The following are the 10 highest-grossing films of 1993, arranged in order from “best” to “worst” according to the collective opinions of Rotten Tomatoes film critics. Contained is each film’s critical approval, average rating and critical consensus (if there is one).
98% – 9.2/10 (127 reviews)
Schindler’s List blends the abject horror of the Holocaust with Steven Spielberg’s signature tender humanism to create the director’s dramatic masterpiece.
96% – 8/10 (80 reviews)
Exhilarating and intense, this high-impact chase thriller is a model of taut and efficient formula filmmaking, and it features Harrison Ford at his frantic best.
92% – 8.4/10 (130 reviews)
Jurassic Park is a spectacle of special effects and life-like animatronics, with some of Spielberg’s best sequences of sustained awe and sheer terror since Jaws.
80% – 6.8/10 (56 reviews)
Philadelphia indulges in some unfortunate clichés in its quest to impart a meaningful message, but its stellar cast and sensitive direction are more than enough to compensate.
75% – 6.7/10 (60 reviews)
Sleepless in Seattle is a cute classic with a very light touch and real chemistry between the two leads — even when spending an entire movie apart.
75% – 6.2/10 (57 reviews)
The Firm is a big studio thriller that amusingly tears apart the last of 1980s boardroom culture and the false securities it represented.
72% – 5.9/10 (53 reviews)
On paper, Mrs. Doubtfire might seem excessively broad or sentimental, but Robin Williams shines so brightly in the title role that the end result is difficult to resist.
67% – 6.2/10 (55 reviews)
While it can’t escape comparisons to the movies it borrows from, Cliffhanger is a tense, action-packed thriller and a showcase for the talents that made Sylvester Stallone a star.
53% – 5.5/10 (53 reviews)
Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington are a compelling team in the overlong Pelican Brief, a pulpy thriller that doesn’t quite justify the intellectual remove of Alan J. Pakula’s direction.
34% – 4.8/10 (47 reviews)
Lurid but acted with gusto, Indecent Proposal has difficulty keeping it up beyond its initial titillating premise.
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