The 42 Best Movie Couples of 1993

by Bobby Finger

42. Made in America — Sarah (Whoopi Goldberg) and Hal (Ted Danson)

41. Addams Family Values — Gomez (Raul Julia) and Morticia (Anjelica Huston)

40. The Age of Innocence — Ellen (Michelle Pfeiffer) and Newland (Daniel Day-Lewis)

39. Robin Hood: Men in Tights — Robin (Cary Elwes) and Maid Marian (Amy Yasbeck)

38. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape — Gilbert (Johnny Depp) and Becky (Juliette Lewis)

37. Poetic Justice — Justice (Janet Jackson) and Lucky (Tupac Shakur)

36. Benny & Joon — Benny (Aidan Quinn) and Joon (Mary Stuart Masterson)

35. The Man Without a Face — Justin (Mel Gibson) and The Memory Of His Former Face (Itself)

34. The Fugitive — The Memory of Helen (Sela Ward) and Richard (Harrison Ford)

33. Grumpy Old Men — John (Jack Lemmon) and Ariel (Ann-Margret)

32. Heart & Souls — Anne (Elizabeth Shue) and Thomas (Robert Downey Jr.)

31. Indecent Proposal — Diana (Demi Moore) and A Pile Of Money (itself)

30. What’s Love Got To Do With It — Tina Turner (Angela Basset) and Triumph (itself)

29. Sleepless in Seattle — Annie (Meg Ryan) and Insanity (Itself)

28. Manhattan Murder Mystery — Larry (Woody Allen) and Carol (Diane Keaton)

27. Mrs. Doubtfire — Stu (Pierce Brosnan) and Miranda (Sally Field)

26. Philadelphia — Andrew (Tom Hanks) and Miguel (Antonio Banderas)

25. The Piano — Ada (Holly Hunter) and George (Harvey Keitel)

24. Dazed and Confused — David (Matthew McConaughey) and High School Girls (themselves)

23. Rudy — Rudy (Sean Astin) and Notre Dame (Herself)

22. The Good Son — Henry (Macaulay Culkin) and The Devil (Beelzebub)

21. Sleepless in Seattle — Sam (Tom Hanks) and Annie (Meg Ryan)

20. The Sandlot — Hercules/“The Beast” (a male English Mastiff) and the baseball (itself)

19. Short Cuts — Doreen (Lily Tomlin) and Earl (Tom Waits)

18. Son in Law — Crawl (Pauly Shore) and Becca (Carla Gugino)

17. So I Married an Axe Murderer — Charlie (Mike Myers) and Harriet (Nancy Travis)

16. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape — Arnie (Leonardo DiCaprio) and The Watertower (itself)

15. Rudy — The Audience (Us) and That Obscenely Uplifying Score (Jerry Goldsmith)

14. The Remains of the Day — Mr. Stevens (Anthony Hopkins) and Total Despair (itself)

13. Beethoven’s 2nd — Beethoven (a male St. Bernard) and Missy (a female St. Bernard)

12. Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit — Rita (Lauryn Hill) and Skepticism (Itself)

11. The Sandlot — Squints (Chauncey Leopardi) and Wendy (Marley Shelton)

10. Groundhog Day — Rita (Andie MacDowell) and Phil (Bill Murray)

9. Addams Family Values — Wednesday (Christina Ricci) and Joel (David Krumholz)

8. Dave — Dave (Kevin Kline) and Ellen (Sigourney Weaver)

7. Jurassic Park — Ian (Jeff Goldblum) and Chaos Theory (Itself)

6. The Piano — Ada (Holly Hunter) and The Piano (herself)

TIE

6. The Piano — Ada (Holly Hunter) and Her Fingers (themselves)

5. True Romance — Clarence (Christian Slater) and Alabama (Patricia Arquette)

4. The War Room — George Stephanopoulos (Himself) and Bill Clinton (Himself)

3. Sleepless in Seattle — Sam (Tom Hanks) and A Weird Public Outlet For His Grief (Itself)

2. Dazed and Confused — Darla (Parker Posey) and Hazing (itself)

1. The Fugitive — Samuel (Tommy Lee Jones) and Not Caring (itself)

Previously: Why 1995 Was Probably the Best Year Ever for Movies.

Bobby Finger doesn’t know why you’re not watching ‘The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ right now.