7 Greatest 90s/00s Movies Are Finally Coming to Netflix in August & I’m So Ready
Forget Wednesday, the 2000s nostalgia is back for those keeping their Netflix subscription.
Just like it’s the best time for the world box office, summer is also a three-month-long holiday packed with all kinds of long-awaited releases on streaming platforms.
Ari Aster’s Eddington is going digital less than a month after hitting theatres screens while Wednesday’s season 2 is also approaching, let alone a long list of other new movies and shows that many marked their calendars for.
Still, nothing might be able to beat old classics released all the way back in the 1990s or 2000s, especially if it’s finally arriving on streamers’ platforms after quite a long wait.
In case you felt like rewatching some old cult movies recently, all of these are landing on Netflix on August 1, so make sure your subscription is still valid.
‘Clueless’ (1995)
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On Rotten Tomatoes, Clueless holds scores of 82% and 76% from critics and viewers
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On IMDb, the movie is rated 6.9/10
A cult classic romantic comedy starring Alicia Silverstone, Clueless follows rich, bold and socially successful high school student Cher who figures out her matchmaker talent when she coaxes two teachers into dating each other.
Blindsided by her own success, Cher decides she’s the right person to give a makeover to her school’s new timid student Tai Frasier; the good deed has an unexpected outcome when Tai becomes more popular than Cher herself.
‘Dazed and Confused’ (1993)
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On Rotten Tomatoes, Dazed and Confused has scores of 94% and 90% from critics and audiences
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On IMDb, the movie rates 7.6/10
The coming-of-age comedy that made Matthew McConaughey one of the biggest stars of the moment, Dazed and Confused tells the story of a group of friends’ messy celebration of their last high school day back in 1976.
The movie intertwines several different storylines about the group’s impromptu decision to hang out in a pool hall, a football star’s struggle with his desire to focus on the upcoming match and the new freshmen’s attempts to stay away from the school bully’s influence.
‘Groundhog Day’ (1993)
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On Rotten Tomatoes, Groundhog Day keeps scores of 94% and 88% from critics and viewers
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On IMDb, the movie’s rating is 8/10
Starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell, the iconic comedy follows Phil, a weatherman who sets out to cover the annual Groundhog Day on February 2, but instead gets caught in a blizzard and finds himself trapped in a time loop.
He’s then forced to relive February 2 over and over again until he finds out how to get out of it.
‘Jurassic Park’ (1993)
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On Rotten Tomatoes, Jurassic Park holds a score of 91% from both critics and audiences
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On IMDb, the movie is rated 8.2/10
Directed by Steven Spielberg, Jurassic Park came as the first instalment in the epic sci-fi franchise of the same name, becoming an introduction to the story of a group of scientists trapped in a remote island theme park populated by dinosaurs.
As the park’s facilities suddenly get shut down, the visitors have to use their knowledge and outwit the creatures before they become the dinosaurs’ victims.
‘Wet Hot American Summer’ (2001)
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On Rotten Tomatoes, Wet Hot American Summer keeps scores of 39% and 75% from critics and viewers
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On IMDb, the movie rates 6.5/10
The star-studded satirical comedy follows a bunch of characters celebrating their last full day in the summer camp in 1981, with each of them having a personal goal to achieve until this day ends.
As the group gets back together, some unresolved issues about past events resurface, making it all way more complicated for both the campers and the camp staff alike.
‘American Pie’ (1999)
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On Rotten Tomatoes, American Pie has scores of 62% and 61% from critics and audiences
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On IMDb, the movie’s rating is 7/10
A comedy as controversial as it is iconic, American Pie features a bunch of then rising stars like Natasha Lyonne or Jennifer Coolidge, following a group of high school classmates that make a pact to lose virginity before they graduate.
Just like any other story alike, this one goes wrong in so many ways, especially since the prom is approaching and there’s not so much time to make a proper plan.
‘Thirteen’ (2003)
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On Rotten Tomatoes, Thirteen holds scores of 81% and 77% from critics and viewers
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On IMDb, the movie is rated 6.8/10
Starring Evan Rachel Wood and Nikki Reed, the coming-of-age drama is a gentle reminder to not go loose when things seem to be going in the wrong direction.
The movie centres on honor student Tracy Freeland whose complicated life at home eventually throws her into the hands of Evie, her school’s calculating popular girl.
With Evie’s encouragement, Tracy changes her life completely by experimenting with drugs and considering little crimes until her mother decides to step in.
