Best superb award winning movies from 1991

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1 The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

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.

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1991-02-14 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins

Rating

rating icon 8.349
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #6 for
    cat-and-mouse
  2. Ranked #12 for
    masterpiece
  3. Ranked #48 for
    Oscar-worthy performance

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2 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

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.

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1991-07-03 | Action / Thriller

Cast

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton

Rating

rating icon 8.121
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #50 for
    cyborg
  2. Ranked #56 for
    great sound effects
  3. Ranked #85 for
    remarkable

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3 Beauty and the Beast (1991)

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.

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1991-10-22 | Romance / Family

Cast

Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson

Rating

rating icon 7.735
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #36 for
    great soundtrack
  2. Ranked #84 for
    vainglorious
  3. Ranked #101 for
    kid-friendly

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4 JFK (1991)

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

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1991-12-20 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones

Rating

rating icon 7.6
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #139 for
    proof positive
  2. Ranked #149 for
    Courtroom Drama
  3. Ranked #172 for
    remarkable

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5 Thelma & Louise (1991)

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.

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1991-05-24 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis

Rating

rating icon 7.587
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #77 for
    grease monkey
  2. Ranked #105 for
    great story
  3. Ranked #133 for
    outside the laws

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6 The Fisher King (1991)

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.

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1991-09-20 | Comedy / Drama

Cast

Jeff Bridges, Robin Williams

Rating

rating icon 7.3
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #18 for
    arthurian
  2. Ranked #68 for
    extraordinary
  3. Ranked #118 for
    tour de force

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7 Barton Fink (1991)

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

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1991-08-01 | Comedy / Drama

Cast

John Turturro, John Goodman

Rating

rating icon 7.456
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #63 for
    with biblical reference
  2. Ranked #73 for
    tour de force
  3. Ranked #74 for
    critically acclaimed

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8 Hook (1991)

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.

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1991-04-10 | Adventure / Fantasy

Cast

Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams

Rating

rating icon 6.837
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #125 for
    childhood
  2. Ranked #127 for
    imaginary fairy tale
  3. Ranked #144 for
    capturing imagination

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9 Boyz n the Hood (1991)

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.

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1991-07-12 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Laurence Fishburne, Cuba Gooding Jr.

Rating

rating icon 7.609
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #87 for
    father figure
  2. Ranked #190 for
    with bangers
  3. Ranked #212 for
    showing underbelly

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10 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)

Nobleman crusader Robin of Locksley breaks out of a Jerusalem prison with the help of Moorish fellow prisoner Azeem and travels back home to England. But upon arrival he discovers his dead father in the ruins of his family estate, killed by the vicious sheriff of Nottingham, Robin and Azeem join forces with outlaws Little John and Will Scarlett to save the kingdom from the sheriff's villainy.

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1991-06-14 | Action / Adventure

Cast

Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman

Rating

rating icon 6.854
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #48 for
    swashbuckler
  2. Ranked #81 for
    anachronistic
  3. Ranked #99 for
    with cockney accent

Trailer

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