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In the Name of the Father (1993 film)
Jim Sheridan's 1993 biographical drama about Gerry Conlon and the Guildford Four, wrongly convicted of the 1974 Guildford pub bombings; based on Conlon's memoir Proved Innocent, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, with seven Oscar nominations.
Indecent Proposal
Indecent Proposal is a 1993 American drama directed by Adrian Lyne. It stars Robert Redford and Demi Moore, and features a billionaire offering $1 million for one night with a married couple.
Indochine (film)
Indochine is a 1992 French historical romance directed by Régis Wargnier, starring Catherine Deneuve, Vincent Perez, and Linh-Dan Pham in 1930 French Indochina; it won the 1993 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
Jefferson in Paris
Jefferson in Paris (1995) is a Merchant Ivory historical drama, directed by James Ivory and written by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, starring Nick Nolte as Thomas Jefferson during his 1784-1789 ambassadorship, with Greta Scacchi as Maria Cosway and Thandie Newton as Sally Hemings; it was controversial for depicting a Jefferson-Hemings child.
Journey of Hope
Journey of Hope (Reise der Hoffnung) is Xavier Koller's 1990 Swiss-Italian-German drama about a Turkish family's illegal journey to Switzerland, based on a real 1988 death at the Splügen Pass; it won the 1991 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
Ju Dou (菊豆)
Ju Dou (菊豆) is a 1990 Chinese-Japanese drama by Zhang Yimou and Yang Fengliang, adapted from Liu Heng's novella Fuxi Fuxi, starring Gong Li; first Chinese Oscar Best Foreign Language Film nominee, banned in China, Gold Hugo winner.
Jungle Fever
Jungle Fever is Spike Lee's 1991 Universal drama about architect Flipper Purify's affair with his Italian American secretary Angie Tucci, starring Wesley Snipes and Annabella Sciorra, dedicated to Yusuf Hawkins, with Samuel L. Jackson winning Cannes Best Supporting Actor.
La Belle Noiseuse
La Belle Noiseuse (The Beautiful Troublemaker) is Jacques Rivette's 1991 four-hour French drama, adapted from Balzac's Le Chef-d'œuvre inconnu, starring Michel Piccoli and Emmanuelle Béart; it won the Grand Prix at Cannes 1991.
La Frontera
La Frontera (The Frontier) is a 1991 Chilean-Spanish drama directed by Ricardo Larraín, starring Patricio Contreras as a teacher sentenced to internal exile under Pinochet; it won the 1992 Silver Bear and Goya Award.
Ladybird Ladybird
Ladybird Ladybird (also Ladybird, Ladybird) is Ken Loach's 1994 British drama, written by Rona Munro, based on a true story of a mother fighting social services; Crissy Rock won the Berlin Silver Bear for Best Actress.
Lambada (film)
Lambada (1990), also released as Lambada: Set the Night on Fire, is a Cannon Pictures dance film directed by Joel Silberg, starring J. Eddie Peck as a Beverly Hills math teacher who moonlights as a lambada dancer; it opened against The Forbidden Dance on March 16, 1990 and grossed $4.3 million.
Life on a String (边走边唱)
Life on a String (边走边唱, Bian Zou Bian Chang) is Chen Kaige's 1991 drama adapted from Shi Tiesheng's novella, about blind musicians and a thousand broken strings; it competed at Cannes 1991 and was the first Hubert Bals Fund film.
Little Buddha
Little Buddha is a 1993 drama directed by Bernardo Bertolucci and starring Keanu Reeves, Bridget Fonda, and Chris Isaak, about a Seattle boy identified as a monk's rebirth.
Little Man Tate
Little Man Tate (1991) is Jodie Foster's directorial debut, a drama from Scott Frank's screenplay about 7-year-old prodigy Fred Tate, his single mother Dede, and psychologist Jane Grierson, released by Orion Pictures.
M. Butterfly (film)
M. Butterfly (1993) is David Cronenberg's film of David Henry Hwang's Tony-winning play, starring Jeremy Irons and John Lone as a French diplomat and the male Peking Opera spy he believed was a woman; a critical and commercial disappointment adapted from the Boursicot-Shi Pei Pu affair.
Madadayo (まあだだよ)
Madadayo (まあだだよ, "Not yet") is Akira Kurosawa's 1993 final film, his 30th, based on writer Hyakken Uchida; a professor's students honor him yearly with "Not yet!" birthday toasts.
Mo' Better Blues
Mo' Better Blues is a 1990 Spike Lee musical comedy-drama, his first film with Denzel Washington, about jazz trumpeter Bleek Gilliam, scored by Bill Lee and the Branford Marsalis Quartet, originally titled Love Supreme.
Not Without My Daughter (film)
Not Without My Daughter is a 1991 American biographical drama directed by Brian Gilbert, based on Betty Mahmoody's memoir of escaping Iran with her daughter.
Nouvelle Vague (1990 film)
Nouvelle Vague (1990), Jean-Luc Godard's French-Swiss drama starring Alain Delon and Domiziana Giordano, competed at Cannes 1990; a countess saves a drowning man, lets him drown, then meets his double. Not the 2025 Linklater film.
Only Yesterday (1991 film)
Only Yesterday (おもひでぽろぽろ, Omohide Poro Poro) is Isao Takahata's 1991 Studio Ghibli animated drama, adapted from Hotaru Okamoto and Yuko Tone's manga, about 27-year-old Taeko Okajima's Yamagata trip and childhood memories; it topped Japan's 1991 box office and reached U.S. theaters only in 2016.
Passion Fish
Passion Fish is John Sayles's 1992 American independent drama starring Mary McDonnell and Alfre Woodard, about a paralyzed soap opera actress and her nurse in Louisiana; Oscar-nominated, Independent Spirit Award winner.
Poison (1991 film)
Poison (1991) is Todd Haynes's feature debut, an 85-minute experimental drama intercutting three Genet-inspired tales (Hero, Horror, Homo), Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner, NEA-funded, and a landmark of New Queer Cinema.
Priest (1994 film)
Priest (1994) is a British drama directed by Antonia Bird, written by Jimmy McGovern, starring Linus Roache as a gay Liverpool Catholic priest; Toronto People's Choice and Berlin Teddy Award winner, boycotted by the Catholic League.
Radio Flyer (film)
Radio Flyer is a 1992 American fantasy-drama directed by Richard Donner, written by David Mickey Evans, starring Elijah Wood, Joseph Mazzello, Lorraine Bracco, and narrated by Tom Hanks; two brothers build a flying machine from a red wagon to escape an abusive stepfather. Box office flop, 35% Tomatometer.
Rebels of the Neon God
Rebels of the Neon God (青少年哪吒) is Tsai Ming-liang's 1992 Taiwanese feature debut, following cram-school dropout Hsiao-kang (Lee Kang-sheng) stalking petty thief Ah-tze through Taipei's Ximending; it won Tokyo Bronze, Torino Best Film, and a Golden Horse score award.
Red Firecracker, Green Firecracker (炮打双灯)
Red Firecracker, Green Firecracker (炮打双灯) is He Ping's 1994 Chinese drama, adapted from Feng Jicai's novella, starring Ning Jing as Chunzhi, a woman raised as a man to head a firecracker dynasty, who loves painter Niu Bao (Wu Gang); it won San Sebastián Best Actress and Golden Rooster Best Director.
Red Rose White Rose (1992 film)
Red Rose White Rose (紅玫瑰白玫瑰) is Stanley Kwan's 1994 Hong Kong drama, released December 1994, adapting Eileen Chang's 1944 novella; starring Joan Chen, Winston Chao, and Veronica Yip, it won five Golden Horse Awards and a 1995 Golden Bear nomination.
Regarding Henry
Regarding Henry is a 1991 American drama directed by Mike Nichols, written by J.J. Abrams, starring Harrison Ford as a ruthless lawyer who relearns life after a shooting leaves him amnesic; grossed $43 million on a $25 million budget.
Revenge (1990 film)
Revenge (1990) is a Tony Scott romantic thriller starring Kevin Costner, Anthony Quinn, and Madeleine Stowe, adapted from Jim Harrison's novella; a Columbia Pictures release that flopped commercially and critically before a 2007 director's cut.
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff is Ken Loach's 1991 British comedy-drama, written by former construction worker Bill Jesse, starring Robert Carlyle and Ricky Tomlinson on a London building site converting a hospital into luxury flats; winner of the 1991 Cannes FIPRESCI prize and European Film Award.