1992 in film

The year 1992 in film involved many significant film releases.

Highest-grossing films
The top ten films released in 1992 by worldwide gross are as follows:

Events

 * August 24 - Production begins on Jurassic Park.

Notable films released in 1992
U.S.A. unless stated

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 * 1492: Conquest of Paradise, directed by Ridley Scott, starring Gérard Depardieu, Sigourney Weaver, Armand Assante, Loren Dean - (Spain/U.K./France)
 * 1991: The Year Punk Broke
 * 588 rue paradis, Directed by Henri Verneuil, starring Richard Berry and Omar Sharif - (France)

A–D
A B C D
 * Afterburn, directed by Robert Markowitz, starring Laura Dern, Robert Loggia, Vincent Spano, Michael Rooker
 * Agantuk (The Stranger), directed by Satyajit Ray - (India) - winner of FIPRESCI Award at Venice Film Festival
 * Al-Lail (The Night) - (Syria)
 * Aladdin, directed by John Musker and Ron Clements, produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation
 * Alien 3, directed by David Fincher, starring Sigourney Weaver, Charles S. Dutton, Charles Dance, Pete Postlethwaite
 * All's Well, Ends Well (Ga Yau Hei Si), starring Maggie Cheung and Leslie Cheung - (Hong Kong)
 * American Heart, directed by Martin Bell, starring Jeff Bridges and Edward Furlong
 * American Me, directed by and starring Edward James Olmos, with William Forsythe
 * Angaar (Fire), starring Jackie Shroff and Dimple Kapadia - (India)
 * Army of Darkness
 * Article 99, directed by Howard Deutch, starring Ray Liotta, Kiefer Sutherland, Forest Whitaker, Lea Thompson
 * The Babe, directed by Arthur Hiller, starring John Goodman (as Babe Ruth), with Kelly McGillis, Trini Alvarado, Bruce Boxleitner, James Cromwell
 * Bad Lieutenant, directed by Abel Ferrara, starring Harvey Keitel
 * Baduk - (Iran)
 * Basic Instinct, directed by Paul Verhoeven, starring Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, Jeanne Tripplehorn, George Dzundza
 * Batman Returns, directed by Tim Burton, starring Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer
 * Bébé's Kids
 * Beethoven, directed by Brian Levant, starring Charles Grodin and Bonnie Hunt
 * Being at Home with Claude - (Canada)
 * Belle Époque (The Age of Beauty) - (Spain) - Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (for 1993)
 * Benny's Video, directed by Michael Haneke - (Austria)
 * The Best Intentions (Den goda viljan), directed by Bille August - (Sweden) - winner of Palme d'Or
 * Bharatham, starring Mohanlal - (India)
 * Bitter Moon, directed by Roman Polanski, starring Hugh Grant and Kristin Scott Thomas - (U.K./France)
 * Blame It on the Bellboy, starring Dudley Moore, Bryan Brown, Richard Griffiths, Patsy Kensit, Bronson Pinchot
 * Blue Ice, starring Michael Caine and Sean Young
 * Bob Roberts, directed by and starring Tim Robbins, with Giancarlo Esposito, Brian Murray, Alan Rickman, Ray Wise, Gore Vidal
 * The Bodyguard, directed by Mick Jackson, starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston
 * Boomerang, directed by Reginald Hudlin, starring Eddie Murphy, David Alan Grier, Halle Berry, Martin Lawrence, Robin Givens
 * Braindead, directed by Peter Jackson - (New Zealand)
 * Bram Stoker's Dracula, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, starring Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu Reeves
 * The Bridge, starring Saskia Reeves and David O'Hara - (U.K.)
 * Buffy The Vampire Slayer, directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui, starring Kristy Swanson, Luke Perry, Donald Sutherland, Rutger Hauer, Paul Reubens
 * Candyman, starring Virginia Madsen and Tony Todd
 * Captain Ron, starring Kurt Russell and Martin Short
 * Careful - (Canada)
 * Céline, directed by Jean-Claude Brisseau - (France)
 * Center Stage (yun ling yuk), directed by Stanley Kwan, starring Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung Ka-fai - (Hong Kong)
 * Chain of Desire, starring Linda Fiorentino, Malcolm McDowell, Holly Marie Combs
 * Chaplin, directed by Richard Attenborough, starring Robert Downey, Jr., Anthony Hopkins, Kevin Kline, Marisa Tomei, Diane Lane, Dan Aykroyd - (U.K./U.S.A.)
 * The Chekist - (Russia)
 * Christopher Columbus: The Discovery, directed by John Glen, starring Georges Corraface, Rachel Ward, Tom Selleck, Marlon Brando
 * Chunuk Bair - (New Zealand)
 * Ciao, Professore! (Let's Hope I Make It), directed by Lina Wertmüller - (Italy)
 * City of Joy, starring Patrick Swayze - (U.K./France)
 * Class Act
 * Un coeur en hiver (A Heart in Winter), starring Daniel Auteuil and Emmanuelle Béart - (France)
 * The Comrades of Summer, starring Joe Mantegna
 * Consenting Adults, directed by Alan J. Pakula, starring Kevin Kline, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Kevin Spacey, Rebecca Miller, Forest Whitaker
 * Cool World, starring Kim Basinger, Gabriel Byrne, Brad Pitt
 * CrissCross, directed by Chris Menges, starring Goldie Hawn and Arliss Howard
 * Crossing the Bridge, starring Josh Charles and Jason Gedrick
 * The Crying Game, directed by Neil Jordan, starring Stephen Rea, Jaye Davidson, Miranda Richardson, Forest Whitaker - (U.K.)
 * Crystal Nights (Krystallines nyhtes) - (Greece)
 * The Cutting Edge, directed by Paul Michael Glaser, starring D. B. Sweeney and Moira Kelly
 * Daens - (Belgium/Netherlands/France)
 * Damage, directed by Louis Malle, starring Jeremy Irons, Juliette Binoche, Miranda Richardson - (U.K.)
 * Day of Atonement, starring Roger Hanin, Christopher Walken, Jennifer Beals
 * Death Becomes Her, directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis, Goldie Hawn
 * Deep Cover, directed by Bill Duke, starring Laurence Fishburne, Jeff Goldblum, Clarence Williams III, Charles Martin Smith
 * Diggstown, directed by Michael Ritchie, starring James Woods, Louis Gossett, Jr., Oliver Platt, Bruce Dern, Heather Graham
 * The Distinguished Gentleman, starring Eddie Murphy
 * Dream of Light (El Sol del Membrillo) - (Spain)
 * Dust of Angels (Siàu-liān-ê Àn-la!) - (Taiwan)

E–K
E F G H I J K
 * El Mariachi, directed by Robert Rodriguez - (Mexico/U.S.A.)
 * Enchanted April, directed by Mike Newell, starring Miranda Richardson, Joan Plowright, Josie Lawrence, Polly Walker - (U.K.)
 * Encino Man, starring Sean Astin, Brendan Fraser, Pauly Shore
 * Encore, Once More Encore! (Ankor, eshchyo ankor!) - (Russia)
 * The End of the World (O Fim do Mundo) - (Portugal)
 * Equinox, directed by Alan Rudolph, starring Matthew Modine, Kevin J. O'Connor, Lara Flynn Boyle, Tyra Ferrell, Lori Singer, Fred Ward
 * Falling from Grace, directed by and starring John Mellencamp, with Mariel Hemingway, Kay Lenz, Claude Akins
 * Far and Away, directed by Ron Howard, starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman
 * FernGully: The Last Rainforest, directed by Bill Kroyer - (Australia/U.S.A.)
 * A Few Good Men, directed by Rob Reiner, starring Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Kevin Pollak, Kiefer Sutherland
 * Fifty/Fifty, starring Peter Weller and Robert Hays
 * Final Analysis, directed by Phil Joanou, starring Richard Gere, Kim Basinger, Uma Thurman, Eric Roberts, Keith David
 * Firingoti, Assamese film starring Moloya Goswami
 * Folks!, starring Tom Selleck and Don Ameche
 * Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives - (Canada)
 * Forever Young, starring Mel Gibson, Elijah Wood, Jamie Lee Curtis, George Wendt
 * For a Lost Soldier ("Voor een verloren soldaat"), directed by Roeland Kerbosch, starring Jeroen Krabbé, Maarten Smit - (Netherlands)
 * Four Eyes and Six Guns, starring Judge Reinhold, Patricia Clarkson, Fred Ward
 * Freejack, starring Emilio Estevez, Anthony Hopkins, Rene Russo, Mick Jagger
 * Frozen Assets, starring Shelley Long
 * Gladiator, starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. and James Marshall
 * Glengarry Glen Ross, directed by James Foley, starring Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin, Ed Harris, Jonathan Pryce, Alan Arkin, Kevin Spacey
 * Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth (Gojira tai Mosura) - (Japan)
 * The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag, starring Penelope Ann Miller, Cathy Moriarty, Julianne Moore
 * Gunsmoke: To the Last Man, starring James Arness, Pat Hingle, Amy Stock-Poynton, Matt Mulhern, Jason Lively, Morgan Woodward, Amanda Wyss, Jim Beaver, Don Collier
 * The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, directed by Curtis Hanson, starring Rebecca De Mornay and Annabella Sciorra
 * Hard Boiled (Lat sau san taam), directed by John Woo, starring Chow Yun-fat and Tony Leung Chiu-Wai - (Hong Kong)
 * Hero, directed by Stephen Frears, starring Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis, Andy García, Joan Cusack
 * Hoffa, directed by Danny DeVito, starring Jack Nicholson, DeVito, Armand Assante, J. T. Walsh, Kevin Anderson, John C. Reilly
 * Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, starring Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern
 * Honey, I Blew Up the Kid, starring Rick Moranis
 * Honeymoon in Vegas, directed by Andrew Bergman, starring James Caan, Nicolas Cage, Sarah Jessica Parker
 * HouseSitter, directed by Frank Oz, starring Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn
 * Howards End, directed by James Ivory, starring Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Vanessa Redgrave, Helena Bonham Carter - (U.K.)
 * Husbands and Wives, directed by and starring Woody Allen, with Mia Farrow, Judy Davis, Liam Neeson, Sydney Pollack
 * Hyena's (Hyènes) - (Senegal)
 * An Independent Life (Samostoyatelnaya zhizn) - (Russia)
 * Indochine, starring Catherine Deneuve - (France) - Academy and Golden Globe Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
 * The Inheritance or Fuckoffguysgoodday (Dědictví aneb Kurvahošigutntag) - (Czech Republic)
 * Innocent Blood, directed by John Landis, starring Anne Parillaud, Anthony LaPaglia, Robert Loggia, Don Rickles
 * Into the Sun, starring Anthony Michael Hall and Michael Paré
 * Into the West, directed by Mike Newell, starring Gabriel Byrne and Ellen Barkin - (U.K./Ireland)
 * In the Soup, starring Steve Buscemi and Seymour Cassel
 * Jamón Jamón, starring Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem - (Spain)
 * Jennifer 8, starring Andy García, Uma Thurman and John Malkovich
 * The Journey (El viaje) - (Argentina)
 * Juice, starring Omar Epps and Tupac Shakur
 * Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.
 * Justice, My Foot! (Sam sei goon), starring Stephen Chow - (Hong Kong)
 * Khiladi (Player) - (India)
 * Killer Image, starring Michael Ironside and M. Emmet Walsh - (Canada)
 * Knight Moves, starring Christopher Lambert and Diane Lane
 * Kuffs, starring Christian Slater and Milla Jovovich

L–Q
L M N O P–Q
 * Ladybugs, starring Rodney Dangerfield and Jonathan Brandis
 * The Last of the Mohicans, directed by Michael Mann, starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Madeleine Stowe
 * The Lawnmower Man, starring Jeff Fahey and Pierce Brosnan
 * A League of Their Own, directed by Penny Marshall, starring Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, Madonna, Lori Petty, Rosie O'Donnell, David Strathairn
 * Leap of Faith, directed by Richard Pearce, starring Steve Martin, Liam Neeson, Debra Winger, Lolita Davidovich, Lukas Haas
 * Leaving Normal, directed by Edward Zwick, starring Christine Lahti and Meg Tilly
 * Léolo - (Canada)
 * Lethal Weapon 3, starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo
 * Life According to Agfa (Ha-Chayim Al-Pi Agfa) - (Israel)
 * Light Sleeper, directed by Paul Schrader, starring Susan Sarandon, Willem Dafoe, Dana Delany
 * Like Water For Chocolate (Como agua para chocolate) - (Mexico)
 * Live Wire, directed by Christian Duguay, starring Pierce Brosnan and Ron Silver
 * Living in Bondage - (Nigeria)
 * The Long Day Closes, directed by Terence Davies - (U.K.)
 * Lorenzo's Oil, directed by George Miller, starring Nick Nolte and Susan Sarandon
 * Love Crimes, starring Sean Young and Patrick Bergin
 * Love Field, directed by Jonathan Kaplan, starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Dennis Haysbert
 * Love Potion No. 9, starring Sandra Bullock and Tate Donovan
 * The Lover (L'Amant), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud - (France)
 * Luna Park, starring Oleg Borisov - (Russia/France)
 * Mac, directed by and starring John Turturro
 * Mad at the Moon, starring Mary Stuart Masterson
 * Malcolm X, directed by Spike Lee, starring Denzel Washington
 * The Mambo Kings, starring Armand Assante, Antonio Banderas, Cathy Moriarty, Maruschka Detmers, Desi Arnaz Jr.
 * Man Bites Dog (aka C'est arrivé près de chez vous) - (Belgium)
 * Man Trouble, directed by Bob Rafelson, starring Jack Nicholson and Ellen Barkin
 * Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media - (International)
 * Medicine Man, directed by John McTiernan, starring Sean Connery and Lorraine Bracco
 * Memoirs of an Invisible Man, directed by John Carpenter, starring Chevy Chase, Daryl Hannah, Sam Neill, Michael McKean
 * Me, Myself and I, starring JoBeth Williams and George Segal
 * A Midnight Clear, directed by Keith Gordon, starring Ethan Hawke and Kevin Dillon
 * The Mighty Ducks, starring Emilio Estevez
 * Minbo - (Japan)
 * Miracle Beach, starring Dean Cameron, Ami Dolenz, Pat Morita
 * Mistress, starring Robert De Niro, Robert Wuhl, Martin Landau, Danny Aiello, Eli Wallach, Sheryl Lee Ralph
 * Mo' Money, starring Damon Wayans
 * The Moon Is... the Sun's Dream, directed by Park Chan-wook - (South Korea)
 * Morte di un matematico napoletano (Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician) - (Italy)
 * Mr. Baseball, starring Tom Selleck
 * Mr. Saturday Night, directed by and starring Billy Crystal, with Helen Hunt, Julie Warner, David Paymer
 * The Muppet Christmas Carol, starring Michael Caine and the Muppets
 * My Cousin Vinny, directed by Jonathan Lynn, starring Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei, Ralph Macchio, Fred Gwynne
 * Nemesis - (Denmark/U.S.A.)
 * New Dragon Gate Inn (Sun lung moon hak chan), starring Tony Leung Ka-fai and Maggie Cheung - (Hong Kong)
 * Newsies, starring Christian Bale, Robert Duvall, Ann-Margret, and Bill Pullman
 * Night and the City, directed by Irwin Winkler, starring Robert De Niro, Jessica Lange, Jack Warden, Alan King
 * Nitrate Kisses
 * Noises Off, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Michael Caine, Carol Burnett, John Ritter, Marilu Henner, Christopher Reeve
 * The Northerners (De Noorderlingen) - (Netherlands)
 * The Oak (Balanţa) - (Romania)
 * Of Mice and Men, directed by and starring Gary Sinise, with John Malkovich, Casey Siemaszko, Sherilyn Fenn, Ray Walston
 * Once Upon a Crime, starring John Candy, James Belushi, Cybill Shepherd, Sean Young, Ornella Muti, George Hamilton
 * Once Upon a Time, Cinema (Nasseroddin Shah Actor-e Cinema) - (Iran)
 * Once Upon a Time in China II (Wong Fei Hung II - Nam yi dong ji keung), starring Jet Li - (Hong Kong)
 * One False Move, directed by Carl Franklin, starring Bill Paxton, Cynda Williams, Michael Beach, Billy Bob Thornton
 * Only You, directed by Betty Thomas, starring Andrew McCarthy, Helen Hunt, Kelly Preston
 * Original Sin (Shindi mo ii), directed by Takashi Ishii - (Japan)
 * Orlando, starring Tilda Swinton and Billy Zane - (U.K.)
 * Our Twisted Hero (Urideul-ui ilgeuleojin yeongung) - (South Korea)
 * Out on a Limb, starring Matthew Broderick
 * Passed Away, starring Bob Hoskins, Tim Curry, Blair Brown, Pamela Reed, Peter Riegert, William Petersen, Nancy Travis
 * Passenger 57, starring Wesley Snipes, Bruce Payne, Tom Sizemore, Elizabeth Hurley
 * Passion Fish, directed by John Sayles, starring Mary McDonnell and Alfre Woodard
 * Patriot Games, directed by Phillip Noyce, starring Harrison Ford, Anne Archer, Sean Bean, Patrick Bergin, James Earl Jones, Richard Harris
 * Pet Sematary Two, starring Edward Furlong, Anthony Edwards and Clancy Brown
 * Peter's Friends, directed by Kenneth Branagh, starring Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Rita Rudner, Emma Thompson - (U.K.)
 * Pinocchio, an animated film produced by Diane Eskenazi
 * The Player, directed by Robert Altman, starring Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Cynthia Stevenson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Peter Gallagher, Whoopi Goldberg — Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy)
 * Poison Ivy, starring Drew Barrymore, Sara Gilbert, Tom Skerritt, Cheryl Ladd
 * Police Story 3: Super Cop (Jing cha gu shi III: Chao ji jing cha), starring Jackie Chan - (Hong Kong)
 * Porco Rosso (Kurenai no Buta) - (Japan)
 * The Power of One, directed by John G. Avildsen
 * Prelude to a Kiss, starring Alec Baldwin and Meg Ryan
 * The Public Eye, directed by Howard Franklin, starring Joe Pesci, Barbara Hershey, Stanley Tucci, Jared Harris
 * Pure Country, starring George Strait
 * Pushing Hands (tuī shǒu), directed by Ang Lee - (China/Taiwan)
 * Quicksand: No Escape, starring Donald Sutherland, Tim Matheson, Felicity Huffman

R–Y
R S T U-V W Y
 * Raat, starring Revathi, Rohini Hattangadi, Om Puri - (India)
 * Radio Flyer, starring Elijah Wood
 * Rain Without Thunder, starring Betty Buckley and Jeff Daniels
 * Raising Cain, directed by Brian De Palma, starring John Lithgow and Lolita Davidovich
 * Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama, directed by Ram Mohan - (India/Japan)
 * Rapid Fire, starring Brandon Lee and Powers Boothe
 * Rebels of the Neon God (Ch'ing shaonien ne cha) - (Taiwan)
 * Remote Control (Sódóma Reykjavík) - (Iceland)
 * Reservoir Dogs, directed by Quentin Tarantino, starring Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Tim Roth, Steve Buscemi, Chris Penn, Lawrence Tierney
 * A River Runs Through It, directed by Robert Redford, starring Craig Sheffer, Brad Pitt, Tom Skerritt, Brenda Blethyn, Emily Lloyd
 * Rock-a-Doodle, directed by Don Bluth
 * Roja (Rose), directed by Mani Ratnam - (India) - nominated for Best Film at Moscow International Film Festival
 * Romper Stomper, starring Russell Crowe - (Australia)
 * Ruby, starring Danny Aiello (as Jack Ruby), Sherilyn Fenn, Arliss Howard
 * Samantha, starring Martha Plimpton and Dermot Mulroney
 * Savage Nights (Les Nuits Fauves) - (France)
 * Scent of a Woman, directed by Martin Brest, starring Al Pacino, Chris O'Donnell, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Gabrielle Anwar - Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Drama)
 * School Ties, starring Brendan Fraser, Chris O'Donnell, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck
 * Schtonk! (aka Schtonk! Der Film zum Buch vom Führer) - (Germany)
 * Seedpeople, directed by Peter Manoogian, produced by Charles Band
 * Shakes the Clown, directed by and starring Bobcat Goldthwait, with Julie Brown, Kathy Griffin, Florence Henderson
 * Shining Through, directed by David Seltzer, starring Michael Douglas, Melanie Griffith, John Gielgud, Joely Richardson, Liam Neeson
 * Sidekicks, starring Jonathan Brandis and Chuck Norris
 * Single White Female, directed by Barbet Schroeder, starring Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh
 * Singles, directed by Cameron Crowe, starring Bridget Fonda, Matt Dillon, Campbell Scott, Kyra Sedgwick
 * Sister Act, starring Whoopi Goldberg
 * Sleepwalkers, directed by Mick Garris, starring Mädchen Amick, Brian Krause, Alice Krige, based on a novel by Stephen King
 * Sneakers, starring Robert Redford, Dan Aykroyd, Sidney Poitier, River Phoenix, Ben Kingsley, Mary McDonnell
 * The Spirit of Christmas: Jesus vs. Frosty, directed by Trey Parker and Matt Stone
 * Split Infinity
 * Split Second, starring Rutger Hauer and Kim Cattrall - (U.K.)
 * Stay Tuned, directed by Peter Hyams, starring John Ritter and Pam Dawber
 * The Stolen Children (Il ladro di bambini) - (Italy)
 * Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot, starring Sylvester Stallone and Estelle Getty
 * The Story of Qiu Ju (Qiu Ju da guan si), directed by Zhang Yimou, starring Gong Li - (China) - Golden Lion award
 * Storyville, starring James Spader
 * Straight Talk, starring Dolly Parton and James Woods
 * A Stranger Among Us, directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Melanie Griffith, Eric Thal, John Pankow, Tracy Pollan, Mia Sara
 * Strictly Ballroom, directed by Baz Luhrmann - (Australia)
 * Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (Shiko funjatta) - (Japan) - Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year
 * The Sun of the Sleepless (Udzinarta mze) - (Georgia)
 * Sweet Emma, Dear Böbe (Édes Emma, drága Böbe - vázlatok, aktok), directed by István Szabó - (Hungary)
 * A Tale of Winter (Conte d'hiver), directed by Éric Rohmer - (France)
 * Talking Head (Tōkingu Heddo) - (Japan)
 * That Night, starring C. Thomas Howell and Juliette Lewis
 * There Goes the Neighborhood, starring Jeff Daniels, Catherine O'Hara, Héctor Elizondo, Rhea Perlman
 * This Is My Life, directed by Nora Ephron, starring Samantha Mathis, Julie Kavner, Dan Aykroyd, Carrie Fisher
 * Thunderheart, starring Val Kilmer, Sam Shepard, Graham Greene, Fred Ward
 * Timescape
 * Titanica, IMAX documentary
 * Tito and Me (Tito i ja) - (Yugoslavia)
 * Toys, directed by Barry Levinson, starring Robin Williams, Michael Gambon, Joan Cusack, Robin Wright, LL Cool J, Donald O'Connor
 * Traces of Red, starring James Belushi and Lorraine Bracco
 * Trespass, directed by Walter Hill, starring Ice Cube, Ice-T, Bill Paxton, William Sadler
 * Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, directed by David Lynch, starring Kiefer Sutherland, Kyle MacLachlan, Sheryl Lee, Moira Kelly, Mädchen Amick, David Bowie
 * Under Siege, directed by Andrew Davis, starring Steven Seagal, Tommy Lee Jones, Erika Eleniak, Gary Busey
 * Unforgiven, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, with Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Richard Harris - Academy Award for Best Picture
 * Universal Soldier, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren
 * Unlawful Entry, directed by Jonathan Kaplan, starring Kurt Russell, Ray Liotta, Madeleine Stowe
 * Utz, starring Armin Mueller-Stahl, Brenda Fricker, Peter Riegert - (U.K.)
 * Vacas (Cows) - (Spain)
 * The Waterdance, starring Eric Stoltz, Helen Hunt, Wesley Snipes
 * Waterland, directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal, starring Jeremy Irons, Sinéad Cusack, Ethan Hawke - (U.K.)
 * Wayne's World, directed by Penelope Spheeris, starring Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Rob Lowe, Tia Carrere, Brian Doyle-Murray, Lara Flynn Boyle
 * We Are Not Angels (Mi nismo anđeli) - (Yugoslavia)
 * Where the Day Takes You, starring Sean Astin and Lara Flynn Boyle
 * Whispers in the Dark, starring Annabella Sciorra, Jamey Sheridan, Jill Clayburgh, Alan Alda, John Leguizamo, Anthony LaPaglia
 * White Badge (Hayan chonjaeng) - (South Korea)
 * White Men Can't Jump, directed by Ron Shelton, starring Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson, Rosie Perez
 * White Sands, directed by Roger Donaldson, starring Willem Dafoe, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Mickey Rourke, Samuel L. Jackson
 * Wind, directed by Carroll Ballard, starring Matthew Modine, Jennifer Grey, Cliff Robertson, Jack Thompson, Stellan Skarsgård
 * Wuthering Heights, starring Juliette Binoche and Ralph Fiennes - (U.K.)
 * Year of the Comet, starring Penelope Ann Miller, Tim Daly, Louis Jourdan
 * The Yo-Yo Gang - (Canada)
 * Yodha, starring Mohanlal and Madhoo - (India)

Births

 * January 19 - Logan Lerman, actor
 * February 9 - Avan Jogia, Canadian actor
 * February 10 - Karen Fukuhara, actress
 * February 11
 * Georgia Groome, actress
 * Taylor Lautner, actor
 * February 14 - Freddie Highmore, actor
 * February 15 - Greer Grammer, actress
 * March 4 - Carlos Vereza, Brazilian actor
 * March 10 - Emily Osment, actress
 * March 13 - Kaya Scodelario, actress
 * March 17
 * John Boyega, actor
 * Gabriel Liotta, actor
 * April 4 - Alexa Nikolas, actress
 * April 10 - Daisy Ridley, actress
 * April 12 - Giorgio Cantarini, actor
 * April 23 - Syd tha Kyd, singer and DJ
 * May 4
 * Courtney Jines, actress
 * Ashley Rickards, actress
 * May 7 - Alexander Ludwig, actor
 * May 18 - Spencer Breslin, actor
 * May 29 - Erica Lindbeck, actress, voice actress
 * June 12 - Ryan Malgarini, American actor
 * June 14 - Daryl Sabara, actor
 * June 26 - Jennette McCurdy, actress and singer
 * July 3 - Nathalia Ramos, actress
 * July 9 - Douglas Booth, actor
 * July 22 - Selena Gomez, actress and singer
 * August 3 - Christine Ko, actress
 * August 4 - Dylan and Cole Sprouse, actors
 * August 20
 * Neslihan Atagül, actress
 * Demi Lovato, actress and singer
 * September 16 - Nick Jonas, singer (Jonas Brothers)
 * September 28 - Skye McCole Bartusiak, actress (died 2014)
 * September 30 - Ezra Miller, actor
 * October 9 - Tyler James Williams, actor
 * October 12 - Josh Hutcherson, actor
 * October 13 - Aaron Dismuke, voice actor
 * October 17 - Barry Keoghan, actor
 * November 18 - Nathan Kress, actor
 * November 23 - Miley Cyrus, actress and singer
 * December 18 - Bridgit Mendler, actress

Film debuts

 * Gillian Anderson - The Turning
 * David Arquette - Where the Day Takes You
 * Jack Black - Bob Roberts
 * Toni Collette - Spotswood
 * Daniel Craig - The Power of One
 * Penélope Cruz - Jamón Jamón
 * Alan Cumming - Prague
 * Eliza Dushku - That Night
 * Aaron Eckhart - Double Jeopardy
 * Omar Epps - Juice
 * Ralph Fiennes - Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights
 * Claire Forlani - Gypsy Eyes
 * Jamie Foxx - Toys
 * Walton Goggins - Forever Young
 * Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Beethoven
 * Peter Greene - Laws of Gravity
 * Maggie Gyllenhaal - Waterland
 * Cole Hauser - School Ties
 * Lena Headey - Waterland
 * Katherine Heigl - That Night
 * Jennifer Love Hewitt - Munchie
 * Whitney Houston - The Bodyguard
 * Famke Janssen - Fathers & Sons
 * Ashley Judd - Kuffs
 * Ang Lee (director) - Pushing Hands
 * Laura Linney - Lorenzo's Oil
 * Lucy Liu - Rhythm of Destiny
 * Ron Livingston - Straight Talk
 * Baz Luhrmann (director) - Strictly Ballroom
 * Bernie Mac - Mo' Money
 * Rose McGowan - Encino Man
 * Mike Myers - Wayne's World
 * Tim Blake Nelson - This Is My Life
 * Rosie O'Donnell - A League of Their Own
 * Robert Rodriguez (director) - El Mariachi
 * M. Night Shyamalan (director) - Praying with Anger
 * Gary Sinise - A Midnight Clear (actor)
 * Will Smith - Where the Day Takes You
 * Hilary Swank - Buffy the Vampire Slayer
 * Quentin Tarantino (director) - Reservoir Dogs
 * Jeanne Tripplehorn - Basic Instinct
 * Robin Tunney - Encino Man