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The year 1991 in film involved numerous significant events. Important films released this year included '' The Silence of the Lambs'', '' Beauty and the Beast'', '' Thelma & Louise'', '' JFK'' and '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day''.


Highest-grossing films

The top 10 films released in 1991 by worldwide gross are as follows:


Events

*February 14 – '' The Silence of the Lambs'' is released and becomes only the third film after '' It Happened One Night'' (1934) and '' One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (1975) to win the top five categories at the
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: Best Picture; Best Director ( Jonathan Demme); Best Actor (
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); Best Actress ( Jodie Foster); and Best Adapted Screenplay ( Ted Tally). It is also the first, and to date only, Best Picture winner widely considered to be a
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. * March 20 - Frank Mancuso Sr. leaves as the head of
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. * July 1 - Brandon Tartikoff is appointed as chairman of Paramount Pictures. * July 3 – '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' became one of the landmarks for
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action films with its groundbreaking visual effects from Industrial Light & Magic. *August 7 - Sony Pictures Entertainment is formed, acquiring Columbia Pictures Industries. As a result of this new formation, Tri-Star Pictures drops the hyphen from its name and becomes TriStar Pictures, while RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video becomes Columbia-TriStar Home Video. *October – Mark Canton replaces Frank Price as chairman of
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. *November 22 – Walt Disney Pictures releases '' Beauty and the Beast'', based on the original fairy tale and
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's 1946 film. The film became one of the most prestigious and greatest animated and romantic films in cinema history. It went on to become the first animated film ever nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.


Awards

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Golden Globe Awards Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): :'' Barton Fink'', directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, United States Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival): :'' Close to Eden'' (''Urga''), directed by Nikita Mikhalkov, France / USSR Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): :'' La Casa del sorriso'' (''The House of Smiles''), directed by Marco Ferreri, Italy


1991 films


By country/region

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By genre/medium

* List of action films of 1991 * List of animated feature films of 1991 * List of avant-garde films of 1991 * List of crime films of 1991 * List of comedy films of 1991 * List of drama films of 1991 * List of horror films of 1991 * List of science fiction films of 1991 * List of thriller films of 1991 * List of western films of 1991


Births

* January 1 - Mark L. Young, American actor * January 2 – Ben Hardy, English actor * January 4 – Charles Melton, American actor and model * January 7 - Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, American actress and singer * January 9 - Laura-Leigh, American actress * January 13 ** Genevieve Gaunt, English actress ** Jennifer Paredes, American Actress * January 15 ** Ayeza Khan, Pakistani actress and model ** Lulu Popplewell, English comedian and actress * January 17 – Willa Fitzgerald, American actress * January 18 – Britt McKillip, Canadian actress, singer * January 19 – Erin Sanders, American actress * January 21 ** Craig Roberts, Welsh actor and director ** Brittany Tiplady, Canadian actress * January 24 - Pablo Pauly, French actor * January 25 ** Ariana DeBose, American actress, dancer and singer ** Rupert Simonian, British actor * January 27 – Cristo Fernández, Mexican actor * January 28 – Calum Worthy, Canadian actor, musician * February 10 – Emma Roberts, American actress * February 12 – Tanaya Beatty, Canadian actress * February 17 ** Ed Sheeran, English singer-songwriter ** Bonnie Wright, English actress ** Jeremy Allen White, American actor * February 18 – Malese Jow, American actress * February 21 ** Joe Alwyn, English actor ** Rose Reynolds, British actress and singer * February 24 - O'Shea Jackson Jr., American actor and rapper * February 25 – Tony Oller, American singer, songwriter and actor * February 26 - Lex Scott Davis, American actress * February 28 ** Sarah Bolger, Irish actress ** Rudy Mancuso, American internet personality, musician and actor * March 2 – Jake Picking, German-born American actor * March 5 – Hanna Mangan-Lawrence, English-Australian actress * March 6 – Tyler, The Creator, American rapper * March 7 – Daisy Head, English actress * March 8 – Devon Werkheiser, American actor * March 9 – Domo Genesis, American rapper * March 12 - Lauren Holt, American actress, comedian and singer * March 17 – Kristjan Lüüs, Estonian actor * March 19 – Garrett Clayton, American actor * March 22 - Dominique Fishback, American actress * March 23 – Madelyn Deutch, American actress, director, musician and writer * March 25 – Seychelle Gabriel, American actress * March 28 – Amy Bruckner, American actress * March 29 ** Irene, South Korean singer, rapper and actress ** Samantha Win, Canadian actress * March 31 – Elliot Barnes-Worrell, English actor * April 4 – Jamie Lynn Spears, American actress * April 7 - Anne-Marie, English singer-songwriter and actress * April 9 – Amber Lee Connors, American voice actress * April 10 ** AJ Michalka, American singer and actress ** Sergiusz Żymełka, Polish actor * April 13 – Dylan Penn, American actress and model * April 19 – Mehazabien Chowdhury, Bangladeshi actress and model * April 21 – Frank Dillane, English actor * April 22 – Leonie Benesch, German actor * May 6 – Shamier Anderson, Canadian actor * May 17 – Daniel Curtis Lee, American actor, comedian and rapper * May 21 – Sarah Ramos, American actress * June 1 – Zazie Beetz, American actress * June 7 – Emily Ratajkowski, English-born American actress and model * June 11 – Kärt Tammjärv, Estonian actress * June 15 – Lindsay Seidel, American voice actress * June 18 – Willa Holland, American actress * June 20 - Ruby Modine, American actress and singer * June 24 – Dexter Darden, American actor * June 26 – Will Attenborough, British actor * June 28 - Daniel Zovatto, Costa Rican-American actor * June 29 ** Tajja Isen, Canadian actress and singer-songwriter ** Addison Timlin, American actress * July 5 – Jason Dolley, American actor * July 6 – Victoire Thivisol, French actress * July 7 – Eve Hewson, Irish actress * July 8 ** Thuso Mbedu, South African actress ** Luke Pensabene, American actor and film producer * July 9 – Mitchel Musso, American actor * July 11 – Kentaro Sakaguchi, actor and model * July 12 – Erik Per Sullivan, American actor * July 16 – Alexandra Shipp, American actress * July 29 – Jahmil French, Canadian actor (died 2021) * August 4 - Lucinda Dryzek, English actress * August 12 – Lakeith Stanfield, American actor * August 13 - Nikita Hopkins, American screenwriter, visual artist and former child voice actor * August 16 – Evanna Lynch, Irish actress * August 17 – Austin Butler, American actor * August 22 – Naomi Ackie, English actress * August 23 - Jake Manley, Canadian actor * August 26 – Dylan O'Brien, American actor * August 27 – Young Mazino, American actor * August 28 – Kyle Massey, American actor * September 4 - Carter Jenkins, American actor * September 5 – Skandar Keynes, English actor * September 9 ** Yang Yang, Chinese actor ** Kelsey Chow, American actress * September 17 – Mena Massoud, Egyptian-born Canadian actor and singer * September 19 – Tyler Neitzel, American actor * September 20 – Spencer Locke, American actress * September 25 – Alix Bénézech, French actress * September 27 – Thomas Mann, American actress * October 3 - Derek Klena, American actor and singer * October 5 – Xiao Zhan, Chinese actor * October 6 – Roshon Fegan, American actor, dancer, and rapper * October 15 - Charlotte Hope, English actress * October 18 ** Tyler Posey, American actor and musician ** Toby Regbo, English actor * October 19 – Samantha Robinson, American actress * October 23 – Sophie Oda, American actress * October 25 – Lorina Kamburova, Bulgarian actress (d. 2021) * October 27 – Bryan Craig, American actor * October 28 – Mart Müürisepp, Estonian actor * October 31 – Jordan-Claire Green, American actress * November 1 – Anthony Ramos, American actor and singer-songwriter * November 4 – Tanya Reynolds, English actress * November 8 – Riker Lynch, American actor, singer, musician * November 10 - Genevieve Buechner, Canadian actress * November 11 ** Christa B. Allen, American actress ** Travis Tope, American actor * November 13 ** Matt Bennett, American actor ** Devon Bostick, Canadian actor * November 15 – Shailene Woodley, American actress * December 10 - KiKi Layne, American actress * December 12 – Jaime Lorente, Spanish actor * December 15 ** Eunice Cho, American actress ** Alana Haim, American musician and actress * December 17 - Daniel Tay, American former actor * December 19 – Keiynan Lonsdale, Australian actor, dancer and singer-songwriter * December 20 ** Jillian Rose Reed, American actress ** Colin Woodell, American actor * December 24 – Sofia Black-D'Elia, American actress * December 27 - Chloe Bridges, American actress


Deaths


Film debuts


References


External links


List of 1991 films
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1991 Domestic Grosses
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List of 1991 deaths
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