Year: 1990
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Edward Scissorhands (1990)
In a castle high on top of a hill lives an inventor’s greatest creation – Edward, a near-complete person. The creator died before he could finish Edward’s hands; instead, Edward is left with metal scissors for hands. Since then, Edward has lived alone, until a kind lady called Peg discovers Edward and welcomes him into…
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Jacob’s Ladder (1990)
New York postal worker Jacob Singer is trying to keep his frayed life from unraveling. His days are increasingly being invaded by flashbacks to his first marriage, his now-dead son, and his tour of duty in Vietnam. Athough his new wife tries to help Jacob keep his grip on sanity, the line between reality and…
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Goodfellas (1990)
Henry Hill is a small time gangster, who takes part in a robbery with Jimmy Conway and Tommy De Vito, two other gangsters who have set their sights a bit higher. His two partners kill off everyone else involved in the robbery, and slowly start to climb up through the hierarchy of the Mob. Henry,…
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Desperate Hours (1990)
Michael Bosworth is a psychotic criminal who is about to go on trial however, he seduces his lawyer into helping him escape. But as they try to make their getaway, she’s left behind. He decides to wait for her to come to him, so he decides to hide at the house of the Cornells. Now…
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Trust (1990)
When high school dropout Maria Coughlin announces her pregnancy to her parents, her father drops dead on the floor. Her mother kicks her out of the house and her boyfriend dumps her, so Maria is left alone and homeless. This is when she meets Matthew Slaughter. Matthew is an educated high school graduate with a…
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Hamlet (1990)
Hamlet returns to Denmark when his father, the King, dies. His mother Gertrude has already married Hamlet’s uncle Claudius, the new King. They urge Hamlet to marry his beloved Ophelia. But soon the ghost of Hamlet’s father appears and tells Hamlet that he was murdered by Claudius and Gertrude. Hamlet must choose between passive acquiescence…
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An Angel At My Table (1990)
Janet Frame grows up in a poor family with lots of brothers and sisters. Already at an early age she is different from the other kids… An Angel At My Table Jane Campion UK, Australia, New Zealand, USA 7.4 IMDb
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Alice (1990)
A spoiled Manhattan housewife re-evaluates her life after visiting a Chinatown healer. Alice Woody Allen USA 6.4 IMDb
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Dances With Wolves (1990)
Lt. John Dunbar, exiled to a remote western Civil War outpost, befriends wolves and Indians, making him an intolerable aberration in the military. Dances With Wolves Inside everyone is a frontier waiting to be discovered. Kevin Costner USA 7.9 IMDb
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Handmaid’s Tale, The (1990)
In a dystopicly polluted rightwing religious tyranny, a young woman is put in sexual slavery on account of her now rare fertility. Handmaid’s Tale, The See it…while it’s still allowed Volker Schlöndorff USA, Germany 5.8 IMDb