# 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 | North American distribution only; produced by Imagine Entertainment, Brad Grey Productions and The Meledandri/Gordon Company |
| April 6, 1990 | Cry-Baby | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |

## 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 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 | distribution only; produced by Imagine Films Entertainment |
| 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 | 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. Winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama. |
| 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 | 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 | co-production with Imagine Films Entertainment |
| 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 |
| August 20, 1993 | 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 | 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. Winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama. 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. Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama. |

## 1994

| Release Date | Title | Notes |
| February 11, 1994 | The Getaway | 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 | distribution only; produced by Imagine Entertainment |
| 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 | 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 | 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.; Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International handled international territories under the title Street Fighter: The Ultimate Battle |

## 1995

| 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 |
| April 28, 1995 | The Underneath | international theatrical and U.S. home media distribution only; produced by Gramercy Pictures and Populist Pictures |
| May 24, 1995 | Tales from the Hood | international theatrical and U.S. home media distribution only; produced by 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks and Savoy 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. Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama 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. Winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| December 22, 1995 | Sudden Death | co-production with Shattered Productions, Signature Entertainment and Imperial Entertainment |
| December 29, 1995 | 12 Monkeys | distribution outside the U.K., Ireland, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland 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 | distribution only; produced by Imagine Entertainment |
| 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 |
| May 10, 1996 | 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 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 24, 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 territories 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 |

## 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 American, U.K., Irish, Australian and New Zealand distribution only; 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 | North American, U.K., Irish and Scandinavian distribution only; co-production with Rhino Films; Summit Entertainment handled international territories |
| 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 | North American and South Korean distribution only; co-production with David Kirschner Productions; Good Machine International handled international territories |
| October 16, 1998 | 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. Winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. |
| 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. |

## 1999

| Release Date | Title | Notes |
| January 15, 1999 | Virus | distribution in North America, the U.K., Ireland and theatrically in German-speaking territories only; 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 and select international distribution only; produced by PolyGram Films and Working Title Films |
| July 9, 1999 | American Pie | distribution the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and the Netherlands on home video only; co-production with Zide/Perry Productions; Summit Entertainment handled international territories |
| 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; produced by Castle Rock Entertainment; Warner Bros. Pictures handled international territories |
| October 22, 1999 | The Best Man | 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; produced by PolyGram Films International and Samuelson Productions |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| December 22, 1999 | Snow Falling on Cedars | distribution outside Italy only; 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 |