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The Best Movies of 1991
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Movie: White Fang ( 1991 )
Jack London's classic adventure story about the friendship developed between a Yukon gold hunter and the mixed dog-wolf he rescues from the hands of a man who mistreats him.
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Movie: Grand Canyon ( 1992 )
The fates of several people are randomly intertwining. Their sympathy of each other faces multiple differences in their lifestyles.
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Movie: The Indian Runner ( 1991 )
A Vietnam vet comes home to his small town and finds himself in conflict with rules that his brother has vowed to uphold.
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Movie: Kickboxer 2: The Road Back ( 1991 )
This movie is supposed to be a sequel to the movie which starred Jean-Claude Van Damme. Only now the movie revolves around the brother of the character that Van Damme played. David Sloan is the brother Van Damme's Kurt Sloan. He runs a Karate gym. Now Mr. Sangha, the Thai government official who handles Tong Po, the brutal kickboxer whom Van Damme in the previous movie, wishes that Tong Po would have another shot at Kurt Sloan, so he could vindicate himself but Tong Po in a fit of rage shot and killed him thus depriving him of an opportunity to face him again. But when they hear of David, they decide that he will be the one whom Tong Po will face to regain his honor. But when David is injured, Xian David's teacher is brought over to help him with his recovery. And when he recovers, they set David up to fight Tong Po; who will survive?
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Movie: The Pit and the Pendulum ( 1991 )
Horror film set in 1492 Toledo, Spain, depicting the cruel deeds of a monk named Torquemada, Grand Inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition.
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Movie: Shadows and Fog ( 1992 )
With a serial strangler on the loose, a bookkeeper wanders around town searching for the vigilante group intent on catching the killer.
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Movie: King Ralph ( 1991 )
As the only relative to take over the Royal throne, a down on his luck American slob must learn the ways of the English.
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Movie: A Kiss Before Dying ( 1991 )
A determined student murders his pregnant secret girlfriend and moves onto her twin sister who gradually becomes suspicious of her new lover.
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Movie: Subspecies ( 1991 )
Three students get caught in the struggle between a good vampire and his evil brother in the Transylvanian mountains.
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Movie: Johnny Suede ( 1992 )
A struggling young musician and devoted fan of Ricky Nelson wants to be just like his idol and become a rock star.
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Movie: The Butcher's Wife ( 1991 )
A clairvoyant impulsively marries a butcher, moves to New York City and has a positive impact on the people she meets, changing their futures...which in turn changes hers.
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Movie: Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse ( 1991 )
Documentary that chronicles how Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979) was plagued by extraordinary script, shooting, budget, and casting problems--nearly destroying the life and career of the celebrated director.
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Movie: Once Upon a Time in China ( 1991 )
Set in late 19th century Canton this martial arts film depicts the stance taken by the legendary martial arts hero Wong Fei-Hung (1847-1924) against foreign forces' (English, French and American) plundering of China. When Aunt Yee arrives back from America totally westernised, Wong Fei-Hung assumes the role of her protector. This proves to be difficult when his martial arts school and local militia become involved in fierce battles with foreign and local government. As violence escalates even Aunt Yee has to question her new western ideals, but is it possible to fight guns with Kung Fu?
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Movie: Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge ( 1992 )
A puppeteer's ability to bring inanimate objects to life attracts the attention of the Nazis during World War II.
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Movie: Billy Bathgate ( 1991 )
In the year 1935, a teen named Billy Bathgate finds first love while becoming the protégé of fledgling gangster Dutch Schultz.
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Movie: Little Man Tate ( 1991 )
A single mother raises a child prodigy on her own, struggling to give him every opportunity he needs to express his gift.
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Movie: Other People's Money ( 1991 )
A corporate raider threatens a hostile take-over of a "mom and pop" company. The patriarch of the company enlists the help of his wife's daughter, who is a lawyer, to try and protect the company. The raider is enamoured of her, and enjoys the thrust and parry of legal manoeuvring as he tries to win her heart.
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Movie: K2 ( 1991 )
A U.S. climbing team, funded by millionaire Clairborne is determined to conquer K2.
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Movie: Rover Dangerfield ( 1991 )
A Vegas show dog gets ditched in the sticks and ends up working on a farm.
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Movie: The Super ( 1991 )
Karma comes into play when a wealthy wisecracking landlord is ordered by a court to live in the filthy building that he runs.
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Movie: Omen IV: The Awakening ( 1991 )
Two attorneys adopts a mysterious orphan girl as their daughter, unaware she is the new antichrist; next in line from Damien thorn.
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Movie: Pure Luck ( 1991 )
The daughter of a wealthy businessman has disappeared in Mexico, and all the efforts to find her have been unsuccessful. A psychologist, knowing that the girl has an ultra bad luck, persuades her father to send to Mexico one of his employees, an accountant with super bad luck, to find her. Perhaps he will be lucky, and his bad luck could help to find the unlucky girl...
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Movie: Madonna: Truth or Dare ( 1991 )
Documentary following singer Madonna on her controversial Blond Ambition tour in 1990.
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Movie: Sarah, Plain and Tall ( 1991 )
A single New England woman responds to an advertisement by a Midwestern widower in which he asks for a bride to help him raise his two children.
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Movie: Adventures in Dinosaur City ( 1992 )
A scientist's kids are sucked into a TV screen and wind up in the Stone Age with cavemen and dinosaurs.
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Movie: True Colors ( 1991 )
Best friends from law school to election night, their friendship is sorely tested when one learns of another's betrayal.
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Movie: The Marrying Man ( 1991 )
A millionaire playboy goes to Las Vegas and comes out married to a woman he barely knows.
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Movie: McBain ( 1991 )
A former Vietnam War lieutenant reforms his old team in order to help a revolutionary's sister overthrow a ruthless dictator.
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Movie: House Party 2 ( 1991 )
When Kid's college money is stolen by a crooked music promoter, Play's solution is to stage the 'mutha' of all pajama parties. Starring Kid 'n Play and Martin Lawrence.
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Movie: Year of the Gun ( 1991 )
In 1978, a journalist and a photojournalist, both young Americans, had a close encounter with Red Brigades terrorists in Rome.
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Movie: Shout ( 1991 )
A new music teacher in a 1955 West Texas home for wayward boys brings new vision and hope for many of the interned boys.
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Movie: The Hitman ( 1991 )
A Cop goes undercover as a Hitman to bring down a criminal organization.
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Movie: Guilty by Suspicion ( 1991 )
David Merrill (Robert De Niro), a fictitious 1950s Hollywood Director, returns from filming abroad in France to find that his loyalty has been called into question by the House Committee on Un-American Activities, and he is unable to work until cleared. Before being called, his highest priority had been his work to the extent of leaving his wife (Annette Bening) and son (Luke Edwards) alone for several months at a time. He initially refuses to implicate others or himself in a private meeting with Roy Cohn and a studio lawyer. This decision initially to stick to his principles first leaves him unable to work in his profession, even with films and producers he never would have worked with before. Harassment by the F.B.I. leaves him unable to work on Broadway, with advertising agencies, or even in a small film repair shop. Finally, having fallen so far, and tempted with a new offer to direct a film from his old studio (if he testifies), he agrees to go before the Committee, initially planning to name his friends. But when confronted with the cruel and tyrannical behavior of the House Committee on Un-American Activities, he realizes that there is a higher priority in his life. There is standing up for what is right, and in doing so, he inspires friends and family to do the same.
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Movie: The Doctor ( 1991 )
When a self-centered doctor is diagnosed with cancer, he becomes better able to empathize with his patients and appreciate a life outside his career.
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Movie: Class Action ( 1991 )
An attorney representing a traumatized accident victim finds that his opponent is a very familiar defense attorney - his own daughter.
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Movie: Alligator II: The Mutation ( 1991 )
A giant alligator runs riot in a small town with a lake connected to a sewer/drainage system. Typical plot; nobody believes the sightings until lots of people have been killed.
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Movie: One Good Cop ( 1991 )
An NYPD Detective (Michael Keaton) and his struggle for justice, while taking care of his late partner's three little girls after he is killed in the line of duty.
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Movie: The Dark Backward ( 1991 )
A man pursues stand-up comedy encouraged by his fellow garbage man. Though his friend, who accompanies him on accordion, continues to tell him how great he is, he actually stinks. When the "comedian" grows a third arm out of his back, the friend uses this twist to get him signed up with a sleazy talent agent, and it begins to look like his career is on the move, even though his girlfriend has left him.
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Movie: Another You ( 1991 )
George has been in a mental hospital for three years and is finally ready to go out into the real world again. Eddie Dash, a dedicated con man, is supposed to keep him out of trouble, but when people begin to recognize George as the missing millionaire Abe, Eddie wants to take advantage of the situation.
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Movie: Mystery Date ( 1991 )
A teenage boy would like to meet with a very pretty, blonde girl who lives next door. His elder brother helps him with a car and a credit card to be successful. This simple story gets complicated because of the corpse in the trunk. From there, other nightmares begin .
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Movie: Knight Rider 2000 ( 1991 )
In the future, guns are banned and criminals are frozen for the duration of their sentences. A recent spate of killings involving handguns brings Michael Knight back to fight for justice, but he insists of the help of KITT, his artificially-intelligent car from decades ago. The only problem is that KITT has been deactivated.
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Movie: For the Boys ( 1991 )
Talented USO entertainer Dixie Leonard and comedian Eddie Sparks deal with their relationship over the course of 5 decades from World War II to the Vietnam War era to their twilight era in the 90's.
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Movie: Deceived ( 1991 )
A man is murdered when checking authenticity of ancient Egyptian jewelry at a museum. Adrienne finds out after the death of her husband, that he was using a fake name. Are the 2 deaths linked?
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Movie: Strictly Business ( 1991 )
Two black friends, one of lighter skin complexion than the other, try to use each other to improve their social and professional positions.
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Movie: Trancers II ( 1991 )
6 years after a time cop returns home from battling future alien zombies, his settled life is turned upside down when a mad scientists creates more.
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Movie: He Said, She Said ( 1991 )
TV viewers love seeing the two reporters with opposing views on the show "He Said, She Said". Womanizer Dan and Lorie fall for each other. Love?
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Movie: V.I. Warshawski ( 1991 )
A female PI babysitting for a boyfriend gets stuck with his daughter and the case of her murdered father.
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Movie: Basket Case 3 ( 1992 )
Duane recovers from his delusional breakdown to find his freakish basket-bound brother Belial will soon become a father. But not everything is joyous as the once tight knit brothers no longer seem to trust each other.
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Movie: Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever ( 1991 )
Those rambunctious kids are back in school and back in trouble in a smash sequel to the 1978 worldwide hit. Corey Feldman leads a rock and roll rally at Ronald Reagon High, but must triumph over the evil plans of the school's fascist principal, Vadar, who wants to halt the school dance and run their school like a prison.
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Movie: Bingo ( 1991 )
A runaway circus dog befriends a young boy who has trouble fitting in with his friends.
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Movie: Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil ( 1991 )
Four students ditch their high school prom for a party at a summer home, unaware that a psychotic priest is on the loose, determined to punish sinners.
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Movie: Scanners II: The New Order ( 1991 )
A scanner discovers a plot by renegade elements in the city government to take power with the help of evil scanners.
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Movie: The Josephine Baker Story ( 1991 )
Born poor in St. Louis, Missouri, Josephine Baker achieved fame and fortune through her sizzlingly exotic, erotic performances. Starting life on the American Vaudeville circuit, success takes Josephine to Paris where her semi-nude dancing causes an international sensation. Through her marriages to an Italian pseudo-count and an orchestra leader, to her bond with army officer Sydney Williams, Josephine's life is a rollercoaster ride of love and rejection from both her lovers and her country. But semi-nude, or head-to-toes in sequins; in battle fatigues or rags - her beauty and ambition ensured that Josephine Baker will always be remembered as the first, and possibly most loved, truly international star.
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Movie: Daddy ( 1991 )
After twenty years of marriage, a man starts over with his children after his wife leaves him in order to "find herself."
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Movie: 976-Evil II ( 1991 )
A seemingly harmless telephone service endows an evil teacher with powers from beyond the grave.
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Movie: Stepping Out ( 1991 )
Stepping Out is a 1991 musical-comedy film directed by Lewis Gilbert, starring Liza Minnelli, written by Richard Harris and based on a play also written by Harris. Minnelli plays the role of a has-been Broadway performer who gives tap lesson to a group of misfits who, through their dance classes, bond and realize what they can achieve.
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Movie: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? ( 1991 )
An elderly, bedridden former movie star is "cared for" by her sister, who hates her and keeps her a virtual prisoner in the family mansion.
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Movie: The Taking of Beverly Hills ( 1991 )
A group of embittered ex-cops use a chemical spill to raid the banks and homes of Beverly Hills.
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Movie: I Still Dream of Jeannie ( 1991 )
Col. Nelson is on a long-term, top-secret space mission. Jeannie cannot bring him home, temporarily, to hear their son's important academic presentation without knowing exactly where he is in the first place. The general in charge of the mission won't reveal anything. Things are further complicated when Jeannie's sister, Jeannie II, reminds Sham-Ir, the head of the genies, that a genie on Earth cannot go more than 3 months without an earthly master. Sham-Ir gives Jeannie a fortnight to either find Tony or get a new master, a single male. Colonel Healey can't help, since he's now married.
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Movie: Scenes from a Mall ( 1991 )
On their 16th anniversary, a married couple's trip to a Beverly Hills mall becomes the stage for personal revelations and deceptions.
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Movie: Into the Sun ( 1992 )
A fighter pilot is reluctantly paired with a Hollywood actor who's researching a role, but are then forced to team up for real after being shot down and thrust into combat.
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Movie: Killer Tomatoes Strike Back! ( 1991 )
Professor Gangreen attempts to brainwash the world; a police assistant and a tomatologist team up to stop him.