Top 10 Movies in 90s That I Loved As A Kid

This is a list of movies I loved as a kid in the '90s.
I really hope to see your list in the comment box below!

I was born in the '80s, so most of the movies I remember watching are those I saw during the '90s. This list includes my favorite films from that era that i remember watching over a 100 times as a kid.

10) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

This was my first introduction to the Turtle franchise, and I loved it. The movie had a dark tone, intense action, fight scenes, and even implied death. It was made during the peak of the Turtle craze, and all the kids I knew had Turtle gadgets watches, notebooks, you name it. I was no different. I had a Turtle watch and was totally swept up in the frenzy.

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9) The Lion King (1994)

I’d be lying if I said I didn’t memorize the Hakuna Matata song. I danced to it when I was young, and The Lion King made me a lifelong Disney fan. Disney in the '90s had a way of making their songs unforgettable, I even remember the nonsensical babbling that the monkey sang in The Jungle Book!

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8) Independence Day (1996)

To be honest, I probably watched this movie too much as a kid. Will Smith had me hooked from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, so the moment Independence Day came out, I was first in line to see it. As a kid, I thought it was awesome. Looking back now, I can see how ridiculous some of it was, but it’s still a classic in my book.

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7) The Mask (1994)

If there was one hero we all adored as kids, it was The Mask. He could do anything and everything. He was funny, charming, and downright cool. Who didn’t love a hero who could literally give the bad guys wedgies?

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6) Father of the Bride (1991)

I was quite young when this came out, so I didn’t fully understand it at first. But as I got older, I grew to love it and probably watched it close to 100 times. Steve Martin was iconic, and the idea of a fun, “perfect” family on screen was pure Hollywood magic. The jokes, the screenplay, everything about it was memorable. If you missed this movie in the '90s, what were you even watching?

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5) Jurassic Park (1993)

Spielberg’s Jurassic Park is an unforgettable masterpiece. As a kid, I wasn’t concerned with special effects or cinematic details, I just wanted to be scared and thrilled. And at my age back then, that’s exactly what this movie delivered.

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4) The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

I didn’t fully appreciate this movie until a few years after its release, but once I did, I never stopped loving it. The Shawshank Redemption is a classic among classics a film that deserves far more recognition than it gets.

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3) Men in Black (1997)

Here come the Men in Black, galaxy defenders...
I couldn’t stop singing that song as a kid. This movie was the epitome of cool, and Will Smith once again proved he could do no wrong back then in the '90s.

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2) Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

"I’ll be back."
This was the movie of the '90s. Arnold Schwarzenegger was the coolest best friend a kid could dream of. My friends and I would pretend to be John Connor, running around “terminating” bad guys.

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1) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)

Okay, I know this might surprise some people, but hear me out. My sister and I watched this on VHS until the tape started to fold. It became a daily ritual for us—we knew every single line from start to finish. At 8 or 9 years old, this movie was pure magic, and I was constantly yelling “Cowabunga!” in school.

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Honorable Mentions

These movies didn’t make the top 10 but were still favorites:

11) Face off (1997)

12) Usual Suspect (1995)

13) Sixth Sense (1999)

14) My Cousin Vinny (1992)

15) Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

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Let me know what movies you loved as a kid!