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Ricochet (1991), an action crime thriller directed by Russell Mulcahy, follows the story of Nick Styles. Nick, a rookie police officer and law student in Los Angeles, meets Alice and falls out of touch with his childhood friend Odessa, who has turned to drug dealing in South Central. While patrolling a carnival, Nick and his partner Larry Doyle come across hitman Earl Talbot Blake and his accomplice Kim. A tense standoff ensues when Blake takes a hostage after killing drug dealers. Stripping off his equipment and uniform, Nick relies on a hidden gun in his athletic supporter to shoot Blake in the knee and ultimately ...

L.A. Story (1991), an American romantic comedy directed by Mick Jackson and starring Steve Martin, follows the life of Harris K. Telemacher, a TV weatherman in Los Angeles. Dissatisfied with his stagnant relationship with social-climbing girlfriend Trudi and the perceived lack of intellectual stimulation in his job despite holding a Ph.D. in the arts and humanities, Harris longs for something more fulfilling and magical in his life. He feels disillusioned by what he views as the shallowness and superficiality of L.A., from pretentious coffee orders to strange freeway ...

At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991) is an epic adventure drama directed by Héctor Babenco, based on Peter Matthiessen’s 1965 novel. Two explorers, Lewis Moon and Wolf, are stranded in Mãe de Deus (Portuguese for ‘Mother of God’), a remote outpost deep within the Brazilian Amazon River basin, when their plane runs out of fuel. The local police commander has his own agenda: he wants to relocate the nearby Niaruna tribe to avoid conflict with gold miners moving into the area and to appease the provincial government. To achieve this, he makes a deal ...

Oscar (1991) is an American comedy film directed by John Landis. It is a remake of the 1967 French film of the same name, but with a setting in Depression-era New York City. In the prologue, gangster Angelo ‘Snaps’ Provolone promises his dying father to leave his life of crime behind and turn over a new leaf. A month later, Snaps begins his day at his mansion, where he has an important meeting scheduled with prominent bankers. He plans to donate a large sum of cash and secure a spot on the bank’s board of trustees, fulfilling his promise to lead an honest life. As he prepares for this meeting, ...

The French film All The Mornings of the World (1991) is an adaptation of Pascal Quignard’s book of the same name. It tells the story of aging court composer Marin Marais, who reflects on his former master, Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe – an unmatched viol player and strict Jansenist. Following his wife’s death, Sainte-Colombe finds solace in his music, raising his two daughters on his own and teaching them to play instruments. They form a consort and perform for nobles in their local area. Eventually, word of Sainte-Colombe’s talent reaches King Louis XIV and an envoy named Caignet is sent to ...

The American epic political thriller film, JFK (1991), written and directed by Oliver Stone, delves into the investigation of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. The New Orleans district attorney, Jim Garrison, becomes convinced that there was a conspiracy to kill Kennedy and that Lee Harvey Oswald was used as a scapegoat. Outgoing President Dwight D. Eisenhower had warned about the dangers of the military-industrial complex in his 1961 farewell address. However, Kennedy takes over as president and is faced with challenges such as the Bay of Pigs Invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis before his tragic assassination in ...

The biographical film, The Doors (1991), was directed and written by Oliver Stone and Randall Jahnson. It tells the story of the influential American rock band and their impact on music and counterculture. In 1949, a young Jim Morrison and his family are driving through New Mexico when they come across a fatal car accident involving an elderly Native American. Years later, in 1965, Jim finds himself in California immersed in the Venice Beach scene. During his time at UCLA, he falls in love with Pamela Courson and meets future bandmates Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger, and John Densmore. Together they form The Doors, with ...

Scenes from a Mall (1991), an American comedy directed by Paul Mazursky and co-written with Roger L. Simon, follows the story of successful couple Nick and Deborah. Married with children and thriving in their respective careers, they celebrate their 16th wedding anniversary by having their kids go out with friends while they themselves head to a Beverly Hills mall to pick up Japanese food for a home dinner with some friends, followed by gift exchanges. It is during this outing that Nick purchases Deborah’s book and reads a chapter urging couples to periodically ...

Shadows and Fog (1991), an American black-and-white comedy film by Woody Allen, is based on his one-act play Death (1975). Kleinman is awakened by a vigilante mob in search of a serial killer, enlisting his help. His landlady gives him a bag of pepper. Meanwhile, circus performers Irmy and her boyfriend Paul argue about marriage and having children. When Paul leaves for another tent and has sex with fellow artist Marie, Irmy runs away to the city and ends up in a brothel. There, she catches the eye of student Jack who becomes infatuated with her. He offers her increasingly larger sums of money until she finally ...

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) is a science fiction action film directed by James Cameron, who also co-wrote the script with William Wisher. The story takes place in a post-apocalyptic Earth of 2029, where a vicious battle rages between Skynet, an evil artificial intelligence, and the human resistance. In a desperate move, Skynet sends back an advanced liquid metal Terminator known as the T-1000 to eliminate resistance leader John Connor in his childhood. To save him, the resistance sends back a reprogrammed T-800 Terminator covered in synthetic flesh. In 1995 Los ...

Thelma & Louise (1991), an American crime drama film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Callie Khouri, follows the journey of two friends as they escape their mundane lives in Arkansas for a weekend getaway at a fishing cabin in the mountains. Thelma is married to a disrespectful and controlling carpet salesman named Darryl, while Louise works as a sassy waitress in a diner and has an on-and-off relationship with musician Jimmy. As they make their way to the cabin, they make a pit stop at a roadhouse bar where Thelma ends up dancing with an overly flirtatious ...

In Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991), an American slasher film, the town of Springwood, Ohio is plagued by the return of Freddy Krueger. After killing most of the children and teenagers in the town, he targets the only surviving teenager, John Doe, in a dream. When John wakes up outside the city limits with no memory of who he is or how he got there due to a head injury, he is taken to a shelter for troubled youth. At the shelter, three residents – Spencer, Carlos, and Tracy – plan to runaway from their problems to California. However, when John’s amnesia becomes apparent through a newspaper clipping found in his pocket by Dr. Maggie ...

The Silence of the Lambs (1991) is an American psychological horror thriller film directed by Jonathan Demme and written by Ted Tally, adapted from Thomas Harris’s 1988 novel of the same name. Clarice Starling, an FBI trainee, is tasked with interviewing Hannibal Lecter, a highly-intelligent former psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer, at the Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane. Her boss Jack Crawford has sent her to gain insights into another psychopathic serial killer named ‘Buffalo ...

What About Bob? (1991) is an American comedy film directed by Frank Oz and starring Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss. Bob Wiley, who suffers from multiple phobias, finds it challenging to leave his New York City apartment. Despite regular therapy, he makes minimal progress and constantly seeks assurance from his counselors. Frustrated by Bob’s constant demands and disregard for personal boundaries, one therapist refers him to Dr. Leo Marvin, a self-centered psychiatrist seeking fame through his recently published book ...

Backdraft (1991) is an American action thriller film directed by Ron Howard and written by Gregory Widen. The story follows two brothers in the Chicago Fire Department’s Engine 17 unit. Lt. Stephen ‘Bull’ McCaffrey, the elder brother, is a seasoned firefighter while Brian has previously struggled to live up to his brother’s legacy. After trying his hand at multiple careers, Brian returns to firefighting, although Stephen has reservations about his abilities. In 1971, Brian witnessed the death of their father Captain Dennis McCaffrey during a call, ...

Point Break (1991) is an American action film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by W. Peter Iliff. Johnny Utah, a former Ohio State quarterback and rookie FBI agent, joins forces with Agent Angelo Pappas to investigate a series of bank robberies carried out by the ‘Ex-Presidents’ – thieves who don rubber masks of past Presidents such as Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, Richard Nixon, and Lyndon B. Johnson. These cunning robbers have a unique MO: instead of robbing the entire vault, they only take the cash from the tellers’ drawers before quickly ...

Hook (1991), a fantasy film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by James V. Hart and Malia Scotch Marmo, follows the story of American-raised British lawyer Peter Banning. Due to his workaholic nature, Peter’s relationships with his wife Moira and their children, Jack and Maggie, have become strained. When he fails to keep a promise to Jack, Peter decides to take his family to London to visit Moira’s grandmother, Wendy Darling. While attending a charity dinner in Wendy’s honor at the Great Ormond ...

The crime drama film, The Indian Runner (1991), marks Sean Penn’s first venture into directing. Inspired by Bruce Springsteen’s Highway Patrolman, the movie portrays the complicated relationship between two brothers who find themselves on opposite sides of the law. Taking place in 1960s Nebraska, it centers around small-town deputy sheriff Joe and his criminal brother, Frank Roberts. Prior to the events of the story, Joe attempted to make a living through farming but was forced to give it up when he couldn’t pay off his debts and lost his ...

Cape Fear (1991), an American psychological thriller directed by Martin Scorsese, is based on the 1962 film and 1957 novel of the same name. In 1977, Max Cady was sentenced to 14 years in prison. His attorney Sam Bowden was horrified by Cady’s crimes and concealed evidence that may have lessened his sentence or won his acquittal. Believing Cady, who was illiterate during the trial, remained unaware of his inadequate defense, Bowden was taken aback when he discovered that Cady is an intelligent and determined psychopath. While behind bars, Cady taught himself to read and uncovered the hidden evidence. He also ...

The American science fiction film, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), was directed by Nicholas Meyer, who also directed the second Star Trek film, The Wrath of Khan. It follows the journey of the starship USS Excelsior under the command of Captain Hikaru Sulu in the year 2293. During their mission, they discover that the Klingon moon of Praxis has been destroyed in a mining accident. The destruction of Praxis and its impact on the ozone layer of the Klingon homeworld causes chaos within the Klingon Empire. As a result, they seek peace with their long-time enemies, the United Federation of ...