It may be hard to remember now, but back in the 1990s, Jim Carrey was so huge that he became the first leading man in Hollywood to earn a $20 million fee for starring in a movie. Even though that movie was "The Cable Guy" — a box office disappointment released 20 years ago this week, on June 14, 1996 — the payday cemented Carrey’s status as the king of 1990s movie comedies … but he also proved his worth throughout the ’90s in underrated dramas.

Here’s a look back at the best and worst Jim Carrey movies during the decade that made his career — and nearly unmade it.