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Jul 29, 2020 · The '90s produced many brilliant films, and some even won an Oscar for their troubles. Here are the decade's Best Picture winners, ranked.
- Liam Gaughan
- Senior Author
- 'Schindler's List' (1993) Director: Steven Spielberg. Rarely does a film pass the barometer of must-see to become an essential viewing. There are many powerful films and documentaries about the Holocaust, but Steven Spielberg captured the scope and brutality of the tragedy in one of the most grueling three-hour-plus films of all time.
- 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991) Director: Jonathan Demme. The first (and to date, only) horror film to win Best Picture, The Silence of the Lambs broke all of the rules when it came to the Oscars.
- 'Unforgiven' (1992) Director: Clint Eastwood. Unforgiven is the crowning achievement of Clint Eastwood's career, and considering he is one of the industry's finest filmmakers, that's no small achievement.
- 'Titanic' (1997) Director: James Cameron. Titanic was certainly the biggest movie of the decade in more ways than one; in addition to becoming the highest-grossing film of all time during its initial theatrical run, it tied the record for most Oscar wins in history with eleven (although sadly nothing for Leonardo DiCaprio).
- 1990. Filmsite's Greatest Films of 1990. DANCES WITH WOLVES (1990) Awakenings (1990) Ghost (1990) The Godfather, Part III (1990) GoodFellas (1990)
- 1991. Filmsite's Greatest Films of 1991. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991) Beauty and the Beast (1991) Bugsy (1991) JFK (1991) The Prince of Tides (1991)
- 1992. Filmsite's Greatest Films of 1992. UNFORGIVEN (1992) The Crying Game (1992, UK) A Few Good Men (1992) Howards End (1992, UK) Scent of a Woman (1992)
- 1993. Filmsite's Greatest Films of 1993. SCHINDLER'S LIST (1993) The Fugitive (1993) In the Name of the Father (1993, UK/Ireland) The Piano (1993, NZ/Australia/Fr.)
- Alex Philpott
- The Silence Of The Lambs (1991) The Silence of the Lambs is one of the most iconic psychological horror films of all time. The movie follows a young FBI agent who seeks advice from the cannibalistic serial killer, Hannibal Lecter, to find another serial killer, Buffalo Bill.
- Schindler's List (1993) Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List is a drama about the tragic events of the Holocaust and Oskar Schindler, a real-life figure who saved 1,200 Jewish people's lives.
- Titanic (1997) Titanic is one of the few films in history to be just as popular today as it was when it came out. Titanic was re-released in theaters on April 3, 2023, for its 25th anniversary, which earned over $10 million.
- Unforgiven (1992) Unforgiven tells the story of Will Munny, an aging outlaw who takes on one last job after his retirement. Will agrees to help bounty hunter Schofield Kid kill two cowboys who attacked a sex worker.
- Schindler's List. Coming in at number one on our list for every Best Picture winner from the 1990s, ranked is Steven Spielberg's war/drama Schindler's List, starring Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley, and Embeth Davidtz.
- The Silence of the Lambs. Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster star as the iconic Hannibal Lector and Clarice Starling, respectively, in the 1991 psychological horror film The Silence of the Lambs.
- Titanic. James Cameron's Titanic is the definition of epic. There is no love story quite like that of Jack Dawson and Rose DeWitt Bukater. Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet star as the ill-fated lovers, who, despite their differences in social classes, find their way to each other aboard the Titanic and become the loves of each other's lives.
- Forrest Gump. Tom Hanks has been in some incredible films such as Saving Private Ryan, The Green Mile, Cast Away, Philadelphia, and even Toy Story, but his most iconic and beloved role is undoubtedly that of Forrest Gump in director Robert Zemeckis's drama/romance Forrest Gump.
1. Schindler's List (1993) R | 195 min | Biography, Drama, History. 9. Rate. 95 Metascore. In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.
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