Best '90s drama movies
Stacker compiled a list of the best '90s drama movies of all time based on our own Stacker score, a weighted index split evenly between IMDb user rating and Metascore. To qualify, the film had to have drama as one of its genres on IMDb, have a Metascore, and have at least 5,000 IMDb user votes. Ties were broken by votes.
#50. All About My Mother (1999)
- Director: Pedro Almodóvar
- Stacker score: 85.8
- IMDb user rating: 7.8
- Metascore: 87
- Runtime: 101 minutes
#49. The Fugitive (1993)
- Director: Andrew Davis
- Stacker score: 85.8
- IMDb user rating: 7.8
- Metascore: 87
- Runtime: 130 minutes
#48. Eternity and a Day (1998)
- Director: Theodoros Angelopoulos
- Stacker score: 86.1
- IMDb user rating: 7.9
- Metascore: 80
- Runtime: 137 minutes
#47. Being John Malkovich (1999)
- Director: Spike Jonze
- Stacker score: 86.1
- IMDb user rating: 7.8
- Metascore: 90
- Runtime: 113 minutes
#46. JFK (1991)
- Director: Oliver Stone
- Stacker score: 86.3
- IMDb user rating: 8.0
- Metascore: 72
- Runtime: 189 minutes
#45. Dances with Wolves (1990)
- Director: Kevin Costner
- Stacker score: 86.3
- IMDb user rating: 8.0
- Metascore: 72
- Runtime: 181 minutes
#44. Three Colors: Blue (1993)
- Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski
- Stacker score: 86.5
- IMDb user rating: 7.9
- Metascore: 85
- Runtime: 94 minutes
#43. Boogie Nights (1997)
- Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
- Stacker score: 86.5
- IMDb user rating: 7.9
- Metascore: 85
- Runtime: 155 minutes
#42. Magnolia (1999)
- Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
- Stacker score: 86.7
- IMDb user rating: 8.0
- Metascore: 77
- Runtime: 188 minutes
#41. Chungking Express (1994)
- Director: Kar-Wai Wong
- Stacker score: 86.8
- IMDb user rating: 8.0
- Metascore: 78
- Runtime: 102 minutes
#40. Central Station (1998)
- Director: Walter Salles
- Stacker score: 87.0
- IMDb user rating: 8.0
- Metascore: 80
- Runtime: 110 minutes
#39. Groundhog Day (1993)
- Director: Harold Ramis
- Stacker score: 87.2
- IMDb user rating: 8.1
- Metascore: 72
- Runtime: 101 minutes
#38. Sling Blade (1996)
- Director: Billy Bob Thornton
- Stacker score: 87.4
- IMDb user rating: 8.0
- Metascore: 84
- Runtime: 135 minutes
#37. The Sixth Sense (1999)
- Director: M. Night Shyamalan
- Stacker score: 87.4
- IMDb user rating: 8.2
- Metascore: 64
- Runtime: 107 minutes
#36. The Straight Story (1999)
- Director: David Lynch
- Stacker score: 87.6
- IMDb user rating: 8.0
- Metascore: 86
- Runtime: 112 minutes
#35. Before Sunrise (1995)
- Director: Richard Linklater
- Stacker score: 87.7
- IMDb user rating: 8.1
- Metascore: 77
- Runtime: 101 minutes
#34. Underground (1995)
- Director: Emir Kusturica
- Stacker score: 87.9
- IMDb user rating: 8.1
- Metascore: 79
- Runtime: 167 minutes
#33. Secrets & Lies (1996)
- Director: Mike Leigh
- Stacker score: 88.1
- IMDb user rating: 8.0
- Metascore: 91
- Runtime: 136 minutes
#32. The Celebration (1998)
- Director: Thomas Vinterberg
- Stacker score: 88.2
- IMDb user rating: 8.1
- Metascore: 82
- Runtime: 105 minutes
#31. Farewell My Concubine (1993)
- Director: Kaige Chen
- Stacker score: 88.3
- IMDb user rating: 8.1
- Metascore: 83
- Runtime: 171 minutes
#30. Casino (1995)
- Director: Martin Scorsese
- Stacker score: 88.3
- IMDb user rating: 8.2
- Metascore: 73
- Runtime: 178 minutes
#29. Trainspotting (1996)
- Director: Danny Boyle
- Stacker score: 88.3
- IMDb user rating: 8.1
- Metascore: 83
- Runtime: 93 minutes
#28. In the Name of the Father (1993)
- Director: Jim Sheridan
- Stacker score: 88.4
- IMDb user rating: 8.1
- Metascore: 84
- Runtime: 133 minutes
#27. The Iron Giant (1999)
- Director: Brad Bird
- Stacker score: 88.5
- IMDb user rating: 8.1
- Metascore: 85
- Runtime: 86 minutes
#26. Children of Heaven (1997)
- Director: Majid Majidi
- Stacker score: 88.7
- IMDb user rating: 8.2
- Metascore: 77
- Runtime: 89 minutes
#25. The Color of Paradise (1999)
- Director: Majid Majidi
- Stacker score: 89.0
- IMDb user rating: 8.2
- Metascore: 80
- Runtime: 90 minutes
#24. Good Will Hunting (1997)
- Director: Gus Van Sant
- Stacker score: 89.0
- IMDb user rating: 8.3
- Metascore: 70
- Runtime: 126 minutes
#23. Unforgiven (1992)
- Director: Clint Eastwood
- Stacker score: 89.5
- IMDb user rating: 8.2
- Metascore: 85
- Runtime: 130 minutes
#22. Heat (1995)
- Director: Michael Mann
- Stacker score: 89.6
- IMDb user rating: 8.3
- Metascore: 76
- Runtime: 170 minutes
#21. Braveheart (1995)
- Director: Mel Gibson
- Stacker score: 89.8
- IMDb user rating: 8.4
- Metascore: 68
- Runtime: 178 minutes
#20. L.A. Confidential (1997)
- Director: Curtis Hanson
- Stacker score: 90.0
- IMDb user rating: 8.2
- Metascore: 90
- Runtime: 138 minutes
#19. The Truman Show (1998)
- Director: Peter Weir
- Stacker score: 90.0
- IMDb user rating: 8.2
- Metascore: 90
- Runtime: 103 minutes
#18. Three Colors: Red (1994)
- Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski
- Stacker score: 90.0
- IMDb user rating: 8.1
- Metascore: 100
- Runtime: 99 minutes
#17. American History X (1998)
- Director: Tony Kaye
- Stacker score: 90.2
- IMDb user rating: 8.5
- Metascore: 62
- Runtime: 119 minutes
#16. Léon: The Professional (1994)
- Director: Luc Besson
- Stacker score: 90.4
- IMDb user rating: 8.5
- Metascore: 64
- Runtime: 110 minutes
#15. Life Is Beautiful (1997)
- Director: Roberto Benigni
- Stacker score: 90.9
- IMDb user rating: 8.6
- Metascore: 59
- Runtime: 116 minutes
#14. A Brighter Summer Day (1991)
- Director: Edward Yang
- Stacker score: 91.0
- IMDb user rating: 8.3
- Metascore: 90
- Runtime: 237 minutes
#13. The Green Mile (1999)
- Director: Frank Darabont
- Stacker score: 91.1
- IMDb user rating: 8.6
- Metascore: 61
- Runtime: 189 minutes
#12. American Beauty (1999)
- Director: Sam Mendes
- Stacker score: 91.4
- IMDb user rating: 8.4
- Metascore: 84
- Runtime: 122 minutes
#11. Se7en (1995)
- Director: David Fincher
- Stacker score: 91.5
- IMDb user rating: 8.6
- Metascore: 65
- Runtime: 127 minutes
#10. The Usual Suspects (1995)
- Director: Bryan Singer
- Stacker score: 91.7
- IMDb user rating: 8.5
- Metascore: 77
- Runtime: 106 minutes
#9. The Lion King (1994)
- Director: Roger Allers
- Stacker score: 92.8
- IMDb user rating: 8.5
- Metascore: 88
- Runtime: 88 minutes
#8. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
- Director: Jonathan Demme
- Stacker score: 93.5
- IMDb user rating: 8.6
- Metascore: 85
- Runtime: 118 minutes
#7. Fight Club (1999)
- Director: David Fincher
- Stacker score: 93.6
- IMDb user rating: 8.8
- Metascore: 66
- Runtime: 139 minutes
#6. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
- Director: Steven Spielberg
- Stacker score: 94.1
- IMDb user rating: 8.6
- Metascore: 91
- Runtime: 169 minutes
#5. Goodfellas (1990)
- Director: Martin Scorsese
- Stacker score: 95.0
- IMDb user rating: 8.7
- Metascore: 90
- Runtime: 145 minutes
#4. Forrest Gump (1994)
- Director: Robert Zemeckis
- Stacker score: 95.2
- IMDb user rating: 8.8
- Metascore: 82
- Runtime: 142 minutes
#3. Pulp Fiction (1994)
- Director: Quentin Tarantino
- Stacker score: 97.3
- IMDb user rating: 8.9
- Metascore: 94
- Runtime: 154 minutes
#2. Schindler's List (1993)
- Director: Steven Spielberg
- Stacker score: 98.3
- IMDb user rating: 9.0
- Metascore: 94
- Runtime: 195 minutes
#1. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
- Director: Frank Darabont
- Stacker score: 100.0
- IMDb user rating: 9.3
- Metascore: 81
- Runtime: 142 minutes
