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Problem Child 2
Problem Child 2 is a 1991 American black comedy directed by Brian Levant and starring John Ritter, in which seven-year-old Junior sabotages his father Ben's dating in Mortville.
Pushing Hands (推手) (film)
Pushing Hands (推手, Tui shou) is Ang Lee's 1991 debut feature, a Taiwan-US comedy-drama starring Sihung Lung as a Beijing tai chi master in New York, first of the Father Knows Best trilogy, a 1992 Berlinale selection and Golden Horse winner.
Raining Stones
Raining Stones is Ken Loach's 1993 British comedy-drama (screenplay Jim Allen) about unemployed Mancunian Bob Williams raising money for his daughter's communion dress; it won the ex-aequo Jury Prize at Cannes 1993 and a BAFTA Best British Film nomination.
Reality Bites
Reality Bites is a 1994 American romantic comedy-drama directed by Ben Stiller, starring Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, and Stiller as recent college graduates in Houston.
Renaissance Man (film)
Renaissance Man is a 1994 American comedy-drama directed by Penny Marshall, in which Danny DeVito plays a fired advertising executive who teaches Shakespeare to struggling Army recruits.
Return to the Blue Lagoon
Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991) is William A. Graham's sequel to The Blue Lagoon, starring Brian Krause and Milla Jovovich as island-raised adoptive siblings who fall in love; it earned 0% on Rotten Tomatoes and $2.8 million worldwide.
Richie Rich (film)
Richie Rich is a 1994 American live-action family comedy directed by Donald Petrie, starring Macaulay Culkin as a boy billionaire who must rescue his kidnapped parents and family company.
Royal Tramp (鹿鼎记)
Royal Tramp (鹿鼎记) is a 1992 Hong Kong comedy directed by Wong Jing, starring Stephen Chow and adapted from Jin Yong's novel The Deer and the Cauldron.
Schtonk
Schtonk! is a 1992 German satirical comedy by Helmut Dietl about the 1983 Stern Hitler diaries hoax, starring Götz George and Uwe Ochsenknecht; Oscar-nominated Best Foreign Language Film and Deutscher Filmpreis winner.
Serial Mom
Serial Mom is John Waters' 1994 black comedy starring Kathleen Turner as Beverly Sutphin, a Baltimore housewife who murders people over etiquette slights and becomes a celebrity at her trial; released by Savoy Pictures, it flopped theatrically but became a cult classic.
Sex and Zen (玉蒲团之偷情宝鉴)
Sex and Zen (玉蒲團之偷情寶鑑, Yuk po tuen: Tau ching bo gam) is a 1991 Hong Kong Category III erotic comedy directed by Michael Mak, adapted from Li Yu's novel The Carnal Prayer Mat, and Hong Kong's highest-grossing adult film at HK$18.42 million.
Side Out
Side Out (1990) is an American beach volleyball comedy-drama directed by Peter Israelson, starring C. Thomas Howell and Peter Horton with real AVP pros Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos; originally titled The Perfect Set, it grossed $450,000 domestically.
Singles (1992 film)
Singles (1992) is a Cameron Crowe comedy-drama about Seattle twentysomethings in the grunge era, starring Bridget Fonda, Matt Dillon, Campbell Scott, and Kyra Sedgwick, with a landmark grunge soundtrack.
Sister Act
Sister Act (1992) is a Touchstone comedy directed by Emile Ardolino, starring Whoopi Goldberg as Reno singer Deloris Van Cartier hidden as a nun; also Maggie Smith, Harvey Keitel; $231 million worldwide gross.
Sleepless in Seattle
Sleepless in Seattle is a 1993 American romantic comedy directed by Nora Ephron, starring Tom Hanks as a widowed Seattle father and Meg Ryan as a Baltimore journalist.
So I Married an Axe Murderer
So I Married an Axe Murderer is a 1993 American romantic comedy starring Mike Myers. The film follows a poet who suspects his fiancée is a serial killer.
Soapdish
Soapdish is a 1991 American comedy film directed by Michael Hoffman that satirizes daytime soap operas, starring Sally Field, Kevin Kline, and Robert Downey Jr.
Sólo con Tu Pareja
Sólo con tu pareja (Love in the Time of Hysteria) is Alfonso Cuarón's 1991 Mexican comedy debut, written with Carlos Cuarón and shot by Emmanuel Lubezki, about a yuppie womanizer tricked into believing he has AIDS.
Son-in-Law
Son-in-Law (1993) is a Hollywood Pictures comedy directed by Steve Rash, starring Pauly Shore as Crawl and Carla Gugino, released July 2, 1993; distinct from the 2026 Mexican Netflix film of the same title.
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot is a 1992 American action comedy directed by Roger Spottiswoode, in which Sylvester Stallone's detective is partnered with his meddling mother, played by Estelle Getty.
Strawberry and Chocolate
Strawberry and Chocolate (Fresa y chocolate), 1993 Cuban-Mexican-Spanish comedy-drama by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea and Juan Carlos Tabío; friendship between communist student David and gay artist Diego in 1979 Havana; first Cuban Oscar nominee.
Strictly Ballroom
Strictly Ballroom (1992) is Baz Luhrmann's debut Australian romantic comedy, first of the Red Curtain trilogy, about dancer Scott Hastings and Fran defying the Dance Federation; it won 8 AFI Awards and the Cannes Award of the Youth.
Swingers (1996 film)
Swingers is a 1996 American comedy-drama directed by Doug Liman, written by and starring Jon Favreau, about young actors in mid-1990s Los Angeles navigating the singles scene after a breakup.
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, also known as Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, is a 1994 Australian road movie musical directed by Stephan Elliott, starring Terence Stamp.
The Banquet (豪门夜宴) (1991 film)
The Banquet (豪门夜宴) is a 1991 Hong Kong all-star charity comedy directed by Tsui Hark, Clifton Ko, and others, made in eight days to raise flood relief funds.
The Bilingual Lover
The Bilingual Lover (El amante bilingüe) is Vicente Aranda's 1993 Spanish-Italian comedy-drama adapted from Juan Marsé's 1988 novel, starring Imanol Arias and Ornella Muti, about a disfigured husband who reinvents himself as Faneca to win back his wife.
The Bodyguard (1992 film)
The Bodyguard is a 1992 American romantic thriller directed by Mick Jackson, starring Kevin Costner as a bodyguard protecting pop star Whitney Houston from a stalker.
The Cutting Edge
The Cutting Edge is a 1992 American romantic comedy starring D. B. Sweeney and Moira Kelly as an unlikely figure skating pair training for the Winter Olympics.
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag is a 1992 comedy-mystery about a small-town librarian who falsely confesses to a murder to gain attention. It stars Penelope Ann Miller.
The Hudsucker Proxy
The Hudsucker Proxy is a 1994 screwball comedy by Joel and Ethan Coen and Sam Raimi, starring Tim Robbins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Paul Newman, about a stock scam built on the hula hoop; a 1994 box-office bomb later reappraised.