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| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back to Back | Roger Nygard | Michael Rooker, Danielle Harris, Ryo Ishibashi | Action, Drama | |
| Bad Moon | Eric Red | Mariel Hemingway, Michael Paré | Horror | |
| Barb Wire | David Hogan | Pamela Anderson | Action, Sci-Fi | 6 Razzie nominations |
| Basquiat | Julian Schnabel | Jeffrey Wright, David Bowie, Benicio del Toro | Biopic | |
| Bastard Out of Carolina | Anjelica Huston | Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jena Malone | Drama | |
| The Beast | Jeff Bleckner | William Petersen, Karen Sillas, Charles Martin Smith | Horror | |
| Beautiful Girls | Ted Demme | Matt Dillon, Timothy Hutton, Uma Thurman, Natalie Portman, Mira Sorvino, Rosie O'Donnell | Romantic comedy | |
| Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | Mike Judge | (as voices) | Animated | |
| Bed of Roses | Michael Goldenberg | Mary Stuart Masterson, Christian Slater | Romance | |
| Before and After | Barbet Schroeder | Meryl Streep, Liam Neeson, Edward Furlong | Drama, Thriller | |
| Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back | Phillip Rhee | Phillip Rhee, Christopher McDonald | Martial arts | |
| Big Bully | Steve Miner | Rick Moranis, Tom Arnold | Comedy | |
| Big Night | Campbell Scott, Stanley Tucci | Tony Shalhoub, Stanley Tucci, Isabella Rossellini, Minnie Driver, Ian Holm, Marc Anthony, Allison Janney, Liev Schreiber | Drama | |
| Bio-Dome | Jason Bloom | Pauly Shore, Stephen Baldwin | Comedy | |
| The Birdcage | Mike Nichols | Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest | Comedy | based on La Cage aux Folles |
| Black Sheep | Penelope Spheeris | Chris Farley, David Spade, Gary Busey, Tim Matheson | Comedy | |
| Black Sun | Amanda Jane | Drama | ||
| Blood Brothers | Ernie Fritz | Bruce Springsteen, The E Street Band, Jon Landau | Documentary | |
| Blood and Wine | Bob Rafelson | Jack Nicholson, Jennifer Lopez, Judy Davis, Michael Caine | Crime drama | |
| Bloodsport II: The Next Kumite | Alan Mehrez | Daniel Bernhardt, Pat Morita | Action | sequel |
| Bottle Rocket | Wes Anderson | Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, James Caan | Comedy | Anderson's first film |
| Bound | Wachowski brothers | Gina Gershon, Jennifer Tilly, Joe Pantoliano | Thriller | |
| Box of Moon Light | Tom DiCillo | John Turturro, Sam Rockwell | Drama | |
| Boys | Stacy Cochran | Winona Ryder, Lukas Haas | Drama | |
| The Boys Next Door | Matthew Modine, Nathan Lane, Courtney B. Vance, Mare Winningham | Drama | TV | |
| Brain Candy | Kelly Makin | Kevin McDonald, Scott Thompson | Comedy | |
| Brassed Off | Mark Herman | Ewan McGregor, Pete Postlethwaite, Tara Fitzgerald | Comedy | |
| Breaking the Waves | Lars von Trier | Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgård | Drama | |
| Broken Arrow | John Woo | John Travolta, Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis | Action | |
| Bullet | Julien Temple | Mickey Rourke, Tupac Shakur | Drama | |
| Bulletproof | Ernest R. Dickerson | Damon Wayans, Adam Sandler, James Caan | Action | |
| Busted | Corey Feldman | Corey Feldman, Corey Haim, Dominick Brascia, Ava Fabian | Comedy | |
| Butch Camp | Alessandro De Gaetano | Judy Tenuta, Paul Denniston | Comedy | |
| The Cable Guy | Ben Stiller | Jim Carrey, Matthew Broderick | Comedy | |
| Camp Stories | Herbert Beigel | Drama | ||
| Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh | Bill Condon | Tony Todd, Bill Nunn | Horror | |
| Cannes Man | Richard Martini | Francesco Quinn, Seymour Cassel | Drama | |
| Cannibal! The Musical | Trey Parker | Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Dian Bachar, Jason McHugh | Student film | |
| Carnosaur 3: Primal Species | Jonathan Winfrey | Scott Valentine, Janet Gunn | Horror | sequel |
| Carpool | Arthur Hiller | Tom Arnold, David Paymer | Comedy | |
| Carried Away | Bruno Barreto | Dennis Hopper, Amy Irving | Drama | from Jim Harrison novel |
| Celtic Pride | Tom DeCerchio | Damon Wayans, Daniel Stern, Dan Aykroyd | Comedy | |
| Chain Reaction | Andrew Davis | Keanu Reeves, Morgan Freeman, Rachel Weisz, Fred Ward, Brian Cox | Sci-Fi | |
| The Chamber | James Foley | Chris O'Donnell, Gene Hackman, Faye Dunaway | Drama | from John Grisham novel |
| The Cherokee Kid | Paris Barclay | Sinbad, James Coburn, Burt Reynolds, Gregory Hines | Drama | TV |
| Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering | Greg Spence | Naomi Watts, Jamie Renée Smith, Karen Black | Horror | |
| Christmas Every Day | Larry Peerce | Erik von Detten, Robert Hays, Bess Armstrong | Drama | TV |
| Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood | David Gill | Kenneth Branagh (narrator) | Documentary | 6 parts |
| Citizen Ruth | Alexander Payne | Laura Dern, Swoosie Kurtz, Kurtwood Smith, Kelly Preston | Comedy, Drama | |
| City Hall | Harold Becker | Al Pacino, John Cusack, Bridget Fonda, Danny Aiello | Drama | |
| Clancy's Kitchen | Duncan Roy | Mark Aiken, Indira Varma, Rocky Marshall | Drama | |
| Close Up | Przemyslaw Reut | Michael Mauro, Kevin Kenny | Crime drama | |
| Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day | Christopher Münch | Peter Alexander, Henry Gibson, Michael Stipe | Drama | |
| Cosmic Voyage | Bayley Silleck | Morgan Freeman (narrator) | Documentary | |
| Courage Under Fire | Edward Zwick | Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips, Matt Damon | War | |
| The Craft | Andrew Fleming | Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, Rachel True | Fantasy | |
| The Cremaster Cycle | Matthew Barney | Marti Domination, Kathleen Crepeau | Fantasy | |
| The Crow: City of Angels | Tim Pope | Vincent Pérez, Mia Kirshner, Richard Brooks, Iggy Pop, Thuy Trang | Action | |
| The Crucible | Nicholas Hytner | Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder, Paul Scofield, Joan Allen | Drama | from Arthur Miller play |
| Curdled | Reb Braddock | Angela Jones, William Baldwin | Black comedy |
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