Best Female Lead movies of 1990s

Actors : Dominic West, Viggo Mortensen, Elizabeth Perkins, Sandra Bullock,
Directors : Betty Thomas,

A big-city newspaper columnist is forced to enter a drug and alcohol rehab center after ruining her sister's wedding and crashing a stolen limousine.

Actors : Benno Fürmann, Lars Rudolph, Franka Potente, Joachim Król,
Directors : Tom Tykwer,

Young nurse Sissi lives a secluded life, seemingly entirely devoted to her patients at Birkenhof asylum. Her first encounter with ex-soldier and drifter Bodo has a lasting impact. He causes...

Actors : Toni Collette, Bill Hunter, Sophie Lee, Rachel Griffiths,
Directors : P.J. Hogan,

Muriel finds life in Porpoise Spit, Australia dull and spends her days alone in her room listening to Abba music and dreaming of her wedding day. Slight problem, Muriel has never had a date...

Actors : Patrick Fontana, Alain Lathière, Marc Duret, Anne Parillaud,
Directors : Luc Besson,

Convicted felon Nikita, instead of going to jail, is given a new identity and trained, stylishly, as a top secret spy/assassin.

Actors : Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton,
Directors : Jerry Zaks,

A leukemia patient attempts to end a 20-year feud with her sister to get her bone marrow.

Actors : Judy Parfitt, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kathy Bates, Christopher Plummer,
Directors : Taylor Hackford,

A big-city reporter travels to the small town where her mother has been arrested for the murder of an elderly woman that she works for as a maid.

Actors : John Goodman, Adam Garcia, Maria Bello, Piper Perabo,
Directors : David McNally,

Aspiring songwriter Violet Sanford, after getting a job at a women-run NYC bar that teases its male patrons, comes out of her shell.

Actors : Dennis Miller, Sandra Bullock, Jeremy Northam, Diane Baker,
Directors : Irwin Winkler,

A computer programmer stumbles upon a conspiracy, putting her life and the lives of those around her in great danger.

Actors : Chloë Sevigny, Chris Eigeman, Mackenzie Astin, Kate Beckinsale,
Directors : Whit Stillman,

Story of two female Manhattan book editors fresh out of college, both finding love and themselves while frequenting the local disco.

Actors : Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson, Craig Bierko, Yvonne Zima,
Directors : Renny Harlin,

A woman suffering from amnesia begins to recover her memories after trouble from her past finds her again.

Actors : James Frain, David Morrissey, Emily Watson, Rachel Griffiths,
Directors : Anand Tucker,

The tragic story of world renowned classic cellist Jacqueline du Pré, as told from the point of view of her sister, flautist Hilary du Pré-Finzi.

Actors : Jackie Guerra, Jennifer Lopez, Jon Seda, Edward James Olmos,
Directors : Gregory Nava,

The true story of Selena Quintanilla-Perez, a Texas-born Tejano singer who rose from cult status to performing at the Astrodome, as well as having chart topping albums on the Latin music charts.

Actors : Julianne Moore, Julie Burgess, Dean Norris, Xander Berkeley,
Directors : Todd Haynes,

An affluent and unexceptional homemaker in the suburbs develops multiple chemical sensitivity.

Actors : Brendan Gleeson, Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda, Oliver Platt,
Directors : Steve Miner,

Three people attempt to stop a gigantic crocodile, who is terrorizing residents in Black Lake, Maine.

Actors : Mira Sorvino, Giancarlo Giannini, Alexander Goodwin, Jeremy Northam,
Directors : Guillermo del Toro,

Three years ago, entomologist Dr. Susan Tyler genetically created an insect to kill cockroaches carrying a virulent disease. Now, the insects are out to destroy their only predator, mankind.

Actors : Kate Winslet, Harvey Keitel, Sophie Lee, Julie Hamilton,
Directors : Jane Campion,

While on a journey of discovery in exotic India, beautiful young Ruth Barron falls under the influence of a charismatic religious guru. Her desperate parents then hire PJ Waters, a macho ...

Actors : Jane Horrocks, Brenda Blethyn, Ewan McGregor, Michael Caine,
Directors : Mark Herman,

A shy reclusive lady is convinced by an invisible entity to sing. Subsequently, she finds herself noticed by a sleazy talent agent and her talent being showcased on-stage. She also meets a kind but nervous man who becomes her best friend.

Actors : Alan Arkin, Marisa Tomei, Natasha Lyonne, Bryna Weiss,
Directors : Tamara Jenkins,

In 1976, a lower-middle-class teenager struggles to cope living with her neurotic family of nomads on the outskirts of Beverly Hills.

Actors : Paul Reubens, Kristy Swanson, Rutger Hauer, Donald Sutherland,
Directors : Fran Rubel Kuzui,

A flighty teenage girl learns that she is her generation's destined battler of vampires.

Actors : Clea DuVall, Michelle Williams, Brandt Wille, Natasha Lyonne,
Directors : Jamie Babbit,

A naive teenager is sent to rehab camp when her straitlaced parents and friends suspect her of being a lesbian.