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Movies: Popular Movies of 1991

Movies in chronological context: 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1991st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 991st year of the 2nd millennium, the 91st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1990s decade. It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union collapsed, leaving fifteen sovereign republics and the CIS in its place. In July 1991, India abandoned its policies of dirigism, license raj and autarky and began extensive liberalisation to its economy. This increased GDP but also increased income inequality over the next two decades. A UN-authorized coalition force from 34 nations fought against Iraq, which had invaded and annexed Kuwait in the previous year, 1990. The conflict would be called the Gulf War and would mark the beginning of a since-constant American military presence in the Middle East. The clash between Serbia and the other Yugoslav republics would lead into the beginning of the Yugoslav Wars, which ran through the rest of the decade. In the context of the apartheid, the year after the liberation of political prisoner Nelson Mandela, the Parliament of South Africa repeals the Population Registration Act, 1950, overturning the racial classification of the ... ()

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The Silence of the Lambs(1991)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 59min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
4.2/5 (with 7,610 votes)

Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day(1991)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 17min | Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
4.1/5 (with 5,943 votes)

Set ten years after the events of the original, James Cameron’s classic sci-fi action flick tells the story of a second attempt to get the rid of rebellion leader John Connor, this time targeting the boy himself. However, the rebellion has sent a reprogrammed terminator to protect Connor.

Beauty and the Beast(1991)

FSK: 0+ years
| 1h 24min | Romance / Love, Kids & Family, Animation, Fantasy
3.9/5 (with 4,504 votes)

Follow the adventures of Belle, a bright young woman who finds herself in the castle of a prince who's been turned into a mysterious beast. With the help of the castle's enchanted staff, Belle soon learns the most important lesson of all -- that true beauty comes from within.

Hook(1991)

FSK: 6+ years
| 2h 22min | Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Kids & Family
3.4/5 (with 2,492 votes)

The boy who wasn't supposed to grow up—Peter Pan—does just that, becoming a soulless corporate lawyer whose workaholism could cost him his wife and kids. During his trip to see Granny Wendy in London, the vengeful Capt. Hook kidnaps Peter's kids and forces Peter to return to Neverland.

The Addams Family(1991)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 42min | Comedy, Fantasy
3.5/5 (with 1,990 votes)

When a man claiming to be long-lost Uncle Fester reappears after 25 years lost, the family plans a celebration to wake the dead. But the kids barely have time to warm up the electric chair before Morticia begins to suspect Fester is fraud when he can't recall any of the details of Fester's life.

Point Break(1991)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 2min | Action, Thriller, Crime
3.6/5 (with 1,519 votes)

In Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers who call themselves The Ex-Presidents commit their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. Believing that the members of the gang could be surfers, the F.B.I. sends young agent Johnny Utah to the beach undercover to mix with the surfers and gather information.

Cape Fear(1991)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 8min | Crime, Thriller, Drama
3.6/5 (with 1,507 votes)

Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape trial, and he made a serious error: he hid a document from his illiterate client that could have gotten him acquitted. Now, the cagey Cady has been released, and he intends to teach Sam Bowden and his family a thing or two about loss.

Thelma & Louise(1991)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 10min | Drama, Thriller, Crime, Adventure
3.8/5 (with 1,488 votes)

Whilst on a short weekend getaway, Louise shoots a man who had tried to rape Thelma. Due to the incriminating circumstances, they make a run for it and thus a cross country chase ensues for the two fugitives. Along the way, both women rediscover the strength of their friendship and surprising aspects of their personalities and self-strengths in the trying times.

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves(1991)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 23min | Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance / Love
3.4/5 (with 1,448 votes)

When the dastardly Sheriff of Nottingham murders Robin's father, the legendary archer vows vengeance. To accomplish his mission, Robin joins forces with a band of exiled villagers (and comely Maid Marian), and together they battle to end the evil sheriff's reign of terror.

My Girl(1991)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 43min | Comedy, Drama
3.7/5 (with 958 votes)

Vada Sultenfuss is obsessed with death. Her mother is dead, and her father runs a funeral parlor. She is also in love with her English teacher, and joins a poetry class over the summer just to impress him. Thomas J., her best friend, is "allergic to everything", and sticks with Vada despite her hangups. When Vada's father hires Shelly, and begins to fall for her, things take a turn to the worse...

JFK(1991)

FSK: 12+ years
| 3h 9min | Drama, Thriller, History
3.8/5 (with 949 votes)

Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.

The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear(1991)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 25min | Comedy, Crime
3.4/5 (with 923 votes)

Bumbling lieutenant Frank Drebin is out to foil the big boys in the energy industry, who intend to suppress technology that will put them out of business.

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Hot Shots!(1991)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 24min | Action, Comedy, War
3.3/5 (with 921 votes)

The gang that created Airplane and The Naked Gun sets its sights on Top Gun in this often hilarious spoof starring Charlie Sheen, who previously only inspired laughs with his personal life. He plays Topper Harley, a fighter pilot with an ax to grind: clearing the family name. He gets involved in a relationship with Valerie Golino, a woman with an unusually talented stomach. But his mission is to avenge his father. Lloyd Bridges, late in his career, revealed an aptitude for this kind of silliness, here as a commander who is both incredibly dim and delightfully accident prone. Directed by Jim Abrahams, the film makes fun of a variety of other films as well, from Dances with Wolves to The Fabulous Baker Boys. It was so successful that they all returned in the sequel, Hot Shots! Part Deux.

The Last Boy Scout(1991)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 45min | Action, Thriller
3.4/5 (with 817 votes)

When the girl that detective Joe Hallenback is protecting gets murdered, the boyfriend of the murdered girl attempts to investigate and solve the case. What they discover is that there is deep seated corruption going on between a crooked politician and the owner of a pro football team.

Boyz n the Hood(1991)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 52min | Crime, Drama
3.8/5 (with 812 votes)

Boyz n the Hood is the popular and successful film and social criticism from John Singleton about the conditions in South Central Los Angeles where teenagers are involved in gun fights and drug dealing on a daily basis.

Barton Fink(1991)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 56min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller, Mystery
3.7/5 (with 725 votes)

A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.

Child's Play 3(1991)

1h 30min | Horror, Thriller
2.9/5 (with 678 votes)

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.

Delicatessen(1991)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 39min | Comedy, Science Fiction, Fantasy
3.7/5 (with 604 votes)

In a post-apocalyptic world, the residents of an apartment above the butcher shop receive an occasional delicacy of meat, something that is in low supply. A young man new in town falls in love with the butcher's daughter, which causes conflicts in her family, who need the young man for other business-related purposes.

Father of the Bride(1991)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 45min | Comedy, Romance / Love
3.2/5 (with 599 votes)

George Banks is an ordinary, middle-class man whose 22 year-old daughter Annie has decided to marry a man from an upper-class family, but George can't think of what life would be like without his daughter. His wife tries to make him happy for Annie, but when the wedding takes place at their home and a foreign wedding planner takes over the ceremony, he becomes slightly insane.

The Doors(1991)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 20min | Music, Drama, History
3.6/5 (with 596 votes)

The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.

Backdraft(1991)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 17min | Crime, Drama, Thriller, Action
3.3/5 (with 592 votes)

Firemen brothers Brian and Stephen McCaffrey battle each other over past slights while trying to stop an arsonist with a diabolical agenda from torching Chicago.

Fried Green Tomatoes(1991)

FSK: 6+ years
| 2h 10min | Drama, Comedy
3.8/5 (with 574 votes)

Amidst her own personality crisis, southern housewife Evelyn Couch meets Ninny, an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, two young women who experienced hardships and love in Whistle Stop, Alabama in the 1920s.

The Fisher King(1991)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 18min | Comedy, Drama
3.6/5 (with 572 votes)

Two troubled men face their terrible destinies and events of their past as they join together on a mission to find the Holy Grail and thus to save themselves.

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare(1991)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 29min | Horror, Thriller
2.7/5 (with 560 votes)

Just when you thought it was safe to sleep, Freddy Krueger returns in this sixth installment of the Nightmare on Elm Street films, as psychologist Maggie Burroughs, tormented by recurring nightmares, meets a patient with the same horrific dreams. Their quest for answers leads to a certain house on Elm Street -- where the nightmares become reality.

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country(1991)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 53min | Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Thriller
3.5/5 (with 539 votes)

After years of war, the Federation and the Klingon empire find themselves on the brink of a peace summit when a Klingon ship is nearly destroyed by an apparent attack from the Enterprise. Both worlds brace for what may be their dealiest encounter.

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey(1991)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 33min | Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
3.1/5 (with 510 votes)

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 and Ted, but the two are determined to escape the afterlife, challenging the Grim Reaper to a series of games in order to return to the land of the living.

Return to the Blue Lagoon(1991)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 38min | Adventure, Drama
3.1/5 (with 509 votes)

In this sequel to the 1980 classic, two children are stranded on a beautiful island in the South Pacific. With no adults to guide them, the two make a simple life together and eventually become tanned teenagers in love.

My Own Private Idaho(1991)

1h 44min | Drama
3.5/5 (with 498 votes)

In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a gay hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor is the rebellious son of a mayor. Together, the two travel from Portland, Oregon to Idaho and finally to the coast of Italy in a quest to find Mike's estranged mother. Along the way they turn tricks for money and drugs, eventually attracting the attention of a wealthy benefactor and sexual deviant.

Naked Lunch(1991)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 55min | Crime, Drama
3.5/5 (with 479 votes)

Blank-faced bug killer Bill Lee and his dead-eyed wife, Joan, like to get high on Bill's pest poisons while lounging with Beat poet pals. After meeting the devilish Dr. Benway, Bill gets a drug made from a centipede. Upon indulging, he accidentally kills Joan, takes orders from his typewriter-turned-cockroach, ends up in a constantly mutating Mediterranean city and learns that his hip friends have published his work -- which he doesn't remember writing.

Double Impact(1991)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 50min | Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
3.0/5 (with 477 votes)

Jean Claude Van Damme plays a dual role as Alex and Chad, twins separated at the death of their parents. Chad is raised by a family retainer in Paris, Alex becomes a petty crook in Hong Kong. Seeing a picture of Alex, Chad rejoins him and convinces him that his rival in Hong Kong is also the man who killed their parents. Alex is suspicious of Chad, especially when it comes to his girlfriend.

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