Best Drama Films of 1991
Our Sons
Julie Andrews and Ann-Margaret ... John Erman, whose previous successful collaborations with Ann-Margaret included Who Will Love My Children and A Streetcar Named Desire. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
The Prince of Tides
Barbra Streisand directed and ... abuse was mental rather than physical. Tom hates Lila, but he can't free himself of his attachment to her. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Separate But Equal
Based on the ground-breaking ... But Equal is a moving and human dramatization of one of the most pivotal court cases in American history. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Jungle Fever
Spike Lee defines "jungle ... When the two families find out about Flipper and Angie's affair, their shock leads to recriminations and racial animosity. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Grand Canyon
Director Lawrence Kasdan's ... referring to the class-imposed chasms which would normally separate the characters. Kasdan co-wrote the screenplay with his wife Meg. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
True Colors
John Cusack and James ... Peter blackmails Senator Stiles to secure a House seat, Tim rouses himself from his lethargy to fight Peter politically. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
The Doors
Val Kilmer delivers what ... haze, having mystical sexual encounters with Patricia Kennealy (Kathleen Quinlan), an older rock journalist involved with sadomasochism and witchcraft. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
This informative look at ... serves as the liaison to the Hashemite delegation in an effort to have the Allies agree to Arab independence. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
He Said, She Said
Real-life sweethearts and film ... off Dan's noggin live on the air. Their ratings soar. And then the whole routine is played out again. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Guilty by Suspicion
The directorial debut of ... family, Merrill caves in and agrees to testify, but as he prepares to "name names," his conscience plagues him. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
The Indian Runner
The Indian Runner, Sean ... Dorothy (Patricia Arquette). But, once again, Frank's violent temper explodes, and everyone's plans for Frank's future crumble into rubble. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Prisoner of Honor
Directed by Ken Russell, ... stars Oliver Reed and Peter Firth, as well as featuring Lindsay Anderson, Brian Blessed, Jeremy Kemp, and Peter Vaughan. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Little Man Tate
Jodie Foster made her ... Odyssey of the Mind. She invites Fred to attend the summer session, creating a rift between Fred and Dede. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
A Rage in Harlem
Bill Duke directs this ... kidnapped. But Goldy knows better -- he still agrees to help him but Goldy wants the gold for himself. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
The Man in the Moon
In its elegiac nostalgia ... for Court or accepting his love and betraying her sister. A tragic event makes Maureen's mind up for her. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
This first film directorial ... and tasteful; unfortunately, this results in a very mannered and stilted production, all too obviously betraying its stage origins. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Class Action
A pair of lawyers ... them, the case becomes more complicated for him when he discovers that Maggie is representing the firm he's suing. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
The Doctor
A doctor finds out ... The Doctor was based on the memoir of real-life surgeon Ed Rosenbaum, entitled "A Taste of My Own Medicine." [ best drama films - 1991 ]
One Good Cop
An honest man struggles ... Beniamino's girlfriend Grace (Rachel Ticotin) is actually an undercover cop who won't stand by as Artie plays Robin Hood. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
The Waterdance
Paralyzed in a 1984 ... Waterdance was given a brief theatrical release in 1992 before being telecast on PBS' American Playhouse in early 1993. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Wildflower
Set in the rural ... the devil. With the help of the two teenagers, the girl is able to become part of everyday society. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Crooked Hearts
Adapted from the Robert ... Peter Berg) to Washington State to begin a new life, but finds that the same problems have followed them. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Dying Young
Directed by Joel Schumacher, ... of their time together. Campbell Scott's real mother, the late Colleen Dewhurst, plays his "reel" mother in the film. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Hammers Over the Anvil
This drama concerns a ... unable to ride a horse. The screenplay of the movie is based on a collection of Marshall's autobiographical stories. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Convicts
Set upon a struggling ... workers, to keep his farm afloat. The story is adapted from Horton Foote's cycle of plays The Orphan's Home. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
The Fisher King
Terry Gilliam directed this ... by a tragic event in his past; Jack soon realizes that to save himself, he first must save Parry. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
All the Mornings of the World
Jazzman-turned-director Alain Corneau brings ... younger Marin Marais. All the Mornings is better known by its original French title, Tous les Matins du Monde. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Aftermath: A Test of Love
Aftermath: A Test of ... Aftermath: A Test of Love occurred in the 1970s in Ogden, Utah, where this TV movie was partially filmed. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Days of Being Wild
Following up on his ... of trophies at the Hong Kong Film Awards, including Best Director, Best Actor for Leslie Cheung, and Best Picture. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Rush
Based on a gritty, ... manufacture false evidence against their target. The soundtrack for Rushcontained the hit song "Tears in Heaven" by Eric Clapton. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Talent for the Game
Sammy Bodean is the ... for the Game is an upbeat, all-American baseball story for the family, though it contains a touch of profanity. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Where Angels Fear to Tread
A wealthy, upper-class British ... a View. Each actor also starred in other Forster films: Bonham Carter in Howards End and Graves in Maurice. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Fires Within
A Cuban woman who ... was also shown under the title Little Havana; it premiered in Miami, appropriately enough, in its short-lived theatrical release. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Paradise
Mary Agnes Donohue adapted ... handle on his own emotions, he can now help Ben and Lily to connect, overcome grief and rediscover themselves. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Regarding Henry
Combining elements of A ... and reconnects with his wife and daughter, only to uncover some secrets about how truly appalling he once was. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd
Based on the book ... by Andy Edmunds, this made-for-TV movie revolves around the mysterious death of '30s film star Thelma Todd (Loni Anderson). [ best drama films - 1991 ]
First Circle
Based on a Solzhenitsyn ... this is the story of a Moscow official in Stalinist Russia whose future freedom depends on a technological break-through. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
The White Dove
Some people would say ... up the bar and its apolitical owner, who knows too much for someone not deeply committed to the cause [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Dark Shadows the Revival Series [TV Series]
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Madame Bovary
Director Claude Chabrol's 1991 ... to Emma Bovary or anyone else in this film, thanks to Claude Chabrol's cold, analytical approach to the material. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
A Stranger in the Family
In this drama, a ... rallies together to help their amnesiac son remember his life. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Lovers on the Bridge
Paris has its share ... of money to make: one of the big costs was the need to build a replica of the Pont-Neuf. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Sins of the Mother
The bizarre relationship between ... this dark drama based on a novel by Jack Olsen, which is in turn based on a true story. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Mister Johnson
Director Bruce Beresford followed ... Gollup. After confessing to the crime, he begs Rudbeck to kill him, sparing him the humiliation of public execution. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Pastime
This highly rated independent ... didn't get to know him better, or they would know that this kind, generous man wishes them all well. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
The Rapture
An audacious film about ... both of which also skewer contemporary American society as shallow, materialistic, and desperate for something authentic to believe in. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Eye of the Storm
Eye of the Storm ... release in Germany but released straight to video in the United States, is a small, well-made thriller, well-worth viewing. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Toy Soldiers
Dead Poets Society and ... the special government forces, the rebellious groups of boys have to devise a plan to short-circuit the hostage situation. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Beverly Hills 90210: Season 02
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The Last Butterfly
Karel Kachyna and Ota ... to put on a show for Red Cross observers in the Nazis' model "city of the Jews," Terezin, Czechoslovakia. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Eyes of an Angel
Both enemies and a ... career enjoyed a resurgence after the success of Pulp Fiction and the film was made available on home video. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Dogfight
River Phoenix stars in ... her out to dinner, hoping to somehow earn her forgiveness. Noted folk singer Holly Near appears as Rose's mother. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
December
Set the day after ... to enter the army, the boys are wary of battle, and discuss the pros and cons of the situation. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Prisoners of the Sun
In 1945, a tribunal ... high command, since General MacArthur wants to reinstate many of the Japanese officers in a new postwar Japanese order. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
The Five Heartbeats
Loosely based on the ... in the 1990s, as the middle-aged "Duck" (Townsend) ruminates on the past and makes the best of the present. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Return to the Blue Lagoon
This sequel to the ... by the arrival of a ship carrying a lovely captain's daughter (Nana Coburn) with eyes for the loincloth-clad Richard. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Rhapsody in August
Master filmmaker Akira Kurosawa ... ambivalent both about the prospects of going to the States, and about the dark memories Clark's presence dredges up. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
En Dag I Oktober
Shot on location in ... he heals, he and the other freedom fighters help the imperiled Danish Jews flee to the safety of Sweden. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Close My Eyes
Set in Great Britain ... sexual nature of its story, Close My Eyes also uses incest as a metaphor for moral and political irresponsibility. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Danielle Steel's 'Changes'
In this made for ... marries a successful surgeon in Los Angeles, romance becomes difficult with their careers on opposite ends of the country. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Heaven Is a Playground
Set in Chicago, Heaven ... save a group of teen-aged boys from crime and drugs by giving them athletic scholarships and teaching them basketball. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Catherine Cookson's The Black Velvet Gown
Filmed for British television ... Somerville), and the ensuing consequences. Black Velvet Gown was telecast in the US in 1993 on PBS' Masterpiece Theatre. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Black Robe
Adapted by Brian Moore ... to understand and appreciate his new Indian comrades, the pious protagonist of Black Robe has only conversion in mind. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
China Cry
Julia Nickson (then billed ... rights for those still trapped on the Mainland. China Cry is based on the autobiography by Sung Neng Yee. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Van Gogh
Running nearly three hours, ... (Jacques Dutronc) as being reasonably sane and he focuses on the everyday events of the painter's life and art. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
A Perfect Hero
A Perfect Hero, Christopher ... Havers' facial makeup was genuine; she was not permitted to see his "remade" face until the cameras started turning. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
King of Chess
In Taipei, Taiwan, a ... a way to finish it. His solution was to shoot a parallel, contemporary story and intercut between the two. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
What About Me
The tough and tender ... Hell, Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Thunders, Nick Zedd, and Gregory Corso; Thunders also contributed to the film's musical score. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Blue Hour
The hero of the ... for the first time in his life. And as things turn out, his first time may be his last. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Cup Final
Originally titled G'mar Giviya, ... prisoner-jailer relationship, which endures throughout a perilous journey through war-torn Lebanon, manages to transcend all racial and political barriers. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
La Frontera
High school math teacher ... marriage. All in all, his exile turns out to be the best thing that has ever happened to him. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Little Heroes
In this inspiring family ... the life of an old farmer she teaches the town a valuable lesson about courage and real moral values. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Lost in the Barrens
An orphaned white teen ... Cree Indian boy must put their differences aside to survive when they get lost together in the Canadian wilderness. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Mission of the Shark
When a top secret ... his court-martial only served to show that justice is not always found in military proceedings but rather mere expediency. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Presumed Guilty
In this drama, a ... imprisoned man is no sooner released than he is once again being pursued by the cops. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Quicksand: No Escape
In this made-for-cable thriller, ... to corrupt a city official. When murder ensues, the architect must evade the prying eye of a sleazeball detective. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Quiet Fire
In this thriller, the ... corrupt) congressman, who is running for a seat in the Senate, is responsible for the death of his friend. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Straight Out of Brooklyn
Matty Rich's Straight ... at the time he wrote and directed Straight out of Brooklyn (he also appears as Larry in the film). [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Strangers in Good Company
This Canadian drama from ... Good Company was nominated for several honors at Canada's 1991 Genie Awards, ultimately winning the prize for Best Editing. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Swoon
Tom Kalin directed this ... sex as a prompt, Leopold is even willing to commit murder to have his sexual desires satisfied by Loeb. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
A Tale of Two Cities
Masterpiece Theatre's 1991 production ... way she loves Charles, Sydney takes Darnay's place on death row, thereby letting the aristocrat return to his wife. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Catherine Cookson's The Black Candle
At the turn of ... problems with an employee who is accused of murder and her sister who has married a spoiled rich boy. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Danielle Steel's 'Daddy'
This TV movie's original ... finds is beautiful actress Lynda Carter, as gorgeous a surrogate mommy as you're likely to see in Prime Time. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Fire in the Dark
When her Mother breaks ... resentful and fearful in this powerful affirmation of the dignity of the elderly and the power of a family. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
A foster home-bound 9-year-old ... his aging grandmother run from the authorities in this drama. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Jeszcze Tylko Ten Las
Murs Kulgawcowa was a ... be necessary for her to do so, the former washerwoman is willing to die to protect her young charge. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
La Mujer de Benjamin
When he's not in ... be easily manipulated, so she refuses to leave. Instead, she quickly makes herself the dominant figure in his household. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Raid
Tsui Hark and Ching ... Masa (Tony Leung Kar-fai) and legendary secret agent Yoshiko Kawashima (Joyce Godenzi). Corey Yuen and Jacky Cheung also star. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Chernoe i Beloe
In this independently produced ... Reviewers saw this film at the 1992 Sundance Film Festival and found its settings dreary and the characters unsympathetic. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
In Your Wildest Dreams
A high school senior ... in order to help out a friend, the overnight millionaire may have to learn to place friendship above success. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Golden Swallow
Cherie Chung, Eric Tsang ... Anthony Wong star in this martial-arts sword-fest in the style of A Chinese Ghost Story. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Lee Rock
Andy Lau was nominated ... in this drama about the life of legendary police detective Lee Rock. Also stars Yau Chimgmy and Cheung Man. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Yumeji
The final film in ... back to life sporting a blonde wig. Wanting to finish the job, Onimatsu chases Wakiya, while Takehisa seduces Tomoyo. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Hello, Hemingway
It is 1956 in ... Old Man and the Sea, as she also almost landed a big fish, in the form of that scholarship. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Will of Iron
David Chiang Da-wei spins ... (Maggie Cheung Man-yuk) tries to intervene, hoping to save her friend, all sorts of bad things start to happen. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Brides of Christ
Australian filmmaker Ken Cameron ... on one character. Russell Crowe appears in a small role. Brides of Christ premiered in the U.S. on A&E. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
The Phantom of the Opera
Not to be confused ... semi-sinister Phantom. Filmed before a live audience, this production offers a lighter, occasionally comedic take Gaston Leroux's 1911 novel. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Madame Bamboo
Director Li Han Chiang ... lover tie up her pre-pubescent husband and make rapturous love until the authorities catch wind of their passionate crime. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Queen of the Underworld
A lowly waitress rockets ... Jay does the only thing possible to ensure that her husband will never again make love to another woman. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
Mi Querido Viejo
The drama Mi Querido ... on the family's successful name. The lead roles are played by actual father and son Vincente and Alejandro Fernandez. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
The Commish [TV Series]
Based on the life ... setting and attitude. The series lasted four full season, plus a limited run of four "movie specials" in 1995. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
21 Jump Street: Season 05
Canceled by the Fox ... guest stars. However, star-in-the-making Jada Pinkett can be seen in a flashy role in the series' penultimate episode, "Homegirls." [ best drama films - 1991 ]
House of Eliott: Series 01
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Clarissa
The costume drama Clarissa ... ends up being responsible for her. However, his own libertine lifestyle takes its toll on him, physically and emotionally. [ best drama films - 1991 ]
A Plea to God
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Chiche Bombon
The drama Chiche Bombon ... to try to make a life together, but they famous numerous hurdles on their way to happily ever after. [ best drama films - 1991 ]Supplemental Navigation
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