1990s Comedy-drama Movies

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The Raffle(1991)

1h 33min | Drama

3.5/5 (with 56 votes)

Francesca, an incredibly beautiful woman, after the death of her husband discovers his unfaithfulness and huge amount of debts he left. Cesare is Francesca's best friend, he is a solicitor. Following his advice Francesca starts selling all her goods, like the house, jewels, furs and finally also the yacht. By doing this she is able to survive for the rest of the year, but has no prospects for the future and every attempt to get a job fails. Finally she makes a decision to set up a lottery in which the prize is her.

Directed by Francesco Laudadio - With Monica Bellucci, Giulio Scarpati, Massimo Ghini, Carla Cassola, Paolo De Vita, Roberto Della Casa, ...

Beauty and the Beast(1991)

| 1h 24min | Romance / Love, Kids & Family, Animation, Fantasy

3.9/5 (with 4,504 votes)

Follow the adventures of Belle, a bright young woman who finds herself in the castle of a prince who's been turned into a mysterious beast. With the help of the castle's enchanted staff, Belle soon learns the most important lesson of all -- that true beauty comes from within.

Directed by Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise

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The Truman Show(1998)

| 1h 43min | Comedy, Drama

4.1/5 (with 8,109 votes)

Truman Burbank is the star of The Truman Show, a 24-hour-a-day reality TV show that broadcasts every aspect of his life without his knowledge. His entire life has been an unending soap opera for consumption by the rest of the world. And everyone he knows, including his wife and his best friend is really an actor, paid to be part of his life.

Directed by Peter Weir - With Jim Carrey, Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone, Holland Taylor, ...

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Fargo(1996)

| 1h 38min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

3.9/5 (with 3,485 votes)

Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to be a snap and nobody's going to get hurt... until people start dying. Enter Police Chief Marge, a coffee-drinking, parka-wearing - and extremely pregnant - investigator who'll stop at nothing to get her man. And if you think her small-time investigative skills will give the crooks a run for their ransom... you betcha!

Directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen - With Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Harve Presnell, Peter Stormare, Tony Denman, ...

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame(1996)

| 1h 31min | Drama, Animation, Kids & Family

3.5/5 (with 2,268 votes)

At the urging of his gargoyle pals, Quasimodo leaves Notre Dame tower against the wishes of his guardian, the evil Judge Claude Frollo. He ventures out to the Festival of Fools and finds his first true friend, a Romani woman named Esmeralda, who entrusts him with a secret. When the secret is revealed, Quasi soon finds himself fighting to save the people and city he loves.

Directed by Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise

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Get Real(1998)

1h 48min | Drama, Romance / Love

3.4/5 (with 67 votes)

Steven spends his school days longing for all-star athlete John. But John has a gorgeous girlfriend, and Steven is still in the closet about being gay. The only one who knows the teenager's secret is his friend Linda. After a curious run-in with John in a public restroom, Steven starts to wonder if the jock is straight after all. When they start a romance, it threatens to expose the truth about both of them.

Directed by Simon Shore - With Ben Silverstone

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Chungking Express(1994)

PG-13

| 1h 43min | Drama, Comedy, Romance / Love

4.0/5 (with 783 votes)

Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant.

Directed by Wong Kar-wai - With Brigitte Lin, Tony Leung, Faye Wong, Takeshi Kaneshiro

Showgirls(1995)

NC-17

| 2h 11min | Drama

2.8/5 (with 561 votes)

A young drifter named Nomi arrives in Las Vegas to become a dancer. When she catches the eye of Cristal, the main attraction at the Stardust stage show, Nomi is on the brink of realizing her dreams. But as she bumps and grinds her way to the top, she realizes that there is only room for one starlet on the marquee... and that either she or Cristal will have to take a fall!

Directed by Paul Verhoeven - With Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan, Gina Gershon, Robert Davi, Alan Rachins, Gina Ravera, ...

Anastasia(1997)

| 1h 34min | Animation, Kids & Family, Fantasy, Adventure

3.8/5 (with 2,427 votes)

This animated adventure spins a more optimistic twist on the long-mythicized story of the "lost daughter" of Russia's last czar. A wicked sorcerer places a curse on the Romanov family, and Anastasia is separated from them during their attempts to escape from a rowdy revolt seizing their palace. Years later, after growing up with amnesia in an orphanage, "Anya" encounters two Russian men seeking a reward offered by the Dowager Empress Marie, for the return of her missing granddaughter. They decide to travel together to visit the Empress in Paris. Will Anya finally be reunited with her remaining family and find a loving home at last?

Directed by Don Bluth, Gary Goldman

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Four Weddings and a Funeral(1994)

| 1h 57min | Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love

3.4/5 (with 1,163 votes)

Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.

Directed by Mike Newell - With Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, Kristin Scott Thomas, John Hannah, Simon Callow, James Fleet, ...

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Mrs. Doubtfire(1993)

PG-13

| 2h 5min | Comedy, Drama, Kids & Family

3.6/5 (with 2,713 votes)

Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is crushed by a court order allowing only weekly visits with his kids. When Daniel learns his ex needs a housekeeper, he gets the job -- disguised as a British nanny. Soon he becomes not only his children's best pal but the kind of parent he should have been from the start.

Directed by Chris Columbus - With Robin Williams, Sally Field, Lisa Jakub, Matthew Lawrence, Mara Wilson, Pierce Brosnan, ...

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Jerry Maguire(1996)

| 2h 18min | Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love

3.5/5 (with 1,420 votes)

Jerry Maguire used to be a typical sports agent: willing to do just about anything he could to get the biggest possible contracts for his clients, plus a nice commission for himself. Then, one day, he suddenly has second thoughts about what he's really doing. When he voices these doubts, he ends up losing his job and all of his clients, save Rod Tidwell, an egomaniacal football player.

Directed by Cameron Crowe - With Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr., Renée Zellweger, Kelly Preston, Jerry O'Connell, Jay Mohr, ...

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Pom Poko(1994)

| 1h 59min | Adventure, Animation, Fantasy

3.6/5 (with 423 votes)

The Raccoons of the Tama Hills are being forced from their homes by the rapid development of houses and shopping malls. As it becomes harder to find food and shelter, they decide to band together and fight back. The Raccoons practice and perfect the ancient art of transformation until they are even able to appear as humans in hilarious circumstances.

Directed by Isao Takahata

The Swan Princess(1994)

| 1h 29min | Kids & Family, Animation, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy

3.3/5 (with 435 votes)

The beautiful princess Odette is transformed into a swan by an evil sorcerer's spell. Held captive at an enchanted lake, she befriends Jean-Bob the frog, Speed the turtle and Puffin the bird. Despite their struggle to keep the princess safe, these good-natured creatures can do nothing about the sorcerer's spell, which can only be broken by a vow of everlasting love.

Directed by Richard Rich

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Sirens(1994)

| 1h 38min | Comedy, Drama

2.8/5 (with 59 votes)

In 1930s Australia, Anglican clergyman Anthony Campion and his prim wife, Estella, are asked to visit noted painter Norman Lindsay, whose planned contribution to an international art exhibit is considered blasphemous. While Campion and Lindsay debate, Estella finds herself drawn to the three beautiful models sitting for the painter's current work, freethinking Sheela, sensual Pru and virginal Giddy.

Directed by John Duigan - With Hugh Grant, Sam Neill, Tara Fitzgerald, Elle Macpherson, Portia de Rossi, Ben Mendelsohn, ...

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Practical Magic(1998)

PG-13

| 1h 44min | Romance / Love, Comedy, Fantasy

3.4/5 (with 635 votes)

Sally and Gillian Owens, born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian's vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov, dies unexpectedly, the Owens sisters give themselves a crash course in hard magic. With policeman Gary Hallet growing suspicious, the girls struggle to resurrect Angelov -- and unwittingly inject his corpse with an evil spirit that threatens to end their family line.

Directed by Griffin Dunne - With Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Stockard Channing, Dianne Wiest, Aidan Quinn, Goran Višnjić, ...

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Freeway(1996)

| 1h 42min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller

3.2/5 (with 149 votes)

Following the arrest of her mother, Ramona, young Vanessa Lutz decides to go in search of her estranged grandmother. On the way, she is given a ride by school counselor Bob Wolverton. During the journey, Lutz begins to realize that Bob is the notorious I-5 Killer and manages to escape by shooting him several times. Wounded but still very much alive, Bob pursues Lutz across the state in this modern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.

Directed by Matthew Bright - With Reese Witherspoon, Kiefer Sutherland, Wolfgang Bodison, Dan Hedaya, Amanda Plummer, Brooke Shields, ...

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Bitter Moon(1992)

| 2h 19min | Thriller, Drama, Romance / Love

3.5/5 (with 295 votes)

A passenger on a cruise ship develops an irresistible infatuation with an eccentric paraplegic's wife.

Directed by Roman Polanski - With Hugh Grant, Kristin Scott Thomas, Emmanuelle Seigner, Peter Coyote, Victor Banerjee, Jean-Yves Chalangeas, ...

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Patch Adams(1998)

PG-13

| 1h 55min | Comedy, Drama

3.7/5 (with 1,432 votes)

The true story of Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams, who in the 1970s found that humor is the best medicine, and was willing to do just anything to make his patients laugh—even if it meant risking his own career.

Directed by Tom Shadyac - With Robin Williams, Daniel London, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Monica Potter, Bob Gunton, Josef Sommer, ...

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The Doors(1991)

| 2h 20min | Music, Drama, History

3.6/5 (with 596 votes)

The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.

Directed by Oliver Stone - With Val Kilmer, Meg Ryan, Kevin Dillon, Kyle MacLachlan, Frank Whaley, Kathleen Quinlan, ...

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Chasing Amy(1997)

| 1h 54min | Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love

3.4/5 (with 591 votes)

Holden and Banky are comic book artists. Everything is going good for them until they meet Alyssa, also a comic book artist. Holden falls for her, but his hopes are crushed when he finds out she's a lesbian.

Directed by Kevin Smith - With Jason Lee, Joey Lauren Adams, Jason Mewes, Ben Affleck, Kevin Smith, Dwight Ewell, ...

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Stepmom(1998)

PG-13

| 2h 4min | Drama, Romance / Love, Comedy

3.6/5 (with 629 votes)

Jackie is a divorced mother of two. Isabel is the career minded girlfriend of Jackie’s ex-husband Luke, forced into the role of unwelcome stepmother to their children. But when Jackie discovers she is ill, both women realise they must put aside their differences to find a common ground and celebrate life to the fullest, while they have the chance.

Directed by Chris Columbus - With Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon, Ed Harris, Jena Malone, Liam Aiken, Andre Blake, ...

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Mermaids(1990)

PG-13

| 1h 50min | Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love

3.4/5 (with 217 votes)

Fifteen-year-old Charlotte Flax is tired of her wacky mom moving their family to a different town any time she feels it is necessary. When they move to a small Massachusetts town and Mrs. Flax begins dating a shopkeeper, Charlotte and her 9-year-old sister, Kate, hope that they can finally settle down. But when Charlotte's attraction to an older man gets in the way, the family must learn to accept each other for who they truly are.

Directed by Richard Benjamin - With Cher, Bob Hoskins, Winona Ryder, Christina Ricci, Michael Schoeffling

Reality Bites(1994)

PG-13

| 1h 39min | Drama, Comedy, Romance / Love

3.3/5 (with 302 votes)

A small circle of friends suffering from post-collegiate blues must confront the hard truth about life, love and the pursuit of gainful employment. As they struggle to map out survival guides for the future, the Gen-X quartet soon begins to realize that reality isn't all it's cracked up to be.

Directed by Ben Stiller - With Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, Janeane Garofalo, Steve Zahn, Ben Stiller, Swoosie Kurtz, ...

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The Idiots(1998)

| 1h 57min | Drama, Comedy

3.2/5 (with 242 votes)

With his first Dogma-95 film director Lars von Trier opens up a completely new film platform. With a mix of home-video and documentary styles the film tells the story of a group of young people who have decided to get to know their “inner-idiots” and thus not only facing and breaking their outer appearance but also their inner.

Directed by Lars von Trier - With Bodil Jørgensen, Jens Albinus, Anne Louise Hassing, Troels Lyby, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Louise Mieritz, ...

Ed Wood(1994)

2h 7min | Comedy, Drama, History

3.8/5 (with 1,034 votes)

The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed countless B-movies without ever becoming famous or successful.

Directed by Tim Burton - With Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Patricia Arquette, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jeffrey Jones, Lisa Marie, ...

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Ready to Wear(1994)

| 2h 13min | Drama, Comedy

2.7/5 (with 85 votes)

During Paris Fashion Week, models, designers and industry hot shots gather to work, mingle, argue and try to seduce one another.

Directed by Robert Altman - With Marcello Mastroianni, Sophia Loren, Anouk Aimée, Julia Roberts, Tim Robbins, Lauren Bacall, ...

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Swingers(1996)

| 1h 36min | Comedy

3.5/5 (with 305 votes)

After 6 years together, Mike's girlfriend leaves him, so he travels to LA to be a star. Six months on, he's still not doing very well— so a few of his friends try to reconnect him to the social scene and hopefully help him forget his failed relationship.

Directed by Doug Liman - With Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Ron Livingston, Alex Désert, Heather Graham, Patrick Van Horn, ...

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Miracle on 34th Street(1994)

| 1h 54min | Fantasy, Drama, Kids & Family

3.4/5 (with 441 votes)

Six-year-old Susan Walker has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle—Santa Claus. Her mother told her the secret about Santa a long time ago, but, after meeting a special department store Santa who's convinced he's the real thing, Susan is given the most precious gift of all—something to believe in.

Directed by Les Mayfield - With Richard Attenborough, Mara Wilson, Elizabeth Perkins, Dylan McDermott, J. T. Walsh, Joss Ackland, ...

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Eat Drink Man Woman(1994)

PG-13

| 2h 3min | Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love

3.7/5 (with 133 votes)

A retired and widowed Chinese master chef Chu and his family live in modern day Taipei, Taiwan. He lives with his three attractive daughters, all of whom are unattached. Soon, each of the daughters encounter new men in their lives. When these new relationships blossom, stereotypes are broken and the living situation within the family changes. Since the family has difficulty expressing their love for each other, the intricate preparation of banquet quality dishes for their Sunday dinners is the surrogate for their familial feelings.

Directed by Ang Lee - With Sihung Lung, Sylvia Chang, Winston Chao, Yang Kuei-Mei

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1990s Comedy-drama Movies

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The Raffle(1991)

Beauty and the Beast(1991)

The Truman Show(1998)

Fargo(1996)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame(1996)

Get Real(1998)

Chungking Express(1994)

Showgirls(1995)

Anastasia(1997)

Four Weddings and a Funeral(1994)

Mrs. Doubtfire(1993)

Jerry Maguire(1996)

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Pom Poko(1994)

The Swan Princess(1994)

Sirens(1994)

Practical Magic(1998)

Freeway(1996)

Bitter Moon(1992)

Patch Adams(1998)

The Doors(1991)

Chasing Amy(1997)

Stepmom(1998)

Mermaids(1990)

Reality Bites(1994)

The Idiots(1998)

Ed Wood(1994)

Ready to Wear(1994)

Swingers(1996)

Miracle on 34th Street(1994)

Eat Drink Man Woman(1994)

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