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.

31. Presumed Innocent

Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Actors: Harrison Ford, Brian Dennehy, Raul Julia, Bonnie Bedelia, Paul Winfield, John Spencer
Plot: D.A. Rusty Sabich becomes the chief suspect in his ex-girlfriends murder and sets out to find the real killer only to realize the man may be closer to him than he could have imagined.

32. Cyrano de Bergerac

Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Actors: Gérard Depardieu, Anne Brochet, Vincent Perez, Jacques Weber, Roland Bertin, Philippe Morier-Genoud
Plot: Cyrano de Bergerac is a dashing officer and romantic poet and madly in love with his cousin, Roxanne. But he has one glaring fault - his large nose - and he feels so self-conscious about it that he hires a cadet, Christian, to romance her by proxy. But Christian is also in love with Roxanne and as he reads the words written by Cyrano she begins to fall in love.

33. Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! ( ¡Átame! )

Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Drama/Crime
MPAA Rating: NC-17
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Actors: Victoria Abril, Antonio Banderas, Loles León, Julieta Serrano, María Barranco, Rossy de Palma
Plot: A man just released from a mental hospital has only one thing on his mind: tracking down Marina, an adult film star he crossed paths with, in order to make her his wife. Since she's a bit reluctant, he ties her up - but what will be her ultimate decision?

34. Tremors

Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Horror
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Ron Underwood
Actors: Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter, Michael Gross, Reba McEntire, Bobby Jacoby
Plot: The locals and a visiting geologist in a small town must fend for themselves after new, deadly creatures that can move underground and sense the slightest vibration appear.

35. The Rescuers Down Under

Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Adventure
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Hendel Butoy, Mike Gabriel
Actors: Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, John Candy, Tristan Rogers, George C. Scott, Adam Ryen
Plot: Bernard and Biana set off on another adventure, this time to save a boy and an eagle in the Australian Outback.

36. Jesus of Montreal ( Jésus de Montréal )

Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Denys Arcand
Actors: Lothaire Bluteau, Catherine Wilkening, Johanne-Marie Tremblay, Rémy Girard, Robert Lepage, Yves Jacques

37. Interrogation ( Przesluchanie )

Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Polish
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ryszard Bugajski
Actors: Krystyna Janda, Adam Ferency, Janusz Gajos, Agnieszka Holland, Anna Romantowska, Bozena Dykiel
Plot: After a night going out drinking, Tonia wakes up in prison with no idea how or why she is there. She is suddenly put into interrogation where the officers torture her in order to have her give a confession to a crime she is not aware of.

38. An Angel at My Table

Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jane Campion
Actors: K.J. Wilson, Kerry Fox, Karen Fergusson, Alexia Keogh, Iris Churn, Melina Bernecker

39. Eating

Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Henry Jaglom
Actors: Nelly Alard, Frances Bergen, Lisa Blake Richards, Mary Crosby, Lisa Richards, Marlena Giovi
Plot: A group of women (and all their friends) come together to celebrate a 40, 30 and 50-year birthday celebration. All together, they share their love of food, talk about the men in their lives and themselves.

40. Metropolitan

Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Whit Stillman
Actors: Carolyn Farina, Edward Clements, Chris Eigeman, Taylor Nichols, Allison Parisi, Dylan Hundley
Plot: A group of four upper-class Manhattanites meet nearly every night to play bridge and discuss the current social climate and philosophy. When Tom, an outsider with a decidedly more simple upbringing, joins them, he brings a new, critical dynamic to the group.

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