The best films of the 90s

The best films of the 90s, in addition to causing good laughs, leaving the audience hooked on the craziest action scenes or passionate about great love stories, also awaken a great feeling of nostalgia. At that time, many of the plots were focused on valuing friendship, love and family, but they also brought directors with new ideas and approaches. 

In fact, many of the classics we have today came from the 1990s. Franchises were created, such as Panic, or continued, as Terminator, in addition to thousands of other box office hits, of course. 

Below, check out the complete list of the best titles from this iconic and nostalgic decade. 

10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

Original title: 10 Things I Hate About You

88% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,3 on IMDb 

Where to see: Disney +

In the story of one of the best films of the 90s, Bianca Stratford (Larisa Oleynik) is beautiful and popular, but cannot date before her older sister. The problem is that no boy can get close to her sister, Kat Stratford (Julia Stiles). To resolve the situation, a boy interested in Bianca bribes a friend with a mysterious past to go out with Kat and, who knows, try to win her over.

Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Original title: Beauty and the Beast

93% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,0 on IMDb

Where to see: Disney +

In one of the classics of the 90s, young Bela is tired of the provincial life of a small French town, where the heartthrob Gastón also lives who, despite melting hearts, is unable to win her over with his rude and arrogant manner. 

Once, Maurice, Bela's father, travels to expose one of his inventions and ends up trapped in a castle where Beast lives, who needs to find true love and be reciprocated to break a spell and return to being a prince. In exchange for her father's freedom, Belle agrees to be trapped in the castle forever.

Blair Witch (1999) 

Original title: The Blair Witch Project

86% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,5 on IMDb

Where to see: Telecine, Prime Video, YouTube e Google Play Movies

Some love it, some hate it, but the truth is one: the blair witch , by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez, consolidated the genre found footage in terror. At the time it was released, without giving much context or explanation, the film even generated a doubt among viewers. Was this real or fiction? Is it a documentary? HG Wells would be proud of the insight. 

In that film, three film students go missing after going into a Maryland forest to make a documentary about the legend of the Blair Witch. The tape was found with disturbing images.

The Brotherhood is Red (1994)

Popular title: Three Colors: Red

Original title: Three Couleurs: Rouge

100% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,1 on IMDb

Where to see: AppleTV e Prime Video 

In one of the best films of the 90s, a young model runs over a dog and when looking for the animal's owner she meets a retired judge who spends most of his time listening to his neighbors' telephone conversations. From this meeting onwards, the two form a strange friendship.

The Cage of Fools (1996)

Original title: The Birdcage

84% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,2 on IMDb

Where to see: Prime Video e Apple TV

In this remake of the French comedy La Cage aux Follex, engaged couple Val Goldman (Dan Futterman) and Barbara Keeley (Calista Flockhart) introduce their future in-laws to each other. 

Val's father, Armand (Robin Williams), a gay Miami drag club owner, pretends to be straight and tries to hide his relationship with Albert (Nathan Lane), his life partner, to please Barbara's controversial father. Republican Senator Kevin Keeley (Gene Hackman).

Schindler's List (1993)

Original title: Schindler's List

98% on Rotten Tomatoes | 9,0 on IMDb

Where to see: Telecine

In one of the classics of the 90s, Schindler's List, German Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson) saw Jewish labor as a cheap and viable solution to profit from business during the war. With his strong influence within the Nazi party, it was easy to obtain permits and open a factory. What might seem like the attitude of a not very kind man, turned into one of the greatest love affairs in history, as this German gave up all his fortune to save the lives of more than a thousand Jews in the midst of the fight against the German extermination.

The Oyster and the Wind (1997)

7,3 on IMDB

Where to see: balloon play

Young Marcela (Leandra Leal) lives with her father, lighthouse keeper José (Lima Duarte), and old Daniel (Fernando Torres) on an island. The girl's only contact with the outside world is with a vessel with four sailors. As a teenager, Marcela begins to feel her sexuality and her desire to live more intensely.

The Other Face (1997) 

Original title: Face / Off

93% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,3 on IMDb

Where to see: Star +

In one of the best films of the 90s, an FBI agent swaps faces with a terrorist to avenge his son's death, but everything turns into a big nightmare and he has to fight for his life and also for his family.

The Other American Story (1998) 

Original title: American History X

84% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,5 on IMDb

Where to see: Prime Video, YouTube, Google Play Movies e Apple TV

Neo-Nazi Derek Vinyard (Edward Norton) is arrested after murdering two young black men who tried to steal his car. After being released, Derek promises to change his life and tries to prevent his younger brother, Danny (Edward Furlong), from following in his footsteps.

Life is Beautiful (1997)

Original title: Life is Beautiful

81% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,6 on IMDb

Where to see: Oldflix and Google Play Movies

One of the best films of the 90s and one of the most exciting too. During World War II in Italy, the Jew Guido (Roberto Benigni) and his son Giosué (Giorgio Cantarini) are taken to a Nazi concentration camp. Away from the woman, he needs to use his imagination to make the boy believe that they are participating in a big game, with the aim of protecting him from the terror and violence around him.

Aladdin (1992)

95% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,0 on IMDb

Where to see: Disney +

In one of the best films of the 90s, a humble young man discovers a magic lamp with a genie that can grant wishes. Now, the boy wants to win over the girl he fell in love with, but what he doesn't know is that the young girl is a princess who is already engaged and that the genie has other plans for the lamp and her wishes.

Beyond the Red Line (1998) 

Original title: The Thin Red Line

80% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,6 on IMDb

Where to see: Star +

A profound war drama that exposes the inner tension of troops in the Pacific against the indifferent beauty of nature. When the members of Charlie Battalion are deployed to the remote island of Guadalcanal, they struggle to understand their place in the world.

Express Loves (1994)

Popular title: Chungking Express

Original title: Chung Hing sam lam

8,0 on IMDb | 88% on Rotten Tomatoes

Where to see: MUBI

Express Loves It's about that stage after the end of a relationship in which the pains that didn't go away become companions in everyday life. Both in the story of He Zhiwu (Takeshi Kaneshiro) in the first part of the film, and of police officer 663 (Tony Chiu-Wai Leung), in the second, we follow both protagonists using memories as a type of solitary exercise, learning to live with the anguish until it eventually dissipates. 

It's the moment when the characters become attached to the person in their memories who, in real life, have already moved on with their lives. In the midst of this, director Kar-Wai Wong manages to capture every nuance of sadness, loneliness and love – both in the flashbacks and this feeling that only remained with the protagonists in the present.

Before Dawn (1995)

Original title: Before Sunrise

100% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,1 on IMDb

Where to see: Max, Prime Video (rent), YouTube (rent) and Google Play Movies (rent)

In one of the best films of the 90s, Jesse (Ethan Hawke), a young American, and Celine (Julie Delpy), a beautiful French woman, meet on the train to Paris, and begin a conversation that leads them to make a stopover in Vienna and stay together a little longer, without imagining what fate has in store for them.

Beverly Hills Patties (1995) 

Original title: Clueless

81% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,9 on IMDb

Where to see: Telecine, Prime Video, Apple TV e Google Play Movies

Rich, superficial and extremely popular Cher (Alicia Silverstone) has the world in her hands and dominates Beverly Hills high school. In a moment of insight, she decides to do good deeds around, including playing matchmaker for two teachers at the school – who, eventually, start dating in fact.

Excited with her results, Cher is next targeting a new, more reserved student. She considers it as a personal project and gives the girl a big makeover. Realizing that her friend is becoming more popular than herself, her perspective changes.

Austin Powers: 000, A Far From Discreet Agent (1997)

Original title: Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

73% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,0 on IMDb

Where to see: Currently unavailable

This comedy movie is so bad it turns out to be good. It became another milestone in the history of humorous productions, in addition to offering many humorous and absurd scenes. 

In the synopsis, a world-class playboy and special agent in his spare time, Austin Powers (Mike Myers) is thawed after 30 years to match his intelligence with that of Dr. Evil (also played by Myers). With old-fashioned spy skills and 1960s mannerisms, Austin must face a villain like no other and come to terms with his sexuality and outmoded approaches.

Babe: The Clumsy Pig (1995) 

Original title: Babe

97% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,9 on IMDb

Where to see: Telecine, Prime Video, YouTube e Google Play Movies

The calm routine of the farm. Arthur Hoggett (James Cromwell) is completely changed and comes to life with the arrival of Babe, a little pig who defies nature itself to become a sheepherder. Babe shows a lot of intimacy with his work and his owner decides to enter him in the National Driving Tournament.

Perfumed Ball (1996)

7,3 on IMDB

Where to see: Prime Video e Youtube

Based on real facts. In Perfumed Ball, the close friend of Padre Cícero (Jofre Soares), the Lebanese pedlar Benjamin Abrahão (Duda Mamberti) decides to film Lampião (Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos) and his entire gang, as he believes he will get rich with the film. After some initial contacts, he speaks directly with the famous bandit and explains his idea, but the peddler's dreams are harmed by the dictatorship of the Estado Novo.

American Beauty (1999) 

Original title: American Beauty

87% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,3 on IMDb

Where to see: Prime Video, Apple TV e Google Play Movies

Em American Beauty, a film that won the Oscar the following year, Lester Burham (Kevin Spacey) goes through a midlife crisis, quits his job and begins to act irresponsibly. When he meets his daughter's teenage friend, Lester feels an immediate attraction to the girl and decides it's time to make a comeback.

Boogie Nights: Pleasure Without Limits (1997) 

Original title: Boogie Nights

94% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,9 on IMDb

Where to see: Max, Prime Video, YouTube e Google Play Movies

Em Boogie Nights: Pleasure Without Limits, A producer guides a young man to success in the porn industry in the 1970s, but greed and selfishness lead him to ruin in the 1980s.

Dogs for Hire (1992) 

Original title: Reservoir Dogs

90% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,3 on IMDb

Where to see: Telecine, Prime Video, YouTube e Google Play Movies

Em Rent dogs, one of the biggest classics of the 90s, a criminal brings together six bandits for a major diamond robbery. Something goes wrong and one of them is injured during a robbery and the bandits need to find out who betrayed them, which creates enormous tension in the group and weakens everyone.

Carlota Joaquina, Princess of Brazil (1995)

6,7 on IMDB

Where to see: Currently unavailable

Carlota Joaquina, Princess of Brazil, starring Marieta Severo and Marco Nanini, is a satirical story of Brazil in the 18th century, narrating with great humor the adventures of a woman who arrives with the Portuguese court in Brazil.

Casino (1995) 

Original title: Casino

78% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,2 on IMDb

Where to see: Telecine, Prime Video e Apple TV

In the early 1970s, mobster Sam “Ace” Rothstein (Robert De Niro) is tasked with running a casino in Las Vegas. Initially, he and his friend Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci), with violent tendencies, manage to transform the gambling house into a true empire. But Sam has a weakness: he falls in love and marries the beautiful Ginger (Sharon Stone), a former prostitute still linked to a con artist. As the years pass, Ace's fortune dwindles, and he questions whether these two cronies were the real cause of his decline.

Central do Brasil (1998)

94% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,0 on IMDb

Where to see: balloon play

Acclaimed and great heritage of Brazilian cinema, Central do Brasil follows Dora (Fernanda Montenegro), an embittered former teacher, who makes a living writing letters to illiterate people, who dictate what they want to tell their families. She pockets the money without even posting the letters. 

One day, Josué (Vinícius de Oliveira), the nine-year-old son of one of his clients, ends up alone when his mother is killed in a bus accident. She is reluctant to take care of the boy, but joins him on a trip through the interior of the Northeast in search of Josué's father, whom he has never met.

Fight Club (1999) 

Original title: Fight Club

80% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,8 on IMDb

Where to see: Netflix e Star +

in the classic Fight Club, one of the best films of the 90s, a depressed man suffering from insomnia meets a strange soap salesman named Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt). They form an underground club with strict rules where they fight with other men tired of their mundane lives. But their perfect partnership is compromised when Marla (Helena Bonham Carter) catches Tyler's eye.

Braveheart (1995) 

Original title: Braveheart

76% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,3 on IMDb

Where to see: Star +

This is the story of a 13th century Scottish hero named William Wallace (Mel Gibson), who leads his countrymen against the English monarch Edward I (Patrick McGoohan), after suffering a personal tragedy caused by English soldiers. Wallace's amateur army was larger than England's army.

Corisco and Dada (1996)

6,7 on IMDB

Where to see: balloon play e Youtube

In the story, Dadá (Dira Paz) was kidnapped at the age of 12 by the cruel Captain Corisco (Chico Díaz) and began to live the difficult life of a bandit. Little by little, a companionship emerges between the two, capable of transforming hatred into a love that changes the cangaceiro's story.

Run, Lola, Run (1998)

Popular title: Run Lola Run

Original title: Lola rennt

93% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,7 on IMDb

Where to see: Prime Video e Apple TV

In the premise of one of the best films of the 90s, Lola's boyfriend (Franka Potente) is a courier for a gangster. When things get complicated for him, Lola has twenty minutes to take a sum of money to the other side of town, or her boyfriend dies. 

In her race against the clock, Lola is constantly slowed down by homeless people, nuns, babies and guns. With every step, seconds slip away, and the tiny decisions she makes can make all the difference.

Edward Scissorhands (1990)

Original title: Edward Scissorhands

89% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,9 on IMDb

Where to see: Disney +

In one of the greatest classics of the 90s, Peg Boggs (Dianne Wiest) is a saleswoman who accidentally discovers Edward (Johnny Depp), a young man who lives alone in a castle on top of a mountain, created by an inventor who died before joining hands. to the strange being, who only has huge blades in their place. This prevents him from being able to get close to humans, except to create revolutionary haircuts.

Election (1999) 

Original title: Election

92% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,3 on IMDb

Where to see: Prime Video, Apple TV e Google Play Movies

Em Election, one of the best films of the 90s, Jim McAllister (Matthew Broderick), a beloved teacher, can't help but notice that successful student Tracy Flick (Reese Witherspoon) uses less ethical tactics to get what she wants. 

When Tracy competes to be school president, Jim feels she will be a bad influence on the students and convinces Paul (Chris Klein), a dim-witted but popular student athlete, to run against Tracy. When she discovers Jim's secret involvement in the election, a bitter dispute is provoked.

Fargo: A Comedy of Errors (1996) 

Original title: Fargo

94% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,1 on IMDb

Where to see: Prime Video, Google Play Movies e Apple TV

In the story, Jerry Lundegaard (William H. Macy) is a car salesman who has fallen into debt and is desperate for money. He hires two bandits to kidnap his own wife and his father-in-law helps him pay the ransom. Everything goes as planned until the moment the bandits shoot a police officer.

Time Spell (1993)

Original title: Groundhog Day

94% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,0 on IMDb

Where to see: YouTube, Google Play Movies, Prime Video e Apple TV

One of the biggest classics of the 90s, time spell follows Phil (Bill Murray), an arrogant meteorologist for a television channel. On a certain day, he is scheduled to cover an annual event and ends up being trapped in a kind of time tunnel, condemned to reliving the same day in a loop until he changes his attitudes. 

Fire Against Fire (1995) 

Original title: Heat

83% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,3 on IMDb

Where to see: Star +

In Los Angeles, a distinguished detective and a sophisticated thief face off and realize they need each other. The line that separates criminals and police is not always well defined.

Forrest Gump – The Storyteller (1995)

Original title: Forrest Gump

71% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,8 on IMDb

Where to see: Telecine, Prime Video, Google Play Movies e AppleTV 

In one of the best films of the 90s, even with slow thinking, Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) never felt disadvantaged. Thanks to his mother's support, he had a normal life. Whether on the football field as a sports star, fighting in Vietnam, or captaining a shrimp boat, Forrest inspires everyone with his optimism. But the person Forrest loves most may be the hardest to save: his childhood sweetheart, the sweet and complicated Jenny (Robin Wright).

Call Boys (1991) 

Original title: My Own Private Idaho

80% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,0 on IMDb

Where to see: YouTube, Google Play Movies, Prime Video e Apple TV

Two young people live on the streets of Portland amid drugs and prostitution. Scott (Keanu Reeves) just wants to embarrass his family. Mikey (River Phoenix) suffers from narcolepsy and is in love with Scott. They decide to travel to Italy in search of Mike's lost mother.

Gattaca – The Genetic Experience (1997)

Original title: Gattaca

82% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,8 on IMDb

Where to see: Apple TV +, YouTube, Google Play Movies e Prime Video

In addition to having a stellar cast, Gattaca – The Genetic Experiment It has one of the most interesting stories ever made at the time, mainly because it involves concepts that combine genetics and technology, therefore becoming one of the best films of the 90s.

In the synopsis, Vincent Freeman (Ethan Hawke) has always dreamed of traveling to outer space, but is prevented by being considered genetically inferior, that is, “invalid”. Thus, dissatisfied with the imposed limitation, he decides to defy the laws and buy the genes of Jerome Morrow (Jude Law), a “valid” created in the laboratory, and then assumes his identity. Freeman joins the Gattaca space program, where he falls in love with Irene (Uma Thurman), but an investigation into the death of an officer could complicate the whole plan that until then was going according to plan.

Good Will Hunting (1997) 

Original title: Good Will Hunting

97% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,3 on IMDb

Where to see: Netflix e Google Play Movies

In one of the classics from the 90s, Will (Matt Damon) is a brilliant boy and has a great talent for mathematics, but works as a cleaner at a famous university. Psychologist Sean Maguire (Robin Williams) helps him form his identity and deal with emotions, directing him in life.

War of Canudos (1996)

6,9 on IMDB

Where to see: Youtube

Based on the real story of the Canudos War. Antônio Conselheiro (José Wilker), a religious leader, leads rural workers to fight against the rules of oppression at the end of the 19th century.

Heroes Out of Orbit (1999) 

Original title: Galaxy Quest

90% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,4 on IMDb

Where to see: Netflix, Google Play Movies, Prime Video e Apple TV

In one of the best films of the 90s, aliens kidnap the heroes of a television series and force them to help them fight their enemies.

Irresistible Passion (1998) 

Original title: Out of Sight

94% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,0 on IMDb

Where to see: YouTube, Prime Video, Apple TV e Google Play Movies

In one of the best films of the 90s, Jack Foley (George Clooney) is the most successful bank robber in the country. The day he escapes from prison, he steals something much more precious than money: the heart of Karen Sisco (Jennifer Lopez). She's smart, sexy and, unfortunately, a federal agent. Now they are willing to risk everything to find out if there is more between them than just the law.

Jurassic Park – Jurassic Park (1993) 

Original title: Jurassic Park

92% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,2 on IMDb

Where to see: Netflix, Star +, Telecine e Prime Video

In one of the best films of the 90s, paleontologists Alan Grant (Sam Neill), Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern) and mathematician Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) are part of a select group chosen to visit an island inhabited by dinosaurs created from of prehistoric DNA. Project creator and billionaire John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) assures everyone that the facility is completely safe. But after a power outage, visitors slowly discover that several ferocious predators are loose and on the hunt.

Red Lanterns (1991) 

Popular title: Raise the Red Lantern

Original title: Da hong denglong gaogao gua 

97% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,1 on IMDb

Where to see: Currently unavailable

In one of the best films of the 90s, in 1920s China, Songlian (Li Gong) is a college student who is forced to marry an older man after her mother dies and her aunt no longer has money to pay for her studies. .

The husband, in turn, already has three other wives who live in different houses. Each day he decides who he will spend the night with and then the chosen one gets some perks. This dynamic ends up generating rivalry between the women and Songlian, who was parachuted in, finds herself in the middle of intrigues and conspiracies.

Los Angeles: Forbidden City (1997) 

Original title: LA Confidential

99% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,2 on IMDb

Where to see: Star +

While investigating a case of multiple homicides that occurred at Café Nite Owl, detectives Ed Exley and Bud White end up uncovering a lucrative luxury prostitution scheme, involving Hollywood bigwigs and the Los Angeles Police Department.

Magnolia (1999) 

82% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,0 on IMDb

Where to see: Max, Prime Video, YouTube e Google Play Movies

One day in California's San Fernando Valley, on the outskirts of Magnolia Street, the lives of nine characters are intertwined through a television show where a group of three children challenge three adults. The film follows a father on the verge of death, a young wife, a nurse, a lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-genius, the program's host and an estranged daughter, whose stories intersect due to coincidences of the destiny.

As Good as It Gets (1997) 

Original title: As Good as It Gets

86% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,7 on IMDb

Where to see: Prime Video, YouTube, Google Play Movies e Apple TV

Em Better is impossible, Melvin Udall (Jack Nicholson) is an obsessive-compulsive romantic fiction writer who is rude to everyone he meets, including Simon (Greg Kinnear), his neighbor. But one situation causes everything to change, because when Simon is hospitalized, Melvin is in charge of taking care of his dog.

Little by little, Melvin tries to improve and be a better person, confident that he is capable of having a relationship with the waitress at the local restaurant, who in turn is the only one who serves him and tolerates his quirks.

MIB: Men in Black (1997) 

Original title: Men in Black

91% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,3 on IMDb

Where to see: Max, Prime Video, YouTube e Google Play Movies

One of the biggest classics of the 90s among sci-fi films. In the story, agents K (Tommy Lee Jones) and J (Will Smith) are futuristic police officers working on a super secret government project. It involves the capture and deportation of space beings not authorized to stay on Earth.

Muriel's Marriage (1994) 

Original title: Muriel's Wedding

81% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,2 on IMDb 

Where to see: Currently unavailable

Socially awkward Muriel Heslop (Toni Collette) wants nothing more in life than to get married. Unfortunately, due to her oppressive political father (Bill Hunter), Muriel never goes on a date. Ostracized by her friends with better social skills, Muriel meets classmate Rhonda Epinstalk (Rachel Griffiths), and the two move from their small Australian town to the big city of Sydney, where Muriel changes her name and begins the arduous task of redesigning her life to match your fantasies. 

The Raven (1994) 

Original title: The Crow

84% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,5 on IMDb

Where to see: Currently unavailable

The night before his wedding, musician Eric Draven (Brandon Lee) and his fiancée are brutally murdered by members of a violent inner-city gang. On the anniversary of his death, Eric rises from his grave and takes on the gothic mantle of the Raven, a supernatural avenger, tracking down the criminals responsible for the crime who mercilessly murdered them. Eric finally confronts gangster leader Top Dollar (Michael Wincott) to complete his macabre mission.

Jack's Strange World (1993)

Original title: The Nightmare Before Christmas

95% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,9 on IMDb

Where to see: Disney +

A classic from the 90s and one of my favorite animated films too.

Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King, gets tired of having Halloween every year and leaves the city limits. By chance, he ends up going through the portal of Christmas, where he sees the joy of the Christmas spirit.

Upon returning to Halloween Town, still assimilating the different reality he witnessed, he begins to convince citizens to kidnap Santa Claus and make their own Christmas. Despite his loyal girlfriend Sally being against it, the good old man is captured and the unfolding events show that Sally was right all along.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 

Original title: 2 Terminator: Judgment Day

91% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,6 on IMDb

Where to see: Telecine, Prime Video, YouTube e Google Play Movies

In continuation of Terminator, young John Connor (Edward Furlong) is the key to civilization's victory over a robot rebellion from the future. However, he becomes the target of T-1000 (Robert Patrick), a terminator who can take any form he wants and who was sent from the future to kill him. Another terminator, the renewed T-800 (Arnold Schwarzenegger), is also sent back to the past to protect the boy. When John and his mother embark on their escape with the T-800, the boy forms a strong and unexpected bond with the robot.

The Phantom of the Future (1995) 

Popular title: Ghost in the Shell

Original title: kokaku kidôtai 

95% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,9 on IMDb

Where to see: YouTube, Apple TV e Google Play Movies

The world, set in 2029, has become a highly computerized place, to the point where human beings can access extensive information networks with their cyber-brains. Cyber ​​agent Major Motoko is the leader of the Shell Squad secret service unit, responsible for fighting crime. Motoko has been so modified that almost her entire body is already robotic. From being human, she would only have a ghost of herself left.

The Fugitive (1993) 

Original title: The Fugitive

96% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,8 on IMDb

Where to see: Max, Prime Video, YouTube e Google Play Movies

In the story of one of the best films of the 90s, Doctor Richard Kimble (Harrison Ford) is a prestigious surgeon from Chicago with a practically perfect life. However, everything comes crashing down the day his wife is brutally murdered and he is unfairly accused of having committed the crime.

The Iron Giant (1999)

Original: The Iron Giant

96% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,1 on IMDb

Where to see: Max, Prime Video, YouTube e Google Play Movies

in the animated film the iron giant, set in 1957, a giant alien robot lands near the small town of Rockwell, Maine. Hogarth, a nine-year-old boy who was exploring the area, finds the robot and the two become friends. But a completely obsessed government agent appears with the objective of destroying the extraterrestrial at any cost.

The Big Lebowski (1998) 

Original title: The Big Lebowski

80% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,1 on IMDb

Where to see: YouTube, Google Play Movies, Apple TV e Prime Video

In one of the best films of the 90s, Jeff Lebowski (Jeff Bridges) is a good life who ends up getting involved with the story of a millionaire with the same name. The rich man asks Jeff for help to deliver the ransom money for his wife, who was kidnapped by dangerous bandits.

The English Patient (1996)

Original title: The English Patient

86% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,4 on IMDb

Where to see: Prime Video, Apple TV e Google Play Movies 

In this story set at the end of the Second World War, an unknown man, who suffered widespread burns when his plane was shot down and became known only as the English patient, ends up receiving the care of a Canadian nurse. 

Gradually, he begins to narrate the great involvement he had with his best friend's wife and how this love was strongly reciprocated. However, other details don't seem to come to mind, as if he wanted these facts to remain buried and forgotten.

The Professional (1994) 

Original title: Leon 

74% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,5 on IMDb

Where to see: Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV e Google Play Movies

In one of the best films of the 90s, Mathilda (Natalie Portman) is just 12 years old, but she already knows the dark side of life: her abusive father stores drugs for corrupt police officers and her mother neglects her. 

Neighbor Léon (Jean Reno) likes to take care of plants, but is a hired assassin for gangster Tony. One day, the girl's family is murdered by a rogue anti-drug agent, and she teams up with a reluctant Léon to learn the deadly business and avenge her parents' deaths.

The Quatrilho (1995)

6,8 on IMDB

Where to see: balloon play e Prime Video

In 1910, in a rural community of Italian immigrants in Rio Grande do Sul, two couples share the same house. Time makes one of the wives interested in the other's husband. Both decide to run away and start a new life, leaving their partners behind.

What is this fellow? (1997)

7,4 on IMDB

Where to see: balloon play e Prime Video

In one of the best Brazilian films of all time, a journalist and his friend embrace the armed struggle against the military dictatorship in the late 1960s, after the publication of AI-5. The two enlist in a left-wing guerrilla group and, in one of the militant group's actions, César (Selton Mello) is injured and captured by the military. Fernando (Pedro Cardoso) then plans to kidnap the United States ambassador to Brazil, Charles Burke Elbrick (Alan Arkin), to negotiate the freedom of César and other imprisoned companions.

The Fifth Element (1997) 

Popular title: The Fifth Element

Original title: The fifth Element 

71% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,6 on IMDb

Where to see: Currently unavailable

Set in the 23rd century, a taxi driver needs to find and protect the “fifth element”, a link of energy capable of saving Earth from a terrible threat from another dimension.

The Lion King (1994)

Original title: The Lion King

93% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,5 on IMDb

The Lion King, one of Disney's classics from the 90s, follows the adventures of the young lion Simba, Mufasa's heir. Simba's evil uncle Oscar plots to steal Mufasa's throne by luring father and son into an ambush. Simba manages to escape and only Mufasa dies. With the help of his friends, Timon and Pumbaa, he reappears as an adult to recover his land, stolen by his uncle.

Saving Private Ryan (1998) 

Original title: Saving Private Ryan

94% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,6 on IMDb

Where to see: balloon play, Prime Video, Apple TV e Google Play Movies

During World War II, Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) takes his men behind enemy lines to find Private James Ryan (Matt Damon), whose three brothers were killed in action. Surrounded by the brutal realities of war, each man embarks on a personal journey and discovers his own strength to triumph over an uncertain future with honor, decency and courage.

Orpheus (1999)

5,5 on IMDB

Where to see: Currently unavailable

In the retelling of the Greek myth of Orpheus (Toni Garrido) and Eurídice (Patrícia França), Orfeu is a popular musician at a samba school. In the favela where he lives, he falls in love with Eurídice, and their destinies and lives intertwine during Carnival.

The Sixth Sense (1999) 

Original title: The Sixth Sense

86% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,2 on IMDb

Where to see: Star +

The sixth Sense by M. Night Shyamalan is a film that generates a lot of discussion. In fact, he has the classic phrase “I see dead people”, uttered by the child actor of the time Haley Joel Osment. There is a group of people who reinforce how obvious the plot twist is, there are others who consider it the best plot twist ever made. In any case, it is a film to watch and rewatch, because each time it is watched, a clue that further reveals what is really happening in the story becomes evident.

In the story of one of the best films of the 90s, a boy sees the spirits of dead people around him. One day, he tells the secret to psychologist Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis), who tries to help him discover what is behind the disturbances. Crowe's research into the boy's powers causes unexpected consequences for both of them.

The Truman Show: The Show of a Lifetime (1998) 

Original title: T

94% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,2 on IMDb

Where to see: Prime Video, Apple TV e Google Play Movies

In one of the best films of the 90s and of all time, Truman Burbank (Jim Carrey) is a quiet insurance salesman who leads a simple life with his wife Meryl Burbank (Laura Linney). However, some things around him make him start to feel strange about his city, his supposed friends and even his wife. After meeting the mysterious Lauren (Natascha McElhone), he is intrigued and about to discover that his entire life has been monitored by cameras and broadcast on national television.

The Silence of the Lambs (1991) 

Original title: The Silence of the Lambs

95% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,6 on IMDb

Where to see: Prime Video, Google Play Movies e Apple TV

“Hello, Clarice.”

Despite there already being a film before this in the Hannibal franchise, it is O Silêncio dos Inocentes that conquers everyone. Thomas Harris handed the baton to Jonathan Demme who managed to do an extraordinary job with the duo Anthony Hopkins, as Hannibal Lecter, and Jodie Foster, as Clarice Starling, an FBI agent. 

In the plot, Clarice (Foster) is advised against her will to seek the help of Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic psychopath, in order to capture another murderer with methods as inhumane as Lecter's (Hopkins). 

Total Recall (1990)

Original title: Total Recall

82% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,5 on IMDb

Where to see: Telecine, Prime Video, YouTube e Google Play Movies

In the year 2084, factory worker Doug Quaid (Arnold Schwarzenegger) uses a memory implant to simulate a trip to Mars. But something goes wrong and he begins to remember who he really was and facts that, until then, he was unaware of. Now, Quaid wants revenge on those who deceived him.

The Good Companions (1990) 

Original title: Goodfellas

95% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,7 on IMDb

Where to see: Max, Prime Video, YouTube e Google Play Movies

In one of the biggest classics of the 90s, a young man grows up in the mafia and works hard to grow among his companions. He likes the life of money and luxury, but he doesn't care about the horror it causes. Unfortunately, drug addiction and some mistakes finally destroy his climb to the top. 

The Street Owners (1991) 

Original title: Boyz n the hood

96% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,8 on IMDb

Where to see: Netflix, YouTube, Google Play Movies e Prime Video

Em Street owners, one of the best films of the 90s, Tre (Cuba Gooding Jr.) is sent to live with his father, Furious Styles (Laurence Fishburne), in the difficult south-central area of ​​Los Angeles. Although his tough father instills proper values ​​and respect for him, and his devout girlfriend Brandi (Nia Long) teaches him about the faith, Tre's friends Doughboy (Ice Cube) and Ricky (Morris Chestnut) don't have the same kind of support. . Constantly, they are drawn into a neighborhood with heavy drug trafficking and gang culture, with increasingly tragic results.

Panic (1996) 

Original title: Scream

81% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,4 on IMDb

Where to see: Paramount +, Telecine, Prime Video e Google Play Movies

In order to satirize the slasher itself, Wes Craven ended up creating another blockbuster that exploded, managed to have its own franchise and even won over a legion of fans. At the time there was a whole campaign based on the image of Drew Barrymore, our final girl potential that even appeared on the film's poster. But obviousness was never a path Craven made a point of following.

The simple premise is based on a group of young people who face a masked killer who tests their knowledge of horror films as a decisive factor in life or death. It's a combo of humor with the clichéd slasher and jokes exactly like those movie standards that involve teenagers doing stupid things to escape killers.

Little Loving Dictionary (1997)

6,8 on IMDB

Where to see: Currently unavailable

In the history of Little Love Dictionary, Luiza (Andréa Beltrão) and Gabriel (Daniel Dantas) meet by chance and end up falling in love. As time passes, the feeling they have for each other changes, and the couple's relationship goes through all the phases of a romance.

Princess Mononoke (1997)

Original title: Mononoke-hime

93% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,3 on IMDb

Where to see: Netflix e Apple TV

In the synopsis of one of the best films of the 90s, after facing an angry boar god, Prince Ashitaka is cursed with an evil that can kill him. To find a cure, he decides to travel far away and ends up getting involved in a battle between the animal gods of the forest and the residents of a mining village, who are slowly destroying the forest. In the midst of this, he meets Mononoke.

Pulp Fiction: Time of Violence (1994) 

Original title: Pulp Fiction

92% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,9 on IMDb

Where to see: Netflix, Telecine, Prime Video e Google Play Movies

Definitely one of the best films of the 90s and one of Tarantino's greatest classics. In the story, a hitman who works for the mafia falls in love with his boss's wife when he is asked to accompany her, a boxer reneges on his promise to lose a fight and a couple attempts a robbery that quickly gets out of control.

Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)

Original title: Four Weddings and a Funeral

7,1 on IMDb | 96% on Rotten Tomatoes | 81 on Metacritic

Where to see: Prime Video e Apple TV

In one of the best films of the 90s that brings comedy, romance and drama in the right dose, the adorable Englishman Charles (Hugh Grant) and his group of friends are definitely unlucky in love. At a friend's wedding, the boy, who, on top of everything else, has difficulty in relationships, meets Carrie (Andie MacDowell), a young American with whom he falls in love.

After a perfect night, she must return to the United States and leave Charles alone, dashing his hopes. However, the situation returns and ends up clearing up after three more weddings and a funeral.

Who Will Stay With Mary? (1998)

Original title: There's Something About Mary

7,1 on IMDb | 84% on Rotten Tomatoes

Where to see: Star +

In one of the best romantic comedies on the list of 90s classics, Ted's (Ben Stiller) dream of going to the prom with Mary (Cameron Diaz) never happened – because an embarrassing situation happened at home.

Years later, Ted hires Pat Healy (Matt Dillon) to find Mary so he can get back in touch with her. Enchanted by the girl, Pat lies to Ted about Mary and finds out everything he can about her in order to win her over and date her. Ted then travels to find Mary and deny what they said around to try to win her over.

I Wanna Be John Malkovich (1999) 

Original title: Being John Malkovich

94% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,7 on IMDb

Where to see: Telecine, Prime Video e Apple TV

An unemployed New Yorker, Craig Schwartz (John Cusack), reluctantly accepts a temporary job as a file clerk for the eccentric Dr. Lester (Orson Bean). At that moment, Craig discovers a portal that leads into the mind of famous actor John Malkovich. When he spills the secret to his attractive co-worker Maxine (Catherine Keener), they begin a somewhat unusual business deal that also involves Craig's wife, Lotte (Cameron Diaz).

Seven: The Seven Capital Crimes (1995) 

Original title: Seven

83% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,6 on IMDb

Where to see: Max, Prime Video, YouTube e Google Play Movies

In one of the best films of the 90s, soon-to-retire detective William Somerset (Morgan Freeman) takes on one last case, with the help of recently transferred David Mills (Brad Pitt). Together, they uncover a series of murders and soon realize they are dealing with a killer who is targeting people he believes represent the seven deadly sins.

matrices (1999) 

83% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,7 on IMDb

Where to see: Max, Prime Video, Google Play Movies e Apple TV

One of the greatest classics of the 90s and also one of the best films. In Matrix, young programmer Thomas Anderson (Keanu Reeves) is tormented by strange nightmares in which he is always connected by cables to a huge computer system from the future. As the dream repeats itself, he begins to distrust reality.

In this, Thomas, now known as Neo, meets the mysterious Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) and Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) and discovers that he is the victim of an intelligent and artificial system called the Matrix, which manipulates people's minds and creates the illusion of a real world while using individuals' brains and bodies to produce energy.

Thelma & Louise (1991) 

86% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,6 on IMDb

Where to see: Prime Video e Apple TV

Set in Arkansas, a bored waitress and young housewife decide to take a short trip to escape their routine. But not everything goes as planned and some events escalate more and more. That's because when they stop at a bar, they kill a rapist and flee, heading to Mexico, but are pursued by the police.

Tieta do Agreste (1996)

6,6 on IMDB

Where to see: Currently unavailable

At 17 years old, Tieta (Sônia Braga) experienced romantic adventures that scandalized the population of Santana do Agreste, which motivated her father to expel her from home. Away from her family, Tieta sent financial help to her father and sisters. Twenty-six years after being expelled, Tieta returns to Santana do Agreste with her stepdaughter. The woman's presence in the city completely transforms the peaceful town, even more so when she becomes involved with her own nephew.

Titanic (1997)

88% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,9 on IMDb

Where to see: Star +

Classic of classics from the 90s. In this moving film, a poor artist and a rich young woman meet and fall in love on the fateful maiden voyage of the Titanic in 1912. Although she is engaged to the arrogant heir of a steel mill, the young woman defies her family and friends in search for true love.

Toy Story (1995)

100% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,3 on IMDb

Where to see: Disney +

In the synopsis of one of the classics from the 90s, boy Andy's birthday is approaching and his toys start to get nervous, fearing that he will get new toys that could replace them for good. Led by cowboy Woody, Andy's favorite toy, they receive Buzz Lightyear, a space ranger doll, who soon begins to receive more attention from the boy. Jealous, Woody tries to teach him a lesson, but Buzz falls out the window. This is the beginning of the cowboy's adventure, who needs to rescue Buzz to clean up his mess with the other toys and bring him back before his owner notices they are both missing.

Toy Story 2 (1999)

100% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,9 on IMDb

Where to see: Disney +

In this continuation of the franchise Toy Story, Woody tries to save a toy that ends up in a used yard sale, but ends up being kidnapped by a collector who intends to sell it to a Japanese museum. At the kidnapper's house, Woody discovers that, in the past, he was the protagonist of a famous TV series and is therefore a very valuable toy. There, the doll meets the other members of his collection and, meanwhile, the other toys, led by Buzz Lightyear, set out on a clumsy operation to rescue the cowboy.

Trainspotting: No Limits (1996) 

Original title: Trainspotting

90% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,1 on IMDb

Where to see: Max e Prime Video

In the synopsis of one of the best films of the 90s, deeply immersed in the world of drugs in Edinburgh, Renton (Ewan McGregor) tries to get out of addiction, despite the fascination of drugs and the influence of friends.

To those who get bored easily: don't make the same mistake I did, don't watch this film after lunch. But if it helps, I can tell you that some stomach-churning scenes were recorded with chocolate. Anyway, Trainspotting: No Limits It's one of the best films with Ewan McGregor that I've ever seen and I endorse its importance among the classics.

Normally people want to escape the monotonous and, in the case of Renton, a young addict without a direction of his own, what he wants most is this “straightforward” stability, so to speak. Following his journey is quite an immersion. 

Three's a Crowd (1998) 

Original title: Rushmore

90% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,6 on IMDb

Where to see: Star +

Em Three is too much, one of the best films of the 90s, teenager Max (Jason Schwartzman) falls in love with the new first grade teacher at school. To win her over, he asks his friends' father, an eccentric millionaire, for advice. However, the situation gets complicated when Max's new friend also gets involved with the teacher, starting a real war between the two for the attention of his beautiful passion.

All About My Mother (1999) 

Popular title: All About My Mother

Original title: All about my mother

98% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,8 on IMDb

Where to see: Telecine, Prime Video, Google Play Movies e Youtube

Em All About My Mother, one of the best films of the 90s, young Esteban (Eloy Azorín) wants to become a writer and also discover the identity of his father, which his mother Manuela (Cecilia Roth) carefully hid. An Almodóvar classic that is worth checking out.

A Cup of Wrath (1999)

5,2 on IMDB

Where to see: Prime Video

A former activist lives on a farm in the interior of São Paulo to hide from the world. But a hole made by ants in his fence triggers an intense exchange of accusations between him and his lover, a political journalist.

The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 

Original title: The Shawshank Redemption

89% on Rotten Tomatoes | 9,3 on IMDb

Where to see: Max, Prime Video, Google Play Movies e Apple TV

Among the best films of the 90s is A dream of freedom. In the story, Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is sentenced to two consecutive life sentences for the deaths of his wife and her lover. However, only Andy knows that he did not commit the crimes. In prison, for nineteen years, he befriends Red (Morgan Freeman), suffers the brutalities of prison life, adapts, helps the prison guards, etc.

Maximum Speed ​​(1994) 

Original title: Speed

95% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,3 on IMDb

Where to see: Star +

Lastly, Maximum speed closes the list of best films of the 90s. In the premise, Howard Payne (Dennis Hopper) is a psychopath who is threatening Los Angeles with explosives. Jack Traven (Keanu Reeves) is the agent who is close to capturing him. When Payne plants bombs on a bus, Jack must evacuate the passengers without slowing the vehicle below 80 miles per hour. To complicate matters, the driver, Annie (Sandra Bullock), has never driven a bus before.

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