’90s Movies You Should Watch

Clueless, Fight Club, Jurassic Park, The Shawshank Redemption, and more.

I asked Go Into The Story readers to post reflections about a favorite movie from the 1990s with two goals:

• To provide background and analysis on movies from this decade
• To inspire people to watch movies which is critical for learning the craft of screenwriting

Before Sunrise

Being John Malkovich

Boyz n the Hood

Chungking Express

Clerks

Clueless

Dave

Death Becomes Her

Fight Club

GoldenEye

Good Will Hunting

Goodfellas

Groundhog Day

Home Alone

Howard’s End

Jurassic Park

L.A. Confidential

Leon: The Professional

My Cousin Vinny

Saving Private Ryan

Se7en

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

The Big Lebowski

The Piano

The Shawshank Redemption

The Usual Suspects

There’s Something About Mary

Trainspotting

Wag the Dog

You’ve Got Mail

My advice: Use the analysis and background provided above, then pick 10 of these movies and watch them.

This is one key to immersing yourself in the world of cinema which you MUST do in order to become a better screenwriter.