Films of 1995

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Last Updated: 4/22/25
Total Films: 124
Note: The year of each film is according to IMDb. It sometimes changes without my knowledge. When I become aware, I will make adjustments. Like the Oscars, I select the best for each category: picture, actor, actress, supporting actor, supporting actress, director, cinematography, editing, original screenplay, adapted screenplay, and documentary. This is based on the movies I've actually seen, and miniseries and telefilms are fair game. Each winner is named along with the next four ordered runner-ups (which may be less) and honorable mentions (if any). Any of these categories may be left blank if I feel there's no deserving winner. A ranked list of films is presented afterwards.



Best Picture
Braveheart

2. Rob Roy
3. 12 Monkeys
4. Kids
5. Heat
Honorable Mentions: Indictment: The McMartin Trial, Citizen X, Angels & Insects, A Walk in the Clouds, Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored, and Dead Man Walking


Best Actor
Leo Fitzpatrick (Kids)

2. Nicolas Cage (Leaving Las Vegas)
3. Richard Dreyfuss (Mr. Holland's Opus)
4. Bruce Willis (12 Monkeys)
5. Liam Neeson (Rob Roy)
Honorable Mentions: Sean Connery (First Knight), Michael Douglas (The American President), Al Freeman, Jr. (Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored), Mel Gibson (Braveheart), Anthony Hopkins (Nixon), Al Pacino (Heat), Sean Penn (Dead Man Walking), Stephen Rea (Citizen X), Keanu Reeves (A Walk in the Clouds), Mark Rylance (Angels & Insects), Christian Slater (Murder in the First), Jon Voight (Convict Cowboy), and James Woods (Indictment: The McMartin Trial)


Best Actress
Susan Sarandon (Dead Man Walking)

2. Kathy Bates (Dolores Claiborne)
3. Elisabeth Shue (Leaving Las Vegas)
4. Annette Bening (The American President)
5. Aitana Sánchez-Gijón (A Walk in the Clouds)
Honorable Mentions: Holly Hunter (Copycat) and Sigourney Weaver (Copycat)


Best Supporting Actor
Tim Roth (Rob Roy)

2. Brad Pitt (12 Monkeys)
3. Kevin Spacey (The Usual Suspects)
4. Patrick McGoohan (Braveheart)
5. John Hurt (Rob Roy)
Honorable Mentions: Andre Braugher (The Tuskegee Airmen), Harry Connick, Jr. (Copycat), Brian Cox (Rob Roy), Robert De Niro (Heat), Jeffrey DeMunn (Citizen X), Giancarlo Giannini (A Walk in the Clouds), Douglas Henshall (Angels & Insects), Leon (Once Upon a Time…When We Were Colored), Delroy Lindo (Clockers), Angus Mcfadyen (Braveheart), Chazz Palminteri (The Usual Suspects), Justin Pierce (Kids), Anthony Quinn (A Walk in the Clouds), Donald Sutherland (Citizen X), Henry Thomas (Indictment: The McMartin Trial), and Jay Thomas (Mr. Holland's Opus)


Best Supporting Actress
Kristin Scott Thomas (Angels & Insects)

2. Jessica Lange (Rob Roy)
3. Shirley Knight (Indictment: The McMartin Trial)
4. Judy Parfitt (Dolores Claiborne)
5. Sada Thompson (Indictment: The McMartin Trial)
Honorable Mentions: Gina Gershon (Showgirls), Glenne Headly (Mr. Holland's Opus), and Nancy Travis (Body Language)


Best Director
Mel Gibson (Braveheart)

2. Terry Gilliam (12 Monkeys)
3. Michael Caton-Jones (Rob Roy)
4. Larry Clark (Kids)
5. Philip Haas (Angels & Insects)
Honorable Mentions: Alfonso Arau (A Walk in the Clouds), Mike Figgis (Leaving Las Vegas), Chris Gerolmo (Citizen X), Mick Jackson (Indictment: The McMartin Trial), Michael Mann (Heat), Tim Reid (Once Upon a Time…When We Were Colored), Tim Robbins (Dead Man Walking), and Marc Rocco (Murder in the First)


Best Cinematography
Emmanuel Lubezki (A Walk in the Clouds)

2. John Toll (Braveheart)
3. Darius Khondji (Seven)
4. Karl Walter Lindenlaub (Rob Roy)
5. Eric Alan Edwards (Kids)
Honorable Mentions: Adam Greenberg (First Knight), Karl Walter Lindenlaub (Last of the Dogmen), and Fred Murphy (Murder in the First)


Best Editing
Mick Audsley (12 Monkeys)

2. Steven Rosenblum (Braveheart)
3. Christopher Tellefsen (Kids)
4. Pasquale Buba, William Goldenberg, Dov Hoenig, and Tom Rolf (Heat)
5. Mark Warner (Dolores Claiborne)
Honorable Mentions: Richard A. Harris (Indictment: The McMartin Trial), Peter Honess (Rob Roy), and Don Zimmerman (A Walk in the Clouds)


Best Original Screenplay
Alan Sharp (Rob Roy)

2. Randall Wallace (Braveheart)
3. Harmony Korine (Kids)
4. Abby Mann and Myra Mann (Indictment: The McMartin Trial)
5. Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects)
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Adapted Screenplay
Belinda Haas and Philip Haas (Angels & Insects)

2. Chris Gerolmo (Citizen X)
3. David Webb Peoples and Janet Peoples (12 Monkeys)
4. Tony Gilroy (Dolores Claiborne)
5. Robert Mark Kamen, Mark Miller, and Harvey Weitzman (A Walk in the Clouds)
Honorable Mentions: Paul W. Cooper (Once Upon a Time…When We Were Colored)


Films Rated '10'
  1. Braveheart

  2. Rob Roy

  3. 12 Monkeys

  4. Kids

Films Rated '9'
  1. Heat

  2. Indictment: The McMartin Trial

  3. Citizen X

  4. Angels & Insects

  5. A Walk in the Clouds

  6. Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored

  7. Dead Man Walking

  8. The Tuskegee Airmen

  9. Mr. Holland's Opus

  10. Showgirls

Films Rated '8'
  1. Seven

  2. Desperado

  3. Murder in the First

  4. The American President

  5. Copy Cat

  6. Leaving Las Vegas

  7. Dolores Claiborne

  8. First Knight

  9. Last of the Dogmen

  10. Higher Learning

  11. Convict Cowboy

  12. To Die For

Films Rated '7'
  1. Clockers

  2. The Usual Suspects

  3. The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill but Came Down a Mountain

  4. Waterworld

  5. Congo

  6. Crimson Tide

  7. The Babysitter

  8. Killer: A Journal of Murder

  9. Apollo 13

  10. Goldeneye

  11. As Good as Dead

  12. Jade

  13. Best of the Best 3

  14. Tyson

  15. Empire Records

Films Rated '6'
  1. Restoration

  2. Die Hard with a Vengeance

  3. Get Shorty

  4. Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

  5. Nick of Time

  6. Just Cause

  7. New Jersey Drive

  8. Mallrats

  9. Assassins

  10. Hackers

  11. Two Bits

  12. Money Train

  13. Casino

  14. Darkman II: The Return of Durant

  15. Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh

  16. White Man's Burden

  17. Search and Destroy

  18. Kiss of Death

  19. Body Language

  20. Safe

Films Rated '5'
  1. Johnny Mnemonic

  2. Cutthroat Island

  3. Strange Days

  4. Operation Dumbo Drop

  5. Outbreak

  6. Judge Dredd

  7. The Scarlet Letter

  8. The Crossing Guard

  9. Forget Paris

  10. The Basketball Diaries

  11. Dead Man

  12. Devil in a Blue Dress

  13. The Bridges of Madison County

  14. Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

  15. Dangerous Minds

Films Rated '4'
  1. Embrace of the Vampire

  2. Mortal Kombat

  3. Cry, the Beloved Country

  4. The Underneath

  5. Nixon

  6. The Net

  7. Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

  8. The Tie That Binds

  9. Delta of Venus

  10. Dream a Little Dream 2

Films Rated '3'
  1. Fall Time

  2. Glory Daze

  3. Vampire in Brooklyn

  4. Bad Company

  5. Major Payne

  6. Fair Game

  7. Virtuosity

  8. Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

  9. Sudden Death

  10. Tommy Boy

  11. Innocent Lies

  12. Dracula: Dead and Loving It

  13. Bushwhacked

Films Rated '2'
  1. O Convento

  2. Tank Girl

  3. The Prophecy

  4. Now and Then

  5. French Kiss

  6. Dead Presidents

  7. Sugartime

  8. Sabrina

  9. Mute Witness

  10. Screamers

  11. Bad Boys

  12. Grave Indiscretion

  13. Friday

  14. To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

  15. Richard III

  16. Before Sunrise

Films Rated '1'
  1. Never Talk to Strangers

  2. Othello

  3. Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde

  4. Batman Forever

  5. City Dragon

  6. Powder

  7. Village of the Damned

  8. Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest

  9. Clueless