In March, ScreenAge Wasteland will have its 7th annual Movie Madness tournament to determine the Greatest Movie of the 1990s!
Similar to the NCAA March Madness tournament that starts with 64 teams and ends with one winner standing tall, SAW is going to have 64 of the best movies from the ’90s battle it out.
The great thing is that you — our beloved Screenagers — can help determine the winner by voting in the matchups! You will have to check back on March 2, 2026, when voting begins, to see what the matchups are for each region. Below, you can see which movies made the cut for the Scorsese Region and discuss the ones you’d like to see win the whole thing!
Tarantino Region | Spielberg Region | Wachowski Region
Goodfellas (1990)
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Stars: Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Robert De Niro
The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife, Karen, and his mob partners, Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito.
Boogie Nights (1997)
Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson
Stars: Mark Wahlberg, John C. Reilly, Burt Reynolds
An idealistic porn producer aspires to elevate his craft to an art when he discovers a hot young talent.
Clueless (1995)
Directed by: Amy Heckerling
Stars: Alicia Silverstone, Brittany Murphy, Stacey Dash
Shallow, rich, and socially successful, Cher is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school’s pecking scale. Seeing herself as a matchmaker, Cher first coaxes two teachers to start dating.
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
Stars: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman
A Manhattan doctor embarks on a bizarre, night-long odyssey after his wife’s admission of unfulfilled longing.
Good Will Hunting (1997)
Directed by: Gus Van Sant
Stars: Matt Damon, Robin Williams, Ben Affleck
A therapist counsels Will Hunting, a janitor with a genius IQ.
Jurassic Park (1993)
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Sam Neil, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum
An industrialist invites some experts to visit his theme park of cloned dinosaurs. After a power failure, the creatures run loose, putting everyone’s lives, including his grandchildren’s, in danger.
Rushmore (1998)
Directed by: Wes Anderson
Stars: Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Olivia Williams
A teenager at Rushmore Academy falls for a much older teacher and befriends a middle-aged industrialist. Later, he finds out that his love interest and his friend are having an affair, which prompts him to begin a vendetta.
Speed (1994)
Directed by: Jan de Bont
Stars: Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock
An extortionist bomber rigs a Los Angeles city bus to explode if its speed drops below 50 mph, forcing a young cop and a female passenger to keep it moving and save everyone on board.
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Directed by: The Coen Brothers
Stars: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore
Jeff “The Dude” Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire of the same name, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it.
Friday (1995)
Directed by: F. Gary Gray
Stars: Ice Cube, Chris Tucker
It’s Friday, and Craig and Smokey must come up with the $200 they owe a local bully, or there won’t be a Saturday.
The Lion King (1994)
Directed by: Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff
Stars: Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons, James Earl Jones
Lion prince Simba and his father are targeted by his bitter uncle, who wants to ascend the throne himself.
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Directed by: Henry Selick
Stars: Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O’Hara
Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion.
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Directed by: Frank Darabont
Stars: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman
A banker convicted of uxoricide forms a friendship over a quarter century with a hardened convict, while maintaining his innocence and trying to remain hopeful through simple compassion.
The Truman Show (1998)
Directed by: Peter Weir
Stars: Jim Carrey, Ed Harris
An insurance salesman begins to suspect that his whole life is actually some sort of reality TV show.
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Stars: Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis
An Arkansas waitress and a housewife shoot a rapist and take off in a ’66 Thunderbird.
True Romance (1993)
Directed by: Tony Scott
Stars: Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette
In Detroit, a pop-culture enthusiast steals cocaine from his new wife’s pimp and tries to sell it in Hollywood, prompting the mobsters who own the drugs to pursue the couple.
What do you think of the films in this region? Have any predictions for which film will make it to the Final Four from this group of films?
