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The Addams Family Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld. Raúl Juliá, Anjelica Huston C+
An Angel at My Table Dir. Jane Campion. Kerry Fox, Alexia Keough A–
Antonia & Jane Dir. Beeban Kidron. Imelda Staunton, Saskia Reeves, Bill Nighy C+
At Play in the Fields of the Lord Dir. Héctor Babenco. Tom Berenger B–
¡Ay, Carmela! Dir. Carlos Saura. Carmen Maura, Andrés Pajares, Gabino Diego B+

Backdraft Dir. Ron Howard. William Baldwin, Kurt Russell, Robert De Niro D+
The Ballad of the Sad Café Dir. Simon Callow. Vanessa Redgrave, Cork Hubbert C+
Barton Fink Dir. Joel Coen. John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis B
Beauty and the Beast Dirs. Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise. Voice of Paige O'Hara A–
Berlin-Jerusalem Dir. Amos Gitai. Lisa Kreuzer, Rivka Neuman, Dani Roth C+
Billy Bathgate Dir. Robert Benton. Loren Dean, Dustin Hoffman, Nicole Kidman C
Black Robe Dir. Bruce Beresford. Lothaire Bluteau, August Schellenberg B–
Boyz N the Hood Dir. John Singleton. Cuba Gooding Jr., Morris Chestnut A–
Bright Angel Dir. Michael Fields. Dermot Mulroney, Lili Taylor, Benjamin Bratt C–
Bugsy Dir. Barry Levinson. Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Ben Kingsley B

Cape Fear Dir. Martin Scorsese. Nick Nolte, Robert De Niro, Jessica Lange A–
City of Hope Dir. John Sayles. Vincent Spano, Tony Lo Bianco, Joe Morton B
City Slickers Dir. Ron Underwood. Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby C+
Close My Eyes Dir. Stephen Poliakoff. Saskia Reeves, Clive Owen C+
Closet Land Dir. Radha Bharadwaj. Madeleine Stowe, Alan Rickman B–
The Comfort of Strangers Dir. Paul Schrader. Natasha Richardson B

Dead Again Dir. Kenneth Branagh. Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson B–
Defending Your Life Dir. Albert Brooks. Albert Brooks, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn C–
Dogfight Dir. Nancy Savoca. River Phoenix, Lili Taylor, Richard Panebianco B
The Double Life of Véronique Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski. Irène Jacob B

Europa Europa Dir. Agnieszka Holland. Marco Hofschneider, René Hofschneider A–

La Femme Nikita Dir. Luc Besson. Anne Parillaud, Jean-Hugues Anglade B+
The Fisher King Dir. Terry Gilliam. Jeff Bridges, Robin Williams, Mercedes Ruehl B
The Five Heartbeats Dir. Robert Townsend. Robert Townsend, Michael Wright C+
For the Boys Dir. Mark Rydell. Bette Midler, James Caan, Arye Gross C–
Frankie & Johnny Dir. Garry Marshall. Michelle Pfeiffer, Al Pacino, Kate Nelligan B+
Fried Green Tomatoes Dir. Jon Avnet. Kathy Bates, Mary Stuart Masterson C+

The Garden Dir. Derek Jarman. Johnny Mills, Kevin Collins, Tilda Swinton B+
Grand Canyon Dir. Lawrence Kasdan. Kevin Kline, Danny Glover, Steve Martin C+

Hearing Voices Dir. Sharon Greytak. Erika Nagy, Stephen Gatta, Tim Ahren D–
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse Dirs. Fax Bahr, et al. B+
High Heels Dir. Pedro Almodóvar. Victoria Abril, Marisa Paredes, Miguel Bosé B
Hook Dir. Steven Spielberg. Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts D

Impromptu Dir. James Lapine. Judy Davis, Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson C–

JFK Dir. Oliver Stone. Kevin Costner, Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones, Joe Pesci A–
Ju Dou Dir. Zhang Yimou. Li Baotian, Gong Li, Li Wei, Zheng Ji-an, Yi Zhang B+
Jungle Fever Dir. Spike Lee. Wesley Snipes, Annabella Sciorra, John Turturro B–

Kafka Dir. Steven Soderbergh. Jeremy Irons, Theresa Russell, Ian Holm, Joel Grey B–
A Kiss Before Dying Dir. James Dearden. Matt Dillon, Sean Young D–

L.A. Story Dir. Mick Jackson. Steve Martin, Victoria Tennant, Sarah Jessica Parker C+
Life Is Sweet Dir. Mike Leigh. Alison Steadman, Jim Broadbent, Jane Horrocks B
Little Man Tate Dir. Jodie Foster. Adam Hann-Byrd, Jodie Foster, Dianne Wiest C+

Madame Bovary Dir. Claude Chabrol. Isabelle Huppert, Jean-François Balmer C+
Madonna: Truth or Dare Dir. Alek Keshishian. Documentary of concert tour A–
Meeting Venus Dir. István Szábó. Niels Arestrup, Glenn Close, Erland Josephson C
My Own Private Idaho Dir. Gus Van Sant. River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves B+

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear Dir. David Zucker. Leslie Nielsen C+
Naked Lunch Dir. David Cronenberg. Peter Weller, Judy Davis, Ian Holm A–
New Jack City Dir. Mario Van Peebles. Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Allen Payne B–
Noir et blanc Dir. Claire Devers. François Frappat, Jacques Martial B+
Nothing But Trouble Dir. Dan Aykroyd. Chevy Chase, Demi Moore, Dan Aykroyd D

Once Around Dir. Lasse Hallström. Holly Hunter, Richard Dreyfuss, Danny Aiello B+

Paris Is Burning Dir. Jennie Livingston. Documentary about Harlem ball-walkers A–
Point Break Dir. Kathryn Bigelow. Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, Gary Busey B+
Poison Dir. Todd Haynes. Edith Meeks, Larry Maxwell, Scott Renderer A–
The Prince of Tides Dir. Barbra Streisand. Nick Nolte, Barbra Streisand C
Prospero's Books Dir. Peter Greenaway. John Gielgud, Mark Rylance B+

Rambling Rose Dir. Martha Coolidge. Laura Dern, Lukas Haas, Robert Duvall B–
The Rapture Dir. Michael Tolkin. Mimi Rogers, David Duchovny, Patrick Bauchau C+
Regarding Henry Dir. Mike Nichols. Harrison Ford, Annette Bening, Mikki Allen D
Rhapsody in August Dir. Akira Kurosawa. Sachiko Murase, Hidetaka Yoshioka B+
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Dir. Kevin Reynolds. Kevin Costner, Alan Rickman D
Rush Dir. Lili Fini Zanuck. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jason Patric, Sam Elliott B+

The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe Dir. John Bailey C
Shadows and Fog Dir. Woody Allen. Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, John Malkovich D+
The Silence of the Lambs Dir. Jonathan Demme. Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins A–
Slacker Dir. Richard Linklater. Richard Linklater, Mark James, Dan Kratochvil A–
Sleeping with the Enemy Dir. Joseph Ruben. Julia Roberts, Patrick Bergin C
Soapdish Dir. Michael Hoffman. Sally Field, Kevin Kline, Elisabeth Shue C
Strip Jack Naked Dir. Ron Peck. Documentary about making of Nighthawks B–
Switch Dir. Blake Edwards. Ellen Barkin, Jimmy Smits, JoBeth Williams B–

Terminator 2: Judgment Day Dir. James Cameron. Arnold Schwarzenegger A–
Thelma & Louise Dir. Ridley Scott. Geena Davis, Susan Sarandon, Harvey Keitel A–
Thousand Pieces of Gold Dir. Nancy Kelly. Rosalind Chao, Chris Cooper B
Touki-Bouki Dir. Djibril Diop Mambéty. Magaye Niang, Myriam Niang A–
Truly Madly Deeply Dir. Anthony Minghella. Juliet Stevenson, Alan Rickman A–
Trust Dir. Hal Hartley. Adrienne Shelly, Martin Donovan, Merritt Nelson B+
Twenty-One Dir. Don Boyd. Patsy Kensit, Jack Shepherd, Rufus Sewell C+

Waltzing Regitze Dir. Kaspar Rostrup. Frits Helmuth, Ghita Nørby B
Whore Dir. Ken Russell. Theresa Russell, Benjamin Mouton, Antonio Fargas F

Young Soul Rebels Dir. Isaac Julien. Valentine Nonyela, Mo Sesay C