Subgenre Sampler
Drama: 8102 Films to Buy & Rent
JFK: Reckless Youth (1993)
- Dir. Harry Winer
Feat. Patrick Dempsey, Claire Forlani, Loren Dean…
- Credible bio–pic dramatising the first 30 years of JFK's life by concentrating on the childhood and teenage events that eventually shaped John…
Joh's Jury (1993)
- Dir. Ken Cameron
Feat. Simon Bossell, Noah Taylor, Gerry Connolly
- Intensively researched teledrama about the sensational trial of Queensland state premier Joh Bjelke–Petersen (Connolly) for perjury in…
Joy Luck Club, The (1993)
- Dir. Wayne Wang
Feat. Kieu Chinh, Tsai Chin
- From Amy Tan's novel, this story of four Chinese–American women and their daughters will touch a chord with mums and daughters of all races,…
Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. (1993)
- Dir. Leslie Harris
Feat. Ariyan Johnson
- This cautionary tale from the Brooklyn streets lacks technical polish, but its heart–felt enthusiasm paints a geniune picture of what it is to…
King of the Hill (1993)
- Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Feat. Jesse Bradford, Jeroen Krabbe, Lisa Eichhorn…
- A bleak yet exquisitely crafted tale of a Jewish boy living in depression–era St. Louis, left to fend for himself in a run–down hotel. It…
Lady Chatterley (1993)
- Dir. Ken Russell
Feat. Joely Richardson, Sean Bean, James Wilby
- Following THE RAINBOW, dir. Russell plunders D.H. Lawrence again with an encore of tongue–in–cheek dialogue, stilted acting, hokey sex…
Like Water for Chocolate (1993)
- Dir. Alfonso Arau
Feat. Marco Leonardi, Lumi Cavazos, Regina Torne
- Certifiable foreign–language block–buster blends the irresisistible ingrediants of primal female desire with old–fashioned…
Lipstick On Your Collar (1993)
- Dir. Renny Rye
Feat. Giles Thomas, Louise Germaine, Ewan McGregor
- Dennis Potter's musical comedy combines the elements that made his 'Singing Detective' and 'Pennies from Heaven' so memorable and distinctive. This…
Little Buddha (1993)
- Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Chris Isaak, Bridget Fonda
- In truest Bertolucci fashion, this is a spiritual chronicle by way of history and spectacle. Time–frame is split between modern LA and 600 B.C.…
Lost in Yonkers (1993)
- Dir. Martha Coolidge
Feat. Mercedes Ruehl, Richard Dreyfuss
- Neil Simon's laugh–and–cry theatre piece about two boys carted off to live with their eccentric rellies in '40s New York. Mercedes Reuhl…