12 Classic '90s Movies to Stream on Netflix Now

Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, and Joe Pesci are the cast of this iconic drama, which won Stone a Golden Globe for Best Actress. Set in Las Vegas in 1973, Sam "Ace" Rothstein is a casino lord and master based on Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal. He marries an imposter, Ginger McKenna, who quickly loses herself in alcohol and drugs. But that is not Sam's only problem: his childhood friend Nicky Santoro shows up and comes to pour more oil on the fire. One of the more thrilling '90s movies, this will leave you on the edge of your seat if you've never seen it before.

Jumanji is one of Robin Williams' iconic films that you can stream on Netflix, and follows Alan Parrish after he is released from an enchanted board game after 26 years. Also starring Bonnie Hunt and a young Kirsten Dunst, this fantasy '90s movie was a favorite of many while growing up and is a true life-saver in a time when we all want to escape reality.

Forrest Gump is known to have inspired numerous cult replicas in the years that followed its release, and it remains one of the most quotable films today. According to the most seasoned fanatics, this '90s movie transcends its time to be one of the most iconic films ever. Forrest Gump won no less than three Oscars in 1995: Best Film, Best Director (Robert Zemeckis), and Best Actor (Tom Hanks).

In 1999, the Wachowski sisters revolutionized the science fiction world with The Matrix, which even inspires filmmakers to this day. In a story about a dystopian future, a computer scientist named Thomas A. Anderson, with the pseudonym Neo, discovers that the world he lives in is virtual. This '90s movie is a must-see classic, if only for Keanu Reeves' masterful acting performance.

Before Belgian duo Bilal Fallah and Adil El Arbi took the helm for this series' third installment, which came out in January, it was Michael Bay who directed the first Bad Boys film. A symbol of the '90s, the movie follows Mike Lowrey, an inveterate seducer and police officer, and his colleague and friend Marcus Burnett, a neat, married man and father. Despite their friendship, the duo's approaches to life and work ethic are diametrically opposed. But when they have to solve a drug scandal together, they manage to collaborate like never before.

Who doesn't love a classic '90s movie like Groundhog Day? Starring Bill Murray, the film follows TV weatherman Phil Connors as he gets stuck in a time loop while covering the annual Groundhog Day event. He relives the same day over and over, and it ultimately takes solving a romantic dilemma to finally move on.

The story of this unforgettable '90s movie follows Jesse (a troubled 12-year-old boy whose mother abandoned him six years prior) as he encounters Willy, a killer whale trapped in the pool of a dilapidated amusement park. The two become friends and rescue each other from a harsh, cynical world.

Young Richard Tyler (Macaulay Culkin) is the most fearful and cautious boy in the world, which doesn't help him make friends. One day, his father sends him away to get nails for a tree house. However, Richard is surprised by a heavy thunderstorm and decides to take shelter in an abandoned library run by the eccentric Mr. Dewey. Looking for the exit, he is caught by a fresco on the ceiling, which pulls him into an imaginary world of books. To return to reality, he must face his greatest fear.

Starring Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant, Notting Hill is the ultimate romantic '90s movie. One morning, when Anna Scott, a well-known Hollywood actress, walks into a bookstore in charming London's charming Notting Hill, owner William Thacket has no idea what is in store. A series of chance events, no doubt fueled by fate, brings William and Anna back together in the most endearing encounter. When Anna seeks contact again, William cannot believe it, but one of the decade's most beloved romantic plots ensues.

In the early 1990s, Steven Spielberg began captivating cinema with his Jurassic Park films and charmed the general public with special effects. The original film earned Oscars for Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Visual Effects, proving to be as much a hit with critics as it was with the audience. The '90s movie, which follows what happens when dinosaurs come back from extinction on an uninhabited island, still inspires the film and entertainment industries today.

In San Francisco, California in 2032, after all violence has been eradicated, Simon Phoenix, a psychopathic murderer sentenced to life, uses a medical visit to escape. The only way to take him out is to bring his eternal enemy back to life: John Spartan, a police officer nicknamed "Demolition Man," who was cryogenically frozen since 1996 as a punishment for reckless murder.