Netflix Releases 1994 Milestone Movie Collection Celebrating 30th Anniversaries

Netflix Milestone Movies 30th Anniversary 1994 July 1st 2024

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If you can believe it, 1994 was 30 years ago. All year, Netflix has been celebrating anniversaries of various classic films. Today, we’re getting a dose of the 90s with 18 movies from 1994 landing on the service in the US.

This is the third wave of what Netflix has dubbed “Milestone Movies,” which will see four total drops throughout 2024. This initiative only applies to Netflix in the United States. 

It began on January 1st with a slew of movies from 1974 landing on the service and continued with drop number 2 on April 1st with multiple films from 1984 landing

As with the movies released in those two prior drops, many won’t be streaming for long. Some of the titles listed below will leave as soon as August 1st, so watch them quickly!

If you want to browse this collection on Netflix, you can use the category code 81753660.


All The New Movies From 1994 Now on Netflix

Let’s now run through all 18 of the movies Netflix picked up for Milestone Movies: 30th Anniversary:

Blankman (1994)

Blankman New On Netflix July 1st

Picture: Columbia Pictures

A nerdy inventor with a bulletproof costume fights crime in the city.

Director: Mike Binder

Writer: Damon Wayans, J.F. Lawton

Cast: Damon Wayans, David Alan Grier, Robin Givens, Christopher Lawford, Lynn Thigpen, Jason Alexander

Initial Release Date: August 19, 1994

Distributed by Columbia Pictures


Clerks (1994)

Clerks Movie New On Netflix

Picture: Miramax Films

A day in the lives of two convenience clerks as they annoy customers, discuss movies, and play hockey on the store roof.

Director: Kevin Smith

Writer: Kevin Smith

Cast: Brian O’Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Lisa Spoonauer, Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith

Initial Release Date: October 19, 1994

Distributed by Miramax Films


Dumb and Dumber (1994)

Dumb And Dumber New On Netflix

Picture: New Line Cinema

The cross-country adventures of two good-hearted but incredibly stupid friends.

Director: Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly

Writer: Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly, Bennett Yellin

Cast: Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Lauren Holly, Mike Starr, Karen Duffy, Charles Rocket

Initial Release Date: December 16, 1994

Distributed by New Line Cinema


Fresh (1994)

Fresh 1994 Miramax New On Netflix

Picture: Miramax Films

A 12-year-old boy from the Brooklyn projects runs drugs and plays chess while dreaming of a better life.

Director: Boaz Yakin

Writer: Boaz Yakin

Cast: Sean Nelson, Giancarlo Esposito, Samuel L. Jackson, N’Bushe Wright, Ron Brice, Yul Vazquez

Initial Release Date: August 31, 1994

Distributed by Miramax Films


It Could Happen To You (1994)

It Could Happen To You New On Netflix

Picture: TriStar Pictures

A police officer shares his lottery winnings with a waitress instead of leaving her a tip.

Director: Andrew Bergman

Writer: Jane Anderson

Cast: Nicolas Cage, Bridget Fonda, Rosie Perez, Wendell Pierce, Isaac Hayes, Seymour Cassel

Initial Release Date: July 29, 1994

Distributed by TriStar Pictures


Junior (1994)

Junior 1994 Movie

Picture: Universal Pictures

A scientist becomes the world’s first pregnant man as part of a fertility research project.

Director: Ivan Reitman

Writer: Kevin Wade, Chris Conrad

Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Emma Thompson, Frank Langella, Pamela Reed, Aida Turturro

Initial Release Date: November 23, 1994

Distributed by Universal Pictures


Leon: The Professional (1994)

A professional assassin reluctantly takes in a 12-year-old girl after her family is murdered.

Director: Luc Besson

Writer: Luc Besson

Cast: Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman, Danny Aiello, Peter Appel, Michael Badalucco

Initial Release Date: November 18, 1994

Distributed by Gaumont Buena Vista International


Major League II (1994)

Major League 2 New On Netflix

Picture: Warner Bros. Pictures

The Cleveland Indians continue their quest to win the World Series.

Director: David S. Ward

Writer: R.J. Stewart, David S. Ward

Cast: Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Corbin Bernsen, Dennis Haysbert, James Gammon, Omar Epps

Initial Release Date: March 30, 1994

Distributed by Warner Bros.


Muriel’s Wedding (1994)

Muriels Wedding

Picture: Miramax Films

A socially awkward young woman moves to Sydney, where she meets a new friend and finds herself through a series of weddings.

Director: P.J. Hogan

Writer: P.J. Hogan

Cast: Toni Collette, Rachel Griffiths, Bill Hunter, Sophie Lee, Jeanie Drynan, Gennie Nevinson

Initial release date: September 29, 1994

Distributed by Miramax Films


My Girl 2 (1994)

My Girl 2 New On Netflix

Picture: Columbia Pictures

A young girl travels to Los Angeles to learn more about her deceased mother.

Director: Howard Zieff

Writer: Janet Kovalcik

Producer: Brian Grazer

Cast: Anna Chlumsky, Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Austin O’Brien, Richard Masur, Christine Ebersole

Initial Release Date: February 11, 1994

Distributed by Columbia Pictures


Natural Born Killers (1994)

Natural Born Killers New On Netflix July 1st

Picture: Warner Bros.

Two victims of traumatic childhoods become lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.

Director: Oliver Stone

Writer: Quentin Tarantino (story), David Veloz, Richard Rutowski, Oliver Stone

Producer: Jane Hamsher, Don Murphy, Clayton Townsend

Cast: Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Robert Downey Jr., Tommy Lee Jones, Tom Sizemore, Rodney Dangerfield

Initial release date: August 26, 1994

Distributed by Warner Bros.


Reality Bites (1994)

Reality Bites 1994

Picture: Universal Pictures

A group of friends, fresh out of college, struggle with life, love, and work in the 1990s.

Director: Ben Stiller

Writer: Helen Childress

Cast: Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, Janeane Garofalo, Steve Zahn, Ben Stiller, Swoosie Kurtz

Initial Release Date: February 18, 1994

Distributed by Universal Pictures


Serial Mom (1994)

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Picture: Savoy Pictures

A sweet mother takes a decidedly dark turn, becoming a serial killer.

Director: John Waters

Writer: John Waters

Cast: Kathleen Turner, Sam Waterston, Ricki Lake, Matthew Lillard, Suzanne Somers, Mink Stole

Initial Release Date: April 13, 1994

Distributed by Savoy Pictures


Street Fighter (1994)

Street Fighter 1994 New On Netflix

Picture: Universal Pictures

Col. Guile and various other martial arts heroes fight against the tyranny of Dictator M. Bison and his cohorts.

Director: Steven E. de Souza

Writer: Steven E. de Souza

Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Raul Julia, Ming-Na Wen, Damian Chapa, Kylie Minogue, Simon Callow

Initial Release Date: December 23, 1994

Distributed by Universal Pictures


The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)

The Hudsucker Proxy New On Netflix

Picture: Warner Bros.

A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.

Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Writer: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Sam Raimi

Cast: Tim Robbins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Paul Newman, Charles Durning, John Mahoney, Jim True-Frost

Initial release date: March 11, 1994

Distributed by Warner Bros.


The Little Rascals (1994)

The Little Rascals New On Netflix

Picture: Universal Pictures

Alfalfa tries to win over Darla and save the clubhouse of the He-Man Woman Haters Club.

Director: Penelope Spheeris

Writer: Paul Guay, Stephen Mazur

Producer: Michael King, Bill Oakes

Cast: Travis Tedford, Bug Hall, Brittany Ashton Holmes, Kevin Jamal Woods, Ross Bagley, Blake McIver Ewing

Initial Release Date: August 5, 1994

Distributed by Universal Pictures


The Paper (1994)

The Paper 1994 New On Netflix

Picture: Universal Pictures

The hectic daily life of a newspaper editor as he struggles to publish an important story amidst professional and personal challenges.

Director: Ron Howard

Cast: Michael Keaton, Glenn Close, Marisa Tomei, Randy Quaid, Robert Duvall, Jason Robards

Initial Release Date: March 18, 1994

Distributed by Universal Pictures


The River Wild (1994)

Strathairn,streep, The River Wild, 1994

THE RIVER WILD, 1994 – Picture: Alamy

A family’s whitewater rafting trip turns into a fight for survival when they encounter violent criminals.

Director: Curtis Hanson

Cast: Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, David Strathairn, John C. Reilly, Joseph Mazzello, Benjamin Bratt

Initial Release Date: September 30, 1994

Distributed by Universal Pictures


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