Zevi Wolmark: Movies from the 90’s that We Still Enjoy Watching

The 90’s were a glorious time for both filmmaker and movie lovers. After the advent of the blockbuster in the 80’s, the following decade we saw some groundbreaking creativity mixed with big-budget blockbusters and inventive hits that remain popular until this very day. From thrillers and comedies to westerns and SF, there was something for everyone’s taste. Actor Zevi Wolmark had his beginnings in the early 90’s, which he describes as the golden period of originality in Hollywood. Around that period old-school New Hollywood filmmakers were very active, and there were just a few franchises and sequels. With so much things going on, and so many quality films it was difficult for Zevi Wolmark to pick the best movies from the 90’s, so instead he took a different approach and after doing some digging he came up with a list of 90’s films that the audience still enjoys watching.

Titanic

James Cameron's spectacular epic from 1997 received as many as 11 Oscars, including the statuettes for best film and best director. Titanic was also the first film in the world to earn over billions of dollars from box-office. The love story set in the catastrophe of the legendary ship is currently the second top-earning movie of all time, right after Cameron's Avatar. Zevi Wolmark, strictly speaking as an actor, adds another valid point, and that that Titanic served as the final stepping stone for Leonardo Di Caprio. After this movie Leonardo became one of the most famous, sought-after and best paid actors.

Saving Private Ryan

A few movies have so clearly showed the horrors of the Second World War like the war spectacle “Saving Private Ryan”. Directed by Steven Spielberg, this film will forever be remembered for the first 27 minutes showing the landing on Omaha. “Saving Private Ryan” was nominated in 11 categories for the most important film awards, and won a total of five Oscars, including yet another statuette for Spielberg for the best director award. With nearly half a billion dollars, this movie was the most watched movie in the world that year.