The year involved many significant films. (For more about films in foreign languages, check sources in those languages.)
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# '' Aladdin '' ( Walt Disney Pictures )
# '' The Bodyguard '' ( Warner Bros. ), starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston
# '''' ( Twentieth Century Fox ), starring Macauley Culkin , Joe Pesci , and Daniel Stern (actor) & Catherine O'Hara
# '' Basic Instinct '' ( TriStar Pictures ), starring Sharon Stone
# '' Lethal Weapon 3 '' ( Warner Bros. ), starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover
# '' Batman Returns '' ( Warner Bros. ), starring Michael Keaton
# '' A Few Good Men '' ( Columbia Pictures ), starring Tom Cruise , Demi Moore and Jack Nicholson
# '' Sister Act '' ( Buena Vista Pictures ), starring Whoopi Goldberg , Maggie Smith & Kathy Najimy
# '' Bram Stoker's Dracula '' ( Columbia Pictures ), starring Gary Oldman , Keanu Reeves , Anthony Hopkins and Winona Ryder
# '' Wayne's World '' ( Paramount Pictures ), starring Michael Myers and Dana Carvey
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: Best Actor : - ''Scent of a Woman''
: Best Actress : - ''Howards End''
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: Best Director : - ''Unforgiven''
: Best Foreign Language Film : '', France
:'' (''Den goda viljan''), directed by Bille August , Denmark
:'' (''Qiu Ju da guan si''), directed by Zhang Yimou , China / Hong Kong
:'', directed by Lawrence Kasdan , United States
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- '' Aladdin ''
- '' A League Of Their Own ''
- '' Alien³ ''
- '' American Me ''
- '' Army Of Darkness ''
- '' Article 99 ''
- '' The Babe ''
- '' Basic Instinct ''
- '' Batman Returns ''
- '' Bebe's Kids ''
- '' Beethoven ''
- '' Belle Époque '' (''The Age of Beauty'') - Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (for 1993)
- '' The Best Intentions '' (''Den goda viljan'') - Palm d'Or award
- '' Blame It On The Bellboy ''
- '' The Bodyguard ''
- '' Boomerang ''
- '' Braindead ''
- '' Bram Stoker's Dracula
- '' Bridge, The ''
- '' Buffy The Vampire Slayer ''
- '' Candyman ''
- '' Captain Ron ''
- '' Chaplin ''
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- '' City Of Joy ''
- '' Class Act ''
- '' Consenting Adults ''
- '' Cool World ''
- '' Crisscross ''
- '' The Crying Game '', directed by Neil Jordan
- '' The Cutting Edge ''
- '' Damage ''
- '' Death Becomes Her ''
- '' Deep Cover ''
- '' Diggstown ''
- '' Distinguished Gentleman, The ''
- '' Dr. Giggles ''
- '' El Mariachi ''
- '' Enchanted April ''
- '' Far And Away ''
- '' A Few Good Men ''
- '' Final Analysis ''
- '' The Five Heartbeats ''
- '' Forever Young ''
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- '' Freejack ''
- '' Gladiator '' (With Cuba Gooding Jr.)
- '' Glengarry Glen Ross ''
- '' For A Lost Soldier '' (''Voor een verloren soldaat''), director Roeland Kerbosch , starring Jeroen Krabbe , Maarten Smit and Andrew Kelley
- '' Godzilla Vs. Mothra ''
- '' The Hand That Rocks The Cradle ''
- '' Hard-boiled ''
- '' Hero '', starring Dustin Hoffman
- '' Hoffa ''
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- '' Honey, I Blew Up The Kid ''
- '' Honeymoon In Vegas ''
- '' HouseSitter ''
- '' Howards End ''
- '' Husbands And Wives ''
- '' Indochine '' - Academy and Golden Globe Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- '' Innocent Blood ''
- '' Jennifer Eight ''
- '' Juice ''
- '' Just Another Girl On The I.R.T. ''
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- '' Kuffs ''
- '' Ladybugs ''
- '' The Last Of The Mohicans ''
- '' The Lawnmower Man ''
- '' A League Of Their Own '', starring Geena Davis , Tom Hanks , Lori Petty , Madonna , Rosie O'Donnell , Garry Marshall
- '' Leap Of Faith ''
- '' Lethal Weapon 3 ''
- '' Light Sleeper ''
- '' Like Water For Chocolate ''
- '' Lorenzo's Oil ''
- '' Love Field '', starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Dennis Haysbert , with notable role by Rhoda Griffis as Jacqueline Kennedy
- '' Love Potion No. 9 ''
- '' The Lover ''
- '' Mad At The Moon ''
- '' Malcolm X ''
- '' The Mambo Kings ''
- '' Man Trouble ''
- '' Memoirs Of An Invisible Man '', directed by John Carpenter , starring Chevy Chase , Daryl Hannah , Sam Neill and Michael McKean
- '' A Midnight Clear ''
- '' The Mighty Ducks ''
- '' Mo' Money ''
- '' Mr. Baseball ''
- '' Mr. Saturday Night ''
- '' My Cousin Vinny '', starring Joe Pesci
- '' Newsies ''
- '' Night And The City ''
- '' Noises Off ''
- '' Of Mice And Men ''
- '' One False Move ''
- '' Passenger 57 ''
- '' Patriot Games ''
- '' Pet Sematary Two ''
- '' Pushing Hands ''
- '' The Player '' - Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy)
- '' Prelude To A Kiss ''
- '' The Public Eye ''
- '' Radio Flyer ''
- '' Raising Cain ''
- '' Rapid Fire ''
- '' Reservoir Dogs ''
- '' A River Runs Through It ''
- '' Ruby ''
- '' Scent Of A Woman '' - Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Drama)
- '' School Ties ''
- '' Shakes The Clown ''
- '' Shining Through ''
- '' Single White Female ''
- '' Singles ''
- '' Sister Act ''
- '' Sleepwalkers '' (Based on a Stephen King novel)
- '' Sneakers ''
- '' Split Second ''
- '' Stay Tuned ''
- '' Stop, Or My Mom Will Shoot! ''
- '' Storyville ''
- '' A Stranger Among Us ''
- '' Thunderheart ''
- '' The Story Of Qiu Ju '' (''Qiu Ju da guan si'') - Golden Lion award
- '''' - Warner Brothers movie
- '' Toys ''
- '' Trespass ''
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- '' Under Siege ''
- '' Unforgiven '', starring Clint Eastwood (also director), Gene Hackman , Morgan Freeman , and Richard Harris - Academy Award for Best Picture
- '' Universal Soldier ''
- '' Unlawful Entry ''
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- '' The Waterdance ''
- '' Wayne's World ''
- '' White Men Can't Jump ''
- '' White Sands ''
- '' Wind ''
- '' Year Of The Comet ''
- January 2 - Virginia Field , actress
- January 3 - Dame Judith Anderson , actress
- January 23 - Freddie Bartholomew , actor
- January 26 - José Ferrer , actor
- February 11 - Ray Danton , US actor/director
- March 2 - Sandy Dennis , actress
- March 17 - Lawrence Welk , musician, television and film actor
- March 29 - Paul Henreid , actor, director
- April 22 - Steffi Duna , actress
- April 23 - Satyajit Ray , Indian filmmaker
- April 29 - Mae Clarke , actress
- May 6 - Marlene Dietrich , actress
- May 17 - George Hurrell , photographer
- June 3 - Robert Morley , actor
- July 24 - Arletty , actress
- July 30 - Brenda Marshall , actress
- September 12 - Anthony Perkins , actor
- September 18 - Lona Andre , actress
- October 6 - Denholm Elliott , actor
- October 16 - Shirley Booth , actress
- October 22 - Cleavon Little , actor
- November 2 - Hal Roach , producer/director
- November 19 - Diane Varsi , actress
- December 9 - Vincent Gardenia , actor
- December 17 - Dana Andrews , actor
- December 24 - Pierre Culliford , also known as "Peyo". Belgian Creator of '' The Smurfs ''
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