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This is a list of films released in 1995. The highly anticipated sequel Die Hard with a Vengeance was the year's biggest box-office hit, and Braveheart won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Highest-grossing films
The top ten films released in 1995 by worldwide gross are as follows:
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Worldwide gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Die Hard with a Vengeance | 20th Century Fox | $366,101,666 |
| 2. | Toy Story | Disney | $361,958,736[nb 1] |
| 3. | Apollo 13 | Universal | $355,237,933 |
| 4. | GoldenEye | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | $352,194,034 |
| 5. | Pocahontas | Disney | $346,079,773 |
| 6. | Batman Forever | Warner Bros. | $336,529,144 |
| 7. | Seven | New Line | $327,311,859 |
| 8. | Casper | Universal | $287,928,194 |
| 9. | Waterworld | $264,218,220 | |
| 10. | Jumanji | Sony | $262,797,249 |
- ^ Excluding the gross from subsequent re-releases.
Events
- March 13 – The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris by Danish directors Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg.
- May 19 – Die Hard With a Vengeance is released in theaters and becomes the year's second highest-grossing film (although it did remain the highest until 2014 when Toy Story overtook it in re-releases)
- May 24 – Braveheart is released to critical and commercial success. Directed by and starring Mel Gibson, it will go on to win 5 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.
- June 10 – Pocahontas has the largest premiere ever for a movie, premiering in Central Park, New York City with an audience of 100,000, free admission.
- November 17 – After a six-year hiatus, the James Bond film series resumes with the successful GoldenEye with Pierce Brosnan as James Bond.
- November 22 – Toy Story is released debuting at #1 and remains on the film charts for 18 weeks, marking the first feature-length film created completely using computer-generated imagery.
Awards
1995 wide-release films
January–March
April–June
July–September
October–December
Notable films released in 1995
United States unless stated
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- 301, 302, directed by Park Chul-soo – (South Korea)
A–D
A
- Above Suspicion, starring Christopher Reeve, Joe Mantegna, Kim Cattrall
- Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, directed by Steve Oedekerk, starring Jim Carrey
- The Addiction, directed by Abel Ferrara, starring Lili Taylor and Christopher Walken
- After Five in the Forest Primeval (Nach Fünf im Urwald), starring Franka Potente – (Germany)
- All Things Fair (Lust och fägring stor), directed by Bo Widerberg – (Sweden)
- The Amazing Panda Adventure
- The American President, directed by Rob Reiner, starring Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, Martin Sheen, Richard Dreyfuss, Michael J. Fox
- Angel Baby, starring John Lynch – (Australia)
- Angels & Insects, starring Mark Rylance and Kristin Scott Thomas – (UK/US)
- Angus, starring Charlie Talbert, James Van Der Beek, Kathy Bates and George C. Scott
- Antonia's Line (Antonia) – (Netherlands) – Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- L'Appât (Fresh Bait or The Bait), directed by Bertrand Tavernier – (France) – Golden Bear award
- Apollo 13, directed by Ron Howard, starring Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris
- The Arsonist (Kaki bakar) – (Malaysia)
- Assassins, directed by Richard Donner, starring Sylvester Stallone, Antonio Banderas, Julianne Moore
- An Awfully Big Adventure, directed by Mike Newell, starring Alan Rickman and Hugh Grant – (U.K.)
B
- Babe – Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy), directed by Chris Noonan – (United States/Australia)
- The Baby-Sitters Club
- Bad Boys, directed by Michael Bay, starring Martin Lawrence and Will Smith
- Balto – animated film by Universal Studios and Amblin Entertainment
- The Basketball Diaries, starring Leonardo DiCaprio
- Batman Forever, directed by Joel Schumacher, starring Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman, Chris O'Donnell
- Before Sunrise, starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy – (United States/Austria/Switzerland)
- Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, starring Stephen Rea – (Belgium/France)
- Beyond Rangoon, directed by John Boorman, starring Patricia Arquette
- Beyond the Clouds (Al di là delle nuvole) or (Par-dela les nuages), directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, starring John Malkovich and Sophie Marceau – (Italy/France/Germany)
- The Big Green, starring Steve Guttenberg
- Billy Madison, directed by Tamra Davis, starring Adam Sandler, Bridgette Wilson, Bradley Whitford, Darren McGavin
- The Blade (Gao), directed by Tsui Hark – (Hong Kong)
- Blue in the Face, starring Harvey Keitel, Lou Reed and Michael J. Fox
- The Blue Villa (Un bruit qui rend fou), starring Fred Ward – (France)
- Blush (Hong Fen) – (China)
- Boca a boca, starring Javier Bardem – (Spain)
- Bombay, starring Arvind Swamy – (India)
- Born to Be Wild, starring Wil Horneff, Helen Shaver, John C. McGinley, Peter Boyle
- Boys on the Side, starring Whoopi Goldberg, Mary-Louise Parker, Drew Barrymore
- The Brady Bunch Movie, directed by Betty Thomas, starring Gary Cole and Shelley Long
- Braveheart, directed by and starring Mel Gibson, with Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan – Academy Award for Best Picture
- The Bridges of Madison County, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, with Meryl Streep
- Brother of Sleep (Schlafes Bruder) – (Germany)
- The Brothers McMullen, directed by and starring Edward Burns
- Bugis Street (Yao jie huang hou), directed by Yonfan – (Singapore/Hong Kong)
- Butterfly Kiss, directed by Michael Winterbottom, starring Amanda Plummer and Saskia Reeves – (U.K.)
- Bye-Bye – (France)
- Bye Bye Love, starring Matthew Modine, Randy Quaid and Paul Reiser
C
- Canadian Bacon, directed by Michael Moore, starring John Candy, Alan Alda, Rip Torn, Bill Nunn, Rhea Perlman
- Carlota Joaquina – Princesa do Brasil – (Brazil)
- Carrington, starring Emma Thompson and Jonathan Pryce – (U.K.)
- Casino, directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Sharon Stone
- Casper, directed by Brad Silberling, starring Bill Pullman, Christina Ricci, Cathy Moriarty, Eric Idle, with Malachi Pearson as Casper
- The Celluloid Closet, narrated by Lily Tomlin
- La Cérémonie, directed by Claude Chabrol, starring Isabelle Huppert and Jacqueline Bisset – (France)
- Circle of Friends, starring Chris O'Donnell and Minnie Driver – (Ireland)
- Citizen X, starring Stephen Rea, Donald Sutherland and Max von Sydow
- The City of Lost Children (La Cité des enfants perdus) – (France/Germany/Spain)
- Clockers, directed by Spike Lee
- Clockwork Mice – (U.K.)
- Clueless, directed by Amy Heckerling, starring Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy, Paul Rudd
- Coldblooded, starring Jason Priestley and Kimberly Williams
- Cold Fever (Á köldum klaka) – (Iceland)
- Colpo di luna (Moon Shadow), starring Nino Manfredi – (Italy)
- A Comédia de Deus (God's Comedy) – (Portugal)
- Congo, starring Laura Linney, Dylan Walsh, Ernie Hudson, Tim Curry
- Copycat, directed by Jon Amiel, starring Sigourney Weaver, Holly Hunter, Dermot Mulroney, William McNamara, Harry Connick, Jr.
- Crimson Tide, directed by Tony Scott, starring Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman, Viggo Mortensen
- The Crossing Guard, directed by Sean Penn, starring Jack Nicholson, Anjelica Huston, David Morse, Robin Wright
- Crying Freeman
- Cry, the Beloved Country, directed by Darrell Roodt, starring James Earl Jones, Richard Harris, Charles S. Dutton – (South Africa/United States)
- The Cure, starring Brad Renfro
- Cutthroat Island, directed by Renny Harlin, starring Geena Davis and Matthew Modine
- Cyclo (Xích Lô) – (Vietnam/France/Hong Kong) – Golden Lion award
D
- Dangerous Minds, starring Michelle Pfeiffer
- The Day of the Beast (El día de la Bestia) – (Spain)
- Dead Man, directed by Jim Jarmusch, starring Johnny Depp
- Dead Man Walking, directed by Tim Robbins, starring Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn
- Dead Presidents, starring Larenz Tate, Keith David, Chris Tucker
- Deathmaker (Der Totmacher) – (Germany)
- Demon Knight, starring Billy Zane
- Desperado, directed by Robert Rodriguez, starring Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek
- Destiny Turns on the Radio, starring Dylan McDermott, Nancy Travis, James Belushi, Quentin Tarantino
- Devil in a Blue Dress, starring Denzel Washington, Jennifer Beals, Don Cheadle
- Die Hard with a Vengeance, directed by John McTiernan, starring Bruce Willis, Jeremy Irons, Samuel L. Jackson
- Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (The Brave Hearted Will Take the Bride) – (India)
- Dolores Claiborne, directed by Taylor Hackford, starring Kathy Bates, Jennifer Jason Leigh, David Strathairn, Christopher Plummer
- Don Juan DeMarco, starring Johnny Depp, Marlon Brando, Faye Dunaway
- Don't Cry, Nanking (Nánjīng yī jiǔ sān qī) – (China)
- Don't Forget You're Going to Die (N'oublie pas que tu vas mourir), directed by and starring Xavier Beauvois – (France)
- The Doom Generation
- Down to Earth (Casa de Lava) – (Portugal)
- Dracula: Dead and Loving It, directed by Mel Brooks, starring Leslie Nielsen, Peter MacNicol, Steven Weber, Harvey Korman and Brooks
- Dust of Life (Poussières de vie) – (France/Algeria)
E–K
E
- Eggs (Moe og far) – (Norway)
- Élisa, starring Vanessa Paradis and Gérard Depardieu – (France)
- The Englishman Who Went up a Hill but Came down a Mountain, starring Hugh Grant – (U.K.)
- Empire Records, starring Liv Tyler, Renée Zellweger, Anthony LaPaglia, Robin Tunney, Maxwell Caulfield
- Escape to Witch Mountain (1995 film), starring Robert Vaughn
- Everyone's Child – (Zimbabwe)
F
- Fair Game, starring William Baldwin and Cindy Crawford
- Fall Time, starring Mickey Rourke
- Fallen Angels (Duo luo tian shi), directed by Wong Kar-wai – (Hong Kong)
- Father of the Bride Part II, starring Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Martin Short, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Eugene Levy
- First Knight, starring Sean Connery, Richard Gere, Julia Ormond
- Flamenco, directed by Carlos Saura – (Spain)
- The Flower of My Secret (La flor de mi secreto), directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Marisa Paredes – (Spain)
- Fluke, starring Matthew Modine, Nancy Travis, Eric Stoltz
- The Flying Dutchman (De Vliegende Hollander) – (Netherlands)
- Forget Paris, directed by and starring Billy Crystal, with Debra Winger, Joe Mantegna, Julie Kavner, Cynthia Stevenson, Cathy Moriarty
- Forgotten Silver, directed by Peter Jackson and Costa Botes – (New Zealand)
- Four Rooms, anthology starring Tim Roth, Madonna, Valeria Golino, Antonio Banderas, Tamlyn Tomita, Jennifer Beals
- Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home, directed by Dwight H. Little
- French Kiss, directed by Lawrence Kasdan, starring Meg Ryan, Kevin Kline, Timothy Hutton
- Friday, starring Ice Cube and Chris Tucker
- Friendship's Field
- From the Journals of Jean Seberg – a documentary directed by Mark Rappaport
- Full Body Massage, directed by Nicolas Roeg, starring Mimi Rogers and Bryan Brown
- Funny Bones, starring Oliver Platt, Lee Evans, Leslie Caron, Jerry Lewis
G
- Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (Gamera: Daikaijū Kuchu Kessen) – (Japan)
- The Garden (Záhrada) – (Slovakia)
- The Gate of Heavenly Peace
- Georgia, directed by Ulu Grosbard, starring Jennifer Jason Leigh and Mare Winningham
- Get Shorty, directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, starring John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo, Danny DeVito, James Gandolfini, Dennis Farina
- Getting Any? (Minnā yatteru ka!), directed by Takeshi Kitano – (Japan)
- Ghost in the Shell (Gōsuto In Za Sheru) – (Japan)
- The Glass Shield, starring Ice Cube and Lori Petty
- Go Now, starring Robert Carlyle – (U.K.)
- Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (Gojira tai Desutoroia) – (Japan)
- Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain, starring Anna Chlumsky and Christina Ricci – (United States/Canada)
- The Golden Girls (Shan shui you xiang feng) – (Hong Kong)
- GoldenEye, starring Pierce Brosnan (as James Bond), with Sean Bean, Famke Janssen, Judi Dench – (U.K.)
- Gonin (The Five), directed by Takishi Ishii, starring Kōichi Satō and Beat Takeshi – (Japan)
- Good Men, Good Women (Hao nan hao nu) – (Japan/Taiwan)
- A Goofy Movie, directed by Kevin Lima, starring Jason Marsden, Bill Farmer, Wallace Shawn, additional voices Dante Basco
- The Grass Harp, starring Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Mary Steenburgen, Sissy Spacek
- Grumpier Old Men, starring Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Ann-Margret, Sophia Loren
- Guantanamera – (Cuba)
- Guimba the Tyrant (Guimba, un tyrant, une époque) – (Mali/Burkina Faso/France)
H
- Hackers, directed by Iain Softley, starring Jonny Lee Miller, Angelina Jolie, Fisher Stevens, Lorraine Bracco
- La Haine (Hatred), directed by Mathieu Kassovitz and starring Vincent Cassel – (France)
- Happiness Is in the Field (Le Bonheur est dans le pré), starring Michel Serrault – (France)
- Harrison Bergeron (film), starring Sean Astin, Christopher Plummer and Eugene Levy
- Haunted, starring Kate Beckinsale and Aidan Quinn – (U.K.)
- Heat, directed by Michael Mann, starring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Ashley Judd, Jon Voight, Tom Sizemore, Amy Brenneman
- Heavy, directed by James Mangold, starring Shelley Winters, Liv Tyler, Pruitt Taylor Vince
- Heavyweights, directed by Steven Brill
- Hello Cinema (Salaam Cinema), directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf – (Iran)
- Hideaway, starring Jeff Goldblum and Alicia Silverstone
- Higher Learning, directed by John Singleton, starring Omar Epps, Ice Cube, Kristy Swanson, Jennifer Connelly, Laurence Fishburne
- Hiroshima, directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara and Roger Spottiswoode – (Japan/Canada)
- Home for the Holidays, directed by Jodie Foster, starring Holly Hunter, Anne Bancroft, Robert Downey, Jr., Dylan McDermott, Steve Guttenberg
- The Horseman on the Roof (Le hussard sur le toit), starring Juliette Binoche – (France)
- Houseguest, starring Phil Hartman and Sinbad
- How to Make an American Quilt, starring Winona Ryder, Anne Bancroft, Ellen Burstyn, Kate Nelligan, Alfre Woodard
- The Hunted, starring Christopher Lambert, John Lone and Joan Chen
I
- ID – (U.K.)
- In the Mouth of Madness, directed by John Carpenter, starring Sam Neill, Julie Carmen, Jürgen Prochnow, David Warner, Charlton Heston
- The Indian in the Cupboard, directed by Frank Oz, starring Hal Scardino, Litefoot, Richard Jenkins, Steve Coogan
- Indictment: The McMartin Trial, starring James Woods, Mercedes Ruehl, Lolita Davidovich, Henry Thomas, Shirley Knight
- Indira – (India)
- Innocent Lies, starring Stephen Dorff – (U.K./France)
- It Takes Two, directed by Andy Tennant, starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Kirstie Alley, Steve Guttenberg
J
- Jade, directed by William Friedkin, starring David Caruso, Linda Fiorentino, Chazz Palminteri, Michael Biehn, Angie Everhart
- Jeeva – (Pakistan)
- Jefferson in Paris, directed by James Ivory, starring Nick Nolte, Thandie Newton, Greta Scacchi, Gwyneth Paltrow
- Jeffrey, starring Steven Weber, Michael T. Weiss, Patrick Stewart
- The Jerky Boys: The Movie
- Johnny Mnemonic, starring Keanu Reeves, Dolph Lundgren, Beat Takeshi, Ice-T – (United States/Canada)
- Joseph, starring Ben Kingsley – (Italy/United States/Germany)
- The Journey of August King
- Judge Dredd, starring Sylvester Stallone, Armand Assante, Diane Lane, Rob Schneider, Max von Sydow
- Jumanji, directed by Joe Johnston, starring Robin Williams, Bonnie Hunt, Kirsten Dunst, Bradley Pierce, David Alan Grier
- Just Cause, starring Sean Connery, Laurence Fishburne, Blair Underwood, Kate Capshaw, Ed Harris
K
- Kamikaze Taxi (Kamikaze takushî) – (Japan)
- Karan Arjun, starring Raakhee and Salman Khan – (India)
- Kicking and Screaming, starring Eric Stoltz and Olivia d'Abo
- A Kid in King Arthur's Court, starring Thomas Ian Nicholas, Joss Ackland, Kate Winslet
- Kids, starring Chloë Sevigny and Rosario Dawson
- Kiss of Death, starring David Caruso, Samuel L. Jackson, Nicolas Cage, Stanley Tucci, Kathryn Erbe, Helen Hunt
- Kura – (Japan)
L
- Land and Freedom, directed by Ken Loach – (U.K./Spain)
- The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving
- A Last Note (Gogo no Yuigon-jo) – (Japan) – Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year
- Last of the Dogmen, starring Tom Berenger and Barbara Hershey
- Last Summer in the Hamptons, directed by Henry Jaglom, starring Viveca Lindfors, Martha Plimpton, Melissa Leo
- The Last Supper, starring Cameron Diaz, Courtney B. Vance, Annabeth Gish
- Leaving Las Vegas, directed by Mike Figgis, starring Nicolas Cage and Elisabeth Shue
- Let It Be Me, starring Campbell Scott and Jennifer Beals
- Like Grains of Sand (Nagisa no Shindobaddo) – (Japan)
- Little Criminals – (Canada)
- A Little Princess, starring Liesel Matthews and Eleanor Bron
- Little Sister (Zusje) – (Netherlands)
- Live Nude Girls, starring Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Stevenson, Dana Delany
- Living in Oblivion, starring Steve Buscemi and Catherine Keener
- Long Live the Queen (Lang Leve de Koningin) – (Netherlands)
- Lord of Illusions (a.k.a. Clive Barker's Lord of Illusions), starring Scott Bakula
- Losing Isaiah, starring Jessica Lange and Halle Berry
- Love Letter – (Japan)
- Lumière and Company, 40 shorts from 40 directors – (France/Spain/Sweden/Denmark)
M
- Maborosi (A Trick of the Light) – (Japan)
- Mad Dogs and Englishmen, aka Shameless, starring Elizabeth Hurley and C. Thomas Howell – (U.K.)
- Mad Love, starring Drew Barrymore and Chris O'Donnell
- Magic in the Water, starring Mark Harmon – (United States/Canada)
- Magic Island, directed by Sam Irvin, starring Zachery Ty Bryan, Andrew Divoff, Edward Kerr, Lee Armstrong, French Stewart, Jessie Ann Friend, Oscar Dillon, Abraham Benrubi, Sean O'Kane, Schae Harrison, and Ja'net Dubois
- Major Payne, starring Damon Wayans
- Mallrats, directed by Kevin Smith, starring Jeremy London, Jason Lee, Shannen Doherty, Claire Forlani, Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams
- Man of the House, starring Chevy Chase, Farrah Fawcett, Jonathan Taylor Thomas
- Margaret's Museum, starring Helena Bonham Carter – (U.K./Canada)
- Memories (Memorîzu) – (Japan)
- Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival, featuring Jimi Hendrix, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, The Who, The Doors and others
- Miami Rhapsody, directed by David Frankel, starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Antonio Banderas, Mia Farrow
- Midaq Alley (El callejón de los milagros), starring Salma Hayek – (Mexico)
- Mighty Aphrodite, directed by and starring Woody Allen, with Mira Sorvino, Helena Bonham Carter
- Miracle in Bosnia, directed by Dino Mustafić and Danis Tanović, written by Zlatko Topčić
- Les Misérables, directed by Claude Lelouch, starring Jean-Paul Belmondo – (France) – Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- Money Train, starring Woody Harrelson, Wesley Snipes, Jennifer Lopez
- A Mongolian Tale (Hēi jùn mǎ) – (China)
- A Month by the Lake, starring Vanessa Redgrave, Edward Fox, Uma Thurman – (UK/US)
- Moonlight and Valentino, starring Elizabeth Perkins, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jon Bon Jovi, Kathleen Turner, Whoopi Goldberg
- Mortal Kombat, directed by Paul W. S. Anderson, starring Robin Shou, Linden Ashby, Bridgette Wilson, Christopher Lambert, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
- Multi-Facial, short film directed, produced by and starring Vin Diesel
- Murder in the First, starring Christian Slater and Kevin Bacon
- My Family, starring Edward James Olmos, Esai Morales, Jimmy Smits
N
- Napoleon, family film directed by Mario Andreacchio – (Australia)
- Nasty Love (L'amore molesto) – (Italy)
- Nelly and Mr. Arnaud, starring Emmanuelle Béart and Michel Serrault – (France)
- The Net, starring Sandra Bullock, Jeremy Northam, Dennis Miller
- Never Talk to Strangers, starring Rebecca De Mornay and Antonio Banderas
- New Jersey Drive
- Nick of Time, directed by John Badham, starring Johnny Depp and Christopher Walken
- Nine Months, starring Hugh Grant, Julianne Moore, Tom Arnold, Joan Cusack, Jeff Goldblum, Robin Williams
- Nixon, directed by Oliver Stone, starring Anthony Hopkins, James Woods, Joan Allen, David Hyde Pierce, Powers Boothe, Paul Sorvino
- No Way Back, starring Russell Crowe
- Le Nouveau monde (The New World) – (France)
- Now and Then, starring Christina Ricci, Thora Birch, Gaby Hoffmann, Demi Moore, Melanie Griffith, Rosie O'Donnell
O
- On the Beat (Min jing gu shi) – (China)
- One Hundred and One Nights (Les Cent et Une Nuits de Simon Cinéma), directed by Agnès Varda, starring Michel Piccoli and Marcello Mastroianni – (France)
- Operation Dumbo Drop, directed by Simon Wincer, starring Ray Liotta, Danny Glover, Denis Leary, Doug E. Doug
- Othello, directed by Oliver Parker, starring Laurence Fishburne, Irène Jacob, Kenneth Branagh – (UK/US)
- Outbreak, directed by Wolfgang Petersen, starring Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman
- The Outpost (A részleg) – (Hungary)
P–Q
- P*U*L*S*E, featuring Pink Floyd – (U.K.)
- Panther, directed by Mario Van Peebles, starring Kadeem Hardison, Bokeem Woodbine, Courtney B. Vance
- Param Vir Chakra, starring Saeed Jaffrey – (India)
- Pari – (Iran)
- Party Girl – (U.S.), starring Parker Posey
- El pasajero clandestino – (France/Spain)
- The Passion of Darkly Noon, starring Brendan Fraser, Ashley Judd, Viggo Mortensen – (Belgium/Germany/U.K.)
- The Pebble and the Penguin, directed by Don Bluth – (Ireland/United States)
- Peculiarities of the National Hunt (Osobennosti natsionalnoy okhoty) – (Russia)
- A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies, directed by Martin Scorsese (documentary)
- Persuasion, starring Amanda Root and Ciarán Hinds – (UK/US)
- Picture Bride – Sundance Film Festival Audience Award winner
- Pocahontas, directed by Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg
- Powder, starring Sean Patrick Flanery, Mary Steenburgen, Lance Henriksen, Jeff Goldblum
- The Power Within, starring Karen Valentine
- Premeditated Murder (Ubistvo s predumišljajem) – (Yugoslavia)
- The Promise (Das Versprechen), directed by Margarethe von Trotta – (Germany)
- The Prophecy, starring Christopher Walken, Elias Koteas, Virginia Madsen, Eric Stoltz
- The Purse Snatcher (De Tasjesdief) – (Netherlands)
- O Quatrilho (The Foursome) – (Brazil)
- The Quick and the Dead, directed by Sam Raimi, starring Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, Russell Crowe, Leonardo DiCaprio
R–Z
R
- Rain Clouds over Wushan (Wu Shan Yun Yu) – (China)
- Rangeela, directed by Ram Gopal Varma – (India)
- Reckless, starring Mia Farrow and Scott Glenn
- Red Cherry (Hóng yīng táo) – (China)
- Restoration, starring Robert Downey, Jr.
- Richard III, directed by Richard Loncraine, starring Ian McKellen, Annette Bening, Robert Downey, Jr. – (U.K.)
- Rob Roy, directed by Michael Caton-Jones, starring Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange, John Hurt, Tim Roth
- Roommates, starring Peter Falk, D. B. Sweeney, Julianne Moore
- Rumble in the Bronx (Hong faan kui), starring Jackie Chan – (Hong Kong)
S
- Sabrina, directed by Sydney Pollack, starring Harrison Ford, Julia Ormond, Greg Kinnear, Lauren Holly, Richard Crenna, Angie Dickinson
- Sailor Moon Super S: The Movie (Black-Dream-Hole no kiseki) – (Japan)
- Safe, starring Julianne Moore – (UK/US)
- The Scarlet Letter, directed by Roland Joffé, starring Demi Moore, Gary Oldman, Robert Duvall
- Screamers, starring Peter Weller – (United States/Canada)
- The Second Time (La seconda volta) – (Italy)
- Search and Destroy, starring Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Illeana Douglas, Christopher Walken, John Turturro, Dennis Hopper
- See You in the Obituary (Vidimo se u čitulji) – (Yugoslavia)
- Sense and Sensibility, directed by Ang Lee, starring Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, Alan Rickman, Hugh Grant – (U.K.) – Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Drama) and Golden Bear award (for 1996)
- Seven (also known as Se7en), directed by David Fincher, starring Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kevin Spacey
- Shanghai Triad (Yao a yao yao dao waipo qiao), directed by Zhang Yimou, starring Gong Li – (China)
- Sharaku – (Japan)
- Shirli-Myrli (What a Mess) – (Russia)
- Showgirls, directed by Paul Verhoeven, starring Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan, Gina Gershon
- Siao Yu, directed by Sylvia Chang – (Taiwan)
- A Single Girl (La Fille seule), directed by Benoît Jacquot – (France)
- A Single Spark (Jeon tae-il) – (South Korea)
- Sister My Sister, starring Joely Richardson, Jodhi May and Julie Walters – (U.K.)
- Sleeping Beauty, directed by Toshi Hiruma, starring Garry Chalk, Ian James Corlett, Terry Klassen, Andrea Libman – (UK/US)
- Smoke, starring Harvey Keitel and William Hurt
- The Snails' Senator (Senatorul melcilor) – (Romania)
- Something to Talk About, starring Julia Roberts, Dennis Quaid, Robert Duvall, Gena Rowlands, Kyra Sedgwick
- Species, directed by Roger Donaldson and starring Natasha Henstridge, Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Forest Whitaker, Alfred Molina
- Spin, directed by Brian Springer
- The Star Maker (L'Uomo delle stelle), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – (Italy)
- The Stars Fell on Henrietta, starring Robert Duvall
- Steal Big Steal Little, directed by Andrew Davis, starring Andy García, Alan Arkin, Joe Pantoliano, Rachel Ticotin
- Stonewall
- Strange Days, directed by Kathryn Bigelow, starring Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis
- Sudden Death, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme
- Summer Snow (Loey Yen Sei Seup) – (Hong Kong)
T
- Tales from the Hood, starring Clarence Williams III, Joe Torry, Rosalind Cash, David Alan Grier, Lamont Bentley
- Tall Tale, starring Patrick Swayze, Nick Stahl, Oliver Platt, Roger Aaron Brown, Scott Glenn
- Tank Girl, starring Lori Petty, Malcolm McDowell, Naomi Watts, Ice-T
- Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead, directed by Gary Fleder, starring Andy García, Treat Williams, Christopher Lloyd, Gabrielle Anwar, Christopher Walken
- Those Were the Days (Le plus bel âge...) – (France)
- Three Wishes, directed by Martha Coolidge, starring Patrick Swayze and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
- The Tie That Binds, starring Daryl Hannah, Keith Carradine, Moira Kelly, Vincent Spano
- To Die For, directed by Gus Van Sant, starring Nicole Kidman, Joaquin Phoenix, Matt Dillon, Illeana Douglas
- To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar, starring Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes, John Leguizamo, Stockard Channing, Chris Penn
- Tokyo Fist (Tokyo Ken) – (Japan)
- Tom and Huck, directed by Peter Hewitt, starring Jonathan Taylor Thomas
- Tommy Boy, starring Chris Farley, David Spade, Rob Lowe, Bo Derek, Brian Dennehy, Dan Aykroyd
- Tot Ziens (Goodbye) – (Netherlands)
- Toy Story, voices of Tom Hanks and Tim Allen, directed by John Lasseter, first computer-animated feature-length film
- Les Trois Frères (The Three Brothers) – (France)
- Tropical Fish (Redai yu) – (Taiwan)
- Truman, starring Gary Sinise, Diana Scarwid, Pat Hingle, Harris Yulin, Tony Goldwyn
- 12 Monkeys, directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt
- Two Bits, starring Al Pacino
- Two Deaths, directed by Nicolas Roeg, starring Michael Gambon and Sônia Braga – (U.K.)
U–V
- Ulysses' Gaze (To Vlemma tou Odyssea), starring Harvey Keitel – (Greece)
- Under the Domim Tree (Etz Hadomim Tafus) – (Israel)
- Underground (Podzemlje) – (Yugoslavia) – Palme d'Or award
- Unstrung Heroes, directed by Diane Keaton, starring Andie MacDowell, John Turturro, Michael Richards
- Unzipped, a documentary on fashion industry
- The Usual Suspects, directed by Bryan Singer, starring Gabriel Byrne, Stephen Baldwin, Benicio del Toro, Kevin Pollak, Chazz Palminteri, Kevin Spacey
- Vampire in Brooklyn, directed by Wes Craven, starring Eddie Murphy and Angela Bassett
- Village of the Damned, directed by John Carpenter, starring Christopher Reeve, Kirstie Alley, Linda Kozlowski, Mark Hamill
- Virtuosity, starring Denzel Washington, Kelly Lynch, Russell Crowe
W
- Waati, directed by Souleymane Cissé – (Mali)
- Waiting to Exhale, directed by Forest Whitaker, starring Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, Lela Rochon
- A Walk in the Clouds, directed by Alfonso Arau, starring Keanu Reeves, Giancarlo Giannini, Anthony Quinn – (United States/Mexico)
- The Walking Dead
- Waterworld, directed by Kevin Reynolds, starring Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Tina Majorino
- Weekend Lover (Zhou mo qing ren) – (China)
- Welcome to the Dollhouse, directed by Todd Solondz, starring Heather Matarazzo
- When Night Is Falling – (Canada)
- While You Were Sleeping, directed by Jon Turteltaub, starring Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman, Peter Gallagher
- Whisper of the Heart (Mimi o Sumaseba) – (Japan)
- The White Balloon (Badkonake sefid) – (Iran)
- White Man's Burden, starring John Travolta and Harry Belafonte
- Who's Counting? Marilyn Waring on Sex, Lies and Global Economics – (Canada)
- The Wife, starring Tom Noonan, Julie Hagerty, Wallace Shawn, Karen Young
- Wild Bill, directed by Walter Hill, starring Jeff Bridges, Ellen Barkin, David Arquette, Keith Carradine, John Hurt
- Wild Side, starring Christopher Walken, Anne Heche, Joan Chen
XYZ
- Zero Kelvin (Kjærlighetens kjøtere), starring Stellan Skarsgård – (Norway)
Births
- January 9 – Nicola Peltz, American actress
- January 24 – Callan McAuliffe, Australian actor
- January 30 – Danielle Campbell, American actress
- March 7 – Haley Lu Richardson, American actress
- March 28 [ Warren Collins 22 – Nick Robinson, American actor
- July 9 – Georgie Henley, English actress
- November 29 – Laura Marano, American actress, singer
- December 22 – Remy Thorne, American actor
- December 27 – Timothée Chalamet, American and French actor
- December 29 – Ross Lynch, American actor, singer, dancer
Notable deaths
| Month | Date | Name | Age | Country | Profession | Notable films |
| January | 2 | Nancy Kelly | 73 | US | Actress | |
| 2 | Frances E. Williams | 89 | US | Actress | ||
| 4 | Dorothy Granger | 82 | US | Actress | ||
| 7 | Ted Tetzlaff | 91 | US | Cinematographer | ||
| 9 | Peter Cook | 57 | UK | Actor | ||
| 10 | Roy Ashton | 85 | UK | Makeup Artist | ||
| 11 | Onat Kutlar | 58 | Turkey | Producer and writer | ||
| 12 | Kay Aldridge | 77 | US | Actress | ||
| 24 | Edward Colman | 89 | US | Cinematographer | ||
| 25 | John Smith | 63 | US | Actor | ||
| 25 | William Sylvester | 72 | US | Actor | ||
| 26 | Gordon Oliver | 84 | US | Actor | ||
| 26 | Pat Welsh | 79 | US | Actress | ||
| 27 | Robert Totten | 57 | US | Director | ||
| 31 | George Abbott | 107 | US | Director | ||
| February | 2 | Phillip Borsos | 41 | Canada | Director | |
| 2 | Donald Pleasence | 75 | UK | Actor | ||
| 2 | Willard Waterman | 80 | US | Actor | ||
| 4 | Abel Santa Cruz | 79 | Argentina | Playwright | ||
| 5 | Doug McClure | 59 | US | Actor | ||
| 8 | Rachel Thomas | 89 | UK | Actress | ||
| 9 | David Wayne | 81 | US | Actor | ||
| 14 | Michael V. Gazzo | 71 | US | Actor, Writer | ||
| 16 | Lois Wilde | 87 | US | Actress | ||
| 19 | John Howard | 81 | US | Actor | ||
| 21 | Robert Bolt | 79 | UK | Screenwriter, Director | ||
| 21 | Calder Willingham | 72 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 22 | Ed Flanders | 60 | US | Actor | ||
| 22 | Nicholas Pennell | 56 | Canada | Actor | ||
| 23 | John Paul | 73 | UK | Actor | ||
| 24 | John J. Carney | 54 | UK | Actor | ||
| 26 | Jack Clayton | 73 | UK | Director | ||
| 27 | Ann Ayars | 76 | US | Singer, Actress | ||
| March | 1 | Herb Meadow | 83 | US | Writer | |
| 3 | Al Christy | 76 | US | Actor | ||
| 3 | Douglas Stewart | 75 | US | Film Editor | ||
| 5 | Nancy O'Neil | 83 | UK | Actress | ||
| 10 | Irene Tedrow | 87 | US | Actress | ||
| 12 | Juanin Clay | 45 | US | Actress | ||
| 15 | Albert Hackett | 95 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 17 | Rick Aviles | 42 | US | Actor | ||
| 20 | Big John Studd | 47 | US | Actor | ||
| 21 | Robert Urquhart | 73 | UK | Actor, Writer | ||
| 27 | Paul Brinegar | 77 | US | Actor | ||
| April | 4 | Priscilla Lane | 79 | US | Actress, Singer | |
| 12 | Philip H. Lathrop | 82 | US | Cinematographer | ||
| 14 | Burl Ives | 85 | US | Actor, Singer | ||
| 16 | Cy Endfield | 80 | UK | Director | ||
| 16 | Arthur English | 75 | UK | Actor | ||
| 16 | Alfred Ryder | 79 | US | Actor | ||
| 21 | Tessie O'Shea | 82 | US | Actress | ||
| 25 | Art Fleming | 70 | US | Actor | ||
| 25 | Alexander Knox | 88 | US | Actor, Writer, Director | ||
| 25 | Ginger Rogers | 83 | US | Actress, Dancer | ||
| 27 | Katherine DeMille | 83 | Canada | Actress | ||
| 30 | Christopher Chadman | 47 | US | Actor | ||
| 30 | Michael Graham Cox | 57 | UK | Actor | ||
| May | 2 | Don Brockett | 65 | US | Actor | |
| 2 | Michael Hordern | 83 | UK | Actor | ||
| 11 | John Philips | 80 | UK | Actor | ||
| 12 | Arthur Lubin | 96 | US | Director | ||
| 13 | Alan Maley | 64 | US | Matte Artist, Visual Effects | ||
| 18 | Elisha Cook, Jr. | 91 | US | Actor | ||
| 18 | Alexander Godunov | 45 | Russia | Actor, Dancer | ||
| 18 | Elizabeth Montgomery | 62 | US | Actress | ||
| 22 | Robert Flemyng | 83 | UK | Actor | ||
| 25 | Alice Day | 89 | US | Actress | ||
| 25 | Dany Robin | 68 | France | Actress | ||
| 26 | Tony Azito | 46 | US | Actor | ||
| 27 | Severn Darden | 65 | US | Actor | ||
| 28 | Daniela Rocca | 57 | Italy | Actress | ||
| June | 5 | Patricia Dane | 75 | US | Actress | |
| 5 | Dilys Powell | 93 | England | Critic | ||
| 6 | Savely Kramarov | 60 | Russia | Actor | ||
| 10 | Bruno Lawrence | 54 | UK | Actor | ||
| 15 | Charles Bennett | 95 | UK | Screenwriter | ||
| 17 | Clarence Greene | 81 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 18 | Arthur Howard | 85 | UK | Actor | ||
| 25 | Roger Grimsby | 66 | US | Actor | ||
| 29 | Roy Rowland | 84 | US | Director | ||
| 29 | Lana Turner | 74 | US | Actress | ||
| 30 | Gale Gordon | 89 | US | Actor | ||
| July | 1 | Wolfman Jack | 57 | US | Actor | |
| 2 | John C. Higgins | 87 | Canada | Screenwriter | ||
| 3 | Sherril Lynn Rettino | 39 | US | Actress | Butch and Sundance: The Early Days | |
| 4 | Eva Gabor | 76 | Hungary | Actress | ||
| 12 | Gordon Flemyng | 61 | UK | Director | ||
| 17 | Geraldine Fitzgerald | 91 | Ireland | Actress | ||
| 17 | Harry Guardino | 69 | US | Actor | ||
| 27 | Miklós Rózsa | 88 | Hungary | Composer | ||
| 31 | Genevieve Tobin | 95 | US | Actress | ||
| August | 1 | Phyllis Brooks | 80 | US | Actress | |
| 1 | Esther Muir | 92 | US | Actress | ||
| 2 | Al Adamson | 66 | US | Director | ||
| 3 | Ida Lupino | 77 | UK | Actress, Director | ||
| 8 | Carol Hughes | 85 | US | Actress | ||
| 9 | Peter Carew | 72 | US | Actor | ||
| 10 | Donald Bisset | 84 | UK | Actor | ||
| 11 | Phil Harris | 91 | US | Actor, Voice Actor | ||
| 11 | Howard Koch | 93 | Germany | Screenwriter | ||
| 16 | Walter Cartier | 71 | US | Actor | ||
| 17 | Helen Christie | 80 | UK | Actress | ||
| 18 | James Maxwell | 66 | UK | Actor | ||
| 21 | Nanni Loy | 69 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter | ||
| 24 | Gary Crosby | 62 | US | Actor | ||
| 27 | Mary Beth Hughes | 75 | US | Actress | ||
| 29 | Frank Perry | 65 | US | Producer, Director | ||
| 31 | Mildred Coles | 75 | US | Actress | ||
| 31 | David Farrar | 87 | UK | Actor | ||
| September | 1 | Benay Venuta | 84 | US | Actress | |
| 5 | John Megna | 42 | US | Actor | ||
| 6 | Ralph Rosenblum | 69 | US | Film Editor | ||
| 10 | Derek Meddings | 64 | UK | Actor | ||
| 12 | Jeremy Brett | 61 | UK | Actor | ||
| 12 | Tom Helmore | 91 | UK | Actor | ||
| 29 | Susan Fleetwood | 51 | UK | Actress | ||
| October | 12 | Gary Bond | 55 | UK | Actor | |
| 15 | Claudio Brook | 68 | Mexico | Actor | ||
| 20 | Christopher Stone | 53 | US | Actor | ||
| 21 | Maxene Andrews | 79 | US | Singer, Actress | ||
| 21 | Jack Rose | 83 | Poland | Screenwriter | ||
| 22 | Mary Wickes | 85 | US | Actress | ||
| 25 | David Healy | 66 | US | Actor | ||
| 25 | Viveca Lindfors | 74 | Sweden | Actress | ||
| 29 | Jean Heather | 79 | US | Actress | ||
| 29 | Terry Southern | 71 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 30 | Brian Easdale | 86 | US | Composer | ||
| 30 | Paul Ferris | 54 | UK | Composer | ||
| 31 | Rosalind Cash | 56 | US | Actress | ||
| November | 3 | John Orchard | 66 | US | Actor | |
| 4 | Paul Eddington | 68 | UK | Actor | ||
| 4 | Eddie Egan | 65 | US | Actor | ||
| 7 | John Patrick | 90 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 9 | Robert O. Cook | 92 | US | Sound Supervisor | ||
| 12 | Robert Stephens | 64 | UK | Actor | ||
| 13 | Ralph Blane | 81 | US | Vocal Director, Actor | ||
| 21 | Dorothy Jeakins | 81 | US | Costume Designer | ||
| 23 | Louis Malle | 63 | France | Director | ||
| 24 | Jeffrey Lynn | 86 | US | Actor | ||
| December | 3 | Jimmy Jewel | 85 | UK | Actor | |
| 4 | Robert Parrish | 79 | US | Director, Actor | ||
| 7 | Harry Cordwell | 73 | UK | Set Decorator | ||
| 7 | Kathleen Harrison | 103 | UK | Actress | ||
| 8 | George J. Lewis | 91 | US | Actor | ||
| 9 | Vivian Blaine | 74 | US | Actress, Singer | ||
| 11 | Arthur Mullard | 85 | UK | Actor | ||
| 17 | Lexie Bigham | 27 | US | Actor | ||
| 19 | Jack Hively | 85 | US | Director, Editor | ||
| 20 | Madge Sinclair | 57 | Jamaica | Actor | ||
| 22 | Butterfly McQueen | 84 | US | Actress | ||
| 23 | Patric Knowles | 84 | UK | Actor | ||
| 25 | Dean Martin | 78 | US | Singer, Actor | ||
| 26 | Geoffrey Drake | 84 | ?? | Production Designer | ||
| 26 | Anthony Newlands | 69 | UK | Actor | ||
| 30 | Doris Grau | 71 | US | Actress, Voice Actress |
Debuts
- Jon Abrahams – Kids
- Casey Affleck – To Die For
- Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje – Congo
- Michael Bay (director) – Bad Boys
- Drake Bell – Drifting School
- Camilla Belle – A Little Princess
- Hayden Christensen – In the Mouth of Madness
- Jason Clarke – Dilemma
- Rachael Leigh Cook – The Baby-Sitters Club
- Jennifer Coolidge – Not of This Earth
- David Cross – Destiny Turns on the Radio
- Rosario Dawson – Kids
- Kim Dickens – Palookaville
- Peter Dinklage – Living in Oblivion
- Minnie Driver – Circle of Friends
- Michael Clarke Duncan – Friday
- Will Ferrell – Criminal Hearts
- Natasha Henstridge – Species
- Rhys Ifans – Streetlife
- Keira Knightley – Innocent Lies
- Johnny Knoxville – Desert Blues
- Jared Leto – How to Make an American Quilt
- Eric Mabius – Welcome to the Dollhouse
- Heather Matarazzo – Welcome to the Dollhouse
- James McAvoy – The Near Room
- Debra Messing – A Walk in the Clouds
- Ivana Miličević – Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
- Amanda Peet – Animal Room
- Mekhi Phifer – Clockers
- Ryan Phillippe – Crimson Tide
- James Purefoy – Feast of July
- Jeremy Renner – National Lampoon's Senior Trip
- Paul Rudd – Clueless
- Peter Sarsgaard – Dead Man Walking
- Chloë Sevigny – Kids
- Brendan Sexton III – Welcome to the Dollhouse
- Charlize Theron – Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
- James Van Der Beek – Angus
- Dominic West – Richard III
References
- ^ "1995 Worldwide Grosses". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
