Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Searching for Bobby Fischer (Innocent Moves) (1993)- Dir. Steven Zaillian
Feat. Joe Mantegna, Ben Kingsley - Sensitive film about a nine–year–old boy with a special gift for chess. Some poignant moments about parental expectations and the price…
Secrets (1993)- Dir. Michael Pattinson
Feat. Noah Taylor, Willa O'Neill - During the Beatles' Melbourne tourdate of 1964, four Beatle–maniacs and an Elvis fan find themselves trapped together in a hotel basement,…
Shopping (1993)- Dir. Paul Anderson
Feat. Jude Law, Sadie Frost, Jonathan Pryce - Joy–riding, shop–looting youths cruise the neon–lit urban squalors of Northern England. Realism is bypassed in favour of a visual…
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1993)- Dir. Masayuki Suo
Feat. Masahiro Motoki, Misa Shimizu, Naoto Takenaka - Unabashed low–brow comedy about a gang of misfits who tussle it out in a Tokyo University wrestling ring, which also serves as the circle in…
Swing Kids (1993)
- Dir. Thomas Carter
Feat. Robert Sean Leonard, Christian Bale, Frank Whaley - Affecting drama about the young sub–culture of pre–war Germany, who traded Nazi–ism for American jazz culture. A rare insight into…
This Boy's Life (1993)- Dir. Michael Caton-Jones
Feat. Robert De Niro, Ellen Barkin, Leonardo DiCaprio - An exemplary bittersweet nostalgia piece based on the autobiography of Tobias Wolfe. Sheer craft elevates the sombre material, with Robert De Niro,…
Totally F***ed Up (1993)- Dir. Gregg Araki
Feat. James Duval, Roko Belic, Susan Behshid… - A corrosive portrait of a group of alienated gay comrades, and the first (and perhaps best) part of dir. Araki's 'teen apocalypse trilogy' (completed…
Wayne's World 2 (1993)- Dir. Stephen Surjik
Feat. Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Christopher Walken… - Party time for Mike Myers and Dana Carvey again in this not–quite–so–excellent sequel.
What's Eating Gilbert Grape? (1993)
- Dir. Lasse Hallstrom
Feat. Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis, Leonardo DiCaprio… - An off–beat delight that's quirky take on tin–pot America is never at the expense of its truthfulness or poignancy. The ballad of the…
When a Stranger Calls Back (1993)- Dir. Fred Walton
Feat. Carol Kane, Charles Durning, Jill Schoelen - Sequel to the 1979 classic WHEN A STRANGER CALLS, with the same director and much of the same cast. Babysitter Julia is looking after two kids…
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