The Shawshank Redemption
Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton
A banker convicted of uxoricide forms a friendship over a quarter century with a hardened convict, while maintaining his innocence and trying to remain hopeful through simple compassion.
Why you'll love it
A powerful story of hope and friendship set in a prison, often regarded as one of the greatest films of all time.
Pulp Fiction
John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson
The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.
Why you'll love it
A groundbreaking film that intertwines multiple narratives, showcasing the unique storytelling style of the 1990s.
The Matrix
Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss
When a beautiful stranger leads computer hacker Neo to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth--the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence.
Why you'll love it
A revolutionary sci-fi film that explores themes of reality and technology, defining the genre for the late 1990s.
Back to the Future
Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson
Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.
Why you'll love it
A classic time-travel adventure that combines humor, action, and a nostalgic look at the 1980s.
The Breakfast Club
Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald
Five high school students meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a great deal more in common than they thought.
Why you'll love it
A defining teen film that explores the lives of high school students from different cliques, capturing the essence of the 1980s.