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The year 1991 in film involved some significant events.
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Events [edit]
- April 28 - Bonnie Raitt marries actor Michael O'Keefe in New York
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day became one of the landmarks for science fiction action films with its groundbreaking visual effects from Industrial Light & Magic.
- November 22 - Walt Disney Pictures releases Beauty and the Beast, which is the first animated film in history to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture.
Top grossing films [edit]
Awards [edit]
Academy Awards Golden Globe Awards
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
- Barton Fink, directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, United States
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):
- Close To Eden (Urga), directed by Nikita Mikhalkov, France / USSR
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
- La Casa del sorriso (The House of Smiles), directed by Marco Ferreri, Italy
Notable films released in 1991 [edit]
U.S.A. unless stated
A-D [edit]
- 29th Street, starring Danny Aiello and Anthony LaPaglia
A
- Across the Tracks, starring Rick Schroeder and Brad Pitt
- The Addams Family, directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, starring Raúl Juliá, Anjelica Huston, Christopher Lloyd, Christina Ricci
- The Adjuster, directed by Atom Egoyan, starring Elias Koteas - (Canada)
- Afraid of the Dark (aka Double Vue), starring James Fox and Fanny Ardant - (U.K./France)
- All I Want for Christmas, starring Thora Birch and Lauren Bacall
- Les Amants du Pont-Neuf (aka The Lovers on the Bridge), starring Juliette Binoche - (France)
- Anna Karamazoff, starring Jeanne Moreau - (U.S.S.R.)
- Armour of God II: Operation Condor (Fei ying gai wak), starring Jacky Chan - (Hong Kong)
- An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
- Another You, starring Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder, Mercedes Ruehl
- The Assassin of the Tsar (Tsareubiytsa) - (U.S.S.R.)
- At Play in the Fields of the Lord, starring Tom Berenger, Aidan Quinn, Daryl Hannah, John Lithgow, Tom Waits, Kathy Bates
B
- Backdraft, directed by Ron Howard, starring Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Robert De Niro, Donald Sutherland, Scott Glenn, Jennifer Jason Leigh
- The Ballad of the Sad Cafe, directed by Simon Callow, starring Vanessa Redgrave and Keith Carradine - (U.K.)
- Barton Fink, directed by The Coen brothers, starring John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis, John Mahoney, Michael Lerner - Palme d'Or award
- Beauty and the Beast
- La Belle Noiseuse (The Beautiful Troublemaker), directed by Jacques Rivette, starring Michel Piccoli, Jane Birkin and Emmanuelle Béart - (France)
- Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter
- Billy Bathgate, directed by Robert Benton, starring Dustin Hoffman, Nicole Kidman, Loren Dean, Steven Hill, Bruce Willis
- Bingo, starring Cindy Williams
- Black Robe, directed by Bruce Beresford - (Canada/Australia)
- Blue Desert, starring Courteney Cox
- Body Parts, starring Jeff Fahey and Kim Delaney
- The Borrower, directed by John McNaughton, starring Rae Dawn Chong and Don Gordon
- Boyz n the Hood, directed by John Singleton, starring Cuba Gooding, Jr., Ice Cube, Morris Chestnut, Laurence Fishburne
- A Brighter Summer Day (Gu ling jie shao nian sha ren shi jian), directed by Edward Yang - (Taiwan)
- Brother Future
- Bugsy, directed by Barry Levinson, starring Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Harvey Keitel, Ben Kingsley, Joe Mantegna - Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Drama)
- The Butcher's Wife, starring Demi Moore and Jeff Daniels
- By the Sword, starring Eric Roberts and F. Murray Abraham
C
- Cabeza de Vaca - (Mexico)
- Cape Fear, directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Juliette Lewis, Illeana Douglas, Joe Don Baker
- Chains of Gold, starring John Travolta, Héctor Elizondo, Benjamin Bratt
- City of Hope, directed by John Sayles, starring Chris Cooper, Joe Morton, Vincent Spano, Angela Bassett
- City Slickers, directed by Ron Underwood, starring Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby, Helen Slater, Jack Palance
- Class Action, directed by Michael Apted, starring Gene Hackman and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
- Close My Eyes, starring Alan Rickman and Clive Owen - (U.K.)
- Close To Eden (Urga) - (U.S.S.R.)
- Closet Land, starring Madeleine Stowe and Alan Rickman
- Cold Heaven, starring Theresa Russell and Mark Harmon
- Cold Moon (Lune Froide) - (France)
- The Commitments, directed by Alan Parker, starring Robert Arkins, Colm Meaney, Andrew Strong - (Ireland/U.S.A./U.K.)
- Company Business, starring Gene Hackman and Mikhail Baryshnikov
- Confesión a Laura (Confessing to Laura) - (Colombia)
- Controlled Conversations (Rozmowy kontrolowane) - (Poland)
- Cool As Ice, starring Vanilla Ice and Kristin Minter
- Cup Final (גמר גביע, gmar gavi'a) - (Israel)
- Curly Sue, starring James Belushi, Kelly Lynch and Alisan Porter
D
- The Dark Backward, starring Judd Nelson, James Caan, Wayne Newton
- The Dark Wind, starring Lou Diamond Phillips
- Dead Again, directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh, with Emma Thompson, Andy García, Robin Williams
- Deceived, starring Goldie Hawn and John Heard
- December Bride, starring Saskia Reeves, Donal McCann, Ciarán Hinds - (Ireland)
- Defending Your Life, directed by and starring Albert Brooks, with Meryl Streep, Rip Torn, Lee Grant
- Defenseless, starring Barbara Hershey and Sam Shepard
- Delicatessen, directed by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet - (France)
- Delirious, starring John Candy and Mariel Hemingway
- Dingo, starring Colin Friels - (Australia)
- Doc Hollywood, starring Michael J. Fox, Julie Warner, Woody Harrelson, Bridget Fonda
- The Doctor, starring William Hurt, Christine Lahti, Mandy Patinkin, Adam Arkin, Elizabeth Perkins
- Dogfight, starring River Phoenix
- Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, starring Christina Applegate
- The Doors, directed by Oliver Stone, starring Val Kilmer, Meg Ryan, Kyle MacLachlan, Frank Whaley, Kathleen Quinlan
- Double Impact, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme
- The Double Life of Véronique (La double vie de Véronique) or (Podwójne życie Weroniki) - (France/Poland)
- Drop Dead Fred, starring Phoebe Cates and Rik Mayall
- Dutch, starring Ed O'Neill and Ethan Embry
- Dying Young, starring Julia Roberts and Campbell Scott
E-K [edit]
- Edge of Honor, starring Corey Feldman
- Edward II, directed by Derek Jarman - (U.K.)
- The Elementary School (Obecná škola) - (Czechoslovakia)
- Ernest Scared Stupid, starring Jim Varney and Eartha Kitt
- Europa, directed by Lars von Trier - (Denmark/Germany/Sweden)
- Eve Of Destruction, starring Gregory Hines and Renee Soutendijk
- Eyes of an Angel, starring John Travolta
F
- F/X2, starring Bryan Brown and Brian Dennehy
- Father of the Bride, directed by Charles Shyer, starring Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Martin Short, Kimberly Williams, George Newbern
- Fight Back to School (Tao xue wei long), directed by Gordon Chan - (Hong Kong)
- Final Approach, starring Héctor Elizondo
- Fire! (Ta Dona) - (Mali)
- The Fisher King, directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Robin Williams, Jeff Bridges, Mercedes Ruehl, Amanda Plummer
- The Five Heartbeats, directed by Robert Townsend, starring Robert Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon Robinson
- Flight of the Intruder, starring Danny Glover and Willem Dafoe
- Flirting, starring Noah Taylor, Thandie Newton and Nicole Kidman - (Australia)
- For The Boys, directed by Mark Rydell, starring Bette Midler, James Caan, Arye Gross, Arliss Howard, George Segal
- Frankie and Johnny, directed by Garry Marshall, starring Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kate Nelligan, Héctor Elizondo
- Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
- Fried Green Tomatoes, directed by Jon Avnet, starring Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker
- The Frontier (La Frontera) - (Chile)
G
- Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (Gojira tai Kingu Gidora) - (Japan)
- Grand Canyon, directed by Lawrence Kasdan, starring Danny Glover, Steve Martin, Alfre Woodard, Kevin Kline
- The Grass Arena, starring Mark Rylance and Pete Postlethwaite - (U.K.)
- Guilty by Suspicion, directed by Irwin Winkler, starring Robert De Niro, Annette Bening, Patricia Wettig, George Wendt
H
- Happy Days (Schastlivye dni) - (U.S.S.R.)
- Hard Promises, starring Sissy Spacek and William Petersen
- The Hard Way, directed by John Badham, starring Michael J. Fox and James Woods
- Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man, starring Mickey Rourke and Don Johnson
- Hear My Song, starring Adrian Dunbar, David McCallum, Ned Beatty - (U.K.)
- He Said, She Said, starring Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth Perkins
- High Heels (Tacones lejanos), directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Marisa Paredes - (Spain)
- Highlander II: The Quickening, starring Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Virginia Madsen and Michael Ironside
- Highway 61 - (Canada)
- The Hitman, starring Chuck Norris
- Hook, directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts, Bob Hoskins
- Hot Shots!, directed by Jim Abrahams, starring Charlie Sheen, Cary Elwes, Valeria Golino, Lloyd Bridges
- The Hours and Times
- The House of Smiles (La casa del sorriso), starring Ingrid Thulin - (Italy)
- Hudson Hawk, starring Bruce Willis, Danny Aiello, Andie MacDowell, Sandra Bernhard, Richard E. Grant, James Coburn
- Hum (Us) - (India)
I
- I Don't Kiss (J'embrasse pas), directed by André Téchiné, starring Manuel Blanc, Philippe Noiret, Emmanuelle Béart - (France)
- If Looks Could Kill, starring Richard Grieco
- Impromptu, starring Judy Davis and Hugh Grant - (U.K./France)
- The Indian Runner, directed by Sean Penn, starring Viggo Mortensen and David Morse
- The Inner Circle, directed by Andrei Konchalovski - (U.S.A./Italy/U.S.S.R.)
J
- JFK, directed by Oliver Stone, starring Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Oldman, Joe Pesci, Laurie Metcalf, Sissy Spacek, Kevin Bacon, John Candy
- Jacquot de Nantes, directed by Agnès Varda - (France)
- Johnny Stecchino, directed by and starring Roberto Benigni - (Italy)
- Johnny Suede, starring Brad Pitt
- Jungle Fever, directed by Spike Lee, starring Wesley Snipes, Annabella Sciorra and John Turturro
K
- K2, directed by Franc Roddam - (U.K./Japan/U.S.A.)
- Kafka, directed by Steven Soderbergh, starring Jeremy Irons, Theresa Russell, Ian Holm
- King Ralph, starring John Goodman and Peter O'Toole
- A Kiss Before Dying, starring Matt Dillon and Sean Young
L-Q [edit]
- L.A. Story, directed by Mick Jackson, starring Steve Martin, Victoria Tennant, Richard E. Grant, Marilu Henner, Sarah Jessica Parker
- Lamhe (Moments), starring Anil Kapoor and Sridevi - (India)
- The Last Boy Scout, directed by Tony Scott, starring Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans
- Lee Rock (Wu yi tan zhang), starring Jacky Chan, Sammo Hung and Andy Lau - (Hong Kong)
- Let Him Have It, starring Christopher Eccleston - (U.K.)
- Life and Nothing More (Zendegi va digar hich), directed by Abbas Kiarostami - (Iran)
- Life is Sweet, directed by Mike Leigh, starring Jim Broadbent and Jane Horrocks - (U.K.)
- Life on a String (Bian zou bian chang), directed by Chen Kaige - (China)
- Life Stinks, directed by and starring Mel Brooks, with Lesley Ann Warren, Jeffrey Tambor, Howard Morris
- The Linguini Incident, starring Rosanna Arquette and David Bowie
- The Little Engine That Could
- Little Man Tate, directed by and starring Jodie Foster, with Dianne Wiest, Harry Connick, Jr., Adam Hann-Byrd
- Love Hurts, directed by Bud Yorkin, starring Jeff Daniels, John Mahoney, Judith Ivey
- Love in the Time of Hysteria (Sólo Con Tu Pareja) - (Mexico)
- Lovers (Amantes) - (Spain)
M
- Madame Bovary, directed by Claude Chabrol, starring Isabelle Huppert - (France)
- The Man in the Moon, starring Reese Witherspoon, Jason London, Sam Waterston, Tess Harper
- The Marrying Man, starring Alec Baldwin, Kim Basinger, Elisabeth Shue, Robert Loggia, Fisher Stevens, Paul Reiser
- Mayrig, directed by Henri Verneuil, starring Richard Berry, Claudia Cardinale, Omar Sharif - (France)
- McBain, starring Christopher Walken
- Mediterraneo - (Italy)
- Meet the Applegates, starring Ed Begley, Jr. and Stockard Channing
- The Miracle, directed by Neil Jordan, starring Beverly D'Angelo
- Mississippi Masala, directed by Mira Nair, starring Denzel Washington
- Mobsters, starring Christian Slater, Patrick Dempsey, Richard Grieco, Costas Mandylor
- Mortal Thoughts, starring Demi Moore, Glenne Headly, Bruce Willis, John Pankow, Harvey Keitel
- My Best Friend, General Vasili, Son of Joseph Stalin (Moy luchshiy drug, general Vasiliy, syn Iosifa) - (U.S.S.R.)
- My Girl, starring Anna Chlumsky, Macaulay Culkin, Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis
- My Own Private Idaho, directed by Gus Van Sant, starring River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves
- My Sons (musuko) - Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year - (Japan)
- Mystery Date, starring Ethan Hawke - (U.S.A./Canada)
N
- The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear, directed by David Zucker, starring Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy, Robert Goulet
- Naked Lunch, directed by David Cronenberg, starring Peter Weller and Judy Davis - (Canada/U.K./Japan)
- Necessary Roughness, starring Scott Bakula, Héctor Elizondo, Harley Jane Kozak, Kathy Ireland
- New Jack City, starring Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Mario Van Peebles, Judd Nelson
- Night on Earth, starring Gena Rowlands and Winona Ryder
- Njan Gandharvan (I, Celestial Lover) - (India)
- Not Without My Daughter, starring Sally Field and Alfred Molina
- Nothing But Trouble, starring Chevy Chase, Demi Moore, Dan Aykroyd, John Candy
O
- The Object of Beauty, starring John Malkovich and Andie MacDowell
- Once A Thief (Zong heng si hai), directed by John Woo, starring Chow Yun-fat and Leslie Cheung - (Hong Kong)
- Once Around, starring Holly Hunter, Richard Dreyfuss, Danny Aiello, Gena Rowlands
- Once Upon a Time in China (Wong Fei Hung), starring Jet Li - (Hong Kong)
- One Good Cop, starring Michael Keaton and Rene Russo
- Only The Lonely, directed by Chris Columbus, starring John Candy, Ally Sheedy, Maureen O'Hara, James Belushi, Anthony Quinn
- Oscar, directed by John Landis, starring Sylvester Stallone, Marisa Tomei, Vincent Spano, Peter Riegert, Linda Gray, Tim Curry
- Other People's Money, directed by Norman Jewison, starring Danny DeVito, Gregory Peck, Piper Laurie, Penelope Ann Miller, Dean Jones
- Out for Justice, starring Steven Seagal
- Out of Life (Hors la vie), directed by Maroun Bagdadi, starring Hippolyte Girardot - (France)
- The Ox (Oxen), directed by Sven Nykvist, starring Stellan Skarsgård - (Sweden)
P-Q
- Pappa ante Portas - (Germany)
- Paradise, starring Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson
- Paris Trout, starring Dennis Hopper, Barbara Hershey and Ed Harris
- Pastime, starring William Russ, Glenn Plummer, Jeffrey Tambor
- Paths of Death and Angels (Halálutak és angyalok) - (Hungary)
- The People Under the Stairs, directed by Wes Craven, starring Brandon Adams and Ving Rhames
- The Perfect Weapon, starring Jeff Speakman
- Point Break, directed by Kathryn Bigelow, starring Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves and Gary Busey
- Poison
- The Prince of Tides, directed by and starring Barbra Streisand, with Nick Nolte, Blythe Danner, Melinda Dillon, Jason Gould, George Carlin
- Proof, starring Hugo Weaving and Russell Crowe - (Australia)
- Prospero's Books, directed by Peter Greenaway, starring John Gielgud - (U.K./France)
- Pure Luck, starring Danny Glover and Martin Short
- Queens Logic, starring Kevin Bacon, Joe Mantegna, John Malkovich, Jamie Lee Curtis, Linda Fiorentino, Chloe Webb
- Quiet Days in August (Isyhes meres tou Avgoustou) - (Greece)
R-Y [edit]
- A Rage in Harlem, directed by Bill Duke, starring Forest Whitaker, Gregory Hines, Robin Givens
- Raise the Red Lantern (Dà Hóng Dēnglóng Gāogāo Guà), directed by Zhang Yimou, starring Gong Li - (China/Hong Kong/Taiwan)
- Rambling Rose, directed by Martha Coolidge, starring Laura Dern, Robert Duvall, Diane Ladd, Lukas Haas
- The Rapture, directed by Michael Tolkin, starring Mimi Rogers, David Duchovny, Will Patton
- Regarding Henry, directed by Mike Nichols, starring Harrison Ford and Annette Bening
- Requiem pro panenku (Requiem for a Maiden) - (Czechoslovakia)
- Return to the Blue Lagoon, starring Milla Jovovich and Brian Krause
- Rhapsody in August (Hachigatsu no rapusodī), directed by Akira Kurosawa, starring Richard Gere - (Japan)
- Ricochet, starring Denzel Washington, John Lithgow, Lindsay Wagner, Ice-T
- Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (Lik Wong) - (Hong Kong)
- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, starring Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Alan Rickman, Christian Slater
- The Rocketeer, starring Billy Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Timothy Dalton, Alan Arkin, Paul Sorvino
- Rover Dangerfield, an animated film starring Rodney Dangerfield
- Run, starring Patrick Dempsey
- Rush, starring Jason Patric and Jennifer Jason Leigh
S
- Saajan, starring Sanjay Dutt and Salman Khan - (India)
- Sadak, starring Sanjay Dutt and Pooja Bhatt - (India)
- A Scene at the Sea (Ano natsu, ichiban shizukana umi), directed by Takeshi Kitano - (Japan)
- Scenes from a Mall, directed by Paul Mazursky, starring Woody Allen and Bette Midler
- Scorchers, starring Faye Dunaway and James Earl Jones
- The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, starring Lily Tomlin
- Sebastian Star Bear: First Mission (Beertje Sebastiaan: De Geheime Opdracht) - (Netherlands)
- Shadows and Fog, directed by and starring Woody Allen with Mia Farrow, John Malkovich, John Cusack, Madonna
- Shattered, directed by Wolfgang Petersen, starring Tom Berenger, Greta Scacchi, Bob Hoskins
- Showdown in Little Tokyo, starring Dolph Lundgren and Brandon Lee
- The Silence of the Lambs, directed by Jonathan Demme, starring Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine, Anthony Heald, Diane Baker
- Silver Stallion (Eunma neun oji anhneunda) - (South Korea)
- Slacker, directed by and starring Richard Linklater
- Sleeping with the Enemy starring Julia Roberts, Patrick Bergin, Kevin Anderson
- Soapdish, directed by Michael Hoffman, starring Sally Field, Kevin Kline, Robert Downey, Jr., Elisabeth Shue, Whoopi Goldberg
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Christopher Plummer, Kim Cattrall, Brock Peters, Iman
- Stepping Out, starring Liza Minnelli, Julie Walters, Jane Krakowski, Andrea Martin, Bill Irwin, Shelley Winters
- Stone Cold, starring Brian Bosworth
- Strictly Business, starring Tommy Davidson and Halle Berry
- Suburban Commando, starring Hulk Hogan, Christopher Lloyd, Shelley Duvall
- The Super, starring Joe Pesci
- The Suspended Step of the Stork (To meteoro vima tou pelargou), starring Marcello Mastroianni and Jeanne Moreau - (Greece)
- Switch, directed by Blake Edwards, starring Ellen Barkin, Jimmy Smits, Lorraine Bracco
- Swordsmen in Double Flag Town (Shuang-Qi-Zhen daoke) - (China)
T
- Talent for the Game, starring Edward James Olmos, Lorraine Bracco, Terry Kinney
- The Taking of Beverly Hills, starring Ken Wahl and Harley Jane Kozak
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day, directed by James Cameron, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick, Edward Furlong
- Thelma & Louise, directed by Ridley Scott, starring Geena Davis, Susan Sarandon, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Brad Pitt
- Together Alone
- Toto the Hero (Toto le Héros) - (Belgium)
- Tous les matins du monde (All the Mornings of the World), starring Jean-Pierre Marielle and Gérard Depardieu - (France)
- Towards Evening (Verso sera), starring Marcello Mastroianni and Sandrine Bonnaire - (Italy)
- Toy Soldiers, starring Sean Astin, Wil Wheaton, Louis Gossett, Jr., Denholm Elliott
- Tricky Brains (Jing gu jyun ga), starring Andy Lau - (Hong Kong)
- True Colors, starring John Cusack and James Spader
- Truth or Dare, a documentary on Madonna
U-V
- Ultra, directed by Ricky Tognazzi - (Italy)
- Under Suspicion, starring Liam Neeson and Laura San Giacomo
- Until the End of the World (Bis ans Ende der Welt), directed by Wim Wenders, starring William Hurt, Solveig Dommartin, Sam Neill - (Germany/France/Australia)
- Van Gogh, directed by Maurice Pialat - (France)
- Victim of Love, starring Pierce Brosnan, Virginia Madsen, JoBeth Williams
- V.I. Warshawski, starring Kathleen Turner
- Voyager, starring Sam Shepard and Julie Delpy - (Germany)
W
- What About Bob?, directed by Frank Oz, starring Bill Murray, Richard Dreyfuss, Julie Hagerty, Charlie Korsmo, Kathryn Erbe
- Where Angels Fear to Tread, starring Helena Bonham Carter, Rupert Graves, Judy Davis - (U.K.)
- White Fang, starring Ethan Hawke and Klaus Maria Brandauer
- Whore, starring Theresa Russell
- Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken, starring Gabrielle Anwar
- Woman of the Port (La mujer del puerto) - (Mexico)
- A Woman's Tale - (Australia)
Y
- Year of the Gun, directed by John Frankenheimer, starring Andrew McCarthy, Valeria Golino, Sharon Stone
- The Yes Man (Il Portaborse) - (Italy)
- Yumeji, directed by Seijun Suzuki - (Japan)
Wide-release movies [edit]
January–March [edit]
- January 1991
- January 11 - Lionheart
- January 18
- February 1991
- February 8
- L.A. Story starring Steve Martin
- Sleeping with the Enemy starring Julia Roberts and Patrick Bergin
- February 14 - The Silence of the Lambs starring Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins
- February 15 - Nothing But Trouble
- February 22 - He Said, She Said starring Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth Perkins
- February 8
- March 1991
- March 1 - The Doors, directed by Oliver Stone
- March 8 - New Jack City
- March 15
- March 22
April–June [edit]
- April 1991
- April 5 - The Marrying Man
- April 12 - Out for Justice
- April 19
- April 26
- May 1991
- May 3
- May 10 - F/X2
- May 17 - What About Bob?
- May 24
- Backdraft starring Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Robert De Niro and Donald Sutherland, directed by Ron Howard
- Hudson Hawk
- Only the Lonely
- Thelma and Louise
- Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken
- May 31 - Soapdish
- June 1991
- June 7
- June 14 - Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
- June 21
- June 28 - The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
July–September [edit]
- July 1991
- July 3
- July 12
- July 19
- July 26
- July 27 - A Brighter Summer Day
- July 31 - Hot Shots!
- August 1991
- August 2
- Doc Hollywood, starring Michael J. Fox
- August 9
- Bingo, starring Cindy Williams and David Rasche
- Delirious starring John Candy
- Double Impact
- Pure Luck
- The Doctor, starring William Hurt
- August 14 - The Commitments
- August 16 - Mystery Date
- August 22 - Barton Fink
- August 23
- August 30 - Child's Play 3
- August 2
- September 1991
- September 6 - Company Business
- September 13
- September 18
- September 20
- September 27
October–December [edit]
- October 1991
- October 4
- The Man in the Moon
- Ricochet
- The Super starring Joe Pesci
- October 11
- City of Hope
- Ernest Scared Stupid starring Jim Varney
- Frankie and Johnny starring Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer
- Shattered
- Stepping Out starring Liza Minnelli
- October 18
- October 25
- The Butcher's Wife starring Demi Moore
- Curly Sue starring James Belushi
- The Hitman
- October 4
- November 1991
- November 1
- November 8
- November 13
- November 22
- The Addams Family
- An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
- For the Boys
- K2 (UK; US 1 May 1992)
- November 27 - My Girl
- December 1991
- December 6
- December 11 - Hook starring Robin Williams and Dustin Hoffman
- December 13
- Bugsy starring Warren Beatty and Annette Bening (US limited; wide 20 Dec 1991)
- The Last Boy Scout starring Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans
- December 20
- Father of the Bride
- JFK starring Kevin Costner, directed by Oliver Stone
- December 22 - Rush
- December 25
- December 27
Births [edit]
- Britt McKillip, January 18, actress, singer
- Erin Sanders, January 19 American actress
- Brittany Tiplady, January 21, Canadian actress
- Calum Worthy, January 28, Canadian actor, musician
- Emma Roberts, February 10, actress
- Malese Jow, February 18, actress
- Bonnie Wright, February 17, actress
- Sarah Bolger, February 28, Irish actress
- Tyler, The Creator, March 6, rapper
- Devon Werkheiser, March 8, actor
- Domo Genesis, March 9, rapper
- Amy Bruckner, March 28, actress
- Seychelle Gabriel, March 25, actress
- Jamie Lynn Spears, April 4, actress
- Amanda Michalka, April 10, singer actress
- Sarah Ramos, May 21, actress
- Willa Holland, June 18, actress
- Addison Timlin, June 29, actress
- Jason Dolley, July 5, actor
- Victoire Thivisol, July 6, actress
- Evanna Lynch, August 16, actress
- Skandar Keynes, September 5, actor
- Spencer Locke, September 20, actress
- Roshon Fegan, October 6, American actor, dancer, and rapper
- Sophie Oda, October 23, actress
- Jordan-Claire Green, October 31, actress
- Riker Lynch, November 8, actor, singer, musician
- Christa B. Allen, November 11, actress
- Shailene Woodley, November 15, actress
Notable deaths [edit]
Film debuts [edit]
- Halle Berry - Jungle Fever
- Steve Carell - Curly Sue
- James Caviezel - My Own Private Idaho
- Morris Chestnut - Boyz n the Hood
- Leonardo DiCaprio - Critters 3
- Brendan Fraser - Dogfight
- Edward Furlong - Terminator 2: Judgment Day
- Janeane Garofalo - Late for Dinner
- Jake Gyllenhaal - City Slickers
- Philip Seymour Hoffman - Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole
- Queen Latifah - Jungle Fever
- Denis Leary - Strictly Business
- Téa Leoni - Switch
- Julianna Margulies - Out for Justice
- Breckin Meyer - Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
- Thandie Newton - Flirting
- Gwyneth Paltrow - Shout
- Isaiah Washington
- Kimberly Williams - Father of the Bride
- Reese Witherspoon - The Man in the Moon
