The 1990s as a whole is one of the most expansive and intriguing decades cinema has ever seen.

This then cascaded into the slasher abundance of the 1980s.

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Edward Norton smiling in ‘Primal Fear’

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Tom Cruise in ‘Jerry Maguire’, talking over the phone in his office

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Bill Murray, Bugs Bunny, Michael Jordan and Lola Bunny talking strategy in ‘Space Jam’ (1996)

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Geoffrey Rush as David Helfgott in ‘Shine’ (1996)

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The Hunchback Of Notre Dame

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Laszlo and Katharine looking at each other in The English Patient

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Aliens blowing up the White House in Independence Day

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Marge looking up in frustration in Fargo.

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Gale, Randy, and Sidney covered in blood looking down at something off-camera in Scream.

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Ewan McGregor as Mark Renton, smoking a cigarette at a nightclub in ‘Trainspotting’

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