Top Movies of 1990


The top movies of 1990 list is calculated by community movie ratings and members' "Top Movies List". Lists are updated daily.

81. Baxter

Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Jérôme Boivin
Actors: Lise Delamare, Jean Mercure, Jacques Spiesser, Catherine Ferran, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Léa Gabriele

82. Shadows in Paradise ( Varjoja paratiisissa )

Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Swedish
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Aki Kaurismäki
Actors: Matti Pellonpää, Kati Outinen, Sakari Kuosmanen, Esko Nikkari, Kylli Köngäs, Pekka Laiho
Plot: We follow the life of Nikander, a garbage man in Helsinki - in an unforgiving dour life where the threat of violence is much closer than the crack of a smile. He begins a relationship with an oft-unemployed supermarket clerk before dealing with the death of a co-worker.

83. Miami Blues

Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: George Armitage
Actors: Alec Baldwin, Fred Ward, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Obba Babatundé, Charles Napier, Nora Dunn
Plot: The story of a criminal who wants to go straight but can't quite make it, and the ex hooker he falls in love with.

84. Mo' Better Blues

Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Spike Lee
Actors: Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Wesley Snipes, Bill Nunn, John Turturro, Samuel L. Jackson

85. Quick Change

Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Howard Franklin, Bill Murray
Actors: Bill Murray, Geena Davis, Randy Quaid, Jason Robards, Richard Joseph Paul, Phil Hartman
Plot: Three people successfully rob a bank in New York City. But, they can't manage to leave town.

86. Darkman

Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Sam Raimi
Actors: Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, Colin Friels, Larry Drake, Nelson Mashita, Jessie Lawrence Ferguson
Plot: Horribly burned by criminals, a scientist makes his revenge by going after evil-doers.

87. Leningrad Cowboys Go America

Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Finnish
Genre: Adventure/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Aki Kaurismäki
Actors: Matti Pellonpää, Kari Väänänen, Sakke Järvenpää, Heikki Keskinen, Pimme Korhonen, Sakari Kuosmanen

88. The Sheltering Sky

Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Actors: Debra Winger, John Malkovich, Campbell Scott, Jill Bennett, Timothy Spall, Eric Vu-An

89. The Exorcist III

Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: William Peter Blatty
Actors: George C. Scott, Ed Flanders, Brad Dourif, Jason Miller, Nicol Williamson, Scott Wilson
Plot: "The Gemini Killer" is a brutal serial killer. And, even though he's been dead for fifteen years, he manages to keep on killing people by possessing the body of someone who is living.

90. Holy Blood ( Santa sangre )

Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: NC-17
Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Actors: Axel Jodorowsky, Blanca Guerra, Guy Stockwell, Thelma Tixou, Sabrina Dennison, Adan Jodorowsky

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