1994 Ranked Films
The ranked list of the 1994 films that I have seen so far.
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- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsTom HanksRobin WrightGary SiniseThe 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.10/10
Led by a convincing lead performance from Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump is a charming and emotionally resonant trek through the latter half of the 20th century. - DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJohn TravoltaUma ThurmanSamuel L. JacksonThe 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.10/10
Pulp Fiction deftly interweaves a series of dynamic mini-narratives on its way to establishing Quentin Tarantino as an auteur filmmaker to watch. - DirectorRoger AllersRob MinkoffStarsMatthew BroderickJeremy IronsJames Earl JonesLion prince Simba and his father are targeted by his bitter uncle, who wants to ascend the throne himself.10/10
One of Disney’s most assured narrative and musical efforts to date, The Lion King is a timeless classic and a fearless reimagining of a Shakespearean saga. - DirectorFrank DarabontStarsTim RobbinsMorgan FreemanBob GuntonOver the course of several years, two convicts form a friendship, seeking consolation and, eventually, redemption through basic compassion.10/10
Rife with weighty themes of human resilience, The Shawshank Redemption is a bold Stephen King adaptation with plenty of fine performances. - DirectorRobert RedfordStarsRalph FiennesJohn TurturroRob MorrowA young lawyer, Richard Goodwin, investigates a potentially fixed game show. Charles Van Doren, a big time show winner, is under Goodwin's investigation.10/10
Finding Robert Redford working at the height of his directorial prowess, Quiz Show raises some weighty questions on the role of entertainment in the media. - DirectorChia-Liang LiuJackie ChanStarsJackie ChanHo-Sung PakLung TiA young martial artist is caught between respecting his pacifist father's wishes or stopping a group of disrespectful foreigners from stealing precious artifacts.10/10
Energized by some outstanding martial artistry - particularly from Jackie Chan - The Legend of the Drunken Master is as frenetically hysterical as it is physically impressive. - DirectorMike NewellStarsHugh GrantAndie MacDowellJames FleetOver the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.9/10
Four Weddings and a Funeral is a wry and well-structured romantic comedy, but it's its endearing characters and themes on unrequited love that resonate so profoundly. - DirectorKevin SmithStarsBrian O'HalloranJeff AndersonMarilyn GhigliottiA 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.9/10
While the amateur filmmaking can't help but shine through, Clerks is nevertheless a sharp indie comedy with an understatedly hysterical screenplay from Kevin Smith. - DirectorJan de BontStarsKeanu ReevesDennis HopperSandra BullockA young police officer must prevent a bomb exploding aboard a city bus by keeping its speed above 50 mph.9/10
Conceptually silly, to be sure, but Speed powers through any adversity with sheer bombast and visceral thrills. - DirectorGillian ArmstrongStarsSusan SarandonWinona RyderKirsten DunstThe March sisters live and grow in post-Civil War America.8/10
It may not classify as avant-garde filmmaking, but the ever endearing Little Women does justice to the classic tale by trusting capable actresses with staying true to its memorable characters. - DirectorChuck RussellStarsJim CarreyCameron DiazPeter RiegertBank clerk Stanley Ipkiss is transformed into a manic superhero when he wears a mysterious mask.8/10
The Mask may ride the line between being family-friendly and not, but a committed and zany performance from Jim Carrey gives this live-action cartoon the animation it needs. - DirectorGordon ChanStarsJet LiShinobu NakayamaSiu-Ho ChinIn 1937, a Chinese martial artist returns to Shanghai to find his teacher dead and his school harassed by the Japanese.8/10
Though it stands in the shadows of giants, Fist of Legend is elevated by a superb Jet Li who deftly slips into the classic role. - DirectorChris MengesStarsWilliam HurtNathan YappKeith AllenGraham, a lonely Welsh postal worker, adopts James, a troubled ten-year-old boy. Graham always wanted a son, but James loves his biological father too much to give Graham a chance. Will the two be able to accept each other as family?8/10
Some excessive narration aside, Second Best is a heartfelt and oftentimes poignant adaptation that deftly depicts the initially tenuous nature of adoption. - DirectorJohn PasquinStarsTim AllenJudge ReinholdWendy CrewsonWhen a man inadvertently makes Santa fall off his roof on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place.8/10
The Santa Clause may not be a Yuletide picture for the ages, but enough spirit and timely humor keep its figure fit as a fiddle. - DirectorBen StillerStarsWinona RyderEthan HawkeJaneane GarofaloA documentary filmmaker and her fellow Generation X graduates face life after college, looking for work and love in Houston.8/10
Though sometimes feeling as listless as its characters, Reality Bites remains a fitting snapshot of the mid-90s zeitgeist, further elevated by a strong cast. - DirectorAlex ProyasStarsBrandon LeeMichael WincottRochelle DavisA man brutally murdered comes back to life as an undead avenger of his and his fiancée's murder.7/10
Dark and brooding, The Crow is a bloody, alternate superhero adventure that remembered to bring its heart, and is a fitting showcase for the talents of Brandon Lee. - DirectorWes CravenStarsHeather LangenkampRobert EnglundJf DavisA demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather Langenkamp play the part of Nancy one last time and trap the evil trying to enter our world?7/10
Able to inject the kind of bizarre, dread-inducing horror the series was founded on, Wes Craven's New Nightmare is a meta marvel with a keen knack for storytelling. - DirectorPeter FarrellyBobby FarrellyStarsJim CarreyJeff DanielsLauren HollyAfter 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.7/10
Incredibly silly but held aloft by the committed comedic performances from Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels, Dumb and Dumber knows a thing or two about eliciting steady laughs. - DirectorTom ShadyacStarsJim CarreyCourteney CoxSean YoungA goofy detective specializing in animals goes in search of the missing mascot of the Miami Dolphins.7/10
Continuing a dynamite year for Jim Carrey, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective introduces to the masses a wildly energetic and charismatic character in the title protagonist. - DirectorPhillip NoyceStarsHarrison FordWillem DafoeAnne ArcherCIA Analyst Jack Ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel.7/10
Clear and Present Danger still doesn’t know what the identity of the Jack Ryan franchise is, but some reliable action sequences will have fans of Harrison Ford eating it up. - DirectorJames CameronStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerJamie Lee CurtisTom ArnoldA 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.7/10
While somewhat convoluted and patently ridiculous, True Lies does find a fair measure of fun out of James Cameron's taut direction. - DirectorEdward ZwickStarsBrad PittAnthony HopkinsAidan QuinnIn the early 1900s, three brothers and their father living in the remote wilderness of Montana are affected by betrayal, history, love, nature, and war.6/10
Legends of the Fall is overly histrionic and tragic, but it can't be denied its powerful cinematography and production design. - DirectorDavid CarsonStarsPatrick StewartWilliam ShatnerMalcolm McDowellWith the help of long presumed dead Captain Kirk, Captain Picard must stop a deranged scientist willing to murder on a planetary scale in order to enter a space matrix.5/10
Despite an intriguing sci-fi concept driving the plot, Star Trek: Generations can't quite congeal the two incarnations of the franchise in the cathartic way it wants. - DirectorDuwayne DunhamStarsRick MoranisEd O'NeillShawna WaldronMisfits form their own opposing team to an elite peewee football team, coached by the elite team coach's brother.5/10
Endearing but a copy-and-paste effort as far as kids sports movies go, Little Giants needs to learn a few more plays before it can get in the end zone. - DirectorRichard RichStarsJack PalanceHoward McGillinMichelle NicastroA power-hungry sorcerer curses a princess to live as a swan by day in this tale of everlasting love.5/10
The Swan Princess does all it can to expand upon the featured fairy tale, but a simplistic presentation dooms it to be little more than off-brand Disney. - DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsRobert De NiroKenneth BranaghHelena Bonham CarterWhen the brilliant but unorthodox scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein rejects the artificial man that he has created, the Creature escapes and later swears revenge.4/10
As the title suggests, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein aims to bring a more faithful adaptation to the big screen, however stagey theatrics undermine much of the thematic depth stitching it together. - DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsNick NolteMary McDonnellJ.T. WalshA college basketball coach is forced to break the rules in order to get the players he needs to stay competitive.4/10
Blue Chips sure knows how to find the drama in basketball, however it gets more than bogged down in its simplistic rendering of nuanced themes. - DirectorAndrew ScheinmanStarsLuke EdwardsTimothy BusfieldJohn AshtonA young boy is bequeathed the ownership of a professional baseball team.4/10
Silly premise aside, Little Big League doesn't offer enough childhood wish fulfillment to capture imaginations and spirits. - DirectorNeil JordanStarsBrad PittTom CruiseAntonio BanderasA vampire tells his epic life story: love, betrayal, loneliness, and hunger.3/10
Suffering greatly from poor casting in the form of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, Interview with the Vampire may be thematically rich but is far too dreary to really entertain. - DirectorLes MayfieldStarsRichard AttenboroughElizabeth PerkinsDylan McDermottA lawyer and a little girl must prove that a man claiming to be Santa Claus is the real thing.3/10
It certainly has its Christmas spirit in the right place, but the Miracle on 34th Street remake wants desperately for the original's old-timey charm and wit. - DirectorJohn WatersStarsKathleen TurnerSam WaterstonRicki LakeShe's the perfect all-American parent: a great cook and homemaker, a devoted recycler, and a woman who'll literally kill to keep her children happy.3/10
Serial Mom's greatest strength and weakness is John Waters's subversive brand of comedy, as it too often makes its flippant attitude towards violence feel highly uncomfortable. - DirectorJeff PollackStarsDuane MartinTupac ShakurLeonStory of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now employed as a security guard.3/10
While the cast elevates the material somewhat, Above the Rim's penchant for melodrama flattens many of its pivotal scenes. - DirectorRoland EmmerichStarsKurt RussellJames SpaderJaye DavidsonAn interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.3/10
Stargate has a intricate science-fiction concept at its core, but an inert approach to the material and a lack of conviction opens up nothing but disappointment. - DirectorBrian LevantStarsJohn GoodmanRick MoranisRosie O'DonnellIn a parallel modern-day Stone Age world, a working-class family, the Flintstones, are set up for an executive job. But they learn that money can't buy happiness.3/10
This live-action adaptation is faithful in terms of recognizable motifs, however The Flintstones is too hokey to feel anything more than antiquated. - DirectorWoo-Ping YuenStarsMichelle YeohDonnie YenKing-Tan YuenWing Chun's village is yet again being plundered by bandits. This time she uses kung fu to defeat them. The fighting doesn't end here.3/10
Wing Chun has some talented martial arts performers to keep it entertaining, but it unfortunately trades its historical significance for obnoxious humor. - DirectorSam WeismanStarsEmilio EstevezKathryn ErbeMichael TuckerCan Gordon's team win the Junior Goodwill Games in California in spite of all the set-backs?2/10
Raising the stakes but employing a host of contrivances to get there, D2: The Mighty Ducks is essentially a carbon copy of the first only less fun. - DirectorDon BluthGary GoldmanStarsJodi BensonGary ImhoffGino ConfortiThis retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen classic fairy tale has the digit-sized heroine evading the clutches of various toads, moles, and beetles before she can proceed with her courtship with her dream lover, Prince Cornelius.2/10
More disturbing than it is enchanting, Thumbelina largely whiffs in adapting the fairy tale in one of Don Bluth's lesser efforts. - DirectorDonald PetrieStarsMacaulay CulkinEdward HerrmannJohn LarroquetteA rich young boy finds his family the target of an inside job, and must use his cunning to save them.2/10
The film almost too pedestrian for the youngsters, all the money in the world can't buy the amount of charisma Richie Rich thinks it has. - DirectorPenelope SpheerisStarsTravis TedfordBug HallBrittany Ashton HolmesAlfalfa is wooing Darla and his "He-Man-Woman-Hating" friends attempt to sabotage the relationship.2/10
The Little Rascals may appeal to those under the age of seven, but its errant hokeyness and perpetual series of stale gags means few else should apply. - DirectorPixote HuntJoe JohnstonStarsMacaulay CulkinChristopher LloydKanin HowellA cowardly boy, who buries himself in accident statistics, enters a library to escape a storm, only to be transformed into an animated illustration by the Pagemaster. He has to work through obstacles from classic books to return to real-life.2/10
Despite a valiant attempt to blend animation and live-action, The Pagemaster largely fails to capture the imagination or attention of the audience. - DirectorEric MezaStarsChristopher ReidChristopher MartinDavid EdwardsKid, after a lifetime 'playing the field', is about to get married. 'Play' plans to throw the best bachelor party ever - until 'Kid's' three wise-crackin' nephews come to town, intent on showing them what parties are all about.1/10
House Party 3 is nothing but a forced, feeble attempt to keep the party going. Party's over. - DirectorDon BluthGary GoldmanStarsDom DeLuiseCloris LeachmanCharles Nelson ReillyAn evil Queen banishes a flower loving troll named Stanley (Dom DeLuise) to New York City, where he befriends two young children.1/10
With hardly a plot and generally uncreative cinematics, A Troll in Central Park marks an unfortunate low point in Don Bluth's distinctive career. - DirectorRodman FlenderStarsWarwick DavisCharlie HeathShevonne DurkinOn his one thousandth birthday, an evil leprechaun selects the descendant of one of his slaves to have as his bride, leaving it up to the girl's boyfriend to save her.1/10
Somehow managing to move the bar lower than where its predecessor set it, Leprechaun 2 again banks on Warwick Davis's animated performance but forgets to back it up with anything other than laughable camp. - DirectorSteve WangStarsDavid HayterKathy ChristophersonBruno PatrickSean Barker, unwilling host to an alien bio-armor known as the Guyver, must fight the Kronos Corporation again before they discover the secrets of the Guyver's origin.1/10
Lower in budget to the point that it doesn’t even deserve the big screen, Guyver: Dark Hero is a wholly unconvincing and unexciting alternative superhero flick.