A list of the best movies of 1991, from dramas like The Silence of the Lambs to comedy movies like City Slickers. The '90s were a decade where Hollywood thrived with famous stars and big blockbusters and 1991 movies were no exception. Some of the best movies of this year are some of the best teen, thriller movies, coming of age, adventure, comedies, and dramas in history. The films on here are very memorable and had audiences on the edges of their seats, and still pack a punch so many years aft they were first released. You shouldn't be too surprised by the famous movies that were made in 1991.
As stated before, some of the best action movies of the decade were released in 1991. Who could forget Terminator 2 with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bugsy with Warren Beatty and Annette Bening, and of course, Point Break starring Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves? And let's not forget about the hilarious What About Bob? with Bill Murray.
The best movies that came out in 1991 featured some of the biggest stars in the movie business. Whether it was the aforementioned stars continuing their success or the up-and-comers featured in Boyz in the Hood, or established stars like Anjelica Huston, Raúl Juliá and Christopher Lloyd in The Addams Family and Sally Field in Fried Green Tomatoes.
Some of the best movies of all time were released in 1991. This is the ultimate list of the best and most popular movies of 1991 and it might get you interested in the best movies of 1990 too. Vote and re-rank this list according to how you think the best movies of that year should be reflected.
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38798Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Edward FurlongDirected by: James Cameron
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341169The Silence of the Lambs
Jodie Foster, Anthony HopkinsDirected by: Jonathan Demme
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21096Point Break
Keanu Reeves, Gary BuseyDirected by: Kathryn Bigelow
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13270Backdraft
Robert De Niro, Kurt RussellDirected by: Ron Howard
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221112Beauty and the Beast
Angela Lansbury, Frank WelkerDirected by: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
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149100Cape Fear
Robert De Niro, Nick NolteDirected by: Martin Scorsese
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13083City Slickers
Jake Gyllenhaal, Billy CrystalDirected by: Ron Underwood
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12376The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
O. J. Simpson, Leslie NielsenDirected by: David Zucker
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14598What About Bob?
Bill Murray, Richard DreyfussDirected by: Frank Oz
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14396My Girl
Jamie Lee Curtis, Macaulay CulkinDirected by: Howard Zieff
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13087Father of the Bride
Steve Martin, Diane KeatonDirected by: Charles Shyer
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12784Hot Shots!
Charlie Sheen, Kristy SwansonDirected by: Jim Abrahams
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163126Thelma & Louise
Brad Pitt, Susan SarandonDirected by: Ridley Scott
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140108JFK
Kevin Costner, Gary OldmanDirected by: Oliver Stone
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11578The Last Boy Scout
Halle Berry, Bruce WillisDirected by: Tony Scott
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168137Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Morgan Freeman, Sean ConneryDirected by: Kevin Reynolds
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10168Doc Hollywood
Michael J. Fox, Woody HarrelsonDirected by: Michael Caton-Jones
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160122Hook
Robin Williams, Dustin HoffmanDirected by: Steven Spielberg
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10980Fried Green Tomatoes
Kathy Bates, Mary-Louise ParkerDirected by: Jon Avnet
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161154Boyz n the Hood
Ice Cube, Angela BassettDirected by: John Singleton
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9474Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
William Shatner, Kim CattrallDirected by: Nicholas Meyer
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11081Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Keanu Reeves, George CarlinDirected by: Peter Hewitt
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10676Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
Christina Applegate, David DuchovnyDirected by: Stephen Herek
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119104The Doors
Meg Ryan, Val KilmerDirected by: Oliver Stone
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8568Sleeping with the Enemy
Julia Roberts, Patrick BerginDirected by: Joseph Ruben
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