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If you can believe it, 1994 was 30 years ago. All year, Netflix has been celebrating anniversaries of various classic films. Today, we’re getting a dose of the 90s with 18 movies from 1994 landing on the service in the US.
This is the third wave of what Netflix has dubbed “Milestone Movies,” which will see four total drops throughout 2024. This initiative only applies to Netflix in the United States.
It began on January 1st with a slew of movies from 1974 landing on the service and continued with drop number 2 on April 1st with multiple films from 1984 landing.
As with the movies released in those two prior drops, many won’t be streaming for long. Some of the titles listed below will leave as soon as August 1st, so watch them quickly!
If you want to browse this collection on Netflix, you can use the category code 81753660.
All The New Movies From 1994 Now on Netflix
Let’s now run through all 18 of the movies Netflix picked up for Milestone Movies: 30th Anniversary:
Blankman (1994)
Picture: Columbia Pictures
A nerdy inventor with a bulletproof costume fights crime in the city.
Director: Mike Binder
Writer: Damon Wayans, J.F. Lawton
Cast: Damon Wayans, David Alan Grier, Robin Givens, Christopher Lawford, Lynn Thigpen, Jason Alexander
Initial Release Date: August 19, 1994
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Clerks (1994)
Picture: Miramax Films
A day in the lives of two convenience clerks as they annoy customers, discuss movies, and play hockey on the store roof.
Director: Kevin Smith
Writer: Kevin Smith
Cast: Brian O’Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Lisa Spoonauer, Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith
Initial Release Date: October 19, 1994
Distributed by Miramax Films
Dumb and Dumber (1994)
Picture: New Line Cinema
The cross-country adventures of two good-hearted but incredibly stupid friends.
Director: Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly
Writer: Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly, Bennett Yellin
Cast: Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Lauren Holly, Mike Starr, Karen Duffy, Charles Rocket
Initial Release Date: December 16, 1994
Distributed by New Line Cinema
Fresh (1994)
Picture: Miramax Films
A 12-year-old boy from the Brooklyn projects runs drugs and plays chess while dreaming of a better life.
Director: Boaz Yakin
Writer: Boaz Yakin
Cast: Sean Nelson, Giancarlo Esposito, Samuel L. Jackson, N’Bushe Wright, Ron Brice, Yul Vazquez
Initial Release Date: August 31, 1994
Distributed by Miramax Films
It Could Happen To You (1994)
Picture: TriStar Pictures
A police officer shares his lottery winnings with a waitress instead of leaving her a tip.
Director: Andrew Bergman
Writer: Jane Anderson
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Bridget Fonda, Rosie Perez, Wendell Pierce, Isaac Hayes, Seymour Cassel
Initial Release Date: July 29, 1994
Distributed by TriStar Pictures
Junior (1994)
Picture: Universal Pictures
A scientist becomes the world’s first pregnant man as part of a fertility research project.
Director: Ivan Reitman
Writer: Kevin Wade, Chris Conrad
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Emma Thompson, Frank Langella, Pamela Reed, Aida Turturro
Initial Release Date: November 23, 1994
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Leon: The Professional (1994)
A professional assassin reluctantly takes in a 12-year-old girl after her family is murdered.
Director: Luc Besson
Writer: Luc Besson
Cast: Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman, Danny Aiello, Peter Appel, Michael Badalucco
Initial Release Date: November 18, 1994
Distributed by Gaumont Buena Vista International
Major League II (1994)
Picture: Warner Bros. Pictures
The Cleveland Indians continue their quest to win the World Series.
Director: David S. Ward
Writer: R.J. Stewart, David S. Ward
Cast: Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Corbin Bernsen, Dennis Haysbert, James Gammon, Omar Epps
Initial Release Date: March 30, 1994
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Muriel’s Wedding (1994)
Picture: Miramax Films
A socially awkward young woman moves to Sydney, where she meets a new friend and finds herself through a series of weddings.
Director: P.J. Hogan
Writer: P.J. Hogan
Cast: Toni Collette, Rachel Griffiths, Bill Hunter, Sophie Lee, Jeanie Drynan, Gennie Nevinson
Initial release date: September 29, 1994
Distributed by Miramax Films
My Girl 2 (1994)
Picture: Columbia Pictures
A young girl travels to Los Angeles to learn more about her deceased mother.
Director: Howard Zieff
Writer: Janet Kovalcik
Producer: Brian Grazer
Cast: Anna Chlumsky, Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Austin O’Brien, Richard Masur, Christine Ebersole
Initial Release Date: February 11, 1994
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Natural Born Killers (1994)
Picture: Warner Bros.
Two victims of traumatic childhoods become lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.
Director: Oliver Stone
Writer: Quentin Tarantino (story), David Veloz, Richard Rutowski, Oliver Stone
Producer: Jane Hamsher, Don Murphy, Clayton Townsend
Cast: Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Robert Downey Jr., Tommy Lee Jones, Tom Sizemore, Rodney Dangerfield
Initial release date: August 26, 1994
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Reality Bites (1994)
Picture: Universal Pictures
A group of friends, fresh out of college, struggle with life, love, and work in the 1990s.
Director: Ben Stiller
Writer: Helen Childress
Cast: Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, Janeane Garofalo, Steve Zahn, Ben Stiller, Swoosie Kurtz
Initial Release Date: February 18, 1994
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Serial Mom (1994)
Picture: Savoy Pictures
A sweet mother takes a decidedly dark turn, becoming a serial killer.
Director: John Waters
Writer: John Waters
Cast: Kathleen Turner, Sam Waterston, Ricki Lake, Matthew Lillard, Suzanne Somers, Mink Stole
Initial Release Date: April 13, 1994
Distributed by Savoy Pictures
Street Fighter (1994)
Picture: Universal Pictures
Col. Guile and various other martial arts heroes fight against the tyranny of Dictator M. Bison and his cohorts.
Director: Steven E. de Souza
Writer: Steven E. de Souza
Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Raul Julia, Ming-Na Wen, Damian Chapa, Kylie Minogue, Simon Callow
Initial Release Date: December 23, 1994
Distributed by Universal Pictures
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
Picture: Warner Bros.
A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.
Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Writer: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Sam Raimi
Cast: Tim Robbins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Paul Newman, Charles Durning, John Mahoney, Jim True-Frost
Initial release date: March 11, 1994
Distributed by Warner Bros.
The Little Rascals (1994)
Picture: Universal Pictures
Alfalfa tries to win over Darla and save the clubhouse of the He-Man Woman Haters Club.
Director: Penelope Spheeris
Writer: Paul Guay, Stephen Mazur
Producer: Michael King, Bill Oakes
Cast: Travis Tedford, Bug Hall, Brittany Ashton Holmes, Kevin Jamal Woods, Ross Bagley, Blake McIver Ewing
Initial Release Date: August 5, 1994
Distributed by Universal Pictures
The Paper (1994)
Picture: Universal Pictures
The hectic daily life of a newspaper editor as he struggles to publish an important story amidst professional and personal challenges.
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Michael Keaton, Glenn Close, Marisa Tomei, Randy Quaid, Robert Duvall, Jason Robards
Initial Release Date: March 18, 1994
Distributed by Universal Pictures
The River Wild (1994)
THE RIVER WILD, 1994 – Picture: Alamy
A family’s whitewater rafting trip turns into a fight for survival when they encounter violent criminals.
Director: Curtis Hanson
Cast: Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, David Strathairn, John C. Reilly, Joseph Mazzello, Benjamin Bratt
Initial Release Date: September 30, 1994
Distributed by Universal Pictures
What will you be checking out on Netflix from this new collection of movies? Let us know in the comments down below.
