Favorite Drama Films: 1990-1991

Directed by: Oliver Stone
Produced by: Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Bill Graham, Mario Kassar, and A. Kitman Ho
Written by: Oliver Stone and Randal Johnson
Cinematography: Robert Richardson
Edited by: Jim Hutshing and David Brenner

Distributed by: TriStar Pictures and Carloco Pictures

Directed by: Kevin Costner
Produced by: John Davis, Kevin Costner, Jake Eberts, and Bonnie Arnold
Written by: Michael Blake
Based on the novel by: Michael Blake
Cinematography: Dean Semler
Edited by: Neil Travis
Music by: John Barry

Distributed by: Orion Pictures and MGM/UA

Directed by: Kenneth Branagh
Produced by: Lindsay Doran, Dennis Feldman, Charles H. Maguire, and Sydney Pollack
Written by: Scott Frank
Cinematography: Matthew F. Leonetti
Edited by: Patrick E. Berger
Music by: Patrick Doyle

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Geoff Murphy
Produced by: James G. Robinson, Paul Schiff, and Irby Smith
Based on a concept by: John Fusco
Written by: John Fusco
Cinematography: Dean Semler
Edited by: Bruce Green
Music by: Alan Silvestri and Jon Bon Jovi

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Phillip Borsos
Produced by: Nicholas Clermont and Pieter Kroonenburg
Written by: Ted Allan
Based on the book by: Ted Allan
Cinematograph: Raoul Coutard and Mike Molloy
Edited by: Angelo Corrao and Yves Langlois
Music by: Allan Reeves

Directed by: C/FP Distribution and Flimline Distribution Ltd.

Directed by: James Orr
Produced by: Jim Cruickshank, Susan B. Landau, Laurence Mark, and James Orr
Written by: Jim Cruikshank and James Orr
Cinematography by: Alex Thomson
Edited by: Michael R. Miller
Music by: David Newman

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: James Foley
Produced by: Cary Brokaw, Ric Kidney, and Robert Redlin
Written by: James Foley and Robert Redlin
Based on the novel by: Jim Thompson
Cinematography: Mark Plummer
Edited by: Howard E. Smith
Music by: Maurice Jarre

Distributed by: Avenue Pictures

Directed by: Phil Joanou
Produced by: Randy Ostrow, Ned Dowd, and Ron Rotholz
Written by: Dennis McIntyre
Cinematography: Richard Quinlan and Jordan Cronenweth
Edited by: Claire Simpson
Music by: Ennio Morricone

Distributed by: Orion Pictures

Directed by: Sidney Lumet
Produced by: Arnon Milchan, Burtt Harris, Patrick Wachsberger, and Mike Wise
Based on the book by: Edwin Torres
Written by: Sidney Lumet
Cinematography: Andrzej Bartkowiak
Edited by: Richard P. Cirincione
Music by: Ruben Blades

Distributed by: TriStar Pictures and Carolco Pictures

Directed by: Alan Rudolph
Produced by: John Fiedler and Mark Tarlov
Written by: William Reilly and Claude Kerven
Cinematography: Elliot Davis
Edited by: Tom Walls
Music by: Mark Isham

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Steve Miner
Produced by: Matt Williams and Oley Sassone
Based on the book “A Girl and Five Brave Horses” by: Sonora Webster Carver
Written by: Matt Williams and Oley Sassone
Cinematography: Daryn Okada
Edited by: Jon Poll
Music by: Mason Daring

Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures

Directed by: Lalle Hellstrom
Produced by: G. Mac Brown, Richard Dreyfuss, Griffin Dunne, and Amy Robinson
Written by: Malia Scotch Marmo
Cinematography: Theo van de Sande
Edited by: Andrew Mondshein
Music by: James Horner

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Mike Nichol
Produced by: J.J. Abrams, Robert Greenhut, Susan MacNair, Mike Nichol, and Scott Rudin
Written by: J.J. Abrams
Cinematography: Giuseppe Rotunno
Edited by: Sam O'Steen
Music by: Hans Zimmer

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Barbra Streisand
Produced by: Cis Corman, Andrew S. Karsch, James T. Roe III, Sheldon Schrager, and Barbra Streisand ...
Based on the novel by: Pat Conroy
Written by: Pat Conroy and Becky Robinson
Cinematography: Stephen Goldblatt
Edited by: Don Zimmerman
Music by: James Newton Howard

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Barry Gilbert
Produced by: Harry J. Ufland, Mary Jane Ufland, and Anthony Waye
Based on the book by: Betty Mahmoody and William Hoffer
Written by: David W. Rintels
Cinematography: Peter Hannan
Edited by: Terry Rawlings
Music by: Jerry Goldsmith

Distributed by: MGM/UA

Directed by: Heywood Gould
Produced by: Joan Bradshaw, Harry Colomby, and Laurence Mark
Written by: Heywood Gould
Cinematography: Ralf D. Bode
Edited by: Richard Marks
Music by: William Ross and David Foster

Distributed by: Hollywood Pictures

Directed by: W.D. Richter
Produced by: Gary Daigler, Dan Lupovitz, and W.D. Richter
Written by: Mark Andrus
Cinematography: Peter Sova
Edited by: Richard Chew and Robert Leighton
Music by: David Mansfield

Distributed by: New Line Cinema

Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan
Produced by: Michael Grillo, Lawrence Kasdan, Meg Kasdan, Charles Okun, and Ron Stacker Thompson
Written by: Lawrence Kasdan and Meg Kasdan
Cinematography: Owen Roizman
Edited by: Carol Littleton
Music by: James Newton Howard

Distributed by: 2Oth Century Fox

Directed by: Joel Schumacher
Produced by: Sally Field, Duncan Henderson, and Kevin McCormick
Written by: Richard Friedenberg and Marti Leimbach
Cinematography: Juan Ruiz Anchía
Edited by: Robert Brown and Jim Prior
Music by: James Newton Howard

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Paul Brickman
Produced by: Jon Avent
Written by: Barbara Benedek and Paul Brickman
Based on the film “La Vie Continue” by: Moshe Mizrahi
Cinematography: Bruce Surtess
Edited by: Richard Chew
Music by: Thomas Newman

Distributed by: Warner Bros. and Geffen Pictures

Directed by: Fax Bahr, George Hickenlooper, and Eleanor Coppola
Produced by: George Zaloom and Les Mayfield
Written by: Fax Bahr and George Hickenlooper
Music by: Todd Boekelheide
Edited by: Michael Greer and Jay Miracle

Distributed by: American Zoetrope, Triton Pictures, and Cineplex Odeon Films

Directed by: Jodie Foster
Produced by: Peggy Rajski and Scott Rudin
Written by: Scott Frank
Cinematography Mike Southon
Edited by: Lynzee Klingman
Music by: Mark Isham

Distributed by: Orion Pictures

Directed by: Robert Mulligan
Produced by: Bill Borden, William S. Gilmore, Jerry Grandey, Shari Rhodes, and Mark Rydell
Written by: Jenny Wingfield
Cinematography: Freddie Francis
Edited by: Trudie Ship
Music by: James Newton Howard

Distributed by: MGM/UA

Directed by: Irwin Winkler
Produced by: Aaron Milchan and Steven Routher
Written by: Irwin Winkler
Cinematography: Michael Ballhaus
Edited by: Priscilla Nedd Friendly
Music by: James Newton Howard

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Stuart Rosenberg
Produced by: E.K. Gaylord II and Martin Poll
Written by: Joel Don Humphreys
Cinematography: Bernd Heinl
Edited by: Dennis Hill
Music by: James Horner

Distributed by: The Samuel Goldwyn Company

Directed by: Jim Abrahams
Produced by: Penney Finkelman Cox and Karen Leigh Hopkins
Written by: Karen Leigh Hopkins
Cinematography: Paul Elliot
Edited by: Bruce Green
Music by: Melissa Ethridge and Thomas Newman

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Anthony Minghella
Produced by: Robert Cooper and Robert Shivas
Written by: Anthony Minghella
Cinematography: Remi Adefarasin
Edited by: John Stothart
Music by: Barrington Pheloung

Distributed by: BBC Films, Alliance Relasing, and The Samuel Goldwyn Company

Directed by: John Erman
Produced by: Samuel Goldwyn Jr., Bonnie Bruckheimer, and Daniel V. Pickler
Written by: Robert Getchell
Based on the book "Stella Davis" by: Olive Higgins Prouty
Cinematography: Billy Williams
Edited by: Jerrold L. Ludwig and Bud Molin
Music by: John Morris

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: Phillip Kaufman
Produced by: Peter Kaufman and Yannoulla Wakefield
Written by: Phillip Kaufman and Rose Kaufman
Based on the book by: Anais Nin
Cinematography: Philippe Rousselot
Edited by: Dede Allen, Vivien Hillgrove Gilliam, and William S. Scharf
Music by: Mark Adler

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Norman Rene
Produced by: Stan Wlodkowski and Lydia Dean Pilcher
Written by: Craig Lucas
Cinematography: Tony C. Jannelli
Edited by: Kathryn Wenning
Music by: Greg De Bellis and Zane Campbell

Distributed by: The Samuel Goldwyn Company

Directed by: Mike Figgis
Produced by: Pierre David, Rene Malo, Frank Mancuso Jr., Pam O'Har, David Streit, and Mara Trafficante
Written by: Harry Bean
Cinematography: John A. Alonzo
Edited by: Robert Estrin
Music by: Brian Banks, Anthony Marinelli, and Mike Figgis

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Dennis Hopper
Produced by: Deborah Capogrosso, Bill Gavin, Paul Lewis, Derek Power, Valerie Tyson, and Stephen Ujlaki
Written by: Nona Tyson and Charles Williams
Based on the novel "Hell Hath No Fury" by: Charles Williams
Cinematography: Ueli Steiger
Edited by: Wende Phifer Mate
Music by: Jack Nitzsche

Distributed by: Orion Pictures

Directed by: Robert Redford
Produced by: Sydney Pollack and Richard Roth
Written by: Judith Rascoe and David Rayfiel
Cinematography: Owen Roizman
Edited by: Fredric Steinkamp and William Steinkamp
Music by: David Grusin

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Alan Parker
Produced by: Robert F. Colesberry and Nellie Nugiel
Written by: Alan Parker
Cinematography: Michael Seresin
Edited by: Garry Hambling
Music by: Randy Edelman

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Joseph Ruben
Produced by: Lawrence Chernov, C. Ted Devlin, Leonard Goldberg, and Michael E. Steele
Written by: Ronald Bass
Based on the novel by: Nancy Price
Cinematography: John Lindsey
Edited by: George Bowers
Music by: Jerry Goldsmith

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Robert Townsend
Produced by: Kokayi Ampah, Loretha C. Jones, Christina Schmidlin, and Robert Townsend
Written by: Robert Townsend and Keenan Ivory Wayans
Cinematography: Bill Dill
Edited by: John Carter
Music by: Stanley Clarke

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Russell Mulcahy
Produced by: Suzanne Todd, Joel Silver, Michael Levy Barry Josephson, and James Herbert
Written by: Menno Meyjes, Fred Dekker, and Steven DeSouza
Cinematography: Peter Levy
Edited by: Peter Honess
Music by: Alan Silvestri

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Produced by: Barbara De Fina, Kathleen Kennedy, and Frank Marshall
Written by: Wesley Strick
Based on the movie by: James R. Webb and the novel "The Executioners" by John D. MacDonald
Cinematography: Freddie Francis
Edited by: Thelma Schoonmaker
Music by: Bernard Hermann and Elmer Bernstein

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Damian Harris
Produced by: Ellen Collett, Wendy Dozoretz, and Michael Finnell
Written by: Mary Agnes Donoghue and Bruce Joel Rubin
Cinematography: Jack N. Green
Edited by: Neil Travis
Music by: Thomas Newman

Distributed by: Hollywood Pictures

Directed by: Adrian Lyne
Produced by: Alan Marshall
Written by: Bruce Joel Rubin
Cinematography: Jeffrey L. Kimball
Edited by: Tom Told
Music by: Maurice Jarre

Distributed by: TriStar Pictures

Directed by: Henry Hook
Produced by: Lewis M. Allen, Ross Milloy, and Peter Newman
Written by: Jay Presson Allen
Based on the novel by: William Holding
Cinematography: Martin Fuhrer
Edited by: Henry Hook
Music by: Phillipe Sarde

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Ryszard Bugajski
Produced by: Stephen Alix, Shelley Gillen, Ian McDougall, and Stephen J. Roth
Written by: Robert Forsyth
Based on the novel, "A Dream Like Mine" by: M.T. Kelly
Cinematography: Francois Protat
Edited by: Michael Rea
Music by: Shane Harvey

Distributed by: Academy Films and Cinexus Capital Corporation

Directed by: Richard Stanley
Produced by: JoAnne Sellar and Paul Trybits
Written by: Richard Stanley
Based on the comic story "SHOK!" by: Steve MacManus and Kevin O'Neill
Cinematography: Steven Chivers
Edited by: Derek Trigg
Music by: Simon Boswell

Distributed by: Phase 4 Films and Miramax Pictures

Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Produced by: Barbara De Fina and Irwin Winkler
Written by: Nicholas Pileggi and Martin Scorcese
Based on the book, "Wiseguys: My Life in a Mafia Family" by Nicholas Pileggi and Henry Hill
Cinematography: Michael Bellhaus
Edited by: Thelma Schoonnmacher and James Y. Kwai

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Bruce McDonald
Produced by: Colin Brunton, Daniel Salerno and Bruce McDonald
Written by: Allan Magee, Bruce McDonald, and Don McKellar
Cinematography: Miroslaw Baszak
Edited by: Michael Pascek
Music by: Nash the Slash

Distributed by: Shadow Shows Distribution and Cinplex Odeon Films

Directed by: Wolfgang Petersen
Produced by: John Davis, Wolfgang Petersen, and David Korda
Written by: Wolfgang Petersen
Based on the novel by: Richard Neely
Cinematography: Lazlo Kovacs
Edited by: Glenn Farr and Hannes Mikel
Music by: Alan Silvestri

Distributed by: MGM/UA

Directed by: Stephen Frears
Produced by: Martin Scorsese, Jim Painter, Barbara De Fine, and Robert A. Thomas
Written by: Donald E. Westlake
Based on the novel by: Jim Thompson
Cinematography: Oliver Stapleton
Edited by: Mick Audsley
Music by: Elmer Bernstein

Distributed by: Miramax Pictures

Directed by: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Produced by: Ben Barenholtz, Graham Place, Joel Coen, and Ethan Coen
Written by: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Based on the novels, "The Red Harvest" and "Glass Key" by: Dashiell Hammett
Cinematography: Barry Sonnenfeld
Edited by: Michael R. Miller
Music by: Carter Burwell

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Abel Ferrara
Produced by: Jay Julien, Augusto Caminito, Mary Kane, and Vittorio Squillante
Written by: Nicholas St. John
Cinematography: Bojan Bezalli
Edited by: Anthony Redman
Music by: Joe Delia

Distributed by: Live Entertainment

Directed by: Paul Verhoeven
Produced by: Buzz Feitshans, Mario Kassar, Andrew G. Vajna, and Ronald Shussett
Written by: Ronald Shussett, Dan O'Bannon, Jon Povill, and Gary Goldman
Based on the short story, "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale", by Phillip K. Dick
Cinematography: Jost Vocano
Edited by: Frank J. Urioste
Music by: Jerry Goldsmith

Distributed by: Tri-Star Pictures and Carolco Pictures