1991
Top 10 of the year
The ten highest-voted films and series that premiered in 1991, via TMDB discover rankings.
Movies
- 1
Film
The Silence of the Lambs
- “A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.”
- “I'm having an old friend for dinner.”
- “Oh, and Senator, just one more thing. Love your suit.”
★ 8.3 · 17,990 votes
- 2
Film
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
- “Hasta la vista, baby.”
- “It's nothing personal.”
- “Ten years after the events of the original, a reprogrammed T-800 is sent back in time to protect young John Connor from the shape-shifting T-1000.”
★ 8.2 · 14,302 votes
- 3
Film
Beauty and the Beast
- “Follow the adventures of Belle, a bright young woman who finds herself in the castle of a prince who's been turned into a mysterious beast.”
- “The most beautiful love story ever told.”
- “With the help of the castle's enchanted staff, Belle soon learns the most important lesson of all -- that true beauty comes from within.”
★ 7.7 · 10,668 votes
- 4
Film
Hook
- “And you'd better deliver, Miss Bell, or no amount of clapping will bring you back from where I will send you.”
- “Hook, you let those kids out of that net in less than one minute or you better get an attorney and hope to God he's better than me.”
- “You're a... you're a complex Freudian hallucination having something to do with my mother and I don't know why you have wings, but you have very lovely legs and you're a very nice tiny person and what am I saying? I don't know who my mother was. I'm an orphan and I've never taken drugs because I missed the sixties; I was an accountant.”
★ 6.8 · 5,733 votes
- 5
Film
The Addams Family
- “But the kids barely have time to warm up the electric chair before Morticia begins to suspect Fester is fraud when he can't recall any of the details of Fester's life.”
- “Weird is relative.”
- “When a man claiming to be long-lost Uncle Fester reappears after 25 years lost, the family plans a celebration to wake the dead.”
★ 7.1 · 5,036 votes
- 6
Film
Point Break
- “100% pure adrenaline.”
- “Believing that the members of the gang could be surfers, the F.B.I.”
- “In Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers who call themselves The Ex-Presidents commit their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson.”
★ 7.2 · 3,981 votes
- 7
Film
Thelma & Louise
- “As fugitives, both women rediscover the strength of their bond and their newfound resilience.”
- “Somebody said get a life...so they did.”
- “Taking a break from their dreary lives, close friends Thelma and Louise embark on a short weekend trip that ends in unforeseen incriminating circumstances.”
★ 7.6 · 3,871 votes
- 8
Film
Cape Fear
- “[watching passing teenaged girls] They're great at that age, ain't they? All those discoveries ahead of 'em. You're lucky, Counselor. My own daughter, she don't even know me. After I went inside, her mama told her I was dead - which, in a way, I was.”
- “I learned to read during my stretch. First, Spot Goes to the Farm, then Runaway Bunny, then law books mostly. Did you know that after I discharged you, I acted as my own attorney? Applied several times for an appeal. Mm-hmm. So, here we are - two lawyers, for all practical purposes, talking shop.”
- “It's not necessary to lay a foul tongue on me, my friend. I could get upset. Things could get out of hand. Then in self defense, I could do something to you that you would not like, right here.”
★ 7.3 · 3,857 votes
- 9
Film
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
- “But upon arrival he discovers his dead father in the ruins of his family estate, killed by the vicious sheriff of Nottingham, Robin and Azeem join forces with outlaws Little John and Will Scarlett to save the kingdom from the sheriff's villainy.”
- “For the good of all men, and the love of one woman, he fought to uphold justice by breaking the law.”
- “Nobleman crusader Robin of Locksley breaks out of a Jerusalem prison with the help of Moorish fellow prisoner Azeem and travels back home to England.”
★ 6.9 · 3,584 votes
- 10
Film
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
- “Bumbling lieutenant Frank Drebin is out to foil the big boys in the energy industry, who intend to suppress technology that will put them out of business.”
- “If you see only one movie this year... you ought to get out more often.”
- “Like a midget at a urinal, I was going to have to stay on my toes.”
★ 6.8 · 2,758 votes
TV shows
- 1
TV
Dinosaurs
- “Dinosaurs follows the life of a family of dinosaurs, living in a modern world.”
- “The Funniest Family in 60 Million Years!”
- “They have TV's, fridges, microwaves, and every modern convenience.”
★ 7.8 · 1,081 votes
- 2
TV
Rugrats
- “Adults in the series are almost always unaware of what the children are up to; however, this only provides more room for the babies to explore and discover their surroundings.”
- “Focuses on a group of toddlers, most prominently Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, Lil, and Angelica, and their day-to-day lives, usually involving common life experiences that become adventures in the babies' imaginations.”
- “Focuses on a group of toddlers, most prominently Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, Lil, and Angelica,…”
★ 7.6 · 750 votes
- 3
TV
Home Improvement
- “The daily trials and tribulations of handyman Tim Taylor, a TV show host raising three boys with help from his loyal co-host, domineering wife, and unseen neighbor.”
- “The daily trials and tribulations of handyman Tim Taylor, a TV show host raising…”
- “Tim Taylor, a TV show host raising three boys with help from his loyal…”
★ 7.4 · 711 votes
- 4
TV
The Ren & Stimpy Show
- “Join them in their bizarre and gross world for some outlandish situations coupled with hilarious jokes.”
- “Ren and Stimpy are a mismatch made in animation heaven with nothing in common but a life-long friendship and an incredible knack for getting into trouble.”
- “Ren and Stimpy are a mismatch made in animation heaven with nothing in common…”
★ 7.6 · 523 votes
- 5
TV
Step by Step
- “sitcom with two single parents, who spontaneously get married after meeting one another during…”
- “Step by Step is an American television sitcom with two single parents, who spontaneously get married after meeting one another during a vacation, resulting in them becoming the heads of a large blended family”
- “Step by Step is an American television sitcom with two single parents, who spontaneously…”
★ 7.8 · 445 votes
- 6
TV
The Adventures of Tintin
- “Belgian reporter, and his faithful dog Snowy as they take you from Tibet to…”
- “Travel with Tintin, the young and intrepid Belgian reporter, and his faithful dog Snowy as they take you from Tibet to the Moon, or from Egypt to the depths of the sea -- solving mysteries, pursuing truth and justice, and gambling with their lives.”
- “Travel with Tintin, the young and intrepid Belgian reporter, and his faithful dog Snowy…”
★ 8.0 · 363 votes
- 7
TV
Darkwing Duck
- “A spin-off of DuckTales.”
- “In his secret identity of Drake Mallard, he lives in a suburban house with his adopted daughter Gosalyn, next door to the bafflingly dim-witted Muddlefoot family.”
- “The adventures of superhero Darkwing Duck, aided by his sidekick Launchpad McQuack.”
★ 7.4 · 333 votes
- 8
TV
Taz-Mania
- “The oldest child in a family of five, Taz works at a rather bizarre coastal resort, the Hotel Tasmania, as a bellhop, busboy to earn party money.”
- “The wildest teenager south of the Equator, Taz lives to party.”
- “With his insatiable appetite, he tends to eat everything in sight.”
★ 7.0 · 257 votes
- 9
TV
Doug
- “Doug Funnie experiences common predicaments while attending school in his new hometown of Bluffington, Virginia.”
- “Doug Funnie experiences common predicaments while attending school in his new hometown of Bluffington, Virginia.…”
- “Doug Funnie experiences common predicaments while attending school in his new hometown of Bluffington,…”
★ 7.2 · 241 votes
- 10
TV
Escalona
- “The improbable real life of Rafael Escalona, who had no music education and became Colombia's king of vallenato music, chronicling everyday life.”
- “The improbable real life of Rafael Escalona, who had no music education and became…”
- “who had no music education and became Colombia's king of vallenato music, chronicling everyday…”
★ 7.7 · 197 votes