alien3<\/li>\n<li>The Associate<\/li>\n<li>Bean<\/li>\n<li>Before Sunrise<\/li>\n<li>Bicentennial Man<\/li>\n<li>Bill &amp; Ted&#8217;s Bogus Journey<\/li>\n<li>A Bug&#8217;s Life<\/li>\n<li>Chasing Amy<\/li>\n<li>Children of Heaven<\/li>\n<li>Cube<\/li>\n<li>Edtv<\/li>\n<li>eXistenZ<\/li>\n<li>Eyes Wide Shut<\/li>\n<li>Fire in the Sky<\/li>\n<li>Free Enterprise<\/li>\n<li>The Freshman<\/li>\n<li>The Frighteners<\/li>\n<li>The Game<\/li>\n<li>Glengarry Glen Ross<\/li>\n<li>I Love You to Death<\/li>\n<li>Kafka<\/li>\n<li>King Ralph<\/li>\n<li>The Lost World: Jurassic Park<\/li>\n<li>Mallrats<\/li>\n<li>The Mask<\/li>\n<li>Medicine Man<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/the-muppet-christmas-carol\/\">The Muppet Christmas Carol<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Odd Couple II<\/li>\n<li>Office Space<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/patriot-games\/\">Patriot Games<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Porco Rosso<\/li>\n<li>Quigley Down Under<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/random-hearts\/\">Random Hearts<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Regarding Henry<\/li>\n<li>Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves<\/li>\n<li>Rosencrantz &amp; Guildenstern Are Dead<\/li>\n<li>The Secret of Roan Inish<\/li>\n<li>Sliding Doors<\/li>\n<li>Smilla&#8217;s Sense of Snow<\/li>\n<li>Stargate<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/the-straight-story\/\">The Straight Story<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Strange Days<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/tomorrow-never-dies\/\">Tomorrow Never Dies<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Wilde<\/li>\n<li>Wolf<\/li>\n<li>The X Files<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Worth watching once<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/li>\n<li>The Island of Dr. Moreau<\/li>\n<li>Mystery Men<\/li>\n<li>Pi<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/pom-poko\/\">Pom Poko<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sphere<\/li>\n<li>Waterworld<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/the-world-is-not-enough\/\">The World is Not Enough<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I previously listed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/best-movies-of-the-1980s-3\/\">best movies of the 1980s<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s an update to this list. 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