21. White Fang
Year of Release: 1991
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Randal Kleiser
Actors: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Ethan Hawke, Seymour Cassel, Susan Hogan, James Remar, Bill Moseley
Plot: Set in Alaska during the Gold Rush, the story follows Jack Conroy, a youth who's just arrived to work his late father's claim. En route to the dig, he spies the wild half-wolf, half-dog White Fang. It's the first meeting in a series of ensuing adventures for the young man and his new friend.
22. Defending Your Life
Year of Release: 1991
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Albert Brooks
Actors: Albert Brooks, Michael Durrell, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn, James Eckhouse, Gary Beach
Plot: When you die, you go to Judgment City, the gateway to the afterlife. Here you spend the days "defending" certain events in your life during a courtroom-style proceeding. At night you are free to enjoy the posh accommodations.
Daniel Miller (Brooks) finds himself in Judgment City after he is hit by a car. While reviewing his life before a tough panel of judges with the assistance of a less-than-helpful defense attorney, he meets and falls in love with Julia (Streep).
Daniel must prove he has overcome is fear of living in order to be allowed to be with Julia in the afterlife.
23. Europa Europa
Year of Release: 1991
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Actors: Marco Hofschneider, Julie Delpy, René Hofschneider, Piotr Kozlowski, André Wilms, Ashley Wanninger
Plot: In order to hide his Jewish heritage, a young boy in Nazi Germany joins the Hitler Youth.
24. Paris is Burning
Year of Release: 1991
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jennie Livingston
Actors: Carmen and Brooke, Paris Duprée, Stevie Saint Laurent, David The Father Xtravaganza, Freddie Pendavis, Willi Ninja
25. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Year of Release: 1991
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Action
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Kevin Reynolds
Actors: Kevin Costner, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Christian Slater, Morgan Freeman, Alan Rickman, Michael Wincott
Plot: Escaping from a Turkish prison, Robin Hood returns home with a Moorish companion to find his father murdered, his land taken and the land ruled by the corrupt Sheriff of Nottingham. Moving to Sherwood Forest, he starts a band of thieves to undermine the sheriff and bring an end to his corruption.
26. The Commitments
Year of Release: 1991
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Alan Parker
Actors: Robert Arkins, Michael Aherne, Angeline Ball, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Dave Finnegan, Bronagh Gallagher
Plot: Jimmy Rabbitte is fresh out of school and has the idea to bring soul to Barrytown - a slum in Dublin - by forming his own band, The Commitments. He gathers singers and musicians together and things are looking good - but internal strife may destroy the band before he can make his dream a reality.
27. My Girl
Year of Release: 1991
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Howard Zieff
Actors: Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Macaulay Culkin, Anna Chlumsky, Richard Masur, Griffin Dunne
Plot: Vada Sultenfuss has an unhealthy obsession with death. Her mother has died and her father runs a funeral parlor. When he begins a relationship with a new woman, she lashes out, but her friend Thomas Sennett is always there to help, as well as an English teacher she's trying to impress by joining a summer writing course.
28. La Femme Nikita
Year of Release: 1991
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Thriller/Action
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Luc Besson
Actors: Anne Parillaud, Marc Duret, Patrick Fontana, Alain Lathière, Laura Chéron, Jacques Boudet
Plot: Section One, a clandestine anti-terrorist organization, fakes the death of a jailed, convicted murderer and make her a valuable new operative. They train her with all the necessary skills but find her to be resistant to the job.
29. The Man in the Moon
Year of Release: 1991
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Robert Mulligan
Actors: Sam Waterston, Reese Witherspoon, Jason London, Emily Warfield, Tess Harper, Gail Strickland
Plot: Rural Lousiana - 1957 - we watch life through the eyes of 17-year-old Dani as she deals with life, adolescence and ultimately growing up.
30. My Own Private Idaho
Year of Release: 1991
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Gus Van Sant
Actors: River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, James Russo, William Richert, Rodney Harvey, Chiara Caselli
Plot: Two friends, Mike and Scott, go on a journey of personal discovery that takes them to Mike's hometown in Idaho and then to Italy in search of Mike's mother. Both encounter various experiences that would change their lives.
