Top Movies of 1994


The top movies of 1994 list is calculated by community movie ratings and members' "Top Movies List". Lists are updated daily.

41. Reality Bites

Year of Release: 1994
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Ben Stiller
Actors: Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, Janeane Garofalo, Steve Zahn, Ben Stiller, Swoosie Kurtz
Plot: A woman (Ryder) makes a documentary about her friends and finds that sometimes the best intentions are not always enough. A story that encompasses all the human emotions.

42. Immortal Beloved

Year of Release: 1994
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Bernard Rose
Actors: Gary Oldman, Jeroen Krabbé, Isabella Rossellini, Johanna ter Steege, Marco Hofschneider, Miriam Margolyes
Plot: Examines the life of legendary composer Ludwig van Beethoven including the mystery behind the famous love letter to his nameless beloved - which the film tries to identify amongst the many women in Beethoven's life.

43. The Madness of King George

Year of Release: 1994
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Nicholas Hytner
Actors: Nigel Hawthorne, Helen Mirren, Ian Holm, Rupert Graves, Amanda Donohoe, Rupert Everett
Plot: Based on the historical period when King George III suffered from a blood disorder that caused episodes of dementia - and those around him who try to combat this affliction and keeping themselves in power.

44. Babyfever

Year of Release: 1994
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Victoria Foyt, Henry Jaglom
Actors: Victoria Foyt, Matt Salinger, Eric Roberts, Frances Fisher, Dinah Lenney, Elaine Kagan
Plot: Gena is average in every way but her ordinary life is complicated by her current boyfriend, and his desire to marry and start a family, and the arrival of an ex-flame looking to rekindle things. To top matter off - she might even be pregnant. A trip to a baby shower proves that she's not the only one worried about the ever-ticking biological clock.

45. The Client

Year of Release: 1994
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller/Mystery
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Joel Schumacher
Actors: Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones, Mary-Louise Parker, Anthony LaPaglia, J.T. Walsh, Anthony Edwards
Plot: A young boy witnesses the suicide of a prominent mob lawyer, but not before learning a very big secret. He tracks down an attorney, Reggie Love, to help him through but soon they are both caught between the mob who wants the secret buried and a gruff federal prosecutor who wants the truth.

46. Death and the Maiden

Year of Release: 1994
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Mystery
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Roman Polanski
Actors: Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley, Stuart Wilson, Krystia Mova, Jonathan Vega, Rodolphe Vega

47. When a Man Loves a Woman

Year of Release: 1994
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Luis Mandoki
Actors: Andy Garcia, Meg Ryan, Ellen Burstyn, Tina Majorino, Mae Whitman, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Plot: A husband proves his undying love for his wife as he tries to prevent her from drinking her life away.

48. Iron Will

Year of Release: 1994
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Family/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Charles Haid
Actors: Mackenzie Astin, Kevin Spacey, David Ogden Stiers, August Schellenberg, Brian Cox, George Gerdes
Plot: Will Stoneman, a seventeen year old farmer, often mushes into town for deliveries. In order to save his family from financial ruin, Will decides to enter a dog sled race. His mother wants Will to use part of the prospective $10,000 race winnings for college, but Will just wants to save the farm.

49. Bullets Over Broadway

Year of Release: 1994
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Woody Allen
Actors: John Cusack, Dianne Wiest, Jennifer Tilly, Chazz Palminteri, Mary-Louise Parker, Jack Warden
Plot: In 1928, David Shayne (John Cusack) is an idealistic young playwright newly arrived on Broadway. In order to gain financing for his play, God of Our Fathers, he agrees to hire Olive Neal (Jennifer Tilly), the actress/girlfriend of a gangster. She is demanding and talentless, but her gangster escort Cheech (Chazz Palminteri) turns out to be a genius, who constantly comes up with excellent ideas for revising the play.

50. Wes Craven's New Nightmare

Year of Release: 1994
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Wes Craven
Actors: Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, Miko Hughes, Wes Craven, John Saxon, Robert Shaye
Plot: Approaching the 10th Anniversary of Nightmare on Elms Street, Heather Langenkamp, star of the original film, is getting harassed by calls and things take a dark turn when her husband turns up in a car accident with slash marks. She learns that Wes Craven is working on a new nightmare film, and he and Robert Englund also know something strange is going on. Freddy has come back, but this time it's real.

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