by Michael Frissore

Created on: April 30, 2008

Goodfellas, The Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction, Fargo, L.A. Confidential, Good Will Hunting, The Sixth Sense, Fight Club, Seven, The Silence of the Lambs, and The Usual Suspects. These are just a few of the obvious must-see films on the 90s. Below are some of my other favorites.

Rounders (1998)

Matt Damon and Edward Norton are fantastic in perhaps the best poker film since The Sting. Damon is a reformed gambler, Norton his friend, former partner, and an ex-con with a large debt to some loan sharks. The play a high stakes game against John Malkovich to settle the debt. The excellent supporting cart includes John Turturro, Martin Landau, Gretchen Mol, and Famke Janssen.

Following (1998)

This 69-minute first feature film by "Memento" and "Batman Begins" director Christopher Nolan centers on a writer in London who randomly follows people to observe them. One followee catches him and invites him into his world of breaking and entering. It only gets more interesting from there.

Clockwatchers (1997)

An intriguing look at life through the eyes of a temporary office worker, and a must see for anyone who has worked as a temp. Toni Collette, Parker Posey, Lisa Kudrow, and Alana Ubach are temps at Global Credit Association, and they become best friends. That is, until items start missing in the office.

Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)

An extremely underrated (perhaps because it contains mostly female leads), and hilarious, comedy starring Kirsten Dunst and Denise Richards as competing beauty pageant contestants in a small town in Minnesota. It's a Christopher Guest-style mockumentary featuring Ellen Barkin and Kirstie Alley as the respective mothers of the girls, plus Allison Janney, Brittany Murphy, and Amy Adams.

Pleasantville (1998)

A wonderfully touching film from the director of "Seabiscuit," it stars Tobey Maguire and Reese Witherspoon as teens who find themselves trapped inside a 50s sitcom. They slowly begin to change things in this world. The film also stars William H. Macy, Joan Allen, and Jeff Daniels.

Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)

"The Savages" director Tamara Jenkins wrote and directed this comedy set in California in the mid-70s. Natasha Lyonne stars as a girl whose family is constantly moving, living in the cheapest places in Beverly Hills. Also stars Alan Arkin and Marisa Tomei.

Sling Blade (1996)

It's easy to forget that Billy Bob Thornton first came into the limelight after writing, director and starring in this wonderful and touching film. Featuring amazing performances from Dwight Yoakam, John Ritter, and Robert Duvall.

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