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Movies of 1990

60 movies from 1990. Includes GoodFellas, Close-Up, and Ju Dou.

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GoodFellas
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GoodFellas

1990 · 145m

Mob / MafiaBiopicPrison

The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the…

Close-Up
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Close-Up

1990 · 98m

CrimeDrama

This fiction-documentary hybrid uses a sensational real-life event—the arrest of a young man on charges that he fraudulently impersonated the…

Ju Dou
82

Ju Dou

1990 · 95m

Drama

Tianqing falls in love with Ju Dou, his uncle's wife who is tortured for being childless.

Cyrano de Bergerac
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Cyrano de Bergerac

1990 · 137m

DramaComedyHistory

Famed swordsman and poet Cyrano de Bergerac is in love with his cousin Roxane.

Days of Being Wild
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Max

Days of Being Wild

1990 · 94m

CrimeDramaRomance

Yuddy, a Hong Kong playboy known for breaking girls' hearts, tries to find solace and truth after discovering the woman who raised him isn't his…

The Match Factory Girl
81

The Match Factory Girl

1990 · 69m

Drama

Iris is a shy and dowdy young woman stuck in a dead-end job at a match factory, who dreams of finding love at the local dancehall.

Red Dawn
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Red Dawn

1990 · 96m

MilitaryBased on a True StoryDrama

On October 2, 1968, a student uprising descends into violence after the Mexican government begins to use lethal force against the protesters.

Edward Scissorhands
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Disney+

Edward Scissorhands

1990 · 105m

FantasyDramaRomance

A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.

Misery
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Max

Misery

1990 · 107m

Psychological ThrillerDramaThriller

After an accident, acclaimed novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by a nurse who claims to be his biggest fan.

Dances with Wolves
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Prime

Dances with Wolves

1990 · 181m

AdventureDramaWestern

Wounded Civil War soldier John Dunbar tries to commit suicide—and becomes a hero instead.

Reversal of Fortune
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Reversal of Fortune

1990 · 111m

Legal DramaBased on a True StoryLegal

Wealthy Sunny von Bülow lies brain-dead, husband Claus guilty of attempted murder; but he says he's innocent and hires Alan Dershowitz for his appeal.

Bullet in the Head
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Prime

Bullet in the Head

1990 · 136m

ActionWarCrime

Three childhood friends from the slums of Hong Kong flee to war-time Saigon after accidentally murdering a gang leader, but their troubles only…

Europa Europa
79
Max

Europa Europa

1990 · 112m

War DramaMilitaryHistory

A Jewish boy separated from his family in the early days of WWII poses as a German orphan and is taken into the heart of the Nazi world as a 'war…

An Angel at My Table
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Max

An Angel at My Table

1990 · 158m

DramaHistory

Based on the autobiographical work of New Zealand writer Janet Frame, this production depicts the author at various stage of her life.

May Fools
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May Fools

1990 · 107m

Marriage & DivorceCultsComedy

During the events of May 1968 in France, different worldviews of conflicting relatives collide in their family estate.

Awakenings
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Tubi

Awakenings

1990 · 120m

Medical DramaBased on a True StoryMedical

Dr.

Miller's Crossing
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Miller's Crossing

1990 · 115m

Mob / MafiaMafia & MobDrama

Set in 1929, a political boss and his advisor have a parting of the ways when they both fall for the same woman.

Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku
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Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku

1990 · 48m

Alien InvasionAnimeAliens

Bardock, Son Goku's father, is a low-ranking Saiyan soldier who was given the power to see into the future by the last remaining alien on a planet…

Metropolitan
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Max

Metropolitan

1990 · 99m

ComedyDramaRomance

A radical student is adopted by a group of young New Yorkers, serves as a catalyst to alter his and their lives.

The Long Walk Home
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Prime

The Long Walk Home

1990 · 97m

DramaHistory

Two women, black and white, in 1955 Montgomery Alabama, must decide what they are going to do in response to the famous bus boycott led by Martin…

The Witches
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The Witches

1990 · 91m

Urban FantasyMagicFantasy

While staying at a hotel in England with his grandmother, Helga, a young boy named Luke inadvertently spies on a convention of witches.

The Grifters
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The Grifters

1990 · 110m

Neo-Noir & Film NoirTrue CrimeCon Artists & Grifters

A small-time conman has his loyalties torn between his estranged mother and his new girlfriend, both of whom are high-stakes grifters with their…

The Hairdresser's Husband
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The Hairdresser's Husband

1990 · 82m

ComedyDramaRomance

Antoine has always been fascinated by a hairdresser's delicate touch, the beguiling perfume, and the enticing figure of a woman with an opulent bosom.

Pump Up the Volume
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Pump Up the Volume

1990 · 102m

High SchoolPiratesMusic

Mark Hunter, a lonely high school student, uses his shortwave radio to moonlight as the popular pirate DJ "Hard Harry." When his show gets blamed…

Boiling Point
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Boiling Point

1990 · 96m

Mob / MafiaMafia & MobSports

Masaki, a baseball player and gas-station attendant, gets into trouble with the local Yakuza and goes to Okinawa to get a gun to defend himself.

The Hunt for Red October
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The Hunt for Red October

1990 · 135m

ActionThriller

A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S.

Tremors
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Tremors

1990 · 96m

ComedyHorrorScience Fiction

Val McKee and Earl Bassett are in a fight for their lives when they discover that their desolate town has been infested with gigantic, man-eating…

Nikita
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Nikita

1990 · 117m

ActionThriller

A beautiful felon, sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a policeman, is given a second chance – as a secret political assassin controlled…

Dreams
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Dreams

1990 · 119m

FantasyDrama

Eight visually rich vignettes drawn from Kurosawa’s own dreams—fox weddings and vanished orchards, a soldier’s ghosts, a walk through Van Gogh’s…

My Mother's Castle
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My Mother's Castle

1990 · 99m

Based on a True StoryAdventureComedy

To his chagrin, young Marcel Pagnol and his family move back to their home in Marseille, France, far from their pastoral holiday cottage in the hills.

Hidden Agenda
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Tubi

Hidden Agenda

1990 · 108m

PoliticalDramaThriller

In Ireland, American lawyer Ingrid Jessner and her activist partner, Paul Sullivan, struggle to uncover atrocities committed by the British…

Uranus
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Uranus

1990 · 100m

DramaComedy

After World War II, a small French village struggles to put the war behind as the controlling Communist Party tries to flush out Petain loyalists.

Total Recall
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Paramount+

Total Recall

1990 · 113m

Dystopian Sci-FiCyberpunkSpy / Espionage

Construction worker Douglas Quaid's obsession with the planet Mars leads him to visit Rekall, a virtual vacation company that manufactures memories.

Presumed Innocent
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Tubi

Presumed Innocent

1990 · 127m

ProceduralDetectiveLegal

Rusty Sabich is a deputy prosecutor engaged in an obsessive affair with a coworker who is murdered.

The Freshman
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Prime

The Freshman

1990 · 102m

ComedyCrime

After a film student gets his belongings stolen, he meets a mobster bearing a startling resemblance to a certain cinematic godfather.

House Party
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House Party

1990 · 104m

High SchoolComedy

Young Kid has been invited to a party at his friend Play's house.

Everybody's Fine
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Everybody's Fine

1990 · 121m

Drama

Matteo Scuro is a retired Sicilian bureaucrat, a widower with five children, all of whom live on the mainland and hold responsible jobs.

Back to the Future Part III
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Back to the Future Part III

1990 · 119m

Time-Travel Sci-FiTime TravelAdventure

The final installment finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking for Doc in the Wild West of 1885.

Home Alone
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Disney+

Home Alone

1990 · 103m

HolidayComedyFamily

Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation.

State of Grace
72
Tubi

State of Grace

1990 · 135m

Mob / MafiaMafia & MobHigh School

Hell's Kitchen, New York.

Slacker
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Max

Slacker

1990 · 97m

Comedy

Austin, Texas, is an Eden for the young and unambitious, from the enthusiastically eccentric to the dangerously apathetic.

Jacob's Ladder
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Paramount+

Jacob's Ladder

1990 · 113m

Supernatural HorrorDramaMystery

After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity.

Arachnophobia
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Prime

Arachnophobia

1990 · 109m

ComedyHorror

A large spider from the jungles of South America is accidentally transported in a crate with a dead body to America where it mates with a local…

The Rescuers Down Under
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Disney+

The Rescuers Down Under

1990 · 77m

AnimationFamilyAdventure

A lawless poacher wants to capture a majestic and rare golden eagle, so he kidnaps the boy who knows where to find the bird.

Postcards from the Edge
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Postcards from the Edge

1990 · 101m

Dark ComedyComedyDrama

A substance-addicted actress tries to look on the bright side even as she's forced to move back in with her mother to avoid unemployment.

The Reflecting Skin
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Tubi

The Reflecting Skin

1990 · 95m

DramaThrillerHorror

In 1950s rural Idaho, a young boy watches helplessly as his friends and brother fall under the spell of a mysterious widow living up the road and…

Die Hard 2
70
Hulu

Die Hard 2

1990 · 124m

ActionThriller

One year after his heroics in Los Angeles, John McClane is an off-duty cop who is the wrong guy in the wrong place at the wrong time.

The Godfather Part III
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Paramount+

The Godfather Part III

1990 · 162m

Mob / MafiaRevenge ThrillerLegal Drama

In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don, Michael Corleone seeks forgiveness for his…

Miami Blues
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Tubi

Miami Blues

1990 · 97m

CrimeThrillerComedy

After Junior is released from prison, he plans on starting a new life in Miami.

King of New York
69
Tubi

King of New York

1990 · 103m

Mob / MafiaMafia & MobThriller

A former drug lord returns from prison determined to wipe out all his competition and distribute the profits of his operations to New York's poor…

Quick Change
69

Quick Change

1990 · 89m

HeistHostage & KidnappingComedy

With the aid of his girlfriend, Phyllis Potter, and best friend, Loomis, Grimm enters a Manhattan bank dressed as a clown, creates a hostage…

White Hunter, Black Heart
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White Hunter, Black Heart

1990 · 112m

Based on a True StoryAdventureDrama

Renowned filmmaker John Wilson travels to Africa to direct a new movie, but constantly leaves to hunt elephants and other game, to the dismay of…

Ghost
68
Paramount+

Ghost

1990 · 127m

SupernaturalFantasyRomance

After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.

Darkman
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Darkman

1990 · 95m

SuperheroRevenge ThrillerMafia & Mob

Dr.

Gremlins 2: The New Batch
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Max

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

1990 · 106m

MonstersComedyHorror

Young sweethearts Billy and Kate move to the Big Apple, land jobs in a high-tech office park and soon reunite with the friendly and lovable Gizmo.

Memphis Belle
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Memphis Belle

1990 · 107m

War DramaMilitaryDrama

The "Memphis Belle" is a World War II bomber, piloted by a young crew on dangerous bombing raids into Europe.

Pretty Woman
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Pretty Woman

1990 · 120m

RomanceComedy

Vivian is a carefree, streetwise diamond in the rough when she meets sophisticated billionaire Edward in a chance encounter that turns into a…

Wild at Heart
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Wild at Heart

1990 · 125m

Romantic ComedyMagicHeist

Young lovers Sailor and Lula hit the road to start a new life together away from the wrath of Lula’s deranged, disapproving mother, who has hired…

Cry-Baby
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Cry-Baby

1990 · 85m

PrisonComedyRomance

A prim and proper schoolgirl goes against her society grandmother's wishes when she dates a motorcycle-riding juvenile delinquent.

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