Movie Releases by Genre
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Heavy
June 5, 1996
This poignant film centers around an overweight chef at a rust-belt tavern.
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Cold Comfort Farm
May 10, 1996
A young woman orphaned in London is forced to take up residence with a group of oddball relatives at their farm.
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The Truth About Cats & Dogs
April 26, 1996
Abby, a talk-radio veterinarian whose self-perceived lack of attractiveness masks her wit and warmth, recruits her neighbor, the beautiful but not so bright Noelle, to act as her stand-in when she makes a date over the phone with Brian. Cyrano-like complications ensue when the charade goes too far and both women fall for Brian, who is attracted to the combination of Abby’s personality and Noelle’s beauty. (Fox)
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Mrs. Winterbourne
April 19, 1996
This fast-paced comedy follows the story of eighteen-year-old Connie Doyle an expectant mother with no money and an uncertain future. In a screwball case of mistaken identity, a grieving Mrs. Winterbourne takes the girl to live with her in the stately Winterbourne mansion, believing she is the wife of her deceased son. (Sony Pictures)
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As Tears Go By (1988)
April 19, 1996
Mid-level gangster Wah falls in love with his beautiful cousin, but must also continue to protect his volatile partner-in-crime and friend, Fly.
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If Lucy Fell
March 8, 1996
Two NYC roomies have a pact to jump off Brooklyn Bridge, if they haven't found life partners before she's 30. That's less than a month away.
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Chungking Express
March 8, 1996
Wong Kar-Wai's movie about two love-struck cops is filmed in impressionistic splashes of motion and color. The first half deals with Cop 223, who has broken up with his girlfriend of five years. He purchases a tin of pineapples with an expiration date of May 1 each day for a month. By the end of that time, he feels that he will either be rejoined with his love or that it too will have expired forever. The second half shows Cop 663 dealing with his breakup with his flight attendant girlfriend. He talks to his apartment furnishings until he meets a new girl at a local lunch counter.
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Muppet Treasure Island
February 16, 1996
The Muppets' twist on Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of a young orphan who becomes involved with pirate Long John Silver.
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Happy Gilmore
February 16, 1996
When a would-be hockey player (Sandler) hits a golf ball 400 yards, he realizes that his true calling is in pro golf, so he trades in his skates for a 3-wood and a tee, and joins the PGA tour.
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Beautiful Girls
February 9, 1996
An all-star cast sparks this comedy about a group of old friends whose 10-year high school reunion creates some unexpected surprises. (Miramax)
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Restoration
February 2, 1996
The exiled royal physician to King Charles II devotes himself to helping Londoners suffering from the plague, and in the process falls in love with an equally poor woman.
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Two If by Sea
January 12, 1996
A couple steals a Matisse painting on contract. They manage to escape the police. The sale takes place 4 days later on an island. Things don't go as planned.
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Shanghai Triad
December 22, 1995
A provincial boy related to a Shanghai crime family is recruited by his uncle into cosmopolitan Shanghai in the 1930s to be a servant to a ganglord's mistress.
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Grumpier Old Men
December 22, 1995
Academy Award-winners Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau reprise their roles as bickering best friends. Legendary screen siren Sophia Loren is the vivacious newcomer who might just prove a formidable rival to the grumps as they try to keep her from turning their cherished local bait store into an Italian restaurant. (Warner Bros.)
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Sense and Sensibility
December 13, 1995
Mrs. Dashwood and her daughters, Elinor, Marianne and teen-age tomboy Margaret, are cruelly deprived of their home and inheritance on the death of their father. The law decrees that magnificent Norland Park must pass to his son by a previous marriage, the girls' stepbrother John, who is partnered in life by the genteely grasping Fanny. The impoverished Dashwoods are saved from further humiliation by Mrs. Dashwood's cousin, Sir John Middleton. He offers them a new home, Barton Cottage, on his vast Devonshire estate.
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Father of the Bride Part II
December 8, 1995
Having just married off his cherished daughter, George Banks is ready to get footloose and fancy free! So when his daughter and his wife Nina both announce they are pregnant, George finds himself in one outrageous situation after another, desperately trying to recapture the wild and crazy days of his youth! (Buena Vista Entertainment)
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Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
December 1, 1995
When a powerful mob boss (Walken) gives ex-gangster Jimmy the Saint (Garcia) one last job, it's an offer he can't refuse. But when someone gets killed, Jimmy and his partners are marked for death, leaving Jimmy just 48 hours to put things right for his buddies and the woman of his dreams (Anwar). (Miramax)
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It Takes Two
November 17, 1995
Amanda Lemmon (Mary-Kate Olsen), an orphan and Alyssa Calloway (Ashley Olsen), a rich girl meet at a summer camp. They conspire to get Alyssa's father to marry Amanda's case worker instead of the socialite he is dating.
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The American President
November 17, 1995
The world's most powerful man has met his match! Michael Douglas is the widower President wooing environmental lobbyist Annette Bening in this romantic hit by Rob Reiner. (Warner Bros.)
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Mighty Aphrodite
November 3, 1995
A New York couple discovers that their adopted son's biological mother (Sorvino, in an Oscar-winning performance) is a hooker and minor porn star.
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Home for the Holidays
November 3, 1995
Claudia Larson (Hunter) is a divorced single mom who just lost her job and now has to fly home for the traditional family Thanksgiving in Baltimore. From the plane, she calls for reinforcements, and brother Tommy (Downey) makes it down from Boston with a little surprise--a handsome friend named Leo (McDermott). Between dropping the turkey in their sister's lap and a few fist fights on the front lawn, Claudia and Tommy recapture their childhood --and Claudia and Leo explore the sweet possibility of romance. (MGM)
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Total Eclipse
November 3, 1995
Young, wild poet Arthur Rimbaud (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his mentor Paul Verlaine (David Thewlis) engage in a fierce, forbidden romance while feeling the effects of a hellish artistic lifestyle.
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Leaving Las Vegas
October 27, 1995
After being fired, an alcoholic screenwriter (Nicolas Cage) takes his final paycheck to Las Vegas where he plans to drink himself to death. He comes in contact with a prostitute (Elizabeh Shue) who needs to be needed.
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Vampire in Brooklyn
October 27, 1995
Maximillian meets a beautiful lady copand begins to woe her;but, his hynotic seduction takes a macabre turn when he tries to make her his mate for eternity.
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Now and Then
October 20, 1995
Four 12-year-old girls grow up together during an eventful small-town summer in 1970.
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Mallrats
October 20, 1995
Brodie (Lee) and T.S. (London) attempt to win back their respective ex-girlfriends, Rene (Doherty) and (Forlani) during one long day at the mall. The second film in Kevin Smith's proposed "New Jersey trilogy" which begins with "Clerks" and ends with "Chasing Amy."
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Desperado
August 25, 1995
Antonio Banderas stars as the Mariachi without a name in this much anticipated follow-up to the critically-acclaimed 1992 hit, El Mariachi. This time the Mariachi (Banderas) plunges headfirst into the dark border underworld when he follows a trail of blood to the last of the infamous Mexican druglords, Bucho (De Almeida), showdown. (Sony)
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The Brothers McMullen
August 18, 1995
An portrait of the lives and loves of three Irish-Catholic brothers living on Long Island.
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A Kid in King Arthur's Court
August 11, 1995
A Little League player is sent back into medieval times where he is given the task of saving Camelot.
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A Walk in the Clouds
August 11, 1995
A married soldier returning from World War II poses as a pregnant woman's husband to save her from her father's anger and honor.
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Something to Talk About
August 4, 1995
A woman's world is rocked when she discovers her husband is cheating on her.
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Clueless
July 19, 1995
It's not easy being the most popular and glamorous girl at Beverly Hills High. Especially when you're the envy of scheming Betties (female babes), persistent Barney's (unattractive guys), loser loadies (potheads), and teachers who go postal (freak out) when you turn your homework in late! Yet somehow 15-year-old Cher (Silverstone) keeps it all together, even fining time for extracurricular projects like finding a love match for her debate class teacher (Shawn), and giving a dowdy friend (Murphy) a fashion makeover. But Cher's tidy world starts to unravel with the sudden appearance of two total Baldwins (hunks): a sexy and stylish new classmate (Walker), and Cher's square but cute "ex-stepbrother" (Rudd). Now Cher is about to learn that when it comes to love, she's... well, Clueless. [Paramount]
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Nine Months
July 12, 1995
When he (Hugh Grant) finds out his longtime girlfriend (Julianne Moore) is pregnant, a commitment-phobe realizes he might have to change his lifestyle for better or much, much worse.
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First Knight
July 7, 1995
Lancelot falls in love with Guinevere, who is due to be married to King Arthur. Meanwhile, a violent warlord tries to seize power from Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.
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Pocahontas
June 23, 1995
Pocahontas tells the story of a free-spirited girl who wonders what adventures await "Just Around The Riverbend." Pocahontas relies on the guidance of her loving and wise Grandmother Willow when English settlers arrive on the shores of their village. Her chance meeting with the courageous Captain John Smith leads to a beautiful friendship that bridges the gap between two cultures, and changes history. (Disney)
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Il Postino: The Postman
June 14, 1995
On an island off the coast of Italy, a young postman's world is changed when he begins delivering letters to the exiled poet Pablo Neruda.
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Party Girl
June 9, 1995
Mary (Parker Posey) takes a job as a library clerk to pay back her godmother after being arrested for throwing illegal parties in her loft.
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The Bridges of Madison County
June 2, 1995
World-traveling National Geographic photographer Robert Kincaid (Eastwood) and Iowa housewife Francesca Johnson (Streep) aren't looking to turn their lives upside down. Each is at a point in life where expectations are behind them. Yet four days after meeting, they won’t want to lose the love they've found in this story of love, choice and consequence. [Warner Bros.]
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French Kiss
May 5, 1995
When her fiancé finds romance with another woman during a business trip, Kate masters her fear of flying and goes to France to find him. Along the way she becomes entangled with a charming French thief who vows to help her win her honey back.
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While You Were Sleeping
April 21, 1995
A lonely subway worker (Bullock) becomes smitten with a handsome stranger (Gallagher). But when she saves his life after he's been mugged and fallen into a coma, his hilariously offbeat family mistakes her for his fiancée. The mix-ups escalate as Lucy fabricates a life between herself and a man she's never met. And when Lucy falls for his charming brother (Pullman) the situation really gets complicated as she is forced to make a choice between the two. (BV Entertainment)
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A Goofy Movie
April 7, 1995
When Max makes a preposterous promise to a girl he has a crush on, his chances to fulfilling it seem hopeless when he is dragged onto a cross-country trip with his embarrassing father, Goofy.
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Don Juan DeMarco
April 7, 1995
A psychotherapist (Brando) examines a patient (Depp) who believes he is the world's greatest lover.
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Rob Roy
April 7, 1995
Liam Neeson and Jessica Lange battle evil landowners among the breathtaking landscapes of the majestic Scottish Highlands in this riveting adventure of courage, love and uncompromising honor. (MGM)
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Jefferson in Paris
March 31, 1995
While ambassador to France, Thomas Jefferon (Nolte) starts a relationship with slave Sally Hemmings (Newton).
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Circle of Friends
March 15, 1995
Set in 1950's Ireland, this romantic coming-of-age story follows three childhood friends from a small town as they head to college in Dublin.
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Muriel's Wedding
March 10, 1995
No one ever paid much attention to Muriel (Collette) and her humdrum small-town life, so she and her best friend, Rhonda (Griffiths), decide to leave it behind and head for the big city ... where they end up having the exciting adventure of their lives! (Miramax)
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Billy Madison
February 10, 1995
Billy Madison (Sandler) is the heir to the Madison Hotel millions but in order to win his father's respect, and his Fortune 500 company, grown-up goof-off Billy must repeat all 12 grades of school ' in just 24 weeks. (Universal)
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Highlander: The Final Dimension
January 27, 1995
Deceived that he had won the Prize, Connor MacLeod awakens from a peaceful life when an entombed immortal magician comes seeking the Highlander.
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Before Sunrise
January 27, 1995
A romantic look at the relationship between an American traveler and a French grad student who decide to spend a day together in Vienna.
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Legends of the Fall
January 13, 1995
Based on the novella by Jim Harrison about the Ludlow brothers - two men (Brad Pitt, Aidan Quinn) in love with the same woman (Julia Ormond).
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Higher Learning
January 11, 1995
First-term freshmen get a crash course in diversity, identity and sexuality in a bold look at contemporary college life. (Sony Pictures)
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I.Q.
December 25, 1994
A mechanic romances the mathematician niece of physicist Albert Einstein, with help from Einstein and his friends.
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The Jungle Book
December 25, 1994
Rudyard Kipling's classic tale of Mowgli, the orphaned jungle boy raised by wolves, and how he becomes king of the jungle.
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Little Women
December 21, 1994
With her husband off at war, Marmee (Susan Sarandon) is left alone to raise their four daughters, her little women. There is the spirited Jo (Winona Ryder); conservative Meg (Trini Alvarado); fragile Beth (Claire Danes); and romantic Amy (Kirsten Dunst and Samantha Mathis). As the years pass, the sisters share some of the most cherished and painful memories of self-discovery, as Marmee and Aunt March (Mary Wickes) guide them through issues of independence, romance and virtue. [Sony Pictures]
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Trapped in Paradise
December 2, 1994
Residents of a friendly Pennsylvania town foil three brothers' plan to rob a bank on Christmas Eve.
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Love and a .45
November 23, 1994
A small time crook flees to Mexico to evade the authorities, loan sharks, and his murderous ex-partner with only his fiancé and a trusted Colt .45.
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Junior
November 23, 1994
As part of a fertility research project, a male scientist agrees to carry a pregnancy in his own body.
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Three Colors: Red
November 23, 1994
Krzysztof Kieslowski closes his Three Colors trilogy in grand fashion, with an incandescent meditation on fate and chance, starring Irène Jacob as a sweet-souled yet somber runway model in Geneva whose life dramatically intersects with that of a bitter retired judge, played by Jean-Louis Trintignant. Meanwhile, just down the street, a seemingly unrelated story of jealousy and betrayal unfolds. Red is an intimate look at forged connections and a splendid final statement from a remarkable filmmaker at the height of his powers. [Criterion]
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The Swan Princess
November 18, 1994
A power-hungry sorcerer curses a princess to live as a swan by day in this tale of everlasting love.
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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
November 4, 1994
When the brilliant but unorthodox scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein rejects the artificial man that he has created, the Creature escapes and later swears revenge.
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Love Affair
October 21, 1994
Ex-football star Mike Gambril meets Terry McKay on a flight to Sydney, which is forced to land on a small atoll. Both engaged to others, they become romantic on board the ship sent to take the passengers to a larger island. They agree to meet in New York City three months later to see if the attraction is real. One shows up, the other doesn't, but they run into each other afterwards.
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Timecop
September 16, 1994
An officer for a security agency that regulates time travel, must fend for his life against a shady politician who has a tie to his past.
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What Happened Was...
September 9, 1994
This darkly humorous film explores the personal psychic landscape of two lonely New Yorkers. Jackie and Michael are coworkers at a large law firm, who decide to meet at Jackie's for dinner one night. As this 'first date' plays out, the audience is guided through a mental minefield of disappointment, desolation, and desperation. Their conversation, with its awkward 'small talk', slowly reveals their unhappy lives.
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The Next Karate Kid
September 9, 1994
Mr. Miyagi is back and he takes a new pupil under his wing; a troubled adolescent girl.
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Arizona Dream
September 9, 1994
A young New Yorker goes to Arizona where he finds freedom to both love and dream.
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Natural Born Killers
August 26, 1994
The story of Mickey and Mallory, serial killers involved in a cross country killing spree that elevates them from fugitives into media celebrities. (Warner Bros.)
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Color of Night
August 19, 1994
A color-blind psychiatrist Bill Capa (Bruce Willis) is stalked by an unknown killer after taking over his murdered friend's therapy group, all of whom have a connection to a mysterious young woman that Capa begins having intense sexual encounters with.
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The Little Rascals
August 5, 1994
Alfalfa is wooing Darla and his "He-Man-Woman-Hating" friends attempt to sabotage the relationship.
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Eat Drink Man Woman
August 3, 1994
A senior chef lives with his three grown daughters; the middle one finds her future plans affected by unexpected events and the life changes of the other household members.
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It Could Happen to You
July 29, 1994
A police officer (Nicolas Cage) promises to share his lottery ticket with a waitress (Bridget Fonda) in lieu of a tip. [Original working title: "Cop Gives Waitress $2 Million Tip."]
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The Mask
July 29, 1994
An ancient mask transforms a mild-mannered bank clerk (Carrey) into a manic Superdude. [New Line]
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Barcelona
July 29, 1994
Ted, a stuffy white guy from Illinois working in sales for the Barcelona office of a US corporation, is paid an unexpected visit by his somewhat less stuffy cousin Fred, who is an officer in the US Navy. Over the next few months, both their lives are irrevocably altered by the events which follow Fred's arrival, events which are the trivial stuff of a comedy of manners at first but which gradually grow increasingly dramatic.
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True Lies
July 15, 1994
Special agent Harry Tasker (Schwarzenegger) is a top spy, while his neglected wife (Curtis) has been gathering secrets of her own. When their two secret lives unexpectedly collide, Harry and Helen must fight to save their marriage - and the world! (20th Century Fox)
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Forrest Gump
July 6, 1994
A sweeping look at thirty tumultuous years of American history seen through the eyes of the charmed simpleton Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks).
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Wyatt Earp
June 24, 1994
From Wichita to Dodge City to the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona, Wyatt Earp is a thrilling journey of romance, adventure and desperate, heroic action. (Warner Bros.)
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Three Colors: White
June 10, 1994
The most playful and also the grittiest of Kieslowski’s Three Colors films follows the adventures of Karol Karol (Zbigniew Zamachowski), a Polish immigrant living in France. The hapless hairdresser opts to leave Paris for his native Warsaw when his wife (Julie Delpy) sues him for divorce (her reason: their marriage was never consummated) and then frames him for arson after setting her own salon ablaze. White, which goes on to chronicle Karol Karol’s elaborate revenge plot, manages to be both a ticklish dark comedy about the economic inequalities of Eastern and Western Europe and a sublime reverie about twisted love. [Criterion]
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Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
May 24, 1994
Sissy (Thurman), a young woman with large thumbs hitchhikes across the country and meets a group of cowgirls lead by Bonanza Jellybean (Phoenix).
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The Favor
April 29, 1994
A friendship between best friends Emily and Kathy is put to the ultimate test when Emily's fantasy about her high school sweetheart that she hasn't seen in 15 years leads her to request an unusual favor. (MGM)
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Chasers
April 22, 1994
A hapless Navy sailor is assigned SP duty. The catch: he must escort a beautiful female prisoner on her way to prison for going UA. She in turn will try anything to escape.
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Backbeat
April 15, 1994
A dramatization of the Hamburg, Germany phase of The Beatles' early history.
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Bitter Moon
March 18, 1994
After hearing stories of her, a passenger on a cruise ship develops an irresistible infatuation with an eccentric paraplegic's wife.
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The Hudsucker Proxy
March 11, 1994
A satirical comedy about the world of big business and corporate greed. An ambitious but naive young man rapidly moves up the corporate ladder from the mailroom to the executive suite, unaware that he is part of the board of directors' nefarious scheme. (Warner Bros.)
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Sirens
March 11, 1994
When a painting is deemed blasphemous, a young minister and his wife visit the artist... and the three playful models living with him.
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Four Weddings and a Funeral
March 9, 1994
A confirmed British bachelor (Grant) meets the perfect woman (MacDowell) at a friend's wedding.
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Reality Bites
February 18, 1994
A documentary filmmaker and her fellow Gen X graduates face life after college, looking for work and love in Houston.
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The Getaway
February 11, 1994
An ex-con (Alex Baldwin) and his devoted wife must flee from danger when a heist doesn't go according to plan.
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Romeo Is Bleeding
February 4, 1994
A womanizing, crooked cop on the payroll of the mafia is confronted with the reality of his double life after he is asked to kill a beautiful and ruthless Russian gangster.
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My Father the Hero
February 4, 1994
A teenage girl (Katherine Heigl) on vacation in the Bahamas with her divorced father (Gérard Depardieu) tries to impress a potential boyfriend by saying that her father is actually her boyfriend.
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The Scent of Green Papaya
January 28, 1994
A Vietnamese servant girl, Mui, observes lives within two different Saigon families: the first, a woman textile seller with three boys and a frequently absent husband; the second, a handsome young pianist with his fiancée.
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Tombstone
December 25, 1993
A successful lawman's plans to retire anonymously in Tombstone, Arizona, are disrupted by the kind of outlaws he was famous for eliminating.
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Faraway, So Close!
December 21, 1993
When an angel dares to cross the line, he stumbles into the harsh reality of post-Cold War Berlin and finds himself engaged in deadly combat to protect the mortals he loves.
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The Pelican Brief
December 17, 1993
A New Orleans law student finds herself embroiled in a terrifying web of intrigue extending to the highest levels of government after she writes a speculative legal brief exposing the activities of a powerful oil magnate. (Warner Bros.)
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The Three Musketeers
November 12, 1993
An action-packed tale of three loyal swordsmen who are joined by an eager recruit to protect the King of France. Together, the foursome battle enormous odds in their attempt to defeat an evil royal advisor and a seductive envoy plotting to overthrow France's crown. [Disney]
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Look Who's Talking Now
November 5, 1993
The dogs can talk at a family of 4, where mom loses her job the same day dad gets a job as pilot for a cute, single boss.
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The Remains of the Day
November 5, 1993
Set just prior to World War II, this film focuses on the butler (Hopkins) in an English country home.
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Ruby in Paradise
November 5, 1993
A young woman struggles for independence and identity in a small Florida tourist town.
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Flesh and Bone
November 5, 1993
Decades later, a son of a killer falls in love with a girl, whose family's horrifying murder he saw in childhood.
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The Piano
November 1, 1993
A seemingly mute woman (Hunter) is sent to New Zealand together with her daughter and her beloved piano, for an arranged marriage.
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Farewell My Concubine
October 15, 1993
Two boys meet at an opera training school in Peking in 1924. Their resulting friendship will span nearly 70 years and will endure some of the most troublesome times in China's history.
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Totally F***ed Up
October 10, 1993
Six queer teenagers struggle to get along with each other and with life in the face of varying obstacles.
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