Best Drama Films of 1993
The House of the Spirits
Bille August directed this ... there is a military coup, the illegitimate son returns to Trés Marias with revenge and torture on his mind. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Falling Down
It's just not William ... others. It's up to reluctant cop Prendergast (Robert Duvall), on the eve of his retirement, to bring D-FENS down. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
And the Band Played On
The late journalist Randy ... Steve Martin and Anjelica Huston in cameo roles. And the Band Played On debuted September 11, 1993, on HBO. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Flesh and Bone
Small-time Texas businessman Arlis ... Slowly, Kay helps Arlis put his life in order. And then, Arlis suddenly realizes where he's seen Kay before. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
The Remains of the Day
Filmed with the usual ... Kenton, the only person who'd ever cared enough to seek out the human being inside the butler's cold veneer. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Indecent Proposal
Adrian Lyne buffs the ... Diana finally makes the decision on her own, with ensuing consequences for their ideal marriage and their bank account. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
The Age of Innocence
In Martin Scorsese's adaptation ... structure (and his own conscience) as are Scorsese's more familiar mobsters; Newland's persecutors just wear white tie and tails. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Fearless
Adapted by screenwriter Rafael ... of her baby. In one of his earlier roles, Benicio del Toro plays a small part as Carla's boyfriend. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Heaven & Earth
With Heaven and Earth ... hard a time as her husband, who, after twenty years in Vietnam, discovers he cannot adapt to civilian life. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Swedish director Lasse Hallstrom's ... the filmmakers discovered on an episode of the Sally Jesse Raphael Show titled "Too Heavy to Leave Their House." [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Searching for Bobby Fischer ... essential decency, but in a rousing conclusion, the boy is able to successfully blend ruthless competition with good sportsmanship. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
This Boy's Life
A single mother and ... written by Robert Getchell, who also penned such mother/son fare as Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore and The Client. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Fire Next Time
This ecological drama, set ... April 18 and 20, 1993. The movie has no connection to the James Baldwin book of the same name. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Married to It
Arthur Hiller directed this ... to dinner parties. As they meet and talk with one another, they reveal their problems and help each other. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Swing Kids
In 1939 Hamburg, Germany, ... Thomas Carter from a script by Jonathan Marc Feldman, and released by Disney. Barbara Hershey appears as Peter's mother. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
My Life
In My Life, Michael ... his family, and Bob reveals secrets that he has kept hidden from himself and his wife through the years. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Sommersby
This Americanized remake of ... with a murder he drunkenly committed years before, the court trial leads to some startling revelations about the past. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Last Light
Kiefer Sutherland directed and ... in this death-row drama, playing an inmate who forms a complex relationship with a guard (Forest Whitaker). [ best drama films - 1993 ]
The Real McCoy
Kim Basinger plays a ... She concocts an elaborate bank job but goes one step further and outwits both the bank and the mobster. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
A Perfect World
Clint Eastwood, hot off ... time for a final confrontation, after which Garnett confesses, "I don't know nothing. I don't know a damn thing." [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Shadowlands
This lavishly mounted adaptation ... Shadowlands (1993) had previously been filmed as a well-regarded British television movie in 1985 starring Joss Ackland as Lewis. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
A disturbed man looks ... award-winning Sling Blade followed three years later, but by that time, Thornton had opted to direct the film himself. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
The Program
Eastern State University isn't ... and the college will overlook almost any obnoxious behavior the boys can perpetrate to the limit of their ability. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
The Thing Called Love
A handful of up-and-coming ... be best remembered as the last film actor River Phoenix completed before his death in the fall of 1993. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Family Pictures
Family Pictures is a ... Randall's inevitable institutionalization had on the family. This anecdotal four-hour drama first aired on March 21 and 22, 1993. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Morning Glory
Actress Deborah Raffin had ... for murder. Out of her love for Will, Elly seeks out a lawyer to defend him at his trial. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Bopha!
This 1993 film adaptation ... cast as Glover's wife. Bopha was coproduced by talkshow host Arsenio Hall, and directed by Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Calendar
Atom Egoyan casts himself ... were Armenian, was awarded the Special Jury Prize at the Moscow Film Festival for his 1991 film The Adjuster. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
In the Name of the Father
The My Left Foot ... him. Watch for Emma Thompson as the persevering lawyer who works for years, gathering evidence to clear Gerry's name. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
A Matter of Justice
In this made-for-TV drama, ... son. Though no one believes her, Duke is convinced that her boy was murdered by his suspiciously worldly ex-wife-to-be. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Faraway, So Close!
Wim Wenders revisits his ... making in the first film; rock singer Lou Reed and former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev also appear as themselves. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
The Man without a Face
Mel Gibson made his ... concerning child molestation. This piece of gossip threatens Chuck with the loss of his teacher and a new-found friend. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Heidi
This Disney-produced made-for-TV version ... plucky girl from the Alps, with Jane Seymour as a mean-spirited governess and Jason Robards as Heidi's kindly grandfather. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
The X-Files: Season 01
Before the black oil, ... for a deep friendship and mutual respect that would test the boundaries of work, and ultimately the planet itself. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Mr. Jones
The title character, a ... the psychiatrist responsible for his rehabilitation (Lena Olin) becomes involved with him and cannot stand to allow his check-out. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
The brief but eventful ... died shortly before this film was released, the result of an accidental shooting while completing the picture The Crow. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Golem: The Petrified Garden
Instead of simply traveling ... appearance in this, the second. Sam Fuller, a pet of the European filmmaking community, also makes a brief appearance. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Boxing Helena
In this stylized art ... After a lengthy breach-of-contract lawsuit, Basinger was eventually ordered to pay the film's producers eight million dollars in damages. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Sudden Fury: A Family Torn Apart
A brutal murder sends ... Walker; the cast also includes Linda Kelsey and John M. Jackson as Maureen and Joe Hannigan, the ill-fated parents. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Cheatin' Hearts
Rod McCall wrote and ... and Samantha, with Jenny chaffing at the bit, preparing to let Henry have it in a final cathartic confrontation. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
When the Party's Over
When the Party's Over ... Kamm) -- live in the same house, where they become increasingly involved in each other's lives, affairs, and careers. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Roosters
Milcha Sanchez-Scott adapted her ... raise a new prize flock of roosters -- and he won't let anyone or anything stand in his way. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Fire on the Amazon
Two Americans abroad discover ... also used gaffer's tape to insure that her breasts would not be fully exposed during the film's love scenes. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Flynn
Errol Flynn (1909-1959) was ... German man in New Guinea, to his return to Sydney and the beginnings of his serious involvement in theater. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
JFK: Reckless Youth
Originally aired as a ... most dashing president from his early childhood through his nomination for Congress. It's based on Nigel Hamilton's best-selling biography. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Map of the Human Heart
A white, Inuit boy ... an accident; his body washes up on the beach at Nunataaq, a wedding gift still clutched in his arms. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
American Heart
Following up on Streetwise, ... was lauded by many critics for its honesty and for Bridges' strong performance, which won an Independent Spirit award. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
A Bronx Tale
Robert De Niro made ... the Bronx of the 1960s, the film was actually shot in the somewhat safer environs of Brooklyn and Queens. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Aspen Extreme
T.J. (Paul Gross) and ... against the backdrop of preparing for the big race, which provides Aspen Extreme its requisite quantity of skiing footage. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
The Magician
Two English criminal masterminds ... clueless anymore, and when two keen detectives take the case, the stakes get raised to a whole new level. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
The Young Americans
Harvey Keitel plays John ... whose own father has worked for the American-run mob all his life is the key to cracking the ring. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
What's Love Got to Do with It?
What's Love Got to ... but her fame makes him jealous and abusive, and she has to struggle to break free of his domination. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
A Home of Our Own
Oscar-winner Kathy Bates stars ... to allow herself or her children to wallow in self-pity and instead forges ahead teaching them valuable life lessons. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
A Woman's Guide to Adultery
Based on a novel ... Remarkably frank in its dialogue and depiction of contemporary carnality, A Woman's Guide to Adultery first aired in 1993. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Twenty Bucks
This fascinating chronicle of ... present, a coaster, and a fishing contest trophy. Interestingly, every one who encounters the bill changes in some way. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Naked
A scathing look at ... and discards. He lives defiantly outside of the system, refusing to conform to the demands of anyone (including himself). [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Poetic Justice
R&B star Janet Jackson ... his "Thug Life" public persona. Justice's poems were written by Maya Angelou, who also appears in a small role. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Strapped
An impoverished African American ... This well-wrought and disturbing portrait of a young man's life was penned by New York Times reporter Dena Kleiman. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
The Dark Wind
Noted documentary filmmaker Errol ... web of corruption, prejudice, and deceit. Dark Wind was based on a novel by noted crime author Tony Hillerman. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
The Joy Luck Club
Director Wayne Wang and ... to appreciate the struggles of their mothers to start their families in the optimistic promise of the United States. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Clean, Shaven
In this psychological thriller, ... daughter on an island off the coast of New Brunswick while attempting to evade capture by a persistent detective. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Beverly Hills 90210: Season 04
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All or Nothing at All
A charming grifter who ... up in flames, he'll be forced to make a decision that could alter the course of his entire life. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Free Willy
The touching story of ... models) included the theme song "Will You Be There," a top-ten hit for Michael Jackson, and spawned two sequels. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Outrage
An attractive circus performer ... the police. This undistinguished melodrama is not a high point in the career of celebrated Spanish director Carlos Saura. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Menace II Society
This debut offering from ... dies. After recovering, he accepts Ronnie's offer, but tragedy strikes as they pack their van in preparation to leave. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Acapulco H.E.A.T.: Season 01
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The Cement Garden
Ian McEwan's disturbing novel ... sleazy Derek (Jochen Horst) begins to come around in his red convertible, trying to get a date with Julie. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Lies and Lullabies
Christina (Susan Dey) is ... her daughter. But first, she'll have to convince not only her jaded case worker, but herself, that she can. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Darkness Before Dawn
Based on a true ... Ann's rough road isn't over though, and she has to decide for herself which life she wants to lead. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
The Secret Garden
The 1993 remake of ... 1949 movie, the story is nevertheless moving in any format and the production is very beautiful to look at. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Romper Stomper
This controversial drama (which ... in both its original, uncut form, and in an edited version that earned an R rating from the MPAA. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Madadayo
Akira Kurosawa's swansong is ... sharp and spirits remain high. The loss of his cat, Nora, proves to be a much more heartbreaking affair. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Sombras En Una Batalla
Ana (Carmen Maura) is ... she discover that he is an ex-convict and an arms smuggler. Inevitably, she is drawn into some shady business. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Seasons of the Heart
A grieving mother unable ... herself away, one snowy Christmas Eve offers the unexpected welcoming of a second chance at life, love, and happiness. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Benito
Antonio Banderas steps into ... turned his back on the pacifists who pressed for neutrality and sold his soul to the unflinchingly conservative government. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Spirit Rider
A teenage Ojibway boy, ... While the tribe tries to make his return happy, the boy's resentments and family tragedies get in the way. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Amongst Friends
Director Robert K. Weiss ... will probably get more play in future years thanks to the presence in the cast of Oscar-winner Mira Sorvino. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Judas Project
The Judas Project is ... is betrayed by his best friend Jude. John O'Bannion, Ramy Zada and Richard Herd star in this diverting parable. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Confessions of Sorority Girls
This campy remake of ... not above blackmail and fabricating vicious lies to get what she wants, showing a potentially murderous streak as well. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
In the Middle of Nowhere
Joaquin (Manuel Ojeda) and ... decent man. Since the fugitive's wife is a lovely woman, Joaquin gets an eyeful of her while he can. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Like Water for Chocolate
Based on the best-selling ... particularly in the United States, where it became one of the highest grossing foreign language films at the time. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Fiorile
In Fiorile (US title: ... and relaxes with, despite its leisurely pace; those willing to work with the film, however, will be amply rewarded. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Salmonberries
Writer/director Percy Adlon's ... two unusual women: an East German emigre who works as a librarian in Alaska, and a taciturn pipeline worker. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Intruso
In this drama, a ... man makes a final, desperate bid to steal his ex-wife away from her new spouse. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Fly By Night
Struggling musicians vie for ... The supporting cast includes Maura Tierney, Larry Gillard Jr., and Leo Burmester; rapper MC Lyte contributes to the soundtrack. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
The Scent of Green Papaya
The interior life of ... silence. She also loves Khuyen is silence, and gradually Khuyen begins to take notice of Mui's love for him. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Dangerous Relations
Originally made for television, ... This creates considerable tension until he learns that he and the youth are related by more than mere circumstance. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Daybreak
In this chilling made-for-cable-television ... begins terrorizing city streets in search of carriers. The story is based on an off-Broadway play by Alan Browne. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.
A teen girl struggles ... "Daddy's Little Girl," whose lyrics echo the film's story line and whose chorus samples "Tom's Diner" by Suzanne Vega. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Perfect Harmony
Music bridges a gap ... a community he previously know almost nothing about. Noted folk-blues Richie Havens also appears in the film's supporting cast. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Diana: Her True Story
This British television docu-drama ... The story is based on Andrew Morton's tell-all book and is considered the most accurate version of the situation. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Combination Platter
Made on the proverbial ... Baker) actually existed. Combination Platter received mainstream distribution after its Best Screenplay award win at the 1993 Sundance Festival. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Raining Stones
Bob (Bruce Jones) lives ... a dress for her. Unfortunately, Bob has only murky ideas about how to earn the money to buy it. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
My Crazy Life
Neighborhood pride runs deep ... Kid Frost, and the members of Los Lobos. Salma Hayek got her SAG card by playing a tiny role. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Dead Before Dawn
In the tradition of ... career -- will stop at nothing to shut her up...even homicide. Kim Coates and Hope Lange (Death Wish) co-star. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
For Their Own Good
Corporate women launch a ... if they do not get sterilized. The fight takes the women through a disillusioning jungle of government red tape. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Pretty Boy
His single mother has ... two even become lovers for a time, but events accelerate and Nick once again confronts his treacherous confidante, Ralph. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Abraham's Valley
In this artful film ... limitation and accomplishes her death with astonishing serenity. This haunting story is based on a novel by Agustina Bessa-Luis. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
The Bed You Sleep In
In this independently produced ... not, it is certain that his life is now ruined forever, as are the lives of those around him. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
The Women from the Lake of Scented Souls
In a rural area ... viewers might be attracted by the fact that it received the Grand Prize at the 1993 Berlin Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Passionata
In this romantic drama, ... a second chance at happiness when he discovers that his long-lost love is going through a nasty break up. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Snowy River: The McGregor Saga - The Race
In this made-for-TV movie, ... Man From Snowy River, which, in turn, was based on a narrative poem by Australian author A.B. "Banjo" Paterson. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Madam
An intelligent, talented woman ... of sex for hire. Madam also stars Alisa Christensen, Joe Estevez, Sonny Landhan, Dena Ridgely, and James Coburn Jr.. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
A Lost Year
Those who are familiar ... despite their both falling in love with the same boy, but they are joined in grief when he dies. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Hatachi No Binetsu
Shin (Masahi Endo) is ... to dinner at his girl Yoriko's (Reiko Kataoka) house and recognizes her father as one of his regular customers. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Maya Memsaab
Maya (Deepa Sahj) says ... scandal" to permit them to put her away. This tragic melodrama is based on Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Prinz In Hölleland
The connection between the ... story is told in the midst of a chaotic social climate, rife with gay bashings and marauding neo-Nazi skinheads. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Doctor Finlay [TV Series]
A doctor still dealing ... PBS anthology series Masterpiece Theatre; Cronin's novel was also the basis of a British television series in the mid-'60s. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
End of the Road
Following his 1990 bid ... planned attack. Ng Man-tat leads a talented supporting cast including Ko Chuen-hsiang, Yeh Chuan-chen, and veteran actress Rosamund Kwan. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
NYPD Blue: Season 01
NYPD Blue seemed destined ... relinquished the role of Laura Michaels in order to accept a job on the new medical drama series ER. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Sueno de Luces
Fantastic dreams blend with ... the incredibly competitive sport, Julian awakes to discover that, unfortunately, reality is not so kind to the well intended. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Unnatural Causes
When a mutilated corpse ... Dalgliesh's personal life, and it's not long before he finds himself stalked by a mysterious assailant with murderous intent. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Country Teachers
When a woman is ... out of poor, rural life. Can she balance her needs and the needs of so many young, hopeful people? [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Flood
David Kinghorn's docudrama Flood ... manages to use a variety of techniques that allow for the largest number of people to survive the disaster. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Snowy
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The Heritage: An Eternity of Love
Love transcends the laws ... puts the lives of both in great danger as the grip of the Spanish Inquisition tightens in their region. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Blood Brothers
While coming of age ... Blood Brothers features acclaimed black character playerBill Nunn (Regarding Henry) in a key supporting role as the boys' father. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
The Secrets of Lake Success
A rich New England ... the family she abandoned in years. They all want a piece of the pie-or better yet, the whole thing. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Season 02
Season two of Dr. ... and her former fiancé, David Lewis (Maxwell Caulfield) -- whom she assumed had been killed in the Civil War. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Trade Winds
Two rival families clash ... of killing Maxine's brother, a storm between the families could erupt, leaving no spoils worth taking in the end. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Black Jack OVA: Episode 10
A young woman experiences ... woman is evolving fishlike properties, he begins to suspect that she may in fact be turning into a mermaid. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
House of Eliott: Series 03
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Second Chances [TV Series]
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Tragedia en Waco Texas
Per its title, the ... to a pile of ash. The film stars Jorge Reynoso, Jorge Ortín , Ana Luisa Peluffo and Polo Ortín. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Corazon Salvaje
The late Eduardo Palomo ... two enchanting sisters who seem to suggest that the brothers have more in common than they care to admit. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Miracle in the Land of Coffee
Julian Rodriguez's drama Miracle ... young Franciscan sacrifices himself in order to assist his best friend after the friend is falsely accused of murder. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Del Lado de La Ley
A determined cop is ... so easily, and before they can put him behind bars they will have to fight just to stay alive. [ best drama films - 1993 ]
Melrose Place: Season 02
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