Best Movies of 1993

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Best Movies of 1993
Best Movies of 1993
TOP Movies: Jurassic Park (1993), Indecent Proposal (1993), Groundhog Day (1993), The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), The Remains of the Day (1993), In the Name of the Father (1993), Free Willy (1993), Wayne's World 2 (1993), Six Degrees of Separation (1993), RoboCop 3 (1993), What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), Schindler's List (1993), Philadelphia (1993), The Piano (1993), The Fugitive (1993), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), The Firm (1993), True Romance (1993), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Cool Runnings (1993).

List of Best Movies

Type:
TV Shows
 8.2
 1.2M
Jurassic Park (1993)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of experts and his two eager grandchildren to experience the park and help calm anxious investors. ...
Style: suspense, breathtaking, entertaining, exciting, visually stunning ...
Audience: kids, boys' night, date night, teens, family outing ...
Plot: dinosaur, island, survival, creature feature, animal attack, child in peril, research, children, dangerous animal, teenage girl, science, fantasy world ...
Time: jurassic, year 1993, 20th century, prehistoric times, 90s
Place: montana, fictional island, caribbean, central america, dominican republic ...
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Indecent Proposal (1993)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: Robert Redford stars as billionaire John Gage, who offers a down-on-his-luck yuppie husband (Woody Harrelson) $1 million for the opportunity to spend the night with the man's wife (Demi Moore).
Style: sexy, sexual, emotional, erotic, romantic ...
Audience: date night, chick flick, girls' night, adult
Plot: adultery, sexual relations, gambling, sex, husband wife relationship, love triangle, infidelity, love story, money problems, casino, moral dilemma, cuckold ...
Time: 90s, year 1993, 20th century
Place: las vegas, usa, nevada, los angeles, california
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 8.0
 734K
Groundhog Day (1993)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A narcissistic TV weatherman, along with his attractive-but-distant producer and mawkish cameraman, is sent to report on Groundhog Day in the small town of Punxsutawney, where he finds himself repeating the same day over and over.
Style: feel good, romantic, philosophical, humorous, sentimental ...
Audience: date night, kids, chick flick, teens, family outing ...
Plot: time loop, existentialism, small town, redemption, time travel, groundhog day, life & death, life philosophy, time warp, fall in love, time, destiny ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 1993, future
Place: pennsylvania, usa, america, persia, pittsburgh
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The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story: Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning. But as ...
Style: gothic, dark fantasy, dark, atmospheric, cult classic ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, toddlers, family outing, horror for children ...
Plot: holiday, christmas, halloween, stop motion, imaginary, music, goth, objects come to life, fantasy world, imaginary kingdom, love, loneliness ...
Time: 90s, year 1993, 20th century
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The Remains of the Day (1993)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 134 min.
Story: A rule bound head butler's world of manners and decorum in the household he maintains is tested by the arrival of a housekeeper who falls in love with him in post-WWI Britain. The possibility of romance and his master's cultivation of ties ...
Style: period piece, costume drama, breathtaking, romantic drama, romantic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: melancholy, nazi, love, nazism, butler, aristocracy, manor, british, class differences, master servant relationship, domestic servant, master and servant ...
Time: 1930s, 1940s, ancient times, 20th century, year 1993 ...
Place: england, britain, europe, germany
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In the Name of the Father (1993)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story: A small time thief from Belfast, Gerry Conlon, is falsely implicated in the IRA bombing of a pub that kills several people while he is in London. He and his four friends are coerced by British police into confessing their guilt. Gerry's father ...
Style: inspirational, political, thought provoking, sentimental, dramatic ...
Plot: prison, father son relationship, terrorist, lawyer, courtroom, terrorism, politics, trial, biopic, male nudity, justice, courtroom drama ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 1993, 80s, 70s
Place: ireland, northern ireland, england, nepal, britain ...
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 6.1
 89K
Free Willy (1993)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: France, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: When maladjusted orphan Jesse vandalizes a theme park, he is placed with foster parents and must work at the park to make amends. There he meets Willy, a young Orca whale who has been separated from his family. Sensing kinship, they form a bond and, ...
Style: sentimental, touching, feel good, uplifting, sweet ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot: animal, human animal relationship, friendship, killer whale, animal training, rescue, whale, animal life, freedom, coming of age, boy, kids and family ...
Time: 90s, year 1993, 20th century
Place: oregon, astoria oregon, portland oregon, usa
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Wayne's World 2 (1993)
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A message from Jim Morrison in a dream prompts cable access TV stars Wayne and Garth to put on a rock concert, "Waynestock," with Aerosmith as headliners. But amid the preparations, Wayne frets that a record producer is putting the moves ...
Style: spoof, funny, buddy comedy, skit, cult classic ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, date night
Plot: rock and roll, buddy, dumb, satire, music, heat wave, hard rock, concert, rock, heavy metal, stoner, autistic ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: illinois, usa, chicago, london
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Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Deloris Van Cartier is again asked to don the nun's habit to help a run-down Catholic school, presided over by Mother Superior. And if trying to reach out to a class full of uninterested students wasn't bad enough, the sisters discover ...
Style: feel good, teen, erotic, retro, light ...
Audience: teens, kids, family outing, girls' night, teen drama
Plot: music, nun, music competition, teacher, female protagonist, blues, women, dancing, hip hop, black, high school, african american ...
Time: 90s, year 1993, 20th century, 80s
Place: california, san francisco, usa, las vegas
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Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: The story of a young, gay black con artist who, posing as the son of Sidney Poitier, cunningly maneuvers his way into the lives of a white, upper-class New York family.
Style: talky, semi serious, realistic, humorous, cult classic ...
Plot: art, high society, satire, racism, art dealer, investigation, gay lead character, urban setting, character study, lgbt, social differences, social climbing ...
Time: 90s, year 1993
Place: new york, usa, afghanistan, california
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 4.2
 58K
RoboCop 3 (1993)
Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: The mega corporation Omni Consumer Products is still bent on creating their pet project, Delta City, to replace the rotting city of Detroit. Unfortunately, the inhabitants of the area have no intention of abandoning their homes simply for desires of ...
Style: futuristic, tech noir, intense, stylized, cyber ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: cyborgs, cyberpunk, androids and robots, robot, superhero, robocop, androids, christmas, police, comic book, yakuza, law enforcement ...
Time: future, near future, year 1993, 80s
Place: michigan, detroit, usa
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What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Gilbert has to care for his brother Arnie and his obese mother, which gets in the way when love walks into his life.
Style: melancholic, depressing, touching, sad, emotional ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, teen drama
Plot: dysfunctional family, disability, small town, mentally challenged, mental illness, self discovery, responsibility, brothers, character study, coming of age, life philosophy, life & death ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1993, 70s, 60s
Place: iowa, texas, southern usa, usa
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Schindler's List (1993)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 195 min.
Story: The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.
Style: touching, emotional, heartbreaking, realistic, thought provoking ...
Audience: date night, chick flick, adult
Plot: holocaust, world war two, genocide, nazi, wartime, war, concentration camp, storytelling, holocaust survivor, anti semitism, nazism, against humanity ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, 90s, ancient times, year 1943 ...
Place: poland, germany, iran, persia, europe ...
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 7.7
 272K
Philadelphia (1993)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story: No one would take his case until one man was willing to take on the system. Two competing lawyers join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops their courage overcomes the prejudice and ...
Style: touching, thought provoking, emotional, sad, tear jerker ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: aids, courtroom drama, hiv, lawyer, gay, lgbt, lgbtq, discrimination, gay interest, homosexual, lawsuit, medical ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 1993, 80s
Place: pennsylvania, usa, philadelphia
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 7.5
 101K
The Piano (1993)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: New Zealand, Australia, France
Duration: 121 min.
Story: After a long voyage from Scotland, pianist Ada McGrath and her young daughter, Flora, are left with all their belongings, including a piano, on a New Zealand beach. Ada, who has been mute since childhood, has been sold into marriage to a local man ...
Style: period piece, sexy, psychological, erotic, sexual ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night
Plot: piano, desire, sexual relations, adultery, couple relations, mother daughter relationship, love triangle, feminist, love, love affair, couples, infidelity ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1850s, year 1993, 90s ...
Place: new zealand, oceania, scotland
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 7.8
 343K
The Fugitive (1993)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Wrongfully accused of murdering his wife, Richard Kimble escapes from the law in an attempt to find her killer and clear his name. Pursuing him is a team of U.S. marshals led by Deputy Samuel Gerard, a determined detective who will not rest until ...
Style: suspenseful, suspense, neo noir, detective, sexy ...
Audience: girls' night, date night, boys' night
Plot: on the run, conspiracy, betrayal, escape, framed for murder, fugitives, death row, manhunt, doctor, murder, uncover truth, corruption ...
Time: 20th century, year 1993, 90s
Place: chicago, usa, illinois, washington d.c.
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Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A young boy who tries to set his dad up on a date after the death of his mother. He calls into a radio station to talk about his dad’s loneliness which soon leads the dad into meeting a Journalist Annie who flies to Seattle to write a story about ...
Style: romantic, feel good, touching, sentimental, inspirational ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, family outing, kids, girls' night ...
Plot: happy ending, radio, loneliness, single parent, couples, love and romance, love story, looking for love, life, destiny, starting over, love ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1993, year 1992, year 1991
Place: seattle, manhattan new york city, new york, washington state, baltimore ...
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 6.9
 160K
The Firm (1993)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 154 min.
Story: Mitch McDeere is a young man with a promising future in Law. About to sit his Bar exam, he is approached by 'The Firm' and made an offer he doesn't refuse. Seduced by the money and gifts showered on him, he is totally oblivious to the ...
Style: suspense, clever, psychological, serious, realistic ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: lawyer, corruption, murder, law firm, conspiracy, fbi, surveillance, murder mystery, blackmail, chase, legal, seduction ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: boston, memphis, harvard university, usa, tennessee ...
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 7.9
 259K
True Romance (1993)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.
Style: sexy, cult classic, dark comedy, intense, neo noir ...
Audience: chick flick, manly, boys' night
Plot: organized crime, cocaine, lovers on the run, gangster, mafia, gunfight, shootout, drug dealing, husband wife relationship, bodyguard, love, hotel ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1993
Place: los angeles, usa, california, seattle, michigan ...
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 7.1
 313K
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story: Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is crushed by a court order allowing only weekly visits with his kids. When Daniel learns his ex needs a housekeeper, he gets the job -- disguised as an English ...
Style: feel good, touching, funny, sweet, laugh out loud ...
Audience: family outing, kids, teens, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot: cross dressing, divorce, comedy of errors, nanny, gender, kids and family, children, custody battle, transvestism, transvestite, childhood, parenting ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: bay area, san francisco, california, usa, north america
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 7.0
 122K
Cool Runnings (1993)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, History, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican Bobsled Team.
Style: feel good, inspirational, funny, sexy, hilarious ...
Audience: kids, teens, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot: underdog, childhood, reggae, olympics, winter, kids and family, heartwarming, transformation, racing, african american, profanity, winter olympics ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 1987, year 1988, 80s
Place: canada, caribbean, antarctic, jamaica, california
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 6.9
 172K
Hocus Pocus (1993)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: After 300 years of slumber, three sister witches are accidentally resurrected in Salem on Halloween night, and it us up to three kids and their newfound feline friend to put an end to the witches' reign of terror once and for all.
Style: fairy tale, sweet, scary, mystical, saga ...
Audience: kids, teens, family friendly, family outing, teen fantasy ...
Plot: witch, halloween, magic, supernatural, teenage life, childhood, witchcraft, halloween party, children, sisters, vengeance, resurrection ...
Time: 90s, year 1993, 20th century, 18th century, 17th century
Place: massachusetts, usa, salem massachusetts, new england
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Addams Family Values (1993)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Siblings Wednesday and Pugsley Addams will stop at nothing to get rid of Pubert, the new baby boy adored by parents Gomez and Morticia. Things go from bad to worse when the new "black widow" nanny, Debbie Jellinsky, launches her plan to ...
Style: gothic, humorous, dark comedy, black comedy, funny ...
Audience: kids, family outing, date night, family friendly, horror for children ...
Plot: goth, eccentric family, halloween, nanny, farce, satire, dark humor, summer camp, dysfunctional family, childhood, thanksgiving, parenthood ...
Time: 90s, year 1993, 20th century
Place: hawaii
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 6.7
 207K
Demolition Man (1993)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Simon Phoenix, a violent criminal cryogenically frozen in 1996, has escaped during a parole hearing in 2032 in the utopia of San Angeles. Police are incapable of dealing with his violent ways and turn to his captor, John Spartan, who had also been ...
Style: futuristic, suspenseful, exciting, semi serious, rough ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: distopia, cyberpunk, dystopia, prison, utopia, psychopath, time travel, satire, maverick cop, totalitarianism, fish out of water, violence ...
Time: future, 2030s, near future, 20th century, 90s ...
Place: los angeles, california, usa
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 7.5
 74K
Rudy (1993)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Rudy grew up in a steel mill town where most people ended up working, but wanted to play football at Notre Dame instead. There were only a couple of problems. His grades were a little low, his athletic skills were poor, and he was only half the size ...
Style: inspirational, emotional, uplifting, feel good, tear jerker ...
Audience: family outing, teens, kids, girls' night, teen drama
Plot: underdog, american football, college, football, american football player, biopic, aspiration, college football, learning disability, college life, motivation, campus ...
Time: 70s, 90s, 20th century, 60s
Place: boston, indiana, usa, new jersey, texas
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 7.5
 224K
Falling Down (1993)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: On the day of his daughter's birthday, William "D-Fens" Foster is trying to get to the home of his estranged ex-wife to see his daughter. His car breaks down, so he leaves his car in a traffic jam in Los Angeles and decides to walk. ...
Style: cult classic, psychological, rough, black comedy, philosophical ...
Audience: date night, manly
Plot: rage, vigilante, anger, midlife crisis, alienation, violence, character study, social commentary, urban decay, losing-it hero, traffic jam, road rage ...
Time: 90s, 80s, 20th century
Place: los angeles, california, persia, usa
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What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: A film about the singer Tina Turner and how she rose to stardom with her abusive husband Ike Turner and how she gained the courage to break free.
Style: inspirational, sincere, intense, serious, emotional ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, teens, girls' night
Plot: music, musician, domestic violence, african american, black woman, biopic, singer, violence against women, abusive husband, rape victim, african american woman, female protagonist ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, 70s, 60s, year 1993 ...
Place: usa, tennessee, california, africa, new york ...
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 7.3
 21K
Shadowlands (1993)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 131 min.
Story: C.S. Lewis, a world-renowned writer and professor, leads a passionless life until he meets spirited poet Joy Gresham
Style: sentimental, heartbreaking, sweet, touching, melancholic ...
Audience: kids, teens, girls' night
Plot: poet, writers, marriage, husband wife relationship, death, terminal illness, professor, biopic, cancer, bachelor, college, honesty ...
Time: 1950s, 60s, 20th century, 50s, year 1993
Place: england, europe
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 6.5
 147K
Cliffhanger (1993)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: France, Italy, Japan, USA, Netherlands
Duration: 113 min.
Story: A year after losing his friend in a tragic 4,000-foot fall, former ranger Gabe Walker and his partner, Hal, are called to return to the same peak to rescue a group of stranded climbers, only to learn the climbers are actually thieving hijackers who ...
Style: suspense, exciting, serious, suspenseful, breathtaking ...
Audience: boys' night, girls' night, adult
Plot: heist, mountain climbing, mountain, rocky mountains, wilderness, rock climbing, rescue, redemption, climbing, villain, cave, chase ...
Time: 20th century, future, 90s, 80s
Place: colorado, antarctic
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Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: In this Shakespearean farce, Hero and her groom-to-be, Claudio, team up with Claudio's commanding officer, Don Pedro, the week before their wedding to hatch a matchmaking scheme. Their targets are sharp-witted duo Benedick and Beatrice -- a ...
Style: romantic, period piece, costume drama, sweet, romantic comedy ...
Audience: date night, chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot: opposites attract, countryside, shakespeare, wedding, bachelor, tudors, happy ending, true love, young lovers, wedding preparations and rituals, nobility, honest ...
Time: 16th century, 90s, victorian era, year 1993, 18th century
Place: italy, tuscany, europe, venice, seattle ...
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