Films of 1991

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Last Updated: 8/27/24
Total Films: 95
Note: The year of each film is according to IMDb. It sometimes changes without my knowledge. When I become aware, I will make adjustments. Like the Oscars, I select the best for each category: picture, actor, actress, supporting actor, supporting actress, director, cinematography, editing, original screenplay, adapted screenplay, and documentary. This is based on the movies I've actually seen, and miniseries and telefilms are fair game. Each winner is named along with the next four ordered runner-ups (which may be less) and honorable mentions (if any). Any of these categories may be left blank if I feel there's no deserving winner. A ranked list of films is presented afterwards.



Best Picture
JFK

2. Boyz n the Hood
3. Not Without My Daughter
4. Separate But Equal
5. Point Break
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Actor
Val Kilmer (The Doors)

2. Kevin Costner (JFK)
3. Robert De Niro (Cape Fear)
4. Wesley Snipes (New Jack City)
5. John Cusack (True Colors)
Honorable Mentions: Armand Assante (Fever), Patrick Bergin (Sleeping with the Enemy), Harrison Ford (Regarding Henry), Gene Hackman (Class Action), Kevin Kline (Soapdish), Alfred Molina (Not Without My Daughter), River Phoenix (My Own Private Idaho), and Sidney Poitier (Separate But Equal)


Best Actress
Lynn Whitfield (The Josephine Baker Story)

2. Sally Field (Not Without My Daughter)
3. Julia Roberts (Sleeping with the Enemy)
4. Mary Mastrantonio (Class Action)
5. Sally Field (Soapdish)
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Supporting Actor
Ice Cube (Boyz n the Hood)

2. Donald Sutherland (JFK)
3. Patrick Swayze (Point Break)
4. Alan Rickman (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves)
5. Samuel L. Jackson (Jungle Fever)
Honorable Mentions: Kevin Bacon (JFK), Hugh Grant (Impromptu), Ice-T (New Jack City), Derek Jacobi (Dead Again), Tommy Lee Jones (JFK), Bill Nunn (Regarding Henry), Joe Pesci (JFK), and John Turturro (Jungle Fever)


Best Supporting Actress
Juliette Lewis (Cape Fear)

2. Tyra Ferrell (Boyz n the Hood)
3. Annette Bening (Regarding Henry)
4. Cathy Moriarty (Soapdish)
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Honorable Mentions: None


Best Director
Oliver Stone (JFK)

2. John Singleton (Boyz n the Hood)
3. Kathryn Bigelow (Point Break)
4. Michael Hoffman (Soapdish)
5. George Stevens, Jr. (Separate But Equal)
Honorable Mentions: Michael Apted (Class Action), Kenneth Branagh (Dead Again), Brian Gilbert (Not Without My Daughter), Kevin Reynolds (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves), Martin Scorsese (Cape Fear), and Oliver Stone (The Doors)


Best Cinematography
Douglas Milsome (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves)

2. Peter James (Black Robe)
3. Charles Mills (Boyz n the Hood)
4. Peter Hannan (Not Without My Daughter)
5. Tak Fujimoto (The Silence of the Lambs)
Honorable Mentions: Bojan Bazelli (Fever) and Robert Richardson (JFK)


Best Editing
Joe Hutshing and Pietro Scalia (JFK)

2. Howard E. Smith (Point Break)
3. Thelma Schoonmaker (Cape Fear)
4. Steven Kemper (New Jack City)
5. Peter Boyle (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves)
Honorable Mentions: Peter E. Berger (Dead Again), George Bowers (Sleeping with the Enemy), David Brenner and Joe Hutshing (The Doors), Garth Craven (Soapdish), and Martin Hunter (Liebestraum)


Best Original Screenplay
John Singleton (Boyz n the Hood)

2. George Stevens, Jr. (Separate But Equal)
3. Rick Natkin and David Fuller (Necessary Roughness)
4. Pen Densham and John Watson (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves)
5. W. Peter Iliff (Point Break)
Honorable Mentions: Shane Black (The Last Boy Scout), Lawrence J. Cohen and Fred Freeman (Delirious), Robert Harling and Andrew Bergman (Soapdish), Kevin Wade (True Colors), and Thomas Lee Wright and Barry Michael Cooper (New Jack City)


Best Adapted Screenplay
Oliver Stone and Zachary Sklar (JFK)

2. Wesley Strick (Cape Fear)
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Honorable Mentions: None


Best Documentary
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

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Honorable Mentions: None


Films Rated '10'
  1. JFK

  2. Boyz n the Hood

  3. Not Without My Daughter

Films Rated '9'
  1. Separate But Equal

  2. Point Break

  3. The Prince of Tides

  4. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

  5. Cape Fear

  6. The Doors

  7. Soapdish

  8. Regarding Henry

  9. New Jack City

  10. Class Action

  11. The Fisher King

Films Rated '8'
  1. Out for Justice

  2. True Colors

  3. Changes

  4. Liebestraum

  5. Sleeping with the Enemy

  6. Dead Again

  7. Guilty by Suspicion

  8. The Josephine Baker Story

  9. Necessary Roughness

  10. Straight Out of Brooklyn

  11. Fever

Films Rated '7'
  1. Shattered

  2. Delirious

  3. The Silence of the Lambs

  4. Mississippi Masala

  5. My Own Private Idaho

  6. Toy Soldiers

  7. Pure Luck

  8. Frankie & Johnny

  9. The Object of Beauty

  10. The Adjuster

  11. The Last Boy Scout

  12. Oscar

  13. Carolina Skeletons

  14. Rush

  15. Defending Your Life

  16. Johnny Suede

  17. Terminator 2: Judgment Day

  18. Jungle Fever

  19. Ricochet

  20. Cool As Ice

  21. King Ralph

  22. Impromptu

Films Rated '6'
  1. Once Around

  2. If Looks Could Kill

  3. Mystery Date

  4. Mortal Thoughts

  5. Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil

  6. A Kiss Before Dying

  7. Double Impact

  8. Tiger Claws

Films Rated '5'
  1. Backdraft

  2. Showdown in Little Tokyo

  3. Eyes of an Angel

  4. Hot Shots!

  5. The Doctor

  6. Les amants du Pont-Neuf

  7. What About Bob?

  8. Ironclads

  9. Talent for the Game

  10. The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

  11. Drop Dead Fred

Films Rated '4'
  1. Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

  2. Grand Canyon

  3. Black Robe

  4. Hook

  5. Bugsy

Films Rated '3'
  1. Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man

  2. Homicide

  3. Thelma and Louise

  4. The People Under the Stairs

  5. Dolly Dearest

  6. Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

  7. Billy Bathgate

  8. Mobsters

  9. Other People's Money

  10. Only the Lonely

Films Rated '2'
  1. The Super

  2. The Addams Family

  3. Nothing But Trouble

  4. The Perfect Weapon

  5. Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

  6. The Five Heartbeats

  7. Omen IV: The Awakening

  8. Closet Land

  9. 976-EVIL II

  10. Convicts

  11. Child's Play 3

Films Rated '1'
  1. Dying Young

  2. Hudson Hawk

  3. Curly Sue