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| ''[[Alive (1993 film)|Alive]]'' || [[Touchstone Pictures]] / [[Paramount Pictures]] / [[The Kennedy/Marshall Company]] || [[Frank Marshall (film producer)|Frank Marshall]] (director); [[John Patrick Shanley]] (screenplay); [[Ethan Hawke]], [[Vincent Spano]], [[Josh Hamilton (actor)|Josh Hamilton]], [[John Malkovich]], [[Danny Nucci]], [[Josh Lucas]], [[José Zúñiga]], [[Illeana Douglas]], [[Jerry Wasserman]], [[John Haymes Newton]], [[Bruce Ramsay]], [[Jack Noseworthy]], [[David Cubitt]], [[John Cassini]], [[Richard Ian Cox]], [[Gordon Currie]], [[Sam Behrens]], [[Frank Pellegrino (actor)|Frank Pellegrino]], [[Michael DeLorenzo]], [[Chad Willett]], [[Michael Woolson]], [[Diana Barrington]] || [[biographical film|Biography]], [[drama film|Drama]] || [[Live action]] |
| ''[[Alive (1993 film)|Alive]]'' || [[Touchstone Pictures]] / [[Paramount Pictures]] / <small>[[The Kennedy/Marshall Company]]</small> || [[Frank Marshall (film producer)|Frank Marshall]] (director); [[John Patrick Shanley]] (screenplay); [[Ethan Hawke]], [[Vincent Spano]], [[Josh Hamilton (actor)|Josh Hamilton]], [[John Malkovich]], [[Danny Nucci]], [[Josh Lucas]], [[José Zúñiga]], [[Illeana Douglas]], [[Jerry Wasserman]], [[John Haymes Newton]], [[Bruce Ramsay]], [[Jack Noseworthy]], [[David Cubitt]], [[John Cassini]], [[Richard Ian Cox]], [[Gordon Currie]], [[Sam Behrens]], [[Frank Pellegrino (actor)|Frank Pellegrino]], [[Michael DeLorenzo]], [[Chad Willett]], [[Michael Woolson]], [[Diana Barrington]] || [[biographical film|Biography]], [[drama film|Drama]] || [[Live action]] |
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| ''[[Body of Evidence (1993 film)|Body of Evidence]]'' || [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] || [[Uli Edel]] (director); Brad Mirman (screenplay); [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Willem Dafoe]], [[Joe Mantegna]], [[Anne Archer]], [[Julianne Moore]], [[Jürgen Prochnow]], [[Frank Langella]], [[Stan Shaw]], [[Charles Hallahan]], [[Lillian Lehman]], [[Mark Rolston]], [[Jeff Perry (American actor)|Jeff Perry]], [[Richard Riehle]] || [[romance film|Romance]], [[Thriller film|Thriller]] || [[Live action]] |
| ''[[Body of Evidence (1993 film)|Body of Evidence]]'' || [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] || [[Uli Edel]] (director); Brad Mirman (screenplay); [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Willem Dafoe]], [[Joe Mantegna]], [[Anne Archer]], [[Julianne Moore]], [[Jürgen Prochnow]], [[Frank Langella]], [[Stan Shaw]], [[Charles Hallahan]], [[Lillian Lehman]], [[Mark Rolston]], [[Jeff Perry (American actor)|Jeff Perry]], [[Richard Riehle]] || [[romance film|Romance]], [[Thriller film|Thriller]] || [[Live action]] |
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| ''[[CB4]]'' || [[Universal Pictures]] / [[Imagine Entertainment]] || [[Tamra Davis]] (director); [[Chris Rock]], [[Nelson George]], Robert LoCash (screenplay); [[Chris Rock]], [[Allen Payne]], [[Deezer D]], [[Chris Elliott]], [[Phil Hartman]], [[Charlie Murphy]], [[Khandi Alexander]], [[Art Evans (actor)|Art Evans]], [[Theresa Randle]], [[Willard E. Pugh]], [[Ty Granderson Jones]], [[Rachel True]], Victor Wilson, [[Richard Gant]], [[J.D. Daniels]], [[Stoney Jackson]], [[Isaac Hayes]], [[Ice-T]], [[Halle Berry]], [[Ice Cube (rapper)|Ice Cube]], [[Flavor Flav]], [[Shaquille O'Neal]], [[Eazy-E]], [[Butthole Surfers]] || [[comedy film|Comedy]] || [[Live action]] |
| ''[[CB4]]'' || [[Universal Pictures]] / <small>[[Imagine Entertainment]]</small> || [[Tamra Davis]] (director); [[Chris Rock]], [[Nelson George]], Robert LoCash (screenplay); [[Chris Rock]], [[Allen Payne]], [[Deezer D]], [[Chris Elliott]], [[Phil Hartman]], [[Charlie Murphy]], [[Khandi Alexander]], [[Art Evans (actor)|Art Evans]], [[Theresa Randle]], [[Willard E. Pugh]], [[Ty Granderson Jones]], [[Rachel True]], Victor Wilson, [[Richard Gant]], [[J.D. Daniels]], [[Stoney Jackson]], [[Isaac Hayes]], [[Ice-T]], [[Halle Berry]], [[Ice Cube (rapper)|Ice Cube]], [[Flavor Flav]], [[Shaquille O'Neal]], [[Eazy-E]], [[Butthole Surfers]] || [[comedy film|Comedy]] || [[Live action]] |
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| ''[[A Far Off Place]]'' || [[Walt Disney Pictures]] / [[Amblin Entertainment]] || [[Mikael Salomon]] (director); [[Laurens van der Post]], [[Robert Caswell]], [[Jonathan Hensleigh]], Sally Robinson (screenplay); [[Reese Witherspoon]], [[Ethan Embry|Ethan Randall]], [[Jack Thompson (actor)|Jack Thompson]], [[Maximilian Schell]], Sarel Bok, [[Robert John Burke]], [[Patricia Kalember]], [[Daniel Gerroll]], [[Miles Anderson]], Taffy Chihota, Magdalene Damas || [[adventure film|Adventure]], [[drama film|Drama]] || [[Live action]] |
| ''[[A Far Off Place]]'' || [[Walt Disney Pictures]] / <small>[[Amblin Entertainment]]</small> || [[Mikael Salomon]] (director); [[Laurens van der Post]], [[Robert Caswell]], [[Jonathan Hensleigh]], Sally Robinson (screenplay); [[Reese Witherspoon]], [[Ethan Embry|Ethan Randall]], [[Jack Thompson (actor)|Jack Thompson]], [[Maximilian Schell]], Sarel Bok, [[Robert John Burke]], [[Patricia Kalember]], [[Daniel Gerroll]], [[Miles Anderson]], Taffy Chihota, Magdalene Damas || [[adventure film|Adventure]], [[drama film|Drama]] || [[Live action]] |
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| ''[[Fire in the Sky]]'' || [[Paramount Pictures]] || [[Robert Lieberman]] (director); [[Tracy Tormé]] (screenplay); [[D. B. Sweeney]], [[Robert Patrick]], [[Craig Sheffer]], [[Peter Berg]], [[James Garner]], [[Henry Thomas]], [[Bradley Gregg]], [[Kathleen Wilhoite]], Georgia Emelin, [[Scott MacDonald (actor)|Scott MacDonald]], [[Noble Willingham]] || [[science fiction film|Sci-Fi]], [[horror film|Horror]] || [[Live action]] |
| ''[[Fire in the Sky]]'' || [[Paramount Pictures]] || [[Robert Lieberman]] (director); [[Tracy Tormé]] (screenplay); [[D. B. Sweeney]], [[Robert Patrick]], [[Craig Sheffer]], [[Peter Berg]], [[James Garner]], [[Henry Thomas]], [[Bradley Gregg]], [[Kathleen Wilhoite]], Georgia Emelin, [[Scott MacDonald (actor)|Scott MacDonald]], [[Noble Willingham]] || [[science fiction film|Sci-Fi]], [[horror film|Horror]] || [[Live action]] |
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| ''[[The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993 film)|The Adventures of Huck Finn]]'' || [[Walt Disney Pictures]] || [[Stephen Sommers]] (director/screenplay); [[Elijah Wood]], [[Courtney B. Vance]], [[Robbie Coltrane]], [[Jason Robards]], [[Ron Perlman]], [[Dana Ivey]], [[Mary Louise Wilson]], [[Anne Heche]], [[James Gammon]], [[Paxton Whitehead]], [[Tom Aldredge]], [[Renee O'Connor]], [[Laura Bundy]], [[Curtis Armstrong]], [[Frances Conroy]], [[Danny Tamberelli]], [[Garette Ratliff Henson]], Gerald McKenzie, [[Stephen Sommers]], [[Archie Moore]] || [[adventure film|Adventure]] || [[Live action]] |
| ''[[The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993 film)|The Adventures of Huck Finn]]'' || [[Walt Disney Pictures]] || [[Stephen Sommers]] (director/screenplay); [[Elijah Wood]], [[Courtney B. Vance]], [[Robbie Coltrane]], [[Jason Robards]], [[Ron Perlman]], [[Dana Ivey]], [[Mary Louise Wilson]], [[Anne Heche]], [[James Gammon]], [[Paxton Whitehead]], [[Tom Aldredge]], [[Renee O'Connor]], [[Laura Bundy]], [[Curtis Armstrong]], [[Frances Conroy]], [[Danny Tamberelli]], [[Garette Ratliff Henson]], Gerald McKenzie, [[Stephen Sommers]], [[Archie Moore]] || [[adventure film|Adventure]] || [[Live action]] |
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| ''[[Cop and a Half]]'' || [[Universal Pictures]] / [[Imagine Entertainment]] || [[Henry Winkler]] (director); Arne Olsen (screenplay); [[Burt Reynolds]], [[Norman D. Golden II]], [[Ruby Dee]], [[Holland Taylor]], [[Ray Sharkey]], Sammy Hernandez, [[Sean O'Neal|Sean Evan O'Neal]], [[Frank Sivero]], Rocky Giordani, [[Marc Macaulay]], [[Tom McCleister]], [[Ralph Wilcox (actor)|Ralph Wilcox]], Tom Kouchalakos || [[comedy film|Comedy]] || [[Live action]] |
| ''[[Cop and a Half]]'' || [[Universal Pictures]] / <small>[[Imagine Entertainment]]</small> || [[Henry Winkler]] (director); Arne Olsen (screenplay); [[Burt Reynolds]], [[Norman D. Golden II]], [[Ruby Dee]], [[Holland Taylor]], [[Ray Sharkey]], Sammy Hernandez, [[Sean O'Neal|Sean Evan O'Neal]], [[Frank Sivero]], Rocky Giordani, [[Marc Macaulay]], [[Tom McCleister]], [[Ralph Wilcox (actor)|Ralph Wilcox]], Tom Kouchalakos || [[comedy film|Comedy]] || [[Live action]] |
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| ''[[The Crush (1993 film)|The Crush]]'' || [[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros. Pictures]] / [[Morgan Creek Entertainment Group|Morgan Creek Productions]] || Alan Shapiro (director/screenplay); [[Cary Elwes]], [[Alicia Silverstone]], [[Jennifer Rubin (actress)|Jennifer Rubin]], [[Kurtwood Smith]], [[Gwynyth Walsh]], [[Amber Benson]], Matt Walker || [[Thriller film|Thriller]] || [[Live action]] |
| ''[[The Crush (1993 film)|The Crush]]'' || [[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros. Pictures]] / [[Morgan Creek Entertainment Group|Morgan Creek Productions]] || Alan Shapiro (director/screenplay); [[Cary Elwes]], [[Alicia Silverstone]], [[Jennifer Rubin (actress)|Jennifer Rubin]], [[Kurtwood Smith]], [[Gwynyth Walsh]], [[Amber Benson]], Matt Walker || [[Thriller film|Thriller]] || [[Live action]] |
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| ''[[Lost in Yonkers (film)|Lost in Yonkers]]'' || [[Columbia Pictures]] / [[Rastar]] || [[Martha Coolidge]] (director); [[Neil Simon]] (screenplay); [[Richard Dreyfuss]], [[Mercedes Ruehl]], [[Irene Worth]], Brad Stoll, [[Mike Damus]], [[David Strathairn]], [[Robert Miranda (actor)|Robert Miranda]], Jack Laufer, Susan Merson, Illya Haase, Jesse Vincent, Lori Schubeler, Jean Zarzour, Mary Scott Gudaitis || [[drama film|Drama]] || [[Live action]] |
| ''[[Lost in Yonkers (film)|Lost in Yonkers]]'' || [[Columbia Pictures]] / <small>[[Rastar]]</small> || [[Martha Coolidge]] (director); [[Neil Simon]] (screenplay); [[Richard Dreyfuss]], [[Mercedes Ruehl]], [[Irene Worth]], Brad Stoll, [[Mike Damus]], [[David Strathairn]], [[Robert Miranda (actor)|Robert Miranda]], Jack Laufer, Susan Merson, Illya Haase, Jesse Vincent, Lori Schubeler, Jean Zarzour, Mary Scott Gudaitis || [[drama film|Drama]] || [[Live action]] |
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| ''[[Posse (1993 film)|Posse]]'' || [[Gramercy Pictures]] || [[Mario Van Peebles]] (director); [[Sy Richardson]], Dario Scardapane (screenplay); [[Mario Van Peebles]], [[Stephen Baldwin]], [[Billy Zane]], [[Tone Lōc]], [[Melvin Van Peebles]], [[Tommy 'Tiny' Lister Jr.]], [[Big Daddy Kane]], [[Reginald VelJohnson]], [[Blair Underwood]], [[Isaac Hayes]], [[Charles Lane (filmmaker)|Charles Lane]], [[Robert Hooks]], [[Richard Jordan]], [[Pam Grier]], [[Nipsey Russell]], [[Paul Bartel]], [[Salli Richardson]], [[Woody Strode]], [[Aaron Neville]], [[Reginald Hudlin]], [[Warrington Hudlin]], [[Richard Gant]], [[Richard Edson]], [[Stephen J. Cannell]], [[Scott Bray]], [[Vesta Williams|Vesta]], [[Faizon Love]], T.J. McClain || [[western (genre)|Western]] || [[Live action]] |
| ''[[Posse (1993 film)|Posse]]'' || [[Gramercy Pictures]] || [[Mario Van Peebles]] (director); [[Sy Richardson]], Dario Scardapane (screenplay); [[Mario Van Peebles]], [[Stephen Baldwin]], [[Billy Zane]], [[Tone Lōc]], [[Melvin Van Peebles]], [[Tommy 'Tiny' Lister Jr.]], [[Big Daddy Kane]], [[Reginald VelJohnson]], [[Blair Underwood]], [[Isaac Hayes]], [[Charles Lane (filmmaker)|Charles Lane]], [[Robert Hooks]], [[Richard Jordan]], [[Pam Grier]], [[Nipsey Russell]], [[Paul Bartel]], [[Salli Richardson]], [[Woody Strode]], [[Aaron Neville]], [[Reginald Hudlin]], [[Warrington Hudlin]], [[Richard Gant]], [[Richard Edson]], [[Stephen J. Cannell]], [[Scott Bray]], [[Vesta Williams|Vesta]], [[Faizon Love]], T.J. McClain || [[western (genre)|Western]] || [[Live action]] |
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| ''[[Equinox (1992 film)|Equinox]]'' || [[IRS Media]] || [[Alan Rudolph]] (director/screenplay); [[Matthew Modine]], [[Lara Flynn Boyle]], [[Fred Ward]], [[Tyra Ferrell]], [[Marisa Tomei]], [[Kevin J. O'Connor (actor)|Kevin J. O'Connor]], [[Tate Donovan]], [[Lori Singer]], [[M. Emmet Walsh]] || [[drama film|Drama]] || [[Live action]] |
| ''[[Equinox (1992 film)|Equinox]]'' || [[IRS Media]] || [[Alan Rudolph]] (director/screenplay); [[Matthew Modine]], [[Lara Flynn Boyle]], [[Fred Ward]], [[Tyra Ferrell]], [[Marisa Tomei]], [[Kevin J. O'Connor (actor)|Kevin J. O'Connor]], [[Tate Donovan]], [[Lori Singer]], [[M. Emmet Walsh]] || [[drama film|Drama]] || [[Live action]] |
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| ''[[Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park]]'' || [[Universal Pictures]] / [[Amblin Entertainment]] || [[Steven Spielberg]] (director); [[Michael Crichton]] (screenplay); [[Sam Neill]], [[Laura Dern]], [[Jeff Goldblum]], [[Richard Attenborough]], [[Bob Peck]], [[Martin Ferrero]], [[BD Wong]], [[Samuel L. Jackson]], [[Wayne Knight]], [[Joseph Mazzello]], [[Ariana Richards]], [[Miguel Sandoval]], [[Gerald R. Molen|Jerry Molen]], [[Cameron Thor]], [[Christopher John Fields]], [[Whitby Hertford]], [[Dean Cundey]], [[Greg Burson]], [[Richard Kiley]], [[Michael Lantieri]] || [[action film|Action]], [[adventure film|Adventure]], [[science fiction film|Sci-Fi]] || [[Live action]] |
| ''[[Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park]]'' || [[Universal Pictures]] / <small>[[Amblin Entertainment]]</small> || [[Steven Spielberg]] (director); [[Michael Crichton]] (screenplay); [[Sam Neill]], [[Laura Dern]], [[Jeff Goldblum]], [[Richard Attenborough]], [[Bob Peck]], [[Martin Ferrero]], [[BD Wong]], [[Samuel L. Jackson]], [[Wayne Knight]], [[Joseph Mazzello]], [[Ariana Richards]], [[Miguel Sandoval]], [[Gerald R. Molen|Jerry Molen]], [[Cameron Thor]], [[Christopher John Fields]], [[Whitby Hertford]], [[Dean Cundey]], [[Greg Burson]], [[Richard Kiley]], [[Michael Lantieri]] || [[action film|Action]], [[adventure film|Adventure]], [[science fiction film|Sci-Fi]] || [[Live action]] |
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| ''[[Dennis the Menace (film)|Dennis the Menace]]'' || [[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros. Pictures]] / [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|Hughes Entertainment]] || [[Nick Castle]] (director); [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|John Hughes]] (screenplay); [[Walter Matthau]], [[Mason Gamble]], [[Joan Plowright]], [[Christopher Lloyd]], [[Lea Thompson]], [[Paul Winfield]], [[Robert Stanton (actor)|Robert Stanton]], [[Ben Stein]], [[Natasha Lyonne]], [[Devin Ratray]], Amy Sakasitz, Kellen Hathaway, Hank Johnston, [[Melinda Mullins]], [[Billie Bird]], [[Bill Irwin]], [[Arnold Stang]], [[Jeannie Russell]] || [[comedy film|Comedy]] || [[Live action]] |
| ''[[Dennis the Menace (film)|Dennis the Menace]]'' || [[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros. Pictures]] / <small>[[John Hughes (filmmaker)|Hughes Entertainment]]</small> || [[Nick Castle]] (director); [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|John Hughes]] (screenplay); [[Walter Matthau]], [[Mason Gamble]], [[Joan Plowright]], [[Christopher Lloyd]], [[Lea Thompson]], [[Paul Winfield]], [[Robert Stanton (actor)|Robert Stanton]], [[Ben Stein]], [[Natasha Lyonne]], [[Devin Ratray]], Amy Sakasitz, Kellen Hathaway, Hank Johnston, [[Melinda Mullins]], [[Billie Bird]], [[Bill Irwin]], [[Arnold Stang]], [[Jeannie Russell]] || [[comedy film|Comedy]] || [[Live action]] |
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| ''[[House of Cards (1993 film)|House of Cards]]'' || [[Miramax Films]] || [[Michael Lessac]] (director/screenplay); [[Kathleen Turner]], [[Tommy Lee Jones]], Asha Menina, [[Shiloh Strong]], [[Esther Rolle]], [[Park Overall]], [[Michael Horse]], Jacqueline Cassell || [[drama film|Drama]] || [[Live action]] |
| ''[[House of Cards (1993 film)|House of Cards]]'' || [[Miramax Films]] || [[Michael Lessac]] (director/screenplay); [[Kathleen Turner]], [[Tommy Lee Jones]], Asha Menina, [[Shiloh Strong]], [[Esther Rolle]], [[Park Overall]], [[Michael Horse]], Jacqueline Cassell || [[drama film|Drama]] || [[Live action]] |
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| ''[[Cool Runnings]]'' || [[Walt Disney Pictures]] || [[Jon Turteltaub]] (director); Lynn Siefert, Tommy Swerdlow, [[Michael Goldberg (writer)|Michael Goldberg]] (screenplay); [[Leon Robinson|Leon]], [[Doug E. Doug]], [[Rawle D. Lewis]], [[Malik Yoba]], [[John Candy]], [[Raymond J. Barry]], [[Peter Outerbridge]], Paul Coeur, Larry Gilman, [[Charles Hyatt]], [[Winston Stona]] || [[family film|Family]], [[sports film|Sports]] || [[Live action]] |
| ''[[Cool Runnings]]'' || [[Walt Disney Pictures]] || [[Jon Turteltaub]] (director); Lynn Siefert, Tommy Swerdlow, [[Michael Goldberg (writer)|Michael Goldberg]] (screenplay); [[Leon Robinson|Leon]], [[Doug E. Doug]], [[Rawle D. Lewis]], [[Malik Yoba]], [[John Candy]], [[Raymond J. Barry]], [[Peter Outerbridge]], Paul Coeur, Larry Gilman, [[Charles Hyatt]], [[Winston Stona]] || [[family film|Family]], [[sports film|Sports]] || [[Live action]] |
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| ''[[For Love or Money (1993 film)|For Love or Money]]'' || [[Universal Pictures]] / [[Imagine Entertainment]] || [[Barry Sonnenfeld]] (director); [[Mark Rosenthal (screenwriter)|Mark Rosenthal]], [[Lawrence Konner]] (screenplay); [[Michael J. Fox]], [[Gabrielle Anwar]], [[Anthony Higgins (actor)|Anthony Higgins]], [[Bob Balaban]], [[Michael Tucker (actor)|Michael Tucker]], [[Fyvush Finkel]], [[Dan Hedaya]], [[Saverio Guerra]], [[Daniel Hagen]], [[Debra Monk]], [[Harry Bugin]], [[Udo Kier]] || [[romance film|Romance]], [[comedy film|Comedy]] || [[Live action]] |
| ''[[For Love or Money (1993 film)|For Love or Money]]'' || [[Universal Pictures]] / <small>[[Imagine Entertainment]]</small> || [[Barry Sonnenfeld]] (director); [[Mark Rosenthal (screenwriter)|Mark Rosenthal]], [[Lawrence Konner]] (screenplay); [[Michael J. Fox]], [[Gabrielle Anwar]], [[Anthony Higgins (actor)|Anthony Higgins]], [[Bob Balaban]], [[Michael Tucker (actor)|Michael Tucker]], [[Fyvush Finkel]], [[Dan Hedaya]], [[Saverio Guerra]], [[Daniel Hagen]], [[Debra Monk]], [[Harry Bugin]], [[Udo Kier]] || [[romance film|Romance]], [[comedy film|Comedy]] || [[Live action]] |
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| ''[[Malice (1993 film)|Malice]]'' || [[Columbia Pictures]] / [[Castle Rock Entertainment]] || [[Harold Becker]] (director); [[Aaron Sorkin]], [[Scott Frank]] (screenplay); [[Alec Baldwin]], [[Nicole Kidman]], [[Bill Pullman]], [[Bebe Neuwirth]], [[Anne Bancroft]], [[Peter Gallagher]], [[Josef Sommer]], [[George C. Scott]], [[Tobin Bell]], [[David Bowe (actor)|David Bowe]], [[Debrah Farentino]], [[Gwyneth Paltrow]], [[Brenda Strong]], [[Ann Cusack]] || [[Thriller film|Thriller]] || [[Live action]] |
| ''[[Malice (1993 film)|Malice]]'' || [[Columbia Pictures]] / [[Castle Rock Entertainment]] || [[Harold Becker]] (director); [[Aaron Sorkin]], [[Scott Frank]] (screenplay); [[Alec Baldwin]], [[Nicole Kidman]], [[Bill Pullman]], [[Bebe Neuwirth]], [[Anne Bancroft]], [[Peter Gallagher]], [[Josef Sommer]], [[George C. Scott]], [[Tobin Bell]], [[David Bowe (actor)|David Bowe]], [[Debrah Farentino]], [[Gwyneth Paltrow]], [[Brenda Strong]], [[Ann Cusack]] || [[Thriller film|Thriller]] || [[Live action]] |
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| ''[[Deadfall (1993 film)|Deadfall]]'' || [[Trimark Pictures]] || [[Christopher Coppola]] (director/screenplay); Nick Vallelonga (screenplay); [[Michael Biehn]], [[Sarah Trigger]], [[Nicolas Cage]], [[James Coburn]], [[Peter Fonda]], [[Charlie Sheen]], [[Talia Shire]] || [[Thriller film|Thriller]] || [[Live action]] |
| ''[[Deadfall (1993 film)|Deadfall]]'' || [[Trimark Pictures]] || [[Christopher Coppola]] (director/screenplay); Nick Vallelonga (screenplay); [[Michael Biehn]], [[Sarah Trigger]], [[Nicolas Cage]], [[James Coburn]], [[Peter Fonda]], [[Charlie Sheen]], [[Talia Shire]] || [[Thriller film|Thriller]] || [[Live action]] |
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| ''[[Demolition Man (film)|Demolition Man]]'' || [[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros. Pictures]] / [[Silver Pictures]] || [[Marco Brambilla]] (director); [[Daniel Waters (screenwriter)|Daniel Waters]], Robert Reneau, Peter M. Lenkov (screenplay); [[Sylvester Stallone]], [[Wesley Snipes]], [[Sandra Bullock]], [[Nigel Hawthorne]], [[Benjamin Bratt]], [[Denis Leary]], [[Bill Cobbs]], [[Bob Gunton]], [[Glenn Shadix]], [[Trent Walker]], [[Troy Evans (actor)|Troy Evans]], [[David Patrick Kelly]], [[Steve Kahan]], [[Andre Gregory]], [[Jack Black]], [[Jesse Ventura]], [[Brandy Ledford]], [[Grand L. Bush]], [[Mark Colson]] || [[science fiction film|Sci-Fi]], [[action film|Action]] || [[Live action]] |
| ''[[Demolition Man (film)|Demolition Man]]'' || [[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros. Pictures]] / <small>[[Silver Pictures]]</small> || [[Marco Brambilla]] (director); [[Daniel Waters (screenwriter)|Daniel Waters]], Robert Reneau, Peter M. Lenkov (screenplay); [[Sylvester Stallone]], [[Wesley Snipes]], [[Sandra Bullock]], [[Nigel Hawthorne]], [[Benjamin Bratt]], [[Denis Leary]], [[Bill Cobbs]], [[Bob Gunton]], [[Glenn Shadix]], [[Trent Walker]], [[Troy Evans (actor)|Troy Evans]], [[David Patrick Kelly]], [[Steve Kahan]], [[Andre Gregory]], [[Jack Black]], [[Jesse Ventura]], [[Brandy Ledford]], [[Grand L. Bush]], [[Mark Colson]] || [[science fiction film|Sci-Fi]], [[action film|Action]] || [[Live action]] |
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| ''[[Gettysburg (1993 film)|Gettysburg]]'' || [[New Line Cinema]] || [[Ronald F. Maxwell]] (director/screenplay); [[Tom Berenger]], [[Jeff Daniels]], [[Martin Sheen]], [[Sam Elliott]], [[Stephen Lang (actor)|Stephen Lang]], [[Maxwell Caulfield]], [[Kevin Conway (actor)|Kevin Conway]], [[C. Thomas Howell]], [[Richard Jordan]], [[Richard Anderson]], [[Royce D. Applegate]], [[John Diehl]], [[Joshua D. Maurer]], [[Patrick Gorman (American actor)|Patrick Gorman]], [[Cooper Huckabee]], [[Brian Mallon]], [[Andrew Prine]], [[John Rothman]], [[Timothy Scott (actor, died 1995)|Tim Scott]], [[Morgan Sheppard]], [[Joseph Fuqua]], [[Kieran Mulroney]], [[James Patrick Stuart]], [[Warren Burton]], [[Donal Logue]], [[Herb Mitchell (actor)|Herb Mitchell]], [[Dwier Brown]], [[George Lazenby]] || [[period piece|Period]], [[drama film|Drama]] || [[Live action]] |
| ''[[Gettysburg (1993 film)|Gettysburg]]'' || [[New Line Cinema]] || [[Ronald F. Maxwell]] (director/screenplay); [[Tom Berenger]], [[Jeff Daniels]], [[Martin Sheen]], [[Sam Elliott]], [[Stephen Lang (actor)|Stephen Lang]], [[Maxwell Caulfield]], [[Kevin Conway (actor)|Kevin Conway]], [[C. Thomas Howell]], [[Richard Jordan]], [[Richard Anderson]], [[Royce D. Applegate]], [[John Diehl]], [[Joshua D. Maurer]], [[Patrick Gorman (American actor)|Patrick Gorman]], [[Cooper Huckabee]], [[Brian Mallon]], [[Andrew Prine]], [[John Rothman]], [[Timothy Scott (actor, died 1995)|Tim Scott]], [[Morgan Sheppard]], [[Joseph Fuqua]], [[Kieran Mulroney]], [[James Patrick Stuart]], [[Warren Burton]], [[Donal Logue]], [[Herb Mitchell (actor)|Herb Mitchell]], [[Dwier Brown]], [[George Lazenby]] || [[period piece|Period]], [[drama film|Drama]] || [[Live action]] |
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| ''[[Mr. Jones (1993 film)|Mr. Jones]]'' || [[TriStar Pictures]] / [[Rastar]] || [[Mike Figgis]] (director); [[Eric Roth]], [[Michael Cristofer]] (screenplay); [[Richard Gere]], [[Lena Olin]], [[Anne Bancroft]], [[Tom Irwin (actor)|Tom Irwin]], [[Delroy Lindo]], [[Lauren Tom]], [[Bruce Altman]] || [[romance film|Romance]] || [[Live action]] |
| ''[[Mr. Jones (1993 film)|Mr. Jones]]'' || [[TriStar Pictures]] / <small>[[Rastar]]</small> || [[Mike Figgis]] (director); [[Eric Roth]], [[Michael Cristofer]] (screenplay); [[Richard Gere]], [[Lena Olin]], [[Anne Bancroft]], [[Tom Irwin (actor)|Tom Irwin]], [[Delroy Lindo]], [[Lauren Tom]], [[Bruce Altman]] || [[romance film|Romance]] || [[Live action]] |
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| ''[[Mr. Nanny]]'' || [[New Line Cinema]] || [[Michael Gottlieb (director)|Michael Gottlieb]] (director/screenplay); [[Edward Rugoff]] (screenplay); [[Hulk Hogan]], [[Sherman Hemsley]], [[Austin Pendleton]], [[Madeline Zima]], [[Robert Hy Gorman]], [[Raymond O'Connor]], [[Afa Anoa'i]], [[Brutus Beefcake]], [[George "The Animal" Steele]], [[Mother Love]], [[David Johansen]] || [[comedy film|Comedy]] || [[Live action]] |
| ''[[Mr. Nanny]]'' || [[New Line Cinema]] || [[Michael Gottlieb (director)|Michael Gottlieb]] (director/screenplay); [[Edward Rugoff]] (screenplay); [[Hulk Hogan]], [[Sherman Hemsley]], [[Austin Pendleton]], [[Madeline Zima]], [[Robert Hy Gorman]], [[Raymond O'Connor]], [[Afa Anoa'i]], [[Brutus Beefcake]], [[George "The Animal" Steele]], [[Mother Love]], [[David Johansen]] || [[comedy film|Comedy]] || [[Live action]] |
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| ''[[Ernest Rides Again]]'' || Emshell Producers || [[John R. Cherry III]] (director/screenplay); William M. Akers (screenplay); [[Jim Varney]], [[Ron James (comedian)|Ron James]], [[Tom Butler (actor)|Tom Butler]], [[Linda Kash]] || [[comedy film|Comedy]] || [[Live action]] |
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| ''[[My Life (film)|My Life]]'' || [[Columbia Pictures]] / [[Jerry Zucker|Zucker Brothers Productions]] || [[Bruce Joel Rubin]] (director/screenplay); [[Michael Keaton]], [[Nicole Kidman]], [[Bradley Whitford]], [[Rebecca Schull]], [[Michael Constantine]], [[Queen Latifah]], [[Mark Holton]], [[Haing S. Ngor]] || [[romance film|Romance]] || [[Live action]] |
| ''[[My Life (film)|My Life]]'' || [[Columbia Pictures]] / <small>[[Jerry Zucker|Zucker Brothers Productions]]</small> || [[Bruce Joel Rubin]] (director/screenplay); [[Michael Keaton]], [[Nicole Kidman]], [[Bradley Whitford]], [[Rebecca Schull]], [[Michael Constantine]], [[Queen Latifah]], [[Mark Holton]], [[Haing S. Ngor]] || [[romance film|Romance]] || [[Live action]] |
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| ''[[The Piano]]'' || [[Miramax|Miramax Films]] || [[Jane Campion]] (director/screenplay); [[Holly Hunter]], [[Harvey Keitel]], [[Sam Neill]], [[Anna Paquin]], [[Kerry Walker]], [[Genevieve Lemon]], [[Tungia Baker]], [[Ian Mune]], [[Cliff Curtis]], [[Rose McIver]], [[Mika Haka]] || [[period piece|Period]], [[romance film|Romance]] || [[Live action]] |
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| ''[[Mrs. Doubtfire]]'' || [[20th Century Fox]] || [[Chris Columbus (filmmaker)|Chris Columbus]] (director); [[Randi Mayem Singer]], [[Leslie Dixon]] (screenplay); [[Robin Williams]], [[Sally Field]], [[Pierce Brosnan]], [[Harvey Fierstein]], [[Polly Holliday]], [[Lisa Jakub]], [[Matthew Lawrence]], [[Mara Wilson]], [[Robert Prosky]], [[Anne Haney]], [[Scott Capurro]], [[Sydney Walker]], [[Martin Mull]], [[Terence McGovern]], [[William Newman (actor)|William Newman]], [[Scott Beach]] || [[comedy film|Comedy]] || [[Live action]] |
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| ''[[We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (film)|We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story]]'' || [[Universal Pictures]] / [[Amblimation]] || [[Phil Nibbelink]], [[Simon Wells]] (director); [[John Patrick Shanley]] (screenplay); [[John Goodman]], [[Blaze Berdahl]], [[Rhea Perlman]], [[Jay Leno]], René LeVant, [[Felicity Kendal]], [[Charles Fleischer]], [[Walter Cronkite]], Joey Shea, [[Julia Child]], [[Kenneth Mars]], [[Yeardley Smith]], [[Martin Short]], [[Larry King]] || [[fantasy film|Fantasy]], [[adventure film|Adventure]], [[comedy film|Comedy]] || [[Animation]] |
| ''[[We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (film)|We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story]]'' || [[Universal Pictures]] / <small>[[Amblimation]]</small> || [[Phil Nibbelink]], [[Simon Wells]] (director); [[John Patrick Shanley]] (screenplay); [[John Goodman]], [[Blaze Berdahl]], [[Rhea Perlman]], [[Jay Leno]], René LeVant, [[Felicity Kendal]], [[Charles Fleischer]], [[Walter Cronkite]], Joey Shea, [[Julia Child]], [[Kenneth Mars]], [[Yeardley Smith]], [[Martin Short]], [[Larry King]] || [[fantasy film|Fantasy]], [[adventure film|Adventure]], [[comedy film|Comedy]] || [[Animation]] |
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| ''[[A Dangerous Woman (1993 film)|A Dangerous Woman]]'' || [[Gramercy Pictures]] / [[Amblin Entertainment]] || [[Stephen Gyllenhaal]] (director); [[Naomi Foner]] (screenplay); [[Debra Winger]], [[Barbara Hershey]], [[Gabriel Byrne]], [[Laurie Metcalf]], [[John Terry (actor)|John Terry]], [[Maggie Gyllenhaal]], [[Jake Gyllenhaal]], [[Chloe Webb]], [[David Strathairn]], [[Jan Hooks]], [[Richard Riehle]] || [[romance film|Romance]], [[drama film|Drama]] || [[Live action]] |
| ''[[A Dangerous Woman (1993 film)|A Dangerous Woman]]'' || [[Gramercy Pictures]] / <small>[[Amblin Entertainment]]</small> || [[Stephen Gyllenhaal]] (director); [[Naomi Foner]] (screenplay); [[Debra Winger]], [[Barbara Hershey]], [[Gabriel Byrne]], [[Laurie Metcalf]], [[John Terry (actor)|John Terry]], [[Maggie Gyllenhaal]], [[Jake Gyllenhaal]], [[Chloe Webb]], [[David Strathairn]], [[Jan Hooks]], [[Richard Riehle]] || [[romance film|Romance]], [[drama film|Drama]] || [[Live action]] |
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| ''[[Schindler's List]]'' || [[Universal Pictures]] / [[Amblin Entertainment]] || [[Steven Spielberg]] (director); [[Steven Zaillian]] (screenplay); [[Liam Neeson]], [[Ben Kingsley]], [[Ralph Fiennes]], [[Caroline Goodall]], [[Jonathan Sagall]], [[Embeth Davidtz]], [[Malgorzata Gebel]], [[Mark Ivanir]], [[Beatrice Macola]], [[Andrzej Seweryn]], [[Friedrich von Thun]], [[Jerzy Nowak]], [[Norbert Weisser]], [[Anna Mucha]], Adi Nitzan, [[Piotr Polk]], [[Rami Heuberger]], [[Ezra Dagan]], [[Elina Löwensohn]], Hans-Jorg Assmann, [[Hans-Michael Rehberg]], Daniel Del Ponte, [[August Schmolzer]], [[Ludger Pistor]], Oliwia Dabrowska || [[period piece|Period]], [[drama film|Drama]] || [[Live action]] |
| ''[[Schindler's List]]'' || [[Universal Pictures]] / <small>[[Amblin Entertainment]]</small> || [[Steven Spielberg]] (director); [[Steven Zaillian]] (screenplay); [[Liam Neeson]], [[Ben Kingsley]], [[Ralph Fiennes]], [[Caroline Goodall]], [[Jonathan Sagall]], [[Embeth Davidtz]], [[Malgorzata Gebel]], [[Mark Ivanir]], [[Beatrice Macola]], [[Andrzej Seweryn]], [[Friedrich von Thun]], [[Jerzy Nowak]], [[Norbert Weisser]], [[Anna Mucha]], Adi Nitzan, [[Piotr Polk]], [[Rami Heuberger]], [[Ezra Dagan]], [[Elina Löwensohn]], Hans-Jorg Assmann, [[Hans-Michael Rehberg]], Daniel Del Ponte, [[August Schmolzer]], [[Ludger Pistor]], Oliwia Dabrowska || [[period piece|Period]], [[drama film|Drama]] || [[Live action]] |
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| ''[[Beethoven's 2nd (film)|Beethoven's 2nd]]'' || [[Universal Pictures]] / <small>[[Ivan Reitman|Northern Lights Entertainment]]</small> || [[Rod Daniel]] (director); [[Len Blum]] (screenplay); [[Charles Grodin]], [[Bonnie Hunt]], [[Nicholle Tom]], [[Christopher Castile]], [[Sarah Rose Karr]], [[Debi Mazar]], [[Chris Penn]], [[Ashley Hamilton]], [[Danny Masterson]], [[Catherine Reitman]], [[Maury Chaykin]], [[Heather McComb]], [[Scott Waara]], [[Jeff Corey]], [[Virginia Capers]], Jordan Bond, Pat Jankiewicz || [[comedy film|Comedy]] || [[Live action]] |
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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:[1]
Rank | Title | Distributor | Worldwide gross |
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1 | Jurassic Park | Universal | $914,691,118[2] |
2 | Mrs. Doubtfire | 20th Century Fox | $441,286,195 |
3 | The Fugitive | Warner Bros. | $368,875,760 |
4 | Schindler's List | Universal | $321,306,305 |
5 | The Firm | Paramount | $270,248,367 |
6 | Indecent Proposal | $266,614,059 | |
7 | Cliffhanger | Sony | $255,000,211 |
8 | Sleepless in Seattle | $227,799,884 | |
9 | Philadelphia | $206,678,440 | |
10 | The Pelican Brief | Warner Bros. | $195,268,056 |
Events
- The film Jurassic Park, a dinosaur epic with massive special effects, breaks box-office records by becoming the highest-grossing film ever made (at the time).
- Walt Disney Studios celebrated its 70th anniversary in 1993.
- Family romance film Sleepless in Seattle revives the genre of The Courtship of Eddie's Father, with an extensive soundtrack of oldies music.
- January 19 – Production begins on the film Toy Story.
- March 31 – Actor Brandon Lee is accidentally killed during the filming of The Crow.
- April 12 – Actress Lisa Bonet files for divorce from Lenny Kravitz.
- April 17 – The Bangles' Susanna Hoffs marries screenwriter Jay Roach in Los Angeles, California.
- Actress Kim Basinger files for bankruptcy after a California judge orders her to pay $7.4 million for refusing to honor a verbal contract to star in the film Boxing Helena. As a result, Basinger loses the town that she purchased in 1989, Braselton, Georgia, to her partner in the deal, the pension fund of Chicago-based Ameritech.
- May 28 – Produced by Hollywood Pictures, Super Mario Bros. opens, marking the first video game film released, starring Bob Hoskins as Mario and John Leguizamo as Luigi. The film would unfortunately end up grossing only $20.9 million domestically and receive negative reviews from critics.
- August 6 – The Fugitive is released to worldwide critical and commercial success. It will go on to become one of the highest-grossing films of all time at the time, and receive seven Academy Award nominations (including one win).
- October 31 – Actor River Phoenix accidentally dies of an overdose during the filming of Dark Blood. The film was later completed and released in 2012.
- October 31 – Legendary Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini dies in Rome, Italy, at the age of 73.
- December 22 - Turner Broadcasting System acquired Castle Rock Entertainment.
Awards
1993 wide-release films
January–March
April–June
July–September
October–December
Notable films released in 1993
U.S. unless stated
A
- 12:01
- Aankhen (The Eyes), starring Givinda – (India)
- Abraham's Valley (Vale Abraão) – (Portugal)
- Acting on Impulse, starring Linda Fiorentino, C. Thomas Howell, Nancy Allen
- Addams Family Values, directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, starring Anjelica Huston, Raúl Juliá, Christopher Lloyd, Christina Ricci, Joan Cusack
- The Age of Innocence, directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Ryder
- Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer
- Airborne, starring Shane McDermott and Seth Green
- Al-Kompars (a.k.a. The Extras) – (Syria)
- Alive, starring Ethan Hawke, Vincent Spano, Josh Hamilton
- Amos & Andrew, starring Nicolas Cage and Samuel L. Jackson
- Another Stakeout, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Rosie O'Donnell
- L'Arbre, le maire et la médiathèque (The Tree, the Mayor and the Mediatheque), directed by Éric Rohmer – (France)
- Arizona Dream, starring Johnny Depp and Jerry Lewis
- Army of Darkness, directed by Sam Raimi, starring Bruce Campbell and Embeth Davidtz
- Aspen Extreme, starring Peter Berg, Paul Gross, Finola Hughes, Teri Polo
B
- Baazigar (Player), starring Shahrukh Khan and Shilpa Shetty – (India)
- Bad Behaviour, starring Stephen Rea and Sinéad Cusack – (U.K.)
- Bad Boy Bubby – (Australia)
- The Ballad of Little Jo, starring Suzy Amis, Melissa Leo, Carrie Snodgress, Heather Graham
- Barbarians at the Gate, starring James Garner, Jonathan Pryce, Joanna Cassidy, Peter Riegert, Fred Dalton Thompson
- Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, animated film directed by Eric Radomski and Bruce Timm
- Beethoven's 2nd, starring Charles Grodin and Bonnie Hunt
- Beijing Bastards (Běijīng Zázhǒng), directed by Zhang Yuan – (China)
- Benny & Joon, starring Johnny Depp, Mary Stuart Masterson, Aidan Quinn
- The Beverly Hillbillies, starring Jim Varney, Cloris Leachman, Erika Eleniak, Diedrich Bader, Dabney Coleman, Lily Tomlin, Lea Thompson, Rob Schneider
- Bhaji on the Beach – (U.K.)
- Blood In Blood Out (aka Bound by Honor), directed by Taylor Hackford, starring Damian Chapa and Benjamin Bratt
- Bloom in the Moonlight (Waga ai no uta Taki Rentaro monogatari) – (Japan)
- The Blue Kite (Lán fēngzheng) – (China)
- Bodies, Rest & Motion, starring Bridget Fonda and Phoebe Cates
- Body of Evidence, starring Madonna, Willem Dafoe, Joe Mantegna, Anne Archer, Julianne Moore, Jürgen Prochnow
- Body Snatchers, directed by Abel Ferrara, starring Gabrielle Anwar, Forest Whitaker, Meg Tilly
- Boiling Point, starring Wesley Snipes, Dennis Hopper and Viggo Mortensen
- Bopha!, directed by Morgan Freeman, starring Danny Glover
- Born Yesterday, starring Melanie Griffith, Don Johnson, John Goodman
- Boxing Helena, starring Sherilyn Fenn and Julian Sands
- The Bride with White Hair (Bai fa mo nu zhuan), starring Brigitte Lin and Leslie Cheung – (Hong Kong)
- A Bronx Tale, directed by and starring Robert De Niro, with Chazz Palminteri, Lillo Brancato, Jr., Francis Capra, Joe Pesci
C
- CB4, starring Chris Rock
- Calendar Girl, starring Jason Priestley and Jerry O'Connell
- Caro diario (Dear Diary), directed by Nanni Moretti – (Italy)
- Carlito's Way, directed by Brian De Palma, starring Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller, Luis Guzmán, John Leguizamo
- The Cement Garden, starring Charlotte Gainsbourg – (U.K.)
- The Cemetery Club, starring Ellen Burstyn, Olympia Dukakis, Lainie Kazan, Diane Ladd, Danny Aiello
- Chai Gong (Mad Monk), starring Maggie Cheung – (Hong Kong)
- Class to Remember, A (Gakko) – (Japan) – Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year
- Cliffhanger, starring Sylvester Stallone, John Lithgow, Michael Rooker, Janine Turner
- Coneheads, directed by Steve Barron, starring Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin
- The Conjugal Bed (Patul conjugal) – (Romania)
- Cool Runnings, directed by Jon Turteltaub, starring John Candy
- Cop and a Half, starring Burt Reynolds
- Crime Story (Zhong an zu), starring Jackie Chan – (Hong Kong)
- Cronos, directed by Guillermo del Toro – (Mexico)
- The Crush, starring Cary Elwes and Alicia Silverstone
D
- Damini – Lightning, starring Rishi Kapoor and Sunny Deol – (India)
- A Dangerous Woman, starring Debra Winger, Barbara Hershey, Gabriel Byrne, David Strathairn, Laurie Metcalf
- The Dark Half, starring Timothy Hutton and Amy Madigan
- Darkness in Tallinn (Tallinn pimeduses) – (Estonia/Finland)
- Darr (Fear), directed by Yash Chopra – (India)
- Dave, starring Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Frank Langella, Ving Rhames, Charles Grodin
- The Days (Dongchun de rizi), directed by Wang Xiaoshuai – (China)
- Dazed and Confused, starring Matthew McConaughey, Ben Affleck, Parker Posey, Milla Jovovich
- Deadfall, starring Michael Biehn and Nicolas Cage
- Demolition Man, starring Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock
- Dennis the Menace, starring Walter Matthau and Mason Gamble
- Desperate Remedies – (New Zealand)
- Digger – (Canada)
- Dirty Weekend, starring Lia Williams and Rufus Sewell – (U.K.)
- Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, starring Jason Scott Lee and Lauren Holly
E
- The Escort (La Scorta), directed by Ricky Tognazzi – (Italy)
- La estrategia del caracol (The Strategy of the Snail) – (Colombia)
- Extreme Justice starring Lou Diamond Phillips and Scott Glenn
F
- Falling Down, directed by Joel Schumacher, starring Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Barbara Hershey, 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, Nastassja Kinski – (Germany)
- Farewell My Concubine (Ba wang bie ji), directed by Chen Kaige, starring Leslie Cheung and Gong Li – (China) – Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film and Palme d'Or
- Fatal Instinct, directed by Carl Reiner, starring Armand Assante, Sherilyn Fenn, Sean Young, Kate Nelligan
- Fearless, starring Jeff Bridges, Isabella Rossellini, Rosie Perez
- Fiorile (Wild Flower), directed by Paolo Taviani – (Italy/France/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, Ed Harris
- Flesh and Bone, directed by Steve Kloves, starring Meg Ryan, Dennis Quaid, James Caan, Gwyneth Paltrow
- For Love or Money, directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, starring Michael J. Fox, Gabrielle Anwar, Anthony Higgins
- A Foreign Field, starring Alec Guinness and Leo McKern – (U.K.)
- François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits (François Truffaut: Portraits volés) – (France)
- Free Willy, directed by Simon Wincer, starring Jason James Richter, Michael Madsen, Michael Ironside, Lori Petty
- The Fugitive, directed by Andrew Davis, starring Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Joe Pantoliano, Jeroen Krabbé, Sela Ward, Julianne Moore
G
- Gardish, starring Jackie Shroff and Amrish Puri – (India)
- Gentleman, starring Arjun and Madhoo – (India)
- Germinal, directed by Claude Berri, starring Renaud, Gérard Depardieu and Miou-Miou – (France)
- Geronimo: An American Legend, starring Wes Studi, Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall, Jason Patric
- Gettysburg, starring Tom Berenger, Jeff Daniels, Martin Sheen
- Ghost in the Machine, starring Karen Allen
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (Gojira tai Mekagojira) – (Japan)
- Golden Balls, (Huevos de oro), starring Javier Bardem – (Spain)
- The Good Son, starring Macaulay Culkin and Elijah Wood
- The Great Pumpkin (Il grande cocomero) – (Italy)
- Gross Misconduct, starring Naomi Watts and Jimmy Smits
- Groundhog Day, directed by Harold Ramis, starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell
- Grumpy Old Men, starring Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Burgess Meredith, Daryl Hannah, Kevin Pollak, Ann-Margret
- Guelwaar, directed by Ousmane Sembène – (France/Senegal)
- Guilty as Sin, directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Rebecca De Mornay, Don Johnson, Jack Warden, 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
- Heart and Souls, starring Robert Downey, Jr., Charles Grodin, Kyra Sedgwick, Alfre Woodard, Elisabeth Shue, Tom Sizemore, David Paymer
- Heaven & Earth, directed by Oliver Stone, starring Tommy Lee Jones and Joan Chen – (United States/France)
- Hercules Returns – (Australia)
- Hocus Pocus, directed by Kenny Ortega, starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy
- 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./France)
- 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, starring Jeremy Irons, Meryl Streep, Antonio Banderas, Winona Ryder, Glenn Close – (Germany/Denmark/Portugal)
I
- I Love a Man in Uniform – (Canada)
- In Custody (Muhafiz), directed by Ismail Merchant, starring Shashi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Om Puri – (India//U.K.)
- In the Line of Fire, directed by Wolfgang Petersen, starring Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich, Rene Russo
- In the Name of the Father, directed by Jim Sheridan, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite, Emma Thompson – (Ireland/UK/US) – Golden Bear Award
- Indecent Proposal, directed by Adrian Lyne, starring Robert Redford, Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson
- Indian Summer, directed by Mike Binder, starring Alan Arkin, Matt Craven, Diane Lane, Bill Paxton, Elizabeth Perkins, Kevin Pollak, Julie Warner
- Iron Monkey (Siu nin Wong Fei Hung ji: Tit Ma Lau), starring Donnie Yen – (Hong Kong)
J
- Jack the Bear, starring Danny DeVito
- Le Jeune Werther (Young Werther) – (France)
- Josh and S.A.M.
- Joshua Tree (aka Army of One), starring Dolph Lundgren
- The Joy Luck Club, directed by Wayne Wang, starring Rosalind Chao, Lauren Tom, France Nuyen
- Judgment Night, starring Emilio Estevez, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Denis Leary, Stephen Dorff, Jeremy Piven
- Jurassic Park, directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Samuel L. Jackson, Wayne Knight
K
- Kalifornia, directed by Dominic Sena, starring Brad Pitt, Juliette Lewis, David Duchovny, Michelle Forbes
- Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance – (Canada)
- Kaspar Hauser – Verbrechen am Seelenleben eines Menschen – (Germany)
- Khalnayak (Villain), starring Sanjay Dutt and Jackie Shroff – (India)
- Kådisbellan (Slingshot) – (Sweden)
- 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, directed by John McTiernan, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Austin O'Brien
- The Legend (Fong Sai-yuk), starring Jet Li – (Hong Kong)
- Leprechaun, starring Warwick Davis and Jennifer Aniston
- Libera me – (France)
- Life with Mikey, starring Michael J. Fox and Nathan Lane
- The Little Blonde Death (De kleine blonde dood) – (Netherlands)
- Loaded Weapon 1, starring Emilio Estevez and Samuel L. Jackson
- Lost in Yonkers, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Irene Worth, Mercedes Ruehl, David Strathairn
- Love and Human Remains, directed by Denys Arcand – (Canada)
M
- M. Butterfly, directed by David Cronenberg, starring Jeremy Irons and John Lone
- Mad Dog and Glory, directed by John McNaughton, starring Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Bill Murray, David Caruso, Kathy Baker
- Madadayo (Not Yet), directed by Akira Kurosawa – (Japan)
- Made in America, starring Whoopi Goldberg, Ted Danson, Nia Long, Jennifer Tilly, Will Smith
- 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/U.K.)
- Married to It, starring Beau Bridges, Stockard Channing, Robert Sean Leonard, Mary Stuart Masterson, Cybill Shepherd, Ron Silver
- Matinee, directed by Joe Dante, starring John Goodman
- Me and the Kid, starring Danny Aiello
- Menace II Society, starring Tyrin Turner, Larenz Tate and Jada Pinkett
- The Meteor Man, starring Robert Townsend
- Money for Nothing, starring John Cusack
- Moving (Ohikkoshi) – (Japan)
- Mr. Jones, directed by Mike Figgis, starring Richard Gere and Lena Olin
- Mr. Nanny, starring Hulk Hogan and Sherman Hemsley
- Mr. Wonderful, starring Matt Dillon, Annabella Sciorra, William Hurt, Mary-Louise Parker, Vincent D'Onofrio
- Mrs. Doubtfire, directed by Chris Columbus, starring Robin Williams, Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan – Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy)
- Much Ado About Nothing, directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh, with Michael Keaton, Keanu Reeves, Emma Thompson, Denzel Washington, Robert Sean Leonard, Kate Beckinsale – (UK/US)
- The Music of Chance, starring James Spader and Mandy Patinkin
- My Favorite Season (Ma saison préférée), starring Catherine Deneuve and Daniel Auteuil – (France)
- My Neighbor Totoro (English dub)
- My Life, starring Michael Keaton, Nicole Kidman, Bradley Whitford, Michael Constantine, Queen Latifah
N
- Naked, directed by Mike Leigh, starring David Thewlis – (U.K.)
- Naked in New York, starring Eric Stoltz, Mary-Louise Parker, Jill Clayburgh, Ralph Macchio, Kathleen Turner, Tony Curtis
- 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, Jeanne Tripplehorn and Justine Bateman
- Ninja Scroll (Jūbē Ninpūchō) – (Japan)
- No More Mr. Nice Guy (Wir können auch anders ...) – (Germany)
- Nowhere to Run, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Rosanna Arquette, Ted Levine, Kieran Culkin, Joss Ackland
O
- Oglinda (The Mirror) – (Romania)
- Once Upon a Forest, directed by Charles Grosvenor, featuring the voice of Michael Crawford – (UK/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)
- Only The Strong, starring Mark Dacascos
- Ordinary Magic, starring Ryan Reynolds and Glenne Headly – (Canada)
P–Q
- 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, directed by Jonathan Demme, starring Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Antonio Banderas, Joanne Woodward, Mary Steenburgen, Jason Robards
- The Philadelphia Experiment II
- The Piano, directed by Jane Campion, starring Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, Anna Paquin – (New Zealand/Australia/France) – Palme d'Or award
- Poetic Justice, directed by John Singleton, starring Janet Jackson and Tupac Shakur
- Point of No Return, starring Bridget Fonda, Gabriel Byrne, Dermot Mulroney, Anne Bancroft, Harvey Keitel
- Posse, directed by and starring Mario Van Peebles
- The Program, starring James Caan, Halle Berry, Omar Epps, Craig Sheffer, Kristy Swanson
- Public Access, directed by Bryan Singer
- The Puppetmaster (Xi meng ren sheng) – (Taiwan)
R
- Raining Stones, directed by Ken Loach – (U.K.)
- The Real McCoy, starring Kim Basinger and Val Kilmer
- Red Rock West, directed by John Dahl, starring Nicolas Cage, Lara Flynn Boyle, J.T. Walsh, Dennis Hopper
- The Red Squirrel (La ardilla roja) – (Spain)
- The Remains of the Day, directed by James Ivory, starring Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, James Fox, Hugh Grant, Christopher Reeve – (UK/US)
- Return of the Living Dead 3
- Rich in Love, starring Albert Finney, Kathryn Erbe, Kyle MacLachlan, Suzy Amis, Jill Clayburgh
- Rising Sun, directed by Philip Kaufman, starring Sean Connery and Wesley Snipes
- 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, Dave Chappelle, Amy Yasbeck, Roger Rees, Richard Lewis
- Romeo Is Bleeding, directed by Peter Medak, starring Gary Oldman, Lena Olin, Annabella Sciorra, Juliette Lewis, Roy Scheider
- Rookie of the Year, directed by Daniel Stern, starring Thomas Ian Nicholas, Gary Busey, Albert Hall
- Roosters, starring Edward James Olmos and Sônia Braga
- Ruby Cairo, starring Andie MacDowell and Liam Neeson
- Ruby in Paradise, starring Ashley Judd
- Rudy, directed by David Anspaugh, starring Sean Astin, Ned Beatty, Charles S. Dutton, Jason Miller, Jon Favreau
S
- The Saint of Fort Washington, starring Matt Dillon and Danny Glover
- Samba Traoré, directed by Idrissa Ouedraogo – (Burkina Faso)
- The Sandlot, directed by David M. Evans
- Sankofa – (Burkina Faso)
- Say a Little Prayer – (Australia)
- The Scent of Green Papaya (Mùi đu đủ xanh) or (L'Odeur de la papaye verte) – (Vietnam/France)
- Schindler's List, directed by Steven Spielberg, 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, Joan Allen, Ben Kingsley, Laurence Fishburne
- The Secret Garden, starring Maggie Smith – (U.K.)
- The Sex of the Stars (Le Sexe des étoiles) – (Canada)
- Shadowlands, directed by Richard Attenborough, starring Anthony Hopkins and Debra Winger – (U.K.)
- Short Cuts, directed by Robert Altman, starring Tim Robbins, Andie MacDowell, Fred Ward, Bruce Davison, Robert Downey, Jr., Julianne Moore, Madeleine Stowe, Chris Penn, Lori Singer, Jack Lemmon, Lily Tomlin, Tom Waits
- Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, directed by Bill Duke, starring Whoopi Goldberg
- Six Degrees of Separation, directed by Fred Schepisi, starring Stockard Channing, Will Smith, Donald Sutherland
- Slaughter of the Innocents, starring Scott Glenn
- Sleepless in Seattle, directed by Nora Ephron, starring Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Bill Pullman, Rosie O'Donnell, Rita Wilson, Rob Reiner
- Sliver, directed by Phillip Noyce, starring Sharon Stone, William Baldwin, Tom Berenger
- Smoking/No Smoking, directed by Alain Resnais – (France)
- The Snapper, directed by Stephen Frears, starring Colm Meaney and Brendan Gleeson – (Ireland)
- Sniper, starring Tom Berenger and Billy Zane
- So I Married an Axe Murderer, starring 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, directed by and starring Takeshi Kitano – (Japan)
- Seopyeonje – (South Korea)
- Speak Up! It's So Dark (Tala! Det är så mörkt) – (Sweden)
- Stalingrad – (Germany)
- Strawberry and Chocolate (Fresa y chocolate) – (Cuba/Mexico/Spain)
- Striking Distance, starring Bruce Willis, Sarah Jessica Parker, John Mahoney, Robert Pastorelli, Dennis Farina
- Sunset Grill, starring Peter Weller and Lori Singer
- Super Mario Bros., directed by Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel, starring Bob Hoskins, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, Samantha Mathis
- Swing Kids, starring Christian Bale and Robert Sean Leonard
T
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
- The Temp, starring Timothy Hutton, Lara Flynn Boyle, Faye Dunaway
- The Thing Called Love, starring River Phoenix and Samantha Mathis
- Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould – (Canada)
- This Boy's Life, directed by Michael Caton-Jones, starring Robert De Niro, Ellen Barkin, Leonardo DiCaprio
- The Three Best Things in Life (De Drie Beste Dingen in het Leven) – (Netherlands)
- Three Colors: Blue (Trzy kolory. Niebieski) – 1st of the Krzysztof Kieślowski trilogy, starring Juliette Binoche – (Poland/France/Switzerland) – Golden Lion award
- The Three Muketeers, directed by Stephen Herek, starring Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland, Chris O'Donnell, Oliver Platt, Rebecca De Mornay – (UK/US/Austria)
- Three of Hearts, starring William Baldwin, Kelly Lynch, Sherilyn Fenn
- Tirangaa, starring Raaj Kumar – (India)
- To the Starry Island (Geu seom-e gago sipta) – (South Korea)
- To Want to Fly (Volare volare) – (Italy)
- 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, directed by George P. Cosmatos, starring Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton, Dana Delany, Michael Biehn, Powers Boothe, Billy Zane
- 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, 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 Korea)
- Two Small Bodies, starring Fred Ward and Suzy Amis
U–V
- 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)
- The Vanishing, starring Jeff Bridges, Kiefer Sutherland, Nancy Travis
- Les Visiteurs (The Visitors), starring Christian Clavier and Jean Reno – (France)
W
- A Wall of Silence (Un Muro de Silencio), starring Vanessa Redgrave – (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, Dana Carvey, Christopher Walken, Tia Carrere, Kim Basinger
- The Wedding Banquet, directed by Ang Lee – (Taiwan/United States) – Golden Bear and Golden Space Needle awards
- The Wedding Gift (aka Wide-Eyed and Legless), directed by Richard Loncraine, starring Julie Walters and Jim Broadbent – (U.K.)
- We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story, directed by Ralph Zondag, Phil Nibbelink, Simon Wells
- What's Eating Gilbert Grape, starring Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis, Mary Steenburgen, Leonardo DiCaprio
- What's Love Got to Do With It, directed by 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, starring Rachel Ward, Karina Lombard, Nathaniel Parker
- Wilder Napalm, starring Dennis Quaid, Debra Winger, Arliss Howard, Jim Varney
- Woman of Desire, starring Bo Derek
- The Women from the Lake of Scented Souls (Xian hun nu) – (China) – Golden Bear award
- Wrestling Ernest Hemingway, directed by Randa Haines, starring Robert Duvall, Richard Harris, Shirley MacLaine, Sandra Bullock
- The Wrong Man, directed by Jim McBride, starring Rosanna Arquette, Kevin Anderson, John Lithgow
- The Wrong Trousers, a Wallace and Gromit short – (U.K.)
XYZ
- The Young Americans, starring Harvey Keitel – (U.K.)
- Younger and Younger, starring Donald Sutherland and Brendan Fraser
Births
- January 9 – Ashley Argota, American actress
- 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
- February 7 – David Dorfman, American actor
- February 12 – Jennifer Stone, American actress
- February 14 – Shane Harper, American actor
- February 19 – Victoria Justice, American actress, singer
- March 4 -
- Jenna Boyd, American actress
- Abigail Mavity, American actress
- March 15 – Alia Bhatt, Indian-British actress
- April 7 – Yell Htwe Aung, Burmese comedian, actor, and model (d. 2018)
- April 10 – Sofia Carson, actress, singer and musician
- April 14 – Vivien Cardone, American actress
- May 10 – Spencer Fox, American actor, singer and musician
- May 13 – Debby Ryan, American actress, singer
- May 14 – Miranda Cosgrove, American actress, singer
- May 24 – Oliver Davis, American actor
- June 9 – Danielle Chuchran, American actress
- June 25 – 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 18 – Casey Veggies, American rapper
- 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 11 – Alyson Stoner, American actress
- August 12 – Imani Hakim, American actress
- August 16 – Cameron Monaghan, American actor
- August 18 – Maia Mitchell, Australian actress, singer
- August 26 – Keke Palmer, American actress
- September 18 – Patrick Schwarzenegger, American actor
- September 22 – Chase Ellison, American actor
- October 8 – Angus T. Jones, American actor
- October 30 – Brett Kelly, Canadian actor
- October 31 – Letitia Wright, Guyanese-British actress
- November 22 – Adèle Exarchopoulos, French actress
- December 8 – AnnaSophia Robb, American actress
- December 16 – Stephan James, Canadian actor
- December 22 – Aliana Lohan, American actress
- December 27 – Olivia Cooke, English actress
Notable deaths
Month | Date | Name | Age | Country | Profession | Notable films |
January | 1 | June Clayworth | 70 | US | Actress | |
4 | Leonard Kibrick | 68 | US | Actor | ||
6 | Rudolf Nureyev | 54 | Russia | Dancer, Actor | ||
16 | Glenn Corbett | 59 | US | Actor | ||
16 | Florence Desmond | 87 | UK | Actress | ||
20 | Joseph Anthony | 80 | US | Director | ||
20 | Audrey Hepburn | 63 | Belgium/UK/Netherlands | Actress | ||
27 | André "the Giant" Roussimoff | 46 | France | Wrestler, Actor | ||
28 | John Steadman | 83 | US | Actor | ||
29 | Gustav Hasford | 45 | US | Writer | Full Metal Jacket | |
February | 5 | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | 83 | US | Director, Screenwriter | |
5 | Tip Tipping | 34 | UK | Stuntman, Actor | ||
8 | Douglas Heyes | 73 | US | Screenwriter, Director | ||
13 | Willoughby Gray | 76 | UK | Actor | ||
18 | Ted Haworth | 75 | US | Art Director | ||
18 | Rita La Roy | 91 | US | Actress | ||
18 | Leslie Norman | 81 | UK | Director | ||
23 | Carl Sautter | 44 | UK | Screenwriter | Jetsons: The Movie | |
26 | Constance Ford | 69 | US | Actress | ||
27 | Lillian Gish | 99 | US | Actress | ||
28 | Franco Brusati | 70 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter | ||
28 | Joyce Carey | 94 | UK | Actress | ||
28 | Ishirō Honda | 81 | Japan | Director | ||
28 | Ruby Keeler | 82 | US | Actress, Dancer | ||
March | 4 | Harper Goff | 81 | US | Art Director, Set Designer | |
4 | Richard Sale | 81 | US | Screenwriter, Director | ||
5 | Asta Vihandi | 63 | Estonia | Actress, Opera Singer |
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7 | Patricia Lawrence | 67 | UK | Actress | ||
9 | Bob Crosby | 79 | US | Singer, Actor | ||
11 | Irene Ware | 82 | US | Actress | ||
12 | Michael Kanin | 83 | US | Screenwriter | ||
16 | Donald Randolph | 87 | South Africa | Actor | ||
17 | Helen Hayes | 92 | US | Actress | ||
21 | Buddy Swan | 63 | US | Actor | ||
27 | Kate Reid | 62 | UK | Actress | ||
31 | Brandon Lee | 28 | US | Actor | ||
April | 3 | Eugenie Leontovich | 83 | Russia | Actress | |
3 | Alexandre Mnouchkine | 85 | Russia | Producer | ||
7 | Arleen Whelan | 78 | US | Actress | ||
15 | William Bakewell | 84 | US | Actor | ||
20 | Cantinflas | 81 | Mexico | Actor | ||
29 | Michael Gordon | 83 | US | Director | ||
May | 5 | Cliff Twemlow | 59 | UK | Conductor, Actor | Dawn of the Dead |
6 | Ann Todd | 82 | UK | Actress | ||
7 | Mary Philbin | 90 | US | Actress | ||
9 | Mary Duncan | 97 | US | Actress | ||
19 | Richard Murphy | 81 | US | Screenwriter | ||
25 | Dan Seymour | 78 | US | Actor | ||
26 | Jan Wiley | 77 | US | Actress | ||
June | 5 | Conway Twitty | 59 | US | Singer, Actor | |
6 | James Bridges | 57 | US | Director, Screenwriter | ||
6 | Mort Mills | 74 | US | Actor | ||
9 | Alexis Smith | 72 | Canada | Actress | ||
10 | Richard Webb | 77 | US | Actor | ||
11 | Bernard Bresslaw | 59 | UK | Actor | ||
11 | Ray Sharkey | 40 | US | Actor | ||
22 | Victor Maddern | 67 | UK | Actor | ||
25 | Eileen Stevens | 77 | US | Actor | ||
July | 2 | Fred Gwynne | 66 | US | Actor | |
4 | Anne Shirley | 75 | US | Actress | ||
9 | John Beaird | 40 | US | Screenwriter | My Bloody Valentine | |
15 | David Brian | 78 | US | Actor | ||
18 | Jean Negulesco | 93 | Romania | Director | ||
21 | Valda Hansen | 60 | US | Actress | ||
25 | Nan Grey | 75 | US | Actress | ||
25 | Cecilia Parker | 79 | Canada | Actress | ||
26 | Daniel Fuchs | 84 | US | Screenwriter | ||
31 | Lenore Aubert | 75 | Slovenia | Actress | ||
August | 1 | Claire Du Brey | 100 | US | Actress | |
3 | James Donald | 76 | UK | Actor | ||
7 | Roy Budd | 46 | UK | Composer | ||
8 | Harry Bellaver | 88 | US | Actor | ||
10 | Irene Sharaff | 83 | US | Costume Designer | ||
16 | Stewart Granger | 80 | UK | Actor | ||
23 | Gregory Gaye | 92 | Russia | Actor | ||
28 | Rene Ray | 81 | UK | Actress | ||
30 | Richard Jordan | 56 | US | Director | ||
September | 4 | Hervé Villechaize | 50 | France | Actor | |
5 | Claude Renoir | 79 | France | Cinematographer | ||
7 | Hall Bartlett | 70 | US | Director | ||
12 | Raymond Burr | 76 | Canada | Actor | ||
12 | Harold Innocent | 58 | UK | Actor | ||
12 | Charles Lamont | 98 | US | Director | ||
17 | Zita Johann | 89 | Germany | Actress | ||
29 | Gordon Douglas | 85 | US | Director | ||
October | 5 | Jane Nigh | 68 | US | Actress | |
7 | Cyril Cusack | 82 | South Africa | Actor | ||
7 | Kenneth Nelson | 63 | US | Actor | ||
12 | Patrick Holt | 81 | UK | Actor | ||
13 | Gwen Welles | 42 | US | Actress | ||
14 | Leon Ames | 91 | US | Actor | ||
15 | Walter Newman | 77 | US | Screenwriter | ||
25 | Vincent Price | 82 | US | Actor | ||
26 | Albert Zugsmith | 83 | US | Producer | ||
30 | Margaret Vyner | 78 | Australia | Screenwriter, Actress | ||
31 | Federico Fellini | 73 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter | ||
31 | River Phoenix | 23 | US | Actor | ||
November | 3 | John Lupton | 65 | US | Actor | |
5 | Michael Bilton | 73 | UK | Actor | ||
5 | Mario Cecchi Gori | 73 | Italy | Producer | ||
7 | Charles Aidman | 68 | US | Actor | ||
7 | Jack Martin Smith | 82 | US | Art Director | ||
9 | Stanley Myers | 60 | UK | Composer | ||
9 | Gerald Thomas | 72 | UK | Director, Editor | ||
10 | Wensley Pithey | 79 | South Africa | Actor | ||
12 | Anna Sten | 84 | Russia | Actress | ||
15 | Evelyn Venable | 80 | US | Actress | ||
15 | Gladys Walton | 90 | US | Actress | ||
19 | Dorothy Revier | 89 | US | Actress | ||
20 | Emile Ardolino | 50 | US | Director | ||
21 | Bill Bixby | 59 | US | Actor | ||
21 | Richard Wordsworth | 78 | UK | Actor | ||
28 | Kenneth Connor | 75 | UK | Actor | ||
December | 6 | Don Ameche | 85 | US | Actor | |
14 | Myrna Loy | 88 | US | Actress | ||
16 | Moses Gunn | 64 | US | Actor | ||
17 | Janet Margolin | 50 | US | Actress | ||
18 | Sam Wanamaker | 74 | US | Actor | ||
22 | Don DeFore | 80 | US | Actor | ||
22 | Alexander Mackendrick | 81 | UK | Director | ||
23 | James Ellison | 83 | US | Actor | ||
26 | Jeff Morrow | 86 | US | Actor | ||
27 | Michael Callen | 38 | US | Actor | ||
28 | Howard Caine | 65 | US | Actor | ||
29 | Marie Kean | 75 | Ireland | Actress |
Film debuts
- Jennifer Aniston – Leprechaun
- Kate Beckinsale – Much Ado About Nothing
- Neve Campbell – The Dark
- Dave Chappelle – Robin Hood: Men in Tights
- Thomas Haden Church – Tombstone
- Dr. Dre – Who's the Man?
- Noah Emmerich – Last Action Hero
- Jon Favreau – Rudy
- Anne Heche – An Ambush of Ghosts
- Terrence Howard – Who's the Man?
- Albert Hughes (director) – Menace II Society
- Allen Hughes (director) – Menace II Society
- Josh Lucas – Alive
- Matthew McConaughey – My Boyfriend's Back
- Brittany Murphy – Family Prayers
- Anna Paquin – The Piano
- Ryan Reynolds – Ordinary Magic
- Denise Richards – Loaded Weapon 1
- Michael Shannon – Groundhog Day
- Alicia Silverstone – The Crush
- Jada Pinkett Smith – Menace II Society
- Mira Sorvino – Amongst Friends
- Vince Vaughn – Rudy
- Steve Zahn – Rain Without Thunder
- Renée Zellweger – Dazed and Confused
See also
References
- ^ "1993 Worldwide Box Office". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ^ "Jurassic Park (1993)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013.