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3 Ninjas (film)
3 Ninjas is a 1992 American family martial-arts comedy directed by Jon Turteltaub, in which three brothers trained in ninjutsu by their grandfather fight off kidnappers.
A Confucian Confusion
A Confucian Confusion (獨立時代, Duli Shidai) is Edward Yang's 1994 Taiwanese satirical comedy about young Taipei professionals, his first comedy, a 1994 Cannes official selection and three-time Golden Horse winner, restored in 4K in 2022.
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective is a 1994 American comedy film directed by Tom Shadyac, starring Jim Carrey as a Miami pet detective hired to find the Miami Dolphins' kidnapped dolphin mascot.
Addams Family Values
Addams Family Values is a 1993 American black comedy directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, a sequel to The Addams Family in which Joan Cusack's nanny courts Uncle Fester.
After Separation
After Separation (大撒把, Da Sa Ba) is a 1992 Beijing Film Studio romance comedy directed by Xia Gang, written by Feng Xiaogang and Zheng Xiaolong, starring Ge You and Xu Fan; it depicts spouses left behind during China's early-1990s emigration wave and won Golden Rooster acting and directing awards in 1993.
Airborne (1993 film)
Airborne is a 1993 American teen comedy directed by Rob Bowman about a California teen who wins over Cincinnati classmates through a downhill Rollerblade race.
Airheads
Airheads is a 1994 American comedy directed by Michael Lehmann, starring Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, and Adam Sandler as the band the Lone Rangers, who hold an LA radio station hostage with water pistols; a flop that became a metal cult favorite.
All for the Winner (赌圣)
All for the Winner (赌圣) is a 1990 Hong Kong comedy starring Stephen Chow as a mainland youth with supernatural powers put to work at gambling tables by his uncle.
All Ladies Do It
All Ladies Do It (Così fan tutte) is Tinto Brass's 1992 Italian erotic comedy starring Claudia Koll and Paolo Lanza, loosely based on Mozart's opera, released 21 February 1992 and restored in 4K by Cult Epics in 2024.
All's Well, Ends Well (家有喜事)
All's Well, Ends Well (家有囍事) is a 1992 Hong Kong Lunar New Year comedy directed by Clifton Ko, starring Stephen Chow, Leslie Cheung, and Maggie Cheung; it earned about HK$49 million, a then Hong Kong record.
All's Well, Ends Well Too (花田囍事)
All's Well, Ends Well Too (花田囍事) is a 1993 Hong Kong Cantonese Lunar New Year comedy directed by Clifton Ko, starring Sam Hui, Leslie Cheung, and Rosamund Kwan, set in the Song dynasty and grossing HK$35,481,478.
Arizona Dream
Arizona Dream (1993) is Emir Kusturica's absurdist comedy-drama, his first English-language film, starring Johnny Depp, Jerry Lewis, and Faye Dunaway. It won the 1993 Berlin Silver Bear (Special Jury Prize) but earned only $112,547 in the US against a $19 million budget.
Baby's Day Out
Baby's Day Out is a 1994 American family comedy, also known simply as a John Hughes kidnap caper, directed by Patrick Read Johnson for 20th Century Fox. Twin babies play Baby Bink, who escapes kidnappers across Chicago; it grossed $16.6 million and scored 32% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Beethoven's 2nd (film)
Beethoven's 2nd is a 1993 American family comedy film, the sequel to Beethoven, directed by Rod Daniel, in which the Newton family's St. Bernard fathers a litter of puppies.
Being Human (1994 film)
Being Human is a 1994 drama written and directed by Bill Forsyth, starring Robin Williams as Hector in five historical eras; a Warner Bros. production that flopped, grossing $1.3 million.
Belle Époque (1992 film)
Belle Époque (1992) is a Spanish comedy directed by Fernando Trueba: a deserter in 1931 Spain shelters with retired painter Manolo and his four daughters; won the 1993 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film and nine Goyas.
Benny & Joon
Benny & Joon is a 1993 MGM romantic comedy-drama directed by Jeremiah Chechik, starring Johnny Depp, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Aidan Quinn; a Keaton-inspired oddball enters a mechanic's household, grossing $23.1 million.
Bhaji on the Beach
Bhaji on the Beach is Gurinder Chadha's 1993 British comedy drama, written by Meera Syal, following British Asian women from Birmingham on a day trip to Blackpool; the first British feature directed by an Asian woman.
Blank Check (film)
Blank Check is a 1994 American family comedy from Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Rupert Wainwright, in which an 11-year-old boy cashes a blank check for $1 million.
Bob Roberts
Bob Roberts (1992) is Tim Robbins's mock-documentary political satire about a wealthy conservative folk singer's corrupt 1990 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate campaign against incumbent Brickley Paiste (Gore Vidal), culminating in a faked assassination attempt.
Boomerang (1992 film)
Boomerang is a 1992 American romantic comedy directed by Reginald Hudlin, starring Eddie Murphy as a womanizing executive whose new boss treats him the same way.
Boris and Natasha: The Movie
Boris and Natasha: The Movie (1992) is a Showtime live-action comedy directed by Charles Martin Smith, starring Dave Thomas and Sally Kellerman as the Rocky and Bullwinkle spies, without Rocky and Bullwinkle themselves.
Boys Are Easy
Boys Are Easy (追男仔, Zhui nan zi) is a 1993 Wong Jing Hong Kong romantic comedy in which Richard Ng's widower fakes a terminal illness to marry off three daughters played by Brigitte Lin, Maggie Cheung, and Chingmy Yau.
Camp Nowhere
Camp Nowhere is a 1994 American family comedy film directed by Jonathan Prince, in which junior high students invent a fake summer camp with Christopher Lloyd.
Captain Ron
Captain Ron is a 1992 American adventure comedy directed by Thom Eberhardt, starring Kurt Russell as a sailor hired to deliver a yacht from the Caribbean to Miami.
Career Opportunities (film)
Career Opportunities is a 1991 American romantic comedy directed by Bryan Gordon, written by John Hughes, starring Frank Whaley and Jennifer Connelly locked in a Target store overnight; released March 29, 1991, it grossed about $11 million and received mixed reviews.
CB4
CB4 is a 1993 Universal comedy directed by Tamra Davis, written by Chris Rock, Nelson George, and Robert LoCash, a mockumentary parody of gangsta rap in which middle-class friends steal a gangster's identity to form the rap group CB4.
Chungking Express (重庆森林)
Chungking Express (重庆森林) is Wong Kar-wai's 1994 Hong Kong romance about two lovesick stories at Chungking Mansions and the Midnight Express snack bar, shot during Ashes of Time post-production and a Hong Kong Film Award Best Film winner.
City Slickers
City Slickers (1991) is an American comedy-western directed by Ron Underwood, starring Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby, and Oscar-winning Jack Palance as Curly, about three New Yorkers on a New Mexico-to-Colorado cattle drive.
Clerks (film)
Clerks (1994) is Kevin Smith's black-and-white indie comedy about New Jersey store clerks Dante and Randal, made for $27,575 at the Quick Stop where he worked, a Sundance and Cannes prize-winner bought by Miramax and added to the National Film Registry in 2019.