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of the 1990s

The 20 highest-rated drama movies released between 1990 and 1999, ranked by IMDb score.

1

The Shawshank Redemption(1994)

9.3 IMDb89% RT82 Meta

Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an a

2

Schindler's List(1993)

9 IMDb98% RT95 Meta

The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.

3

Fight Club(1999)

8.8 IMDb81% RT67 Meta

A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every

4

GoodFellas(1990)

8.7 IMDb93% RT92 Meta

The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conw

5

Life Is Beautiful(1997)

8.6 IMDb80% RT58 Meta

A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a c

6

The Silence of the Lambs(1991)

8.6 IMDb95% RT86 Meta

Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life

7

The Usual Suspects(1995)

8.5 IMDb87% RT76 Meta

Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners int

8

Léon: The Professional(1994)

8.5 IMDb76% RT64 Meta

Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year

9

The Lion King(1994)

8.5 IMDb92% RT88 Meta

Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchful eye of his father Mufasa; all the while his villainous uncle Scar conspires to take the throne for

10

Good Will Hunting(1997)

8.3 IMDb97% RT71 Meta

Will Hunting is a headstrong, working-class genius who is failing the lessons of life. After one too many run-ins with the law, Will's last chance is a psychology professor, who might be the only man

11

To Live(1994)

8.3 IMDb87% RT

Married couple Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in mid-20th century mainland China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry.

12

The Truman Show(1998)

8.2 IMDb94% RT90 Meta

An insurance salesman begins to suspect that his whole life is actually some sort of reality TV show.

13

Satantango(1994)

8.2 IMDb100% RT

Inhabitants of a small village in Hungary deal with the effects of the fall of Communism. The town's source of revenue, a factory, has closed, and the locals, who include a doctor and three couples, a

14

A Brighter Summer Day(1991)

8.2 IMDb100% RT91 Meta

A boy experiences first love, friendships and injustices growing up in 1960s Taiwan.

15

Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion(1997)

8.1 IMDb92% RT

SEELE orders an all-out attack on NERV, aiming to destroy the Evas before Gendo can advance his own plans for the Human Instrumentality Project. Shinji is pushed to the limits of his sanity as he is f

16

La Haine(1995)

8.1 IMDb96% RT

After a chaotic night of rioting in a marginal suburb of Paris, three young friends, Vinz, Hubert and Saïd, wander around unoccupied waiting for news about the state of health of a mutual friend who h

17

The Legend of 1900(1998)

8 IMDb58% RT58 Meta

Musician Max Tooney goes to sell his prized Conn trumpet to a music shop, where he plays the instrument one last time. The shopkeeper recognises the song as one on a record matrix he found and asks wh

18

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge(1995)

8 IMDb100% RT

Raj is a rich, carefree, happy-go-lucky second generation NRI. Simran is the daughter of Chaudhary Baldev Singh, who in spite of being an NRI is very strict about adherence to Indian values. Simran ha

19

Bound by Honor(1993)

7.9 IMDb64% RT47 Meta

Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East

20

Joseph(1995)

7.6 IMDb

Joseph, favored son of Jacob and great-grandson of Abraham, is sold into slavery by his jealous brothers. Rising to become prime minister of Egypt. Joseph governed the country during a seven year fami

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