Best of '90s: 10-Film Collection: Volume 1

Goodfellas (1990)

Based on Nicholas Pileggi’s book "Wiseguy," Martin Scorsese’s violent and darkly funny gangster epic chronicles 25 years in the Mafia with real-life mobster Henry Hill (Ray Liotta). The film depicts Hill’s rise through the ranks of the Lucchese crime family, his relationship with wife Karen (Lorraine Bracco), his involvement in the infamous Lufthansa heist, his drug-dealing in the 1970s, and more. With Robert De Niro, Best Supporting Actor Oscar-winner Joe Pesci, and Paul Sorvino. 146 min. C/Rtg: R

Unforgiven (1992)

Four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actor, went to director/star Clint Eastwood’s superb revisionist western about a Will Munny, a former gunslinger who now scrapes by on a farm in Kansas. With an opportunity to collect the reward and save his land, Munny--with old pal Ned Logan (Morgan Freeman) by his side--heads to Wyoming to bring Old West justice to a pair of cowhands who disfigured a prostitute. With Gene Hackman, Richard Harris, Jaimz Woolvett, Frances Fisher. 131 min. C/Rtg: R

The Mask (1994)

Shy bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss (Jim Carrey) happens upon a mystical mask that transforms him into a green-faced, zoot-suited madman with super powers and a libido to match. Stanley’s wild alter ego runs afoul of the police and mobsters in this effects-filled fantasy/comedy, based on a popular comic book. With Cameron Diaz, Peter Riegert, Peter Greene, Amy Yasbeck. 97 min. C/Rtg: PG-13

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

Director Frank Darabont’s powerful adaptation of a novella by Stephen King stars Tim Robbins as Andy Dufresne, a Portland, Maine, banker wrongly convicted of killing his wife and her lover in 1947. Sentenced to two life sentences in New England’s brutal Shawshank Prison, Dufresne learns to maintain hope in the most hopeless of circumstances with the help of fellow lifer "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman)...and a little rock hammer. Co-stars James Whitmore, William Sadler, Bob Gunton. 142 min. C/Rtg: R

Dumb And Dumber (1994)

Outrageously funny hi-jinks ensue when dimwitted best buddies Lloyd Christmas (Jim Carrey) and Harry Dunne (Jeff Daniels) set out to find beautiful socialite Mary Swanson (Lauren Holly), who dropped a briefcase filled with loot at a Rhode Island airport. The goofballs’ search leads to Aspen, but also on the woman’s trail are some nasty kidnappers. Karen Duffy, Mike Starr, Teri Garr, and Charles Rocket also star in this surprise rib-tickling hit. 113 min. C/Rtg: NR

Friday (1995)

Ice Cube stars as Craig Jones, a recently unemployed guy living in South Central Los Angeles who spends his time hanging out with pot-smoking drug dealer Smokey (Chris Tucker). Trouble stirs when Craig’s girlfriend gets suspicious of his interest in a foxy neighbor (Nia Long) and a dope-dealing ice cream man wants some cash from a deal he made with Smokey. Outrageous farce also stars Tiny Lister, Jr., John Witherspoon, Regina King. Director’s cut; 97 min. C/Rtg: R

Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery (1997)

Get ready to groove, baby, with Mike Myers as psychedelic superspy and ladies’ man Austin Powers, who was the talk of Swingin’ ’60s London. Thawed out after 30 years in suspended animation, Austin has to learn about the ’90s in a hurry if he’s to defeat his arch-enemy, the also-defrosted Dr. Evil (Myers again), in this "shag-a-riffic" hit comedy. Elizabeth Hurley, Michael York, Mimi Rogers also star. 90 min. C/Rtg: PG-13

The Wedding Singer (1998)

The fashions and music of the ’80s live on in this winning romantic comedy starring Adam Sandler as Robbie Hart, a New Jersey wedding reception crooner whose life is thrown into turmoil when his own fiancé leaves him standing at the altar. Drew Barrymore co-stars as the waitress who helps heal Robbie’s broken heart; with Allen Covert, Christine Taylor, and Ellen Dow as the rapping senior citizen. 100 min. C/Rtg: NR

Rush Hour (1998)

This high-energy mix of martial arts action and odd-couple comedy stars Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker as mismatched cops forced to work together on a dangerous case. When the 11-year-old daughter of a Chinese consul is kidnapped in Los Angeles, Hong Kong police inspector Lee (Chan) teams up with motor-mouthed local detective Carter (Tucker) to bring the bad guys down. With Elizabeth Peña, Tom Wilkinson, and Philip Baker Hall. 97 min. C/Rtg: PG-13

The Matrix (1999)

Slam-bang cyber-actioner stars Keanu Reeves as Neo, a computer hacker told by rebels (Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss) that the world, as he knows it, is actually a form of virtual reality. Neo is enlisted to use his intelligence and strength to topple the oppressive computer-run powers that control the world. Joe Pantoliano, Hugo Weaving co-star in this smash sci-fi hit co-written and co-directed by the Wachowski Brothers. 136 min. C/Rtg: R