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List of American movies of 1991

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A list of American movies released in 1991.
The Silence of the Lambs won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Highest earning films

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  1. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
  2. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
  3. Beauty and the Beast
  4. The Addams Family
  5. City Slickers
  6. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
  7. Thelma & Louise
  8. Fried Green Tomatoes
  9. Hot Shots!
  10. JFK
TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
29th StreetGeorge GalloDanny Aiello, Anthony LaPagliaComedy-drama
The Addams FamilyBarry SonnenfeldAnjelica Huston, Raúl Juliá, Christopher Lloyd, Christina RicciComedybased on characters created by Charles Addams
All I Want for ChristmasRobert LiebermanHarley Jane Kozak, Thora BirchComedy
An American Tail: Fievel Goes WestJames Stewart, John Cleese, Amy Irving (voices)Animatedsequel to An American Tail
And the Sea Will TellRachel Ward, James Brolin, Richard Crenna, Deidre HallDramaMade for TV
Another YouMaurice PhillipsRichard Pryor, Gene WilderComedy
At Play in the Fields of the LordHector BabencoTom Berenger, Aidan Quinn, Daryl Hannah, John Lithgow, Kathy Bates, Tom WaitsDramaBased on a novel by Peter Matthiessen
BackdraftRon HowardKurt Russell, William Baldwin, Robert De Niro, Scott Glenn, Donald Sutherland, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rebecca De Mornay, Jason Gedrick, J.T. WalshDrama3 Academy Award nominations
Barton FinkJoel CoenJohn Turturro, John Goodman, John Mahoney, Judy Davis, Michael LernerDrama
Beauty and the BeastGary Trousdale, Kirk WiseRobby Benson, Paige O'Hara, Jerry Orbach, Angela Lansbury (voices)Animated6 Academy Award nominations
Bill & Ted's Bogus JourneyPeter HewittKeanu Reeves, Alex Winter, Joss Ackland, Pam Grier, George CarlinComedysequel to Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Billy BathgateRobert BentonDustin Hoffman, Bruce Willis, Nicole Kidman, Steven Hill, Loren DeanDramabased on E. L. Doctorow novel
BingoMatthew RobbinsCindy Williams, David RascheFamily
Blue DesertBradley BattersbyCourteney Cox, D. B. SweeneyThriller
Body PartsEric RedJeff Fahey, Kim DelaneyHorrorbased on the novel Et mon tout est un homme by Boileau-Narcejac
The BoneyardJames CumminsEd Nelson, Norman FellHorror
The BorrowerJohn McNaughtonRae Dawn ChongHorror
Boyz n the HoodJohn SingletonIce Cube, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Morris Chestnut, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Nia LongDrama2 Oscar nominations
Breathing FireLou KennedyJonathan QuanMartial arts
Bride of Re-AnimatorBrian YuznaBruce AbbottHorrorsequel to Re-Animator
A Brief History of TimeErrol MorrisDocumentary
Brother FutureRay Capanella IIPhil Lewis, Moses GunnSci-fi
BugsyBarry LevinsonWarren Beatty, Annette Bening, Ben Kingsley, Harvey Keitel, Joe Mantegna, Elliott Gould, Wendy Phillips, Bebe Neuwirth, Bill GrahamDrama, biopic11 Academy Award nominations; based on life of Bugsy Siegel
The Butcher's WifeTerry HughesDemi Moore, Jeff DanielsComedy
Cape FearMartin ScorseseRobert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Juliette Lewis, Robert Mitchum, Gregory Peck, Joe Don Baker, Fred Dalton Thompson, Illeana DouglasThrillerremake of 1962 movie; nominated for 2 Academy Awards
Captain AmericaAlbert PyunMatt Salinger, Ronny Cox, Ned BeattyActionbased on the Marvel comic
Career OpportunitiesBryan GordonJennifer Connelly, Frank WhaleyComedyJohn Hughes script
Children of the NightTony RandelAmi Dolenz, Karen BlackHorror
Child's Play 3Jack BenderBrad DourifHorror
Chopper Chicks in ZombietownDan HoskinsVicki Frederick, Billy Bob ThorntonComedy, horror
Chuck Amuck: The MovieChuck JonesDocumentary
City of HopeJohn SaylesVincent Spano, Chris Cooper, Joe Morton, Angela BassettDrama
City SlickersRon UnderwoodBilly Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby, Patricia Wettig, Helen Slater, Jack PalanceComedyAcademy Award for Palance
Class ActionMichael AptedGene Hackman, Mary Elizabeth MastrantonioDrama
Class of Nuke 'Em High II: Subhumanoid MeltdownEric Louzil, Donald JacksonLisa GayeAction, Horrorsequel to Class of Nuke 'Em High
Closet LandRadha BharadwajMadeleine Stowe, Alan RickmanDrama
The CommitmentsAlan ParkerDrama, Musical
Company BusinessNicholas MeyerGene Hackman, Mikhail BaryshnikovSpy
Cool as IceDavid KelloggVanilla Ice, Kristin Minter, Michael Gross, Candy Clark, Naomi CampbellDrama7 Razzie nominations
Curly SueJohn HughesAlisan Porter, James Belushi, Kelly LynchComedyHughes's final movie
The Dark WindErrol MorrisLou Diamond Phillips, Fred WardCrime
Daughters of the DustJulie DashDrama
Dead AgainKenneth BranaghKenneth Branagh, Andy García, Emma ThompsonThriller
DeceivedDamian HarrisGoldie Hawn, John Heard, Beatrice Straight, Jan HarveyThriller
Defending Your LifeAlbert BrooksAlbert Brooks, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn, Lee Grant, Buck HenryComedy
DeliriousTom MankiewiczJohn Candy, Mariel Hemingway, Emma SammsComedy
Do or DieAndy SidarisPat Morita, Erik EstradaActionpreceded by Guns
Doc HollywoodMichael Caton-JonesMichael J. Fox, Julie Warner, Woody Harrelson, Bridget FondaComedy
The DoctorRanda HainesWilliam Hurt, Christine Lahti, Mandy Patinkin, Adam ArkinDrama
DogfightNancy SavocaRiver Phoenix, Lili TaylorDrama, War
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's DeadStephen HerekChristina Applegate, Joanna Cassidy, Keith Coogan, Josh CharlesComedy
The DoorsOliver StoneVal Kilmer, Meg Ryan, Kyle MacLachlan, Kathleen Quinlan, Frank Whaley, Kevin Dillon, Josh Evans, Billy IdolDrama, biopicbased on the music of Jim Morrison and The Doors
Double ImpactSheldon LettichJean-Claude Van DammeAction
Drop Dead FredAte de JongPhoebe Cates, Rik MayallComedy, Family
DutchPeter FaimanEd O'Neill, Ethan Embry, JoBeth Williams, Christopher McDonaldComedy
Dying YoungJoel SchumacherJulia Roberts, Campbell ScottDrama
Edge of HonorMichael SpenceCorey Feldman, Meredith SalengerThriller
Ernest Scared StupidJohn R. Cherry IIIJim VarneyComedypreceded by Ernest Goes to Jail
Eve of DestructionDuncan GibbinsGregory Hines, Renee SoutendijkAction
F/X2Richard FranklinBryan Brown, Brian Dennehy, Rachel Ticotin, Joanna GleasonSuspensesequel to F/X
Father of the BrideCharles ShyerSteve Martin, Diane Keaton, Kimberly Williams, Martin Short, George NewbernComedyremake of 1950 movie
Final ApproachEric Steven StahlJames Sikking, Hector ElizondoAction
The Fisher KingTerry GilliamRobin Williams, Jeff Bridges, Mercedes Ruehl, Amanda PlummerComedy-dramaAcademy Award for Ruehl
Flight of the IntruderJohn MiliusDanny Glover, Willem Dafoe, Brad JohnsonAction
For the BoysMark RydellBette Midler, James Caan, George Segal, Arliss Howard, Arye GrossDrama
Frankie and JohnnyGarry MarshallAl Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hector Elizondo, Kate NelliganRomancebased on Terrence McNally play
Freddy's Dead: The Final NightmareRachel TalalayRobert Englund, Lisa ZaneHorrorpreceded by A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
Fried Green TomatoesJon AvnetKathy Bates, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, Jessica TandyComedybased on Fannie Flagg novel
Grand CanyonLawrence KasdanKevin Kline, Danny Glover, Alfre Woodard, Steve Martin, Mary-Louise ParkerDrama
Guilty by SuspicionIrwin WinklerRobert De Niro, Annette Bening, Patricia Wettig, George WendtDrama
Hangin' with the HomeboysJoseph VasquezJohn Leguizamo, Mario Joyner, Doug E. DougComedy
Hard PromisesMartin DavidsonSissy Spacek, William PetersenDrama
The Hard WayJohn BadhamMichael J. Fox, James Woods, Annabella Sciorra, Stephen LangAction comedy
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro ManSimon WincerMickey Rourke, Don Johnson, Tom Sizemore, Tia CarrereAction
He Said, She SaidKen KwapisKevin Bacon, Elizabeth Perkins, Nathan Lane, Sharon StoneComedy
Hear My SongPeter ChelsomAdrian Dunbar, David McCallum, Ned BeattyComedy
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's ApocalypseGeorge HickenlooperEleanor Coppola (narrator)DocumentaryBased on the filming of Francis Coppola's Apocalypse Now
The Heroes of Desert Storm
Highlander II: The QuickeningRussell MulcahyChristopher Lambert, Virginia Madsen, Sean Connery, Michael IronsideSci-Fisequel to Highlander
Highway 61Bruce McDonaldValerie BuhagiarDrama
The HitmanAaron NorrisChuck Norris, Michael ParksAction
HomicideDavid MametJoe Mantegna, William H. Macy, Ving RhamesDrama
HookSteven SpielbergRobin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts, Bob HoskinsAdventurebased on Peter Pan
Hot Shots!Jim AbrahamsCharlie Sheen, Cary Elwes, Valeria Golino, Lloyd Bridges, Jon CryerComedy, Spoof
The Hours and TimesChristopher MünchDavid Angus, Ian HartDrama
House Party 2Comedysequel to House Party
Hudson HawkMichael LehmannBruce Willis, Danny Aiello, Andie MacDowell, James Coburn, Sandra Bernhard, Richard E. GrantComedywon 3 Razzie awards
If Looks Could Kill (movie)William DearRichard Grieco, Linda Hunt, Roger Rees, Gabrielle Anwar, Roger DaltreyComedy
The Indian RunnerSean PennViggo Mortenson, David Morse, Valeria Golino, Patricia Arquette, Charles BronsonDrama
The Inner CircleAndrei KonchalovskyTom Hulce, Lolita Davidovich, Bob HoskinsDrama
JFKOliver StoneKevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Oldman, Joe Pesci, Kevin Bacon, Sissy Spacek, Donald Sutherland, Laurie Metcalf, John Candy, Ed Asner, Michael Rooker, Jack Lemmon, Walter MatthauDrama, Biopicbased on the assassination of John F. Kennedy; nominated for 8 Academy Awards
Johnny SuedeTom DiCilloBrad Pitt, Catherine KeenerComedy
Jungle FeverSpike LeeWesley Snipes, Annabella Sciorra, John TurturroDrama
KafkaSteven SoderberghJeremy Irons, Alec Guinness, Theresa Russell, Ian HolmMystery
King RalphDavid S. WardJohn Goodman, Peter O'Toole, John HurtComedy
A Kiss Before DyingJames DeardenMatt Dillon, Sean Young, Max von Sydow, Diane Ladd, James RussoThrillerRemake of 1956 film
L.A. StoryMick JacksonSteve Martin, Victoria Tennant, Marilu Henner, Sarah Jessica ParkerComedy
The Last Boy ScoutTony ScottBruce Willis, Damon WayansAction
Life StinksMel BrooksMel Brooks, Lesley Ann Warren, Howard Morris, Jeffrey TamborComedy
The Linguini IncidentRichard ShepardDavid Bowie, Rosanna Arquette
Little Man TateJodie FosterJodie Foster, Dianne Wiest, Harry Connick Jr., Adam Hann-ByrdDrama
Love HurtsBud YorkinJeff Daniels, Judith Ivey, Cloris LeachmanDrama
Madonna: Truth or DareAlek KeshishianMadonnaDocumentary
The Man in the MoonRobert MulliganReese Witherspoon, Jason London, Sam Waterston, Tess HarperDrama
The Marrying ManJerry ReesAlec Baldwin, Kim BasingerComedy
McBainJames GlickenhausChristopher Walken, María Conchita Alonso, Michael IronsideDrama
Meet the ApplegatesMichael LehmannEd Begley, Jr., Stockard Channing, Dabney ColemanComedy
Men of RespectWilliam C. ReillyJohn Turturro, Rod Steiger, Dennis Farina, Stanley Tucci, Peter BoyleCrime dramaBased on MacBeth
Mississippi MasalaMira NairDenzel WashingtonDrama
MobstersMichael KarbelnikoffChristian Slater, Patrick Dempsey, Richard Grieco, Costas Mandylor, Anthony Quinn, Michael Gambon, Lara Flynn Boyle, F. Murray AbrahamCrime drama
Mortal ThoughtsAlan RudolphDemi Moore, Glenne Headly, Harvey Keitel, Bruce WillisSuspense
My GirlHoward ZieffDan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Macaulay Culkin, Anna ChlumskyComedy, Drama
My Own Private IdahoGus Van SantKeanu Reeves, River PhoenixAvant-garde
Mystery DateJonathan WacksEthan Hawke, Teri PoloTeen Comedy
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of FearDavid ZuckerLeslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy, O. J. Simpson, Robert GouletComedypreceded by The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Naked LunchDavid CronenbergPeter Weller, Judy Davis, Roy ScheiderDramabased on a book by William Burroughs
Necessary RoughnessStan DragotiScott Bakula, Hector Elizondo, Sinbad, Robert Loggia, Kathy IrelandComedy
New Jack CityMario Van PeeblesWesley Snipes, Ice-T, Mario Van Peebles, Chris Rock, Judd NelsonCrime drama
Night on EarthJim JarmuschWinona Ryder, Gena Rowlands, Roberto BenigniComedy
Not Without My DaughterBrian GilbertSally Field, Alfred MolinaDramastory of Betty Mahmoody
Nothing but TroubleDan AykroydChevy Chase, Demi Moore, John Candy, Dan AykroydComedy6 Razzie nominations
Once AroundLasse HallströmRichard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, Danny AielloRom Com
One Good CopHeywood GouldMichael Keaton, Rene Russo, Anthony LaPagliaCrime
Only the LonelyChris ColumbusJohn Candy, Maureen O'Hara, Ally Sheedy, James BelushiComedy
OscarJohn LandisSylvester Stallone, Ornella Muti, Peter Riegert, Vincent Spano, Marisa Tomei, Tim CurryComedy
Other People's MoneyNorman JewisonDanny DeVito, Gregory Peck, Penelope Ann Miller, Piper LaurieDrama, Comedybased on a play by Jerry Sterner
Out for JusticeJohn FlynnSteven Seagal, William Forsythe, Jerry OrbachAction
ParadiseMaryAgnes DonoghueMelanie Griffith, Don Johnson, Elijah Wood, Thora BirchDrama
Paris TroutStephen GyllenhaalDennis Hopper, Barbara Hershey, Ed HarrisDrama
The People Under the StairsWes CravenEverett McGill, Ving Rhames, Brandon AdamsHorror
Perfect HarmonyWill Mackenzie
The Perfect WeaponJeff Speakman, Mako, Mariska HargitayAction
Point BreakKathryn BigelowPatrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, Lori Petty, Gary BuseyAction
PoisonTodd HaynesDrama
The Prince of TidesBarbra StreisandNick Nolte, Barbra Streisand, Blythe Danner, Melinda Dillon, George CarlinDramabased on a novel by Pat Conroy
Problem Child 2Brian LevantJohn Ritter, Michael Oliver, Amy Yasbeck, Jack Warden, Laraine Newman, Ivyann Schwan, Gilbert GottfriedComedypreceded by Problem Child
Puppet Master IIDavid W. AllenElizabeth Maclellan, Collin BernsenHorror
Puppet Master III: Toulon's RevengeDavid DeCoteauGuy Rolfe, Sarah Douglas, Walter GotellHorror
Pure LuckNadia TassMartin Short, Danny Glover, Sheila KellyComedy
A Rage in HarlemBill DukeForest Whitaker, Gregory Hines, Robin GivensDrama
Rambling RoseMartha CoolidgeLaura Dern, Diane Ladd, Robert Duvall, Lukas HaasDrama
The RaptureMichael TolkinMimi Rogers, David Duchovny, Will PattonDrama
Regarding HenryMike NicholsHarrison Ford, Annette Bening, Donald Moffat, Bill NunnDramawritten by J.J. Abrams
Return to the Blue LagoonWilliam A. GrahamMilla Jovovich, Brian KrauseAdventuresequel to The Blue Lagoon; 5 Razzie nominations
RicochetRussell MulcahyDenzel Washington, John Lithgow, Lindsay WagnerThriller
Road to RuinCharlotte BrandonPeter Weller, Carey LowellComedy
Robin Hood: Prince of ThievesKevin ReynoldsKevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Alan Rickman, Christian SlaterAdventureremake of The Adventures of Robin Hood
The RocketeerJoe JohnstonBilly Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Timothy Dalton, Alan ArkinAction
Rover DangerfieldJames L. GeorgeRodney Dangerfield, Ronnie SchellAnimated
RunGeoff BurrowesPatrick Dempsey, Kelly PrestonAction
RushLili Fini ZanuckJason Patric, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Sam ElliottDrama
Scenes from a MallPaul MazurskyWoody Allen, Bette MidlerComedy
ScissorsFrank de FelittaSharon Stone, Ronny Cox, Steve RailsbackThriller
ScorchersDavid BeairdFaye Dunaway, James Earl Jones, Emily Lloyd, Jennifer TillyDrama
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the UniverseJohn BaileyLily TomlinComedyPerformance
Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.
Shadows and FogWoody AllenWoody Allen, John Cusack, Mia Farrow, Jodie FosterComedy
ShatteredWolfgang PetersenTom Berenger, Greta Scacchi, Bob Hoskins, Joanne WhalleySuspense
ShoutJamie Walters, Heather Graham, Linda Fiorentino, John TravoltaDrama
Showdown in Little TokyoMark L. LesterDolph Lundgren, Brandon LeeAction
The Silence of the LambsJonathan DemmeAnthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine, Frankie Faison, Anthony Heald, Kasi Lemmons, Diane Baker, Brooke SmithThriller5 Academy Awards; based on a novel by Thomas Harris
SlackerRichard LinklaterExperimental
Sleeping with the EnemyJoseph RubenJulia Roberts, Patrick Bergin, Kevin AndersonThriller
SoapdishMichael HoffmanSally Field, Kevin Kline, Robert Downey, Jr., Elisabeth Shue, Cathy Moriarty, Whoopi Goldberg, Kathy Najimy, Carrie Fisher, Teri HatcherComedy
Sometimes They Come BackTom McLoughlinTim Matheson, Brooke AdamsSci-Fibased on a story by Stephen King
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered CountryNicholas MeyerWilliam Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Christopher Plummer, Kim Cattrall, David Warner, Iman, Brock Peters, DeForest Kelley, Nichelle NicholsSci-Fipreceded by Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Stepping OutLiza Minnelli, Julie Walters, Jane Krakowski, Bill Irwin, Ellen Greene, Shelley Winters, Sheila McCarthy, Andrea Martin, Carol WoodsDrama, Musicalbased on a play by Richard Harris
Stone ColdCraig BaxleyBrian Bosworth, William ForsytheAction
Straight Out of BrooklynMatty RichLarry Gilliard, Jr., Matty RichDrama
Strictly BusinessKevin HooksTommy Davidson, Joseph C. Phillips, Anne-Marie JohnsonComedy
Suburban CommandoBurt KennedyHulk Hogan, Christopher LloydSci-fi comedy
The SuperRod DanielJoe Pesci, Vincent Gardenia, Ruben BladesComedy
SwitchBlake EdwardsEllen Barkin, Bruce Payne, Jimmy Smits, JoBeth WilliamsComedy
The Taking of Beverly HillsSidney J. FurieKen Wahl, Harley Jane KozakAction
Talkin' Dirty After DarkTopper CarewMartin Lawrence, Mark CurryComedy
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the OozeAction comedy, Familypreceded by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Terminator 2: Judgment DayJames CameronArnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick, Edward FurlongSci-Fipreceded by The Terminator
Thelma & LouiseRidley ScottSusan Sarandon, Geena Davis, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Brad PittDrama6 Oscar nominations
Toy SoldiersDaniel Petrie, Jr.Sean Astin, Wil Wheaton, Louis Gossett, Jr., Denholm ElliottThriller
True ColorsHerbert RossJohn Cusack, James Spader, Richard WidmarkDramaWidmark's final film
True IdentityCharles LaneFrank Langella, Lenny Henry
Two Evil EyesDario Argento, George A. RomeroHarvey Keitel, E.G. Marshall, Martin Balsam, Adrienne BarbeauHorror
What About Bob?Frank OzBill Murray, Richard Dreyfuss, Julie Hagerty, Kathryn ErbeComedy
White FangRandal KleiserEthan Hawke, Klaus Maria BrandauerDrama
WhoreKen RussellTheresa RussellDrama
Wild Hearts Can't Be BrokenSteve MinerGabrielle Anwar, Michael Schoeffling, Cliff RobertsonDrama
Year of the GunJohn FrankenheimerAndrew McCarthy, Sharon Stone, Valeria GolinoThriller

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