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The Movies of 1991: World Premieres
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The Addams Family Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld. Raúl Juliá, Anjelica Huston C+
The Adjuster Dir. Atom Egoyan. Elias Koteas, Arsinée Khanjian, Maury Chaykin C+
At Play in the Fields of the Lord Dir. Héctor Babenco. Tom Berenger B–

Backdraft Dir. Ron Howard. William Baldwin, Kurt Russell, Robert De Niro D+
The Ballad of the Sad Café Dir. Simon Callow. Vanessa Redgrave, Cork Hubbert C+
Barton Fink Dir. Joel Coen. John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis B
Beauty and the Beast Dirs. Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise. Voice of Paige O'Hara A–
Billy Bathgate Dir. Robert Benton. Loren Dean, Dustin Hoffman, Nicole Kidman C
Black Robe Dir. Bruce Beresford. Lothaire Bluteau, August Schellenberg B–
Boyz N the Hood Dir. John Singleton. Cuba Gooding Jr., Morris Chestnut A–
Bugsy Dir. Barry Levinson. Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Ben Kingsley B

Cape Fear Dir. Martin Scorsese. Nick Nolte, Robert De Niro, Jessica Lange A–
Caught Looking Dir. Constantine Giannaris. Louis Selwyn, Bette Bourne B–
Children of Nature Dir. Friðrik Þhor Friðriksson. Gísli Halldórsson B
City of Hope Dir. John Sayles. Vincent Spano, Tony Lo Bianco, Joe Morton B
City Slickers Dir. Ron Underwood. Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby C+
Close My Eyes Dir. Stephen Poliakoff. Saskia Reeves, Clive Owen C+
Closet Land Dir. Radha Bharadwaj. Madeleine Stowe, Alan Rickman B–

Danzón Dir. María Novaro. María Rojo, Daniel Rergis, Margarita Isabel B+
Daughters of the Dust Dir. Julie Dash. Cora Lee Day, Barbara-O, Alva Rogers A–
Dead Again Dir. Kenneth Branagh. Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson B–
Defending Your Life Dir. Albert Brooks. Albert Brooks, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn C–
Delicatessen Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro. Jean-Claude Dreyfus B+
Dogfight Dir. Nancy Savoca. River Phoenix, Lili Taylor, Richard Panebianco B
The Double Life of Véronique Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski. Irène Jacob B

Edward II Dir. Derek Jarman. Steven Waddington, Tilda Swinton A–
Enchanted April Dir. Mike Newell. Josie Lawrence, Miranda Richardson C+

Finding Christa Dir. Camille Billops, James Hatch. Experimental documentary B
The Fisher King Dir. Terry Gilliam. Jeff Bridges, Robin Williams, Mercedes Ruehl B
The Five Heartbeats Dir. Robert Townsend. Robert Townsend, Michael Wright C+
Flirting Dir. John Duigan. Noah Taylor, Thandie Newton, Nicole Kidman A–
For the Boys Dir. Mark Rydell. Bette Midler, James Caan, Arye Gross C–
Frankie & Johnny Dir. Garry Marshall. Michelle Pfeiffer, Al Pacino, Kate Nelligan B+
Fried Green Tomatoes Dir. Jon Avnet. Kathy Bates, Mary Stuart Masterson C+

Grand Canyon Dir. Lawrence Kasdan. Kevin Kline, Danny Glover, Steve Martin C+

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse Dirs. Fax Bahr, et al. B+
High Heels Dir. Pedro Almodóvar. Victoria Abril, Marisa Paredes, Miguel Bosé B
Hook Dir. Steven Spielberg. Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts D
The Hours and Times Dir. Christopher Münch. David Angus, Ian Hart C

Impromptu Dir. James Lapine. Judy Davis, Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson C–

JFK Dir. Oliver Stone. Kevin Costner, Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones, Joe Pesci A–
Jungle Fever Dir. Spike Lee. Wesley Snipes, Annabella Sciorra, John Turturro B–

Kafka Dir. Steven Soderbergh. Jeremy Irons, Theresa Russell, Ian Holm, Joel Grey B–
Khush Dir. Pratibha Parmar. Documentary about LGBTQ people of Indian descent B
A Kiss Before Dying Dir. James Dearden. Matt Dillon, Sean Young D–

L.A. Story Dir. Mick Jackson. Steve Martin, Victoria Tennant, Sarah Jessica Parker C+
Little Man Tate Dir. Jodie Foster. Adam Hann-Byrd, Jodie Foster, Dianne Wiest C+
Lovers: A True Story Dir. Vicente Aranda. Jorge Sanz, Victoria Abril B
The Lovers on the Bridge Dir. Leos Carax. Denis Lavant, Juliette Binoche B

Madame Bovary Dir. Claude Chabrol. Isabelle Huppert, Jean-François Balmer C+
Madonna: Truth or Dare Dir. Alek Keshishian. Documentary of concert tour A–
Malina Dir. Werner Schroeter. Isabelle Huppert, Mathieu Carrière, Can Togay A–
Married to It Dir. Arthur Hiller. Beau Bridges, Stockard Channing B–
Meeting Venus Dir. István Szábó. Niels Arestrup, Glenn Close, Erland Josephson C
Mississippi Masala Dir. Mira Nair. Sarita Choudhury, Denzel Washington B
My Own Private Idaho Dir. Gus Van Sant. River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves B+

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear Dir. David Zucker. Leslie Nielsen C+
Naked Lunch Dir. David Cronenberg. Peter Weller, Judy Davis, Ian Holm A–
New Jack City Dir. Mario Van Peebles. Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Allen Payne B–
Night on Earth Dir. Jim Jarmusch. Winona Ryder, Gena Rowlands C–
Nothing But Trouble Dir. Dan Aykroyd. Chevy Chase, Demi Moore, Dan Aykroyd D

Once Around Dir. Lasse Hallström. Holly Hunter, Richard Dreyfuss, Danny Aiello B+
The Ox Dir. Sven Nykvist. Stellan Skarsgård, Eva Fröling, Max von Sydow B–

Point Break Dir. Kathryn Bigelow. Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, Gary Busey B+
Poison Dir. Todd Haynes. Edith Meeks, Larry Maxwell, Scott Renderer A–
Praise House Dir. Julie Dash. Laurie Carlos, Viola Sheely, Terri Cousar B+
The Prince of Tides Dir. Barbra Streisand. Nick Nolte, Barbra Streisand C
Proof Dir. Jocelyn Moorhouse. Hugo Weaving, Genevieve Picot, Russell Crowe B–
Prospero's Books Dir. Peter Greenaway. John Gielgud, Mark Rylance B+

Queen of Diamonds Dir. Nina Menkes. Tinka Menkes, Jeff Douglas B–

Raise the Red Lantern Dir. Zhang Yimou. Gong Li, Cao Cuifen, He Saifei A–
Rambling Rose Dir. Martha Coolidge. Laura Dern, Lukas Haas, Robert Duvall B–
The Rapture Dir. Michael Tolkin. Mimi Rogers, David Duchovny, Patrick Bauchau C+
Regarding Henry Dir. Mike Nichols. Harrison Ford, Annette Bening, Mikki Allen D
Rhapsody in August Dir. Akira Kurosawa. Sachiko Murase, Hidetaka Yoshioka B+
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Dir. Kevin Reynolds. Kevin Costner, Alan Rickman D
Rush Dir. Lili Fini Zanuck. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jason Patric, Sam Elliott B+

Salmonberries Dir. Percy Adlon. k.d. lang, Rosel Zech, Oscar Kawagley D+
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe Dir. John Bailey C
Shadows and Fog Dir. Woody Allen. Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, John Malkovich D+
The Silence of the Lambs Dir. Jonathan Demme. Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins A–
Slacker Dir. Richard Linklater. Richard Linklater, Mark James, Dan Kratochvil A–
Sleeping with the Enemy Dir. Joseph Ruben. Julia Roberts, Patrick Bergin C
Soapdish Dir. Michael Hoffman. Sally Field, Kevin Kline, Elisabeth Shue C
Sólo con tu pareja Dir. Alfonso Cuarón. Daniel Giménez Cacho, Claudia Ramírez C
Strip Jack Naked Dir. Ron Peck. Documentary about making of Nighthawks B–
Switch Dir. Blake Edwards. Ellen Barkin, Jimmy Smits, JoBeth Williams B–

Terminator 2: Judgment Day Dir. James Cameron. Arnold Schwarzenegger A–
Thelma & Louise Dir. Ridley Scott. Geena Davis, Susan Sarandon, Harvey Keitel A–
Thousand Pieces of Gold Dir. Nancy Kelly. Rosalind Chao, Chris Cooper B
Twenty-One Dir. Don Boyd. Patsy Kensit, Jack Shepherd, Rufus Sewell C+

Under Suspicion Dir. Simon Moore. Liam Neeson, Laura San Giacomo C

Where Angels Fear to Tread Dir. Charles Sturridge. Rupert Graves C–
Whore Dir. Ken Russell. Theresa Russell, Benjamin Mouton, Antonio Fargas F
A Woman's Tale Dir. Paul Cox. Sheila Florance, Gosia Dobrowolska B

Young Soul Rebels Dir. Isaac Julien. Valentine Nonyela, Mo Sesay C

Zentropa Dir. Lars von Trier. Jean-Marc Barr, Barbara Sukowa, Jørgen Reenberg B