Favorite Drama Films: 1994-1995

Directed by: Stephen Sommers
Produced by: Edward S. Feldman, Mark Damon, Raju Patel, Lawrence Mortoff, and Michael J. Kagen
Based on the book by: Rudyard Kipling
Written by: Mark Geldman, Ron Yanover, and Stephen Sommers
Cinematography: Juan Ruiz Anchía
Edited by: Bob Ducsay
Music by: Basil Poledouris

Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures

Directed by: Donald Petrie
Produced by: Lorne Michaels, Dinah Minot, and Michael Rachmil
Written by: Matthew Jacobs, Gary Ross, and Elizabeth Anderson
Cinematography: Kenneth MacMillan
Edited by: Steve Mirkovich
Music by: Basil Poledouris

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Gary Fleder
Produced by: Cary Woods, Marie Cantin, Harvey Weinstein, and Bob Weinstein
Written by: Scott Rosenberg
Cinematography: Elliot Davis
Edited by: Richard Marks
Music by: Michael Convertino

Distributed by: Miramax Pictures

Directed by: Peter Jackson
Produced by: Jim Booth, Bridget Bourke, Hanno Huth, and Peter Jackson
Written by: Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh
Cinematograph: Alun Bollinger
Edited by: Jamie Selkirk
Music by: Peter Dasent

Distributed by: Miramax Pictures and WingNut Films

Directed by: Spike Lee
Produced by: Spike Lee, Martin Scorsese, Richard Price, Jon Kilik, and Monty Ross
Written by: Spike Lee and Richard Price
Based on the novel by: Richard Price
Cinematography: Malik Hassan Sayeed
Edited by: Sam Pollard
Music by: Terrance Blanchard

Distributed by: Univerasl Pictures

Directed by: Steve James
Produced by: Catherine Allan, Peter Gilbert, Steve James, Neil Laird, Frederick Marx, and Gordon Quinn
Written by: Steve James
Cinematography: Peter Gilbert
Edited by: William Haugse, Steve James, and Frederick Marx
Music by: Bed Sidran

Distributed: Fine Line Pictures

Directed by: Spike Lee
Produced by: Joie Lee, Cinque Lee, Jon Kilik, Monty Ross, and Spike Lee
Written by: Spike Lee, Cinque Lee, and Joie Lee
Cinematography: Arthur Jaffa
Edited by: Barry Alexander Brown
Music by: Terrance Blanchard

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Simon Wells
Produced by: Douglas Wood, Steve Hickner, Bonne Radford, Kathleen Kennedy, and Steven Spielberg
Written by; Cliff Ruby, Elena Lesser, David Steven Cohen, and Roger S.H. Schulman
Cinematography: Jan Richter-Friis
Music by: James Horner
Song and lyrics by: Cynthia Weil, James Horner, and Steve Winwood

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Simon Wincer
Produced by: Robert W. Cort, Ted Field, Penelope L. Foster, Edward Gold, David Madden, andDiane Nabatoff
Written by: James Morris, Gene Quintano, and Jim Kouf
Cinematography: Russetl Boyd
Edited by: O. Nicholas Brown
Music by: David Newman

Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures

Directed by: Christopher Cain
Produced by: Lee Rich, John Wilcox, Gary Foster, and Dylan Sellers
Written by: Jeff Rothberg, Laurice Elehwany, John Wilcox, and Steven Alldredge
Cinematography: Jack N. Green
Edited by: Jack Hoffstra
Music by: William Ross

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Lawerence Kasdan
Produced by: Kevin Costner, Dan Gordon, Michael Grillo, Lawrence Kasdan, Charles Okun, Jon Slan, and Jim Wilson
Writing by: Dan Gordon and Lawrence Kasdan
Cinematography: Owen Roizman
Edited by: Carol Littleton
Music by: James Newton Howard

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Charles Haid
Produced by: James Ployhar, George Zepp, and Patrick J. Palmer
Written by: John Michael Hayes, Djordje Milicevic, and Jeff Arch
Cinematography: William Wages
Edited by: Andrew Doefer
Music by: Joel McNeely

Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures

Directed by: Iain Softley
Produced by: Michael Peyser, Janet Graham, Ralph Winter, Jacob Peratrovich, Selwyn Roberts, and Iain Softley
Written by: Rafael Moreu
Cinematography: Andrzej Sekula
Edited by: Chris Blunden and Martin Walsh
Music by: Simon Boswell and Guy Pratt

Distributed by: MGM/UA

Directed by: William Friedkin
Produced by: Michael Rappaport, Wolfgang Glattes, and Ron Shelton
Written by: Ron Shelton
Cinematograph: Tom Priestly Jr.
Edited by: Robert K. Lambert and David Rosenbloom
Music by: Nile Rogers, Jeff Beck, and Jed Leiber

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Irwin Winkler
Produced by: Irwin Winkler and Rob Cowan
Written by: John Brancato and Michael Ferris
Cinematography: Jack N. Green
Edited by: Richard Halsey
Music by: Mark Isham

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Gillian Armstrong
Produced by: Denise Di Nova, Warren Carr, and Robin Swicord
Written by: Robin Swicord
Based on the book by: Louisa May Alcott
Cinematography: Geoffrey Simpson
Edited by: Nicholas Beaumont
Music by: Thomas Newman

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Mario Van Peebles
Produced by: Robert De Niro, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Mario Van Peebles, Preston L. Holmes, and Melvin Van Peebles
Written by: Melvin Van Peebles
Cinematography: Edward J. Pei
Edited by: Earl Watson and Kevin Lindstrom
Music by: Stanley Clarke

Distributed by: PolyGram Film Entertainment and Gramercy Films

Directed by: Ang Lee
Produced by: James Schamus, Lindsey Doran, and Sydney Pollack
Written by: Emma Thompson
Based on the novel by: Jane Austen
Cinematography: Michael Coulter
Edited by: Tim Squyers
Music by: Patrick Doyle

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Richard Rich
Produced by: Buzz Feitshan, David Matalon, Andrew G. Vajna, David Willis, and Carmine Zozzora
Written by: Billy Ray and Matthew Chapman
Cinematography: Dietrich Lohmann
Edited by: Jack Hofstra and Thom Noble
Music by: Dominic Frontiere

Distributed by: Hollywood Pictures

Directed by: Bruce McDonald
Produced by: Bruce McDonald, Duke Redford, Brian Dennis, Sarah Miller Hayward, and Norman Jewison
Written by: Bruce McDonald, John Frizzell, and Don McKellar
Based on the novel by: W.P. Kinsella
Cinematography: Miroslaw Baszak
Edited by: Michael Pascek
Music by: Mychael Danna and Keith Secola

Distributed by: Cineplex Odeon Films

Directed by: Mike Newell
Produced by: Tim Bevan, Richard Curtis, Eric Fellner, and Duncan Kenworthy
Written by: Richard Curtis
Cinematography: Michael Coulter
Edited by: Jon Gregory
Music by: Richard Rodney Brown

Distributed by: MGM/UA, Rank Film Distributions, and PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Directed by: Jonn G. Avildsen
Produced by: Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Cyd LeVin, and Jeffrey Swab
Written by: Monte Merrick
Cinematography: Victor Hammer
Edited by: J. Douglas Seeling
Music by: Bill Conti

Distributed by: New Line Cinema

Directed by: Ang Lee
Produced by: Ted Hope, Kong Hsu, Li Kong Han, Feng Chyt Jiang, and James Schamus
Written by: Ang Lee, James Schamus, and Hui Ling Wang
Cinematography: Jong Lin
Edited by: Tim Squyres
Music by: Mader

Distributed by: The Samuel Goldwyn Company

Directed by: Terry Zwigoff
Produced by: Terry Zwigoff, Albert Berger, Lawrence Wilkinson, Lynn O'Donnell, Lianne Halfron, and Neal Halfron
Cinematography: Maryse Alberti
Edited by: Victor Livingston
Music by: David Boeddinghaus

Distributed by: Sony Pictures Classic

Directed by: Howard Zieff
Produced by: Joseph M. Caracciolo, David T. Friendly, Brian Grazer, and Howard Zieff
Written by: Janet Kovalcik
Based on characters created by: Laurice Elehwany
Cinematography: Paul Elliot
Edited by: Wendy Greene Bricmont
Music by: Cliff Eidelman

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Tim Burton
Produced by: Michael Lehmann, Michael Flynn, Denise Di Novi, and Tim Burton
Written by: Larry Karaszewski and Scott Alexander
Based on the book, "Nightmare in Ecstacy" by: Randolph Grey
Cinematography: Stefan Czapsky
Edited by: Chris Lebenzon
Music by: Howard Shore

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: Michael Caton Jones
Produced by: Peter Broughton, Michael Caton Jones, Larry DeWaay, and Richard Jackson
Written by: Alan Sharp
Cinematography: Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Edited by: Peter Honees
Music by: Carter Burwell

Distributed by: MGM/UA

Directed by: Melanie Mayron
Produced by: Deborah Forte, Thomas A. Bliss, Marc Abraham, and Peter O. Almond
Based on the book series by: Ann M. Martin
Written by: Dalene Young
Cinematography: Willy Kuran
Edited by: Christopher Greenbury
Music by: David Michael Frank

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Wes Craven
Produced by: Marianne Maddalena, Wes Craven, Sara Riser, and Robert Shaye
Written by: Wes Craven
Based on the characters created by: Wes Craven
Cinematography: Mark Irwin
Edited by: Patrick Lussier
Music by: J. Peter Robinson

Distributed by: New Line Cinema

Directed by: Charles Shyer
Produced by: Cindy Williams, Jim Cruickshank, Jim Orr, Nancy Meyers, and Carol Bauer
Written by: Nancy Meyers and Charles Shyer
Based on the film, "Father's Little Dividend" by: Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich
Cinematography: Elliot David and William A. Fraker
Edited by: Adam Bernardi and Stephen A. Rotter
Music by: Alan Silvestri

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Produced by: Tom Bevan, Graham Place, Eric Fellner, Joel Coen, and Ethan Coen
Written by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, and Sam Raimi
Cinematography: Roger Dealing
Edited by: Thom Nobel
Music by: Carter Burwell

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Sam Raimi
Produced by: Chuck Binder, Patrick Markey, Joshua Donen, Sam Raimi, Sharon Stone, Toby Jaffe, Alan Shapiro, and Rob Tapert
Written by: Simon Moore
Cinematography: Dante Spinotti
Edited by: Pietro Scalia
Music by: Alan Silvestri

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Les Mayfield
Produced by: William S. Beasley, John Hughes, and Bill Ryan
Written by: John Hughes
Based on the film by: Valentine Davies and George Seaton
Cinematography: Julio Macat
Edited by: Raja Gosnell
Music by: Bruce Broughton

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Gus Van Sant
Produced by: Joseph M. Caracciolo, Laura Ziskin, and Jonathan Taplin
Written by: Buck Henry
Based on the book by: Joyce Maynard
Cinematography: Eric Alan Edwards
Edited by: Curtiss Clayton
Music by: Danny Elfman

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Richard Loncraine
Produced by: Stephen Baylay, Ian McKellae, Joe Simon, Mary Richards, and Michelle Tandy
Written by: Richard Loncraine
Based on the play by: William Shakespeare
Cinematography: Peter Biziou
Edited by: Peter Green
Music by: Trevor Jones

Distributed by: United Artists Pictures

Directed by: Philip Borsos
Produced by: Peter O'Brian
Written by: Philip Borsos
Cinematography: James Garner
Edited by: Sidney Wolinsky
Music by: John Scott

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: John Tiernan
Produced by: Buzz Feitshans, Andrew G. Vadjna, Robert Lawrence, David Willis, and John McTiernan
Written by: Jonathan Hensleigh
Based on charecters created by: Roderick Thorp
Cinematography: Peter Menzies, Jr.
Edited by: John Wright
Music by: Michael Kamen

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Robert Redford
Produced by: Richard Dreyfuss, Michael Jacobs, Robert Redford, Judith James, Fredrick Zollo, and Judith James
Written by: Paul Attanasio
Based on the novel "Remembering America: A Voice From the Sixties", by: Richard N. Goodwin
Cinematography: Michael Ballhaus
Edited by: Stu Linder
Music by: Mark Isham

Distributed by: Hollywood Pictures

Directed by: Mike Figgis
Produced by: Lila Cazes, Annie Stewart, Paige Simpson, and Stewart Regen
Written by: Mike Figgis
Based on the novel by: John O'Brien
Cinematography: Declan Quinn
Edited by: John Smith
Music by: Mike Figgis

Distributed by: United Artists Pictures

Directed by: Jeff Pollack
Produced by: James Brubaker, Jeff Pollack, and Benny Medina
Written by: Benny Medina, Barry Michael Cooper, and Jeff Pollack
Cinematography: Tom Priestley, Jr.
Edited by: Michael Ripps and Jason Mitchell
Music by: Marcus Miller

Distributed by: New Line Cinema

Directed by: Christopher Cain
Produced by: R.J. Louis, Jerry Weintraub, and Susan Ekins
Written by: Mark Lee
Based on the charecters created by: Robert Mark Kamen
Cinematography: Laszlo Kovacs
Edited by: Ronald Roose
Music by: Bill Conti

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Arne Glimcher
Produced by: Lee Rich, Steve Perry, Sean Connery, and Arne Glimcher
Written by: Jeb Stewart and Peter Stone
Based on the novel by: John Katzenbach
Cinematography: Lajos Koltai
Edited by: William M. Henderson
Music by: James Newton Howard

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg
Produced by: John Pentecost
Written by: Carl Binder, Susannah Grant, Philip LaZabnik, Glen Keane, and Joe Grant
Edited by: H. Lee Petersen
Music by: Alan Menken
Songs and lyrics by: Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz

Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures

Directed by David Fincher
Produced by: Arnold Kopelson and Phyllis Carlyle
Written by: Andrew Kevin Walker
Cinematography: Darius Khondji
Edited by: Richard Francis Bruce
Music by: Howard Shore

Distributed by: New Line Cinema

Directed by: Chris Noonan
Produced by: George Miller, Bill Miller, and Doug Mitchell
Written by: George Miller and Chris Noonan
Based on the novel, "The Sheep Pig", by Dick King-Smith
Cinematography: Andrew Lesnie
Edited by: Marcus D'Arcy and Jay Friedkin
Music by: Nigel Westlake

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Jerry Zucker
Produced by: Hunt Lowry, Gil Netter, Eric Rattray, Janet Zucker, and Jerry Zucker
Written by: Lorne Cameron, David Hoselton, and William Nicholson
Cinematography: Adam Greenberg
Edited by: Walter Murch
Music by: Jerry Goldsmith

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Produced by: Wendy Finerman, Steve Tisch, and Steve Starkey
Written by: Eric Roth
Baeed on the novel by: Winston Groom
Cinematography: Don Burgess
Edited by: Arthur Schmidt
Music by: Alan Silvestri

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Ben Stiller
Produced by: Danny DeVito, Stacey Sher, William Barclay Malcolm, and Michael Shamberg
Written by: Helen Childress
Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki
Edited by: Lisa Zeno Churgin and John Spence
Music by: Karl Wallinger

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Todd Solondz
Produced by: Donna L. Bascom and Todd Solondz
Written by: Todd Solondz
Cinematography: Randy Drummond
Edited by: Alan Oxman
Music by: Jill Wisoff

Distributed by: Sony Classics Pictures

Directed by: Terry Gilliam
Produced by: Robert Cavallo, Mark Egerton, Robert Kosberg, Gary Levinsoh, Lloyd Phillips, Charles Roven, and Kelley Smith-Wait
Written by: David Webb Peoples and Janet Peoples
Based on the film, "La Jette" by Chris Marker
Cinematography: Roger Pratt
Edited by: Mick Audsley
Music by: Paul Buckmaster

Distributed by: Universal Pictures