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.

51. 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.

52. Star Trek: Generations

Year of Release: 1994
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: David Carson
Actors: Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Malcolm McDowell, William Shatner
Plot: The two Star Trek Teams (old and Present) team up to defeat an evil doctor who destroys worlds to gain more power.

53. Maverick

Year of Release: 1994
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Richard Donner
Actors: Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, James Garner, Graham Greene, Alfred Molina, James Coburn
Plot: This movie is based off of the 1950's tv show . The movie stars Mel Gibson (Lethal weapon movies), Jodie Foster, (Flight Plan) and James Garner, (the Notebook) Alfred Molina, (Spider man 2) and the late James Coburn (Our Man Flint) in a movie with romance, action, and comedy
Thje movie is about basically a guy buy the name of a man named maverick (Gibson) who escually is a con man. Who has one goal make it to the biggest poker game in the state along the way he meets sheriff Zan Cooper (Garner) and Annabelle Bransford ( Foster) who all happen to be going the same way well maverick seems to always need money to play the game but he ends up getting on the bad side of Angel( Molina) a crook well they all end up the boat and play poker

54. Blue Sky

Year of Release: 1994
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Tony Richardson
Actors: Jessica Lange, Tommy Lee Jones, Powers Boothe, Chris O'Donnell, Amy Locane, Mitch Ryan
Plot: A housewife (Jessica Lange) finds it hard to be the "good" housewife. She is flirtatious and excessively drinks only to find that her husband (Tommy Lee Jones) and her kids are having a difficult time without her, causing the family to fall apart.

55. The House of the Spirits

Year of Release: 1994
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Bille August
Actors: Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Jeremy Irons, Winona Ryder, Antonio Banderas, Vanessa Redgrave
Plot: In Chile a poor man rises above his station - marrying, fathering a daughter and becoming a staunch, hard-nosed conservative. His daughter grows up and fall in love with the revolutionary, Pedro and it creates a gulf between the two - moreso when she becomes pregnant and moves in with him.

56. The War

Year of Release: 1994
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jon Avnet
Actors: Elijah Wood, Kevin Costner, Mare Winningham, Lexi Randall, Lucas Black, LaToya Chisholm

57. Ashes of Time ( Dung che sai duk )

Year of Release: 1994
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Cantonese
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Kar Wai Wong
Actors: Brigitte Lin, Leslie Cheung, Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Jacky Cheung, Tony Leung Ka Fai

58. Jamón, jamón

Year of Release: 1994
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Bigas Luna
Actors: Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Jordi Mollà, Armando del Río, Juan Diego, Tomás Martín
Plot: Jose Luis is an executive at an underwear factory who falls in love with Sylvia, who works the floor. When she becomes pregnant - his parents do everything they can to stop him from marrying this lower-class girl - including hiring an underwear model to seduce her away.

59. Jason's Lyric

Year of Release: 1994
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Doug McHenry
Actors: Allen Payne, Jada Pinkett Smith, Bokeem Woodbine, Anthony 'Treach' Criss, Eddie Griffin, Forest Whitaker
Plot: A young couple tries to escape a violent gang-filled neighborhood to be in love and live a normal life.

60. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Year of Release: 1994
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Tom Shadyac
Actors: Jim Carrey, Courteney Cox, Sean Young, Udo Kier, Tone Loc, Dan Marino
Plot: A wacky, off his rocker, pet detective is sent to find the Miami Dolphin's mascot.

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