Films of 1994
1994 was the least existentially heavy year of its era.
Across 158 well-known films, 1994 reads lower on existential weight than the decade around it — 38.7 against 43.2, a gap of 4.5. Every year is measured against its own era rather than against all of cinema, because a slow trend is not a year’s signature.
The best-liked films of 1994
The Shawshank Redemption
8.7 / 10
Pulp Fiction
8.5 / 10
Forrest Gump
8.5 / 10
The Lion King
8.3 / 10
Léon: The Professional
8.3 / 10
Chungking Express
8.0 / 10
Three Colors: Red
7.9 / 10
The Postman
7.9 / 10
The Crow
7.5 / 10
Ed Wood
7.5 / 10
Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy
7.5 / 10
The Legend of Drunken Master
7.5 / 10
The most singular films of 1994
Highest Cinnamon Scores of the year, leaving out anything already listed above. Not the best films of 1994 — the ones you cannot get anywhere else.
Clerks
Cinnamon 91
Fist of Legend
Cinnamon 85
Three Colors: White
Cinnamon 81
The Mask
Cinnamon 80
Speed
Cinnamon 80
Interview with the Vampire
Cinnamon 80
Once Were Warriors
Cinnamon 79
True Lies
Cinnamon 77
Death and the Maiden
Cinnamon 76
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming
Cinnamon 73
Legends of the Fall
Cinnamon 71
Cemetery Man
Cinnamon 71