New Movie Releases August 20th, 1993

List below shows all new movies released in theaters on August 20th, 1993, including both wide and limited movie releases.

The Ballad of Little Jo

Theatrical Release Date: 08/20/1993
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Maggie Greenwald
Actors: Suzy Amis, Bo Hopkins, Ian McKellen, Heather Graham, Rene Auberjonois, Anthony Heald

Betty

Theatrical Release Date: 08/20/1993
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Claude Chabrol
Actors: Marie Trintignant, Stéphane Audran, Jean-François Garreaud, Yves Lambrecht, Christiane Minazzoli, Pierre Vernier

Hard Target

Theatrical Release Date: 08/20/1993
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Woo
Actors: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Chuck Pfarrer, Robert Apisa, Arnold Vosloo, Lance Henriksen, Yancy Butler
Plot: A woman hires a stranger to help her find her father.

Surf Ninjas

Theatrical Release Date: 08/20/1993
Overall Rating: 1.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Neal Israel
Actors: Ernie Reyes Sr., Ernie Reyes Jr., Rob Schneider, Nicolas Cowan, John Karlen, Neal Israel

Wicked City ( Yôjû toshi )

Theatrical Release Date: 08/20/1993
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Actors: Yûsaku Yara, Toshiko Fujita, Ichirô Nagai, Mari Yokô, Takeshi Aono, Gregory Snegoff

Wilder Napalm

Theatrical Release Date: 08/20/1993
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Glenn Gordon Caron
Actors: Debra Winger, Dennis Quaid, Arliss Howard, M. Emmet Walsh, Jim Varney, Mimi Lieber
Plot: Two Brothers Wilder and Wallace who both since childhood had the ability to start fires with there minds (pyrokinesis). A tragic event occurs when they accidentally kill a homeless man living in a secret clubhouse in the woods.
The two grew up and became estranged while fighting for the heart of a women they both love: Vida. Wilder having won the contest, starts a cozy life together with her. Wallace is disenchanted and looking to cash in on his powers on the Lettermen Show while getting by with his day job as a clown in a traveling circus. Things heat up years later, literally and figuratively, when the circus comes to town. Old flames reignite and everything old is new again as the brothers fight for Vida.

1, 2, 3, Sun ( Un, deux, trois, soleil )

Theatrical Release Date: 08/18/1993
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Bertrand Blier
Actors: Anouk Grinberg, Myriam Boyer, Olivier Martinez, Jean-Michel Noirey, Denise Chalem, Jean-Pierre Marielle

Cible émouvante

Theatrical Release Date: 08/18/1993
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Pierre Salvadori
Actors: Jean Rochefort, Marie Trintignant, Guillaume Depardieu, Patachou, Wladimir Yordanoff, Serge Riaboukine

Manhattan Murder Mystery

Theatrical Release Date: 08/18/1993
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Mystery
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Woody Allen
Actors: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Jerry Adler, Lynn Cohen, Ron Rifkin, Joy Behar
Plot: Murder and mayhem may be the only thing that can save a Manhattan couples' marriage.

TC 2000

Theatrical Release Date: 08/18/1993
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: R
Director: T.J. Scott
Actors: Billy Blanks, Bolo Yeung, Jalal Merhi, Bobbie Phillips, Matthias Hues, Kelly Gallant
Plot: In a dystopian future the rich live underground and the poor live above
ground where gangs rule. A deadly conspiracy threatens the fragile balance
between the two worlds. Can two men working together stop the next
Armageddon?

Tito and Me ( Tito i ja )

Theatrical Release Date: 08/18/1993
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: Serbian
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Goran Markovic
Actors: Dimitrije Vojnov, Lazar Ristovski, Miki Manojlovic, Anica Dobra, Vojislav Brajovic, Bogdan Diklic
Plot: A ten-year-old Serbian boy has great love for the countries leader, Marshall Tito - much more than for his parents or teachers - and he wins the school competition for Best Tito Composition and is awarded by getting to participate in "Tito's native land" march. But in taking on this challenge, it will force him to see things from a different perspective - as some illusions are made to be shattered.

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