We're taking a thrilling trip back to the 90s.
Fear Street Part 1 takes place in 1994, a time of chaotic fashions, grunge music, and,
of course, fantastic films.
The 90s was a golden time for Hollywood, with tons of original stories being told across
all film genres.
And right now, you can stream plenty of celebrated classics from the era.
In the spirit of Fear Street: 1994, here's a look at some of the hidden 90s gems you
won't want to miss on Netflix.
In the 1999 crime thriller Double Jeopardy, Ashley Judd stars as Libby, a woman who seems
to have the perfect, lavish life with her husband Nick, until their romantic sailing
trip turns into a nightmare, and Libby wakes up to find her husband missing with their
vessel covered in blood.
Though Nick's body is never found, Libby is convicted for his murder, and she spends years
behind bars for a crime she did not commit.
If that weren't horrifying enough, she later discovers that Nick faked his own death with
the help of Libby's most trusted friend Angela, and now the two are off playing house together
with Libby's son.
"Daddy."
"Nick?
Nick?"
But before she gets out of prison, Libby learns that she can't be convicted of the same crime
twice. So if she's going to be guilty of killing her husband, she might as well actually be guilty of it.
With tons of twists, Double Jeopardy is a perfect example of the kind of cleverness
that made the 90s such an exciting era for murder-mystery movies.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please give it up for the dazzling vocal stylings of Ms. Kimberly
Wallace."
No cringey karaoke performance has never been more iconic than when Cameron Diaz did it
in the 1997 romantic comedy My Best Friend's Wedding.
The film features the then-up-and-comer as the happy-go-lucky Kimmy, a bride-to-be who
is almost perfect, save for a terrible singing voice and the inability to tell when another
woman is coming after her groom.
Julia Roberts headlines the film as Julianne Potter, a woman who fancies herself to be
the best friend of Dermot Mulroney's Michael O'Neal.
But there's just one problem: She finally realizes that she's head over heels in love
with him just before he's set to walk down the aisle with Kimmy.
Instead of suffering in silence, Julianne uses her position as a member of the wedding
party to come in and try to sabotage Michael and Kimmy's big day so that she can have him
all to herself.
My Best Friend's Wedding is an all-timer of the era and the rom-com genre as a whole.
Alexander Payne's 1999 black comedy "Election" is a cult classic for good reason.
The film features Reese Witherspoon in one of her most memorable roles as Tracy Flick,
an ambitious high school student who believes she's a shoo-in for the role of student body
president.
But when some unexpected competition emerges, the entire election cycle spirals right out
of control.
Opposite Witherspoon is Matthew Broderick's Jim McAllister, a social studies teacher who
not-so-secretly despises Tracy.
"Who knew how high she would climb in life.
How many people would suffer because of her.
I had to stop her.
Now."
Jim focuses his ire on the high school student and tries to sabotage her chances to win the
race ... accidentally wrecking his own home life in the process.
The critically revered film is an excellent satire of the scandals and cults of personality
that sometimes emerge in small-town politics.
With a sharp script and standout performances from the entire cast, this darkly funny gem
is well worth a watch.
The 1995 film Kicking and Screaming marked the feature debut of Marriage Story writer-director
Noah Baumbach.
It centers on a group of friends in college who graduate - and then don't know what to
do with themselves next.
Instead of moving into the next chapter of their lives, they're content to spend time
together waxing nostalgic about student life and spinning their wheels at the local bar.
"We graduated four months ago.
What can you possibly be nostalgic for?"
But as the title suggests, they'll have to drag themselves off the pause button at some
point.
With a solid cast of familiar faces and some keenly realistic dialogue, Kicking and Screaming
is not only a strong first film for Baumbach, but it also nicely captures the quiet confusion
of that point in life when people have to put away childish things.
Martial arts films were a major staple of the 90s era, and The Bare-Footed Kid is a
great example of the tight styling and storytelling that can be found in the standout stories
of that genre and time.
In this Hong Kong film, Aaron Kwok stars as an orphaned and illiterate young man who seeks
out an old friend of his family who's working at a factory.
Upon visiting his mentor, he becomes unwittingly embroiled in a political turf war that requires
him to fight for his new allies, even when he doesn't quite understand why.
The practical effects and kung fu choreography in the film still hold up, and there's a layer
of intentional hamminess in the more dramatic moments that makes The Bare-Footed Kid even
more fun to revisit.
The Karate Kid film franchise took a new direction for the 1994 sequel, The Next Karate Kid.
The movie marks the first installment without Daniel LaRusso and instead features Mr. Miyagi
taking another troubled teen under his wing.
This time, it's Julie, played by Hilary Swank, who needs his help.
And she is much more resistant to his teachings than Daniel ever was.
"Miyagi pick you up here this afternoon, okay, Julie-san?
Sayonara!"
Set in Boston instead of Los Angeles, The Next Karate Kid explores some all-new locales
to match the novel challenges Miyagi faces with his new student.
You won't want to miss out on this underrated installment of the classic film franchise.
The celebrated 1992 romantic drama Howards End was an adaptation of the classic 1910
E.M. Forster novel of the same name about the bitterness and cyclical nature of classicism
in Edwardian England.
The film notched three Academy Awards for its stellar adapted script, art direction,
and the leading performance of Emma Thompson as Margaret Schlegel, the woman who inherits
Howards End, only to have her rights to the property interfered with by her benefactor's
widower Henry, portrayed by Anthony Hopkins.
The pic also stands out for its truly stunning cinematography and the considerable talents
of its cast, including Vanessa Redgrave and Helena Bonham Carter.
The 90s were full of star-studded romantic period film adaptations, and Howards End ranks
among the best-made of them all.
In the 1998 film Edge of Seventeen, Chris Stafford stars as Eric Hunter, a teen who
spends his last year before college exploring his sexuality.
But as Eric begins feeling more and more free with the fact that he is also gay, he's met
with some negativity by those around him.
Not only that, he also tries to tread lightly when it comes to opening up to his best friend
Maggie, who he truly cares for -- just not in the way she might hope.
Also complicating matters is his mother, who confronts him about his evolving physical
image.
"Look, I just want to be different."
"You don't have to look like a freak."
However, Eric ultimately still finds himself surrounded by love, and his journey to self-empowerment
and openness is an inspiring and hopeful bit of LGBTQ on-screen representation.
The 1997 martial arts film Hero centers on two brothers who flee their hometown to escape
poverty and attempt to climb the social and financial ladder in Shanghai.
Takeshi Kaneshiro leads the film as Ma Wing Jing, a young man who uses his martial arts
skills to his advantage in hopes of overcoming his new life as a manual laborer.
Over time, Wing-jing's skills bring him into contact with influential people in town, including
the triad mob bosses who are warring over control of the city.
With sharp cinematography, well-orchestrated fight sequences, and thoughtful character
development, Hero is a truly hidden martial arts gem from the 90s that you should be sure
to check out.
Steven Spielberg's 1991 fantasy film "Hook" features the late great Robin Williams as
a grown-up Peter Pan who's forgotten all about his amazing childhood and the friends he left
behind in Neverland.
But when his arch nemesis Captain Hook, played by Dustin Hoffman, kidnaps his two kids, Peter
gets dragged against his will into the magical world he left behind.
"Oh my God, where are we going?"
"To save your children of course."
"How do you know about my kids?"
"Everybody knows.
Captain Hook's got them and you've gotta fight him.
Let's fly."
Julia Roberts also stars in the film as Peter's beloved sidekick, Tinker Bell, who guides
him through this land of mermaids and Lost Boys.
And as he faces off against pirates and learns to become a better dad, Peter must also recapture
the youthful joy that allowed him to fly so many years ago.
With exotic locales, captivating characters, and some very heartwarming themes, "Hook"
became its own sort of Neverland for 90s kids, and it's a magical adventure for a whole new
generation.
"Welcome to Good Burger, home of the Good Burger.
Can I take your order?"
For those who grew up on the smattering of strange-but-awesome Nickelodeon comedy shows,
the 1997 slapstick film Good Burger, which was based on a recurring All That sketch,
is mandatory viewing.
The pic features Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell as Dexter and Ed, a pair of employees at - you
guessed it - Good Burger.
The story follows the two as they team up to try to save their workplace from a hostile
corporate takeover, with their rivals at Mondo Burger throwing everything from poisoned secret
sauce to Carmen Electra at these fellas to interfere.
The movie is intentionally silly but boasts an impressive array of additional guest stars,
including Sinbad, Shaquille O'Neal, Linda Cardellini, and more.
It's a cult-classic comedy that's worth the watch for anyone who's nostalgic for the 90s.
"What is it boy?
Oh, what?
Four clowns?
What, their car's broken down?
They're in trouble?"
"Man that dog is not talking to you."
Speaking of Nick kid essentials, another throwback show that was popular enough to earn the silver
screen treatment was Rugrats, which produced its first feature-length film in 1998.
The Rugrats Movie features all of your favorite diaper-donning little ones from the cartoon
series, plus it introduces us to Tommy Pickles' baby brother Dil, whose arrival makes the
house even more chaotic than usual.
At first, Tommy tries his best to get along with Dil, but the new baby makes no such effort
and eventually drives Tommy and his baby buddies to the brink.
So Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, and Lil decide to load up the Reptar Wagon for a trip back to
the hospital to take Dil back - and, of course, Angelica and Spike are dragged into the mix
as well.
In the end, The Rugrats Movie is an engaging little adventure that'll keep real-life kiddos
and their parents entertained in equal measure.
The Coen Brothers created some of their most iconic characters of all time in 1998's "The
Big Lebowski."
Jeff Bridges stars as slacker bowling fanatic Jeffrey Lebowski, better known as "the Dude."
"That, or His Dudeness or, uh, Duder, or, uh, you know, El Dudarino, if you're not into
the whole brevity thing."
Though he's happy to spend his days lounging at the alley with his friends, the Dude's
life takes a wild turn when a film kingpin's enforcers show up at his house, having mistaken
him for another, much wealthier Jeffrey Lebowski.
After his favorite rug is destroyed in the attack, the Dude seeks his own sort of reparation
from "The Big Lebowski," but he inadvertently becomes ensnared in an elaborate kidnapping
plot where nobody seems to really know what's going on.
Not only is "The Big Lebowski" an all-timer gem from the Coens, but its dry humor and
hilariously clueless characters make it a must-see for any movie fan.
"Goodnight, sweet prince."
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