My Favorite Movies of the 1990s

Comment: Most of what I wrote prefacing my list of favorite 1980s movies applies here as well. The list is totally subjective, and as usual, despite having seen many movies, there always remains a large number of critically acclaimed movies I missed.

My records indicate I saw at least 648 movies between 1990 and 1999. Despite best efforts, I estimate forgot to record anywhere between 10 and 30 other movies I saw.

As I reviewed the ten lists, what was really frightening was that many of the titles didn't ring a bell. I had to refer to other sources to remind me what it was I saw. Thank God for the Internet Movie Database.

Also of note is that I didn't see all of these films the year they were released; a film I chose as a favorite of 1993 might have been released in 1992. This always happens to films released in late December in NYC, LA and Toronto and nowhere else until the new year begins.

So the list begins is of my favorite films of the 1990s, by the year in which I saw the films.

1990 Music Box Glory Men Don't Leave My Left Foot Goodfellas Driving Miss Daisy 1991 Terminator 2: Judgement Day The Commitments JFK Awakenings Silence of the Lambs Boyz N the Hood 1992 Glengarry Glen Ross One False Move Unforgiven Hearts of Darkness 1993 Gas, Food, Lodging Jurassic Park Dazed and Confused King of the Hill Untamed Heart Passion Fish

1994 Schindler's List Philadelphia The Fugitive Six Degrees of Separation Ed Wood Pulp Fiction Fresh 1995 Nobody's Fool The Secret of Roan Inish Léon(The Professional) Apollo 13 The Shawshank Redemption The Usual Suspects A Little Princess Toy Story Heat Seven 1996 Sense and Sensibility Babe Dead Man Walking Living in Oblivion Trainspotting Executive Decision Big Night Palookaville Fargo Shine Lone Star Jerry Maguire

1997 Rosewood Sling Blade Fly Away Home Ulee's Gold Contact The Full Monty LA Confidential The Game The Ice Storm Titanic 1998 Wag the Dog The Apostle Babe: Pig in the City Elizabeth Saving Private Ryan 1999 Life is Beautiful A Simple Plan Rushmore October Sky The Matrix Election Eyes Wide Shut The Sixth Sense American Beauty The Limey The Insider Being John Malkovich