The year 1991 in film involved some significant events. Important films released this year included '' The Silence of the Lambs'', ''

Beauty and the Beast ''Beauty and the Beast'' (french: La Belle et la Bête) is a fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in ''La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins'' (''The Young American and Marine ...

'', ''

Thelma & Louise ''Thelma & Louise'' is a 1991 American road crime comedy-drama film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Callie Khouri. It stars Susan Sarandon as Louise and Geena Davis as Thelma, two friends who embark on a road trip that ends up in unfores ...

'', ''

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'' and '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day''.

Highest-grossing films

The top 10 films released in 1991 by worldwide gross are as follows:

Events

*February 14 – '' The Silence of the Lambs'' is released and becomes only the third film after ''

It Happened One Night ''It Happened One Night'' is a 1934 pre-Code American romantic comedy film with elements of screwball comedy directed and co-produced by Frank Capra, in collaboration with Harry Cohn, in which a pampered socialite ( Claudette Colbert) tr ...

'' (1934) and '' One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (1975) to win the top five categories at the

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;

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( Jonathan Demme); Best Actor (

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);

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(

Jodie Foster Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19, 1962) is an American actress and filmmaker. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, three British Academy Film Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and the hono ...

); and Best Adapted Screenplay (

Ted Tally Ted Tally (born April 9, 1952) is an American playwright and screenwriter. He adapted the Thomas Harris novel '' The Silence of the Lambs'' into the film of the same name, for which he received the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, the ...

). It is also the first, and to date only, Best Picture winner widely considered to be a horror film. * July 3 – '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' became one of the landmarks for

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films with its groundbreaking

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from Industrial Light & Magic. *August 7 - Sony Pictures Entertainment is formed, acquiring Columbia Pictures Industries. As a result of this new formation, Tri-Star Pictures drops the hyphen from its name and becomes

TriStar Pictures TriStar Pictures, Inc. (spelled as Tri-Star until 1991) is an American film studio and production company that is a member of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, part of the multinational conglomerate Sony. It is a corporate sibling of Sony ...

, while RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video becomes Columbia-TriStar Home Video. *October –

Mark Canton Mark Canton (born June 19, 1949) is an American film producer and executive. Life and early career Canton was born to a Jewish family in Queens, New York, the son of Shirley and Arthur Canton, who worked in the film industry on marketing and pub ...

replaces

Frank Price Frank Price (born May 17, 1930) is a television writer and executive during the 1950s to 1970s, and a Hollywood studio chief in the 1980s. He held a number of executive positions including head of Universal TV in the 1970s; president, and later ...

as chairman of

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. *November 22 –

Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Pictures is an American film production company and subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, which is owned by The Walt Disney Company. The studio is the flagship producer of live-action feature films within the Walt Disney Studios unit ...

releases ''

'', based on the original fairy tale and

Jean Cocteau Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (, , ; 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, filmmaker, visual artist and critic. He was one of the foremost creatives of the s ...

's 1946 film, the film became one of the most prestigious and greatest animated and romantic films in cinema history. It went on to become the first animated film ever nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Awards

Golden Globe Awards

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(Cannes Film Festival): :''

Barton Fink ''Barton Fink'' is a 1991 American period black comedy psychological thriller film written, produced, edited and directed by the Coen brothers. Set in 1941, it stars John Turturro in the title role as a young New York City playwright who is hir ...

'', directed by

Joel and Ethan Coen Joel Daniel Coen (born November 29, 1954) and Ethan Jesse Coen (born September 21, 1957),State of Minnesota. ''Minnesota Birth Index, 1935–2002''. Minnesota Department of Health. collectively known as the Coen brothers (), are American film ...

, United States Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival): :''

Close to Eden ''Urga'' (russian: У́рга — территория любви, ''Urga — territoriya lyobvi''; "Urga — Territory of Love") is a 1991 film by Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov. It was released in North America as ''Close to Eden''. It depict ...

'' (''Urga''), directed by

Nikita Mikhalkov Nikita Sergeyevich Mikhalkov (russian: Никита Сергеевич Михалков; born 21 October 1945) is a Soviet and Russian filmmaker, actor, and head of the Russian Cinematographers' Union. Mikhalkov is a three-time laureate of the ...

, France / USSR

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(Berlin Film Festival): :'' La Casa del sorriso'' (''The House of Smiles''), directed by

Marco Ferreri Marco Ferreri (11 May 1928 – 9 May 1997) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor, who began his career in the 1950s directing three films in Spain, followed by 24 Italian films before his death in 1997. He is considered one of ...

, Italy

1991 Wide-release films

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

Notable films released in 1991

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*'' 29th Street'', starring Danny Aiello and

Anthony LaPaglia Anthony LaPaglia (, ; born 31 January 1959) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his role as Jack Malone in the television drama ''Without a Trace'' (2002–2009), for which he received a Golden Globe Award in 2004. LaPaglia won a Pr ...

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Across the Tracks ''Across the Tracks'' is a 1991 American drama film about track and field directed and written by Sandy Tung. It stars Rick Schroder, Brad Pitt, Carrie Snodgress, and David Anthony Marshall. Plot Joe Maloney (Brad Pitt) is a straight A stude ...

'', starring

Ricky Schroder Richard Bartlett Schroder (born April 13, 1970) is an American actor and filmmaker. As a child actor billed as Ricky Schroder he debuted in the film '' The Champ'' (1979), for which he became the youngest Golden Globe award recipient, and went o ...

and Brad Pitt *''

The Addams Family ''The Addams Family'' is a fictional family created by American cartoonist Charles Addams. They originally appeared in a series of 150 unrelated single-panel cartoons, about half of which were originally published in ''The New Yorker'' over ...

'', directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, starring

Raúl Juliá Raúl Rafael Carlos Juliá y Arcelay (March 9, 1940 – October 24, 1994) was a Puerto Rican actor. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, he took an interest in acting while still in school and pursued the career upon completion of his studies. After ...

, Anjelica Huston,

Christopher Lloyd Christopher Allen Lloyd (born October 22, 1938) is an American actor. He has appeared in many theater productions, films, and on television since the 1960s. He is known for portraying Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown in the ''Back to the Future'' tril ...

, Christina Ricci *''

The Adjuster ''The Adjuster'' is a 1991 Canadian drama film directed by Atom Egoyan. It premiered at the New York Film Festival, and was invited to the Director's Fortnight program at the Cannes Film Festival. It is Egoyan's fourth feature film, and the firs ...

'', directed by

Atom Egoyan Atom Egoyan (; hy, Աթոմ Եղոյեան, translit=Atom Yeghoyan; born July 19, 1960) is a Canadian filmmaker. He was part of a loosely-affiliated group of filmmakers to emerge in the 1980s from Toronto known as the Toronto New Wave. Egoyan ...

, starring

Elias Koteas Elias Koteas (; el, Ηλίας Κοτέας; born March 11, 1961) is a Canadian actor. He is known for playing Alvin "Al" Olinsky in the ''Chicago'' franchise, as well as appearing in lead and supporting roles in numerous films. He won the Cana ...

– (

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) *''

Afraid of the Dark ''Afraid of the Dark'' is a 1991 French-British drama film directed by Mark Peploe Mark Peploe (born 3 March 1943) is an English screenwriter and film director. He was the brother of Clare Peploe, and the brother-in-law of director Bernardo ...

'' (aka Double Vue), starring

James Fox William Fox (born 19 May 1939), known professionally as James Fox, is an English actor. He appeared in several notable films of the 1960s and early 1970s, including '' King Rat'', '' The Servant'', ''Thoroughly Modern Millie'' and ''Performan ...

and

Fanny Ardant Fanny Marguerite Judith Ardant (born 22 March 1949) is a French actress and film director. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two César Awards and a Lumières Award. Early life Ardant was born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, ...

– ( UK/

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) *'' All I Want for Christmas'', starring

Thora Birch Thora Birch (born March 11, 1982) is an American actress and producer. She made her feature film debut in 1988 with a starring role in ''Purple People Eater'', for which she received a Young Artist Award for "Best Young Actress Under Nine Years ...

and Lauren Bacall *''

Les Amants du Pont-Neuf ''Les Amants du Pont-Neuf'' () is a 1991 French film directed by Leos Carax, starring Juliette Binoche and Denis Lavant. The film follows a love story between two young vagrants: Alex, a would be circus performer addicted to alcohol and sedatives ...

'' (aka The Lovers on the Bridge), starring

Juliette Binoche Juliette Binoche (; born 9 March 1964) is a French actress and dancer. She has appeared in more than sixty feature films and has been the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Silver Bear, ...

– (

) *''

Anna Karamazoff ''Anna Karamazoff'' (russian: Анна Карамазофф) is a 1991 Soviet drama film directed by Rustam Khamdamov. It was entered into the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Jeanne Moreau as Woman (voice by Svetlana Nemolyayeva and Olga Vo ...

'', starring Jeanne Moreau – (

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) *'' An American Tail: Fievel Goes West'' *''

Another You ''Another You'' is a 1991 American comedy film directed by Maurice Phillips and produced and written by Ziggy Steinberg. The film stars Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder, Mercedes Ruehl, Vanessa Williams and Kevin Pollak. The film was released in the U ...

'', starring

Richard Pryor Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor Sr. (December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. He reached a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling style, and is widely regarded as on ...

Gene Wilder Jerome Silberman (June 11, 1933 – August 29, 2016), known professionally as Gene Wilder, was an American actor, comedian, writer and filmmaker. He is known mainly for his comedic roles, but also for his portrayal of Willy Wonka in ''Willy Won ...

, Mercedes Ruehl *''

And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird ''And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird'' is a 1991 science fiction family film written and directed by Tony Cookson; foreign language releases were titled ''RoboDad''. Plot Two boys, Joshua ( Joshua John Miller) and Max ( Edan Gross) attempt ...

'' *'' Armour of God II: Operation Condor'' (Fei ying gai wak), starring

Jackie Chan Fang Shilong (born 7 April 1954), known professionally in English as Jackie Chan and in Chinese as Cheng Long ( zh, c=成龍, j=Sing4 Lung4; "becoming the dragon"), is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and stuntman known for ...

– (

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...

) *'' The Assassin of the Tsar'' (Tsareubiytsa) – (

) *''

At Play in the Fields of the Lord ''At Play in the Fields of the Lord'' is a 1991 epic adventure drama film directed by Héctor Babenco, adapted from the 1965 novel of the same name by American author Peter Matthiessen. The screenplay was written by Babenco and Jean-Claude Carr ...

'', starring

Tom Berenger Tom Berenger (born Thomas Michael Moore; May 31, 1949) is an American actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Staff Sergeant Bob Barnes in ''Platoon'' (1986). He is also known for playing Jake ...

Aidan Quinn Aidan Quinn (born March 8, 1959) is an American actor who made his film debut in '' Reckless'' (1984). He has starred in over 80 feature films, including ''Desperately Seeking Susan'' (1985), '' The Mission'' (1986), ''Stakeout'' (1987), ''Aval ...

Daryl Hannah Daryl Christine Hannah (born December 3, 1960) is an American actress and environmental activist. She made her screen debut in Brian De Palma's supernatural horror film '' The Fury'' (1978). She has starred in various movies across the years, i ...

, John Lithgow,

Tom Waits Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American musician, composer, songwriter, and actor. His lyrics often focus on the underbelly of society and are delivered in his trademark deep, gravelly voice. He worked primarily in jazz during ...

Kathy Bates Kathleen Doyle Bates (born June 28, 1948) is an American actor and director. Known for her roles in comedic and dramatic films and television programs, she has received various accolades throughout her career spanning over five decades, includ ...

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'', directed by

Ron Howard Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He first came to prominence as a child actor, guest-starring in several television series, including an episode of ''The Twilight Zone''. He ...

, starring Kurt Russell,

William Baldwin William Joseph Baldwin (born February 21, 1963), Note: While birthplace is routinely listed as Massapequa, that town has no hospital, and brother Alec Baldwin was born in nearby Amityville, which does. known also as Billy Baldwin,is an American ...

, Robert De Niro,

Donald Sutherland Donald McNichol Sutherland (born 17 July 1935) is a Canadian actor whose film career spans over six decades. He has been nominated for nine Golden Globe Awards, winning two for his performances in the television films '' Citizen X'' (1995) a ...

, Scott Glenn,

Jennifer Jason Leigh Jennifer Jason Leigh (born Jennifer Leigh Morrow; February 5, 1962) is an American actress. She began her career on television during the 1970s before making her film breakthrough as Stacy Hamilton in '' Fast Times at Ridgemont High'' (1982). Sh ...

*'' The Ballad of the Sad Café'', directed by

Simon Callow Simon Phillip Hugh Callow (born 15 June 1949) is an English film, television and voice actor, director, narrator and writer. He was twice nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his roles in ''A Room with a View'' (19 ...

, starring

Vanessa Redgrave Dame Vanessa Redgrave (born 30 January 1937) is an English actress and activist. Throughout her career spanning over seven decades, Redgrave has garnered numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Television Award, tw ...

and

Keith Carradine Keith Ian Carradine ( ; born August 8, 1949) is an American actor who has had success on stage, film, and television. He is known for his roles as Tom Frank in Robert Altman's film ''Nashville'', Wild Bill Hickok in the HBO series '' Deadwood ...

– ( UK) *''

'', directed by The

Coen brothers Joel Daniel Coen (born November 29, 1954) and Ethan Jesse Coen (born September 21, 1957),State of Minnesota. ''Minnesota Birth Index, 1935–2002''. Minnesota Department of Health. collectively known as the Coen brothers (), are American film ...

, starring

John Turturro John Michael Turturro (; born February 28, 1957) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his contributions to the independent film movement. He has appeared in over sixty feature films and has worked frequently with the Coen brothers, ...

John Goodman John Stephen Goodman (born June 20, 1952) is an American actor. He gained national fame for his role as the family patriarch Dan Conner in the American Broadcasting Company, ABC comedy series ''Roseanne'' (1988–1997; 2018), for which he rec ...

Judy Davis Judith Davis (born 23 April 1955) is an Australian actress in film, television, and on stage. With a career spanning over 40 years, she has been commended for her versatility and regarded as one of the finest actresses of her generation. Frequen ...

John Mahoney Charles John Mahoney (June 20, 1940 – February 4, 2018) was an English-born American actor. He was known for playing Martin Crane on the NBC sitcom ''Frasier'' (1993–2004), and won a Screen Actors Guild Award for the role in 2000. Mahone ...

, Michael Lerner – Palme d'Or award *''

'' *''

La Belle Noiseuse ''La Belle Noiseuse'' (, ) is a 1991 drama film directed by Jacques Rivette and starring Michel Piccoli, Jane Birkin and Emmanuelle Béart. Loosely adapted from the 1831 short story '' Le Chef-d'œuvre inconnu'' (''The Unknown Masterpiece'') by H ...

'' (The Beautiful Troublemaker), directed by

Jacques Rivette Jacques Rivette (; 1 March 1928 – 29 January 2016) was a French film director and film critic most commonly associated with the French New Wave and the film magazine '' Cahiers du Cinéma''. He made twenty-nine films, including '' L'amour f ...

, starring

Michel Piccoli Jacques Daniel Michel Piccoli (27 December 1925 – 12 May 2020) was a French actor, producer and film director with a career spanning 70 years. He was lauded as one of the greatest French character actors of his generation who played a wide vari ...

Jane Birkin Jane Mallory Birkin, OBE (born 14 December 1946) is an English-French singer and actress. She attained international fame and notability for her decade-long musical and romantic partnership with Serge Gainsbourg. She also had a prolific career ...

and

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– (

) *'' Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey'', starring Keanu Reeves and

Alex Winter Alexander Ross Winter (born July 17, 1965) is a British-American actor and filmmaker. He played the slacker Bill in the 1989 film '' Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'' and its sequels ''Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey'' (1991) and '' Bill & Ted Face ...

*''

Billy Bathgate ''Billy Bathgate'' is a 1989 novel by author E. L. Doctorow that won the 1989 National Book Critics Circle award for fiction for 1990, the 1990 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, the 1990 William Dean Howells Medal, and was the runner-up for the 1 ...

'', directed by

Robert Benton Robert Douglas Benton (born September 29, 1932) is an American screenwriter and film director. He is best known as the writer and director of the film ''Kramer vs. Kramer'', for which he won the Academy Award for Best Director and Best Adapted S ...

, starring

Dustin Hoffman Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8, 1937) is an American actor and filmmaker. As one of the key actors in the formation of New Hollywood, Hoffman is known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and emotionally vulnerable characters. He is ...

Nicole Kidman Nicole Mary Kidman (born 20 June 1967) is an American and Australian actress and producer. Known for her work across various film and television productions from several genres, she has consistently ranked among the world's highest-paid act ...

, Loren Dean, Steven Hill, Bruce Willis *''Bingo (1991 film), Bingo'', starring Cindy Williams *''Black Robe (film), Black Robe'', directed by Bruce Beresford – (

/Australian films of 1991, Australia) *''Blue Desert (film), Blue Desert'', starring Courteney Cox *''Body Parts (1991 film), Body Parts'', starring Jeff Fahey and Kim Delaney *''The Borrower'', directed by John McNaughton, starring Rae Dawn Chong and Don Gordon (actor), 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 – (List of Taiwanese films, 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 (film), By the Sword'', starring Eric Roberts and F. Murray Abraham

C

*''Cabeza de Vaca (film), Cabeza de Vaca'' – (Mexican films of the 1990s, Mexico) *''Cape Fear (1991 film), Cape Fear'', directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Juliette Lewis, Illeana Douglas, Joe Don Baker *''Cast a Deadly Spell'', directed by Martin Campbell, starring Fred Ward, Julianne Moore, David Warner (actor), David Warner, Clancy Brown *''Chains of Gold'', starring John Travolta, Héctor Elizondo, Benjamin Bratt *''Child's Play 3'', directed by Jack Bender, starring Justin Whalin *''City of Hope (film), 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 (actor), Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby, Helen Slater, Jack Palance *''Class Action (film), Class Action'', directed by Michael Apted, starring Gene Hackman and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio *''Close My Eyes (film), Close My Eyes'', starring Alan Rickman and Clive Owen – ( UK) *''

'' (''Urga'') – (

) *''Closet Land'', starring Madeleine Stowe and Alan Rickman *''Cold Heaven (film), Cold Heaven'', starring Theresa Russell and Mark Harmon *''Cold Moon (1991 film), Cold Moon'' (Lune Froide) – (

) *''The Commitments (film), The Commitments'', directed by Alan Parker, starring Robert Arkins, Colm Meaney, Andrew Strong – (List of Irish films, Ireland/American films of 1991, US/ UK) *''Company Business'', starring Gene Hackman and Mikhail Baryshnikov *''Confesión a Laura'' (Confessing to Laura) – (List of Colombian films#1991, Colombia) *''Controlled Conversations'' (Rozmowy kontrolowane) – (List of Polish films of the 1990s, Poland) *''Cool as Ice'', starring Vanilla Ice and Kristin Minter *''Crooked Hearts'', starring

, Peter Berg, Vincent D'Onofrio, Juliette Lewis, Peter Coyote, Noah Wyle and Cindy Pickett *''Cup Final (film), Cup Final'' (גמר גביע, gmar gavi'a) – (1991 in Israeli film, 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, Fred Ward *''Dead Again'', directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh, with Emma Thompson, Andy García, Robin Williams *''Deceived'', starring Goldie Hawn and John Heard (actor), John Heard *''December Bride (film), December Bride'', starring Saskia Reeves, Donal McCann, Ciarán Hinds – (List of Irish films, 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 (1991 film), Delicatessen'', directed by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet – (

) *''Delirious (1991 film), Delirious'', starring John Candy and Mariel Hemingway *''Dingo (film), Dingo'', starring Colin Friels – (Australian films of 1991, Australia) *''Doc Hollywood'', starring Michael J. Fox, Julie Warner, Woody Harrelson, Bridget Fonda *''The Doctor (1991 film), The Doctor'', starring William Hurt, Christine Lahti, Mandy Patinkin, Adam Arkin, Elizabeth Perkins *''Dogfight (film), Dogfight'', starring River Phoenix *''Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead'', starring Christina Applegate *''The Doors (film), 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) – (

/List of Polish films of the 1990s, Poland) *''Drop Dead Fred'', starring Phoebe Cates and Rik Mayall *''Dutch (film), Dutch'', starring Ed O'Neill and Ethan Embry *''Dying Young'', starring Julia Roberts and Campbell Scott

E

*''Edge of Honor'', starring Corey Feldman *''Edward II (film), Edward II'', directed by Derek Jarman – ( UK) *''The Elementary School'' (Obecná škola) – (Czech films of the 1990s, Czechoslovakia) *''Ernest Scared Stupid'', starring Jim Varney and Eartha Kitt *''Europa (1991 film), Europa'', directed by Lars von Trier – (Danish films of the 1990s, Denmark/List of German films of the 1990s, Germany/Swedish films of the 1990s, Sweden) *''Eve of Destruction (film), Eve Of Destruction'', starring Gregory Hines and Renée Soutendijk *''Eyes of an Angel'', starring John Travolta

F

*''F/X2'', starring Bryan Brown and Brian Dennehy *''Father of the Bride (1991 film), Father of the Bride'', directed by Charles Shyer, starring Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Martin Short, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Kimberly Williams, George Newbern *''Fight Back to School'' (Tao xue wei long), directed by Gordon Chan – (

) *''Final Approach (1991 film), Final Approach'', starring Héctor Elizondo *''Fire! (1991 film), Fire!'' (Ta Dona) – (List of Malian films, Mali) *''The Fisher King'', directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Robin Williams, Jeff Bridges, Mercedes Ruehl, Amanda Plummer *''The Five Heartbeats'', directed by Robert Townsend (actor), Robert Townsend, starring Robert Townsend (actor), Robert Townsend, Michael Wright (actor), Michael Wright, Leon Robinson *''Flight of the Intruder'', starring Danny Glover and Willem Dafoe *''Flirting (film), Flirting'', starring Noah Taylor, Thandie Newton and

– (Australian films of 1991, Australia) *''For the Boys'', directed by Mark Rydell, starring Bette Midler, James Caan, Arye Gross, Arliss Howard, George Segal *''Frankie and Johnny (1991 film), 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

, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker *''The Frontier (1991 film), The Frontier'' (La Frontera) – (List of Chilean films, Chile) *''Fast Getaway''

G

*''Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah'' (Gojira tai Kingu Gidora) – (Japanese films of 1991, Japan) *''Going Under (1991 film), Going Under'' *''Grand Canyon (1991 film), Grand Canyon'', directed by Lawrence Kasdan, starring Danny Glover, Steve Martin, Alfre Woodard, Kevin Kline *''The Grass Arena'', starring Mark Rylance and Pete Postlethwaite – ( UK) *''Guilty by Suspicion'', directed by Irwin Winkler, starring Robert De Niro, Annette Bening, Patricia Wettig, George Wendt

H

*''Happy Days (1991 film), Happy Days'' (Schastlivye dni) – (

) *''Hard Promises (1992 film), Hard Promises'', starring Sissy Spacek and William Petersen *''The Hard Way (1991 film), 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 – ( UK) *''He Said, She Said (film), He Said, She Said'', starring Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth Perkins *''High Heels (1991 film), High Heels'' (Tacones lejanos), directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Marisa Paredes – (Spanish films of 1991, Spain) *''Highlander II: The Quickening'', starring Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Virginia Madsen and Michael Ironside *''Highway 61 (film), Highway 61'' – (

) *''The Hitman'', starring Chuck Norris *''Hook (film), Hook'', directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Robin Williams,

, 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 – (Italian films of 1991, Italy) *''Hudson Hawk'', starring Bruce Willis, Danny Aiello, Andie MacDowell, Sandra Bernhard, Richard E. Grant, James Coburn *''Hum (film), Hum'' (Us) – (Bollywood films of 1991, India)

I

*''I Don't Kiss'' (J'embrasse pas), directed by André Téchiné, starring Manuel Blanc, Philippe Noiret,

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) *''If Looks Could Kill (film), If Looks Could Kill'', starring Richard Grieco *''Impromptu (1991 film), Impromptu'', starring

and Hugh Grant – (British films of 1990, UK/

) *''The Indian Runner'', directed by Sean Penn, starring Viggo Mortensen and David Morse *''The Inner Circle (1991 film), The Inner Circle'', directed by Andrei Konchalovsky – (

/Italian films of 1991, Italy/

)

J

*''

'', 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 – (

) *''Johnny Stecchino'', directed by and starring Roberto Benigni – (Italian films of 1991, Italy) *''Johnny Suede'', starring Brad Pitt *''Jungle Fever'', directed by Spike Lee, starring Wesley Snipes, Annabella Sciorra and

K

*''K2 (film), K2'', directed by Franc Roddam – (British films of 1990, UK/Japanese films of 1991, Japan/American films of 1991, US) *''Kafka (film), Kafka'', directed by Steven Soderbergh, starring Jeremy Irons, Theresa Russell, Ian Holm *''King Ralph'', starring

and Peter O'Toole *''A Kiss Before Dying (1991 film), A Kiss Before Dying'', starring Matt Dillon and Sean Young

L

*''L.A. Story'', directed by Mick Jackson (director), Mick Jackson, starring Steve Martin, Victoria Tennant, Richard E. Grant, Marilu Henner, Sarah Jessica Parker *''Lamhe'' (Moments), starring Anil Kapoor and Sridevi – (Bollywood films of 1991, India) *''The Last Boy Scout'', directed by Tony Scott, starring Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans *''Late for Dinner'', starring Brian Wimmer, Peter Berg, Marcia Gay Harden and Peter Gallagher *''Lee Rock'' (Wu yi tan zhang), starring

, Sammo Hung and Andy Lau – (

) *''Let Him Have It'', starring Christopher Eccleston – ( UK) *''Life, and Nothing More...'' (Zendegi va digar hich), directed by Abbas Kiarostami – (Iranian films of the 1990s, Iran) *''Life Is Sweet (film), Life is Sweet'', directed by Mike Leigh, starring Jim Broadbent and Jane Horrocks – (British films of 1990, UK) *''Life on a String (film), Life on a String'' (Bian zou bian chang), directed by Chen Kaige – (List of Chinese films of the 1990s#1991, 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 (1991 film), The Little Engine That Could'' *''Little Man Tate'', directed by and starring

, with Dianne Wiest, Harry Connick Jr., Adam Hann-Byrd *''Love Hurts (1991 film), Love Hurts'', directed by Bud Yorkin, starring Jeff Daniels,

, Judith Ivey *''Sólo con Tu Pareja, Love in the Time of Hysteria'' (Sólo Con Tu Pareja) – (Mexican films of the 1990s, Mexico) *''Lovers (1991 film), Lovers'' (Amantes) – (Spanish films of 1991, Spain)

M

*''Madonna: Truth or Dare'', a documentary on Madonna (entertainer), Madonna *''Madame Bovary (1991 film), Madame Bovary'', directed by Claude Chabrol, starring Isabelle Huppert – (

) *''The Man in the Moon'', starring Reese Witherspoon, Jason London, Sam Waterston, Tess Harper *''Mannequin Two: On the Move'' *''The Marrying Man'', starring Alec Baldwin, Kim Basinger, Elisabeth Shue, Robert Loggia, Fisher Stevens, Paul Reiser *''Mayrig'', directed by Henri Verneuil, starring Richard Berry (actor), Richard Berry, Claudia Cardinale, Omar Sharif – (

) *''McBain (film), McBain'', starring Christopher Walken *''Mediterraneo'' – (Italian films of 1991, Italy) *''Meet the Applegates'', starring Ed Begley Jr. and Stockard Channing *''The Miracle (1991 film), The Miracle'', directed by Neil Jordan, starring Beverly D'Angelo *''Mississippi Masala'', directed by Mira Nair, starring Denzel Washington *''Mobsters (film), 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) – (

) *''My Girl (film), My Girl'', starring Anna Chlumsky, Macaulay Culkin, Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis *''My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (film), My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys'', starring Scott Glenn, Kate Capshaw, Ben Johnson (actor), Ben Johnson, Gary Busey, Tess Harper, Balthazar Getty, Mickey Rooney *''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 – (Japanese films of 1991, Japan) *''Mystery Date'', starring Ethan Hawke – (

/Canadian films of the 1990s, Canada)

N

*''The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear'', directed by David Zucker (filmmaker), David Zucker, starring Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy, Robert Goulet *''Naked Lunch (film), Naked Lunch'', directed by David Cronenberg, starring Peter Weller and

– (

/British films of 1990, UK/Japanese films of 1991, Japan) *''Necessary Roughness (film), 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) – (Malayalam films of 1991, India) *''Not Without My Daughter (film), Not Without My Daughter'', starring Sally Field and Alfred Molina *''Nothing but Trouble (1991 film), 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 (1991 film), Once A Thief'' (Zong heng si hai), directed by John Woo, starring Chow Yun-fat and Leslie Cheung – (

) *''Once Around'', starring Holly Hunter, Richard Dreyfuss, Danny Aiello, Gena Rowlands *''Once Upon a Time in China'' (Wong Fei Hung), starring Jet Li – (

) *''One Good Cop'', starring Michael Keaton and Rene Russo *''Only the Lonely (film), Only The Lonely'', directed by Chris Columbus (filmmaker), Chris Columbus, starring John Candy, Ally Sheedy, Maureen O'Hara, James Belushi, Anthony Quinn *''Oscar (1991 film), 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 (actor), Dean Jones *''Out for Justice'', starring Steven Seagal *''Out of Life'' (Hors la vie), directed by Maroun Bagdadi, starring Hippolyte Girardot – (

) *''The Ox (film), The Ox'' (Oxen), directed by Sven Nykvist, starring Stellan Skarsgård – (Swedish films of the 1990s, Sweden)

P

*''Pappa Ante Portas'' – (List of German films of the 1990s, Germany) *''Paradise (1991 film), 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) – (List of Hungarian films since 1990, Hungary) *''The People Under the Stairs'', directed by Wes Craven, starring Brandon Adams (actor), Brandon Adams and Ving Rhames *''The Perfect Weapon (1991 film), The Perfect Weapon'', starring Jeff Speakman *''Point Break'', directed by Kathryn Bigelow, starring Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves and Gary Busey *''Poison (film), Poison'' *''Popcorn (1991 film), Popcorn'', directed by Mark Herrier, starring Jill Schoelen, Tom Villard, Tony Roberts (actor), Tony Roberts, Dee Wallace *''The Prince of Tides'', directed by and starring Barbra Streisand, with Nick Nolte, Blythe Danner, Melinda Dillon, Jason Gould, George Carlin *''Proof (1991 film), Proof'', starring Hugo Weaving and Russell Crowe – (Australian films of 1991, Australia) *''Prospero's Books'', directed by Peter Greenaway, starring John Gielgud – ( UK/

) *''Pure Luck'', starring Danny Glover and Martin Short

Q

*''Queens Logic'', starring Kevin Bacon, Joe Mantegna, John Malkovich, Jamie Lee Curtis, Linda Fiorentino, Chloe Webb *''Quiet Days in August'' (Isyhes meres tou Avgoustou) – (Greek films of the 1990s, Greece)

R

*''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 – (Chinese films of the 1990s, China/

/List of Taiwanese films, Taiwan) *''Rambling Rose (film), Rambling Rose'', directed by Martha Coolidge, starring Laura Dern, Robert Duvall, Diane Ladd, Lukas Haas *''The Rapture (1991 film), 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) – (Czech films of the 1990s, 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 – (Japanese films of 1991, Japan) *''Ricochet (1991 film), Ricochet'', starring Denzel Washington, John Lithgow, Lindsay Wagner, Ice-T *''Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky'' (Lik Wong) – (

) *''Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'', starring Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Alan Rickman, Christian Slater *''The Rocketeer (film), The Rocketeer'', starring Billy Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Timothy Dalton, Alan Arkin, Paul Sorvino *''Rover Dangerfield'', an animated film starring Rodney Dangerfield *''Run (1991 film), Run'', starring Patrick Dempsey *''Rush (1991 film), Rush'', starring Jason Patric and

S

*''Saajan'', starring Sanjay Dutt and Salman Khan – (Bollywood films of 1991, India) *''Sadak'', starring Sanjay Dutt and Pooja Bhatt – (Bollywood films of 1991, India) *''Scanners II: The New Order'' *''A Scene at the Sea'' (Ano natsu, ichiban shizukana umi), directed by Takeshi Kitano – (Japanese films of 1991, 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) – (Dutch films of the 1990s, Netherlands) *''Shadows and Fog'', directed by and starring Woody Allen with Mia Farrow, John Malkovich, John Cusack, Madonna (entertainer), Madonna *''Shattered (1991 film), Shattered'', directed by Wolfgang Petersen, starring

, Greta Scacchi, Bob Hoskins *''Showdown in Little Tokyo'', starring Dolph Lundgren and Brandon Lee *'' The Silence of the Lambs'', directed by Jonathan Demme, starring

, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine, Anthony Heald, Diane Baker *''Silver Stallion (1991 film), Silver Stallion'' (Eunma neun oji anhneunda) – (List of South Korean films of 1991, South Korea) *''Slacker (film), Slacker'', directed by and starring Richard Linklater *''Sleeping with the Enemy'' starring Julia Roberts, Patrick Bergin, Kevin Anderson (actor), Kevin Anderson *''Soapdish'', directed by Michael Hoffman (director), 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 (model), Iman *''Stepping Out (1991 film), Stepping Out'', starring Liza Minnelli, Julie Walters, Jane Krakowski, Andrea Martin, Bill Irwin, Shelley Winters *''Stone Cold (1991 film), Stone Cold'', starring Brian Bosworth *''Strictly Business (1991 film), Strictly Business'', starring Tommy Davidson and Halle Berry *''Suburban Commando'', starring Hulk Hogan,

, Shelley Duvall *''The Super (1991 film), The Super'', starring Joe Pesci *''The Suspended Step of the Stork'' (To meteoro vima tou pelargou), starring Marcello Mastroianni and Jeanne Moreau – (Greek films of the 1990s, Greece) *''Switch (1991 film), Switch'', directed by Blake Edwards, starring Ellen Barkin, Jimmy Smits, Lorraine Bracco *''Swordsmen in Double Flag Town'' (Shuang-Qi-Zhen daoke) – (List of Chinese films of the 1990s#1991, 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 *''

'', directed by Ridley Scott, starring Geena Davis, Susan Sarandon, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Brad Pitt *''Together Alone (film), Together Alone'' *''Toto the Hero'' (Toto le Héros) – (List of Belgian films of the 1990s, Belgium) *''Tous les Matins du Monde'' (All the Mornings of the World), starring Jean-Pierre Marielle and Gérard Depardieu – (

) *''Towards Evening'' (Verso sera), starring Marcello Mastroianni and Sandrine Bonnaire – (Italian films of 1991, Italy) *''Toy Soldiers (1991 film), Toy Soldiers'', starring Sean Astin, Wil Wheaton, Louis Gossett Jr., Denholm Elliott *''Tricky Brains'' (Jing gu jyun ga), starring Andy Lau – (

) *''True Colors (film), True Colors'', starring John Cusack and James Spader

U

*''Ultra (film), Ultra'', directed by Ricky Tognazzi – (Italian films of 1991, Italy) *''Under Suspicion (1991 film), 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 – (List of German films of the 1990s, Germany/

/Australian films of 1991, Australia)

V

*''Van Gogh (1991 film), Van Gogh'', directed by Maurice Pialat – (

) *''Victim of Love (1991 film), Victim of Love'', starring Pierce Brosnan, Virginia Madsen, JoBeth Williams *''V. I. Warshawski'', starring Kathleen Turner *''Voyager (film), 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 (film), Where Angels Fear to Tread'', starring Helena Bonham Carter, Rupert Graves,

– ( UK) *''White Fang (1991 film), White Fang'', starring Ethan Hawke and Klaus Maria Brandauer *''Whore (1991 film), Whore'', starring Theresa Russell *''Wicked Game (film), Wicked Game'', directed by Henry Barakat, starring Salah Zulfikar – (List of Egyptian films of 1991, Egypt) *''Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken'', starring Gabrielle Anwar *''Woman of the Port (1991 film), Woman of the Port'' (La mujer del puerto) – (Mexican films of the 1990s, Mexico) *''A Woman's Tale'' – (Australian films of 1991, Australia)

Y

*''Year of the Gun (film), Year of the Gun'', directed by John Frankenheimer, starring Andrew McCarthy, Valeria Golino, Sharon Stone *''The Yes Man'' (Il Portaborse) – (Italian films of 1991, Italy) *''Yumeji'', directed by Seijun Suzuki – (Japanese films of 1991, Japan)

Births

* January 2 - Ben Hardy (actor), English actor * January 4 - Charles Melton (actor), American actor and model * January 13 - Genevieve Gaunt, English actress * January 15 **Ayeza Khan, Pakistani actress and model **Lulu Popplewell, English comedian and actress * January 17 – Willa Fitzgerald, American actress * January 18 – Britt McKillip, Canadian actress, singer * January 19 – Erin Sanders, American actress * January 21 – Brittany Tiplady, Canadian actress * January 25 **Ariana DeBose, American actress, dancer and singer **Rupert Simonian, British actor * January 27 - Cristo Fernández, Mexican actor * January 28 – Calum Worthy, Canadian actor, musician * February 10 – Emma Roberts, American actress * February 12 - Tanaya Beatty, Canadian actress * February 17 – Bonnie Wright, English actress * February 18 – Malese Jow, American actress * February 21 - Joe Alwyn, English actor * February 24 - O'Shea Jackson Jr., American actor and rapper * February 25 – Tony Oller, American singer, songwriter and actor * February 28 – Sarah Bolger, Irish actress * March 2 - Jake Picking, German-born American actor * March 5 - Hanna Mangan-Lawrence, English-Australian actress * March 6 – Tyler, The Creator, American rapper * March 8 – Devon Werkheiser, American actor * March 9 – Domo Genesis, American rapper * March 17 – Kristjan Lüüs, Estonian actor * March 19 – Garrett Clayton, American actor * March 23 - Madelyn Deutch, American actress, director, musician and writer * March 25 – Seychelle Gabriel, American actress * March 28 – Amy Bruckner, American actress * March 29 **Irene (singer), South Korean singer, rapper and actress **Samantha Win, Canadian actress * April 4 **Jamie Lynn Spears, American actress **Jamie Loy, American actress * April 9 – Amber Lee Connors, American voice actress * April 10 ** AJ Michalka, American singer and actress ** Sergiusz Żymełka, Polish actor * April 13 - Dylan Penn, American actress and model * April 21 - Frank Dillane, English actor * May 6 - Shamier Anderson, Canadian actor * May 17 - Daniel Curtis Lee, American actor, comedian and rapper * May 21 – Sarah Ramos, American actress * June 1 – Zazie Beetz, American actress * June 7 - Emily Ratajkowski, English-born American actress and model * June 11 – Kärt Tammjärv, Estonian actress * June 15 - Lindsay Seidel, American voice actress * June 18 – Willa Holland, American actress * June 24 - Dexter Darden, American actor * June 26 - Will Attenborough, British actor * June 29 **Tajja Isen, Canadian actress and singer-songwriter **Addison Timlin, American actress * July 5 – Jason Dolley, American actor * July 6 – Victoire Thivisol, French actress * July 7 - Eve Hewson, Irish actress * July 8 - Thuso Mbedu, South African actress * July 9 – Mitchel Musso, American actor * July 12 – Erik Per Sullivan, American actor * July 16 – Alexandra Shipp, American actress * July 29 - Jahmil French, Canadian actor (died 2021) * August 12 – Lakeith Stanfield, American actor * August 13 - Nikita Hopkins, American screenwriter, visual artist and former child voice actor * August 16 – Evanna Lynch, Irish actress * August 17 – Austin Butler, American actor * August 26 – Dylan O'Brien, American actor * August 28 – Kyle Massey, American actor * September 4 - Carter Jenkins, American actor * September 5 – Skandar Keynes, English actor * September 9 **Yang Yang (actor), Yang Yang, Chinese actor **Kelsey Chow, American actress * September 17 - Mena Massoud, Egyptian-born Canadian actor and singer * September 19 - Tyler Neitzel, American actor * September 20 – Spencer Locke, American actress * September 25 - Alix Bénézech, French actress * September 27 – Thomas Mann (actor), Thomas Mann, American actress * October 5 – Xiao Zhan, Chinese actor * October 6 – Roshon Fegan, American actor, dancer, and rapper * October 18 **Tyler Posey, American actor and musician **Toby Regbo, English actor * October 19 - Samantha Robinson (American actress), American actress * October 23 ** Hunter Clowdus, American actor ** Sophie Oda, American actress * October 27 – Bryan Craig, American actor * October 28 – Mart Müürisepp, Estonian actor * October 31 – Jordan-Claire Green, American actress * November 1 - Anthony Ramos (actor), American actor and singer-songwriter * November 4 - Tanya Reynolds, English actress * November 8 – Riker Lynch, American actor, singer, musician * November 11 – Christa B. Allen, American actress * November 13 **Matt Bennett, American actor **Devon Bostick, Canadian actor * November 15 – Shailene Woodley, American actress * December 12 – Jaime Lorente, Spanish actor * December 15 - Eunice Cho, American actress * December 19 - Keiynan Lonsdale, Australian actor, dancer and singer-songwriter * December 20 **Jillian Rose Reed, American actress **Colin Woodell, American actor

Deaths

Film debuts

*Bruce Altman – ''Regarding Henry'' *Tom Arnold (actor), Tom Arnold – ''Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare'' *Halle Berry – ''Jungle Fever'' *Steve Carell – ''Curly Sue'' *James Caviezel – ''My Own Private Idaho'' *Morris Chestnut – ''Boyz n the Hood'' *Clifton Collins Jr. – ''Grand Canyon (1991 film), Grand Canyon'' *Ice Cube – ''Boyz n the Hood'' *Leonardo DiCaprio – ''Critters 3'' *Brendan Fraser – ''Dogfight (film), Dogfight'' *Edward Furlong – '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' *James Gandolfini – ''The Last Boy Scout'' *Janeane Garofalo – ''Late for Dinner'' *Paul Giamatti – ''Past Midnight'' *Jake Gyllenhaal – ''City Slickers'' *Philip Seymour Hoffman – ''Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole'' *Joshua Jackson – ''Crooked Hearts'' *Regina King – ''Boyz n the Hood'' *Queen Latifah – ''Jungle Fever'' *Denis Leary – ''Strictly Business (1991 film), Strictly Business'' *Heath Ledger – ''Clowning Around'' *Téa Leoni – ''Switch (1991 film), Switch'' *Matthew Lillard - ''Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College'' *Leslie Mann – ''Virgin High'' *Breckin Meyer – ''Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare'' *Jeffrey Dean Morgan – ''Uncaged'' *Elisabeth Moss – ''Suburban Commando'' *Kathy Najimy – ''The Hard Way (1991 film), The Hard Way'' *Thandie Newton – ''Flirting (film), Flirting'' *Sophie Okonedo – ''Young Soul Rebels'' *Gwyneth Paltrow – ''Shout (film), Shout'' *Til Schweiger – ''Manta, Manta'' *David Schwimmer – ''Flight of the Intruder' *Marley Shelton – ''Grand Canyon'' *Jeremy Sisto – ''Grand Canyon'' *Lenny Venito – ''The Good Policeman'' *Daniel von Bargen – '' The Silence of the Lambs'' *Isaiah Washington – ''The Color of Love'' *Reese Witherspoon – ''The Man in the Moon''

References

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