The year 1993 in film involved many significant films, including the blockbuster hits ''
Jurassic Park'', ''
The Fugitive'' and ''
The Firm''. (For more about films in foreign languages, check sources in those languages.)
Highest-grossing films
The top 10 films released in 1993 by worldwide gross are as follows:
Events
* January 1 –
China Film Import & Export Corporation ends its 40-year monopoly distributing all films in China, with 16 other Chinese film studios now responsible for distributing their own films.
* January 29 – ''
Bram Stoker's Dracula'' opens in the United Kingdom setting an opening weekend record of £2,633,635 million.
* March 31 – Actor
Brandon Lee
Brandon Bruce Lee (February 1, 1965 – March 31, 1993) was an American actor and martial artist. Establishing himself as a rising action star in the early 1990s, he landed his breakthrough role as Eric Draven in the dark fantasy film ''The ...
is accidentally killed during the filming of ''
The Crow
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''.
* May 27 – Actress
Kim Basinger
Kimila Ann Basinger ( ; born December 8, 1953) is an American actress and former fashion model. She has garnered acclaim for her work in film and television, for which she has received various accolades including an Academy Award, a Golden Glo ...
files for bankruptcy after a
California
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judge initially orders her to pay $8.9 million for refusing to honor a verbal contract to star in the film ''
Boxing Helena
''Boxing Helena'' is a 1993 American mystery thriller and body horror film directed by Jennifer Lynch and starring Sherilyn Fenn, Julian Sands, and Bill Paxton. Before its release, the film's production was hampered by legal battles with Madonn ...
''. As a result, Basinger loses the town that she purchased in
1989,
Braselton, Georgia
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, to her partner in the deal, the pension fund of
Chicago
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Ameritech
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.
* May 28 – Produced by Hollywood Pictures, ''
Super Mario Bros.
is a platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The successor to the 1983 arcade game '' Mario Bros.'' and the first game in the ''Super Mario'' series, it was first released in 1985 for ...
'' opens, marking the first video game film released, starring
Bob Hoskins
Robert William Hoskins (26 October 1942 – 29 April 2014) was an English actor. His work included lead roles in films and television series such as '' Pennies from Heaven'' (1978), ''The Long Good Friday'' (1980), ''Mona Lisa'' (1986), ''Who ...
as Mario and
John Leguizamo
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as Luigi. The film would unfortunately end up grossing only $20.9 million domestically and receive negative reviews from critics.
* June 11 – The filmed version of
Michael Crichton
John Michael Crichton (; October 23, 1942 – November 4, 2008) was an American author and filmmaker. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and over a dozen have been adapted into films. His literary works heavily feature tech ...
's novel ''
Jurassic Park'', a
dinosaur
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epic with groundbreaking
special effects
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directed by
Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg (; born December 18, 1946) is an American director, writer, and producer. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, he is the most commercially successful director of all time. Spie ...
, breaks box-office records with a record $50 million opening weekend and goes on to become the highest-grossing film ever made with a worldwide gross of over $900 million.
* June 18 –
Arnold Schwarzenegger
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's film career falters with the commercial disappointment of ''
Last Action Hero
''Last Action Hero'' is a 1993 American fantasy action comedy film directed and produced by John McTiernan and co-written by Shane Black and David Arnott. It is a satire of the action genre and associated clichés, containing several parodies ...
''.
* July 16 – ''Jurassic Park'' opens in Mexico and the United Kingdom and on July 17 in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, setting opening records in each market.
* October 31 – Actor
River Phoenix
River Jude Phoenix (; August 23, 1970 – October 31, 1993) was an American actor, musician and activist.
Phoenix grew up in an itinerant family, as the older brother of Rain Phoenix, Joaquin Phoenix, Liberty Phoenix, and Summer Phoenix. He ha ...
accidentally dies of an overdose during the filming of ''
Dark Blood''. The film was later completed and released in
2012
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.
* December 15 – ''
Schindler's List
''Schindler's List'' is a 1993 American epic historical drama film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg and written by Steven Zaillian. It is based on the 1982 novel ''Schindler's Ark'' by Australian novelist Thomas Keneally. The film fo ...
'', directed by Steven Spielberg, is released and goes on to win seven
Academy Awards
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including
Best Picture
This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards.
Best Actor/Best Actress
*See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...
and Spielberg's first for
Best Director Best Director is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards. It may refer to:
Film awards
* AACTA Award for Best Direction
* Academy Award for Best Director
* BA ...
.
* December 22 –
Turner Broadcasting System
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acquired
Castle Rock Entertainment
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.
Awards
1993 wide release films
January–March
April–June
July–September
October–December
Notable films released in 1993
U.S.
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unless stated
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Aankhen'' (The Eyes), starring
Govinda
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– (
India
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)
*''
Abraham's Valley
''Abraham's Valley'' ( pt, Vale Abraão) is a 1993 Portuguese drama film directed by Manoel de Oliveira, based on a novel by Agustina Bessa-Luís, and partially inspired by Gustave Flaubert's 1857 novel ''Madame Bovary''. The film was selected a ...
'' (Vale Abraão) – (
Portugal
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)
*''
Acting on Impulse'', starring
Linda Fiorentino
Clorinda "Linda" Fiorentino (born March 9, 1958 or 1960) is an American former actress. Fiorentino made her screen debut with a leading role in the 1985 coming-of-age drama film ''Vision Quest'', followed that same year with a lead role in the ac ...
,
C. Thomas Howell
Christopher Thomas Howell (born December 7, 1966) is an American actor. He has starred in the films '' Soul Man'', '' The Hitcher'', '' Grandview U.S.A.'', ''Red Dawn'', ''Secret Admirer'' and '' The Outsiders''. He has also appeared in '' Gett ...
,
Nancy Allen
*''
Addams Family Values
''Addams Family Values'' is a 1993 American supernatural black comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and written by Paul Rudnick, based on the characters created by Charles Addams. It is the sequel to '' The Addams Family'' (1991). The fil ...
'', directed by
Barry Sonnenfeld
Barry Sonnenfeld (born April 1, 1953) is an American filmmaker and television director. He originally worked as a cinematographer for the Coen brothers before directing films such as ''The Addams Family'' (1991) and its sequel ''Addams Family Va ...
, starring
Anjelica Huston,
Raúl Juliá
Raúl Rafael Carlos Juliá y Arcelay (March 9, 1940 – October 24, 1994) was a Puerto Rican actor. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, he took an interest in acting while still in school and pursued the career upon completion of his studies. After ...
,
Christopher Lloyd
Christopher Allen Lloyd (born October 22, 1938) is an American actor. He has appeared in many theater productions, films, and on television since the 1960s. He is known for portraying Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown in the ''Back to the Future'' tril ...
,
Christina Ricci,
Joan Cusack
Joan Mary Cusack (; born October 11, 1962) is an American actress. She received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in the comedy-drama ''Working Girl'' (1988) and the romantic comedy '' In & Out'' (1997) ...
*''
The Age of Innocence
''The Age of Innocence'' is a 1920 novel by American author Edith Wharton. It was her twelfth novel, and was initially serialized in 1920 in four parts, in the magazine ''Pictorial Review''. Later that year, it was released as a book by D. Apple ...
'', directed by
Martin Scorsese
Martin Charles Scorsese ( , ; born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Scorsese emerged as one of the major figures of the New Hollywood era. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominatio ...
, starring
Daniel Day-Lewis
Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is an English retired actor. Often described as one of the preeminent actors of his generation, he received numerous accolades throughout his career which spanned over four decades, incl ...
,
Michelle Pfeiffer,
Winona Ryder
Winona Laura Horowitz (born October 29, 1971), professionally known as Winona Ryder, is an American actress. Originally playing quirky roles, she rose to prominence for her more diverse performances in various genres in the 1990s. She has recei ...
*''
Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer''
*''
Airborne
Airborne or Airborn may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
Films
* ''Airborne'' (1962 film), a 1962 American film directed by James Landis
* ''Airborne'' (1993 film), a comedy–drama film
* ''Airborne'' (1998 film), an action film sta ...
'', starring
Shane McDermott and
Seth Green
*''
Al-Kompars'' (a.k.a. The Extras) – (
Syria
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)
*''
Alive
Alive may refer to:
*Life
Books, comics and periodicals
* ''Alive'' (novel), a 2015 novel by Scott Sigler
* '' Alive: The Final Evolution'', a 2003 shonen manga by Tadashi Kawashima and Adachitoka
* '' Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors'', ...
'', starring
Ethan Hawke
Ethan Green Hawke (born November 6, 1970) is an American actor and film director. He has been nominated for four Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award. Hawke has directed three feature films, three off-Broadway plays, and a doc ...
,
Vincent Spano
Vincent M. Spano Jr. (born October 18, 1962) is an American film, stage and television actor; he is also a film director and producer.
Early life
Spano was born in Brooklyn
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with King ...
,
Josh Hamilton
Joshua Holt Hamilton (born May 21, 1981) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from to , most prominently as a member of the Texas Rangers teams that won two consecutive Americ ...
*''
Amos & Andrew
''Amos & Andrew'' is a 1993 American black comedy film directed and written by E. Max Frye and starring Nicolas Cage and Samuel L. Jackson. The film's title parodies that of the sitcom ''Amos 'n' Andy'' while the premise also appears to be a riff ...
'', starring
Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Kim Coppola (born January 7, 1964), known professionally as Nicolas Cage, is an American actor and film producer. Born into the Coppola family, he is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Gu ...
and
Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and producer. One of the most widely recognized actors of his generation, the films in which he has appeared have collectively grossed over $27 billion worldwide, making him ...
*''
Another Stakeout
''Another Stakeout'' is a 1993 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by John Badham and starring Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, and Rosie O'Donnell. It is a sequel to the 1987 film, '' Stakeout''. Unlike its predecessor, the film was ...
'', starring
Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss (; born Dreyfus; October 29, 1947) is an American actor. He is known for starring in popular films during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, including ''American Graffiti'' (1973), ''Jaws'' (1975), ''Close Encounters of the T ...
,
Emilio Estevez
Emilio Estevez (; born May 12, 1962) is an American actor and filmmaker.
He is the son of actor Martin Sheen and the older brother of Charlie Sheen. Emilio Estevez started his career as an actor and is known for being a member of the acting Br ...
,
Rosie O'Donnell
Roseann O'Donnell (born March 21, 1962) is an American comedian, television producer, actress, author, and television personality. She began her comedy career as a teenager and received her breakthrough on the television series ''Star Search'' ...
*''
L'Arbre, le maire et la médiathèque'' (The Tree, the Mayor and the Mediatheque), directed by
Éric Rohmer
Jean Marie Maurice Schérer or Maurice Henri Joseph Schérer, known as Éric Rohmer (; 21 March 192011 January 2010), was a French film director, film critic, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and teacher.
Rohmer was the last of the post-World ...
– (
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
)
*''
Arizona Dream
''Arizona Dream'' is a 1993
Independent film, indie Surrealist cinema, surrealist comedy drama film co-written and directed by Emir Kusturica and starring Johnny Depp, Jerry Lewis, Faye Dunaway, Lili Taylor and Vincent Gallo.
Plot
Axel has a dr ...
'', starring
Johnny Depp
John Christopher Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor and musician. He is the recipient of multiple accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Award ...
and
Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch; March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, singer, filmmaker and humanitarian. As his contributions to comedy and charity made him a global figure in popular culture, pop culture ...
*''
Army of Darkness'', directed by
Sam Raimi
Samuel M. Raimi ( ; born October 23, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the Spider-Man (2002 film series), ''Spider-Man'' trilogy (2002–2007) and the ''Evil Dead'' franchise (1981–present). He also directed the 1 ...
, starring
Bruce Campbell and
Embeth Davidtz
*''
Aspen Extreme
''Aspen Extreme'' is a 1993 American drama film written and directed by Patrick Hasburgh. The plot is about two ski buddies, T.J. Burke (Paul Gross) and Dexter Rutecki (Peter Berg), who move from Brighton, Michigan to Aspen, Colorado to seek a be ...
'', starring
Peter Berg
Peter Berg (born March 11, 1964) is an American director, producer, writer, and actor. His directorial film works include the black comedy ''Very Bad Things'' (1998), the action comedy ''The Rundown'' (2003), the sports drama '' Friday Night Lig ...
,
Paul Gross
Paul Michael Gross OC (born April 30, 1959) is a Canadian actor, director, writer, producer, and musician born in Calgary, Alberta.
Gross is known for his lead role as Constable Benton Fraser in the popular Canadian television series ''Due So ...
,
Finola Hughes
Finola Hughes (born 29 October 1959) is an English actress, best known for her role as Anna Devane on the ABC soap operas '' General Hospital'' and '' All My Children'', and her portrayal of Laura in the 1983 film '' Staying Alive'', the seq ...
,
Teri Polo
Theresa Elizabeth Polo (born June 1, 1969) is an American actress. She starred as Pam Byrnes-Focker in the ''Meet the Parents'' trilogy and played the role of police officer Stef Adams Foster in the Freeform series '' The Fosters'' (2013–201 ...
B
*''
Baazigar
''Baazigar'' () is a 1993 Indian romantic crime thriller film directed by Abbas–Mustan and produced by Venus Movies. It stars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in lead roles, while Raakhee, Shilpa Shetty, Dalip Tahil, Siddharth Ray, and Johnny Le ...
'' (Player), starring
Shahrukh Khan
Shah Rukh Khan (; born 2 November 1965), also known by the initialism SRK, is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. Referred to in the media as the " Baadshah of Bollywood", "King of Bollywood" ...
and
Shilpa Shetty
Shilpa Shetty Kundra (born Ashwini Shetty; Née Shetty; 8 June 1975) is an Indian actress who works mainly in Hindi-language films. Shetty made her screen debut in the thriller ''Baazigar'' (1993) which garnered her nominations for two Filmfare ...
– (
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
)
*''
Bad Behaviour'', starring
Stephen Rea and
Sinéad Cusack
Sinéad Moira Cusack ( ) is an Irish actress. Her first acting roles were at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, before moving to London in 1969 to join the Royal Shakespeare Company. She has won the Critics' Circle and ''Evening Standard'' Awards f ...
– (
U.K.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
)
*''
Bad Boy Bubby
''Bad Boy Bubby'' is a 1993 black comedy film written and directed by Rolf de Heer, and starring Nicholas Hope, Claire Benito, Ralph Cotterill and Carmel Johnson.
Hope stars as the titular character, a mentally challenged man who has been held ...
'' – (
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
)
*''
The Ballad of Little Jo
''The Ballad of Little Jo'' is a 1993 American Western film inspired by the true story of a society woman who tries to escape the stigma of bearing a child out of wedlock by going out to the West, and living disguised as a man. The film stars ...
'', starring
Suzy Amis,
Melissa Leo
Melissa Chessington Leo (born September 14, 1960) is an American actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and two Critics' Choice A ...
,
Carrie Snodgress,
Heather Graham
Heather Joan Graham (born January 29, 1970) is an American actress. After appearing in television commercials, her first starring role in a feature film came with the teen comedy '' License to Drive'' (1988), followed by the critically acclaime ...
*''
Barbarians at the Gate
''Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco'' is a 1989 book about the leveraged buyout (LBO) of RJR Nabisco, written by investigative journalism, investigative journalists Bryan Burrough and John Helyar. The book is based upon a series of ...
'', starring
James Garner
James Garner (born James Scott Bumgarner; April 7, 1928 – July 19, 2014) was an American actor. He played leading roles in more than 50 theatrical films, including '' The Great Escape'' (1963) with Steve McQueen; Paddy Chayefsky's ''The Ameri ...
,
Jonathan Pryce
Sir Jonathan Pryce (born John Price; 1 June 1947) is a Welsh actor who is known for his performances on stage and in film and television. He has received numerous awards, including two Tony Awards and two Laurence Olivier Awards. In 2021 he was ...
,
Joanna Cassidy
Joanna Cassidy (born Joanna Virginia Caskey, August 2, 1945 Brady, James"In Step With: Joanna Cassidy" ''Miami Herald'', November 25, 1990. Accessed March 14, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Born: Aug.2, 1944, in Camden, N.J.") is an American actress. ...
,
Peter Riegert
Peter Riegert (born April 11, 1947) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Donald "Boon" Schoenstein in ''Animal House'' (1978), oil company executive "Mac" MacIntyre in '' Local Hero'' (1983), pickle store owner Sam Posner in '' ...
,
Fred Dalton Thompson
Freddie Dalton Thompson (August 19, 1942 – November 1, 2015) was an American politician, attorney, lobbyist, columnist, actor, and radio personality. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a United States Senator from Tennessee f ...
*''
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm'', animated film directed by
Eric Radomski
Eric Radomski is a Television producer, producer best known as co-creator and co-producer of ''Batman: The Animated Series''. He has also acted as producer for ''Spawn: The Animated Series'', ''Freakazoid!'', ''Xiaolin Showdown'', ''Shaggy & Scoo ...
and
Bruce Timm
Bruce Walter Timm (born February 5, 1961) is an American artist, animator, writer, and producer. He has contributed to building the modern DC Comics animated franchise, most notably '' Batman: The Animated Series'' (1992–1995) and the subseque ...
*''
Beethoven's 2nd
The Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36, is a symphony in four movements written by Ludwig van Beethoven between 1801 and 1802. The work is dedicated to Karl Alois, Prince Lichnowsky.
Background
Beethoven's Second Symphony was mostly written du ...
'', starring
Charles Grodin
Charles Sidney Grodin (April 21, 1935 – May 18, 2021) was an American actor, comedian, author, and television talk show host. Grodin began his acting career in the 1960s appearing in TV serials including '' The Virginian''. After a small part ...
and
Bonnie Hunt
Bonnie Lynn Hunt (born September 22, 1961) is an American actress, comedian, director, producer, writer and television host. Her film roles include ''Rain Man'', ''Beethoven'', ''Beethoven's 2nd'', ''Jumanji'', ''Jerry Maguire'', '' The Green M ...
*''
Beijing Bastards
''Beijing Bastards'' () is a 1993 drama film by Sixth Generation director Zhang Yuan, and is one of the first independently produced Chinese films.
Cast
* Karzi "a rock promoter" - played by Li Wei 李委
* Cui Jian as himself
* Wu Lala (武啦 ...
'' (Běijīng Zázhǒng), directed by
Zhang Yuan – (
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
)
*''
Benny & Joon
''Benny & Joon'' is a 1993 American romantic comedy-drama film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer about how two eccentric individuals, Sam ( Johnny Depp) and Juniper "Joon" (Mary Stuart Masterson), find each other and fall in love. Aidan Quinn also s ...
'', starring
Johnny Depp
John Christopher Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor and musician. He is the recipient of multiple accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Award ...
,
Mary Stuart Masterson
Mary Stuart Masterson (born June 28, 1966) is an American actress and director. She has starred in the films '' At Close Range'' (1986), '' Some Kind of Wonderful'' (1987), '' Chances Are'' (1989), ''Fried Green Tomatoes'' (1991) and '' Benny & ...
,
Aidan Quinn
Aidan Quinn (born March 8, 1959) is an American actor who made his film debut in '' Reckless'' (1984). He has starred in over 80 feature films, including ''Desperately Seeking Susan'' (1985), '' The Mission'' (1986), ''Stakeout'' (1987), ''Aval ...
*''
The Beverly Hillbillies
''The Beverly Hillbillies'' is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on CBS from 1962 to 1971. It had an ensemble cast featuring Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, and Max Baer Jr. as the Clampetts, a poor, backwoods family from ...
'', starring
Jim Varney
James Albert Varney Jr. (June 15, 1949 – February 10, 2000) was an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his broadly comedic role as Ernest P. Worrell, for which he won a Daytime Emmy Award, as well as appearing in films and n ...
,
Cloris Leachman
Cloris Leachman (April 30, 1926 – January 27, 2021) was an American actress and comedian whose career spanned nearly eight decades. She won many accolades, including eight Primetime Emmy Awards from 22 nominations, making her the most nomin ...
,
Erika Eleniak
Erika Eleniak (born September 29, 1969) is an American actress, ''Playboy'' Playmate, and model known for her role in ''Baywatch'' as Shauni McClain. Her film debut was in '' E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial'' (1982). She starred in the films ''The B ...
,
Diedrich Bader
Karl Diedrich Bader (born December 24, 1966) is an American actor and comedian who is best known for his comedy roles. He has appeared as a series regular in television sitcoms ''The Drew Carey Show'', ''American Housewife'', and '' Outsourced'' ...
,
Dabney Coleman
Dabney Wharton Coleman (born January 3, 1932) is an American actor.
Coleman's best known films include ''9 to 5'' (1980), '' On Golden Pond'' (1981), ''Tootsie'' (1982), '' WarGames'' (1983), '' Cloak & Dagger'' (1984), ''The Beverly Hillbillies ...
,
Lily Tomlin
Mary Jean "Lily" Tomlin (born September 1, 1939) is an American actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer. She started her career as a stand-up comedian as well as performing off-Broadway during the 1960s. Her breakout role was on the vari ...
,
Lea Thompson
Lea Katherine Thompson (born May 31, 1961) is an American actress and director.
She is best known for her role as Lorraine Baines-McFly in the Back to the Future (franchise), ''Back to the Future'' film trilogy (1985–1990) and Beverly Switzl ...
,
Rob Schneider
Robert Michael Schneider (; born October 31, 1963) is an American actor, comedian, and screenwriter. A stand-up comic and veteran of the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'', he went on to a career in feature films, including starri ...
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Bhaji on the Beach
''Bhaji on the Beach'' is a 1993 British comedy-drama film directed by Gurinder Chadha (in her feature film directorial debut) and written by Meera Syal.
Plot
A community group of British women (mostly Punjabis of various faiths) of differe ...
'' – (
U.K.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
)
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Blood In Blood Out
''Blood In Blood Out'' (also known as ''Bound by Honor'' and ''Blood In Blood Out: Bound By Honor'') is a 1993 American epic crime drama film directed by Taylor Hackford that has become a cult-classic film with a cult following among the Mexi ...
'' (aka ''Bound by Honor''), directed by
Taylor Hackford
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, starring
Damian Chapa
Damian Robert Chapa (born October 29, 1963) is an American actor, film director, and producer.
Life
Chapa's ancestry is of Mexican, Italian, German and Native American descent. He now calls San Antonio, Texas home.
Career
Chapa played the par ...
and
Benjamin Bratt
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Bloom in the Moonlight
is a 1993 Japanese biographical drama film directed by Shinichiro Sawai about the life of pianist Rentarō Taki.
Cast
* Tōru Kazama as Rentarō Taki
* Isako Washio as Yuki Nakano
* Yuko Asano as Misako
* Hiroshi Katsuno as Daikichi Taki
* Tak ...
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Japan
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The Blue Kite
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China
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Bodies, Rest & Motion
''Bodies, Rest & Motion'' is a 1993 American drama film written by Roger Hedden based on his 1986 play, and directed by Michael Steinberg. The film stars Phoebe Cates, Bridget Fonda, Tim Roth, and Eric Stoltz: they play four friends who are ...
'', starring
Bridget Fonda
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and
Phoebe Cates
Phoebe Belle Cates Kline (born July 16, 1963) is an American former actress, known primarily for her roles in films such as ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High'' (1982), ''Gremlins'' (1984) and ''Drop Dead Fred'' (1991).
Early life
Cates was born ...
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Body of Evidence'', starring
Madonna
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,
Willem Dafoe
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Joe Mantegna
Joseph Anthony Mantegna (, ; born November 13, 1947) is an American actor.
Mantegna began his career on stage in 1969 in the Chicago production of the musical ''Hair''. He earned a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play and a Joseph Jeffe ...
,
Anne Archer
Anne Archer (born August 24, 1947) is an American actress. Archer was named Miss Golden Globe in 1971, and in the year following, appeared in her feature film debut ''The Honkers'' (1972). She had supporting roles in ''Cancel My Reservation'' (1 ...
,
Julianne Moore
Julie Anne Smith (born December 3, 1960), known professionally as Julianne Moore, is an American actress. Prolific in film since the early 1990s, she is particularly known for her portrayals of emotionally troubled women in independent films, a ...
,
Jürgen Prochnow
Jürgen Prochnow ( ; born 10 June 1941) is a German-American actor. His international breakthrough was his portrayal of the good-hearted and sympathetic U-boat Captain "Der Alte" ("Old Man") in the 1981 war film ''Das Boot''.
He is also known f ...
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Body Snatchers
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'', directed by
Abel Ferrara
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, starring
Gabrielle Anwar
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Forest Whitaker
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,
Meg Tilly
Meg Tilly (born Margaret Elizabeth Chan on February 14, 1960) is an American-Canadian actress and writer.
For her role in the 1985 film ''Agnes of God'', she won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting A ...
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Boiling Point
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The boiling point of a liquid varies depending upon the surrounding envir ...
'', starring
Wesley Snipes
Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American actor, film producer, and martial artist. His prominent film roles include '' Major League'' (1989), ''New Jack City'' (1991), '' White Men Can't Jump'' (1992), '' Passenger 57'' (1992), '' ...
,
Dennis Hopper
Dennis Lee Hopper (May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010) was an American actor, filmmaker and photographer. He attended the Actors Studio, made his first television appearance in 1954, and soon after appeared in ''Giant'' (1956). In the next ten years ...
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Viggo Mortensen
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Bopha!
''Bopha!'' is a 1993 American drama film directed by Morgan Freeman and starring Danny Glover. It is Freeman's directorial debut. It was adapted from a 1986 play of the same name.
Story
Micah Mangena is a black police officer in South Africa d ...
'', directed by
Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, director, and narrator. He is known for his distinctive deep voice and various roles in a wide variety of film genres. Throughout his career spanning over five decades, he has received ...
, starring
Danny Glover
Danny Lebern Glover (; born July 22, 1946) is an American actor, film director, and political activist. He is widely known for his lead role as Roger Murtaugh in the ''Lethal Weapon'' film series. He also had leading roles in his films include ...
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Born Yesterday'', starring
Melanie Griffith
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Born in Manhattan, New York City, ...
,
Don Johnson
Donnie Wayne Johnson (born December 15, 1949) is an American actor, producer and singer. He played the role of James "Sonny" Crockett in the 1980s television series ''Miami Vice'', for which he won a Golden Globe, and received a Primetime Emm ...
,
John Goodman
John Stephen Goodman (born June 20, 1952) is an American actor. He gained national fame for his role as the family patriarch Dan Conner in the ABC comedy series '' Roseanne'' (1988–1997; 2018), for which he received a Golden Globe Award, an ...
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Boxing Helena
''Boxing Helena'' is a 1993 American mystery thriller and body horror film directed by Jennifer Lynch and starring Sherilyn Fenn, Julian Sands, and Bill Paxton. Before its release, the film's production was hampered by legal battles with Madonn ...
'', starring
Sherilyn Fenn
Sherilyn Fenn (born Sheryl Ann Fenn; February 1, 1965) is an American actress and author. She came to attention for her performance as Audrey Horne on the television series ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991, 2017) for which she was nominated for a Go ...
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The Bride with White Hair
''The Bride with White Hair'' is a 1993 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Ronny Yu, starring Brigitte Lin and Leslie Cheung.
The film's main character, Lian Nichang, is loosely based on the protagonist of Liang Yusheng's novel ''Baifa Monü Zh ...
'' (Bai fa mo nu zhuan), starring
Brigitte Lin and
Leslie Cheung
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Hong Kong
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A Bronx Tale
''A Bronx Tale'' is a 1993 American coming-of-age crime film directed by and starring Robert De Niro in his directorial debut and produced by Jane Rosenthal, adapted from Chazz Palminteri's 1989 play of the same name. It tells the coming of ...
'', directed by and starring
Robert De Niro
Robert Anthony De Niro Jr. ( , ; born August 17, 1943) is an American actor. Known for his collaborations with Martin Scorsese, he is considered to be one of the best actors of his generation. De Niro is the recipient of various accolades ...
, with
Chazz Palminteri,
Lillo Brancato, Jr.,
Francis Capra
Francis Capra (born April 27, 1983) is an American actor. He has played the roles of Max Connor in ''Kazaam'', and Eli "Weevil" Navarro in the TV series ''Veronica Mars''.
Personal life
Capra attended Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic School ...
,
Joe Pesci
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CB4
''CB4'' is a 1993 American satirical comedy film directed by Tamra Davis and starring Chris Rock. The film follows a fictional rap group named "CB4", named after the prison block in which the group was allegedly formed (Cell Block 4). The movie ...
'', starring
Chris Rock
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Calendar Girl'', starring
Jason Priestley
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and
Jerry O'Connell
Jerry O'Connell (born February 17, 1974) is an American actor and television host. He is known for his roles as Quinn Mallory in the television series ''Sliders'', Andrew Clements in ''My Secret Identity'', Vern Tessio in the film '' Stand by M ...
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Caro diario
''Caro diario'' () is a 1993 Italian-French semi-autobiographical comedy film written, directed and co-produced by Nanni Moretti, who also stars as himself. The film is structured in three anthological episodes, presented as the chapters of Moretti ...
'' (Dear Diary), directed by
Nanni Moretti
Giovanni "Nanni" Moretti (; born 19 August 1953) is an Italian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor.
His films have won accolades including a Palme d'Or at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival for ''The Son's Room'', a Silver Bear at the ...
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Italy
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Carlito's Way
''Carlito's Way'' is a 1993 American crime drama film directed by Brian De Palma, based on the novels '' Carlito's Way'' (1975) and '' After Hours'' (1979) by Judge Edwin Torres. The film adaptation was scripted by David Koepp. It stars Al Pa ...
'', directed by
Brian De Palma
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, starring
Al Pacino
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,
Sean Penn
Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama ''Mystic River'' (2003) and the biopic ''Milk'' (2008).
Penn began his acting career in televisi ...
,
Penelope Ann Miller
Penelope Ann Miller (born Penelope Andrea Miller; January 13, 1964), sometimes credited as Penelope Miller, is an American actress.
She began her career on Broadway in the 1985 original production of ''Biloxi Blues'' and received a Tony Award no ...
,
Luis Guzmán
Luis Guzmán (born August 28, 1956) is a Puerto Rican actor. His career spans over 40 years and includes a number of films and television series. He has appeared in the Paul Thomas Anderson films ''Boogie Nights'' (1997), ''Magnolia'' (1999) an ...
,
John Leguizamo
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The Cement Garden
''The Cement Garden'' is a 1978 novel by Ian McEwan. It was adapted into a 1993 film of the same name by Andrew Birkin, starring Charlotte Gainsbourg and Andrew Robertson. ''The Cement Garden'' has had a positive reception since its original p ...
'', starring
Charlotte Gainsbourg
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U.K.
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The Cemetery Club
''The Cemetery Club'' is a 1993 American comedy film directed by Bill Duke. The film stars Olympia Dukakis, Ellen Burstyn, Diane Ladd and Danny Aiello. Jerry Orbach and Lee Richardson appear in a brief prologue sequence.
Plot
Based on the pla ...
'', starring
Ellen Burstyn
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,
Olympia Dukakis
Olympia Dukakis (June 20, 1931 – May 1, 2021) was an American actress. She performed in more than 130 stage productions, more than 60 films and in 50 television series. Best known as a screen actress, she started her career in theater. Not lon ...
,
Lainie Kazan
Lainie Kazan (born Lainie Levine; May 15, 1940) is an American actress and singer. She was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for ''St. Elsewhere'' and the 1993 Tony Award for Best Featured Actr ...
,
Diane Ladd
Diane Ladd is an American actress. She has appeared in over 120 film and television roles. For the 1974 film '' Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore'', she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and was nominated for the Academy A ...
,
Danny Aiello
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Chai Gong'' (Mad Monk), starring
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Hong Kong
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Japan
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Cliffhanger
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'', starring
Sylvester Stallone
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,
John Lithgow
John Arthur Lithgow ( ; born , 1945) is an American actor. Lithgow studied at Harvard University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before becoming known for his work on the stage and screen. He has been the recipient of numerous ...
,
Michael Rooker
Michael Rooker (born April 6, 1955) is an American actor known for his roles as Henry in '' Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer'' (1986), Chick Gandil in ''Eight Men Out'' (1988), Frank Baily in ''Mississippi Burning'' (1988), Terry Cruger in ''S ...
,
Janine Turner
Janine Turner (born Janine Loraine Gauntt; December 6, 1962) is an American actress best known for her roles as Maggie O'Connell in the television series ''Northern Exposure'', as Jessie Deighan in the feature film ''Cliffhanger'', and as Katie ...
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Coneheads
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'', directed by
Steve Barron
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, starring
Dan Aykroyd
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Jane Curtin
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Romania
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Cool Runnings'', directed by
Jon Turteltaub
Jonathan Charles Turteltaub (born August 8, 1963) is an American film director and producer.
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Turteltaub was born on August 8, 1963 in New York City, one of two children born to comedy writer Saul Turteltaub (best known for his ...
, starring
John Candy
John Franklin Candy (October 31, 1950 – March 4, 1994) was a Canadian actor and comedian known mainly for his work in Hollywood films. Candy rose to fame in the 1970s as a member of the Toronto branch of the Second City and its '' SCTV'' seri ...
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Cop and a Half
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'', starring
Burt Reynolds
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Reynolds first rose to prominence when he starred in television series such as ' ...
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Crime Story'' (Zhong an zu), starring
Jackie Chan
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Hong Kong
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Cronos'', directed by
Guillermo del Toro
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Mexico
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The Crush'', starring
Cary Elwes
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and
Alicia Silverstone
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Damini – Lightning'', starring
Rishi Kapoor
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Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry base ...
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Sunny Deol
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India
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A Dangerous Woman'', starring
Debra Winger
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Barbara Hershey
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,
Gabriel Byrne
Gabriel James Byrne (born 12 May 1950) is an Irish actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, audiobook narrator, and author. His acting career began in the Focus Theatre before he joined London's Royal Court Theatre in 1979. Byrne's s ...
,
David Strathairn
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Laurie Metcalf
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The Dark Half
''The Dark Half'' is a horror novel by American writer Stephen King, published in 1989. ''Publishers Weekly'' listed ''The Dark Half'' as the second best-selling book of 1989 behind Tom Clancy's ''Clear and Present Danger''. The novel was adapt ...
'', starring
Timothy Hutton
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Amy Madigan
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Darkness in Tallinn
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Estonia
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Finland
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Darr
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'' (Fear), directed by
Yash Chopra
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India
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Film, television, and theater
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'', starring
Kevin Kline,
Sigourney Weaver
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,
Frank Langella
Frank A. Langella Jr. (; born January 1, 1938) is an American stage and film actor. He has won four Tony Awards: two for Best Leading Actor in a Play for his performance as Richard Nixon in Peter Morgan's '' Frost/Nixon'' and as André in Flori ...
,
Ving Rhames
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,
Charles Grodin
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The Days'' (Dongchun de rizi), directed by
Wang Xiaoshuai
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China
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Dazed and Confused'', starring
Matthew McConaughey
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,
Ben Affleck
Benjamin Géza Affleck (born August 15, 1972) is an American actor and filmmaker. His accolades include two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and a Volpi Cup.
Affleck began his career as a child when he starred in the PBS educationa ...
,
Parker Posey
Parker Christian Posey (born November 8, 1968) is an American actress and musician. Posey is the recipient of a Golden Globe Award nomination, a Satellite Award nomination and two Independent Spirit Award nominations.
Posey made her film debu ...
,
Milla Jovovich
Milica Bogdanovna Jovovich; sr-Latn, Milica Bogdanovna Jovović; russian: Милица Богдановна Йовович; uk, Милиця Богданoвна Йовович ( ; born December 17, 1975), known professionally as Milla Jovo ...
*''
Deadfall'', starring
Michael Biehn
Michael Connell Biehn ( ; born July 31, 1956) is an American actor, primarily known for his roles in science fiction films directed by James Cameron; as Sgt. Kyle Reese in ''The Terminator'' (1984), Cpl. Dwayne Hicks in ''Aliens'' (1986), and ...
and
Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Kim Coppola (born January 7, 1964), known professionally as Nicolas Cage, is an American actor and film producer. Born into the Coppola family, he is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Gu ...
*''Demolition Man (film), Demolition Man'', starring
Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Enzio Stallone (; born Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone, ) is an American actor and filmmaker. After his beginnings as a struggling actor for a number of years upon arriving to New York City in 1969 and later Hollywood in 1974, h ...
,
Wesley Snipes
Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American actor, film producer, and martial artist. His prominent film roles include '' Major League'' (1989), ''New Jack City'' (1991), '' White Men Can't Jump'' (1992), '' Passenger 57'' (1992), '' ...
, Sandra Bullock
*''Dennis the Menace (1993 film), Dennis the Menace'', starring Walter Matthau and Mason Gamble
*''Desperate Remedies (film), Desperate Remedies'' – (List of New Zealand films, New Zealand)
*''Digger (1993 film), Digger'' – (List of Canadian films of 1993, Canada)
*''Dirty Weekend (1993 film), Dirty Weekend'', starring Lia Williams and Rufus Sewell – (
U.K.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
)
*''Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story'', starring Jason Scott Lee and Lauren Holly
E
*''The Escort (1993 film), The Escort'' (La Scorta), directed by Ricky Tognazzi – (
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
)
*''La estrategia del caracol'' (The Strategy of the Snail) – (List of Colombian films#1990s, Colombia)
*''Extreme Justice (film), Extreme Justice'' starring Lou Diamond Phillips and Scott Glenn
F
*''Falling Down'', directed by Joel Schumacher, starring Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall,
Barbara Hershey
Barbara Lynn Herzstein, better known as Barbara Hershey (born February 5, 1948), is an American actress. In a career spanning more than 50 years, she has played a variety of roles on television and in cinema in several genres, including weste ...
, Rachel Ticotin, Frederic Forrest, Tuesday Weld
*''A Far Off Place'', starring Reese Witherspoon
*''Faraway, So Close!'' (In weiter Ferne, so nah!), directed by Wim Wenders, starring Bruno Ganz, Otto Sander,
Willem Dafoe
Willem James Dafoe (; born July 22, 1955) is an American actor. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Willem Dafoe, various accolades, including the Volpi Cup for Best Actor, in addition to receiving nominations for ...
, Nastassja Kinski – (List of German films of the 1990s, Germany)
*''Farewell My Concubine (film), Farewell My Concubine'' (Ba wang bie ji), directed by Chen Kaige, starring
Leslie Cheung
Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing (12 September 1956 – 1 April 2003) was a Hong Kong singer and actor. Throughout a 26-year career from 1977 until his death, Cheung released over 40 music albums and acted in 56 films. He was one of the most prominent ...
and Gong Li – (
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
) – Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film and Palme d'Or
*''Fatal Instinct'', directed by Carl Reiner, starring Armand Assante,
Sherilyn Fenn
Sherilyn Fenn (born Sheryl Ann Fenn; February 1, 1965) is an American actress and author. She came to attention for her performance as Audrey Horne on the television series ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991, 2017) for which she was nominated for a Go ...
, Sean Young, Kate Nelligan
*''Fearless (1993 film), Fearless'', starring Jeff Bridges, Isabella Rossellini, Rosie Perez
*''Fiorile'' (Wild Flower), directed by Paolo Taviani – (
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
/
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
/List of German films of the 1990s, Germany)
*''Fire on the Amazon'', starring Sandra Bullock
*''Fire in the Sky'', starring Robert Patrick and D. B. Sweeney
*''
The Firm'', directed by Sydney Pollack, starring Tom Cruise, Gene Hackman, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Holly Hunter, Wilford Brimley,
David Strathairn
David Russell Strathairn (; born January 26, 1949) is an American actor. Known for his leading roles on stage and screen, he has often portrayed historical figures such as Edward R. Murrow, J. Robert Oppenheimer, William H. Seward, and John Do ...
, Ed Harris
*''Flesh and Bone (film), Flesh and Bone'', directed by Steve Kloves, starring Meg Ryan, Dennis Quaid, James Caan, Gwyneth Paltrow
*''For Love or Money (1993 film), For Love or Money'', directed by
Barry Sonnenfeld
Barry Sonnenfeld (born April 1, 1953) is an American filmmaker and television director. He originally worked as a cinematographer for the Coen brothers before directing films such as ''The Addams Family'' (1991) and its sequel ''Addams Family Va ...
, starring Michael J. Fox,
Gabrielle Anwar
Gabrielle Anwar is a British and American actress. She is known for her television roles as Sam Black in the second series of ''Press Gang'', as Margaret Tudor in the first season of ''The Tudors'', as Lady Tremaine in the seventh season of '' ...
, Anthony Higgins (actor), Anthony Higgins
*''A Foreign Field'', starring Alec Guinness and Leo McKern – (
U.K.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
)
*''François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits'' (François Truffaut: Portraits volés) – (
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
)
*''Free Willy'', directed by Simon Wincer, starring Jason James Richter, Michael Madsen, Michael Ironside, Lori Petty
*''
The Fugitive'', directed by Andrew Davis (filmmaker), Andrew Davis, starring Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Joe Pantoliano, Jeroen Krabbé, Sela Ward,
Julianne Moore
Julie Anne Smith (born December 3, 1960), known professionally as Julianne Moore, is an American actress. Prolific in film since the early 1990s, she is particularly known for her portrayals of emotionally troubled women in independent films, a ...
G
*''Gardish'', starring Jackie Shroff and Amrish Puri – (
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
)
*''Gentleman (1993 film), Gentleman'', starring Arjun Sarja, Arjun and Madhoo – (Tamil films of 1993, India)
*''Germinal (1993 film), Germinal'', directed by Claude Berri, starring Renaud, Gérard Depardieu and Miou-Miou – (
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
)
*''Geronimo: An American Legend'', starring Wes Studi, Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall, Jason Patric
*''Gettysburg (1993 film), Gettysburg'', starring Tom Berenger, Jeff Daniels, Martin Sheen
*''Ghost in the Machine (film), Ghost in the Machine'', starring Karen Allen
*''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II'' (Gojira tai Mekagojira) – (
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
)
*''Huevos de oro, Golden Balls'', (Huevos de oro), starring Javier Bardem – (Spanish films of 1993, Spain)
*''The Good Son (film), The Good Son'', starring Macaulay Culkin and Elijah Wood
*''The Great Pumpkin (film), The Great Pumpkin'' (Il grande cocomero) – (
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
)
*''Gross Misconduct (film), Gross Misconduct'', starring Naomi Watts and Jimmy Smits
*''Groundhog Day (film), Groundhog Day'', directed by Harold Ramis, starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell
*''Grumpy Old Men (film), Grumpy Old Men'', starring Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Burgess Meredith, Daryl Hannah, Kevin Pollak, Ann-Margret
*''Guelwaar'', directed by Ousmane Sembène – (
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
/List of Senegalese films, Senegal)
*''Guilty as Sin'', directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Rebecca De Mornay,
Don Johnson
Donnie Wayne Johnson (born December 15, 1949) is an American actor, producer and singer. He played the role of James "Sonny" Crockett in the 1980s television series ''Miami Vice'', for which he won a Golden Globe, and received a Primetime Emm ...
, Jack Warden, Stephen Lang (actor), Stephen Lang
*''Gunsmoke: The Long Ride'', directed by Jerry Jameson, starring James Arness, James Brolin, Ali MacGraw, Amy Stoch, Christopher Bradley, Marco Sanchez, Tim Choate, Patrick Dollaghan
H
*''Hard Target'', directed by John Woo, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lance Henriksen, Yancy Butler, Arnold Vosloo, Wilford Brimley
*''Hear No Evil (1993 film), Hear No Evil'', starring Marlee Matlin, D.B. Sweeney and Martin Sheen
*''Heart and Souls'', starring Robert Downey, Jr.,
Charles Grodin
Charles Sidney Grodin (April 21, 1935 – May 18, 2021) was an American actor, comedian, author, and television talk show host. Grodin began his acting career in the 1960s appearing in TV serials including '' The Virginian''. After a small part ...
, Kyra Sedgwick, Alfre Woodard, Elisabeth Shue, Tom Sizemore, David Paymer
*''Heaven & Earth (1993 film), Heaven & Earth'', directed by Oliver Stone, starring Tommy Lee Jones and Joan Chen – (American films of 1993, United States/
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
)
*''Hercules Returns'' – (
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
)
*''Hocus Pocus (1993 film), Hocus Pocus'', directed by Kenny Ortega, starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy
*''A Home of Our Own (1993 film), A Home of Our Own'', directed by Tony Bill, starring Kathy Bates and Edward Furlong
*''Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey'', narrated by Michael J. Fox
*''Hot Shots! Part Deux'', directed by Jim Abrahams, starring Charlie Sheen and Lloyd Bridges
*''The Hour of the Pig'' (aka The Advocate), starring Colin Firth, Ian Holm, Donald Pleasence – (
U.K.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
/
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
)
*''House of Cards (1993 film), House of Cards'', starring Kathleen Turner and Tommy Lee Jones
*''A House in the Hills'', starring Helen Slater and Michael Madsen
*''The House of the Spirits (film), The House of the Spirits'', starring Jeremy Irons, Meryl Streep, Antonio Banderas,
Winona Ryder
Winona Laura Horowitz (born October 29, 1971), professionally known as Winona Ryder, is an American actress. Originally playing quirky roles, she rose to prominence for her more diverse performances in various genres in the 1990s. She has recei ...
, Glenn Close – (List of German films of the 1990s, Germany/Danish films of the 1990s, Denmark/
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...
)
I
*''I Love a Man in Uniform (film), I Love a Man in Uniform'' – (List of Canadian films of 1993, Canada)
*''In Custody (1993 film), In Custody'' (Muhafiz), directed by Ismail Merchant, starring Shashi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Om Puri – (
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
//
U.K.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
)
*''In the Line of Fire'', directed by Wolfgang Petersen, starring Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich, Rene Russo
*''In the Name of the Father (film), In the Name of the Father'', directed by Jim Sheridan, starring
Daniel Day-Lewis
Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is an English retired actor. Often described as one of the preeminent actors of his generation, he received numerous accolades throughout his career which spanned over four decades, incl ...
, Pete Postlethwaite, Emma Thompson – (List of Irish films, Ireland/British films of 1993, UK/American films of 1993, US) – Golden Bear Award
*''Indecent Proposal'', directed by Adrian Lyne, starring Robert Redford, Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson
*''Indian Summer (1993 film), Indian Summer'', directed by Mike Binder, starring Alan Arkin, Matt Craven, Diane Lane, Bill Paxton, Elizabeth Perkins, Kevin Pollak, Julie Warner
*''Iron Monkey (1993 film), Iron Monkey'' (Siu nin Wong Fei Hung ji: Tit Ma Lau), starring Donnie Yen – (
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
)
J
*''Jack the Bear'', starring Danny DeVito
*''Le Jeune Werther'' (Young Werther) – (
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
)
*''Josh and S.A.M.''
*''Joshua Tree (1993 film), Joshua Tree'' (aka ''Army of One''), starring Dolph Lundgren
*''The Joy Luck Club (film), The Joy Luck Club'', directed by Wayne Wang, starring Rosalind Chao, Lauren Tom, France Nuyen
*''Judgment Night (film), Judgment Night'', starring
Emilio Estevez
Emilio Estevez (; born May 12, 1962) is an American actor and filmmaker.
He is the son of actor Martin Sheen and the older brother of Charlie Sheen. Emilio Estevez started his career as an actor and is known for being a member of the acting Br ...
, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Denis Leary, Stephen Dorff, Jeremy Piven
*''
Jurassic Park'', directed by
Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg (; born December 18, 1946) is an American director, writer, and producer. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, he is the most commercially successful director of all time. Spie ...
, starring Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough,
Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and producer. One of the most widely recognized actors of his generation, the films in which he has appeared have collectively grossed over $27 billion worldwide, making him ...
, Wayne Knight
K
*''Kalifornia'', directed by Dominic Sena, starring Brad Pitt, Juliette Lewis, David Duchovny, Michelle Forbes
*''Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance'' – (List of Canadian films of 1993, Canada)
*' – (List of German films of the 1990s, Germany)
*''Khalnayak'' (Villain), starring Sanjay Dutt and Jackie Shroff – (
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
)
*''Kådisbellan (film), Kådisbellan'' (Slingshot) – (List of Swedish films of the 1990s, Sweden)
*''King of the Hill (1993 film), King of the Hill'', directed by Steven Soderbergh, starring Jesse Bradford, Jeroen Krabbé, Elizabeth McGovern, Karen Allen
*''Kung Fu Cult Master''
L
*''
Last Action Hero
''Last Action Hero'' is a 1993 American fantasy action comedy film directed and produced by John McTiernan and co-written by Shane Black and David Arnott. It is a satire of the action genre and associated clichés, containing several parodies ...
'', directed by John McTiernan, starring
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian and American actor, film producer, businessman, retired professional bodybuilder and politician who served as the 38th governor of California between 2003 and 2011. ''Time'' ...
and Austin O'Brien
*''Fong Sai-yuk (film), The Legend'' (Fong Sai-yuk), starring Jet Li – (
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
)
*''Leprechaun (film), Leprechaun'', starring Warwick Davis and Jennifer Aniston
*''Libera me (1993 film), Libera me'' – (
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
)
*''Life with Mikey'', starring Michael J. Fox and Nathan Lane
*''The Little Blonde Death'' (De kleine blonde dood) – (Dutch films of the 1990s, Netherlands)
*''Loaded Weapon 1'', starring
Emilio Estevez
Emilio Estevez (; born May 12, 1962) is an American actor and filmmaker.
He is the son of actor Martin Sheen and the older brother of Charlie Sheen. Emilio Estevez started his career as an actor and is known for being a member of the acting Br ...
and
Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and producer. One of the most widely recognized actors of his generation, the films in which he has appeared have collectively grossed over $27 billion worldwide, making him ...
*''Lost in Yonkers'', starring
Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss (; born Dreyfus; October 29, 1947) is an American actor. He is known for starring in popular films during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, including ''American Graffiti'' (1973), ''Jaws'' (1975), ''Close Encounters of the T ...
, Irene Worth, Mercedes Ruehl,
David Strathairn
David Russell Strathairn (; born January 26, 1949) is an American actor. Known for his leading roles on stage and screen, he has often portrayed historical figures such as Edward R. Murrow, J. Robert Oppenheimer, William H. Seward, and John Do ...
*''Love and Human Remains'', directed by Denys Arcand – (List of Canadian films of 1993, Canada)
M
*''M. Butterfly (film), M. Butterfly'', directed by David Cronenberg, starring Jeremy Irons and John Lone
*''Mad Dog and Glory'', directed by John McNaughton, starring
Robert De Niro
Robert Anthony De Niro Jr. ( , ; born August 17, 1943) is an American actor. Known for his collaborations with Martin Scorsese, he is considered to be one of the best actors of his generation. De Niro is the recipient of various accolades ...
, Uma Thurman, Bill Murray, David Caruso, Kathy Baker
*''Madadayo'' (Not Yet), directed by Akira Kurosawa – (
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
)
*''Made in America (1993 film), Made in America'', starring Whoopi Goldberg, Ted Danson, Nia Long, Jennifer Tilly, Will Smith
*''Malice (1993 film), Malice'', directed by Harold Becker, starring Alec Baldwin, Nicole Kidman, Bill Pullman, Anne Bancroft, Peter Gallagher, Bebe Neuwirth, George C. Scott
*''The Man Without a Face'', directed by and starring Mel Gibson, with Nick Stahl
*''Manhattan Murder Mystery'', directed by and starring Woody Allen, with Diane Keaton,
Anjelica Huston, Alan Alda
*''Map of the Human Heart'', starring Jason Scott Lee – (
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
/
U.K.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
)
*''Married to It'', starring Beau Bridges, Stockard Channing, Robert Sean Leonard,
Mary Stuart Masterson
Mary Stuart Masterson (born June 28, 1966) is an American actress and director. She has starred in the films '' At Close Range'' (1986), '' Some Kind of Wonderful'' (1987), '' Chances Are'' (1989), ''Fried Green Tomatoes'' (1991) and '' Benny & ...
, Cybill Shepherd, Ron Silver
*''Matinee (1993 film), Matinee'', directed by Joe Dante, starring
John Goodman
John Stephen Goodman (born June 20, 1952) is an American actor. He gained national fame for his role as the family patriarch Dan Conner in the ABC comedy series '' Roseanne'' (1988–1997; 2018), for which he received a Golden Globe Award, an ...
*''Me and the Kid'', starring
Danny Aiello
*''Menace II Society'', starring Tyrin Turner, Larenz Tate and Jada Pinkett Smith, Jada Pinkett
*''The Meteor Man (film), The Meteor Man'', starring Robert Townsend (actor), Robert Townsend
*''Money for Nothing (1993 film), Money for Nothing'', starring John Cusack
*''Moving (1993 film), Moving'' (Ohikkoshi) – (
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
)
*''Mr. Jones (1993 film), Mr. Jones'', directed by Mike Figgis, starring Richard Gere and Lena Olin
*''Mr. Nanny'', starring Hulk Hogan and Sherman Hemsley
*''Mr. Wonderful (film), Mr. Wonderful'', starring Matt Dillon, Annabella Sciorra, William Hurt, Mary-Louise Parker, Vincent D'Onofrio
*''Mrs. Doubtfire'', directed by Chris Columbus (filmmaker), Chris Columbus, starring Robin Williams, Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan – Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy)
*''Much Ado About Nothing (1993 film), Much Ado About Nothing'', directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh, with Michael Keaton, Keanu Reeves, Emma Thompson, Denzel Washington, Robert Sean Leonard, Kate Beckinsale – (British films of 1993, UK/American films of 1993, US)
*''The Music of Chance'', starring James Spader and Mandy Patinkin
*''My Favorite Season'' (Ma saison préférée), starring Catherine Deneuve and Daniel Auteuil – (
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
)
*''My Neighbor Totoro'' (English dub)
*''My Life (film), My Life'', starring Michael Keaton, Nicole Kidman, Bradley Whitford, Michael Constantine, Queen Latifah
N
*''Naked (1993 film), Naked'', directed by Mike Leigh, starring David Thewlis – (
U.K.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
)
*''Naked in New York'', starring Eric Stoltz, Mary-Louise Parker, Jill Clayburgh, Ralph Macchio, Kathleen Turner, Tony Curtis
*''Needful Things (film), Needful Things'', starring Ed Harris, Max von Sydow, Bonnie Bedelia, J. T. Walsh, Amanda Plummer
*''The Nightmare Before Christmas'', directed by Henry Selick
*''The Night We Never Met'', starring Matthew Broderick, Annabella Sciorra, Kevin Anderson (actor), Kevin Anderson, Jeanne Tripplehorn and Justine Bateman
*''Ninja Scroll'' (Jūbē Ninpūchō) – (
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
)
*''No More Mr. Nice Guy (film), No More Mr. Nice Guy'' (Wir können auch anders ...) – (List of German films of the 1990s, Germany)
*''Nowhere to Run (1993 film), Nowhere to Run'', starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Rosanna Arquette, Ted Levine, Kieran Culkin, Joss Ackland
O
*''Oglinda'' (The Mirror) – (
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...
)
*''Once Upon a Forest'', directed by Charles Grosvenor, featuring the voice of Michael Crawford – (British films of 1993, UK/American films of 1993, US)
*''Once Upon a Time in China III'' (Wong Fei Hung ji saam: Si wong jaang ba), starring Jet Li and Rosamund Kwan – (
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
)
*''Only the Strong (film), Only The Strong'', starring Mark Dacascos
*''Ordinary Magic'', starring Ryan Reynolds and Glenne Headly – (List of Canadian films of 1993, Canada)
P
*''The Pelican Brief (film), The Pelican Brief'', directed by Alan J. Pakula, starring Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington
*''A Perfect World'', directed by Clint Eastwood, starring Kevin Costner, Eastwood, Laura Dern, Bradley Whitford
*''Philadelphia (film), Philadelphia'', directed by Jonathan Demme, starring Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Antonio Banderas, Joanne Woodward, Mary Steenburgen, Jason Robards
*''Philadelphia Experiment II, The Philadelphia Experiment II''
*''The Piano'', directed by Jane Campion, starring Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, Anna Paquin – (List of New Zealand films, New Zealand/
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
/
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
) – Palme d'Or award
*''Poetic Justice (1993 film), Poetic Justice'', directed by John Singleton, starring Janet Jackson and Tupac Shakur
*''Point of No Return (1993 film), Point of No Return'', starring
Bridget Fonda
Bridget Jane Fonda (born January 27, 1964) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in ''The Godfather Part III'' (1990), ''Single White Female'' (1992), ''Singles'' (1992), ''Point of No Return'' (1993), '' It Could Happen to You'' ( ...
,
Gabriel Byrne
Gabriel James Byrne (born 12 May 1950) is an Irish actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, audiobook narrator, and author. His acting career began in the Focus Theatre before he joined London's Royal Court Theatre in 1979. Byrne's s ...
, Dermot Mulroney, Anne Bancroft, Harvey Keitel
*''Posse (1993 film), Posse'', directed by and starring Mario Van Peebles
*''The Program (1993 film), The Program'', starring James Caan, Halle Berry, Omar Epps, Craig Sheffer, Kristy Swanson
*''Public Access'', directed by Bryan Singer
*''The Puppetmaster (film), The Puppetmaster'' (Xi meng ren sheng) – (List of Taiwanese films, Taiwan)
R
*''Raining Stones'', directed by Ken Loach – (
U.K.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
)
*''The Real McCoy (film), The Real McCoy'', starring
Kim Basinger
Kimila Ann Basinger ( ; born December 8, 1953) is an American actress and former fashion model. She has garnered acclaim for her work in film and television, for which she has received various accolades including an Academy Award, a Golden Glo ...
and Val Kilmer
*''Red Rock West'', directed by John Dahl, starring
Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Kim Coppola (born January 7, 1964), known professionally as Nicolas Cage, is an American actor and film producer. Born into the Coppola family, he is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Gu ...
, Lara Flynn Boyle, J.T. Walsh,
Dennis Hopper
Dennis Lee Hopper (May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010) was an American actor, filmmaker and photographer. He attended the Actors Studio, made his first television appearance in 1954, and soon after appeared in ''Giant'' (1956). In the next ten years ...
*''The Red Squirrel'' (La ardilla roja) – (Spanish films of 1993, Spain)
*''The Remains of the Day (film), The Remains of the Day'', directed by James Ivory, starring Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, James Fox, Hugh Grant, Christopher Reeve – (British films of 1993, UK/American films of 1993, US)
*''Return of the Living Dead 3''
*''Rich in Love (1992 film), Rich in Love'', starring Albert Finney, Kathryn Erbe, Kyle MacLachlan,
Suzy Amis, Jill Clayburgh
*''Rising Sun (film), Rising Sun'', directed by Philip Kaufman, starring Sean Connery and
Wesley Snipes
Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American actor, film producer, and martial artist. His prominent film roles include '' Major League'' (1989), ''New Jack City'' (1991), '' White Men Can't Jump'' (1992), '' Passenger 57'' (1992), '' ...
*''RoboCop 3'', directed by Fred Dekker, starring Robert John Burke and
Nancy Allen
*''Robin Hood: Men in Tights'', directed by Mel Brooks, starring
Cary Elwes
Ivan Simon Cary Elwes (; born 26 October 1962) is an English actor and writer. He is known for his leading film roles as Westley in ''The Princess Bride'' (1987), Robin Hood in '' Robin Hood: Men in Tights'' (1993), and Dr. Lawrence Gordon in ...
, Dave Chappelle, Amy Yasbeck, Roger Rees, Richard Lewis (comedian), Richard Lewis
*''Romeo Is Bleeding'', directed by Peter Medak, starring Gary Oldman, Lena Olin, Annabella Sciorra, Juliette Lewis, Roy Scheider
*''Rookie of the Year (film), Rookie of the Year'', directed by Daniel Stern (actor), Daniel Stern, starring Thomas Ian Nicholas, Gary Busey, Albert Hall (actor), Albert Hall
*''Roosters (1993 film), Roosters'', starring Edward James Olmos and Sônia Braga
*''Ruby Cairo'', starring Andie MacDowell and Liam Neeson
*''Ruby in Paradise'', starring Ashley Judd
*''Rudy (film), Rudy'', directed by David Anspaugh, starring Sean Astin, Ned Beatty, Charles S. Dutton, Jason Miller (playwright), Jason Miller, Jon Favreau
S
*''The Saint of Fort Washington'', starring Matt Dillon and
Danny Glover
Danny Lebern Glover (; born July 22, 1946) is an American actor, film director, and political activist. He is widely known for his lead role as Roger Murtaugh in the ''Lethal Weapon'' film series. He also had leading roles in his films include ...
*''Samba Traoré'', directed by Idrissa Ouedraogo – (List of Burkinabé films, Burkina Faso)
*''The Sandlot'', directed by David M. Evans
*''Sankofa (film), Sankofa'' – (Burkina Faso)
*''Say a Little Prayer'' – (
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
)
*''The Scent of Green Papaya'' (Mùi đu đủ xanh) or (L'Odeur de la papaye verte) – (List of Vietnamese films, Vietnam/
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
)
*''
Schindler's List
''Schindler's List'' is a 1993 American epic historical drama film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg and written by Steven Zaillian. It is based on the 1982 novel ''Schindler's Ark'' by Australian novelist Thomas Keneally. The film fo ...
'', directed by
Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg (; born December 18, 1946) is an American director, writer, and producer. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, he is the most commercially successful director of all time. Spie ...
, starring Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes – Academy and Golden Globe (drama) Awards for Best Picture
*''Searching For Bobby Fischer'', directed by Steven Zaillian, starring
Joe Mantegna
Joseph Anthony Mantegna (, ; born November 13, 1947) is an American actor.
Mantegna began his career on stage in 1969 in the Chicago production of the musical ''Hair''. He earned a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play and a Joseph Jeffe ...
, Joan Allen, Ben Kingsley, Laurence Fishburne
*''The Secret Garden (1993 film), The Secret Garden'', starring Maggie Smith – (
U.K.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
)
*''The Sex of the Stars'' (Le Sexe des étoiles) – (Canadian films of the 1990s, Canada)
*''Shadowlands (1993 film), Shadowlands'', directed by Richard Attenborough, starring Anthony Hopkins and
Debra Winger
Debra Lynn Wingerhttps://www.pressreader.com/usa/closer-weekly/20200511/282084868951188https://www.discountmags.com/magazine/closer-weekly-may-11-2020-digital/in-this-issue/99961 (born May 16, 1955)https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Inter ...
– (
U.K.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
)
*''Short Cuts'', directed by Robert Altman, starring Tim Robbins, Andie MacDowell, Fred Ward, Bruce Davison, Robert Downey, Jr.,
Julianne Moore
Julie Anne Smith (born December 3, 1960), known professionally as Julianne Moore, is an American actress. Prolific in film since the early 1990s, she is particularly known for her portrayals of emotionally troubled women in independent films, a ...
, Madeleine Stowe, Chris Penn, Lori Singer, Jack Lemmon,
Lily Tomlin
Mary Jean "Lily" Tomlin (born September 1, 1939) is an American actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer. She started her career as a stand-up comedian as well as performing off-Broadway during the 1960s. Her breakout role was on the vari ...
, Tom Waits
*''Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit'', directed by Bill Duke, starring Whoopi Goldberg
*''Six Degrees of Separation (film), Six Degrees of Separation'', directed by Fred Schepisi, starring Stockard Channing, Will Smith, Donald Sutherland
*''Slaughter of the Innocents (film), Slaughter of the Innocents'', starring Scott Glenn
*''Sleepless in Seattle'', directed by Nora Ephron, starring Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Bill Pullman,
Rosie O'Donnell
Roseann O'Donnell (born March 21, 1962) is an American comedian, television producer, actress, author, and television personality. She began her comedy career as a teenager and received her breakthrough on the television series ''Star Search'' ...
, Rita Wilson, Rob Reiner
*''Sliver (film), Sliver'', directed by Phillip Noyce, starring Sharon Stone, William Baldwin, Tom Berenger
*''Smoking/No Smoking'', directed by Alain Resnais – (
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
)
*''The Snapper (film), The Snapper'', directed by Stephen Frears, starring Colm Meaney and Brendan Gleeson – (List of Irish films, Ireland)
*''Sniper (1993 film), Sniper'', starring Tom Berenger and Billy Zane
*''So I Married an Axe Murderer'', starring Mike Myers (actor), Mike Myers, Nancy Travis, Amanda Plummer
*''Sommersby'', directed by Jon Amiel, starring Richard Gere, Jodie Foster and Bill Pullman
*''Son in Law'', starring Pauly Shore
*''Son of the Pink Panther'', directed by Blake Edwards, starring Roberto Benigni
*''Sonatine (1993 film), Sonatine'', directed by and starring Takeshi Kitano – (
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
)
*''Seopyeonje'' – (South Korean films of 1993, South Korea)
*''Speak Up! It's So Dark'' (Tala! Det är så mörkt) – (Swedish films of the 1990s, Sweden)
*''Stalingrad (1993 film), Stalingrad'' – (List of German films of the 1990s, Germany)
*''Strawberry and Chocolate'' (Fresa y chocolate) – (List of Cuban films, Cuba/
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
/Spanish films of 1993, Spain)
*''Striking Distance'', starring Bruce Willis, Sarah Jessica Parker, John Mahoney, Robert Pastorelli, Dennis Farina
*''Sunset Grill (film), Sunset Grill'', starring Peter Weller and Lori Singer
*''
Super Mario Bros.
is a platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The successor to the 1983 arcade game '' Mario Bros.'' and the first game in the ''Super Mario'' series, it was first released in 1985 for ...
'', directed by Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel, starring
Bob Hoskins
Robert William Hoskins (26 October 1942 – 29 April 2014) was an English actor. His work included lead roles in films and television series such as '' Pennies from Heaven'' (1978), ''The Long Good Friday'' (1980), ''Mona Lisa'' (1986), ''Who ...
,
John Leguizamo
John Alberto Leguizamo Peláez (; ; born July 22, 196013:04) is an American actor, comedian, and film producer. He has appeared in over 100 films, produced over 20 films and documentaries, made over 30 television appearances, and has produced ...
,
Dennis Hopper
Dennis Lee Hopper (May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010) was an American actor, filmmaker and photographer. He attended the Actors Studio, made his first television appearance in 1954, and soon after appeared in ''Giant'' (1956). In the next ten years ...
, Samantha Mathis
*''Swing Kids (1993 film), Swing Kids'', starring Christian Bale and Robert Sean Leonard
T
*''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III''
*''The Temp (film), The Temp'', starring
Timothy Hutton
Timothy Tarquin Hutton (born August 16, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He is the youngest recipient of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, which he won at age 20 for his performance as Conrad Jarrett in ''Ordinary People ...
, Lara Flynn Boyle, Faye Dunaway
*''The Thing Called Love'', starring
River Phoenix
River Jude Phoenix (; August 23, 1970 – October 31, 1993) was an American actor, musician and activist.
Phoenix grew up in an itinerant family, as the older brother of Rain Phoenix, Joaquin Phoenix, Liberty Phoenix, and Summer Phoenix. He ha ...
and Samantha Mathis
*''Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould'' – (Canadian films of the 1990s, Canada)
*''This Boy's Life (film), This Boy's Life'', directed by Michael Caton-Jones, starring
Robert De Niro
Robert Anthony De Niro Jr. ( , ; born August 17, 1943) is an American actor. Known for his collaborations with Martin Scorsese, he is considered to be one of the best actors of his generation. De Niro is the recipient of various accolades ...
, Ellen Barkin, Leonardo DiCaprio
*''The Three Best Things in Life'' (De Drie Beste Dingen in het Leven) – (Dutch films of the 1990s, Netherlands)
*''Three Colors: Blue'' (Trzy kolory. Niebieski) – 1st of the Krzysztof Kieślowski trilogy, starring Juliette Binoche – (List of Polish films of the 1990s, Poland/
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
/List of Swiss films, Switzerland) – Golden Lion award
*''The Three Musketeers (1993 film), The Three Musketeers'', directed by Stephen Herek, starring Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland, Chris O'Donnell, Oliver Platt, Rebecca De Mornay – (British films of 1993, UK/American films of 1993, US/Austrian films of the 1990s, Austria)
*''Three of Hearts (1993 film), Three of Hearts'', starring William Baldwin, Kelly Lynch,
Sherilyn Fenn
Sherilyn Fenn (born Sheryl Ann Fenn; February 1, 1965) is an American actress and author. She came to attention for her performance as Audrey Horne on the television series ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991, 2017) for which she was nominated for a Go ...
*''Tirangaa'', starring Raaj Kumar – (
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
)
*''To the Starry Island'' (Geu seom-e gago sipta) – (South Korean films of 1993, South Korea)
*''To Want to Fly'' (Volare volare) – (
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
)
*''Tom and Jerry: The Movie'', directed by Phil Roman, starring Richard Kind, Dana Hill, Anndi McAfee, Charlotte Rae, Tony Jay, Ed Gilbert, David Lander, Henry Gibson, Rip Taylor
*''Tombstone (film), Tombstone'', directed by George P. Cosmatos, starring Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton, Dana Delany,
Michael Biehn
Michael Connell Biehn ( ; born July 31, 1956) is an American actor, primarily known for his roles in science fiction films directed by James Cameron; as Sgt. Kyle Reese in ''The Terminator'' (1984), Cpl. Dwayne Hicks in ''Aliens'' (1986), and ...
, Powers Boothe, Billy Zane
*''Trauma (1993 film), Trauma'', directed by Dario Argento, starring Asia Argento, Piper Laurie, Brad Dourif
*''True Romance'', directed by Tony Scott, written by Quentin Tarantino, starring Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette,
Dennis Hopper
Dennis Lee Hopper (May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010) was an American actor, filmmaker and photographer. He attended the Actors Studio, made his first television appearance in 1954, and soon after appeared in ''Giant'' (1956). In the next ten years ...
, Christopher Walken, Gary Oldman, Michael Rapaport, Bronson Pinchot, Brad Pitt
*''Twenty Bucks'', starring Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, Elisabeth Shue, Linda Hunt
*''Two Cops'' (Tukabseu) – (South Korean films of 1993, South Korea)
*''Two Small Bodies'', starring Fred Ward and
Suzy Amis
U
*''Undercover Blues'', starring Kathleen Turner and Dennis Quaid
*''Untamed Heart'', directed by Tony Bill, starring Christian Slater, Marisa Tomei, Rosie Perez
*''The Untold Story'' (Bat sin fan dim ji yan yuk cha siu bau) – (
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
)
V
*''The Vanishing (1993 film), The Vanishing'', starring Jeff Bridges, Kiefer Sutherland, Nancy Travis
*''Les Visiteurs'' (The Visitors), starring Christian Clavier and Jean Reno – (
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
)
W
*''A Wall of Silence'' (Un Muro de Silencio), starring Vanessa Redgrave – (List of Argentine films of 1993, Argentina)
*''The War Room'', directed by Chris Hegedus and D. A. Pennebaker
*''Watch It'', starring Peter Gallagher and
Suzy Amis
*''Wayne's World 2'', directed by Stephen Surjik, starring Mike Myers (actor), Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Christopher Walken, Tia Carrere,
Kim Basinger
Kimila Ann Basinger ( ; born December 8, 1953) is an American actress and former fashion model. She has garnered acclaim for her work in film and television, for which she has received various accolades including an Academy Award, a Golden Glo ...
*''The Wedding Banquet'', directed by Ang Lee – (List of Taiwanese films, Taiwan/American films of 1993, United States) – Golden Bear and Golden Space Needle awards
*''Wide-Eyed and Legless, The Wedding Gift'' (aka ''Wide-Eyed and Legless''), directed by Richard Loncraine, starring Julie Walters and Jim Broadbent – (
U.K.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
)
*''We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (film), We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story'', directed by Ralph Zondag, Phil Nibbelink, Simon Wells
*''What's Eating Gilbert Grape'', starring
Johnny Depp
John Christopher Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor and musician. He is the recipient of multiple accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Award ...
, Juliette Lewis, Mary Steenburgen, Leonardo DiCaprio
*''What's Love Got to Do with It (1993 film), What's Love Got to Do With It'', directed by Brian Gibson (director), Brian Gibson, starring Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne – Nominated for 2 Oscars, won the American Choreography Award
*''Where's God When I'm S-Scared?''
*''When A Stranger Calls Back''
*''White Wolves: A Cry in the Wild II''
*''Who's the Man?'', starring Doctor Dré and Ed Lover
*''Wide Sargasso Sea (1993 film), Wide Sargasso Sea'', starring Rachel Ward, Karina Lombard, Nathaniel Parker
*''Wilder Napalm'', starring Dennis Quaid,
Debra Winger
Debra Lynn Wingerhttps://www.pressreader.com/usa/closer-weekly/20200511/282084868951188https://www.discountmags.com/magazine/closer-weekly-may-11-2020-digital/in-this-issue/99961 (born May 16, 1955)https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Inter ...
, Arliss Howard,
Jim Varney
James Albert Varney Jr. (June 15, 1949 – February 10, 2000) was an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his broadly comedic role as Ernest P. Worrell, for which he won a Daytime Emmy Award, as well as appearing in films and n ...
*''Woman of Desire'', starring Bo Derek
*''The Women from the Lake of Scented Souls'' (Xian hun nu) – (
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
) – Golden Bear award
*''Wrestling Ernest Hemingway'', directed by Randa Haines, starring Robert Duvall, Richard Harris, Shirley MacLaine, Sandra Bullock
*''The Wrong Man (1993 film), The Wrong Man'', directed by Jim McBride, starring Rosanna Arquette, Kevin Anderson (actor), Kevin Anderson,
John Lithgow
John Arthur Lithgow ( ; born , 1945) is an American actor. Lithgow studied at Harvard University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before becoming known for his work on the stage and screen. He has been the recipient of numerous ...
*''The Wrong Trousers'', a Wallace and Gromit short – (
U.K.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
)
Y
*''The Young Americans (film), The Young Americans'', starring Harvey Keitel – (
U.K.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
)
*''Younger and Younger'', starring Donald Sutherland and Brendan Fraser
Births
* January 5 – Franz Drameh, English actor
* January 9 – Ashley Argota, American actress
* January 10 - Jacob Scipio, English actor and writer
* January 11 – Flora Cross, French-American actress
* January 18 – Morgan York, American actress
* January 19 – Gus Lewis, American-English actor
* January 26 – Cameron Bright, Canadian actor
* January 28 – Will Poulter, English actor
* January 29 - Lewis Pullman, American actor
* February 7
**David Dorfman, American actor
**Philip Wiegratz, German former actor
* February 12 – Jennifer Stone, American actress
* February 14 – Shane Harper, American actor
* February 19 – Victoria Justice, American actress and singer
* March 4 -
**Jenna Boyd, American actress
**Abigail Mavity, American actress
* March 11 – Jodie Comer, English actress
* March 15 – Alia Bhatt, British actress
* March 29 - Joe Adler, American actor
* April 7 – Yell Htwe Aung, Burmese comedian, actor, and model (died 2018)
* April 10 – Sofia Carson, actress, singer and musician
* April 14
**Vivien Cardone, American actress
**Graham Phillips (actor), American actor, filmmaker and singer
* April 26 - Ryoma Takeuchi, Japanese actor
* April 30 - Henry Zaga, Brazilian actor
* May 6 – Naomi Scott, English actress and singer
* May 10
**Spencer Fox, American actor, singer and musician
**Halston Sage, American actress
* May 11 – James Reid (entertainer), James Reid, Filipino actor
* May 13 – Debby Ryan, American actress and singer
* May 14 – Miranda Cosgrove, American actress, singer
* May 29 – Maika Monroe, American actress
* June 7 - Amanda Leighton, American actress
* June 9 – Danielle Chuchran, American actress
* June 11 - Sidhu Moose Wala, Indian singer, rapper and actor (died 2022)
* June 24 – Beanie Feldstein, American actress
* June 25 – Barney Clark (actor), Barney Clark, English actor
* June 26 – Ariana Grande, American actress, singer
* July 1 – Raini Rodriguez, American actress, singer
*July 3 – Sarah Wiedenheft, Dutch-American voice actress
* July 9 – Emily Hirst, Canadian actress
* July 23 – Lili Simmons, American actress
* July 26
**Elizabeth Gillies, American actress
**Taylor Momsen, American actress
* July 31 – Christian Byers, Australian actor
* August 1 – Leon Thomas III, American actor, singer/songwriter, musician and dancer
* August 2 – Ryan and Kyle Pepi, American actors
* August 5 – Suzuka Ohgo, Japanese actress
* August 7 - Francesca Eastwood, American actress and television personality
* August 8 – Devery Jacobs, Canadian actress
* August 11 – Alyson Stoner, American actress
* August 12 –
**Imani Hakim, American actress
**Hannah Quinlivan, Taiwanese-Australian actress and model
* August 16 – Cameron Monaghan, American actor
* August 18 – Maia Mitchell, Australian actress, singer
* August 26 – Keke Palmer, American actress
* September 1 - Alexander Conti, Canadian actor
* September 11 - Georgina Terry, British actress
* September 18 – Patrick Schwarzenegger, American actor
* September 22 – Chase Ellison, American actor
* September 24 – Ben Platt, American actor
* September 25
**Greg Davis (actor), American actor
**Zach Tyler Eisen, American former voice actor
* October 8 – Angus T. Jones, American actor
* October 9 - Autumn Chiklis, American actress and writer
* October 25
**Bessie Carter, English actress
**Rachel Matthews, American actress
* October 30 – Brett Kelly (actor), Brett Kelly, Canadian actor
* October 31 – Letitia Wright, Guyanese-British actress
* November 8 - Jak Knight, American actor, comedian and writer (died 2022)
* November 16 – Pete Davidson, American comedian and actor
* November 22 – Adèle Exarchopoulos, French actress
* November 24 - Zoe Levin, American actress
* November 30 – Mia Goth, English actress
* December 8 – AnnaSophia Robb, American actress
* December 10 - Alicia von Rittberg, German actress
* December 16 – Stephan James (actor), Stephan James, Canadian actor
* December 17 – Kiersey Clemons, American actress
* December 19 - Hermione Corfield, English actress
* December 21 - Vanessa Angel (Indonesian actress), Indonesian actress, model and singer (died 2021)
* December 22 – Aliana Lohan, American actress
* December 27 – Olivia Cooke, English actress
Deaths
Film debuts
*Joey Lauren Adams – ''
Coneheads
The Coneheads are a fictional family of extraterrestrials with bald conical heads, created for a series of recurring sketches on ''Saturday Night Live'' (SNL). They first appeared on the January 15, 1977 episode hosted by Ralph Nader (episode 3 ...
''
*Jennifer Aniston – ''Leprechaun (film), Leprechaun''
*Adam Beach – ''Cadillac Girls''
*Kate Beckinsale – ''Much Ado About Nothing (1993 film), Much Ado About Nothing''
*Neve Campbell – ''The Dark''
*Dave Chappelle – ''Robin Hood: Men in Tights''
*Joe Chrest – ''King of the Hill (1993 film), King of the Hill''
*Thomas Haden Church – ''Tombstone (film), Tombstone''
*Cliff Curtis – ''The Piano''
*Aaron Eckhart – ''Slaughter of the Innocents (film), Slaughter of the Innocents''
*Garry Shandling – ''The Night We Never Met''
*Noah Emmerich – ''
Last Action Hero
''Last Action Hero'' is a 1993 American fantasy action comedy film directed and produced by John McTiernan and co-written by Shane Black and David Arnott. It is a satire of the action genre and associated clichés, containing several parodies ...
''
*Jon Favreau – ''Rudy (film), Rudy''
*Salma Hayek – ''Mi Vida Loca''
*Anne Heche – ''An Ambush of Ghosts''
*Terrence Howard – ''Who's the Man?''
*Albert and Allen Hughes (directors) – ''Menace II Society''
*Richard T. Jones – ''What's Love Got to Do with It (1993 film), What's Love Got to Do with It''
*David Krumholtz – ''Life with Mikey''
*Jason Lee (actor), Jason Lee – ''Mi Vida Loca''
*Louis Lombardi – ''Amongst Friends''
*Domenick Lombardozzi – ''
A Bronx Tale
''A Bronx Tale'' is a 1993 American coming-of-age crime film directed by and starring Robert De Niro in his directorial debut and produced by Jane Rosenthal, adapted from Chazz Palminteri's 1989 play of the same name. It tells the coming of ...
''
*Josh Lucas – ''
Alive
Alive may refer to:
*Life
Books, comics and periodicals
* ''Alive'' (novel), a 2015 novel by Scott Sigler
* '' Alive: The Final Evolution'', a 2003 shonen manga by Tadashi Kawashima and Adachitoka
* '' Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors'', ...
''
*John Carroll Lynch – ''Grumpy Old Men (film), Grumpy Old Men''
*
Matthew McConaughey
Matthew David McConaughey ( ; born November 4, 1969) is an American actor. He had his breakout role with a supporting performance in the coming-of-age comedy '' Dazed and Confused'' (1993). After a number of supporting roles, his first succes ...
– ''My Boyfriend's Back (1993 film), My Boyfriend's Back''
*Brittany Murphy – ''Family Prayers''
*Bob Odenkirk – ''Wayne's World 2''
*Leland Orser – ''Cover Story''
*John Ortiz – ''
Carlito's Way
''Carlito's Way'' is a 1993 American crime drama film directed by Brian De Palma, based on the novels '' Carlito's Way'' (1975) and '' After Hours'' (1979) by Judge Edwin Torres. The film adaptation was scripted by David Koepp. It stars Al Pa ...
''
*Anna Paquin – ''The Piano''
*
Parker Posey
Parker Christian Posey (born November 8, 1968) is an American actress and musician. Posey is the recipient of a Golden Globe Award nomination, a Satellite Award nomination and two Independent Spirit Award nominations.
Posey made her film debu ...
– ''Joey Breaker''
*Ryan Reynolds – ''Ordinary Magic''
*Denise Richards – ''Loaded Weapon 1''
*Johnathon Schaech – ''Sparrow (1993 film), Sparrow''
*Michael Shannon – ''Groundhog Day (film), Groundhog Day''
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Alicia Silverstone
Alicia Silverstone ( ; born October 4, 1976) is an American actress. She made her film debut in the thriller ''The Crush (1993 film), The Crush'' (1993), earning the 1994 MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance, and gained further prom ...
– ''
The Crush''
*Jada Pinkett Smith – ''Menace II Society''
*Mark Strong – ''Century (film), Century''
*Alanna Ubach – ''
Airborne
Airborne or Airborn may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
Films
* ''Airborne'' (1962 film), a 1962 American film directed by James Landis
* ''Airborne'' (1993 film), a comedy–drama film
* ''Airborne'' (1998 film), an action film sta ...
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*Vince Vaughn – ''Rudy''
*Steve Zahn – ''Rain Without Thunder''
*Renée Zellweger – ''
Dazed and Confused''
References
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