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What are the best 1990s period piece movies? (I.e., made after 1999, set in 90s)

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Pontificating party of the first part internal respiration
  05/27/25
Big Lebowski almost qualifies, released in 1998 but set in 1...
Erotic Metal Stag Film Clown
  05/27/25
Who even watches these anymore?
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  05/27/25
I still watch Film
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Pontificating party of the first part internal respiration
  05/27/25
but yet you know nothing of it
Carmine Partner
  05/27/25
Sir, I attended the Werner Herzog Film Seminar, pretty sure ...
Clear Angry Brunch
  05/28/25
mean girls was released in 2004 but feels older imo
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  05/27/25
True Detective season one
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Floppy Ruddy Pozpig Hunting Ground
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Best answer so far
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The segways are the second biggest unresolved mystery after ...
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Topaz Impressive Piazza
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Alpha Dog pops into mind first
crimson sickened generalized bond
  05/27/25
(Nick Cassavetes) (JT)
passionate hateful point
  05/29/25
There are not a lot - certainly no great films. Add The F...
Pontificating party of the first part internal respiration
  05/27/25
How to train your dragon
Zippy Jade House
  05/27/25
social network.
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Wolf of Wall Street
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Floppy Ruddy Pozpig Hunting Ground
  05/27/25
Mostly an 80s movie though.
Pontificating party of the first part internal respiration
  05/27/25
Speed
red toaster national
  05/27/25
I don’t think 1994’s Speed meets one of OP&rsquo...
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Nigger Feet
Zippy Jade House
  05/27/25
"period" is a gross word.
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The Diaper
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Floppy Ruddy Pozpig Hunting Ground
  05/27/25
I think this has to do with Klosterman’s theory about ...
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The Queen (2006) The Fighter (2010) Erin Brocovich (2000) ...
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Thanks for asking Chat to give you answers
Pontificating party of the first part internal respiration
  05/28/25
Doesn't qualify with your parameters but Clerks is classic 9...
sapphire trailer park foreskin
  05/27/25
Yes, but not a period piece. Lots of movies reflect their t...
Pontificating party of the first part internal respiration
  05/28/25
I think Superbad is set in the 2000s but it has a 90s aesthe...
Pontificating party of the first part internal respiration
  05/28/25
Same for Napoleon dynamite Technically set in 2003 but ru...
Garnet toilet seat native
  05/28/25
Good one
Pontificating party of the first part internal respiration
  05/28/25
lilo and stitch for the same reason
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  05/28/25
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Floppy Ruddy Pozpig Hunting Ground
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disgusting rehab
  06/07/25
Those tankard bracelets and Deb’s hair are incredibly ...
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  06/14/25
Road Trip
red toaster national
  05/28/25
this is difficult imo because 9/11 really wiped clean our me...
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...
Floppy Ruddy Pozpig Hunting Ground
  05/28/25
Pain & Gain Mid90s The Informant!
dead dog poop dysfunction
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Pain & Gain is probably the best answer ITT
learning disabled philosopher-king
  05/29/25
Im a Curator
dead dog poop dysfunction
  05/29/25
Three Kings
Topaz Impressive Piazza
  05/28/25
1999
dead dog poop dysfunction
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One Day (2011) Love and Other Drugs (2010)
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Black Hawk Down
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  05/28/25
this
diverse khaki rigpig
  05/29/25
Lot of nostalgia for 1993 Somalia
Pontificating party of the first part internal respiration
  05/29/25
I remember playing netdoom in an internet cafe in Berbera ar...
Clear Angry Brunch
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the belgian crime drama 'Maldoror' about the marc dutroux ca...
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  05/28/25
I feel like that’s too well known to even bother discu...
Pontificating party of the first part internal respiration
  05/29/25
Is The Departed set in the 1990s? Seemed to be based on the ...
diverse khaki rigpig
  05/29/25
No. They were clearly using early 2000s era phones and using...
red toaster national
  05/29/25
tyvmft
diverse khaki rigpig
  05/29/25
The Creek, the in-universe remake of Season 1 of Dawson's Cr...
Shimmering son of senegal
  05/29/25
Harry Potter
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  06/03/25
The OJ Simpson miniseries that was on FX a few years ago - t...
bateful pearl garrison brethren
  06/03/25
Good one
Pontificating party of the first part internal respiration
  06/03/25
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learning disabled philosopher-king
  06/03/25
tv show but derry girls. wife insisted i watch it. i tho...
free-loading home
  06/07/25
It’s criminally underrated
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Date: May 27th, 2025 11:15 AM
Author: Pontificating party of the first part internal respiration



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Date: May 27th, 2025 11:30 AM
Author: Erotic Metal Stag Film Clown

Big Lebowski almost qualifies, released in 1998 but set in 1991.

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Date: May 27th, 2025 11:31 AM
Author: Zippy Jade House

Who even watches these anymore?

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Date: May 27th, 2025 11:31 AM
Author: Clear Angry Brunch

I still watch Film

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Date: May 27th, 2025 9:59 PM
Author: lake cuck



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Date: May 27th, 2025 10:01 PM
Author: Pontificating party of the first part internal respiration



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Date: May 27th, 2025 10:29 PM
Author: Carmine Partner

but yet you know nothing of it

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Date: May 28th, 2025 10:33 AM
Author: Clear Angry Brunch

Sir, I attended the Werner Herzog Film Seminar, pretty sure I know about Film.

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Date: May 27th, 2025 11:32 AM
Author: Garnet toilet seat native

mean girls was released in 2004 but feels older imo

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Date: May 27th, 2025 11:34 AM
Author: confused thriller stage

True Detective season one



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Date: May 27th, 2025 1:22 PM
Author: Floppy Ruddy Pozpig Hunting Ground



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Date: May 27th, 2025 10:02 PM
Author: Pontificating party of the first part internal respiration

Best answer so far

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Date: May 29th, 2025 5:48 AM
Author: diverse khaki rigpig



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Date: May 27th, 2025 10:23 PM
Author: charismatic codepig



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Date: May 27th, 2025 10:28 PM
Author: lake cuck

tp

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Date: May 27th, 2025 10:39 PM
Author: Floppy Ruddy Pozpig Hunting Ground



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Date: May 28th, 2025 6:52 AM
Author: Pontificating party of the first part internal respiration

The segways are the second biggest unresolved mystery after the lawnmower

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Date: May 28th, 2025 10:34 AM
Author: Topaz Impressive Piazza



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Date: May 27th, 2025 11:38 AM
Author: crimson sickened generalized bond

Alpha Dog pops into mind first

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Date: May 29th, 2025 5:44 AM
Author: passionate hateful point

(Nick Cassavetes)

(JT)

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Date: May 27th, 2025 12:19 PM
Author: Pontificating party of the first part internal respiration

There are not a lot - certainly no great films.

Add The Fighter and Spring Breakers

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Date: May 27th, 2025 12:22 PM
Author: Zippy Jade House

How to train your dragon

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Date: May 27th, 2025 12:23 PM
Author: motley bisexual step-uncle's house

social network.

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Date: May 27th, 2025 12:44 PM
Author: Soul-stirring disrespectful gaming laptop

Wolf of Wall Street

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Date: May 27th, 2025 1:23 PM
Author: beady-eyed property knife



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Date: May 27th, 2025 1:24 PM
Author: Floppy Ruddy Pozpig Hunting Ground



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Date: May 27th, 2025 9:58 PM
Author: Pontificating party of the first part internal respiration

Mostly an 80s movie though.

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Date: May 27th, 2025 12:45 PM
Author: red toaster national

Speed

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Date: May 27th, 2025 10:01 PM
Author: Pontificating party of the first part internal respiration

I don’t think 1994’s Speed meets one of OP’s criteria.

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Date: May 27th, 2025 1:24 PM
Author: Floppy Ruddy Pozpig Hunting Ground

Autoadmit.com

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Date: May 27th, 2025 9:59 PM
Author: Zippy Jade House

Nigger Feet

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Date: May 27th, 2025 9:59 PM
Author: vigorous french chef

"period" is a gross word.

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Date: May 27th, 2025 9:59 PM
Author: lake cuck

The Diaper

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Date: May 27th, 2025 10:39 PM
Author: Floppy Ruddy Pozpig Hunting Ground



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Date: May 27th, 2025 10:01 PM
Author: Pontificating party of the first part internal respiration

I think this has to do with Klosterman’s theory about the vanishing future. The internet has made it so the 90s never left. There’s no clear break with the past like Nirvana ending the 80s. So the era continues to live on in the culture (e.g. Friends and Seinfeld still Top 5 tv shows by hours watched) preventing us from developing a collective Nostalgia for the 1990s.

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Date: May 27th, 2025 10:01 PM
Author: lake cuck



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Date: May 27th, 2025 11:08 PM
Author: Floppy Ruddy Pozpig Hunting Ground



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Date: May 28th, 2025 9:44 AM
Author: beady-eyed property knife



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Date: May 28th, 2025 9:49 AM
Author: Floppy Ruddy Pozpig Hunting Ground



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Date: May 27th, 2025 10:18 PM
Author: dark casino

The Queen (2006)

The Fighter (2010)

Erin Brocovich (2000)

I, Tonya (2017)

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Date: May 28th, 2025 6:50 AM
Author: Pontificating party of the first part internal respiration

Thanks for asking Chat to give you answers

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Date: May 27th, 2025 11:03 PM
Author: sapphire trailer park foreskin

Doesn't qualify with your parameters but Clerks is classic 90s.

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Date: May 28th, 2025 6:52 AM
Author: Pontificating party of the first part internal respiration

Yes, but not a period piece. Lots of movies reflect their times (Clerks is great), but the 90s are massively underexplored by people from another, later time reflecting on the historical era and what it MEANS now that culture has some distance.

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Date: May 28th, 2025 6:54 AM
Author: Pontificating party of the first part internal respiration

I think Superbad is set in the 2000s but it has a 90s aesthetic and is based on Rogen and Stone’s high school years.

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Date: May 28th, 2025 7:05 AM
Author: Garnet toilet seat native

Same for Napoleon dynamite

Technically set in 2003 but rural Idaho was still in 1990

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Date: May 28th, 2025 9:43 AM
Author: Pontificating party of the first part internal respiration

Good one

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Date: May 28th, 2025 9:52 AM
Author: Razzle-dazzle state

lilo and stitch for the same reason

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Date: May 28th, 2025 9:55 AM
Author: Floppy Ruddy Pozpig Hunting Ground



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Date: June 7th, 2025 4:43 AM
Author: disgusting rehab



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Date: June 14th, 2025 10:02 AM
Author: Pontificating party of the first part internal respiration

Those tankard bracelets and Deb’s hair are incredibly 90s

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Date: May 28th, 2025 9:59 AM
Author: red toaster national

Road Trip

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Date: May 28th, 2025 10:04 AM
Author: pungent mediation tattoo

this is difficult imo because 9/11 really wiped clean our memories of problems in teh 90s. the late 90s movies (office space, american beauty, fight club) were all about the purposelessness of american life and culture.

kind of hard to reset a 90s film knowing what is going to happen

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Date: May 28th, 2025 10:14 AM
Author: Floppy Ruddy Pozpig Hunting Ground



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Date: May 28th, 2025 10:10 AM
Author: dead dog poop dysfunction

Pain & Gain

Mid90s

The Informant!

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Date: May 29th, 2025 4:23 AM
Author: learning disabled philosopher-king

Pain & Gain is probably the best answer ITT

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Date: May 29th, 2025 7:11 AM
Author: dead dog poop dysfunction

Im a Curator

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Date: May 28th, 2025 10:35 AM
Author: Topaz Impressive Piazza

Three Kings

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Date: May 28th, 2025 10:38 AM
Author: dead dog poop dysfunction

1999

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Date: May 28th, 2025 10:44 AM
Author: High-end appetizing set mexican

One Day (2011)

Love and Other Drugs (2010)

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Date: May 28th, 2025 8:48 PM
Author: Mischievous space double fault

Black Hawk Down

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Date: May 29th, 2025 5:13 AM
Author: diverse khaki rigpig

this

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Date: May 29th, 2025 7:49 AM
Author: Pontificating party of the first part internal respiration

Lot of nostalgia for 1993 Somalia

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Date: May 29th, 2025 8:44 AM
Author: Clear Angry Brunch

I remember playing netdoom in an internet cafe in Berbera around then, it was 180.

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Date: May 28th, 2025 8:54 PM
Author: vermilion anal regret travel guidebook

the belgian crime drama 'Maldoror' about the marc dutroux case.

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Date: May 29th, 2025 4:08 AM
Author: Pontificating party of the first part internal respiration

I feel like that’s too well known to even bother discussing

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Date: May 29th, 2025 5:14 AM
Author: diverse khaki rigpig

Is The Departed set in the 1990s? Seemed to be based on the tech used

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Date: May 29th, 2025 6:44 AM
Author: red toaster national

No. They were clearly using early 2000s era phones and using the number pad for texting. Also Alec Baldwins character mentions the Patriot Act

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Date: May 29th, 2025 6:44 AM
Author: diverse khaki rigpig

tyvmft

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Date: May 29th, 2025 5:25 AM
Author: Shimmering son of senegal

The Creek, the in-universe remake of Season 1 of Dawson's Creek.

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Date: June 3rd, 2025 1:22 AM
Author: Razzmatazz becky shitlib

Harry Potter

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Date: June 3rd, 2025 3:07 AM
Author: bateful pearl garrison brethren

The OJ Simpson miniseries that was on FX a few years ago - the drama with Cuba Gooding Jr. as OJ, not the documentary one.

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Date: June 3rd, 2025 10:09 AM
Author: Pontificating party of the first part internal respiration

Good one

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Date: June 3rd, 2025 11:41 AM
Author: learning disabled philosopher-king



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Date: June 7th, 2025 4:39 AM
Author: free-loading home

tv show but derry girls.

wife insisted i watch it. i thought it would suck but it’s 180

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Date: June 8th, 2025 8:34 PM
Author: Razzmatazz becky shitlib

It’s criminally underrated

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Date: June 9th, 2025 11:12 AM
Author: free-loading home



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