Best Movies of 1994

1. 1
   The Shawshank Redemption 1994

   Directed by Frank Darabont · Streaming on MGM Plus, TNT, TBS
   8.7

   8.7 · 32K votes
2. 2
   Pulp Fiction 1994

   Directed by Quentin Tarantino · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium
   8.5

   8.5 · 31K votes
3. 3
   Forrest Gump 1994

   Directed by Robert Zemeckis · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   8.5

   8.5 · 31K votes
4. 4
   Léon: The Professional 1994

   Directed by Luc Besson · Streaming on Sundance Now, YouTube Free, Tubi TV
   8.3

   8.3 · 17K votes
5. 5
   The Lion King 1994

   Directed by Roger Allers · Streaming on Disney Plus
   8.2

   8.3 · 20K votes
6. 6
   Chungking Express 1994

   Directed by Wong Kar-wai · Streaming on HBO Max
   7.9

   8.0 · 2.3K votes
7. 7
   Three Colors: Red 1994

   Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, TCM
   7.8

   7.9 · 1.6K votes
8. 8
   The Postman 1994

   Directed by Michael Radford
   7.8

   7.9 · 1.3K votes
9. 9
   To Live 1994

   Directed by Zhang Yimou
   7.7

   8.1 · 400 votes
10. 10
    Satantango 1994

    Directed by Béla Tarr · Streaming on Kanopy, Eternal Family
    7.7

    8.1 · 329 votes
11. 11
    The Crow 1994

    Directed by Alex Proyas · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.5

    7.5 · 4.7K votes
12. 12
    Ed Wood 1994

    Directed by Tim Burton
    7.4

    7.5 · 2.6K votes
13. 13
    Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy 1994

    Directed by Alain Berbérian
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.4K votes
14. 14
    The Legend of Drunken Master 1994

    Directed by Lau Kar-leung
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.1K votes
15. 15
    The Kingdom 1994

    Directed by Lars von Trier
    7.4

    7.8 · 260 votes
16. 16
    Interview with the Vampire 1994

    Directed by Neil Jordan · Streaming on YouTube TV, HBO Max
    7.4

    7.4 · 6.7K votes
17. 17
    Eat Drink Man Woman 1994

    Directed by Ang Lee · Streaming on Hoopla, YouTube Free, Tubi TV
    7.4

    7.6 · 429 votes
18. 18
    Legends of the Fall 1994

    Directed by Edward Zwick
    7.4

    7.4 · 3K votes
19. 19
    Three Colors: White 1994

    Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, TCM
    7.4

    7.4 · 1.4K votes
20. 20
    Fist of Legend 1994

    Directed by Gordon Chan · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, The Roku Channel
    7.3

    7.5 · 641 votes
21. 21
    Clerks 1994

    Directed by Kevin Smith · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
    7.3

    7.4 · 2.9K votes
22. 22
    Hoop Dreams 1994

    Directed by Steve James · Streaming on fuboTV, HBO Max, The Roku Channel
    7.3

    7.6 · 347 votes
23. 23
    Little Women 1994

    Directed by Gillian Armstrong
    7.2

    7.3 · 1.4K votes
24. 24
    Once Were Warriors 1994

    Directed by Lee Tamahori · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, Film Movement Plus
    7.2

    7.4 · 518 votes
25. 25
    A Pure Formality 1994

    Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Shout! Factory TV
    7.2

    7.4 · 409 votes
26. 26
    In the Heat of the Sun 1994

    Directed by Jiang Wen
    7.2

    7.8 · 151 votes
27. 27
    The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert 1994

    Directed by Stephan Elliott · Streaming on Hoopla, YouTube Free, Fawesome
    7.2

    7.3 · 973 votes
28. 28
    Quiz Show 1994

    Directed by Robert Redford · Streaming on Hoopla
    7.2

    7.2 · 1K votes
29. 29
    Speed 1994

    Directed by Jan de Bont · Streaming on Netflix, YouTube TV
    7.1

    7.2 · 7.1K votes
30. 30
    Pom Poko 1994

    Directed by Isao Takahata · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.1

    7.2 · 1.3K votes
31. 31
    True Lies 1994

    Directed by James Cameron · Streaming on Hulu
    7.1

    7.1 · 4.8K votes
32. 32
    Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice 1994

    Directed by Hiroki Shibata · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Hoopla, Pluto TV
    7.1

    7.6 · 157 votes
33. 33
    The Hudsucker Proxy 1994

    Directed by Joel Coen · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Tubi TV
    7.0

    7.1 · 1.2K votes
34. 34
    Through the Olive Trees 1994

    Directed by Abbas Kiarostami · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.0

    7.4 · 221 votes
35. 35
    Stargate 1994

    Directed by Roland Emmerich · Streaming on The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Fawesome
    7.0

    7.0 · 4K votes
36. 36
    Queen Margot 1994

    Directed by Patrice Chéreau · Streaming on Kanopy, Cohen Media
    7.0

    7.2 · 444 votes
37. 37
    The Mask 1994

    Directed by Chuck Russell · Streaming on Tubi TV
    7.0

    7.0 · 12K votes
38. 38
    Bullets Over Broadway 1994

    Directed by Woody Allen · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free
    7.0

    7.1 · 695 votes
39. 39
    Natural Born Killers 1994

    Directed by Oliver Stone
    7.0

    7.0 · 4K votes
40. 40
    Yu Yu Hakusho: Eizou Hakusho 1994

    Directed by Noriyuki Abe
    7.0

    8.7 · 45 votes
41. 41
    Hail the Judge 1994

    Directed by Wong Jing
    7.0

    7.5 · 158 votes
42. 42
    Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie 1994

    Directed by Gisaburō Sugii · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Crunchyroll, The CW
    6.9

    7.2 · 338 votes
43. 43
    Death and the Maiden 1994

    Directed by Roman Polanski · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo
    6.9

    7.1 · 589 votes
44. 44
    Immortal Beloved 1994

    Directed by Bernard Rose
    6.9

    7.1 · 386 votes
45. 45
    Before the Rain 1994

    Directed by Milcho Manchevski · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.9

    7.3 · 195 votes
46. 46
    Ashes of Time 1994

    Directed by Wong Kar-wai
    6.9

    7.1 · 415 votes
47. 47
    Shallow Grave 1994

    Directed by Danny Boyle
    6.9

    7.0 · 1.2K votes
48. 48
    Fresh 1994

    Directed by Boaz Yakin · Streaming on Philo, Hoopla, Starz
    6.9

    7.2 · 248 votes
49. 49
    Rebels of the Neon God 1994

    Directed by Tsai Ming-liang · Streaming on Kanopy, OVID, MUBI
    6.9

    7.3 · 163 votes
50. 50
    Heavenly Creatures 1994

    Directed by Peter Jackson
    6.9

    6.9 · 1.1K votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes.

1. 1
   Peter Gabriel: Secret World Live 1994

   Directed by François Girard · Streaming on Pluto TV, Amazon Prime Video, Qello Concerts by Stingray
   6.7

   8.7 · 26 votes
2. 2
   Monster Planet of Godzilla 1994

   Directed by Koichi Kawakita
   6.4

   8.8 · 14 votes
3. 3
   U2: Zoo TV - Live from Sydney 1994

   Directed by David Mallet
   6.4

   8.1 · 19 votes
4. 4
   Krantiveer 1994

   Directed by Mehul Kumar · Streaming on Eros Now Select
   6.4

   8.2 · 17 votes
5. 5
   The Secret of the Wild Child 1994

   Directed by Linda Garmon
   6.4

   8.0 · 18 votes
6. 6
   Yanni: Live at the Acropolis 1994
   6.3

   8.4 · 11 votes
7. 7
   Saturnin 1994

   Directed by Jiří Věrčák
   6.3

   7.8 · 18 votes
8. 8
   Katatsumori 1994

   Directed by Naomi Kawase
   6.3

   7.7 · 19 votes
9. 9
   The Beginning and the End 1994

   Directed by Arturo Ripstein
   6.3

   7.7 · 19 votes
10. 10
    The Last Bolshevik 1994

    Directed by Chris Marker · Streaming on OVID
    6.4

    7.6 · 22 votes