Bicentennial Man
Richard Martin buys a gift, a new NDR-114 robot. The product is named Andrew by the youngest of the family's children. "Bicentennial Man" follows the life and times of Andrew, a robot purchased as a household appliance programmed to perform menial tasks. As Andrew begins to experience emotions and creative thought, the Martin family soon discovers they don't have an ordinary robot.
Director: Chris Columbus
Stars: Angela Landis Bradley Whitford Embeth Davidtz John Michael Higgins Kiersten Warren Lindze Letherman Oliver Platt Robin Williams Sam Neill Wendy Crewson
A Beautiful Mind
John Nash is a brilliant but asocial mathematician fighting schizophrenia. After he accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn for the nightmarish.
Director: Ron Howard
Stars: Adam Goldberg Anthony Rapp Christopher Plummer Ed Harris Jason Gray-Stanford Jennifer Connelly Josh Lucas Judd Hirsch Paul Bettany Russell Crowe
Before Sunrise
On his way to Vienna, American Jesse meets Céline, a student returning to Paris. After long conversations forge a surprising connection between them, Jesse convinces Celine to get off the train with him in Vienna. Since his flight to the U.S. departs the next morning and he has no money for lodging, they wander the city together, taking in the experiences of Vienna and each other.
Director: Richard Linklater
Stars: Andrea Eckert Dominik Castell Erni Mangold Ethan Hawke Hanno Pöschl Harold Waiglein Haymon Maria Buttinger Julie Delpy Karl Bruckschwaiger Tex Rubinowitz
Witness
A sheltered Amish child is the sole witness of a brutal murder in a restroom at a Philadelphia train station, and he must be protected. The assignment falls to a taciturn detective who goes undercover in a Pennsylvania Dutch community. On the farm, he slowly assimilates despite his urban grit and forges a romantic bond with the child's beautiful mother.
Director: Peter Weir
Stars: Alexander Godunov Angus MacInnes Brent Jennings Danny Glover Harrison Ford Jan Rubeš Josef Sommer Kelly McGillis Lukas Haas Patti LuPone
Awakenings
Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversial treatment. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm, proves a rebirth for Sayer too, as the exuberant patient reveals life's simple but unutterably sweet pleasures to the introverted doctor.
Director: Penny Marshall
Stars: Anne Meara Dexter Gordon George Martin John Heard Julie Kavner Max von Sydow Penelope Ann Miller Robert De Niro Robin Williams Ruth Nelson
Good Morning, Vietnam
Radio funny man Adrian Cronauer is sent to Vietnam to bring a little comedy back into the lives of the soldiers. After setting up shop, Cronauer delights the G.I.s but shocks his superior officer, Sergeant Major Dickerson, with his irreverent take on the war. While Dickerson attempts to censor Cronauer's broadcasts, Cronauer pursues a relationship with a Vietnamese girl named Trinh, who shows him the horrors of war first-hand.
Director: Barry Levinson
Stars: Bruno Kirby Chintara Sukapatana Forest Whitaker J.T. Walsh Juney Smith Noble Willingham Richard Edson Robert Wuhl Robin Williams Tung Thanh Tran