1993 IN FILM

My favourite films released in the U.S. in 1993. Top 30 & many honorables. 

(ballot)

Here's the countdown:

30.
 ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA II

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29.   DUST DEVIL [Workprint cut]

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28.           GREEN SNAKE

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27.

 THE SCENT OF GREEN PAPAYA

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26.     THE STORY OF QIU JU

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25.IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER

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24.      STRICTLY BALLROOM

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      WHY HAS BODHI-DHARMA
23.      LEFT FOR THE EAST?

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22.      THE LAST BOLSHEVIK

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21.           CARLITO'S WAY

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20.            IRON MONKEY

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19.         SCHINDLER'S LIST

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18.       THE PUPPETMASTER

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17.         GROUNDHOG DAY

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               THE NIGHTMARE

16.BEFORE CHRISTMAS

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                  SUPERCOP

15.  [POLICE STORY 3]

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14.   DEAD ALIVE [BRAINDEAD]

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13.     DAZED AND CONFUSED

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12.     THREE COLORS: BLUE

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11.     THE WRONG TROUSERS

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10.               BARAKA

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9.        A PERFECT WORLD

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8.  REBELS OF THE NEON GOD

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7.                   NAKED

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6.                  MATINEE

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5.           FROM THE EAST

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4.              SHORT CUTS

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3.    THE AGE OF INNOCENCE

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2.              HARD BOILED

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1.                   THE PIANO

*****

ALSO ESSENTIAL! NOT RANKED. 
(the other films of '93 I loved that could've placed)

HOUSEHOLD SAINTS

MAN BITES DOG

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ORLANDO

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ANIMA MUNDI

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THE FUGITIVE

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ARMY OF DARKNESS

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FEARLESS

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TOTALLY F***ED UP

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GHOST IN THE MACHINE

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THE BLUE KITE

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SMOKING / NO SMOKING

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JURASSIC PARK

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THE SANDLOT

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HARD TARGET

[Woo's NC17 workprint cut]

FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE

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COFFEE & CIGARETTES: 
SOMEWHERE IN CALIFORNIA

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BLUE

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THE BOHEMIAN LIFE

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BATMAN: 
MASK OF THE PHANTASM

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RUBY IN PARADISE

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MENACE II SOCIETY

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I WAS 

A TEENAGE SERIAL KILLER

KING OF THE HILL

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HIGHWAY PATROLMAN

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DARK WATERS темні води

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ABRAHAM'S VALLEY

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THE SNAPPER

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EL MARIACHI

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SHADOWLANDS

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MAC

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THE REMAINS OF THE DAY

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THE STOLEN CHILDREN

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THE OAK

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DANGEROUS GAME

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THE WAR ROOM

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THE WEDDING BANQUET

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RUDY

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I AM A PROMISE: 
THE CHILDREN OF STANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES

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THE SECRET GARDEN

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THE HEROIC TRIO 東方三俠

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THIRTY TWO SHORT FILMS 

ABOUT GLENN GOULD

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A HEART IN WINTER

[UN COEUR EN HIVER]

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MARCIDES

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IN THE LINE OF FIRE

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SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION

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TRUE ROMANCE

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PATLABOR 2: THE MOVIE

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FARAWAY SO CLOSE

SEARCHING 

FOR BOBBY FISCHER

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FINALE IN BLOOD

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MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY

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LAST ACTION HERO

LEOLO

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HOT SHOTS! PART DEUX

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1993

TOP 30

1. THE PIANO (Jane Campion)
2. HARD BOILED (Woo)
3. AGE OF INNOCENCE (Scorsese)
4. SHORT CUTS (Altman)
5. D'EST (Ackerman)
6. MATINEE (Dante)
7. NAKED (Mike Leigh)
8. REBELS OF THE NEON GOD (Ming-liang Tsai)
9. A PERFECT WORLD (Eastwood)
10. BARAKA (Fricke)
11. THE WRONG TROUSERS (N.Park)
12. TROIS COULEURS: BLUE (Kieslowski)
13. DAZED AND CONFUSED (Linklater)
14. BRAINDEAD (Jackson)
15. POLICE STORY 3 (Tong/Chan)
16. NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (Burton/Selick)
17. GROUNDHOG DAY (Ramis)
18. THE PUPPETMASTER (Hsiao-hsien)
19. SCHINDLER'S LIST (Spielberg)
20. IRON MONKEY (Yuen Woo-ping)
21. CARLITO'S WAY (De Palma)
22. THE LAST BOLSHEVIK (Marker)
23. BODHI-DHARMA (Yong-Kyun Bae)
24. STRICTLY BALLROOM (Luhrman)
25. IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER (Sheridan)
26. STORY OF QIU JU (Zhang Yimou)
27. SCENT OF GREEN PAPAYA (Tran Anh Hung)
28. GREEN SNAKE (Hark Tsui)
29. DUST DEVIL (Stanley)
30. ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA II (Hark Tsui)

RUNNER-UP:

HOUSEHOLD SAINTS (Savoca), MAN BITES DOG (Belvaux/Bonzel), ORLANDO (Sally Potter), ANIMA MUNDI (Reggio), THE FUGITIVE (A.Davis), BRUCE CAMPBELL VS. THE ARMY OF DARKNESS (Raimi), FEARLESS (Weir), TOTALLY F***ED UP (Araki), GHOST IN THE MACHINE (Talalay), THE BLUE KITE (Zhuangzhuang), SMOKING/NO SMOKING (Resnais), JURASSIC PARK (Spielberg), THE SANDLOT (D.M. Evans), HARD TARGET [workprint cut] (Woo), FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE (Kaige), COFFEE & CIGS: CALIFORNIA (Jarmusch), BLUE (Jarman), THE BOHEMIAN LIFE (Kaurismäki), MASK OF THE PHANTASM (Timm), RUBY IN PARADISE (Nunez), MENACE II SOCIETY (Hughes Bros), I WAS A TEENAGE SERIAL KILLER (Jacobsen), KING OF THE HILL (Soderbergh), HIGHWAY PATROLMAN (Cox), DARK WATERS (Baino), ABRAHAM'S VALLEY (de Oliveira), THE SNAPPER (Frears), EL MARIACHI (Rodriguez), SHADOWLANDS (Attenborough), MAC (Turturro), REMAINS OF THE DAY (Ivory), THE STOLEN CHILDREN (Amelio), THE OAK (Pintilie), DANGEROUS GAME (Ferrara), THE WAR ROOM (Pennebaker), WEDDING BANQUET (A.Lee), RUDY (Anspaugh), I AM A PROMISE (Susan Raymond), ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES (Sonnenfeld), SECRET GARDEN (Agnieszka Holland), THE HEROIC TRIO (To), 32 FILMS ABOUT GLENN GOULD (Girard), UN COEUR EN HIVER (Sautet), MARCIDES (Nasrallah), IN THE LINE OF FIRE (Peterson), SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION (Schepisi), TRUE ROMANCE (T.Scott), PATLABOR 2: THE MOVIE (Oshii), FARAWAY SO CLOSE (Wenders), SEARCHING FOR BOBBY FISCHER (Zaillian), FINALE IN BLOOD (Fruit Chan), MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY (Allen), LAST ACTION HERO (McTiernan), LEOLO (Lauzon), HOT SHOTS! PART DEUX (Zucker Bros)