10 Forgotten '90s Movies That Have Aged Like Fine Wine

The 1990s were not all that long ago, but they are far enough back that films from the decade already read as classics. Many ’90s movies remain well remembered or have been rediscovered by younger viewers, yet the sheer volume of releases means a number of genuinely good films have slipped into obscurity.

Ang Lee’s Pushing Hands (1991) is a grounded dramedy about a man who moves from Beijing to America and feels particularly strong for a directorial debut. David Lynch’s Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted (1990) barely clears feature length, wasn’t released theatrically, and plays like a strange, dreamy concert film — featuring Julee Cruise, Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern — that’s worth seeing for Lynch fans who haven’t encountered it.

Before his better-known comedies, Edgar Wright made A Fistful of Fingers (1995), a parody of spaghetti Westerns that trades polish for relentless, hit-or-miss energy.

United States, Beijing

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