Best 1992 movies

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August 29, 2025
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Best 1992 movies

Stacker compiled a list of the best 1992 movies of all time based on our own Stacker score, a weighted index split evenly between IMDb user rating and Metascore. The top movie on this list has a Stacker score of 100; the remaining movies are ranked relative to it. To qualify, the film had at least 10,000 IMDb user votes and a Metascore. Any ties were broken by number of IMDb votes.

#20. A River Runs Through It
- Stacker score: 83.8
- IMDb user rating: 7.2 (votes: 69,000)
- Metascore: 68
- Director: Robert Redford
- Actors: Craig Sheffer, Brad Pitt, Tom Skerritt
- Runtime: 2 hours 3 minutes
- Rating: PG
- Box office: $43,440,294

#19. El Mariachi
- Stacker score: 84.4
- IMDb user rating: 6.8 (votes: 74,000)
- Metascore: 73
- Director: Robert Rodriguez
- Actors: Carlos Gallardo, Consuelo Gómez, Jaime de Hoyos
- Runtime: 1 hour 21 minutes
- Rating: R
- Box office: $2,040,920

#18. The Muppet Christmas Carol
- Stacker score: 85.0
- IMDb user rating: 7.8 (votes: 77,000)
- Metascore: 64
- Director: Brian Henson
- Actors: Michael Caine, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire
- Runtime: 1 hour 25 minutes
- Rating: G
- Box office: $27,381,507

#17. A League of Their Own
- Stacker score: 85.6
- IMDb user rating: 7.4 (votes: 127,000)
- Metascore: 69
- Director: Penny Marshall
- Actors: Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Lori Petty
- Runtime: 2 hours 8 minutes
- Rating: PG
- Box office: $107,533,928

#16. Strictly Ballroom
- Stacker score: 86.2
- IMDb user rating: 7.2 (votes: 30,000)
- Metascore: 72
- Director: Baz Luhrmann
- Actors: Paul Mercurio, Tara Morice, Bill Hunter
- Runtime: 1 hour 34 minutes
- Rating: PG
- Box office: $11,738,022

#15. My Cousin Vinny
- Stacker score: 86.2
- IMDb user rating: 7.6 (votes: 152,000)
- Metascore: 68
- Director: Jonathan Lynn
- Actors: Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei, Ralph Macchio
- Runtime: 2 hours
- Rating: R
- Box office: $52,929,168

#14. Orlando
- Stacker score: 87.4
- IMDb user rating: 7.1 (votes: 20,000)
- Metascore: 75
- Director: Sally Potter
- Actors: Tilda Swinton, Billy Zane, Quentin Crisp
- Runtime: 1 hour 34 minutes
- Rating: PG-13
- Box office: $5,377,643

#13. Of Mice and Men
- Stacker score: 88.0
- IMDb user rating: 7.4 (votes: 50,000)
- Metascore: 73
- Director: Gary Sinise
- Actors: John Malkovich, Gary Sinise, Ray Walston
- Runtime: 1 hour 55 minutes
- Rating: PG-13
- Box office: $5,471,088

#12. Malcolm X
- Stacker score: 89.8
- IMDb user rating: 7.7 (votes: 108,000)
- Metascore: 73
- Director: Spike Lee
- Actors: Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Delroy Lindo
- Runtime: 3 hours 22 minutes
- Rating: PG-13
- Box office: $48,169,910

#11. The Last of the Mohicans
- Stacker score: 91.0
- IMDb user rating: 7.6 (votes: 200,000)
- Metascore: 76
- Director: Michael Mann
- Actors: Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, Russell Means
- Runtime: 1 hour 52 minutes
- Rating: R
- Box office: $75,505,856

#10. Lorenzo's Oil
- Stacker score: 91.6
- IMDb user rating: 7.3 (votes: 25,000)
- Metascore: 80
- Director: George Miller
- Actors: Nick Nolte, Susan Sarandon, Peter Ustinov
- Runtime: 2 hours 9 minutes
- Rating: PG-13
- Box office: $7,286,388

#9. Like Water for Chocolate
- Stacker score: 94.0
- IMDb user rating: 7.1 (votes: 20,000)
- Metascore: 86
- Director: Alfonso Arau
- Actors: Marco Leonardi, Lumi Cavazos, Regina Torné
- Runtime: 1 hour 45 minutes
- Rating: R
- Box office: $21,665,468

#8. Husbands and Wives
- Stacker score: 95.2
- IMDb user rating: 7.5 (votes: 32,000)
- Metascore: 84
- Director: Woody Allen
- Actors: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Sydney Pollack
- Runtime: 1 hour 48 minutes
- Rating: R
- Box office: $10,555,619

#7. The Player
- Stacker score: 96.4
- IMDb user rating: 7.5 (votes: 70,000)
- Metascore: 86
- Director: Robert Altman
- Actors: Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward
- Runtime: 2 hours 4 minutes
- Rating: R
- Box office: $21,706,101

#6. Glengarry Glen Ross
- Stacker score: 96.4
- IMDb user rating: 7.7 (votes: 124,000)
- Metascore: 84
- Director: James Foley
- Actors: Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin
- Runtime: 1 hour 40 minutes
- Rating: R
- Box office: $10,725,228

#5. Howards End
- Stacker score: 97.0
- IMDb user rating: 7.4 (votes: 38,000)
- Metascore: 88
- Director: James Ivory
- Actors: Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Vanessa Redgrave
- Runtime: 2 hours 22 minutes
- Rating: PG
- Box office: $26,126,837

#4. The Crying Game
- Stacker score: 97.0
- IMDb user rating: 7.2 (votes: 62,000)
- Metascore: 90
- Director: Neil Jordan
- Actors: Stephen Rea, Jaye Davidson, Forest Whitaker
- Runtime: 1 hour 52 minutes
- Rating: R
- Box office: $62,548,947

#3. Reservoir Dogs
- Stacker score: 98.2
- IMDb user rating: 8.3 (votes: 1.1 million)
- Metascore: 81
- Director: Quentin Tarantino
- Actors: Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen
- Runtime: 1 hour 39 minutes
- Rating: R
- Box office: $2,832,029

#2. Aladdin
- Stacker score: 99.4
- IMDb user rating: 8.0 (votes: 490,000)
- Metascore: 86
- Director: Ron Clements, John Musker
- Actors: Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin
- Runtime: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Rating: G
- Box office: $217,350,219

#1. Unforgiven
- Stacker score: 100.0
- IMDb user rating: 8.2 (votes: 459,000)
- Metascore: 85
- Director: Clint Eastwood
- Actors: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman
- Runtime: 2 hours 10 minutes
- Rating: R
- Box office: $101,167,799

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