List of Universal Pictures films (1990–1999)

This is a list of films produced or distributed by Universal Pictures (founded in 1912 as the Universal Film Manufacturing Company) between 1990 and 1999. It is the main motion picture production and distribution arm of Universal Studios, a subsidiary of the NBCUniversal division of Comcast.

1990

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

1991

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]

1992

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
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

1993

Release Date	Title	Notes
January 29, 1993	Matinee	North American distribution only; co-production with Renfield Productions
February 19, 1993	Army of Darkness [f]	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]

1994

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 [g]	international distribution outside Germany, Austria, Scandinavia, Japan, France, French-speaking Switzerland and Italy 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.; international distribution handled by Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International under the title Street Fighter: The Ultimate Battle

1995

Release Date	Title	Notes
January 13, 1995	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
	Strange Days	international distribution outside Germany, Austria, Japan, France, French-speaking Switzerland and Italy 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 France 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 [h]	distribution outside the U.K., Ireland, France, Germany and Japan only; co-production with Atlas Entertainment and Classico

1996

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 and U.K. distribution only; produced by Selima Films
May 10, 1996	Twister	international distribution 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	Bordello of Blood	co-production with Crypt Keeper Productions
August 19, 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 6, 1996	I'm Not Rappaport	distribution only; produced by Gramercy Pictures and GreeneStreet Films

1997

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, German-speaking Europe 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]

1998

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 and Latin American, U.K. and Australian distribution only; [12] [13] co-production with R.L. Entertainment and Largo Entertainment
March 20, 1998	Primary Colors	North American and U.K. 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 and U.K. distribution only; co-production with Mutual Film Company, Prelude Pictures and Raffaella De Laurentiis Productions
May 22, 1998	Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas [i]	North American, U.K. and Scandinavian distribution only; [14] [15] co-production with Rhino Films
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 [j]	North American and South Korean distribution only; co-production with David Kirschner Productions
	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, and the second and final chapter of the Babe film series.
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]

1999

Release Date	Title	Notes
January 15, 1999	Virus	North American, U.K. and German-speaking Europe theatrical distribution 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	North American distribution only; produced by PolyGram Films and Working Title Films
July 9, 1999	American Pie [i]	distribution in English-speaking territories and Dutch home media only; [21] co-production with Zide/Perry Productions
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, Asia (excluding Japan) and DVD formats 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 distribution and Australian theatrical and VHS distribution only; [22] [23] produced by Castle Rock Entertainment; international distribution handled by Warner Bros. Pictures
October 22, 1999	The Best Man [k]	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	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; [24] released direct-to-video in the U.S.
December 10, 1999	The Green Mile	international distribution outside Latin America, Scandinavia, Turkey, Asia (excluding Japan) and DVD formats 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 [25]
December 22, 1999	Man on the Moon	North American and U.K. 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 [26]
	Snow Falling on Cedars	co-production with The Kennedy/Marshall Company
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	North American distribution only; co-production with Beacon Pictures and Azoff Films Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama [27]

See also

• List of Focus Features films
• List of Universal Pictures theatrical animated feature films
• Universal Pictures
• Category:Lists of films by studio

Notes

1. Universal has since reclaimed international rights to the film from StudioCanal (the successor-in-interest of international distributor Carolco Pictures) by 2003
2. This film has since been transferred to Universal's Focus Features division
3. Owned by Moonstone Entertainment, with U.S. distribution rights currently licensed to MVD Entertainment Group
4. Owned by Teatro della Pace Films, with distribution handled by Warner Bros.
5. Owned by Library Rights Company (UK), Ltd. and Zelus Film Holding Company, LLC, with distribution rights currently licensed to Resurgence Media Group, which has sub-licensed U.S. rights to Shout! Studios
6. Co-owned by MGM
7. Owned by Disney (via 20th Century Studios)
8. Universal has since reclaimed U.K. and Irish distribution rights to 12 Monkeys following the acquisition of PolyGram Filmed Entertainment by then-parent Seagram in 1998
9. Universal has since reclaimed international rights from Lionsgate (via Summit Entertainment)
10. Universal has since reclaimed international rights to Bride of Chucky
11. This film has since been transferred to Universal's Focus Features division; at some point in the 2000s it was owned under Rogue Pictures, which was a division of Focus at the time

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External links

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