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The decade of the 1990s in film involved many significant developments in the industry of cinema. [1] . Numerous feature-length movies were specifically filmed or edited to be displayed on both theater screens as well as the smaller TV screens, like showing close-up shots during dialogue scenes rather than just wide-angle shots in a room.
Nov 10, 2023 · Published Nov 10, 2023. With so many unique stories using advancements in film and tech, here's why the '90s is the greatest decade for movies. Each decade of cinema has pushed the industry...
- Evergreen Writer
The 1990s. The Era of Mainstream Films and "Indie" Cinema, the Rise of Computer-Generated Imagery, the Decade of Re-makes, Re-releases, and More Sequels. Part 1. Film History of the 1990s. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6. Film History by Decade. Index | Pre-1920s | 1920s | 1930s | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s.
- 50 'Beauty and The Beast'
- 49 'Jerry Maguire'
- 48 'As Good as It Gets'
- 47 'Set It Off'
- 46 'The Truman Show'
- 45 'Maborosi'
Directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise
Not to be mixed up with the also great 1940s movie of the same name (or a 2017 live-action remake), 1991’s Beauty and the Beast is a landmark animated film and one of the best from the Disney Renaissance. It tells the story of an unlikely romance between a young woman and a lonely prince who’s been transformed into a hideous monster, thanks to a curse that can, eventually, be broken. It has one of the most memorable central romances of any Disney movie, contains a great villain in the form of...
Directed by Cameron Crowe
Though he wasn’t the first actor considered for the title role, it’s hard to imagine anyone but Tom Cruise starring in Jerry Maguire, a film that continues to endure and entertain close to 30 years on from release. It’s a romantic dramedy about a sports agent going through a series of ups and downs in both his professional and romantic life, balancing comedy, drama, and romance effectively throughout. Jerry Maguirehas been parodied and referenced enough that it might feel a bit over-exposed o...
Directed by James L. Brooks
A movie that earned Jack Nicholson his third of three Oscars, As Good as It Gets is surprisingly similar to the aforementioned Jerry Maguire. Both are romantic dramedies, both are exactly 139 minutes long, and both feature Cuba Gooding Jr. in a supporting role. The two movies are distinctly of their time, too, but still hold up in various ways today, and are appreciable as late 1990s classics. When it comes to As Good as It Gets, the plot centers on a remarkably cranky old man who clashes wit...
Directed by F. Gary Gray
Set It Off puts an interesting spin on a well-worn genre: the humble heist movie. The main characters in Set It Off are four Black womenwho, owing to their financial struggles, decide to rob banks as a way to get by, and are surprisingly successful. As is usual for this sort of film, complications eventually ensue, with tension ratcheting up as they find a determined police officer on the hunt for their newfound gang. On top of being exciting, Set It Off also works to explore how a sense of w...
Directed by Peter Weir
Working excellently as a forward-thinking satirical film while also being something of a psychological comedy/drama, The Truman Showis an undeniable classic that seems to somehow get better with time. The premise is a genius one, following a man who’s lived his whole life in an artificial environment: a fake world filled with actors, with everything televised; him being the only individual who doesn’t know he’s the star of a TV show. Made just before reality TV as a format/genre really took o...
Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda
Hirokazu Kore-eda is a filmmaker whose profile has risen considerably in more recent years, with a string of successful movies including Shoplifters, Broker, and the boldly unsettling Monster. He’s been crafting compelling films for decades, though, with 1995’s Maborosidemonstrating this well, functioning as the sort of brutally honest, quiet, and moving character-focused drama that his later films were also praised for being. Maborosi is about one young woman having her life upturned after t...
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Sep 29, 2017 · Movies. This article is more than 6 years old. From Clueless to Tarantino: why the 90s was Hollywood’s fairytale decade. Smart, self-aware and groundbreaking, the cinema of the 1990s is worth...
Jan 30, 2024 · From Dumb and Dumber to Beauty and the Beast, this list holds the best of the best. (Image credit: Tristare pictures) Anyone who lives through the 1990s knows that it was quite a unique span of...
Jul 12, 2017 · Winona Ryder. From serial killers to slackers, 'Fight Club' to 'Pulp Fiction' – Rolling Stone's picks for the 100 greatest movies of the 1990s.
