100 Films That Defined the 90's
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A list of films that defined or were defined by the decade they were made in.
Factors include: popularity & box office; cult value; memorable scenes, characters, and quotes; significant actors of the time; as representations of a genre (thriller, comedy, horror, etc); themes and issues important to the decade; as examples of special effects, and filmmaking techniques and styles of the time; as example of trends in fashion, technology, and use of language.
As this list is about films about the decade, historical films are generally omitted, with a few exceptions.
List is in reverse-date order, then alphabetical for convenience.
List is tentative, but close to final form.
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American Beauty
1999, in 25 top lists Check -
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American Pie
1999, in 6 top lists Check -
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The Blair Witch Project
1999, in 14 top lists Check -
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Cruel Intentions
1999, in 0 top lists Check -
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Election
1999, in 7 top lists Check -
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Fight Club
1999, in 19 top lists Check -
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The Iron Giant
1999, in 14 top lists Check -
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The Matrix
1999, in 30 top lists Check -
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The Mummy
1999, in 4 top lists Check -
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Office Space
1999, in 7 top lists Check -
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The Sixth Sense
1999, in 20 top lists Check -
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South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
1999, in 8 top lists Check -
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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999, in 5 top lists Check -
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Armageddon
1998, in 4 top lists Check -
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The Big Lebowski
1998, in 26 top lists Check -
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Dark City
1998, in 6 top lists Check -
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Lola rennt
1998 — a.k.a. Run Lola Run, in 9 top lists Check -
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Pi
1998, in 6 top lists Check -
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There's Something About Mary
1998, in 11 top lists Check -
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The Truman Show
1998, in 14 top lists Check -
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The Waterboy
1998, in 2 top lists Check -
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Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
1997, in 3 top lists Check -
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Chasing Amy
1997, in 2 top lists Check -
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Con Air
1997, in 3 top lists Check -
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Contact
1997, in 2 top lists Check -
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Face/Off
1997, in 7 top lists Check -
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The Fifth Element
1997, in 7 top lists Check -
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Good Will Hunting
1997, in 12 top lists Check -
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I Know What You Did Last Summer
1997, in 2 top lists Check -
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Men in Black
1997, in 6 top lists Check -
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Mononoke-hime
1997 — a.k.a. Princess Mononoke, in 18 top lists Check -
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Titanic
1997, in 25 top lists Check -
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Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
1996, in 1 top list Check -
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Independence Day
1996, in 8 top lists Check -
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Jerry Maguire
1996, in 8 top lists Check -
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Mission: Impossible
1996, in 4 top lists Check -
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The Nutty Professor
1996, in 3 top lists Check -
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Scream
1996, in 8 top lists Check -
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Star Trek: First Contact
1996, in 2 top lists Check -
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Trainspotting
1996, in 18 top lists Check -
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Twister
1996, in 2 top lists Check -
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Babe
1995, in 12 top lists Check -
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Batman Forever
1995, in 3 top lists Check -
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Clueless
1995, in 8 top lists Check -
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Friday
1995, in 2 top lists Check -
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Get Shorty
1995, in 2 top lists Check -
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Kôkaku Kidôtai
1995 — a.k.a. Ghost in the Shell, in 12 top lists Check -
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GoldenEye
1995, in 3 top lists Check -
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Kids
1995, in 5 top lists Check -
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Mortal Kombat
1995, in 2 top lists Check
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