20 Best 90s Nostalgia Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 31, 2026

United States Comedy nostalgic

These are the films that capture what the nineties feel like, not necessarily the best-reviewed, but the ones that land differently on a rewatch. Clueless is a perfect teen-comedy time capsule of plaid skirts and cordless phones, Jurassic Park’s dinosaurs still hold up better than most that followed, and Toy Story was the first fully computer-animated feature and still holds together emotionally. The Mask, Independence Day, Home Alone, Dazed and Confused, Empire Records, Space Jam and The Sandlot round out the list.

Clueless (1995)

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Clueless (1995)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A pragmatic, popular teenager plays matchmaker for everyone but herself.

Directed by Amy Heckerling · 1h 37m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Philo, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Starz Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Jurassic Park (1993)

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Jurassic Park (1993)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 91% Metacritic 68

A theme park's cloned dinosaurs run amok after its security systems catastrophically fail.

Directed by Steven Spielberg · 2h 07m · Rated PG-13

Won 3 Oscars44 wins & 27 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu, Philo, YouTube TV, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz, Starz Apple TV channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Mask (1994)

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The Mask (1994)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Cartoon logic applied to a live-action body, with real commitment.

Directed by Chuck Russell · 1h 41m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Toy Story (1995)

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Toy Story (1995)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 100% Metacritic 96

A cowboy doll's world is turned upside down when a flashy new spaceman toy arrives.

Directed by John Lasseter · 1h 21m · Rated G

Nominated for 3 Oscars29 wins & 24 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus, Hulu · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Independence Day (1996)

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Independence Day (1996)

IMDb ★ 7.0 RT 77% Metacritic 59

Earth unites against an alien invasion fleet bent on total annihilation.

Directed by Roland Emmerich · 2h 25m · Rated PG-13

Won 1 Oscar35 wins & 35 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, YouTube TV · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)

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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)

TMDB ★ 7.8

Technically a show, not a movie, but no list of 90s nostalgia is complete without it.

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Home Alone (1990)

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Home Alone (1990)

IMDb ★ 7.8 RT 66% Metacritic 63

A Christmas staple that holds up purely on slapstick craft.

Directed by Chris Columbus · 1h 43m · Rated PG

Nominated for 2 Oscars13 wins & 8 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Dazed and Confused (1993)

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Dazed and Confused (1993)

TMDB ★ 7.6

Technically about the 70s, made in the 90s, and somehow nostalgic for both eras at once.

Directed by Richard Linklater · 1h 42m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Empire Records (1995)

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Empire Records (1995)

TMDB ★ 6.5

The eccentric staff of an independent record shop spend one chaotic day fighting to save it from a corporate buyout.

Directed by Allan Moyle · 1h 30m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Space Jam (1996)

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Space Jam (1996)

TMDB ★ 6.5

Michael Jordan teams up with the Looney Tunes to save Bugs Bunny's world from aliens.

Directed by Joe Pytka · 1h 27m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Sandlot (1993)

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The Sandlot (1993)

IMDb ★ 7.8 RT 66% Metacritic 55

A group of neighbourhood kids spend one perfect summer defined entirely by baseball.

Directed by David Mickey Evans · 1h 41m · Rated PG

2 wins & 1 nomination

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus, Hulu, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount+ Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Men in Black (1997)

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Men in Black (1997)

TMDB ★ 7.3

Will Smith again, this time with a neuralyser, in a sci-fi comedy you can't hear the theme song of without grinning.

Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld · 1h 38m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, AMC, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)

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Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)

TMDB ★ 6.5

Two best friends fabricate glamorous fake careers before attending their ten-year reunion.

Directed by David Mirkin · 1h 32m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Good Burger (1997)

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Good Burger (1997)

TMDB ★ 5.6

Two mismatched fast food employees must save their beloved restaurant from a corporate rival.

Directed by Brian Robbins · 1h 35m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Starz Apple TV channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Titanic (1997)

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Titanic (1997)

IMDb ★ 8.0 RT 88% Metacritic 75

A doomed shipboard romance set against history's most famous maritime disaster.

Directed by James Cameron · 3h 14m · Rated PG-13

Won 11 Oscars126 wins & 84 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Starz Apple TV channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.