1993 Ranked Films
The ranked list of the 1993 films that I have seen so far.
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- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsLiam NeesonRalph FiennesBen KingsleyIn German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.10/10
A WWII drama with a tremendous amount of sentiment and gravitas, Schindler’s List is a film for the ages, and a landmark achievement in the already historic career of Steven Spielberg. - DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsJason LondonWiley WigginsMatthew McConaugheyThe adventures of high school and junior high students on the last day of school in May 1976.10/10
Deftly capturing a mood and a zeitgeist, Dazed and Confused is a teen comedy masterpiece from Richard Linklater that’s as resonant as it is simple. - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsSam NeillLaura DernJeff GoldblumA pragmatic paleontologist touring an almost complete theme park on an island in Central America is tasked with protecting a couple of kids after a power failure causes the park's cloned dinosaurs to run loose.10/10
Finding Steven Spielberg expertly crafting another iconic adventure, Jurassic Park transcends not only its source material but cinema itself, thoroughly exhilarating and awesome. - DirectorHarold RamisStarsBill MurrayAndie MacDowellChris ElliottA narcissistic, self-centered weatherman finds himself in a time loop on Groundhog Day.10/10
Giving arguably Bill Murray’s finest comedic performance, Groundhog Day is a perfectly paced, extremely witty and often touching pseudo fantasy flick you’ll want to watch over and over again. - DirectorAndrew DavisStarsHarrison FordTommy Lee JonesSela WardDr. Richard Kimble, unjustly accused of murdering his wife, must find the real killer while being the target of a nationwide manhunt led by a seasoned U.S. Marshal.10/10
The gold standard for TV-to-film adaptations, The Fugitive is a non-stop, exhilarating thrill ride that'll have you on the edge of your seat. - DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsTom HanksDenzel WashingtonRoberta MaxwellWhen a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic-small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.9/10
Soulful, heartfelt and meaningful, Philadelphia doesn't delve too deeply into the crux of its human rights issue but resonates all the same thanks to a magnificent turn from Tom Hanks. - DirectorWoo-Ping YuenStarsRongguang YuDonnie YenJean WangA martial artist/doctor steals from the corrupt authorities as a masked thief to give to the poor while another martial artist/doctor is forced to hunt him down. But a major threat unites them as a powerful and traitorous shaolin monk takes over the authorities.9/10
Equal parts campy and exciting, Iron Monkey is as energetic and magnificent as martial arts cinema gets. - DirectorIvan ReitmanStarsKevin KlineSigourney WeaverFrank LangellaAn uncanny Presidential lookalike named Dave is recruited by the Secret Service to become a momentary stand-in for the President of the United States.9/10
Silly in concept but politically shrewd in execution, Dave is a whip-smart comedy with a terrific Gary Ross screenplay and Kevin Kline lead performance. - DirectorBrian GibsonStarsAngela BassettLaurence FishburneRaéVen KellyThe story of singer Tina Turner's rise to stardom and how she gained the courage to break free from her abusive husband, Ike Turner.9/10
Led by two staunch performances from Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne, What's Love Got to Do with It is a staunch and powerfully austere recreation of a toxic relationship. - DirectorLasse HallströmStarsJohnny DeppLeonardo DiCaprioJuliette LewisA young man in a small Midwestern town struggles to care for his mentally-disabled younger brother and morbidly obese mother while attempting to pursue his own happiness.9/10
Understand and raw, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape is as impassioned and affecting as family dramas get. - DirectorJohn DahlStarsNicolas CageDennis HopperLara Flynn BoyleUpon arriving to a small town, a drifter is mistaken for a hitman, but when the real hitman arrives, complications ensue.9/10
Narratively contrived but steeped in a delectable neo-noir mood, Red Rock West gets in and out with a brisk, engaging thrill ride. - DirectorHenry SelickStarsDanny ElfmanChris SarandonCatherine O'HaraJack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion.8/10
With Tim Burton injecting the project with his signature style and dark charm, The Nightmare Before Christmas is a stop-motion visual marvel that can be revisited during multiple seasons. - DirectorChris ColumbusStarsRobin WilliamsSally FieldPierce BrosnanAfter a bitter divorce, an actor disguises himself as a female housekeeper to spend time with his children held in custody by his former wife.8/10
In a role that only Robin Williams could play, Mrs. Doubtfire gets all the comedic mileage its premise provides and some touching familial themes to boot. - DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsKenneth BranaghEmma ThompsonKeanu ReevesYoung lovers, and soon to wed, Hero and Claudio conspire to get verbal sparring partners and confirmed singles, Benedick and Beatrice, to wed as well.8/10
With writer-director-star Kenneth Branagh further flexing his Shakespearean know-how, Much Ado About Nothing is perhaps the finest adaptation of one of the bard's finest comedies. - DirectorTony ScottStarsChristian SlaterPatricia ArquetteDennis HopperIn Detroit, a pop-culture nerd steals cocaine from his new wife's pimp and tries to sell it in Hollywood, prompting the mobsters who own the drugs to pursue the couple.8/10
Suffused with memorable characters and extreme violence, True Romance begets never a dull moment. - DirectorJoe DanteStarsJohn GoodmanCathy MoriartySimon FentonThe teenage son of a navy sailor newly stationed in Key West gets some excitement with his friends when a small-time film producer comes to town to premiere a kitschy horror film during the Cuban Missile Crisis.8/10
Joe Dante's direction sometimes has Matinee feeling a bit hokey, but a sharply satirical sendup of B movies and Cold War tensions makes it oodles of fun. - DirectorDavid AnspaughStarsSean AstinJon FavreauNed BeattyRudy has always been told that he was too small to play college football. But he is determined to overcome the odds and fulfill his dream of playing for Notre Dame.8/10
Despite being sentimentally simplistic, Rudy adopts the tenacity and heart of its subject and wins over the audience in the process. - DirectorBarry SonnenfeldStarsAnjelica HustonRaul JuliaChristopher LloydThe Addams Family try to rescue their beloved Uncle Fester from his gold-digging new love, a black widow named Debbie.8/10
It plays like an extended episode of the television series, but a pitch-perfect cast and a series of hysterical gags make Addams Family Values an improvement over its predecessor. - DirectorDuwayne DunhamStarsMichael J. FoxSally FieldDon AmecheA fun-loving American bulldog pup, a hilarious Himalayan cat, and a wise old golden retriever embark on a long trek through the rugged wilderness of the Sierra Nevada mountains in a quest to reach home and their beloved owners.7/10
The trajectory of Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey is never in doubt, but the often humorous animal adventure flick does well to keep the audience in its corner. - DirectorJon TurteltaubStarsJohn CandyLeonDoug E. DougWhen a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican Bobsled Team.7/10
A true sports flick that takes an alternate route toward mustering inspiration, Cool Runnings won’t inspire awe but it will elicit plenty of smiles. - DirectorDavid Mickey EvansStarsTom GuiryMike VitarArt LaFleurIn the summer of 1962, a new kid in town is taken under the wing of a young baseball prodigy and his rowdy team, resulting in many adventures.7/10
More episodic than a coherent feature, The Sandlot should appeal to kids everywhere with an inherent sense of wonder and an irresistible young cast. - DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsFederico LuppiRon PerlmanClaudio BrookA mysterious device designed to provide its owner with eternal life resurfaces after four hundred years, leaving a trail of destruction in its path.7/10
Appropriately creepy and visually arresting, Cronos finds burgeoning director Guillermo del Toro burrowing right underneath the viewer’s skin. - DirectorKevin AltieriBoyd KirklandFrank PaurStarsKevin ConroyDana DelanyHart BochnerBatman is wrongly implicated in a series of murders of mob bosses actually committed by a new vigilante assassin.7/10
As short as it is, Batman: Mask of the Phantasm and its stark visual palette make for impressive superhero storytelling worthy of the animated series. - DirectorNora EphronStarsTom HanksMeg RyanRoss MalingerA recently widowed man's son calls a radio talk-show in an attempt to find his father a partner.7/10
Sleepless in Seattle has its head in the clouds, however it does get a win in the romance department thanks to the shrewd pairing of Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. - DirectorDonald PetrieStarsJack LemmonWalter MatthauAnn-MargretA lifelong feud between two neighbors since childhood only gets worse when a new female neighbor moves across the street.7/10
While it's no different than any other Jack Lemmon-Walter Matthau comedy, Grumpy Old Men does get the most out of their amiable chemistry. - DirectorSydney PollackStarsTom CruiseJeanne TripplehornGene HackmanA young lawyer joins a prestigious law firm only to discover that it has a sinister dark side.6/10
Thoroughly thrilling, The Firm and its meticulous filmmaking make up for an unfortunately convoluted storyline. - DirectorMel BrooksStarsCary ElwesRichard LewisRoger ReesA spoof of Robin Hood in general, and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) in particular.6/10
While not as sharp as Mel Brooks's more illustrious offerings, Robin Hood: Men in Tights should elicit belly laughs all the same through its ribbing of the admittedly silly mythos. - DirectorGeorge P. CosmatosKevin JarreStarsKurt RussellVal KilmerSam ElliottA successful lawman's plans to retire anonymously in Tombstone, Arizona are disrupted by the kind of outlaws he was famous for eliminating.6/10
For the most part, Tombstone manages to ground the violent tendencies of the Western genre, though unsteady and otherwise too theatrical. - DirectorAlan J. PakulaStarsJulia RobertsDenzel WashingtonSam ShepardA law student uncovers a conspiracy, putting herself and others in danger.5/10
Not without its moments, The Pelican Brief ultimately sacrifices solid intrigue for plot convenience and jarring shifts in tone. - DirectorSimon WincerStarsJason James RichterLori PettyMichael MadsenWhen a boy learns that a beloved killer whale is to be killed by the aquarium owners, the boy risks everything to free the whale.5/10
It’ll appeal to family units looking for a feel-good story, however Free Willy plays it perhaps too conventionally to really make the leap. - DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsMichael DouglasRobert DuvallBarbara HersheyAn ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.5/10
Though well directed and acted, Falling Down stumbles with a series of problematic representations and general spite. - DirectorMarco BrambillaStarsSylvester StalloneWesley SnipesSandra BullockA police officer is brought out of suspended animation in prison to pursue an old ultra-violent nemesis who is loose in a non-violent future society.5/10
Demolition Man offers oodles of witty social commentary, but this often distracts from telling an original, well paced story. - DirectorThomas SchlammeStarsMike MyersNancy TravisAnthony LaPagliaA San Francisco poet who fears commitment suspects his girlfriend may have a knack for killing off her significant others.4/10
While not as unhinged as it perhaps could've been, So I Married an Axe Murderer doesn't have nearly as much personality as its title. - DirectorRobert LiebermanStarsD.B. SweeneyRobert PatrickCraig ShefferAn Arizona logger mysteriously disappears for five days in an alleged encounter with a flying saucer in 1975. His co-workers endure ridicule and contempt as they are wrongly accused of murder.4/10
There's plenty of science-fiction intrigue to go around, but a bisected narrative leaves Fire in the Sky feeling perfunctory. - DirectorFraser C. HestonStarsMax von SydowEd HarrisBonnie BedeliaA mysterious new shop opens in a small town which always seems to stock the deepest desires of each shopper, with a price far heavier than expected.4/10
While it has some devilish fun with its setup, Needful Things lacks a good deal of conviction come time for the finale. - DirectorKenny OrtegaStarsBette MidlerSarah Jessica ParkerKathy NajimyA teenage boy named Max and his little sister move to Salem, where he struggles to fit in before awakening a trio of diabolical witches that were executed in the 17th century.3/10
Hocus Pocus has a trio of effective actresses chewing up the scenery as the primary antagonists, but unfortunately they’re lost in a seemingly made-for-TV Halloween special that hardly feels special to begin with. - DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerF. Murray AbrahamArt CarneyWith the help of a magic ticket, a young movie fan is transported into the fictional world of his favorite action movie character.3/10
Its meta commentary is worth a chuckle or two, but Last Action Hero never earns its smart aleck attitude due to poor pacing and a lack of discipline. - DirectorBill DukeStarsWhoopi GoldbergKathy NajimyMaggie SmithShowgirl Deloris Van Cartier returns as Sister Mary Clarence to teach music to a group of Catholic students whose run-down school is slated for closure.3/10
More derivative and less clever than its predecessor, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit proves that some really do die hard. - DirectorPhil NibbelinkSimon WellsDick ZondagStarsJohn GoodmanCharles FleischerBlaze BerdahlA time traveling scientist goes back to prehistoric times and feeds dinosaurs a magic cereal that increases their intelligence - next they land in modern New York City for a series of comic adventures.2/10
Outstanding voice cast notwithstanding, We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story is a derivative, tonally jarring and often needlessly unsettling kiddie pic. - DirectorStephen SurjikStarsMike MyersDana CarveyChristopher WalkenThe inseparable duo try to organize a rock concert while Wayne must fend off a record producer who has an eye for his girlfriend.2/10
Retaining the same one-note characters but with even more scattershot humor, Wayne's World 2 is far from excellent. - DirectorStuart GillardStarsElias KoteasPaige TurcoStuart WilsonWhen journalist April O'Neil discovers an ancient scepter with magical powers, the Turtles must cow-a-bunga their way back to 17th century Japan to rescue her from the evil clutches of Lord Norinaga.2/10
Though shaking things up with an alternative adventure, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III still can’t invent ways to make the series fresh. - DirectorRobert KlaneStarsAndrew McCarthyJonathan SilvermanTerry KiserLarry and Richard use a voodoo-revived corpse to track down hidden money to clear their names.2/10
Despite doing its best to keep the plot ambling along, Weekend at Bernie's II can't reanimate its singular joke for long. - DirectorDavid PriceStarsTerence KnoxPaul ScherrerRyan BollmanA journalist and his son travel to Nebraska to investigate the mysterious town of Gatlin where, unbeknownst to them, a murderous cult of children are still waiting in the corn fields.2/10
Unable to get a firm foothold in its own mythology, Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice presents merely a series of stale scares and unintentional hilarity. - DirectorFred DekkerStarsRobert John BurkeNancy AllenMario MachadoRobocop saves the day once more. This time the half man/half robot takes on ruthless developers who want to evict some people on "their" land.1/10
Incredibly cheesy and devoid of the edginess the franchise was founded on, RoboCop 3 and its ridiculous screenplay short circuits and shuts down before long. - DirectorMark JonesStarsWarwick DavisJennifer AnistonKen OlandtAn evil, sadistic Leprechaun goes on a killing rampage in search of his beloved pot of gold.1/10
Leprechaun can be enjoyed on a surface level, but any notion that this unfocused, festive horror movie is even close to scary is lost somewhere over the rainbow. - DirectorAdam MarcusStarsJohn D. LeMayKari KeeganKane HodderSerial killer Jason Voorhees' supernatural origins are revealed.1/10
Stripping the franchise of its greatest star, Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday is so laughably self-serious and absurd it ought only be played in Hell. - DirectorJing WongStarsJackie ChanRichard NortonJoey WangA self-indulgent private investigator winds up on a cruise ship full of rich patrons, gorgeous women, murderous terrorists, and scarce food.1/10
Jackie Chan gives it his all in this tonal misfire, but City Hunter's aggravatingly distasteful sense of humor and manic energy makes it nigh unwatchable. - DirectorChristopher CoppolaStarsMichael BiehnSarah TriggerNicolas CageWhen Joe loses his dad in a sting, he contacts his dad's twin, Lou, who has a major sting planned. Lou's helper feels threatened by Joe. Who's conning who?1/10
Some jarring and flat narration is the least of its problems, as Deadfall is an erratic, bizarre and wholly incompetent crime drama. - DirectorAnnabel JankelRocky MortonStarsBob HoskinsJohn LeguizamoDennis HopperTwo Brooklyn plumbers, Mario and Luigi, must travel to another dimension to rescue a princess from the evil dictator King Koopa and stop him from taking over the world.1/10
An adaptation of the video game series only nominally, Super Mario Bros. is a lame, unfunny fantasy adventure that runs out of lives real fast.