A list of mainland Chinese films released in 1994:
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Accused Uncle Shangang | Fan Yuan | Rentang Li | 1995 Golden Rooster for best film, best actor, and best directorial debut | |
| Back to Back, Face to Face | Huang Jianxin | |||
| Black Mountain | Zhou Xiaowen | Ailiya | Romance/War | |
| Born Coward | Yan Xiaozhui | Ge You | Crime | |
| Country Teachers | He Qun | Li Baotian, Wang Xueqi |
Drama | 1994 Golden Rooster for Best Picture |
| Cradle on Wheels | Mi Jiashan | Wang Xueqi | Drama | |
| Dirt | Guan Hu | Kong Lin | Drama | |
| Drowning | Hu Xueyang | Hu Xueyang | Drama | Also known as Neglected Youth |
| Ermo | Zhou Xiaowen | Ailiya | Drama/Comedy | |
| Family Scandal | Liu Miaomiao, Cui Xiaoqin |
Li Wannian, Wang Zhiwen |
Drama | |
| Fools in Love | Chen Guoxing | Comedy | ||
| Gone Forever with My Love | Feng Xiaogang | Guo Tao, Xu Fan |
Drama | |
| In the Heat of the Sun | Jiang Wen | Xia Yu, Ning Jing |
Drama | |
| Narrow Escape | Zhang Jianya | Drama | ||
| Red Firecracker, Green Firecracker | He Ping | Ning Jing | Drama | |
| A Soul Haunted by Painting | Huang Shuqin | Gong Li | Biographical | |
| Sparkling Fox | Wu Ziniu | |||
| The Square | Zhang Yuan | Documentary | ||
| Story of Yunnan | Zhang Nuanxing | |||
| To Live | Zhang Yimou | Gong Li, Ge You |
Drama | Won three awards at Cannes |
| The Wooden Man's Bride | Huang Jianxin | Wang Lan, Chang Shih |
Romantic drama | First Mainland film to be financed entirely by Taiwanese backers |
