Best Movies of the 1990s

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1990s Movie Trivia: Rejected Roles

Click below to see which actors turned down roles in the best movies of the 1990s. Where does this sort of trivia come from? Movie fans from around the world submit fun trivia to us from TV interviews, books, magazine articles, DVD commentary, and other Hollywood and entertainment sources around the Internet.

Featured Trivia:

Will Smith in The Matrix?
Will Smith turned down the lead role, admitting later that he had no regrets because "Keanu was brilliant as Neo."

See who turned down these 1990s films:

1990...

1991...

- JFK (24)
- The Silence of the Lambs (20)
- Thelma & Louise (16)
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1992...

- Batman Returns (22)
- Basic Instinct (20)
- Chaplin (9)
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1993...

- Jurassic Park (23)
- Indecent Proposal (18)
- True Romance (10)
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1994...

- Pulp Fiction (31)
- Speed (15)
- Forrest Gump (11)
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1995...

- Batman Forever (26)
- The Bridges of Madison County (20)
- To Die For (11)
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1996...

- Evita (16)
- Jerry Maguire (16)
- Scream (11)
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1997...

- Titanic (61)
- L.A. Confidential (12)
- Good Will Hunting (11)
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1998...

- Shakespeare in Love (22)
- Six Days Seven Nights (14)
- Elizabeth (10)
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1999...

- The Matrix (16)
- Runaway Bride (11)
- Dogma (11)
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Popular Actors in the 1990s Click to see which films they turned down:
- Debra Winger - Nicole Kidman - Robin Wright Penn - Kim Basinger - Julia Roberts - Uma Thurman - Jodie Foster - Melanie Griffith - Michelle Pfeiffer - Geena Davis	- Meg Ryan - Mel Gibson - Val Kilmer - Tom Cruise - Johnny Depp - Gwyneth Paltrow - Meryl Streep - Brooke Shields - Christina Applegate - Winona Ryder