1990s English-language films

1.

Lolita

1997 film by Adrian Lyne

Overview: Lolita is a 1997 drama film directed by Adrian Lyne and written by Stephen Schiff. It is the second screen adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's 1955 novel of the same name and stars Jeremy Irons as Humbert ...

Release date: 27 September 1997

Genre: Drama, Romance

Director: Adrian Lyne

Cast: Jeremy Irons, Melanie Griffith, Frank Langella, Dominique Swain, Suzanne Shepherd, Keith Reddin

Producer: Mario Kassar, Joel B. Michaels

Writer: Vladimir Nabokov, Stephen Schiff

An English professor falls for a minor, and has to face the consequences of his actions.

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American erotic drama films 110T

French drama road movies 16T

American drama road movies 82T

2.

Titanic

1997 American romantic disaster film directed by James Cameron

Overview: Titanic is a 1997 American epic romance and disaster film directed, written, produced, and co-edited by James Cameron. Incorporating both historical and fictionalized aspects, it is based on accounts of ...

Release date: 1 November 1997

Genre: Drama, Romance, Adventure, History

Director: James Cameron

Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher, Gloria Stuart

Producer: James Cameron, Pamela Easley

Writer: James Cameron

A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.

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Romantic drama films based on actual events 9T

1990s American films 4,704T

1997 romantic drama films 53T

3.

The Mask

1994 comedy film by Chuck Russell

Overview: The Mask is a 1994 American neo-noir superhero comedy film directed by Charles Russell, produced by Bob Engelman, and written by Mike Werb, loosely based on the Mask comics published by Dark Horse Comics ...

Release date: 29 July 1994

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Romance

Director: Chuck Russell

Cast: Jim Carrey, Peter Riegert, Peter Greene, Amy Yasbeck, Richard Jeni, Orestes Matacena

Producer: Ann Burgund, Michael De Luca

Writer: Michael Fallon, Mark Verheiden

Bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss is transformed into a manic super-hero when he wears a mysterious mask.

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1990s superhero comedy films 12T

1994 fantasy films 9T

Films produced by Michael De Luca 62T

4.

The Little Rascals

1994 family comedy film by Penelope Spheeris

Overview: The Little Rascals is a 1994 American family comedy film produced by Amblin Entertainment, and released by Universal Pictures on August 5, 1994. The film is an adaptation of Hal Roach's Our Gang, a series ...

Release date: 5 August 1994

Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance

Director: Penelope Spheeris

Cast: Travis Tedford, Kevin Jamal Woods, Jordan Warkol, Zachary Mabry, Ross Bagley, Courtland Mead

Producer: Mark Allan, Michael King

Writer: Penelope Spheeris, Robert Wolterstorff

Alfalfa is wooing Darla and his "He-Man-Woman-Hating" friends attempt to sabotage the relationship.

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1990s American films 4,779T

1994 children's films 27T

1994 comedy films 253T

5.

Mrs. Doubtfire

1993 American comedy-drama film directed by Chris Columbus

Overview: Mrs. Doubtfire is a 1993 American comedy-drama film directed by Chris Columbus. It was written for the screen by Randi Mayem Singer and Leslie Dixon, based on the 1987 novel Alias Madame Doubtfire by ...

Release date: 24 November 1993

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance

Director: Chris Columbus

Cast: Robin Williams, Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan, Harvey Fierstein, Polly Holliday, Lisa Jakub

Producer: Joan Bradshaw, Linda Jones Clough

Writer: Anne Fine, Randi Mayem Singer

After a bitter divorce, an actor disguises himself as a female housekeeper to spend time with his children held in custody by his former wife.

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1990s American films 38T

Films with screenplays by Leslie Dixon 13T

1993 LGBT-related films 34T

6.

Matilda

1996 fantasy comedy film by Danny DeVito

Overview: Matilda is a 1996 American fantasy comedy film co-produced and directed by Danny DeVito from a screenplay by Nicholas Kazan and Robin Swicord, based on the 1988 novel of the same name by Roald Dahl. The ...

Release date: 28 July 1996

Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Director: Danny DeVito

Cast: Mara Wilson, Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Embeth Davidtz, Pam Ferris, Paul Reubens

Producer: Martin Bregman, Liccy Dahl

Writer: Roald Dahl, Nicholas Kazan

A girl gifted with a keen intellect and psychic powers uses both to deal with her crude, distant family and free her kind teacher from their sadistic headmistress ...

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Films with screenplays by Nicholas Kazan 12T

1996 children's films 22T

1990s American films 4,779T

7.

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love

1996 film

Overview: Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love is a 1996 Indian historical erotic romance film co-written, co-produced, and directed by Mira Nair. It takes its title from the ancient Indian text, the Kama Sutra and serves ...

Release date: 11 September 1996

Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Romance

Director: Mira Nair

Cast: Indira Varma, Sarita Choudhury, Ramon Tikaram, Naveen Andrews, Rekha, Khalid Tyabji

Producer: Caroline Baron, Lydia Dean Pilcher

Writer: Helena Kriel, Mira Nair

Two female friends become sexual rivals at maturity.

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English-language Japanese films 68T

English-language German films 842T

Indian erotic romance films 14T

8.

Home Alone

1990 film directed by Chris Columbus

Overview: Home Alone is a 1990 American Christmas comedy film directed by Chris Columbus and written and produced by John Hughes. The first film in the Home Alone franchise, the film stars Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci ...

Release date: 10 November 1990

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Family

Director: Chris Columbus

Cast: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, Roberts Blossom, Catherine O'Hara

Producer: Tarquin Gotch, John Hughes

Writer: John Hughes

An eight-year-old troublemaker, mistakenly left home alone, must defend his home against a pair of burglars on Christmas Eve.

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1990 children's films 11T

1990s American films 4,774T

American Christmas comedy films 184T

9.

Eyes Wide Shut

1999 British-American drama film directed by Stanley Kubrick

Overview: Eyes Wide Shut is a 1999 erotic mystery psychological drama film directed, produced and co-written by Stanley Kubrick. Based on the 1926 novella Traumnovelle (Dream Story) by Arthur Schnitzler, the movie ...

Release date: 13 July 1999

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Director: Stanley Kubrick

Cast: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Madison Eginton, Jackie Sawiris, Sydney Pollack, Leslie Lowe

Producer: Brian Cook, Jan Harlan

Writer: Stanley Kubrick, Frederic Raphael

A Manhattan doctor embarks on a bizarre, night-long odyssey after his wife's admission of unfulfilled longing.

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American erotic drama films 109T

British erotic thriller films 19T

Films scored by Jocelyn Pook 18T

10.

Blood In, Blood Out

1993 film directed by Taylor Hackford

Overview: Blood In Blood Out (also known as Bound by Honor and Blood In Blood Out: Bound By Honor) is a 1993 American epic crime drama film directed by Taylor Hackford. It follows the intertwining lives of three ...

Release date: 16 April 1993

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Director: Taylor Hackford

Cast: Damian Chapa, Jesse Borrego, Benjamin Bratt, Enrique Castillo, Victor Rivers, Delroy Lindo

Producer: Jimmy Santiago Baca, Gina Blumenfeld

Writer: Ross Thomas, Jimmy Santiago Baca

Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on step-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo.

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Films with screenplays by Floyd Mutrux 7T

Spanish-language American films 65T

1993 crime thriller films 36T

11.

Basic Instinct

1992 erotic thriller film by Paul Verhoeven

Overview: Basic Instinct is a 1992 neo-noir erotic thriller film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Joe Eszterhas. The film follows San Francisco police detective Nick Curran (Michael Douglas), who is in ...

Release date: 20 March 1992

Genre: Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Drama

Director: Paul Verhoeven

Cast: Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Denis Arndt, Leilani Sarelle

Producer: William S. Beasley, Louis D'Esposito

Writer: Joe Eszterhas

A police detective is in charge of the investigation of a brutal murder, in which a beautiful and seductive woman could be involved.

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Basic Instinct 4T

Films produced by Alan Marshall (producer) 15T

Films produced by Mario F. Kassar 25T

12.

The Temptations

1998 television miniseries by Allan Arkush

Overview: The Temptations is a four-hour television miniseries broadcast in two-hour halves on NBC, based upon the history of one of Motown's longest-lived acts, The Temptations. Executive produced by former Motown ...

Release date: 1 November 1998

Genre: Drama, Music, Biography

Director: Allan Arkush

Cast: Charles Malik Whitfield, D.B. Woodside, Terron Brooks, Christian Payton, Leon, Alan Rosenberg

Producer: Jay Benson, Shelly Berger

Writer: Kevin Arkadie, Robert Johnson

Biography of the singers who formed the hit Motown musical act, The Temptations.

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American biographical drama films 685T

Primetime Emmy Award-winning television series 221T

African-American biographical dramas 83T

13.

Toy Story

1995 American animated film directed by John Lasseter

Overview: Toy Story is a 1995 American computer-animated buddy comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The feature film directorial debut of John Lasseter, it was the ...

Release date: 19 November 1995

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Director: John Lasseter

Cast: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles, Jim Varney, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger

Producer: Bonnie Arnold, Ed Catmull

Writer: John Lasseter, Pete Docter

A cowboy doll is profoundly threatened and jealous when a new spaceman action figure supplants him as top toy in a boy's bedroom.

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American animated feature films 68T

2009 3D films 25T

1995 children's films 3T

14.

The Waterboy

1998 film by Frank Coraci

Overview: The Waterboy is a 1998 American sports comedy film directed by Frank Coraci and starring Adam Sandler in the title role, Kathy Bates, Fairuza Balk, Henry Winkler, Jerry Reed, Larry Gilliard, Jr., Blake ...

Release date: 6 November 1998

Genre: Comedy, Sport

Director: Frank Coraci

Cast: Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Henry Winkler, Fairuza Balk, Jerry Reed, Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

Producer: Phyllis Alia, Jack Giarraputo

Writer: Tim Herlihy, Adam Sandler

A waterboy for a college football team discovers he has a unique tackling ability and becomes a member of the team.

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Films about mother–son relationships 142T

1998 comedy films 276T

Films produced by Jack Giarraputo 12T

15.

The Specialist

1994 film by Luis Llosa

Overview: The Specialist is a 1994 American action thriller film directed by Luis Llosa and starring Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone, James Woods, Eric Roberts, and Rod Steiger. It is loosely based on "The Spe ...

Release date: 7 October 1994

Genre: Action, Thriller, Crime, Drama, Romance

Director: Luis Llosa

Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone, James Woods, Rod Steiger, Eric Roberts, Mario Ernesto Sánchez

Producer: Steve Barron, Chuck Binder

Writer: John Shirley, Alexandra Seros

A woman entices a bomb expert she's involved with into destroying the mafia that killed her family.

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English-language spy thriller films 13T

English-language action thriller films 78T

1990s American films 4,757T

16.

The Sandlot

1993 film by David Mickey Evans

Overview: The Sandlot (released in some countries as The Sandlot Kids) is a 1993 American coming-of-age sports comedy film co-written, directed, and narrated by David Mickey Evans. It tells the story of a group ...

Release date: 7 April 1993

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport

Director: David M. Evans

Cast: Tom Guiry, Mike Vitar, Patrick Renna, Chauncey Leopardi, Marty York, Brandon Quintin Adams

Producer: Mark Burg, Dale De La Torre

Writer: David M. Evans, Robert Gunter

A new kid in town is taken under the wing of a young baseball prodigy and his team. Together, they get themselves into many adventures involving rival ...

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Films with screenplays by David Mickey Evans 6T

1993 comedy films 204T

1993 directorial debut films 85T

17.

Léon: The Professional

1994 film by Luc Besson

Overview: Léon: The Professional (French: Léon), titled Leon in the UK and Australia (and originally titled The Professional in the US), is a 1994 English-language French action-thriller film written and directed ...

Release date: 14 September 1994

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller

Director: Luc Besson

Cast: Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman, Danny Aiello, Peter Appel, Willi One Blood

Producer: Claude Besson, John Garland

Writer: Luc Besson

12-year-old Mathilda is reluctantly taken in by Léon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. An unusual relationship forms as she becomes ...

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Films about corruption in the United States 27T

Films about the Drug Enforcement Administration 15T

Films about contract killing in the United States 12T

18.

The Players Club

1998 film directed by Ice Cube

Overview: The Players Club is a 1998 American dark comedy drama thriller film written and directed by Ice Cube in his feature film directorial debut. In addition to Ice Cube, the film stars Bernie Mac, Monica C ...

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Director: Ice Cube

Cast: LisaRaye McCoy, Dick Anthony Williams, Judyann Elder, Chrystale Wilson, Adele Givens, Bernie Mac

Producer: Patricia Charbonnet, Carl Craig

Writer: Ice Cube

A woman must contend with rival strippers and her boss in an attempt to make a legitimate living.

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1990s hood films 76T

1998 black comedy films 40T

1990s American films 4,832T

19.

The Parent Trap

1998 film

Overview: The Parent Trap is a 1998 American romantic comedy film co-written and directed by Nancy Meyers, and produced and co-written by Charles Shyer. It is a remake of the 1961 film of the same name and an a ...

Release date: 20 July 1998

Genre: Comedy, Family, Adventure, Drama, Romance

Director: Nancy Meyers

Cast: Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson, Elaine Hendrix, Lisa Ann Walter, Simon Kunz

Producer: Bruce A. Block, Julie B. Crane

Writer: Erich Kästner, David Swift

Identical twins Annie and Hallie, separated at birth and each raised by one of their biological parents, discover each other for the first time at summer ...

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Films about father–daughter relationships 149T

Films about mother–daughter relationships 137T

1998 children's films 2T

20.

The Mask of Zorro

1998 American swashbuckler film directed by Martin Campbell

Overview: The Mask of Zorro is a 1998 American swashbuckler film based on the fictional character of the same name created by Johnston McCulley. It was directed by Martin Campbell and stars Antonio Banderas, Anthony ...