The ’90s were an incredible decade for film — Quentin Tarantino had changed the game with Pulp Fiction, Goodfellas became an instant classic and The Usual Suspects gave us the twist of a lifetime.
Thankfully, streaming platforms offer a banquet of the best films to watch from this fantastic era of cinema, and Watch With Us is eager to give you five of our favorite picks.
From a horror-drama of epic proportions to a quirky Wes Anderson comedy, to a Coen Brothers’ crime classic, read on to see which five masterpieces currently streaming are worth watching.
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‘Bram Stoker’s Dracula’ (1992)
The Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola offers a sumptuous, doomed romance take on “Dracula” that is visually striking and totally unique. Starring Gary Oldman as the Count himself, Bram Stoker’s Dracula follows the titular vampiric prince as he descends on 18th-century England. After tormenting the young lawyer Jonathan Harker (Keanu Reeves) for months, he seeks Harker’s wife, Mina (Winona Ryder) — who bears the spitting image of his lost love.
A seminal work of Gothic horror, Bram Stoker’s Dracula bears the mark of a true visionary force in Coppola’s film. The plot adheres more tightly to the original text than all over film adaptations of “Dracula” and features an all-timer creepy performance from Oldman, in addition to meticulous practical effects.
Watch Bram Stoker’s Dracula on Netflix.
‘The Craft’ (1996)
A favorite of ’90s teen cinema, The Craft follows three wannabe high school witches who are infiltrated by a fourth, and who just happens to possess genuine telekinetic ability. All four girls have troubled pasts, and combined, their power becomes undeniable, leading to dangerous consequences and egomania.
The black comedy starring Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, Rachel True and Robin Tunney is at once a celebration of feminine independence and autonomy, while full of entertaining, campy magic. It’s the perfect fusion of modern sensibilities and pure fun.
Watch The Craft on Amazon Prime Video.
‘Rushmore’ (1998)
Precocious private school teen Max Fischer (Jason Schwartzman) is an overachieving underachiever, inundating himself with extracurriculars while flunking in all of his classes. His studies are further diverted when he becomes lovesick for a first-grade teacher, Rosemary Cross (Olivia Williams), who falls for Herman Blume (Bill Murray), the rich, depressed father of two of his classmates.
Rushmore served as the debut and breakout role for Schwartzman, who is pitch-perfect as the annoying yet somehow winsome Max Fischer, who plays off Murray (in his first of many collaborations with Wes Anderson) with effortless chemistry. More than just twee, Anderson’s sophomore film is fiercely funny and sharp, a coming-of-age, unconventional love triangle story for the ages.
‘Fargo’ (1996)
A car salesman deep in debt hires two thugs to stage a kidnapping of his wife so he can get ransom money from her wealthy father. But things quickly go off the rails when a state trooper is shot, in this black comedy crime caper from the Coen brothers, starring William H. Macy, Frances McDormand and Steve Buscemi.
The popularity and esteem of the series went on to directly inspire a television series of the same name. It’s for good reason that Fargo has endured in the mainstream conscience: its genre-bending blend of crime and comedy is totally its own thing, complete with the Coen brothers’ darkly wry sense of humor. McDormand, as the polite, pregnant police officer Marge Gunderson, deservedly won an Oscar for her stellar work, and it’s one of the most enduring performances of the ’90s.
‘Boogie Nights’ (1997)
Director Paul Thomas Anderson came out of the gate at 26 years old with the epic thrill-ride Boogie Nights, only his second film but the one that would establish him as a totally singular creative force. Starring Mark Wahlberg in the unforgettable role of Eddie Adams, who transforms into porn stud “Dirk Diggler,” Anderson’s comedy-drama takes a look at the Golden Age of Porn during the 1970s.
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Boogie Nights features a colorful cast of characters caught in the orbit of the porn industry, as they indulge in and reap from the excesses of the time period. In addition to Wahlberg, terrific supporting performances also come from Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Boogie Nights is smart, hilarious and tragic, and with energetic, confident direction from Anderson, the film is endlessly rewatchable.
Watch Boogie Nights on Paramount+.
