HERE'S 15 OF MY FAVOURITE FILMS FROM THE 90'S, THERE ALL BANGERS!

GoodFellas

Year: 1990

You can't beat a classic gangster film - and this was one of the very best. Liotta, De Niro and Pesci excel under Scorsese's direction, providing a fantastic exposition of the mob lifestyle - the downfalls and violence, but also the glamour. A critically-acclaimed movie, and the first in a trilogy of Scorsese crime epics: Goodfellas was later followed by Casino and The Departed. Also notable for containing the 11th-highest F-word count in movie history, with exactly 300.

Boyz N The HooD

Year: 1991

Astonishingly, John Singleton was just 23 when he directed this classic and hard-hitting account of life on the LA streets of South Central. With rapper Ice Cube, from the notorious group NWA - themselves from that area - starring, the movie had the necessary authenticity, and realness, to gain respect from the critics and the people on the streets that it profiled. The cinematic counterpart to that era's gangster rap musical movement, this is an undoubted classic of the genre.

The Silence of the lambs

Year: 1991

Silence of the Lambs was a landmark movie in the horror genre, becoming the first film of that type to win a Best Picture Oscar (in addition to taking the other four of the 'top five' categories). Featuring a claustrophobic atmosphere and a tight script, the film was dominated by the towering performances of Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins, who turned Hannibal Lecter into an iconic movie character despite just 16 minutes of screen time. A sleeper hit, it very soon became one of the most famous films of the decade.

Terminator 2: Judgement Day

Year: 1991

James Cameron's epic cost an enormous $94m to make - 15 times the amount of its predecessor (which itself featured in our roundup of top 80s films) - but he spent it wisely, creating one of the all-time best Hollywood action blockbusters, and a worthy sequel. Schwarzenegger was again on top form, but it wasn't just the action and the effects which made this film: as one critic put it, it was very much a 'machine with a human heart', after all, who'd have thought you'd be in tears at a robot disappearing into a vat of molten steel?

Year: 1992

A bolt-out-of-the-blue, Reservoir Dogs brought director Quentin Tarantino to the world's attention, as well as a serious amount of swearing and violence. The story of the aftermath of a botched diamond heist and the subsequent search for answers and recriminations provided a gripping story, soundtracked by a series of classic tracks. We can never quite listen to Stuck in the Middle With You without feeling a slight throbbing in our ears. A cult classic that still retains its power to shock today.

Groundhog Day

Year: 1993

A film so famous that its name is now widely-used as a description of a situation that repeats itself over and over again. A film so famous that its name is now widely-used as a description of a situation that repeats itself over and over again. A film so famous...where were we? Sorry, a deceptively simple idea, that creates a brilliant story, this is, without doubt, one of the best and most influential films of the 90s.

Jurassic park

Year: 1993

Everyone holds a place in their heart for Jurassic Park. A critical and box-office smash alike, the movie took humankind's eternal fascination with dinosaurs and allied it with a fantastic storyline and groundbreaking special effects. Under the watchful eye of Steven Spielberg, the movie took over from his own E.T.to become the highest grossing film worldwide at the time. The shaking glass of water followed by the T-Rex eye remains one of the most iconic movie moments ever created; with the Raptors in the kitchen scene not far behind.

Pulp Fiction

Year: 1994

The second Tarantino movie to feature in this list and just as deserving of its place as the first; Pulp Fiction was thoroughly postmodern in composition, featuring a cut-up storyline, extreme violence juxtaposed with humour and extensive use of pop cultural references. It also managed the not-inconsiderable feat of revitalising John Travolta's faltering career. Featuring a host of killer lines and great moments, it is no exaggeration to say that it changed cinema forever.

The ShawShank Redemption

Year: 1994

One of many great adaptations of Stephen King novels, this film was perhaps the ultimate sleeper hit: only just recouping its cost at the box office, but going on to become one of the biggest-selling videos and DVDs of all time: astonishingly, 1 in 5 UK households own the title, how cool is that. Set in the Shawshank prison, it tells a story of two great friends and the effects of prison life upon them and their fellow inmates and featured towering performances by Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman, as Red, the film's wise narrator. An enduring epic.

Seven

Year: 1995

Another one of those 'I can't believe this hasn't been done before' movies, Se7en took an idea that has literally been around since the dawn of time - the Se(7)ven deadly sins - and created a masterpiece of a film, dripping with tension, suspense and gore. Written by Andrew Kevin Walker and directed with aplomb by David Fincher, the film was a smash, helped in no small part by the superb chemistry between the two cops, played by Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt, together with a truly stunning ending.

Toy Story

Year: 1995

You would have got long odds on the tale of a set of toys, their adventures, and their hopes and fears, produced by a company making its first film, becoming not only a landmark in film animation, but the first of what has been described as 'the greatest movie trilogy of all time', but that's exactly what happened with Toy Story. The first full-length computer animated film, it turned Pixar - backed by Apple guru Steve Jobs - into a global brand, and ushered in a new era of cartoons. But the story was the star, with a tale of friendship and heroism that appealed to adults and children alike.

Trainspotting

Year: 1996

One of the most iconic films of all time, let alone simply of the 90s, Trainspotting's place in this list is beyond questioning. Director Danny Boyle created a fast-paced, fantastically black comedy in the grimmest of circumstances: the bleak surroundings of a group of heroin addicts. Featuring strong performances throughout and an absolutely killer soundtrack, the film was a cultural touchstone for the Britpop generation. *Spoiler* Contains no trains though.

The Big Lebowski 

Year: 1998

The second film on this list to be written and directed by the Coen brothers, but this was a very different kettle of fish to Fargo. An almost crime novel-style film of mistaken identity, it has become one of the most cultish of cult classics, and possibly the most quotable film of all time. Anyway, enough analysis, let's go bowling.

Fight Club

Year: 1999

Like The Shawshank Redemption, this film went nowhere near to achieving box office smash status, but gained a lease of life upon DVD release, establishing it as a cult classic. Eliciting love and hate in equal measures from critics, the crucial attribute it had was that it elicited a reaction: Fight Club's nihilism and violence meant that everyone had an opinion on its merits, and what it meant. We probably shouldn't be writing this though; you all know what the first rule of Fight Club is…

Matrix

Year: 1999

The Wachowski brothers went for epic in every sense of the word with The Matrix. An ambitious sci-fi plot involving religion, myths and philosophical thought experiments, together with cutting edge special effects - particularly the ultra-slow 'bullet time', it created, appropriately enough, its own distinctive world and style. And it also had a brilliant baddie, in the form of Hugo Weaving's demented Agent Smith. Let's forget about the sequels for now: the original was undoubtedly one of the ultimate films of the decade.