Patch Adams
Patch Adams is a doctor who doesn't look, act or think like any doctor you've met before. For Patch, humour is the best medicine and he's willing to do just anything to make his patients laugh—even if it means risking his own career.
Director: Tom Shadyac
Stars: Bob Gunton Daniel London Harve Presnell Irma P. Hall Josef Sommer Michael Jeter Monica Potter Peter Coyote Philip Seymour Hoffman Robin Williams
Mrs. Doubtfire
Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is crushed by a court order allowing only weekly visits with his kids. When Daniel learns his ex needs a housekeeper, he gets the job -- disguised as an English nanny. Soon he becomes not only his children's best pal but the kind of parent he should have been from the start.
Director: Chris Columbus
Stars: Anne Haney Lisa Jakub Mara Wilson Matthew Lawrence Pierce Brosnan Polly Holliday Robert Prosky Robin Williams Sally Field Scott Capurro
The Truman Show
Truman Burbank is the star of "The Truman Show", a 24-hour-a-day "reality" TV show that broadcasts every aspect of his life -- live and in color -- without his knowledge. His entire life has been an unending soap opera for consumption by the rest of the world. And everyone he knows -- including his wife and his best friend -- is really an actor, paid to be part of his life.
Director: Peter Weir
Stars: Blair Slater Brian Delate Ed Harris Holland Taylor Jim Carrey Laura Linney Natascha McElhone Noah Emmerich Paul Giamatti Peter Krause
Mannequin
Jonathan Switcher, an unemployed artist, finds a job as an assistant window dresser for a department store. When Jonathan happens upon a beautiful mannequin he previously designed, she springs to life and introduces herself as Emmy, an Egyptian under an ancient spell. Despite interference from the store's devious manager, Jonathan and his mannequin fall in love while creating eye-catching window displays to keep the struggling store in business.
Director: Michael Gottlieb
Stars: Andrew McCarthy Carole Davis Christopher Maher Estelle Getty G. W. Bailey James Spader Kim Cattrall Meshach Taylor Phyllis Newman Steve Vinovich
Life of Brian
Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah. When he's not dodging his followers or being scolded by his shrill mother, the hapless Brian has to contend with the pompous Pontius Pilate and acronym-obsessed members of a separatist movement. Rife with Monty Python's signature absurdity, the tale finds Brian's life paralleling Biblical lore, albeit with many more laughs.
Director: Terry Jones
Stars: Carol Cleveland Eric Idle Graham Chapman John Cleese Kenneth Colley Michael Palin Neil Innes Terence Bayler Terry Gilliam Terry Jones
Don Juan DeMarco
John Arnold DeMarco is a man who believes he is Don Juan, the greatest lover in the world. Clad in a cape and mask, DeMarco undergoes psychiatric treatment with Dr. Jack Mickler to cure him of his apparent delusion. But the psychiatric sessions have an unexpected effect on the psychiatric staff and, most profoundly, Dr Mickler, who rekindles the romance in his complacent marriage.
Director: Jeremy Leven
Stars: Bob Dishy Faye Dunaway Géraldine Pailhas Jo Champa Johnny Depp Marita Geraghty Marlon Brando Rachel Ticotin Stephen Singer Talisa Soto