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80 movies you definitely watched in the ’90s and forgot about
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The Mighty Ducks (1992)
If you grew up with brothers, theres a 99% chance you were forced to watch this a minimum of 10 times. TBH, this movie still slaps.
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Stuart Little (1999)
This movie is cute and al
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We’re Back! (1993)
I haven’t seen this movie since I watched it on VHS, but honestly bringing talking dinosaurs to New York City sounds like a great tourist attraction that someone should look into ASAP.
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Can’t Hardly Wait (1998)
There’s nothing *more ’90s* than a movie about one night of high-schoolers’ lives where there’s a big party and a lot of stuff goes down.
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A Very Brady Sequel (1996)
The Brady Bunch had not one but TWO movies come out in the ’90s, because you can never have enough wholesome big-family content I guess!
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Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
I seriously hope you remember every single second of Mrs. Doubtfire, but just in case you’re having a bout of amnesia, here’s your reminder to go watch it immediately.
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Babe (1995)
Okay, can someone else please confirm that Babe had some weirdly dark moments for a kids’ movie with talking animals? Like when that sheep gets mauled to death and then the farmer almost shoots Babe as punishment?? The ’90s were a crazy time, y’all.
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Election (1999)
This is quite possibly the best ’90s movie in existence, but depending on how old you are, you might not have seen it yet because it was too raunchy for your kiddo eyes. A fresh-faced Reese Witherspoon is super into the intense high school political scene, and you also have Matthew Broderick playing a resentful teacher. NBD, it was nominated for an Oscar.
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Angels in the Outfield (1994)
What’s cuter than a baby Joseph Gordon Levitt playing a baseball-obsessed foster kid who just wants to get his family back together? That’s right, nothing!!
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Free Willy (1993)
Free Willy: the movie that had every ’90s kid thinking they should definitely become a whale trainer when they grow up.
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Blank Check (1994)
When I was a kid, I thought this was the coolest movie ever, but now I’m just like, there’s NO WAY this kid bought a mansion, a limo, 30 TVs, a water slide, and the kazaillion other things he treated himself to for just $1 million.
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But I’m a Cheerleader (1999)
In case you forgot (because I 10000% did), this movie stars a young Natasha Lyonne, plus Clea Duvall *and* RuPaul. They somehow manage to take something not funny (uh, conversion camps) and turn it into an awesome satire.
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Corrina, Corrina (1994)
Is it just me or did this movie get played A LOT on cable in the ’90s?? I mean, I can’t really blame the TV Powers That Be—it’s got Whoopi Goldberg AND Ray Liotta when he looked like a total zaddy.
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Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
This was one of the OG mockumentaries, and it’s still SO. GOOD. Doesn’t hurt that the cast was totally stacked with A-list talent—Kirsten Dunst, Allison Janney, Denise Richards, Kirstie Alley, and Brittany Murphy.
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Bad Boys (1995)
Please promise me you won’t watch the new Bad Boys before seeing this version. The original’s always better, you know that.
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Matilda (1996)
If you didn’t try to replicate that iconic pancake-making scene as a kid, then you were doing the ’90s plain wrong. Also I love that Matilda being telekinetic is just a fun subplot that’s never really addressed by anyone.
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Johnny Tsunami (1999)
A very underrated DCOM movie that asks one of life’s more important questions: can a surfer really become a snowboarder?!
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A Goofy Movie (1995)
After many, many years, Goofy FINALLY got the attention he deserves in the form of a feature film. And in case you haven’t, do yourself a favor and listen to the soundtrack ’cause it’s catchy as hell.
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My Girl (1991)
This movie was somehow equally cute and disturbing. And if it didn’t have you going around asking people “hey, do you like seafood?” then IDK, maybe try it some time as an adult.
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Pretty Woman (1990)
If you haven’t watched Pretty Woman recently, big mistake! Big! Huge! MISTAKE! My favourite factoid about this movie is that it was originally supposed to be a pretty dark story about all the terrible things that can happen when you show someone the good life for the first time. But then, luckily, Disney got their hands on it and made it into the rom-com we know and love.
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Jingle All The Way (1996)
If watching Arnold Schwarzenegger wrestle another grown man for a super hero doll isn’t how you celebrate Christmas every year, then I have nothing to say to you.
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Smart House (1999)
Smart House was low-key terrifying, right? I’ll admit, having a house that makes me breakfast and cleans up everything I spill does sound pretty nice right about now.
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Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
Brad Pitt’s face isn’t the only reason you should watch this movie, but it’s definitely a big one. And in case you didn’t know, the movie is based on a true story, which makes it even crazier.
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Zenon (1999)
As far as DCOM movies go, Zenon CRUSHED. IT. Also LOL at the fact this was set in the year 2049. Forget about colonized space stations, if we’re able to figure out a way to close the Youtube app while still listening to it by then, I’ll be happy.
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Jumanji (1995)
Watching the new Jumanji movies without seeing the OG one first is a crime. You need to witness Robin Williams in action with your own eyes! If that’s not enough of a draw for you, how about bb Kirsten Dunst?
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10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
The fact that Joseph Gordon Levitt is supposed to be the undesirable nerd is hilarious ’cause TBH he’s the cutest one in this whole movie. [Editor’s note: Personally, I’m Team Heath Ledger.] But fine, seeing Mr. Ledger in his heyday try to melt Julia Stiles’ hardened shell is pretty great, too.
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Halloweentown (1998)
If you’re not rewatching Halloweentown every October, allow me to inform you that you’ve been doing life all wrong. Sure, the costumes are weird and the special effects are terrible, but that’s what makes it so charming!!
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The Sandlot (1993)
IDK about you but this movie made me want to get all my friends together ASAP to form a scrappy yet lovable baseball team and go on wholesome adventures stat.
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Space Jam (1996)
I’m not saying this movie is Michael Jordan’s best work, but I’m also not *not* saying this is Michael Jordan’s best work. Find me something more iconic than Jordan teaming up with Bugs Bunny to take down evil aliens…still waiting.
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That Thing You Do! (1996)
Fun fact: this was Tom Hanks’ directorial debut. And NBD or anything, but he also wrote and starred in it. It’s super cute and has a great soundtrack so yeah, he def crushed it.
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A Little Princess (1995)
If A Little Princess didn’t make you break down in tears when (uh, spoiler) Sara reunites with her NOT-DEAD dad at the end, you are made out of ice and we have nothing in common. And no, I will not be told I’m overreacting!!!!!
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Hook (1991)
I hope and pray you remember every single second of Hook like it was yesterday, but on the off chance that 1991 was nothing but a blur of middle-parted hair and oversized wolf shirts, I implore you to rewatch this movie right this very second.
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1999)
Please take a minute to look long and hard at Stanley Tucci as a horned sprite in this poster. Great, cool, it’ll now be burned into your retinas forever.
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Air Bud (1997)
Air Bud was THE most wholesome movie to come outta the ’90s, and I refuse to hear otherwise. Since you probably haven’t watched it in decades, please stop what you’re doing and get reacquainted with this very good boy.
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Anaconda (1997)
There’s a reason you barely remember watching J.Lo’s should-have-been-award-winning work in Anaconda. Because you emotionally repressed the memories due to snake-themed nightmares.
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Jawbreaker (1999)
First of all, crop-top cardigans and sweater sets need to come back already, ’cause what’s the point of this ’90s revival we’re living through without them?! Second of all, reminder that this movie is about teenager murderers, lol.
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Arachnophobia (1990)
Same with Arachnophobia, to be honest. The good news is that the special effects were so hokey in 1990 that watching the movie now is less scary and more funny.*
*I lied, it’s still scary.
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Beethoven (1992)
OH MY GOD, REMEMBER BEETHOVEN!!!!!!!!!? It truly takes the cake in the classic Middle American Wholesome Dog Drama genre.
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The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)
Great news: The Brady Bunch Movie holds up. It is fully hilarious and basically lives to mock the ’90s, which happens to be my favourite activity too. (P.S. Never forget, this movie gifted us the iconic “Sure, Jan” GIF!)
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Casper (1995)
If looking at this poster made you flash back to the awkward time you had a crush on Casper, an animated ghost, fear not: This is a safe space for your inner fourth grade self.
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Coneheads (1993)
I barely remember anything about this movie other than the fact that my parents were highly amused during our trip to the theater to see it. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
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Little Giants (1994)
This has every ingredient required in a ’90s kid movie: sports drama, Rick Moranis, Ed O’Neill, and extremely extra use of primary colours.
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Fear (1996)
Otherwise known as the film where Mark Wahlberg carves “NICOLE 4EVA” onto his chest and utters the forever iconic line “I know you abandoned Nicole when she needed you most…’cause I licked her sweet tears.” Help.
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Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead (1991)
Anyone else remember watching this with their babysitter on a Friday night and feeling supremely uncomfortable? Yeah, same.
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Dennis the Menace (1993)
Same energy as Home Alone, only with a cute dog, a grumpy old man, and slightly more parental supervision. Also featuring your favourite mid-’90s floppy haircut!
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Drop Dead Fred (1991)
I haven’t seen this movie since childhood, but I vaguely remember that it’s about a young Phoebe Cates’ tyrannical imaginary friend who returns when she’s a grown-up. In retrospect, a pretty weird plot—but do you, 1991!
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Dunston Checks In (1996)
In case you can’t tell from the poster, Dunston was a living legend who terrorized a fancy hotel with his (wait for it) MONKEY BUSINESS.
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Father of the Bride (1991)
If I’m being honest, I never forgot about Father of the Bride and watch it at least once a year. But if you’re not a stan like me (wow, rude), here’s a reminder that this movie rules.
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Ferngully (1992)
Wow, now could not be a better time to rewatch FernGully, an, uh, animated romance about protecting the rainforest? IDK, if you can think of a better way to describe this one, feel free to @ me.
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Flubber (1997)
Pretty crazy to think that a film about a sentient flying goo was green-lit by Disney! But such was the power of Robin Williams.
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Fly Away Home (1996)
I haven’t thought about this charming father-daughter bonding film in years, which is surprising considering my experience watching it consisted of weeping loudly while my parents side-eyed each other and questioned all their life choices.
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French Kiss (1995)
Meg Ryan’s reign of delight in the ’90s was pretty prolific, but everyone spends so much time reminiscing about You’ve Got Mail that they forget all about her best film of the decade: French Kiss. Watch it immediately if you want your pants charmed off.
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Gattaca (1997)
Hands up if you were forced to watch this in middle school science class? Same. Hands up again if the only thing that stuck with you was that Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman met and fell in love on-set? Also same.
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Harriet the Spy (1996)
If you watched this movie and didn’t force your mom/dad to buy you a yellow raincoat and a magnifying glass so you could “spy,” were you even really living?
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Homeward Bound (1993)
Apologies, I don’t have the emotional bandwidth to write about Homeward Bound, a movie that follows two dogs and a cat’s quest to get home, without breaking down into full-body sobs. Moving right along.
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Michael (1996)
Oh, you forgot John Travolta was in a movie in which he played a mullet-rocking angel with giant fluffy bird wings? WELL, I DIDN’T, SO HERE WE ARE.
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Little Women (1994)
I know, I know, the new Little Women stars your boyfriend Timothée Chalamet, but THE OLD ONE STILL SLAPS.
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Crimson Tide (1995)
Most of the kids in my school used this movie as an excuse to make period jokes (mature), but it’s actually a pretty intense thriller worth a second watch.
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Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992)
Kinda like Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, only everyone forgot that this sequel was ever made. Until! Now!
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George of the Jungle (1997)
If you saw this poster and immediately started singing the George of the Jungle theme song, you are not alone. It’s been mysteriously trapped in my head for the past 20 years as well.
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Fievel Goes West (1991)
God bless Steven Spielberg for adding this movie to his canon of great films. Truly, the list goes Saving Private Ryan, Hook, and then this.
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Black Beauty (1994)
My personal brand is “emotional horse movies featuring a strong animal-human bond that’ll make me turn vegetarian for about five minutes,” so, yes: I love this film.
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White Fang (1991)
Speaking of animal-human bonding sessions, remember White Fang? Starring Ethan Hawke as an angsty hunter who rescues a wolf dog? No? It’s a vibe.
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The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)
Aka that movie you forgot about and are currently cringing at due to the problematic title. Yikes.
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Rookie of the Year (1993)
No, really, the ’90s were big into heartwarming sports movies. Consider this exhibit B.
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Now and Then (1995)
To be honest, not every ’90s movie stands the test of time, mostly due to terrifying fashion, but Now and Then still holds up. Plus, it’s one of the best examples to date of onscreen female friendship. If you missed it as a kid, watch it ASAP.
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Phenomenon (1996)
HAHAHAHAHA. Sorry, just remembered this movie existed and needed to take a moment to wrap my head around John Travolta playing a genius who can move things with his mind.
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Richie Rich (1994)
Home Alone is obviously the GOAT, but lest you forget, Macaulay Culkin was also in Richie Rich (sorry, Ri¢hie Ri¢h) and it was a delight.
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Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Revisit Johnny Depp at his palest and most CHEEKBONES-y fighting a headless horseman in this underappreciated Tim Burton classic. It’s perfect for Halloween season, just saying.
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The Babysitters Club (1995)
Oh my god, you guys! Not to be dramatic, but I cannot wait to use my parents’ Amazon Prime account to rent this movie without telling them (sorry, Mom) and relive my YOUTH.
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The Iron Giant (1999)
The Iron Giant is a truly brilliant movie that’ll have you right in your feelings.
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The Witches (1990)
I, for one, am still too scared to watch this movie. But if you’re brave, feel free to revisit and report back.
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The Secret Garden (1993)
This was one of those films your mom dragged your lazy self to, which, yep, ended up being the catalyst for your love of period pieces on PBS. Just me?
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The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
Honestly, not sure why my childhood didn’t involve befriending two mice, a kangaroo, and a giant confused eagle and then adventuring around the Outback with them. But whatever, at least we have this movie.
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Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999)
This came out around the same time as Cruel Intentions, which, let’s be real, was a better movie. But did Cruel Intentions have a cast with inexplicably/hilariously matching haircuts? And did Cruel Intentions have freakin’ DAME HELEN MIRREN? No. It did not.
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So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)
You watched it, you laughed at it, you promptly forgot it. A story in three parts.
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The Rocketeer (1991)
This superhero movie based on a comic book gets no credit, and it’s so fun. Jennifer Connelly is S-T-U-N-N-I-N-G. To the left, Iron Man.
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The Flintstones (1994)
The Flintstones was enormously popular when it came out, but for some reason, it isn’t really considered a classic of the ’90s. Which is a CRIME. Yabba-dabba-look at your life, look at your choices.
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What About Bob? (1991)
This delightfully deranged movie is still absolutely hilarious several decades later, and I bet you haven’t watched it since you were a kid, so prepare for nostalgic LOLs.
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While You were Sleeping (1995)
Hello, and welcome to the plot of this movie: woman pretends to be girlfriend of man in coma, falls in love with his brother while he’s sleeping, somehow doesn’t end up in prison.
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