Best of the 1990s · 1001 canon

Indie boom

Sundance, Miramax, the cheap availability of 16mm, the arrival of Tarantino, Anderson, the Coens at full strength. Outside the U.S.: Iranian cinema (Kiarostami), the Dogme 95 manifesto, the heyday of Hong Kong action. The 1990s feel like the last decade you could discover something on VHS.

130 films from this decade are in the canon. Tick what you've seen — your progress saves on this device.