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Best English Movies of the 1990s

This collection ranks 20,531 English-language movies released in the 1990s. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. The #1 entry is The Shawshank Redemption. These films were originally released in English.

20,531 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 3

    Pulp Fiction

    1994· 2h 34m

    8.530.7K
  2. 5

    Fight Club

    1999· 2h 19m

    8.432.7K
  3. 8

    Se7en

    1995· 2h 7m

    8.423.6K
  4. 9

    The Matrix

    1999· 2h 16m

    8.328.6K
  5. 17

    Toy Story

    1995· 1h 21m

    8.020.4K
  6. 18

    Braveheart

    1995· 2h 58m

    7.911.4K
  7. 19

    Heat

    1995· 2h 50m

    7.98.6K
  8. 24

    Titanic

    1997· 3h 14m

    7.927.6K
  9. 28

    Fargo

    1996· 1h 38m

    7.99.3K
  10. 29

    Casino

    1995· 2h 59m

    8.06.7K
  11. 36

    Mulan

    1998· 1h 28m

    7.910.6K
  12. 39

    Aladdin

    1992· 1h 31m

    7.712.2K
  13. 40

    Toy Story 2

    1999· 1h 32m

    7.615.3K
  14. 44

    Twelve Monkeys

    1995· 2h 9m

    7.69.3K

Frequently asked questions

How many English movies came from the 1990s?

20,531 English-language films from the 1990s carry real rating data.

How are these English films ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

What is the highest-rated English movie of the 1990s?

The Shawshank Redemption holds the top position in this collection.