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best movies of 1994

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  • Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction (1994)

    1. Pulp Fiction

    19942h 34mR95Metascore
    8.8 (2.4M)
    The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.
    DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJohn TravoltaUma ThurmanSamuel L. Jackson
    Grade: A+
  • Natalie Portman and Jean Reno in Léon: The Professional (1994)

    2. Léon: The Professional

    19941h 50mR64Metascore
    8.5 (1.3M)
    An Italian hit man protects a New York orphan.
    DirectorLuc BessonStarsJean RenoGary OldmanNatalie Portman
    (international cut)

    Grade: A+
  • Tim Robbins in The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

    3. The Shawshank Redemption

    19942h 22mR82Metascore
    9.3 (3.1M)
    A banker convicted of uxoricide forms a friendship over a quarter century with a hardened convict, while maintaining his innocence and trying to remain hopeful through simple compassion.
    DirectorFrank DarabontStarsTim RobbinsMorgan FreemanBob Gunton
    Grade: A+
  • Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump (1994)

    4. Forrest Gump

    19942h 22mPG-1382Metascore
    8.8 (2.4M)
    The history of the United States from the 1950s to the '70s unfolds from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, who yearns to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart.
    DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsTom HanksRobin WrightGary Sinise
    Grade: A
  • Matthew Broderick in The Lion King (1994)

    5. The Lion King

    19941h 28mG88Metascore
    8.5 (1.2M)
    Lion prince Simba and his father are targeted by his bitter uncle, who wants to ascend the throne himself.
    DirectorsRoger AllersRob MinkoffStarsMatthew BroderickJeremy IronsJames Earl Jones
    Grade: A
  • John Cusack, Jennifer Tilly, Chazz Palminteri, and Dianne Wiest in Bullets Over Broadway (1994)

    6. Bullets Over Broadway

    19941h 38mR
    7.4 (43K)
    In New York in 1928, a struggling playwright is forced to cast a mobster's talentless girlfriend in his latest drama in order to get it produced.
    DirectorWoody AllenStarsJohn CusackDianne WiestJennifer Tilly
    Grade: A
  • Kevin Smith, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Jeff Anderson, Brian O'Halloran, and Lisa Spoonauer in Clerks (1994)

    7. Clerks

    19941h 32mR70Metascore
    7.7 (238K)
    A day in the lives of two convenience clerks named Dante and Randal as they annoy customers, discuss movies, and play hockey on the store roof.
    DirectorKevin SmithStarsBrian O'HalloranJeff AndersonMarilyn Ghigliotti
    Grade: A-
  • Jim Carrey in The Mask (1994)

    8. The Mask

    19941h 41mPG-1359Metascore
    7.0 (451K)
    Bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss is transformed into a manic superhero when he wears a mysterious mask.
    DirectorChuck RussellStarsJim CarreyCameron DiazPeter Riegert
    Grade: A-
  • Brandon Lee in The Crow (1994)

    9. The Crow

    19941h 42mR72Metascore
    7.5 (224K)
    The night before his wedding, musician Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally murdered by members of a violent gang. On the anniversary of their death, Eric rises from the grave and assumes the mantle of the Crow, a supernatural avenger.
    DirectorAlex ProyasStarsBrandon LeeMichael WincottRochelle Davis
    Grade: A-
  • Keanu Reeves in Speed (1994)

    10. Speed

    19941h 56mR78Metascore
    7.3 (411K)
    A deranged bomb expert, Howard Payne, rigs a city bus with a bomb that will explode if it drops below 50 mph. It's up to officer Jack Traven and passenger Annie Porter to work together to keep the bus moving and save everyone on board.
    DirectorJan de BontStarsKeanu ReevesDennis HopperSandra Bullock
    Grade: A-
  • Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis in Natural Born Killers (1994)

    11. Natural Born Killers

    19941h 59mR74Metascore
    7.2 (262K)
    Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.
    DirectorOliver StoneStarsWoody HarrelsonJuliette LewisO-Lan Jones
    Grade: A-

    Alternate ending- is interesting director cut has good commentary.
  • Ralph Fiennes in Quiz Show (1994)

    12. Quiz Show

    19942h 13mPG-1392Metascore
    7.5 (76K)
    A young lawyer, Richard Goodwin, investigates a potentially fixed game show. Charles Van Doren, a big time show winner, is under Goodwin's investigation.
    DirectorRobert RedfordStarsRalph FiennesJohn TurturroRob Morrow
    Grade: A-
  • Nigel Hawthorne in The Madness of King George (1994)

    13. The Madness of King George

    19941h 50mPG-1389Metascore
    7.2 (20K)
    When King George III goes mad, his Lieutenants try to adjust the rules to run the country without his participation.
    DirectorNicholas HytnerStarsNigel HawthorneHelen MirrenRupert Graves
    Grade: A-
  • Linda Fiorentino in The Last Seduction (1994)

    14. The Last Seduction

    19941h 50mR85Metascore
    7.0 (28K)
    A strong-willed telemarketing manager steals her husband's drug money and hides out in a small town, where she meets the perfect dupe for her next scheme.
    DirectorJohn DahlStarsLinda FiorentinoPeter BergBill Pullman
    Grade: A-
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in True Lies (1994)

    15. True Lies

    19942h 21mR63Metascore
    7.3 (294K)
    A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used-car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United States.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerJamie Lee CurtisTom Arnold
    Grade: B+
  • Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels in Dumb and Dumber (1994)

    16. Dumb and Dumber

    19941h 47mPG-1341Metascore
    7.3 (431K)
    After a woman leaves a briefcase at the airport terminal, a dumb limo driver and his dumber friend set out on a hilarious cross-country road trip to Aspen to return it.
    DirectorsPeter FarrellyBobby FarrellyStarsJim CarreyJeff DanielsLauren Holly
    Grade: B+
  • Samuel L. Jackson, Giancarlo Esposito, Sean Nelson, and N'Bushe Wright in Fresh (1994)

    17. Fresh

    19941h 54mR81Metascore
    7.5 (16K)
    Death and violence anger a twelve-year-old drug courier, who sets his employers against each other.
    DirectorBoaz YakinStarsSean NelsonGiancarlo EspositoSamuel L. Jackson
    Grade: B+
  • Kôjiro Shimizu in Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994)

    18. Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie

    19941h 42mPG-13
    7.2 (11K)
    A crime boss searching for the world's best fighters pursues a talented Japanese drifter and his American ex-classmate, while an Interpol agent and a US Army captain seek to bring him down.
    DirectorGisaburô SugiiStarsKôjiro ShimizuKenji HagaMiki Fujitani
    Grade: B+
  • Clear and Present Danger (1994)

    19. Clear and Present Danger

    19942h 21mPG-1372Metascore
    6.9 (113K)
    CIA Analyst Jack Ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel.
    DirectorPhillip NoyceStarsHarrison FordWillem DafoeAnne Archer
    Grade: B+
  • Cobb (1994)

    20. Cobb

    19942h 8mR66Metascore
    6.4 (8.4K)
    A reporter hired to write the 'official' biography of Ty Cobb discovers just how dark the baseball legend's real story is.
    DirectorRon SheltonStarsTommy Lee JonesRobert WuhlLolita Davidovich
    Grade: B+
  • Tim Allen and Eric Lloyd in The Santa Clause (1994)

    21. The Santa Clause

    19941h 37mPG57Metascore
    6.6 (141K)
    When a man inadvertently makes Santa fall off his roof on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place.
    DirectorJohn PasquinStarsTim AllenJudge ReinholdWendy Crewson
    Grade: B+
  • Tom Cruise and Kirsten Dunst in Interview with the Vampire (1994)

    22. Interview with the Vampire

    19942h 3mR62Metascore
    7.5 (365K)
    A vampire tells his epic life story: love, betrayal, loneliness, and hunger.
    DirectorNeil JordanStarsBrad PittTom CruiseAntonio Banderas
    Grade: B+
  • Jean-Claude Van Damme in Timecop (1994)

    23. Timecop

    19941h 39mR48Metascore
    5.9 (67K)
    Max Walker, an officer for a security agency that regulates time travel, must fend for his life against a shady politician who's intent on changing the past to control the future.
    DirectorPeter HyamsStarsJean-Claude Van DammeMia SaraRon Silver
    Grade: B
  • Jodie Foster, Mel Gibson, and James Garner in Maverick (1994)

    24. Maverick

    19942h 7mPG62Metascore
    7.0 (124K)
    Bret Maverick, needing money for a poker tournament, faces various comic mishaps and challenges, including a charming woman thief.
    DirectorRichard DonnerStarsMel GibsonJodie FosterJames Garner
    Grade: B
  • Kevin Spacey, Judy Davis, and Denis Leary in The Ref (1994)

    25. The Ref

    19941h 37mR59Metascore
    6.9 (28K)
    A cat burglar is forced to take a bickering, dysfunctional family hostage on Christmas Eve.
    DirectorTed DemmeStarsDenis LearyJudy DavisKevin Spacey
    Grade: B

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