Best Movies of 1991 – page 2

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 6.6
 20K
Jungle Fever (1991)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story: A successful and married black man contemplates having an affair with a white girl from work. He's quite rightly worried that the racial difference would make an already taboo relationship even worse.
Style: sexy, serious, realistic, emotional, controversial ...
Audience: date night
Plot: interracial romance, architect, african american, racism, society, adultery, drug addiction, love affair, prejudice, hip hop, relationships, black ...
Time: 90s, year 1991, 20th century
Place: new york, usa, africa, harlem, manhattan new york city ...
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The Prince of Tides (1991)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story: A troubled man talks to his suicidal sister's psychiatrist about their family history and falls in love with her in the process.
Style: psychological, touching, emotional, sad, therapeutic ...
Plot: dysfunctional family, psychiatrist, psychiatry, love, haunted by the past, rape, sexual abuse, women, memory, suicide attempt, love story, transformation ...
Time: 90s
Place: south carolina, new york, usa, southern usa
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 6.9
 56K
Naked Lunch (1991)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, UK, Japan
Duration: 115 min.
Story: After developing an addiction to the substance he uses to kill bugs, an exterminator accidentally murders his wife and becomes involved in a secret government plot being orchestrated by giant bugs in an Islamic port town in Africa.
Style: psychedelic, surreal, disturbing, neo noir, philosophical ...
Plot: hallucination, surrealism, drug addiction, paranoia, addiction, exterminator, insect, homosexuality, beat generation, giant insect, cockroach, secret agent ...
Time: 1950s, 20th century, year 1991, 90s, 50s ...
Place: north africa, usa, new york
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Regarding Henry (1991)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Henry is a lawyer who survives a shooting only to find he cannot remember anything. If that weren't enough, Henry also has to recover his speech and mobility, in a life he no longer fits into. Fortunately, Henry has a loving wife and daughter ...
Style: touching, inspirational, intense, emotional, serious ...
Plot: rehabilitation, amnesia, memory loss, lawyer, redemption, disability, starting over, family relations, maid, parents and children, brain damage, self discovery ...
Time: 90s
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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The People Under the Stairs (1991)
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: When young Poindexter "Fool" Williams breaks into the creepy, immense old home of his family's greedy and uncaring landlords, he uncovers a disturbing scenario underneath the stairs.
Style: slasher, suspenseful, black comedy, surreal, disturbing ...
Plot: child abuse, serial killer, home invasion, kidnapping, cannibalism, disturbed individual, rottweiler, murder, incest, cannibal, child in peril, guard dog ...
Time: 90s
Place: new york, usa, california, los angeles
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 6.7
 22K
White Fang (1991)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Jack London's classic adventure story about the friendship developed between a Yukon gold hunter and the mixed dog-wolf he rescues from the hands of a man who mistreats him.
Style: touching, sentimental, sincere, captivating, epic ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot: dog, survival, human animal relationship, wilderness, treasure, pets, friendship, animal, dog sled, unlikely friendships, daring rescue, winter ...
Time: 19th century, 1800s, year 1991, 1890s
Place: alaska, yukon, america, usa
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 6.8
 17K
Grand Canyon (1991)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story: Grand Canyon revolved around six residents from different backgrounds whose lives intertwine in modern-day Los Angeles. At the center of the film is the unlikely friendship of two men from different races and classes brought together when one finds ...
Style: realistic, clever, touching, anthology, spiritual ...
Plot: adoption, midlife crisis, unrequited love, friendship, grand canyon, cynicism, teen angst, regret, father son relationship, compassion, rescue, interracial friendship ...
Time: year 1991, 90s, 20th century
Place: los angeles, arizona, usa
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 6.6
 39K
New Jack City (1991)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to infiltrate the gang is to become a dealer himself.
Style: hood, stylized, suspense, intense, harsh ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: organized crime, gang war, ghetto, gangster, drug, hip hop, mafia, gang, chase, betrayal, urban, addiction ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, 90s
Place: harlem, new york, usa, america, turkey ...
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The Man in the Moon (1991)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Maureen Trant and her younger sibling Dani share a strong connection, but local boy Court Foster threatens to throw their bond off balance. Dani and Court meet first and have a flirtatious rapport -- but when he meets Maureen, he falls hard and they ...
Style: emotional, romantic, cute, period piece, sad ...
Audience: teens, kids, girls' night, teen drama
Plot: coming of age, corporal punishment, first love, age difference, childhood, love story, love, sisters, small town, farm, bittersweet, sister sister relationship ...
Time: 50s, 1950s, year 1991, year 1957, 20th century
Place: louisiana, usa, southern usa
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Enchanted April (1991)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Based on Elizabeth Von Arnim's novel, four Englishwomen rent an Italian villa on holiday.
Style: period piece, talky, humorous, sentimental, touching ...
Audience: girls' night, date night
Plot: friendship, women, castle, love, summer, self discovery, holiday, marriage, garden, female friendship, chance meeting, vacation ...
Time: 1920s, future, year 1991, 20th century, post world war one
Place: italy, europe, london
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 5.7
 60K
Hudson Hawk (1991)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Eddie Hawkins, called Hudson Hawk has just been released from ten years of prison and is planning to spend the rest of his life honestly. But then the crazy Mayflower couple blackmail him to steal some of the works of Leonardo da Vinci. If he ...
Style: funny, light, cult classic, humorous, epic ...
Plot: heist, conspiracy, art theft, twists and turns, caper, master thief, dishonesty, cia agent, alchemy, megalomaniac, gold, gangster ...
Time: 90s, 15th century, 20th century
Place: rome italy, new york
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 6.7
 34K
L.A. Story (1991)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: With the help of a talking freeway billboard, a "wacky weatherman" tries to win the heart of an English newspaper reporter, who is struggling to make sense of the strange world of early-90s Los Angeles.
Style: feel good, funny, cult classic, talky, surreal ...
Audience: date night, girls' night
Plot: satire, surrealism, love, supernatural power, voice over narration, destiny, manic pixie dream girl, weatherman, older man younger woman relationship, magic, true love, female nudity ...
Time: year 1991, 90s, 20th century
Place: los angeles, california, usa, beverly hills
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 6.5
 34K
Oscar (1991)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Angelo "Snaps" Provolone made his dying father a promise on his deathbed: he would leave the world of crime and become an honest businessman. Despite having no experience in making money in a legal fashion, Snaps sets about to keep his ...
Style: talky, witty, humorous, feel good, not serious ...
Audience: teens, date night
Plot: gangster, mistaken identity, accountant, disorder, fish out of water, parents and children, couples, going straight, dishonesty, goofy hero, cons and scams, farce ...
Time: 90s, 1930s, year 1991
Place: italy
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Little Man Tate (1991)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Dede is a sole parent trying to bring up her son Fred. When it is discovered that Fred is a genius, she is determined to ensure that Fred has all the opportunities that he needs, and that he is not taken advantage of by people who forget that his ...
Style: intellectual, inspirational, realistic, psychological, touching ...
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: prodigy, child prodigy, coming of age, mathematics, genius, autism, single mother, child genius, friendship, psychology, mentor, children ...
Time: year 1991, 20th century, 90s
Place: ohio, usa
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 6.6
 25K
Toy Soldiers (1991)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: After federal agents arrest a drug czar and put him on trial, the cartel leader's vicious son storms a prep school and takes its students hostage. They rebel against the armed intruders and try to take back their academy by any means necessary.
Style: suspenseful, exciting, bloody, realistic, rough ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, teen drama
Plot: terrorism, boarding school, high school, siege, preparatory school, terrorist, father son relationship, friendship, hostage, childhood, violence, redemption ...
Time: 20th century, future, year 1991, 90s
Place: usa, new jersey, colombia, virginia, florida
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Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Sue Ellen Crandell is a teenager eagerly awaiting her mother's summer-long absence. While the babysitter looks after her rambunctious younger siblings, Sue Ellen can party and have fun. But then the babysitter abruptly dies, leaving the ...
Style: feel good, humorous, entertaining, light, dark comedy ...
Audience: teens, kids, family outing, girls' night
Plot: fashion, teenager, mischievous children, coming of age, children, high school, babysitter, dysfunctional family, childhood, crime gone awry, twists and turns, family relations ...
Time: 90s, year 1990
Place: australia
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Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Music, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Amiable slackers Bill and Ted are once again roped into a fantastical adventure when De Nomolos, a villain from the future, sends evil robot duplicates of the two lads to terminate and replace them. The robot doubles actually succeed in killing Bill ...
Style: funny, cult classic, light, humorous, retro ...
Audience: teens, family outing, family friendly, kids, date night ...
Plot: time travel, time machine, afterlife, robot, rock and roll, heaven, sent to the past, heavy metal, buddy, god, grim reaper, rejuvenation ...
Time: future, 90s, 20th century
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 6.3
 40K
Doc Hollywood (1991)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: After leaving Washington D.C. hospital, plastic surgeon Ben Stone heads for California, where a lucrative practice in Beverly Hills awaits. After a car accident, he's sentenced to perform as the community's general practitioner.
Style: feel good, romantic comedy, sweet, entertaining, sentimental ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, family outing
Plot: small town, small town life, medical, fish out of water, doctor, hospital, community service, love, fall in love, car accident, country doctor, misfit ...
Time: 90s
Place: washington d.c., south carolina, california, usa, los angeles ...
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Not Without My Daughter (1991)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: An American woman, trapped in Islamic Iran by her brutish husband, must find a way to escape with her daughter as well.
Style: factual, tense, thought provoking, touching, bleak ...
Plot: islam, domestic violence, culture clash, female protagonist, confined, violent husband, propaganda, family problems, society, life is a bitch, isolation, hopes ...
Time: 80s, year 1991, year 1984
Place: iran, middle east, michigan, persia
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Shadows and Fog (1991)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: With a serial strangler on the loose, a bookkeeper wanders around town searching for the vigilante group intent on catching the killer.
Style: surreal, humorous, black and white, philosophical, talky ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, vigilante, vigilantism, investigation, false accusation, circus, disorder, danger, mistaken identity, comedy of errors, adultery ...
Time: 1930s, year 1991, 1920s, 20th century
Place: new york, central europe, eastern europe
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 7.0
 5K
Riff-Raff (1991)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story: The story of Stevie, a construction worker, and his girlfriend, an unemployed pop singer, serves to show the living conditions of the British poor class.
Style: political, social, independent film, humorous, gloomy ...
Plot: working class, worker, unhappiness, resistance, social realism, refugee, chaos, kitchen sink realism, labor, immigrant, poverty, pop singer ...
Time: year 1991, 20th century, 80s
Place: scotland, london, england, europe
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 7.3
 10K
Dogfight (1991)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: In the fall of 1963, Eddie Birdlace is an 18-year-old Marine Corps volunteer who is about to ship out with three of his buddies for a tour of duty in Viet Nam. Planning a massive blowout for their last night in San Francisco, Eddie, his buddies, and ...
Style: romantic, cult classic, realistic, talky, clever ...
Audience: teens
Plot: vietnam war, love, love story, feminist, coming of age, teenager, bittersweet, innocence lost, american history, love and romance, death, woman ...
Time: 60s, year 1991, 20th century, year 1963, year 1967 ...
Place: san francisco, california, seattle, vietnam, asia ...
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 7.7
 66K
Night on Earth (1991)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, France, Germany, Japan, USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: An anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 American and European cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.
Style: anthology, intellectual, independent film, dark comedy, melancholic ...
Plot: taxi, culture clash, night, taxi driver, storytelling, immigration, multiple storylines, blindness, cigarette smoking, nightlife, conversation, friendship ...
Time: 90s, year 1991, 20th century
Place: paris france, rome italy, new york, helsinki finland, los angeles ...
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Homicide (1991)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Bobby Gold is a career cop who is reassigned from a hunt for a cop killer to the investigation of the murder of an old Jewish woman in Baltimore, and in the process finds himself exploring his own sense of identity.
Style: neo noir, detective, realistic, tense, bleak ...
Plot: investigation, anti semitism, judaism, police, conspiracy, murder, cop, police investigation, vendetta, blackmail, explosions, political intrigue ...
Time: year 1991, 90s
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The Five Heartbeats (1991)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: In the early 1960's, a quintet of hopeful, young African-American men form an amateur vocal group called The Five Heartbeats. After an initially rocky start, the group improves, turns pro, and rises to become a top flight music sensation. Along ...
Style: sentimental, hood, semi serious, realistic, humorous ...
Audience: date night
Plot: music, racism, black, rock and roll, african american, friendship, blaxploitation, black history, music business, corruption, drug addiction, gangster ...
Time: 60s, year 1991, 70s, 20th century
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 5.2
 46K
Child's Play 3 (1991)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Eight years have passed since the events of the second film. Chucky has been resurrected once again and seeks revenge on Andy, his former owner, who is now a teenager enrolled in military school.
Style: slasher, scary, bloody, splatter, controversial ...
Audience: teens
Plot: serial killer, killer doll, evil doll, doll, gory, supernatural, afterlife, ghost, monster, toys, toy comes to life, murder ...
Time: 90s
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: The Turtles and the Shredder battle once again, this time for the last cannister of the ooze that created the Turtles, which Shredder wants to create an army of new mutants.
Style: humorous, entertaining, semi serious, light, stylized ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, pre-teens
Plot: martial arts, ninja, superhero, ninja turtle, vigilante, comic book, anthropomorphic animal, mutant, mentor, talking animal, good versus evil, fight ...
Time: 90s, year 1991
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city
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 6.7
 10K
Rush (1991)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Undercover cop Jim Raynor (Jason Patric) is a seasoned veteran. His partner, Kristen Cates (Jennifer Jason Leigh), is lacking in experience, but he thinks she's tough enough to work his next case with him: a deep cover assignment to bring down ...
Style: neo noir, detective, realistic, twisted, depressing ...
Plot: drug addiction, addiction, undercover cop, drug, heroin, drug addict, police, paranoia, drug abuse, junkie, undercover police officer, spy ...
Time: 70s, 90s
Place: texas, usa, montana, houston texas
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 7.1
 8K
Black Robe (1991)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: Canada, Australia
Duration: 101 min.
Story: In the 17th century a Jesuit priest and a young companion are escorted through the wilderness of Quebec by Algonquin Indians to find a distant mission in the dead of winter. The Jesuit experiences a spiritual journey while his young companion falls ...
Style: realistic, bleak, historically accurate, period piece, sad ...
Plot: native american, wilderness, indians, shaman, christian, religion, colonialism, christianity, jesuit, nature, snow, church ...
Time: 17th century, year 1991
Place: canada, quebec, america
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 6.3
 22K
The Hard Way (1991)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Seeking to raise his credibility as an actor and to land a role as a tough cop on a new show, Hollywood action star Nick Lang works a deal with New York City Police Capt. Brix, who by chance is one of his fans. Nick will be paired with detective Lt. ...
Style: detective, talky, suspenseful, exciting, semi serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: buddy cop, movie star, serial killer, police, buddy, police investigation, law enforcement, odd couple, fish out of water, undercover cop, justice, amateur detective ...
Time: 90s
Place: new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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