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 Spielberg Region and discuss the ones you’d like to see win the whole thing!
Tarantino Region | Scorsese Region | Wachowski Region
Schindler’s List (1993)
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley
In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.
A League of Their Own (1992)
Directed by: Penny Marshall
Stars: Tom Hanks, Geena Davis
During World War II, sisters Dottie and Kit join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amid their own growing rivalry.
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Directed by: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
Stars: Paige O’Hara, Robby Benson, Jesse Corti
A prince cursed to spend his days as a hideous monster sets out to regain his humanity by earning a young woman’s love.
Before Sunrise (1995)
Directed by: Richard Linklater
Stars: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy
A young man and woman meet on a train in Europe and wind up spending one evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together.
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Directed by: Spike Jonze
Stars: John Cusack, Cameron Diaz
A puppeteer discovers a portal that leads literally into the head of movie star John Malkovich.
Boyz n the Hood (1991)
Directed by: John Singleton
Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr., Laurence Fishburne
Follows the lives of three young males living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence, and future prospects.
Election (1999)
Directed by: Alexander Payne
Stars: Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon
A high school teacher meets his match in an overachieving student politician.
Heat (1995)
Directed by: Michael Mann
Stars: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino
A group of high-end professional thieves starts to feel the heat from the LAPD when they unknowingly leave a verbal clue at their latest heist.
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Directed by: Curtis Hanson
Stars: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce
As corruption grows in 1950s Los Angeles, three policemen – one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy – investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice.
Magnolia (1999)
Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson
Stars: Tom Cruise, Jason Robards, Julianne Moore
An epic mosaic of interrelated characters in search of love, forgiveness, and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.
Malcolm X (1992)
Directed by: Spike Lee
Stars: Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett
Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam and his eventual assassination.
Philadelphia (1993)
Directed by: Johnathon Demme
Stars: Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington
When a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small-time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore
Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers goes behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose comrades have been killed in action.
Se7en (1995)
Directed by: David Fincher
Stars: Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman
Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.
Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)
Directed by: James Cameron
Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton
A cyborg from the future, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her ten-year-old son, John, from an even more advanced and powerful cyborg.
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Directed by: Bryan Singer
Stars: Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Chazz Palmentari
The sole survivor of a pier shoot-out tells the story of how a notorious criminal influenced the events that began with five criminals meeting in a seemingly random police lineup.
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?