Defining movies of the 90s?

Pigman II

What are the defining films of the 1990s? I'm not talking about the BEST films of the decade but more the films that people will be able to look back on in 30 years and get an accurate idea of what the time was all about?

Kai

Have to go with :
Braveheart.
Forrest gump.
Saving private ryan.
Shawshank Redemption.
American Beauty
and of course THE MATRIX

another one i could have put in was
Titanic
But to be honest i hate that film.

hudson806

Originally posted by Pigman II
the films that people will be able to look back on in 30 years and get an accurate idea of what the time was all about?

I think these would give someone an idea of what the 1990s were like:

Wonder Boys
American Beauty
Magnolia
Three Colours Trilogy
Chungking Express
Hana-Bi
Se7en
The Insider
Requiem for a Dream

Kai

ahhh miss read post. thought he was after definining movies of the 90's rather than movies that defined the 90's.

from my list only american beauty stands up.

As for a film that defines my version of the 90's...... there isnt one.

Karl Hungus

The Usual Suspects
The Matrix
The Shawshank Redemption

ferdi

sorry, i'm a bit dumb with this type of thing but what do you mean?

i am taking it as meaning movies which perfectly capture the essence of the 90s...in which case

reality bites
waynes world2
pulp fiction
natural born killers
ace venture
trainspotting
jerry maguire


ferdi

byte

Trainspotting
Pulp Fiction
The Matrix
Shawshank Redemption

Winters

The Matrix
Shawshank Redemption
Se7en (possibly nearly all of Finchers movies)
Star Wars (For Lucas' transformation into digital filming)
Schindler's List
Saving Private Ryan

ill add more as they come to my head

The_Bullman

Leon

Giblet

Terminator 2

exiztone

I reckon Tarintino had a big impact on movies of the 90s