As you will see from this best '90s movies guide, the Nineties was an era of essential, classic movies. This was the decade of Spielberg, of action blockbusters that weren't faintly embarrassing or packed to the gills with superheroes, and the time when the likes of Quentin Tarantino, David Fincher and The Coen Brothers came to prominence.

Yes, the '70s was an era of groundbreaking creativity, and the '80s saw the advent of the blockbuster, but the '90s was a quintessential mix of both, resulting in a miasma of big-budget hits, and quirky, inventive cult hits.

This is our list of the best '90s movies...

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30. The Thin Red Line

At 170 minutes long, Terrence Malick’s war movie undoubtedly counts as an epic. Featuring a huge cast of big names - some of whom became bigger names after starring in what would be Malick’s first film after a 20-year hiatus - and it was a huge undertaking for all involved. Despite turning none of its seven Oscar nominations into awards, it’s still one to add to your list the next time you have a spare three hours.

29. Being John Malkovich

Being John Malkovich may have been released at the beginning of the year 2000, but it's a 1999 movie officially, so it'll make the list. Just. This quirky fantasy-meets-comedy has a fantastic cast with John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, and Catherine Keener, as well as John Malkovich and Charlie Sheen playing themselves. It's hard to tell you much about this movie without giving away some of the best twists and turns, but it's about a strange office and a strange tunnel that's behind a filing cabinet. The rest you can maybe guess from the title.

28. Titanic

The tragic love story that never was - yes, that's right (spoiler alert) Rose and Jack were never actually aboard the real Titanic - Titanic tells the tale of the ill-fated steam liner that sunk on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. Hitting an iceberg mid-voyage, the pair of lovers are faced with a tough decision, as Jack remains locked below deck and Rose is swept along by first class passangers.

27. Boyz N The Hood

Astonishingly, John Singleton was just 23 when he directed this classic and hard-hitting account of life on the LA streets of South Central. With rapper Ice Cube, from the notorious group NWA - themselves from that area - starring, the movie had the necessary authenticity, and realness, to gain respect from the critics and the people on the streets that it profiled. The cinematic counterpart to that era’s gangster rap musical movement, this is an undoubted classic of the genre.

26. Home Alone

This Christmas comedy classic sees 8-year-old Kevin McCallister, played by Macauley Culkin, accidentally left home alone by his family after acting out and being ordered to sleep in the attic the night before their holiday to Paris. McCallister finds himself defending the family home from two burglars as his family battle to make it back to Illinois, setting all manner of traps to catch the dastardly duo,

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