Films: 1991

Our 25 Favorite Films of 1991

1. The Silence of the Lambs (Jonathan Demme)

2. My Own Private Idaho (Gus Van Sant)

3. Slacker (Richard Linklater)

4. Boyz N Da Hood (John Singleton)

5. Delicatessen (Jean-Pierre Jeunet)

6. The Fisher King (Terry Gilliam)

7. Barton Fink (Coen Brothers)

8. Cape Fear (Martin Scorsese)

9. Terminator 2: Judgement Day (James Cameron)

10. Naked Lunch (David Cronenberg)

11. Night On Earth (Jim Jarmusch)

12. What About Bob (Frank Oz)

13. The Doors (Oliver Stone)

14. Thelma & Louise (Ridley Scott)

15. My Girl (Howard Zieff)

16. Life Stinks (Mel Brooks)

17. Bugsy (Barry Levinson)

18. Guilty by Suspicion (Irwin Winkler)

19. The Last Boy Scout (Tony Scott)

20. Dutch (Peter Faiman)

21. Backdraft (Ron Howard)

22. Jungle Fever (Spike Lee)

23. New Jack City (Mario Van Peebles)

24. The People Under the Stairs (Wes Craven)

25. Hook (Steven Spielberg)

BEST ACTOR: River Phoenix in My Own Private Idaho

BEST DIRECTOR: Jonathan Demme for The Silence of the Lambs

BEST SCREENPLAY: John Singleton for Boyz N Da Hood

 

Written by G. William Locke