20 Awesome 90s Movies That Deserve More Love

7. Love and a .45 (1994)

Starring a major who's who of talent - from Renee Zellweger to Peter Fonda, Gil Bellows, and Jack Nance (aka Eraserhead) - Love and a .45 follows a couple who are roped into a heist that goes wrong and turns them into national media sensations.

Gritty and grimy, but also plenty romantic, funny, and action-packed, the film works best as a treasure trove of incredible performances, especially from a philosophical Bellows and scene-stealing Rory Cochrane as a deplorable criminal who brings chaos wherever he roams.

Performances aside, though, Love and a .45 also has the thematic depth to back up its cast - think of it as Natural Born Killer by way of True Romance, the story of two lovers who are happy with each other regardless of how monumentally screwed up their lives have become.

A takedown of media sensationalism and society's obsession with violence, it's a tightly wound thriller with infectious energy and real charm under all the madness.