Movies released in 1993

• Schindler's List

  9

  I have watched this movie once, which was on 24 April 2011.

  In Poland during World War II, Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.

• Groundhog Day

  8

  I have watched this movie twice, the latest being on 11 January 2013.

  A weather man is reluctantly sent to cover a story. This is his fourth year on the story, and he makes no effort to hide his frustration. On awaking the ‘following’ day he discovers that it’s Groundhog Day again, and again, and again. First he uses this to his advantage, then comes the realisation that he is doomed to spend the rest of eternity in the same place, seeing the same people do the same thing EVERY day.

• True Romance

  8

  I have watched this movie twice, the latest being on 22 August 2012.

  Clarence and Alabama are newlyweds who acquire an unexpected wedding present. Unknown to the blissfully happy couple, ruthless gangsters are on their tail, determined to reclaim their lost property

• Carlito's Way

  8

  I have watched this movie once, which was on 23 March 2008.

  A Puerto-Rican ex-con, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him and lead on to a better life outside of NYC.

• Cool Runnings

  7

  I have watched this movie once, which was on 13 August 2012.

  Irving Blitzer disgraced himself when putting extra weights into his team's bob in the Olympics, resulting in his gold medal being taken away from him. Years later, Derice Bannock, son to a former friend of Irv, fails to qualify for the 100-yard sprint for the Olympics due to a stupid accident. But when he hears of Irving Blitzer living also on Jamaica, Derice decides to go to the Games anyway, if not as a sprinter, then as a bobsledder. After some starting problems, the first Jamaican bobsledding team is formed and heads for Calgary. In the freezing weather Derice, Sanka, Junior and Yul are only laughed at, since nobody can take a Jamaican bobsledding team led by a disgraced trainer seriously. But team spirit and a healthy self confidence may lead to a few surprises in the upcoming Winter Games.

• So I Married an Axe Murderer

  7

  I have watched this movie once, which was on 23 May 2012.

  Charlie, a poet, hasn’t had much luck with women, but then he meets Harriet, the girl of his dreams.. or is it his nightmares. Charlie begins to suspect that Harriet is Ms X, a woman who marries then kills her husbands.

• Manhattan Murder Mystery

  7

  I have watched this movie once, which was on 07 May 2012.

  Larry and Carol are fairly normal New Yorkers who have sent their son off to college. They meet an elderly couple down the hall and later in the week find that the wife has suddenly died. Carol becomes suspicious of Paul who seems to be too cheerful and too ready to move on. She begins her investigation. Larry insists she is becoming too fixated on their neighbor as all of the irregularities seem to have simple non-homicidal explanations. Ted, a recently divorced friend helps her investigation and Larry begins to become jealous of their relationship and agrees to help her.

• Alive

  7

  I have watched this movie once, which was on 12 February 2009.

  Uruguayan rugby team stranded in the snow swept Andes are forced to use desperate measures to survive after a plane crash.

• Falling Down

  7

  I have watched this movie once, which was on 03 May 2008.

  An unemployed defence worker frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society, begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.

• Last Action Hero

  6

  I have watched this movie once, which was on 03 December 2011.

  Young Danny Madigan is a big fan of Jack Slater, a larger-than-life action hero played by Arnold Schwarzenegger. When his best friend, Nick the projectionist, gives him a magic ticket to the new Jack Slater film, Danny is transported into Slater's world, where the good guys always win. One of Slater's enemies, Benedict the hitman, gets hold of the ticket and ends up in Danny's world, where he realises that if he can kill Schwarzenegger, Slater will be no more. Slater and Danny must travel back and stop him.

• Six Degrees of Separation

  6

  I have watched this movie once, which was on 25 June 2011.

  Flan and Ouisa Kittredge, rich NYC art dealers, are called on one night by a young man, Paul, who professes to be a friend of their kids’ from Harvard. They offer him a bed for the night; he enchants them with a home-cooked meal and magnificent conversation. The next morning, they learn that he is not all he seems to be. Their investigations are intriguing and lead them to re-evaluate their lives.

• Three Colours: Blue

  6

  I have watched this movie once, which was on 30 August 2008.

  First of a trilogy of films dealing with contemporary French society concerns how the wife of a composer deals with the death of her husband and child.

• The Nightmare Before Christmas

  6

  I have watched this movie once, which was on 17 December 2007.

  Jack Skellington, king of Halloweentown, discovers Christmas Town, but doesn’t quite understand the concept.

• Cronos

  6

  I have watched this movie once, which was on 08 April 2007.

  In 1535, an alchemist builds an extraordinary mechanism encapsulated into a small golden device. The invention, designed to convey eternal life to its owner, survives its maker until 1997 when it shows up to an antiquarian. Fascinated with the strange device, Gris doesn’t note that there’s more than one person looking for it. The promise of eternal life has become an obsession to old and sick Mr. De la Guardia. He and his nephew will do anything to get the “Chronos Invention”.

• Short Cuts

  6

  I have watched this movie once, which was on 07 April 2007.

  The everyday lives of a number of Los Angeles residents are the subject of this loosely-knitted collection of short stories.

• Ocean Waves

  5

  I have watched this movie once, which was on 24 December 2011.

  The main character travels to his hometown for his high school reunion. During the trip, he recalls the memories of the days in high school. Friendship, subtle love, a trip to Tokyo and so on all came back to him as the film evolves.

• Demolition Man

  5

  I have watched this movie once, which was on 31 March 2011.

  A cop is brought out of suspended animation in prison to pursue an old ultra-violent enemy who is loose in a nonviolent future society.

• Fire in the Sky

  4

  I have watched this movie once, which was on 05 March 2009.

  A group of men who were clearing bush for the government arrive back in town, claiming that their friend was abducted by aliens…

• Arizona Dream

  3

  I have watched this movie once, which was on 12 August 2007.

  An Innuit hunter races his sled home with a fresh-caught halibut. This fish pervades the entire film, in real and imaginary form. Meanwhile, Axel tags fish in New York as a naturalist’s gofer. He’s happy there, but a messenger arrives to bring him to Arizona for his uncle’s wedding. It’s a ruse to get Axel into the family business. In Arizona, Axel meets two odd women: vivacious, needy, and plagued by neuroses and familial discord. He gets romantically involved with one, while the other, rich but depressed, plays accordion tunes to a gaggle of pet turtles.