Favorite Movies 1990s
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Favorite Movies 1990s

Titanic was tops at the box office, but which movie ranks supreme for the decade?

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1 The Shawshank Redemption
Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins star as inmates who keep hope alive for one another. 670 1706
2 Pulp Fiction
Quentin Tarantino's breakout hit is violent, tells its story uniquely, and rejunivanted John Travolta's career. 669 1807
3 GoodFellas
Joe Pesci and Robert De Niro do it again, with help from Ray Liotta and others, in the nineties' greatest mob flick. 668 1666
4 Saving Private Ryan
An epic retelling of D-day and a dangerous mission to rescue a soldier whose brothers have already perished in WWII. 620 1616
5 The Silence of the Lambs
Anthony Hopkins plays one of the all-time great villains, cannibal Hannibal Lecter, in this Best Picture winner. 611 1569
6 Forrest Gump
Tom Hanks won his second Oscar for this touching tale of a slow southern man who plays witness to the twentieth century. 562 1772
7 Schindler's List
Speilberg's landmark Holocaust movie stars Liam Neeson as Oskar Schindler, a German who saves Jews during the Holocaust. 450 1390
8 Toy Story
The first full-length CGI film starred Tom Hanks and Tim Allen and set the stage for Pixar's dominance. 394 1522
9 Jurassic Park
Speilberg's classic brought dinosaurs to life with previously unimaginable special effects. 394 1510
10 Braveheart
Mel Gibson's epic about Scottish freedom fighter William Wallace and his quest for national independence. 374 1488
11 Unforgiven
Eastwood won Best Director and Best Picture Oscars (and was nominated for Best Actor) for this modern Western. 350 1320
12 The Matrix
The Matrix, starring Keanu Reeves, redefined the way action movies were made and paved the way for two hit sequels. 317 1515
13 The Fugitive
Harrison Ford stars as a doctor wrongly accused of murder, and Tommy Lee Jones is the U.S. marshal charged with catching him. 297 1339
14 The Sixth Sense
M. Night Shyamalan's breakout hit stars Bruce Willis and features one of the all-time great endings. 290 1414
15 Fargo
The Coen brothers satirize Midwesterners in this cult classic, starring Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, and Steve Buscemi. 234 1322
16 American Beauty
Sam Mendes directed this drama, which won six Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor (Kevin Spacey). 121 1369
17 Dances with Wolves
A Union soldier (Kevin Costner) is transferred to South Dakota, where he lives among Sioux Indians. 38 1168
18 L.A. Confidential
This noir-style crime drama explores fifties Hollywood and its criminal underpinnings. 37 1197
19 Titanic
James Cameron's retelling of the infamous ship disaster redefined blockbuster. 28 1526
20 Philadelphia
Tom Hanks won the first of his two Best Actor Oscars for Hollywood's first major exploration of AIDS. -101 1185
21 Boyz 'N the Hood
Director John Singleton's debut poignantly chronicles three young black men growing up in Los Angeles. -209 1175
22 Pretty Woman
This quinessential romantic comedy stars Julia Roberts as a beautiful prostitute and Richard Gere as the corporate titan who loves her. -215 1277
23 Jerry Maguire
A heartwarming tale of a jaded sports agent (Tom Cruise) rescued by a single mother (Renee Zellweger) and her young son. -234 1188
24 City Slickers
Billy Crystal's classic Western blends drama, comedy, and life on the trail. -237 1115
25 Thelma & Louise
A chick flick that everyone can love, starring Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis as two women fleeing a crime. -266 1148