Critically acclaimed movies of 1990s

Actors : Joe Pesci, Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Lorraine Bracco,
Directors : Martin Scorsese,

The story of Henry Hill and his life through the teen years into the years of mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen Hill and his Mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito in the Italian-American crime syndicate.

Actors : Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Leonardo DiCaprio,
Directors : 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.

Actors : Ice Cube, Spike Jonze, George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg,
Directors : David O. Russell,

In the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War, four soldiers set out to steal gold that was stolen from Kuwait, but they discover people who desperately need their help.

Actors : Ian McShane, Ray Winstone, Amanda Redman, Ben Kingsley,
Directors : Jonathan Glazer,

Brutal gangster Don Logan recruits "retired" safecracker Gal for one last job, but it goes badly for both of them.

Actors : Matthew Broderick, Rory Culkin, Laura Linney, Mark Ruffalo,
Directors : Kenneth Lonergan,

A single mother's life is thrown into turmoil after her struggling, rarely seen younger brother returns to town.

Actors : Morgan Freeman, Richard Harris, Gene Hackman, Clint Eastwood,
Directors : Clint Eastwood,

Retired Old West gunslinger William Munny reluctantly takes on one last job, with the help of his old partner and a young man.

Actors : Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, Seymour Cassel, Olivia Williams,
Directors : Wes Anderson,

The extracurricular king of Rushmore preparatory school is put on academic probation.

Actors : Jason Robards, Tom Cruise, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman,
Directors : Paul Thomas Anderson,

An epic mosaic of interrelated characters in search of love, forgiveness, and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.

Actors : Reese Witherspoon, Matthew Broderick, Chris Klein, Jessica Campbell,
Directors : Alexander Payne,

A high school teacher's personal life becomes complicated as he works with students during the school elections, particularly with an obsessive overachiever determined to become student body president.

Actors : Sissy Spacek, Jane Galloway Heitz, Joseph A. Carpenter, Richard Farnsworth,
Directors : David Lynch,

An old man makes a long journey by lawn-mover tractor to mend his relationship with an ill brother.

Actors : Helen Hunt, Paul Sanchez, Lari White, Tom Hanks,
Directors : Robert Zemeckis,

A FedEx executive must transform himself physically and emotionally to survive a crash landing on a deserted island.

Actors : Brandon Merrill, Owen Wilson, Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu,
Directors : Tom Dey,

A Chinese man who travels to the Wild West to rescue a kidnapped princess. After teaming up with a train robber, the unlikely duo takes on a Chinese traitor and his corrupt boss.

Actors : Johnny Depp, Olatz López Garmendia, Javier Bardem, Giovanni Florido,
Directors : Julian Schnabel,

Episodic look at the life of Cuban poet and novelist, Reinaldo Arenas (1943-1990), from his childhood in Oriente province to his death in New York City. He joins Castro's rebels. By 1964, ...

Actors : Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Lawrence A. Bonney, Kasi Lemmons,
Directors : Jonathan Demme,

A young F.B.I. cadet must confide in an incarcerated and manipulative killer to receive his help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims.

Actors : Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, William H. Macy, Peter Stormare,

Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.

Actors : Ralph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Willem Dafoe, Juliette Binoche,
Directors : Anthony Minghella,

At the close of WWII, a young nurse tends to a badly-burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair.

Actors : Hugo Weaving, Carrie-Anne Moss, Laurence Fishburne, Keanu Reeves,

A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against its controllers.

Actors : Marisa Paredes, Cecilia Roth, Antonia San Juan, Candela Peña,
Directors : Pedro Almodóvar,

Young Esteban wants to become a writer and also to discover the identity of his father, carefully concealed by his mother Manuela.

Actors : Connie Nielsen, Joaquin Phoenix, Oliver Reed, Russell Crowe,
Directors : Ridley Scott,

When a Roman General is betrayed, and his family murdered by an emperor's corrupt son, he comes to Rome as a gladiator to seek revenge.

Actors : Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, David Brisbin, Dawn Didawick,
Directors : Steven Soderbergh,

An unemployed single mother becomes a legal assistant and almost single-handedly brings down a California power company accused of polluting a city's water supply.