1994 Movies
Take a nostalgic look back at the top movies of 1994, celebrating the films, directors and actors that defined the year and left a lasting legacy in the world of entertainment.
Killer Kid
Directed by: Leopoldo Savona
Starring: Yorgo Voyagis, Anthony Steffen, Fernando Sancho, Valentino Macchi, Consalvo Dell’Arti, Ugo Adinolfi, Fedele Gentile, Luisa Baratto
Country: Italy
Forrest Gump
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Sally Field
Country: United States of America
Outline: The presidencies of Kennedy and Johnson, Vietnam, Watergate, and other history unfold through the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75.
Speed
Directed by: Jan de Bont
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock, Joe Morton
Country: United States of America
Outline: A young police officer must prevent a bomb exploding aboard a city bus by keeping its speed above 50 mph.
True Lies
Directed by: James Cameron
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Bill Paxton
Country: United States of America
Outline: 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.
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Directed by: Mike Newell
Starring: Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, James Fleet, Simon Callow
Country: United States of America
Outline: Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.
The Mask
Directed by: Chuck Russell
Starring: Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz, Peter Riegert, Peter Greene
Country: United States of America
Outline: Bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss is transformed into a manic superhero when he wears a mysterious mask.
Clear and Present Danger
Directed by: Phillip Noyce
Starring: Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe, Anne Archer, Joaquim de Almeida
Country: United States of America
Outline: CIA Analyst Jack Ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel.
The Flintstones
Directed by: Brian Levant
Starring: John Goodman, Rick Moranis, Rosie O'Donnell, Halle Berry
Country: United States of America
Outline: In this live-action feature of the cartoon show, Fred Flintstone finally gets the job he's always wanted, but it may just come at a price.
The Shawshank Redemption
Directed by: Frank Darabont
Starring: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler
Country: United States of America
Outline: Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency.
Pulp Fiction
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Starring: John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis
Country: United States of America
Outline: The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.
To Live
Directed by: Yimou Zhang
Starring: You Ge, Li Gong, Ben Niu, Wu Jiang
Outline: After Fugui and Jiazhen lose their personal fortunes, they raise a family and survive difficult cultural changes during 1940s to 1970s China.
Three Colors: Red
Directed by: Krzysztof Kieslowski
Starring: Irène Jacob, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Frédérique Feder, Jean-Pierre Lorit
Country: United States of America
Outline: A model discovers her neighbor is keen on invading people's privacy.
Chungking Express
Directed by: Kar-Wai Wong
Starring: Brigitte Lin, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Faye Wong
Outline: Two melancholy Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant he frequents.
Ed Wood
Directed by: Tim Burton
Starring: Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker, Patricia Arquette
Country: United States of America
Outline: Ambitious but troubled movie director Edward D. Wood Jr. tries his best to fulfill his dreams, despite his lack of support.
Clerks.
Directed by: Kevin Smith
Starring: Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Lisa Spoonauer
Country: United States of America
Outline: 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.
Eat Drink Man Woman
Directed by: Ang Lee
Starring: Sihung Lung, Kuei-Mei Yang, Yu-Wen Wang, Chien-Lien Wu
Outline: A senior chef lives with his three grown daughters; the middle one finds her future plans affected by unexpected events and the life changes of the other household members.
The Legend of Drunken Master
Directed by: Chia-Liang Liu
Starring: Jackie Chan, Ho-Sung Pak, Lung Ti, Anita Mui
Country: United States of America
Outline: A young martial artist is caught between respecting his pacifist father's wishes or stopping a group of disrespectful foreigners from stealing precious artifacts.
The Crow
Directed by: Alex Proyas
Starring: Brandon Lee, Michael Wincott, Rochelle Davis, Ernie Hudson
Country: United States of America
Outline: A man brutally murdered comes back to life as an undead avenger of his and his fiancée's murder.
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
Directed by: Neil Jordan
Starring: Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Antonio Banderas, Kirsten Dunst
Country: United States of America
Outline: A vampire tells his epic life story: love, betrayal, loneliness, and hunger.
Bandit Queen
Directed by: Shekhar Kapur
Starring: Seema Biswas, Nirmal Pandey, Rajesh Vivek, Raghuvir Yadav
Outline: The movie tells the story of the bandit queen Phoolan Devi who was sent to prison in 1983 and got free in 1994. During five years she was prosecuted by the Indian police and turned into a ...
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Directed by: Stephan Elliott
Starring: Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce, Terence Stamp, Rebel Penfold-Russell
Country: United States of America
Outline: Two drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret.
Legends of the Fall
Directed by: Edward Zwick
Starring: Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn, Julia Ormond
Country: United States of America
Outline: In the early 1900s, three brothers and their father living in the remote wilderness of Montana are affected by betrayal, history, love, nature, and war.
Ladybird Ladybird
Directed by: Ken Loach
Starring: Crissy Rock, Vladimir Vega, Sandie Lavelle, Mauricio Venegas
Outline: This Ken Loach docu-drama relates the story of a British woman's fight with Social Services over the care of her children. Maggie has a history of bouncing from one abusive relationship to ...
Wild Reeds
Directed by: André Téchiné
Starring: Élodie Bouchez, Gaël Morel, Stéphane Rideau, Frédéric Gorny
Outline: In a village in the Southwest of France, 1962. Maite and Francois are 18 years old. They are friends, not lovers. In Francois's classroom, there are Serge, whose brother has just married to...
Bullets Over Broadway
Directed by: Woody Allen
Starring: John Cusack, Dianne Wiest, Jennifer Tilly, Chazz Palminteri
Outline: 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.
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