List of American films of 1994

A list of American films released in 1994.
Forrest Gump won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

1994 rank	Title	Studio	Gross
1.	Forrest Gump	Paramount	$329,694,499
2.	The Lion King	Buena Vista	$328,541,776
3.	True Lies	Fox	$146,282,411
4.	The Santa Clause	Buena Vista	$144,833,357
5.	The Flintstones	Universal	$130,531,208
6.	Dumb and Dumber	New Line	$127,175,374
7.	Clear and Present Danger	Paramount	$122,187,717
8.	Speed	Fox	$121,248,145
9.	The Mask	New Line	$119,938,730
10.	Pulp Fiction	Miramax	$107,928,762

A

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
3 Chains o' Gold	Three directors		Musical
3 Ninjas Kick Back	Charles T. Kanganis	Victor Wong, Max Elliott Slade, Sean Fox, J. Evan Bonifant	Action, Family	Preceded by 3 Ninjas
8 Seconds	John G. Avildsen	Luke Perry, Stephen Baldwin, Cynthia Gibb	Biopic
Above the Rim	Jeff Pollack	Duane Martin, Leon, Tupac Shakur	Drama
Abraham	Joseph Sargent	Richard Harris, Barbara Hershey	Drama	TV
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective	Tom Shadyac	Jim Carrey, Courteney Cox, Sean Young, Tone Loc, Dan Marino	Comedy
Africa: The Serengeti	George Casey		Documentary
The Air Up There	Paul Michael Glaser	Kevin Bacon	Comedy
Airheads	Michael Lehmann	Brendan Fraser, Adam Sandler, Steve Buscemi	Comedy
Aladdin: The Return of Jafar			Family	Animated
Alien Nation: Dark Horizon	Kenneth Johnson	Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint	Drama	direct-to-TV
Amateur	Hal Hartley	Isabelle Huppert, Martin Donovan	Comedy, Drama
Andre	George Miller	Keith Carradine, Tina Majorino	Family, Drama
Angels in the Outfield	William Dear	Danny Glover, Tony Danza, Christopher Lloyd, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Brenda Fricker, Jay O. Sanders	Comedy, Sports	remake of 1951 film
Angie	Martha Coolidge	Geena Davis, Stephen Rea, James Gandolfini, Aida Turturro	Drama
Another Midnight Run	James Frawley	Christopher McDonald, Cathy Moriarty	Action	TV

B

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Baby's Day Out	Patrick Read Johnson	Joe Mantegna, Lara Flynn Boyle, Joe Pantoliano, Brian Haley	Comedy	Written by John Hughes
Bad Girls	Jonathan Kaplan	Madeleine Stowe, Mary Stuart Masterson, Andie MacDowell, Drew Barrymore, Dermot Mulroney	Western
Bar Girls	Marita Giovanni		Drama
Barcelona	Whit Stillman	Taylor Nichols, Mira Sorvino	Drama
Beretta's Island	Michael Preece	Franco Columbu	Drama
Beverly Hills Cop III	John Landis	Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Héctor Elizondo, Theresa Randle	Action, Comedy	2nd sequel to Beverly Hills Cop
The Birds II: Land's End	"Alan Smithee"	Brad Johnson, Chelsea Field	Thriller	TV; sequel to The Birds
Black Beauty	Caroline Thompson	Alan Cumming, Sean Bean	Family. Drama	based on novel by Anna Sewell
Blank Check	Rupert Wainwright	Brian Bonsall, Karen Duffy, Miguel Ferrer, James Rebhorn, Tone Loc, Jayne Atkinson, Michael Lerner	Comedy
Blankman	Mike Binder	Damon Wayans, David Alan Grier, Robin Givens	Comedy	Columbia
Blind Justice	Richard Spence	Armand Assante, Elisabeth Shue	Drama
Blink	Michael Apted	Madeleine Stowe, Aidan Quinn, James Remar, Laurie Metcalf	Thriller	New Line Cinema
Bloodfist V: Human Target	Jeff Yonis	Don Wilson	Martial arts	4th sequel to Bloodfist
Bloodlust: Subspecies III			Horror
Blown Away	Stephen Hopkins	Jeff Bridges, Tommy Lee Jones, Suzy Amis, Lloyd Bridges, Forest Whitaker	Action	MGM
Blue Chips	William Friedkin	Nick Nolte, Mary McDonnell, Shaquille O'Neal, Alfre Woodard, Ed O'Neill, J. T. Walsh	Drama, Sports	written by Ron Shelton
Blue Sky	Tony Richardson	Jessica Lange, Tommy Lee Jones	Drama	Oscar for Lange
Brainscan	John Flynn	Edward Furlong, Frank Langella	Drama
Breach of Conduct		Peter Coyote	Drama	TV
Breathing Lessons	John Erman	James Garner, Joanne Woodward	Drama	based on novel by Anne Tyler
The Browning Version	Mike Figgis	Albert Finney, Greta Scacchi	Drama	Entered into the 1994 Cannes Film Festival
Bullets over Broadway	Woody Allen	John Cusack, Jennifer Tilly, Dianne Wiest, Chazz Palminteri, Jim Broadbent, Rob Reiner, Mary-Louise Parker, Tracey Ullman, Joe Viterelli	Comedy	Oscar for Wiest

C

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Cabin Boy	Adam Resnick	Chris Elliott, Andy Richter	Comedy
Camp Nowhere	Jonathan Prince	Jonathan Jackson, Christopher Lloyd, Melody Kay, Andrew Keegan, Marnette Patterson, Jessica Alba	Family, Comedy
Campground Massacre	Dustin J. Boes,	Walter Cherry, Wesley Shane Winter, Jeremy Winter, Dustin J. Boes, Mathew Vaughan, Janie Dull	Horror
Cancer Wars			Documentary	direct-to-TV
Car 54, Where Are You?	Bill Fishman	John C. McGinley, David Johansen, Fran Drescher, Rosie O'Donnell, Nipsey Russell	Comedy	based on the TV series
Chariots of Fur	Chuck Jones			Animated, direct-to-TV
The Chase	Adam Rifkin	Charlie Sheen, Kristy Swanson	Comedy Action	Remake of 1946 film
Chasers	Dennis Hopper	Tom Berenger, William McNamara, Erika Eleniak, Gary Busey	Comedy
China Moon	John Bailey	Ed Harris, Madeleine Stowe, Benicio del Toro, Charles Dance	Crime drama
Cinderella				direct-to-video
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold	Paul Weiland	Billy Crystal, Jack Palance, Jon Lovitz, Daniel Stern, Patricia Wettig	Comedy	sequel to City Slickers
Class of Nuke 'Em High 3: The Good, the Bad and the Subhumanoid			Science fiction	sequel
Clean, Shaven	Lodge Kerrigan	Peter Greene	Drama
Clean Slate	Mick Jackson	Dana Carvey, Valeria Golino, James Earl Jones, Michael Gambon	Comedy
Clear and Present Danger	Phillip Noyce	Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe, Anne Archer, James Earl Jones, Donald Moffat, Harris Yulin, Joaquim de Almeida, Henry Czerny	Action, Drama	Based on novel by Tom Clancy
Clerks	Kevin Smith	Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson	Comedy
The Client	Joel Schumacher	Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones, Brad Renfro, Mary-Louise Parker, Anthony LaPaglia, J. T. Walsh	Crime drama	Based on novel by John Grisham
Clifford	Paul Flaherty	Martin Short, Charles Grodin, Mary Steenburgen, Dabney Coleman, Richard Kind	Comedy
Cobb	Ron Shelton	Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Wuhl, Lolita Davidovich	Biography, Drama	Story of Ty Cobb
Color of Night	Richard Rush	Bruce Willis, Jane March, Rubén Blades, Lesley Ann Warren, Scott Bakula, Brad Dourif, Lance Henriksen, Kevin J. O'Connor	Thriller	Razzie award, Worst Picture
Confessions of a Sorority Girl	Uli Edel		Drama	Rebel Highway TV series
The Cool Surface	Erik Anjou	Robert Patrick, Teri Hatcher	Drama
Cool and the Crazy	Ralph Bakshi	Jennifer Blanc, Jared Leto	Drama	Rebel Highway TV series
Cops and Robbersons	Michael Ritchie	Chevy Chase, Jack Palance, Dianne Wiest, Jason James Richter	Comedy
Corrina, Corrina	Jessie Nelson	Whoopi Goldberg, Ray Liotta, Tina Majorino	Comedy, drama
The Cowboy Way	Gregg Champion	Woody Harrelson, Kiefer Sutherland, Dylan McDermott, Ernie Hudson	Comedy
The Cremaster Cycle			Experimental
Crooklyn	Spike Lee	Alfre Woodard, Delroy Lindo	Drama
The Crow	Alex Proyas	Brandon Lee, Michael Wincott, Ernie Hudson	Action	Lee's last film
Crumb	Terry Zwigoff	R. Crumb	Documentary	Sundance Grand Jury winner
Cyborg 3: The Recycler	Michael Schroeder	Malcolm McDowell, Zach Galligan	Science fiction

D

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
D2: The Mighty Ducks	Sam Weisman	Emilio Estevez, Joshua Jackson	Family	sequel to The Mighty Ducks
The Dallas Connection	Christian Drew Sidaris	Julie Strain	Action
Deadly Target	Charla Driver	Gary Daniels, Ken McLeod, Max Gail	Action
Death and the Maiden	Roman Polanski	Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley, Stuart Wilson	Suspense	based on play by Ariel Dorfman
Death Wish V: The Face of Death	Allan Goldstein	Charles Bronson, Michael Parks	Drama	final Death Wish film
Dinosaur Island	Fred Olen Ray	Ross Hagen, Antonia Dorian	Fantasy
Disclosure	Barry Levinson	Michael Douglas, Demi Moore, Donald Sutherland, Caroline Goodall, Dennis Miller	Thriller	based on novel by Michael Crichton
Don't Drink the Water	Woody Allen	Woody Allen, Michael J. Fox	Comedy	Made-for-TV
Doomsday Gun	Robert Young	Frank Langella, Alan Arkin, Kevin Spacey	Drama	Made-for-TV
Double Dragon	James Yukich	Mark Dacascos, Scott Wolf, Robert Patrick, Alyssa Milano	Action	Based on video game
Dream Lover	Nicholas Kazan	James Spader, Mädchen Amick	Drama, Thriller
Drop Zone	John Badham	Wesley Snipes, Gary Busey, Yancy Butler	Action
Dumb and Dumber	Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly	Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Lauren Holly	Comedy	first Farrelly brothers film

E

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Eat Drink Man Woman	Ang Lee	Sihung Lung, Yang Kuei-mei, Chien‐lien Wu, Yu-wen Wang	Comedy, Drama
Ed Wood	Tim Burton	Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Bill Murray, Jeffrey Jones, Sarah Jessica Parker, Patricia Arquette	Comedy, Biography	Academy Award for Landau
Emmanuelle in Space		Krista Allen	Science fiction
The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain	Christopher Monger	Hugh Grant, Tara Fitzgerald, Colm Meaney	Comedy, Drama
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues	Gus Van Sant	Uma Thurman, Lorraine Bracco, Angie Dickinson, Pat Morita, Keanu Reeves, John Hurt, Rain Phoenix, Roseanne Barr, Ed Begley, Jr.	Drama, Comedy	based on the novel by Tom Robbins
Exit to Eden	Garry Marshall	Dana Delany, Paul Mercurio, Rosie O'Donnell, Dan Aykroyd, Iman, Stuart Wilson, Héctor Elizondo	Drama, Comedy	based on Anne Rampling novel; Razzie for O'Donnell

F

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
F.T.W.	Michel Karbelnikoff	Mickey Rourke, Lori Singer	Drama
The Fantastic Four	Oley Sassone			Unreleased
Fast Getaway II	Oley Sassone	Corey Haim, Cynthia Rothrock, Leo Rossi	Action	direct-to-TV
The Favor	Daniel Petrie	Harley Jane Kozak, Elizabeth McGovern, Ken Wahl, Brad Pitt, Bill Pullman	Comedy
Fear of a Black Hat	Rusty Cundieff	Kasi Lemmons	Drama
The Flintstones	Brian Levant	John Goodman, Rick Moranis, Rosie O'Donnell, Elizabeth Perkins, Kyle MacLachlan, Halle Berry, Elizabeth Taylor	Comedy	based on the TV series
The Foot Shooting Party		Leonardo DiCaprio	Short subject	Experimental
The Force	Mark Rosman	Yasmine Bleeth, Jason Gedrick	Drama
Forrest Gump	Robert Zemeckis	Tom Hanks, Robin Wright Penn, Gary Sinise, Sally Field, Mykelti Williamson, Haley Joel Osment	Drama	based on novel by Winston Groom; 6 Oscars, 13 nominations
Frank & Jesse	Robert Boris	Rob Lowe, Bill Paxton	Western, Biography	story of Jesse James
Fresh	Boaz Yakin	Sean Nelson, Samuel L. Jackson	Drama

G

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Gang War: Bangin' In Little Rock	Marc Levin		Documentary	HBO
Gary Larson's Tales from the Far Side
The Getaway	Roger Donaldson	Alec Baldwin, Kim Basinger, James Woods, Michael Madsen, Jennifer Tilly, Richard Farnsworth, Philip Seymour Hoffman	Action	Remake of 1972 film; based on Jim Thompson novel
Getting Even with Dad	Howard Deutch	Macaulay Culkin, Ted Danson, Glenne Headly	Comedy
The Gift	Laura Dern	Bonnie Bedelia, Diane Ladd	Drama	30-minute TV film
The Girlie Show - Live Down Under
Go Fish	Rose Troche	Guinevere Turner	Drama
God Wants Me To Forgive Them!?!	Phil Vischer	Phil Vischer, Mike Nawrocki	Animation
Golden Gate	John Madden	Matt Dillon, Joan Chen	Drama
Greedy	Jonathan Lynn	Michael J. Fox, Kirk Douglas, Nancy Travis, Phil Hartman, Ed Begley, Jr., Bob Balaban, Colleen Camp, Olivia d'Abo	Comedy
Guarding Tess	Hugh Wilson	Shirley MacLaine, Nicolas Cage, Austin Pendleton, Edward Albert	Comedy
Guinevere	Jud Taylor	Sheryl Lee, Noah Wyle	Drama	TV
Gunmen	Deran Sarafian	Christopher Lambert, Mario Van Peebles, Denis Leary	Action comedy

H

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Hail Caesar	Anthony Michael Hall	Robert Downey, Jr., Anthony Michael Hall	Comedy
Hated: GG Allin and the Murder Junkies
The Hidden II	Seth Pinsker	Kate Hodge	Science fiction	sequel to The Hidden
Highlander III: The Sorcerer	Andrew Morahan	Christopher Lambert, Mario van Peebles	Science fiction	2nd sequel to Highlander
Holy Matrimony	Leonard Nimoy	Patricia Arquette, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tate Donovan, Armin Mueller-Stahl	Comedy
Honey, I Shrunk the Audience				Disneyland attraction
Hoop Dreams	Steve James		Documentary, Sports	Sundance award winner
House Party 3	Eric Meza	Kid 'n Play, Bernie Mac	Comedy	2nd sequel to House Party
How the West Was Fun	Stuart Margolin	Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen	Comedy	TV
The Hudsucker Proxy	Joel Coen	Tim Robbins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Paul Newman	Comedy

I

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
I Don't Hate Las Vegas Anymore	Caveh Zahadi		Documentary
I Like It Like That	Darnell Martin	Jon Seda, Lauren Velez, Rita Moreno	Comedy
I Love Trouble	Charles Shyer	Julia Roberts, Nick Nolte	Comedy	Remake of 1948 film
I'll Do Anything	James L. Brooks	Nick Nolte, Joely Richardson, Albert Brooks, Tracey Ullman, Julie Kavner, Whittni Wright	Comedy, Drama
I.Q.	Fred Schepisi	Tim Robbins, Meg Ryan, Walter Matthau	Romantic comedy
Imaginary Crimes	Anthony Drazan	Harvey Keitel	Drama
Immortal Beloved	Bernard Rose	Gary Oldman, Isabella Rossellini	Biography	story of Beethoven
In Search of Dr. Seuss	Vincent Paterson	Kathy Najimy, Christopher Lloyd	Family
In the Army Now	Daniel Petrie, Jr.	Pauly Shore, Andy Dick, Lori Petty	Comedy
The Inkwell	Matty Rich	Larenz Tate, Joe Morton, Jada Pinkett Smith	Romantic comedy
Intersection	Mark Rydell	Richard Gere, Sharon Stone, Lolita Davidovich, Martin Landau	Drama
Interview with the Vampire	Neil Jordan	Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Kirsten Dunst, Christian Slater, Stephen Rea, Antonio Banderas, Thandie Newton	Horror	Based on novel by Anne Rice
Iron Will	Charles Haid	Mackenzie Astin, Kevin Spacey	Family
Is There Life Out There?		Reba McEntire, Keith Carradine	Drama	TV
It Could Happen to You	Andrew Bergman	Nicolas Cage, Bridget Fonda, Rosie Perez	Romance
It Don't Cost Nothin' to Say Good Morning
It's Pat	Adam Bernstein	Julia Sweeney, Dave Foley	Comedy	based on Saturday Night Live character; 5 Razzie nominations

J

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Jacob	Peter Hall		Drama
Jason's Lyric	Doug McHenry	Jada Pinkett Smith, Allen Payne	Drama, Romance
Jimmy Hollywood	Barry Levinson	Joe Pesci, Christian Slater	Drama, Comedy
Junior	Ivan Reitman	Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Emma Thompson	Comedy

K

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Kickboxer 4		Sasha Mitchell
Kill the Moonlight	Steve Hanft	Thomas Hendrix, Ross Harris	Drama
Killing Zoe	Roger Avary	Eric Stoltz, Julie Delpy	Thriller
Knight Rider 2010	Sam Pillsbury	Richard Joseph Paul	Action	TV

L

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure	Roy Allen Smith	John Ingle, Scott McAfee	Animated	Direct-to-video
Lassie	Daniel Petrie	Tom Guiry, Helen Slater, Richard Farnsworth	Family
The Last Seduction	John Dahl	Linda Fiorentino, Bill Pullman, Peter Berg	Drama
Legends of the Fall	Edward Zwick	Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn, Julia Ormond, Henry Thomas	Drama	based on Jim Harrison novel
Léon: The Professional	Luc Besson	Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman	Action, Thriller
Leprechaun 2		Warwick Davis	Horror	sequel
Life with Billy	Paul Donovan	Stephen McHattie	Drama	TV
The Lion King	Rob Minkoff	(voices) Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons, James Earl Jones, Whoopi Goldberg, Moira Kelly, Nathan Lane	Animated	2 Academy Awards; Golden Globe Best Picture Musical or Comedy
Little Big League	Andrew Scheinman	Luke Edwards, Timothy Busfield, Dennis Farina	Comedy
Little Buddha	Bernardo Bertolucci	Keanu Reeves, Bridget Fonda, Chris Isaak	Drama
Little Giants	Duwayne Dunham	Rick Moranis, Ed O'Neill	Comedy
Little Odessa	James Gray	Tim Roth, Edward Furlong, Moira Kelly, Vanessa Redgrave, Maximilian Schell	Crime drama
The Little Rascals	Penelope Spheeris	Bug Hall, Travis Tedford, Reba McEntire, Whoopi Goldberg, Mel Brooks	Comedy	based on characters from Our Gang by Hal Roach
Little Women	Gillian Armstrong	Winona Ryder, Claire Danes, Trini Alvarado, Kirsten Dunst, Susan Sarandon, Christian Bale, Gabriel Byrne, Samantha Mathis, Eric Stoltz	Drama	based on novel by Louisa May Alcott
Love Affair	Glenn Gordon Caron	Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Garry Shandling, Katharine Hepburn, Pierce Brosnan, Kate Capshaw, Chloe Webb	Romantic comedy	remake of original Love Affair and An Affair to Remember; Remake of 1932 film
Love and a .45	C.M. Talkington	Gil Bellows, Renée Zellweger	Comedy
A Low Down Dirty Shame	Keenen Ivory Wayans	Keenen Ivory Wayans, Jada Pinkett	Comedy
The Lurking Fear	C. Courtney Joyner	Blake Bailey, Jon Finch	Horror

M

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
The Madness of King George	Nicholas Hytner	Nigel Hawthorne, Helen Mirren, Ian Holm	Biography
Major League II	David S. Ward	Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen, Omar Epps, Dennis Haysbert, Bob Uecker	Comedy	sequel to Major League
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein	Kenneth Branagh	Robert De Niro, Helena Bonham Carter, Kenneth Branagh, Aidan Quinn, Tom Hulce, Ian Holm	Horror	based on Mary Shelley novel
The Mask	Chuck Russell	Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz, Peter Greene, Ben Stein, Richard Jeni, Peter Riegert, Amy Yasbeck	Comedy
Maverick	Richard Donner	Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, James Garner	Comedy	based on the TV series
Men of War	Perry Lang	Dolph Lundgren, Charlotte Lewis	Action
Midnight Run for Your Life	Daniel Sackheim	Christopher McDonald, Melora Walters	Comedy	Made-for-TV
Midnight Runaround		Christopher McDonald	Comedy	Made-for-TV
Milk Money	Richard Benjamin	Ed Harris, Melanie Griffith, Malcolm McDowell, Anne Heche, Casey Siemaszko	Comedy
A Million to Juan	Paul Rodriguez, Tony Plana	Paul Rodriguez, Polly Draper	Comedy
Miracle on 34th Street	Les Mayfield	Richard Attenborough, Elizabeth Perkins, Dylan McDermott, Mara Wilson	Family	remake of 1947 film
Mixed Nuts	Nora Ephron	Steve Martin, Madeline Kahn, Rita Wilson, Liev Schrieber, Juliette Lewis, Anthony LaPaglia, Adam Sandler	Comedy
Molly & Gina	Paul Leder	Frances Fisher, Peter Fonda	Drama
Monkey Trouble	Franco Amurri	Thora Birch, Harvey Keitel, Mimi Rogers, Christopher McDonald	Family
The Monster	Roberto Benigni	Roberto Benigni	Comedy	Italy
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle	Alan Rudolph	Jennifer Jason Leigh, Matthew Broderick, Campbell Scott, Lili Taylor, Martha Plimpton, Keith Carradine, Jennifer Beals	Drama, Biography	story of Dorothy Parker and Algonquin Round Table
Multi-Facial	Vin Diesel	Vin Diesel	Short subject
My Father the Hero	Steve Miner	Gérard Depardieu, Katherine Heigl, Dalton James	Comedy
My Girl 2	Howard Zieff	Anna Chlumsky, Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Austin O'Brien	Comedy	sequel to My Girl
My Summer Story	Bob Clark	Charles Grodin, Mary Steenburgen, Kieran Culkin	Comedy	sequel to A Christmas Story

N

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult	Peter Segal	Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy, O.J. Simpson, Fred Ward, Anna Nicole Smith, Kathleen Freeman, Pia Zadora, Raquel Welch	Comedy	last of Naked Gun series
National Lampoon's Last Resort	Rafal Zielenski	Corey Feldman, Corey Haim	Comedy
Natural Born Killers	Oliver Stone	Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Robert Downey, Jr., Tommy Lee Jones, Tom Sizemore, Rodney Dangerfield, Edie McClurg, Balthazar Getty	Action
Nell	Michael Apted	Liam Neeson, Jodie Foster, Natasha Richardson	Drama
The NeverEnding Story III: Escape from Fantasia	Peter MacDonald	Jason James Richter, Jack Black	Adventure	3rd of NeverEnding series
The Next Karate Kid	Christopher Cain	Hilary Swank, Pat Morita, Michael Ironside	Action	4th film of Karate Kid series
No Dessert, Dad, till You Mow the Lawn	Howard McCain	Joanna Kerns, Robert Hays	Comedy
Night Of The Axe	Walter Cherry	Walter Cherry, Danny French, Elly Davis, Jeremy Winter, Michael Gaggliano, Donald Dillard, Wesley Shane Winter, Dustin J. Boes	Horror
No Escape	Martin Campbell	Ray Liotta, Kevin Dillon, Stuart Wilson, Kevin J. O'Connor	Science fiction	based on Richard Herley novel
Nobody's Fool	Robert Benton	Paul Newman, Bruce Willis, Melanie Griffith, Jessica Tandy, Dylan Walsh, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Pruitt Taylor Vince	Comedy	based on Richard Russo novel; Tandy's final film
North	Rob Reiner	Elijah Wood, Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bruce Willis, Jon Lovitz, Alan Arkin, Dan Aykroyd, Reba McEntire, Kathy Bates, John Ritter	Comedy, Fantasy	6 Razzie nominations

O

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
On Deadly Ground	Steven Seagal	Steven Seagal, Michael Caine, Joan Chen	Action	6 Razzie nominations
One Survivor Remembers
Only You	Norman Jewison	Marisa Tomei, Robert Downey, Jr., Bonnie Hunt	Romantic comedy
Out of Darkness	Larry Elikann	Diana Ross, Beah Richards	Drama	TV

P

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
PCU	Hart Bochner	Jeremy Piven, David Spade	Comedy
The Pagemaster	Pixote Hunt, Joe Johnston	Macaulay Culkin, Christopher Lloyd	Fantasy
The Paper	Ron Howard	Michael Keaton, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Marisa Tomei, Randy Quaid, Jason Alexander	Comedy
Party	Eric Swelstad	Gary Coleman, Floyd Harden		Short film
Pentathlon	Bruce Malmuth	Dolph Lundgren	Action thriller
Pet Shop	Hope Perello		Family
Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead	Don Coscarelli	Reggie Bannister, Angus Scrimm	Horror
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow	Alan Metter	George Gaynes, Michael Winslow	Comedy	7th and final film of series
Pontiac Moon	Peter Medak	Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen	Adventure
Prêt-à-Porter	Robert Altman	Marcello Mastroianni, Sophia Loren, Julia Roberts, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Kim Basinger, Tim Robbins, Forest Whitaker, Danny Aiello	Comedy
Princess Caraboo	Michael Austin	Phoebe Cates, Jim Broadbent	Biography, Comedy
Pulp Fiction	Quentin Tarantino	John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, Uma Thurman, Ving Rhames, Harvey Keitel, Christopher Walken, Amanda Plummer, Tim Roth, Frank Whaley, Eric Stoltz	Action, Comedy	Winner of the Palme D'Or at the Cannes Film Festival
Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings			Horror	sequel
Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter			Horror	sequel
The Puppet Masters	Stuart Orme	Donald Sutherland	Science fiction

Q

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Quiz Show	Robert Redford	Ralph Fiennes, John Turturro, Rob Morrow, Paul Scofield, Christopher McDonald, Barry Levinson, Martin Scorsese	Drama, Biography	4 Oscar nominations

R

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Radio Inside	Jeffrey Bell	William McNamara, Elisabeth Shue	Drama
Radioland Murders	Mel Smith	Mary Stuart Masterson, Brian Benben	Comedy
Rapa Nui	Kevin Reynolds	Jason Scott Lee, Esai Morales, Sandrine Holt	Adventure
Raw Justice	David A. Prior	Pamela Anderson, Robert Hays	Action
Reality Bites	Ben Stiller	Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, Ben Stiller, Janeane Garofalo, Steve Zahn	Comedy
The Ref	Ted Demme	Denis Leary, Kevin Spacey, Judy Davis	Comedy
Renaissance Man	Penny Marshall	Danny DeVito, Gregory Hines, Mark Wahlberg, Cliff Robertson, Kadeem Hardison, Lillo Brancato, Jr.	Comedy
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love		Robert Carradine	Comedy	Made-for-TV
Richie Rich	Daniel Petrie	Macaulay Culkin, John Larroquette	Comedy, Family	based on the comic book
The River Wild	Curtis Hanson	Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, David Strathairn, Joseph Mazzello, John C. Reilly	Thriller
The Road to Wellville	Alan Parker	Anthony Hopkins, Matthew Broderick, John Cusack, Bridget Fonda, Dana Carvey, Lara Flynn Boyle, Camryn Manheim	Comedy, Biography	based on T.C. Boyle book
Roadracers	Robert Rodriguez		Drama	TV's Rebel Highway series
Romeo Is Bleeding	Peter Medak	Gary Oldman, Lena Olin, Annabella Sciorra, Juliette Lewis, Roy Scheider	Crime drama
Roswell	Jeremy Kagan	Kyle MacLachlan, Martin Sheen	Science fiction	TV
The Jungle Book	Stephen Sommers	Jason Scott Lee, Cary Elwes, Lena Headey	Family adventure

S

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
S.F.W.	Jefery Levy	Stephen Dorff, Reese Witherspoon	Comedy
Sabotage	Dustin J. Boes	Walter Cherry, Wayne Quiggins, Dustin J. Boes	Action
The Santa Clause	John Pasquin	Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, Eric Lloyd, David Krumholtz	Comedy
Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights	Jun Falkenstein, Joanna Romersa		Animated
The Scout	Michael Ritchie	Albert Brooks, Brendan Fraser, Dianne Wiest	Comedy
The Search for One-eye Jimmy	Sam Henry Kass	Steve Buscemi, Samuel L. Jackson	Comedy
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration	Mustapha Khan, Ted May, Lisa Simon, Jon Stone		Musical
The Secret of Roan Inish	John Sayles	Jeni Courtney	Drama
Serial Mom	John Waters	Kathleen Turner, Sam Waterston, Ricki Lake, Matthew Lillard	Comedy
The Shadow	Russell Mulcahy	Alec Baldwin, John Lone, Penelope Ann Miller	Action	based on the radio series
Shatter Dead	Scooter McCrae		Horror
The Shawshank Redemption	Frank Darabont	Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, James Whitmore, Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Gil Bellows, Bob Gunton	Drama	based on a Stephen King story; 7 Oscar nominations
The Silence of the Hams	Ezio Grossio	Billy Zane, Dom DeLuise	Comedy
Silent Fall	Bruce Beresford	Richard Dreyfuss, Linda Hamilton, John Lithgow, Liv Tyler	Thriller
Silent Tongue	Sam Shepard	Richard Harris, River Phoenix	Western
A Simple Twist of Fate	Gilles MacKinnon	Steve Martin, Gabriel Byrne, Catherine O'Hara, Stephen Baldwin	Drama	based on Silas Marner
Sioux City	Lou Diamond Phillips	Lou Diamond Phillips, Melinda Dillon	Drama
Sleep with Me	Rory Kelly	Meg Tilly, Eric Stoltz	Drama
Spanking the Monkey	David O. Russell	Alberta Watson	Comedy
The Specialist	Luis Llosa	Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone, James Woods, Rod Steiger, Eric Roberts	Thriller	5 Razzie nominations
Speechless	Ron Underwood	Michael Keaton, Geena Davis, Christopher Reeve	Comedy
Speed	Jan De Bont	Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, Dennis Hopper, Jeff Daniels, Joe Morton	Thriller	won 2 Oscars
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale	Xavier Koller	Adam Beach, Sheldon Peters	Adventure
The Stand	Mick Garris	Gary Sinise, Molly Ringwald, Rob Lowe, Ruby Dee, Laura San Giacomo, Jamey Sheridan, Miguel Ferrer, Ossie Davis, Adam Storke, Corin Nemec, Ray Walston, Matt Frewer	Science fiction	TV miniseries; based on a novel by Stephen King
Star Trek Generations	David Carson	Patrick Stewart, William Shatner	Science fiction	sequel
Stargate	Roland Emmerich	Kurt Russell, James Spader, Jaye Davidson	Science fiction
Street Fighter	Steven E. de Souza	Jean-Claude Van Damme, Raúl Juliá, Ming-Na Wen, Kylie Minogue, Damian Chapa, Byron Mann, Wes Studi	Action	Based on video game; Julia's final film
The Stoned Age	James Melkonian	Bradford Tatum, Clifton Collins, Jr.	Comedy
Sugar Hill	Leon Ichaso	Wesley Snipes	Drama
Surviving the Game	Ernest R. Dickerson	Ice-T, Rutger Hauer, Gary Busey, Charles S. Dutton, F. Murray Abraham, John C. McGinley, William McNamara	Action
The Swan Princess	Richard Rich	voices of John Cleese, Jack Palance	Animated
Swimming with Sharks	George Huang	Kevin Spacey, Frank Whaley, Michelle Forbes	Comedy

T

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Teresa's Tattoo	Julie Cypher	C. Thomas Howell, Lou Diamond Phillips, Melissa Etheridge	Action comedy
Terminal Velocity	Deran Safarian	Charlie Sheen, Nastassja Kinski, James Gandolfini, Christopher McDonald	Action
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation	Kim Henkel	Renée Zellweger, Matthew McConaughey	Horror
That's Entertainment! III		Gene Kelly, Lena Horne, Debbie Reynolds	Documentary	Third of series
Threesome	Andrew Fleming	Lara Flynn Boyle, Stephen Baldwin, Josh Charles	Drama
Thumbelina	Don Bluth		Fantasy	Animated film
Time Chasers	David Giancola	Matthew Burch	Science fiction
A Time to Heal	Michael T. Uno	Nicollette Sheridan, Gary Cole	Drama	TV
Timecop	Peter Hyams	Jean-Claude Van Damme, Mia Sara, Ron Silver	Action, Science fiction
Tom & Viv	Brian Gilbert	Willem Dafoe, Miranda Richardson, Rosemary Harris	Drama
Trapped in Paradise	George Gallo	Nicolas Cage, Jon Lovitz, Dana Carvey	Comedy
Trial by Jury	Heywood Gould	Joanne Whalley-Kilmer, Armand Assante, Gabriel Byrne, William Hurt	Thriller
A Troll in Central Park	Don Bluth, Gary Goldman	voices of Cloris Leachman, Dom DeLuise	Animated
Troublemakers	Terence Hill	Terence Hill, Bud Spencer	Comedy
True Lies	James Cameron	Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Charlton Heston, Bill Paxton, Tia Carrere, Art Malik	Action, Comedy

U

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Undefeatable	Godfrey Hall	Cynthia Rothrock	Action

V

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Vanya on 42nd Street	Louis Malle	Julianne Moore, George Gaynes	Comedy
The Visual Bible: Acts

W

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Wagons East!	Peter Markle	John Candy, Richard Lewis, John C. McGinley, Ellen Greene	Comedy	Candy's last film
The War	Jon Avnet	Kevin Costner, Elijah Wood, Christine Baranski	Drama
Wes Craven's New Nightmare	Wes Craven	Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp	Horror
What Happened Was	Tom Noonan	Tom Noonan	Drama
When a Man Loves a Woman	Luis Mandoki	Andy García, Meg Ryan, Tina Majorino, Mae Whitman, Ellen Burstyn, Lauren Tom	Drama	co-written by Al Franken
White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf	Ken Olin	Scott Wolf	Drama
Whore II	Amos Kolleck		Docudrama
Widows' Peak	John Irvin	Mia Farrow, Natasha Richardson	Drama
With Honors	Alek Keshishian	Brendan Fraser, Joe Pesci, Moira Kelly, Patrick Dempsey, Josh Hamilton, Gore Vidal	Drama
Without Warning	Robert Iscove	Jane Kaczmarek	Drama	Made for TV
Witness to the Execution	Tommy Lee Wallace	Tim Daly, Sean Young	Drama	Made for TV
Wolf	Mike Nichols	Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Spader, Kate Nelligan, Christopher Plummer	Horror
World and Time Enough	Eric Mueller		Drama
Wyatt Earp	Lawrence Kasdan	Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, Dennis Quaid, Isabella Rossellini, Michael Madsen, Mark Harmon, Mare Winningham, JoBeth Williams, Tom Sizemore	Western, Biography	5 Razzie nominations

X

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes

Y

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
The Yearling		Peter Strauss, Jean Smart	Family, Drama	TV remake of 1946 film
You So Crazy	Thomas Schlamme	Martin Lawrence	Comedy	Stage performance

Z

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes

See also

• 1994 in American television
• 1994 in the United States

External links

• American films of 1994 at IMDb
• List of 1994 box office number-one films in the United States