Highest-Rated Movies about '1990s Cinema'

Croupier (1998), Roja (1992), Happy Together (1997), Agneepath (1990), Dil Se.. (1998), Arizona Dream (1993), Irma Vep (1996), Saudagar (1991) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best 1990s Cinema movies.

#2. Roja (1992)

Storyline: Roja, a young woman born and brought up in Southern India, prays that the handsome young man coming to see her sister will be her future brother-in-law, only to have the tables turned on her when he openly choses her over her sister (as her sister loves another). So Roja marries Rishi and they leave the village to settle in the city, where both fall in love. Rishi, who works for the Indian Government, is instructed to go to the troubled state of Kashmir on a classified mission. Roja also goes along. Then her innocent world is shattered when Rishi is abducted and held for ransom by a group of jihadist militants who want an independent Kashmir and the release of a terrorist held by the Indian military forces. Will the passionate appeal of this young woman move cold and ruthless military and politician's hearts and minds? Two of the songs are worth remembering after watching the Hindi-dubbed version of the movie: "Dil hai chhotasa, chhotisi aasha, masti bhare man ki bholisi aasha, chand ...

Plot Keywords: romance, action, thriller, indian cinema, music, nationalism, terrorism ...

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#3. Happy Together (1997)

Storyline: Yiu-Fai and Po-Wing arrive in Argentina from Hong Kong and take to the road for a holiday. Something is wrong and their relationship goes adrift. A disillusioned Yiu-Fai starts working at a tango bar to save up for his trip home. When a beaten and bruised Po-Wing reappears, Yiu-Fai is empathetic but is unable to enter a more intimate relationship. After all, Po-Wing is not ready to settle down. Yiu-Fai now works in a Chinese restaurant and meets the youthful Chang from Taiwan. Uhf zacnjb-Fai's life takes on a new spin, while Po-Wing's life shatters continually in contrast.—Perry Yu <perry@pobox.com>

Plot Keywords: romance, homosexual, drama, art film, emotional turmoil, loneliness, argentina ...

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#4. Agneepath (1990)

Storyline: Vijay (Amitabh Bachchan) father is brutally lynched by villagers after being framed by Kancha Cheena (Danny Denzongpa), and his family is forced to flee. The young Vijay vows revenge, and grows up protecting his sister and mother by becoming a gangster himself. Eventually he works his way up the ladder until he is face to face with the men who killed his father, but by this time he is little different from them, and his actions have put his family in the line of danger once more.—gavin@sunny_deol2009@yahoo.com

Plot Keywords: action, drama, crime, revenge, gangster, violence, family ...

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#5. Dil Se.. (1998)

Storyline: Amar Varma, a producer for Indian news radio, meets an enigmatic woman at a railroad station and then again at a hill station. He falls in love with her, but the woman, who calls herself Meghna, rejects and leaves him although she seems to be interested. Later, Varma agrees to marry his family's choice, Preeti. But suddenly Meghna is back, and what is the secret that she holds?

Plot Keywords: romance, drama, musical, bollywood, indian cinema, political, terrorism ...

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#6. Arizona Dream (1993)

Storyline: An Innuit hunter races his sled home with a fresh-caught halibut. This fish pervades the entire film, in real and imaginary form. Meanwhile, Axel tags fish in New York as a naturalist's gofer. He's happy there, but a messenger arrives to bring him to Arizona for his uncle's wedding. It's a ruse to get Axel into the family business. In Arizona, Axel meets two odd women: vivacious, needy, and plagued by neuroses and familial discord. He gets romantically involved with one, while the other, rich but depressed, plays accordion tunes to a gaggle of pet turtles.

Plot Keywords: surrealism, black comedy, coming of age, dreams, absurdity, american dream, alienation ...

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#7. Irma Vep (1996)

Storyline: French filmmaker René Vidal was once a renowned director, but most see his career on a quick downward slide based on his last several films. In Paris, he is just starting to film his latest movie, a remake of Les vampires (1915), and has hired Hong Kong based Chinese actress Maggie Cheung as the title lead, "Irma Vep" (an anagram for "vampire"), despite she knowing no French and she not being an obvious choice to most. Maggie has never worked with Vidal before and knows little about his movies, but many of his primarily French crew are part of his regular stable. As such, Maggie may become isolated among the cast and crew, unless there are those who bring her into their English conversations, they who may have somewhat ulterior motives in doing so. There are also factions within the cast and crew, who, based on their history, have a poisoned sense of what is going on. With Vidal, he is dealing with some personal issues while he tries to regain his film making form. He may transfer his thoughts of Irma Vep to Maggie, who he hired because he too sees her as strong and sexy like the skin-tight latex clad Irma. And Maggie may take her research for the comic bookish character to an extreme.—Huggo

Plot Keywords: french cinema, black comedy, metafilm, art film, independent film, cultural clash, female protagonist ...

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#8. Saudagar (1991)

Storyline: Veeru Singh and Rajeshwar Singh are sworn enemies, their clans and villagers have taken sides in a blood feud. Guns, and goons galore in both their fiefdoms. Military grade training for their cadres. How did all this come to pass when they were inseparable as friends while they were children. Their blood feud extends to their children. When one of their sons, Kunal gets a girl from the opposite camp pregnant, and she is raped and killed by someone from the other side, tensions escalate. Will the grandchildren carry the torch of hatred. Vasu and Radha are the grandchildren, whose association kindles another fire from yesteryear. Who manipulated the estrangement of dear friends and why? Is there a possibility of reconciliation between Veeru and Rajeshwar? Who wins, who loses is the theme of the film. Glueing the plot together is a childhood song that the duo would sing, and now the grandchildren have learned to sing.—MG Gopalan

Plot Keywords: romance, drama, indian cinema, bollywood, revenge, friendship, betrayal ...

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#9. Blue in the Face (1995)

Storyline: Wayne Wang's follow-up movie to Smoke (1995) presents a series of improvisational situations strung together to form a pastiche of Brooklyn's diverse ethnicity, offbeat humor, and essential humanity. Many of the same characters inhabiting Auggie Wren's Brooklyn Cigar Store in Smoke (1995) return here to expound on their philosophy of smoking, relationships, baseball, New York City, and Belgian Waffles. Most of all, this is a movie about living life, off-the-cuff.—Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu>

Plot Keywords: comedy, independent film, improvisation, ensemble cast, dialogue-driven, mockumentary, sequel ...

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#10. A Reasonable Man (1999)

Storyline: A Reasonable Man tells the story of a city lawyer who comes across the case of a herdboy from remote, rural Zululand, who has killed a one year old baby in the mistaken belief that he was killing an evil spirit, known throughout Southern Africa as the "Tikoloshe". Dark Secrets which lie buried deep within the lawyer connect him to the boy. He takes the case and enters a world of African witchcraft and mysticism to discover the truth about the killing - and himself.—Gavin Hood <gavinhood@compuserve.com>

Plot Keywords: legal drama, courtroom drama, south africa, cultural conflict, justice system, moral dilemma, race relations ...

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#11. Judaai (1997)

Storyline: Kaajal marries Ravi an engineer thinking he is wealthy and earns lot under the table.But finds that Ravi is a simple and honest guy.Kaajal then creates a world of her own luxuries like how rich people live and lusts behind money.Jhanvi niece of Ravi's boss arrives from abroad and falls deeply in love with Ravi knowing that he is married with two kids.When Jhanvi's attempts fail to attract Ravi she lures Kaajal with money that she will give her a Crore if she allows her husband to marry her.After the marriage Kaajal lust becomes more and forgets her family while Jhanvi takes care of the family.—alex.mjacko@gmail.com

Plot Keywords: romance, family, marriage, money, sacrifice, betrayal, desire ...

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#12. Maya Memsaab (1993)

Storyline: Maya's destiny is surrounded by three men - her husband, the much elderly Dr. Charu Das, while she shares an extra marital affair with middle-aged, Rudra and a younger male named Lalit. As time progresses Maya ponders away her fate leading to a very horrific death leaving behind two investigators to wonder as to who or what really killed Maya.—gavin (racktoo@hotmail.com)

Plot Keywords: drama, romance, erotic, indian cinema, hindi film, adaptation, novel-based ...

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