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.

51. Nightbreed

Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Fantasy/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Clive Barker
Actors: Craig Sheffer, Anne Bobby, David Cronenberg, Charles Haid, Hugh Quarshie, Hugh Ross
Plot: Based on Clive Barker's (who directed the film) novel, Cabal, a young outcast finds a community of mutants and monsters who are being hunted down by a serial killer, along with being targeted by a group of redneck vigilantes. He bonds with the group, vowing to help them survive.

52. Internal Affairs

Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Mike Figgis
Actors: Richard Gere, Andy Garcia, Laurie Metcalf, Nancy Travis, William Baldwin, Michael Beach
Plot: A bad cop being investigated by Internal Affairs, continues to behavior badly, in a cat and mouse game with the IA detective.

53. Arachnophobia

Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Horror
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Frank Marshall
Actors: Jeff Daniels, John Goodman, Julian Sands, Harley Jane Kozak, Stuart Pankin, Brain McNamara
Plot: A new, lethal South American spider is accidentaly shipped to California with a body and begins to breed.

54. Avalon

Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Barry Levinson
Actors: Leo Fuchs, Eve Gordon, Lou Jacobi, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Elizabeth Perkins, Joan Plowright

55. Mountains of the Moon

Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Bob Rafelson
Actors: Patrick Bergin, Iain Glen, Richard E. Grant, Fiona Shaw, Bernard Hill, Delroy Lindo

56. Match Factory Girl, The ( Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö )

Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Other
Genre: Drama/Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Aki Kaurismäki
Actors: Kati Outinen, Elina Salo, Esko Nikkari, Vesa Vierikko, Reijo Taipale, Silu Seppälä
Plot: Iris has a dull life working in a match factory while living with her dour parents. One night, after being mistaken for a prostitute, she winds up pregnant and decides to exact a revenge.

57. The Freshman

Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Crime
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Andrew Bergman
Actors: Marlon Brando, Matthew Broderick, Bruno Kirby, Penelope Ann Miller, Frank Whaley, Jon Polito
Plot: When Clark Kellog's luggage is stolen his first day at film college in New York, he tracks down the thief, only to find that all his money is gone, but to make it up to him, the thief offers him a job, working for his uncle. All he has to do is pick up a package at the airport and deliver it. The package turns out to be a huge monitor lizard. Thus begins Clark's adventures with the underworld of endangered animal trafficking. But is life with the Mafia really what it seems?

58. Treasure Island

Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Fraser Clarke Heston
Actors: Charlton Heston, Christian Bale, Oliver Reed, Christopher Lee, Richard Johnson, Julian Glover

59. Dragon Ball Z: The Movie - The World's Strongest ( Doragon bôru Z: Kono yo de ichiban tsuyoi yatsu )

Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Chad Bowers, Daisuke Nishio
Actors: Peter Kelamis, Saffron Henderson, Terry Klassen, Scott McNeil, Lalainia Lindbjerg, Lisa Ann Beley

60. Memphis Belle

Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Actors: Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, Tate Donovan, D.B. Sweeney, Billy Zane, Sean Astin
Plot: The Memphis Belle and her crew are about to finish their 25th mission during WWII. After the mission is complete, the crew will be able to return home. Despite their heroic efforts, the final mission is to a heavily fortified area and the crew will have to give everything they've got to make it home safe.

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