Awesome 90s Movies
#15 American Pie (1999)
What does it mean to be a young teen in America? Anybody who didn't know learned first-hand with the release of this all-time American teen classic.
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American Pie (1999)
What does it mean to be a young teen in America? Anybody who didn't know learned first-hand with the release of this all-time American teen classic.
14:
Jurassic Park (1993)
Jurassic Park permanently changed the entire cinema game. King Kong was one thing, but to have what seemed like living, breathing dinosaurs on screen was unlike anything we had ever experienced before.
13:
My Girl (1991)
My Girl taught us the beauty of young love and friendship. It also exposed of us to death.. something we all have to deal with. But most of all, it made us smile!
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The Sixth Sense (1999)
Bloody murder is one type of horror, but the Sixth Sense introduced us to the paranormal type instead. We are in essence thrown into a world where nothing we see is as it appears.
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Braveheart (1995)
Rarely does such a historical epic pop up in the theaters -- one that leaves you at the edge of your seat, begging the Gods to let the protagonist win. Sadly, Braveheart taught us the opposite: sometimes, the good guys lose.
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Pulp Fiction (1994)
Besides teaching us that Samuel L Jackson has a loud voice, Pulp Fiction brought to life the notion of cinema presented out of chronical sequence. It's regarded so highly that, to this day, critics compare it to the likes of Psycho and Bonnie and Clyde.
9:
The Matrix (1999)
The Matrix took science fiction to a whole new level, featuring ridiculously awesome fight scenes and bizarre "dream world" vs reality philosophy that blew away our minds. It may in fact be one of the greatest films of all time.
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Matilda (1996)
Dreams so come true, or at least they did for Matilda, a great girl with horrible parents! The ending, where she finally finds a new home, still touches us!
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Clerks (1994)
This classic comedy introduced us to Jay and Silent Bob, two fictional stoners who later appeared in a variety of other films, including Clerks II and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. This film also brought us modern philosophy, i.e., did the Death Star contractors die or live, or will we never know?
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
This live-action adaption took the uber-popular TMNT comic serioues and brought Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, Raphael, Splinter and Shredder to life! Splinter: "*Chuckles* I made a funny!"
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Forrest Gump
This epic comedy-drama romance taught the world an important lesson -- that naivity and mental handicap do not make one any less human. [My momma always said, "Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."]
4:
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
If it hadn't been for Mrs. Doubtfire, there would be no Tyler Perry and thus no Madia. This is the one -- the film that made it trendy for men to dress like women!
3:
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995)
This cult classic took the children's television series "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" to the bigstream, thus imprinting the Rangers permanently into the minds of millions of kids. "It's Morphin' Time!"
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Hook (1991)
Hook brought to life the story of Peter Pan and his arch-rival, Hook, in a way never imagined. It truly stands as one of the greatest films of all time!
1:
Friday (1995)
Friday did something that no other film had ever done... it brought the hood to mainstream America in a way that was fun, charming and addictive!
