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This is a list of films produced and/or distributed by Universal Pictures (founded in 1912 as the Universal Film Manufacturing Company) from 1990 to 1999. It is the main motion picture production and distribution arm of Universal Studios, a subsidiary of the NBCUniversal division of Comcast.
| Release Date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| January 19, 1990 | Tremors | co-production with No Frills Productions, Pacific Western Productions and Wilson-Maddock Productions |
| March 9, 1990 | Coupe de Ville | North American distribution only; produced by Morgan Creek Productions and Rollins-Morra-Brezner Productions |
| March 30, 1990 | Opportunity Knocks [a] | North American distribution only; produced by Imagine Entertainment, Brad Grey Productions and The Meledandri/Gordon Company |
| April 6, 1990 | Cry-Baby [b] | distribution only; produced by Imagine Entertainment |
| April 27, 1990 | The Guardian | |
| May 18, 1990 | Bird on a Wire | co-production with The Badham/Cohen Group and Interscope Communications |
| May 25, 1990 | Back to the Future Part III | co-production with Amblin Entertainment |
| June 29, 1990 | Ghost Dad | co-production with SAH Enterprises |
| July 6, 1990 | Jetsons: The Movie | distribution only; produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| July 27, 1990 | Problem Child | co-production with Imagine Entertainment |
| August 3, 1990 | Mo' Better Blues | co-production with 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks |
| August 24, 1990 | Darkman | co-production with Renaissance Pictures |
| October 5, 1990 | Henry & June | co-production with Walrus & Associates |
| October 19, 1990 | White Palace | co-production with Mirage Enterprises and Double Play |
| November 9, 1990 | Child's Play 2 | distribution only; produced by Living Doll Productions |
| December 12, 1990 | Havana | co-production with Mirage Enterprises and Grimes Productions |
| December 21, 1990 | Kindergarten Cop | distribution only; produced by Imagine Entertainment |
| Release Date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| January 11, 1991 | Lionheart [c] | U.S. distribution only; produced by Imperial Entertainment |
| January 18, 1991 | Once Around | co-production with Cinecom Entertainment Group and Double Play Productions |
| February 15, 1991 | King Ralph | co-production with Mirage Enterprises and JBRO Productions |
| March 6, 1991 | Closet Land | U.S. theatrical distribution only; produced by Imagine Entertainment |
| March 8, 1991 | The Hard Way | co-production with The Badham/Cohen Group |
| March 29, 1991 | Career Opportunities [a] | North American distribution only; produced by Hughes Entertainment |
| April 26, 1991 | A Kiss Before Dying | co-production with Initial Pictures and Kellgate Limited |
| May 24, 1991 | Backdraft | distribution only; produced by Imagine Films Entertainment and Trilogy Entertainment Group |
| June 7, 1991 | Jungle Fever | co-production with 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks |
| July 3, 1991 | Problem Child 2 | co-production with Imagine Films Entertainment |
| July 26, 1991 | Mobsters | |
| August 9, 1991 | Pure Luck | co-production with The Sean Daniel Company |
| August 30, 1991 | Child's Play 3 | co-production with Living Doll Productions |
| October 4, 1991 | Shout | co-production with Robert Simonds Productions |
| October 18, 1991 | Cool as Ice | co-production with Koppelman/Bandier Productions, Carnegie Pictures and Alive Films |
| November 1, 1991 | The People Under the Stairs | distribution only; produced by Alive Films |
| November 13, 1991 | Cape Fear | distribution only; produced by Amblin Entertainment, Cappa Films and Tribeca Productions |
| November 22, 1991 | An American Tail: Fievel Goes West | co-production with Amblimation |
| December 6, 1991 | At Play in the Fields of the Lord [d] | North American, French and Spanish distribution only; produced by The Saul Zaentz Company |
| December 27, 1991 | Fried Green Tomatoes | North American distribution only; co-production with Act III Communications, Electric Shadow Productions and Avnet/Kerner Productions Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy [1] |
| Release Date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| January 10, 1992 | Kuffs | North American distribution only; produced by Dino De Laurentiis Communications and Evans/Gideon Productions |
| February 21, 1992 | Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot | co-production with Northern Lights Entertainment |
| March 13, 1992 | American Me | co-production with YOY Productions and The Sean Daniel Company Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2024 |
| April 3, 1992 | Beethoven | co-production with Northern Lights Entertainment |
| April 17, 1992 | The Babe | co-production with Waterhorse Productions and Finnegan-Pinchuk Productions |
| April 29, 1992 | Leaving Normal | co-production with Mirage Entertainment |
| May 22, 1992 | Far and Away | distribution only; produced by Imagine Films Entertainment |
| June 12, 1992 | Housesitter | |
| July 31, 1992 | Death Becomes Her | |
| August 7, 1992 | Raising Cain | co-production with Pacific Western Productions |
| September 4, 1992 | Out on a Limb | co-production with Interscope Communications |
| September 9, 1992 | Sneakers | co-production with Lasker/Parkes Productions |
| October 2, 1992 | Mr. Baseball | co-production with Outlaw Productions and Pacific Artists |
| October 16, 1992 | The Public Eye | co-production with South Side Amusement Company |
| October 23, 1992 | Dr. Giggles [e] | distribution outside Italy and Japan only; produced by Largo Entertainment, JVC Entertainment and Dark Horse Entertainment |
| December 23, 1992 | Scent of a Woman | co-production with City Light Films Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture. [2] Winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama. [3] |
| December 25, 1992 | Trespass | |
| December 30, 1992 | Lorenzo's Oil | co-production with Kennedy Miller Productions |
| Release Date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| January 29, 1993 | Matinee | North American distribution only; co-production with Renfield Productions |
| February 19, 1993 | Army of Darkness | North American distribution only; produced by Dino De Laurentiis Communications and Renaissance Pictures |
| March 5, 1993 | Mad Dog and Glory | co-production with De Fina/Cappa |
| March 12, 1993 | CB4 | co-production with Imagine Films Entertainment |
| April 2, 1993 | Cop and a Half | |
| April 30, 1993 | Splitting Heirs | British film; co-production with Prominent Features |
| May 7, 1993 | Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story | co-production with Raffaella De Laurentiis Productions |
| June 11, 1993 | Jurassic Park | co-production with Amblin Entertainment Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2018 |
| August 13, 1993 | Heart and Souls | co-production with Alphaville and Stampede Entertainment |
| August 20, 1993 | Hard Target | co-production with Alphaville and Renaissance Pictures |
| King of the Hill | international theatrical and U.S. home media distribution only; produced by Gramercy Pictures, Wildwood Enterprises and Bona Fide Productions | |
| September 10, 1993 | The Real McCoy | North American distribution only; co-production with Bregman/Baer Productions, Inc. |
| September 24, 1993 | Dazed and Confused | international theatrical and U.S. home media distribution only; produced by Gramercy Pictures, Alphaville and Detour Filmproduction |
| October 1, 1993 | For Love or Money | distribution only; produced by Imagine Films Entertainment |
| October 15, 1993 | Judgment Night [e] | distribution outside Italy and Japan only; produced by Largo Entertainment and JVC Entertainment |
| November 10, 1993 | Carlito's Way | co-production with Epic Productions and Bregman/Baer Productions, Inc. |
| November 24, 1993 | We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story | co-production with Amblimation |
| December 15, 1993 | Schindler's List | co-production with Amblin Entertainment Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture. [4] Winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama. [5] Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2004 |
| December 17, 1993 | Beethoven's 2nd | co-production with Northern Lights Entertainment |
| December 29, 1993 | In the Name of the Father | co-production with Hell's Kitchen Films Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture. [4] Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama. [6] |
| Release Date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| February 11, 1994 | The Getaway [e] | North American distribution only; produced by Largo Entertainment, JVC Entertainment and The Turman-Foster Company |
| February 18, 1994 | Reality Bites | co-production with Jersey Films |
| March 4, 1994 | Greedy | distribution only; produced by Imagine Entertainment |
| March 18, 1994 | The Paper | |
| May 13, 1994 | Crooklyn | co-production with 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks and Child Hoods Productions |
| May 27, 1994 | The Flintstones | co-production with Hanna-Barbera Productions and Amblin Entertainment |
| June 3, 1994 | The Cowboy Way | distribution only; produced by Imagine Entertainment |
| July 1, 1994 | The Shadow | co-production with Bregman/Baer Productions Inc. |
| July 15, 1994 | True Lies [f] | international distribution outside France, French-speaking Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Austria and Japan only; produced by Lightstorm Entertainment; distributed in North America, France, French-speaking Switzerland and Italy by 20th Century Fox |
| August 5, 1994 | The Little Rascals | co-production with King World Entertainment and Amblin Entertainment |
| September 16, 1994 | Timecop [e] | distribution outside Italy and Japan only; produced by Largo Entertainment, JVC Entertainment, Signature Pictures, Renaissance Pictures and Dark Horse Entertainment |
| September 30, 1994 | The River Wild | co-production with The Turman-Foster Company |
| October 21, 1994 | Radioland Murders | co-production with Lucasfilm Ltd. |
| October 28, 1994 | Drop Squad | international theatrical and U.S. home media distribution only; produced by Gramercy Pictures and 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks |
| November 4, 1994 | The War | co-production with Island World and Avnet/Kerner Productions |
| November 23, 1994 | Junior | co-production with Northern Lights Entertainment |
| December 23, 1994 | Street Fighter | North American distribution only; produced by Edward R. Pressman Productions and Capcom Co. Ltd.; distributed internationally by Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International under the title Street Fighter: The Ultimate Battle |
| Release Date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| January 13, 1995 | Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight | co-production with Crypt Keeper Productions |
| February 10, 1995 | Billy Madison | co-production with Robert Simonds Productions |
| February 24, 1995 | The Hunted | co-production with Bregman/Baer Productions, Inc. and Davis Entertainment |
| March 24, 1995 | Major Payne | co-production with Wife 'n Kids Productions |
| April 19, 1995 | New Jersey Drive | international theatrical and U.S. home media distribution only; produced by Gramercy Pictures and 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks |
| April 21, 1995 | The Cure | North American distribution only; co-production with Island World |
| April 28, 1995 | Village of the Damned | co-production with Alphaville Films |
| The Underneath | international theatrical and U.S. home media distribution only; produced by Gramercy Pictures and Populist Pictures | |
| May 26, 1995 | Casper | co-production with Amblin Entertainment and The Harvey Entertainment Company |
| June 30, 1995 | Apollo 13 | distribution only; produced by Imagine Entertainment Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture. [7] Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama [8] Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2023 |
| July 28, 1995 | Waterworld | co-production with the Gordon Company, Davis Entertainment and Licht/Mueller Film Corporation |
| August 4, 1995 | Babe | co-production with Kennedy Miller Productions Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture. [7] Winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. [9] |
| September 8, 1995 | To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar | co-production with Amblin Entertainment |
| September 13, 1995 | Clockers | co-production with 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks |
| October 6, 1995 | How to Make an American Quilt | co-production with Amblin Entertainment |
| October 13, 1995 | Strange Days | international distribution outside France, French-speaking Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Austria and Japan only; produced by Lightstorm Entertainment; distributed in North America, France, French-speaking Switzerland and Italy by 20th Century Fox |
| October 20, 1995 | Mallrats | international theatrical and U.S. home media distribution only; produced by Gramercy Pictures, Alphaville and View Askew Productions |
| November 3, 1995 | Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain | co-production with Bregman/Deyhle Productions |
| November 17, 1995 | The American President | international distribution only; co-production with Castle Rock Entertainment and Wildwood Enterprises; distributed in North America by Columbia Pictures Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. [10] |
| November 22, 1995 | Casino | distribution outside French home media and European television only; co-production with Syalis D.A, Légende Entreprises and De Fina/Cappa |
| December 22, 1995 | Balto | co-production with Amblimation |
| Sudden Death | co-production with Shattered Productions, Signature Entertainment and Imperial Entertainment | |
| December 29, 1995 | 12 Monkeys [g] | distribution outside the U.K., Ireland, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Japan only; co-production with Atlas Entertainment and Classico |
| Release Date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| February 16, 1996 | Happy Gilmore | co-production with Brillstein-Grey Entertainment and Robert Simonds Productions |
| March 15, 1996 | Ed | co-production with Longview Entertainment |
| March 29, 1996 | Sgt. Bilko | distribution only; produced by Imagine Entertainment |
| April 12, 1996 | Fear | |
| April 19, 1996 | Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie | distribution only; produced by Gramercy Pictures and Best Brains, Inc. |
| April 26, 1996 | The Quest | North America, U.K. and Irish distribution only; produced by Selima Films |
| May 10, 1996 | Twister | International distribution outside the Philippines and China theatrically only; co-production with Warner Bros. and Amblin Entertainment |
| Flipper | co-production with The Bubble Factory | |
| May 31, 1996 | Dragonheart | co-production with Raffaella De Laurentiis Productions |
| June 28, 1996 | The Nutty Professor | distribution only; produced by Imagine Entertainment |
| July 19, 1996 | The Frighteners | co-production with WingNut Films |
| August 16, 1996 | Tales from the Crypt Presents: Bordello of Blood | co-production with Crypt Keeper Productions |
| August 30, 1996 | The Trigger Effect | international theatrical and U.S. home media distribution only; produced by Gramercy Pictures and Amblin Entertainment |
| September 6, 1996 | Bulletproof | co-production with Brillstein-Grey Entertainment and Robert Simonds Productions |
| September 13, 1996 | Grace of My Heart | international theatrical and U.S. home media distribution only; produced by Gramercy Pictures |
| October 11, 1996 | The Chamber | co-production with Imagine Entertainment and Davis Entertainment |
| December 6, 1996 | Daylight | co-production with Davis Entertainment and Joseph M. Singer Entertainment |
| December 24, 1996 | I'm Not Rappaport | distribution only; produced by Gramercy Pictures and GreeneStreet Films |
| Release Date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| January 24, 1997 | Fierce Creatures | co-production with Fish Productions and Jersey Films |
| February 7, 1997 | Dante's Peak | co-production with Pacific Western Productions |
| March 21, 1997 | Liar Liar | co-production with Imagine Entertainment |
| April 4, 1997 | That Old Feeling | co-production with The Bubble Factory, Boy of the Year Productions and All Girl Productions |
| April 18, 1997 | McHale's Navy | co-production with The Bubble Factory |
| May 2, 1997 | Commandments | distribution only; produced by Gramercy Pictures and Northern Lights Entertainment |
| May 23, 1997 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | co-production with Amblin Entertainment |
| July 11, 1997 | A Simple Wish | co-production with The Bubble Factory |
| August 22, 1997 | Leave It to Beaver | co-production with Robert Simonds Productions |
| August 29, 1997 | Kull the Conqueror | co-production with Raffaella De Laurentiis Productions |
| November 14, 1997 | The Jackal | distribution outside France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Japan only; co-production with Mutual Film Company and Alphaville |
| December 12, 1997 | For Richer or Poorer | co-production with The Bubble Factory and Yorktown Productions |
| December 31, 1997 | The Boxer | Irish film; co-production with Hell's Kitchen Films Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama [11] |
| Release Date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| January 16, 1998 | Half Baked | co-production with Robert Simonds Productions |
| February 6, 1998 | Blues Brothers 2000 | co-production with Landis/Belzberg Productions |
| February 27, 1998 | Kissing a Fool | North American, U.K., Irish, Australian and New Zealand distribution only; [12] [13] co-production with R.L. Entertainment and Largo Entertainment |
| March 20, 1998 | Primary Colors | North American, U.K. and Irish distribution only; co-production with Mutual Film Company and Icarus Productions |
| April 3, 1998 | Mercury Rising | co-production with Imagine Entertainment |
| May 1, 1998 | Black Dog | North American, U.K. and Irish distribution only; co-production with Mutual Film Company, Prelude Pictures and Raffaella De Laurentiis Productions |
| May 22, 1998 | Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas [h] | co-production with Rhino Films; international rights outside the U.K., Ireland and Scandinavia licensed to Summit Entertainment [14] [15] |
| June 26, 1998 | Out of Sight | co-production with Jersey Films |
| July 10, 1998 | Small Soldiers | international distribution only; co-production with DreamWorks Pictures and Amblin Entertainment (uncredited) |
| July 31, 1998 | BASEketball | co-production with Zucker Productions |
| August 7, 1998 | Safe Men | select international distribution only; produced by October Films, Andell Entertainment and Blue Guitar Films |
| August 21, 1998 | The Best Man | select international distribution only; produced by Filmauro and Duea Film |
| September 18, 1998 | One True Thing | co-production with Monarch Pictures and Ufland Productions |
| October 16, 1998 | Bride of Chucky [i] | co-production with David Kirschner Productions; international rights outside Korea licensed to Good Machine International |
| Reach the Rock | distribution only; produced by Gramercy Pictures | |
| November 13, 1998 | Meet Joe Black | co-production with City Light Films |
| November 25, 1998 | Babe: Pig in the City | co-production with Kennedy Miller Productions |
| December 4, 1998 | Psycho | co-production with Imagine Entertainment |
| December 11, 1998 | Shakespeare in Love | international distribution only; co-production with Miramax Films and The Bedford Falls Company Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture. [16] Winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. [17] |
| December 25, 1998 | Patch Adams | co-production with Blue Wolf Productions, Farrell/Minoff Productions and Bungalow 78 Productions Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. [18] |
| Release Date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| January 15, 1999 | Virus | distribution in North America, the U.K., Ireland and theatrically in Germany, Austria and Switzerland only; [19] [20] co-production with Mutual Film Company, Dark Horse Entertainment and Valhalla Motion Pictures |
| February 19, 1999 | October Sky | co-production with Charles Gordon Productions |
| March 26, 1999 | EDtv | co-production with Imagine Entertainment |
| April 2, 1999 | Tea with Mussolini | international distribution outside Italy only; produced by Cattleya, Cineritmo, Medusa Film and Film and General Productions |
| April 16, 1999 | Life | co-production with Imagine Entertainment |
| May 7, 1999 | The Mummy | co-production with Alphaville |
| May 28, 1999 | Notting Hill | distribution in North and Latin America, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and the Benelux only; produced by PolyGram Films and Working Title Films |
| July 9, 1999 | American Pie [h] | co-production with Zide/Perry Productions; international rights outside the U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa licensed to Summit Entertainment |
| August 6, 1999 | Mystery Men | co-production with Lawrence Gordon Productions, Golar Productions and Dark Horse Entertainment |
| August 13, 1999 | Bowfinger | co-production with Imagine Entertainment |
| August 20, 1999 | Mickey Blue Eyes | international distribution outside Latin America, Scandinavia, Turkey and Asia excluding Japan only; produced by Castle Rock Entertainment and Simian Films; distributed in select territories by Warner Bros. Pictures |
| August 27, 1999 | Dudley Do-Right | co-production with Davis Entertainment, Joseph M. Singer Entertainment and Jay Ward Productions |
| September 17, 1999 | For Love of the Game | co-production with Beacon Pictures, Tig Productions and Mirage Enterprises |
| October 1, 1999 | Plunkett & Macleane | Canadian theatrical and international home media distribution only; produced by PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Arts Council of England, and Working Title Films; distributed in the U.S. by USA Films |
| October 15, 1999 | The Story of Us | North American, Australian and New Zealand distribution only; [21] produced by Castle Rock Entertainment; distributed internationally by Warner Bros. Pictures |
| October 22, 1999 | The Best Man [j] | co-production with 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks |
| October 29, 1999 | Being John Malkovich | international distribution only; produced by Gramercy Pictures, Propaganda Films and Single Cell Pictures; distributed in the U.S. by USA Films |
| November 5, 1999 | The Bone Collector | North American distribution only; co-production with Columbia Pictures and Bregman Productions |
| November 24, 1999 | End of Days [k] | North American distribution only; co-production with Beacon Pictures |
| November 26, 1999 | Ride with the Devil | Canadian theatrical and North American home media distribution only; co-production with Good Machine; distributed in the U.S. by USA Films |
| December 3, 1999 | Guest House Paradiso | international distribution only; produced by PolyGram Films International and Samuelson Productions [22] |
| December 10, 1999 | The Green Mile | international distribution outside Latin America, Scandinavia, Turkey and Asia excluding Japan only; produced by Castle Rock Entertainment and Darkwoods Productions; distributed in select territories by Warner Bros. Pictures Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture [23] |
| December 22, 1999 | Man on the Moon | North American, U.K. and Irish distribution only; co-production with Mutual Film Company, Jersey Films, Cinehaus and Shapiro/West Productions Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy [24] |
| Snow Falling on Cedars | co-production with The Kennedy/Marshall Company; co-distributed in Italy by Filmauro | |
| December 25, 1999 | Angela's Ashes | international distribution only; co-production with Paramount Pictures, David Brown Productions, Scott Rudin Productions and Dirty Hands Productions |
| December 29, 1999 | The Hurricane [k] | North American distribution only; co-production with Beacon Pictures and Azoff Films Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama [25] |