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| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love | Mira Nair | Drama | ||
| Kansas City | Robert Altman | Jennifer Jason Leigh, Harry Belafonte, Miranda Richardson | Drama | |
| Kazaam | Paul Michael Glaser | Shaquille O'Neal | Fantasy | |
| Killer: A Journal of Murder | Tim Metcalfe | James Woods, Robert Sean Leonard | Drama | |
| Kingpin | Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly | Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid, Vanessa Angel, Bill Murray | Comedy | MGM |
| Kounterfeit | John Mallory Asher | Hilary Swank, Bruce Payne, Corbin Bernsen | Thriller | |
| The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists | Roy Allen Smith | voices of John Ingle, Candace Hutson, Heather Hogan | Animated | sequel |
| Larger Than Life | Howard Franklin | Bill Murray, Janeane Garofalo, Matthew McConaughey, Linda Fiorentino | Comedy | |
| The Last Angel of History | George Clinton | Documentary | ||
| Last Dance | Bruce Beresford | Sharon Stone, Rob Morrow, Peter Gallagher, Randy Quaid | Drama | Touchstone Pictures |
| The Last Days of Frankie the Fly | Peter Markle | Dennis Hopper, Daryl Hannah, Michael Madsen | Crime | |
| Last Man Standing | Walter Hill | Bruce Willis, Christopher Walken, Bruce Dern | Drama | remake of Yojimbo |
| The Late Shift | Betty Thomas | John Michael Higgins, Daniel Roebuck, Treat Williams, Kathy Bates | Biopic | TV; based on book by Bill Carter |
| The Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace | Farhad Mann | Patrick Bergin, Matt Frewer | Sci-fi | sequel |
| Lewis and Clark and George | Rod McCall | Rose McGowan | Drama | |
| The Little Riders | Paul Scofield, Malcolm McDowell, Noley Thornton | Drama | ||
| Little Witches | Jane Simpson | Sheeri Rappaport | Horror | |
| Loch Ness | John Henderson | Ted Danson, Joely Richardson | Family | |
| London Suite | Jay Sandrich | Kelsey Grammer, Patricia Clarkson | Comedy | TV |
| Lone Star | John Sayles | Chris Cooper, Matthew McConaughey, Kris Kristofferson | Crime drama | Academy Award-nominated screenplay |
| Long Day's Journey Into Night | David Wellington | William Hutt | Drama | Canada |
| The Long Kiss Goodnight | Renny Harlin | Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson, Craig Bierko, David Morse, Brian Cox | Action | New Line Cinema |
| Looking for Richard | Al Pacino | Alec Baldwin, Al Pacino, Winona Ryder, Kevin Spacey | Documentary | |
| Love Is All There Is | Joseph Bologna, Renée Taylor | Angelina Jolie, Paul Sorvino, Barbara Carrera, Lainie Kazan | Comedy | based on Romeo and Juliet |
| Lumière and Company | 41 directors | Short films | ||
| Mad Dog Time | Larry Bishop | Jeff Goldblum, Gabriel Byrne, Richard Dreyfuss, Ellen Barkin, Diane Lane | Comedy | United Artists |
| Magenta | Gregory Haynes | Julian McMahon | Drama | |
| Malicious | Ian Corson | Molly Ringwald | Thriller | Republic Pictures |
| The Man Who Captured Eichmann | William A. Graham | Robert Duvall, Arliss Howard | Drama | TV |
| Manny & Lo | Lisa Krueger | Scarlett Johansson, Mary Kay Place | Family | Johansson at age 11 |
| Mars Attacks! | Tim Burton | Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito, Jim Brown, Sarah Jessica Parker, Martin Short, Michael J. Fox, Lukas Haas, Natalie Portman | Sci-Fi comedy | 7 Saturn Award nominations |
| Marvin's Room | Jerry Zaks | Meryl Streep, Diane Keaton, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro | Drama | from Scott McPherson play |
| Mary Reilly | Stephen Frears | Julia Roberts, John Malkovich, Glenn Close | Drama | based on Valerie Martin novel |
| Matilda | Danny DeVito | Mara Wilson, Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Embeth Davidtz, Pam Ferris | Family | based on Roald Dahl story |
| Maximum Risk | Ringo Lam | Jean-Claude Van Damme, Natasha Henstridge | Action | |
| Memory Run | Allan A. Goldstein | Karen Duffy, Matt McCoy | Action | |
| Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders | ||||
| Michael | Nora Ephron | John Travolta, Andie MacDowell, William Hurt, Bob Hoskins | Fantasy | New Line Cinema |
| The Mirror Has Two Faces | Barbra Streisand | Barbra Streisand, Jeff Bridges, Lauren Bacall, Pierce Brosnan, Mimi Rogers | Romance | Golden Globe for Bacall |
| Mission: Impossible | Brian De Palma | Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Jon Voight, Vanessa Redgrave, Emmanuelle Béart, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jean Reno | Action | based on TV series; sequels in 2000, 2006, 2011 |
| Mojave Moon | Kevin Dowling | Danny Aiello, Anne Archer, Angelina Jolie | Drama | |
| Moll Flanders | Pen Denham | Robin Wright Penn, Morgan Freeman | Drama | based on Daniel Defoe novel |
| Mother | Albert Brooks | Albert Brooks, Debbie Reynolds, Rob Morrow, Lisa Kudrow | Comedy | Reynolds Golden Globe-nominated |
| Mother Night | Keith Gordon | Nick Nolte | Drama | from Kurt Vonnegut novel |
| A Mother's Instinct | Sam Pillsbury | Lindsay Wagner | Drama | made for TV |
| Mr. Holland's Opus | Stephen Herek | Richard Dreyfuss, Glenne Headly, Olympia Dukakis | Drama | |
| Mr. Wrong | Nick Castle | Ellen DeGeneres, Bill Pullman, Dean Stockwell, Joan Cusack | Comedy | Touchstone Pictures |
| Mrs. Santa Claus | Terry Hughes | Angela Lansbury, Michael Jeter | Family | made for TV |
| Mrs. Winterbourne | Richard Benjamin | Shirley MacLaine, Brendan Fraser, Ricki Lake | Drama | from Cornell Woolrich novel |
| Mulholland Falls | Lee Tamahori | Nick Nolte, Jennifer Connelly, Melanie Griffith, John Malkovich, Michael Madsen, Chazz Palminteri, Chris Penn, Treat Williams | Crime drama | screenplay by Pete Dexter |
| Multiplicity | Harold Ramis | Michael Keaton, Andie MacDowell | Comedy | Keaton in 4 roles |
| Muppet Treasure Island | Brian Henson | Tim Curry, Jennifer Saunders, Kevin Bishop | Family | 5th Muppets feature film |
| My Fellow Americans | Peter Segal | Jack Lemmon, James Garner, Dan Aykroyd, Lauren Bacall, John Heard | Comedy | produced by Jon Peters |
| Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie | Jim Mallon | Mike Nelson | Comedy, Sci-Fi | based on the TV series |
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