"The 1990s were the age of the mega blockbuster and the movie star as larger than life idol. From Will Smith to Harrison Ford, this was the era of the brave hero fighting against all odds, facing and indeed tackling a problem that was much bigger than him, and more often than not bigger than the world itself. There were aliens, earthquakes, volcano eruptions, dinosaurs, giant lizards and a host of other grandiose horrors threatening to take us out, and it was always up to the stars to save the day.
That said, there was much more to the 90s than large scale disaster flicks and adventure epics, with everything from erotic thrillers to broad comedies attracting cinema-goers in their millions. Again though, as with every other decade, there were dozens, hundreds in fact, of films which went under the radar or were unfairly sidelined by audiences and critics. Though one could easily name many more, here are ten American films of the 1990s which have been unjustly overlooked."
