1996 Movies

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Independence Day(1996)

| 2h 25min | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

3.4/5 (with 4,482 votes)

On July 2, a giant alien mothership enters orbit around Earth and deploys several dozen saucer-shaped 'destroyer' spacecraft that quickly lay waste to major cities around the planet. On July 3, the United States conducts a coordinated counterattack that fails. On July 4, a plan is devised to gain access to the interior of the alien mothership in space, in order to plant a nuclear missile.

Directed by Roland Emmerich - With Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Vivica A. Fox, Margaret Colin, Harry Connick Jr., ...

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Scream(1996)

1h 52min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

3.7/5 (with 3,008 votes)

After a series of mysterious deaths befalls their small town, an offbeat group of friends become the target of a masked killer.

Directed by Wes Craven - With David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Matthew Lillard, Rose McGowan, Skeet Ulrich, ...

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Mission: Impossible(1996)

1h 50min | Adventure, Action, Thriller

3.5/5 (with 3,841 votes)

When Ethan Hunt, the leader of a crack espionage team whose perilous operation has gone awry with no explanation, discovers that a mole has penetrated the CIA, he's surprised to learn that he's the No. 1 suspect. To clear his name, Hunt now must ferret out the real double agent and, in the process, even the score.

Directed by Brian De Palma - With Tom Cruise, Jon Voight, Emmanuelle Béart, Henry Czerny, Jean Reno, Ving Rhames, ...

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Fargo(1996)

| 1h 38min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

3.9/5 (with 3,485 votes)

Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to be a snap and nobody's going to get hurt... until people start dying. Enter Police Chief Marge, a coffee-drinking, parka-wearing - and extremely pregnant - investigator who'll stop at nothing to get her man. And if you think her small-time investigative skills will give the crooks a run for their ransom... you betcha!

Directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen - With Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Harve Presnell, Peter Stormare, Tony Denman, ...

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame(1996)

| 1h 31min | Drama, Animation, Kids & Family

3.5/5 (with 2,268 votes)

At the urging of his gargoyle pals, Quasimodo leaves Notre Dame tower against the wishes of his guardian, the evil Judge Claude Frollo. He ventures out to the Festival of Fools and finds his first true friend, a Romani woman named Esmeralda, who entrusts him with a secret. When the secret is revealed, Quasi soon finds himself fighting to save the people and city he loves.

Directed by Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise

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Romeo + Juliet(1996)

2h | Drama, Romance / Love

3.4/5 (with 2,356 votes)

In director Baz Luhrmann's contemporary take on William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, the Montagues and Capulets have moved their ongoing feud to the sweltering suburb of Verona Beach, where Romeo and Juliet fall in love and secretly wed. Though the film is visually modern, the bard's dialogue remains.

Directed by Baz Luhrmann - With Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, Brian Dennehy, John Leguizamo, Pete Postlethwaite, Paul Sorvino, ...

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Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood(1996)

1h 29min | Comedy

3.5/5 (with 537 votes)

When Ashtray moves to South Central L.A. to live with his father (who appears to be the same age he is) and grandmother (who likes to talk tough and smoke reefer), he falls in with his gang-banging cousin Loc Dog, who along with the requisite pistols and Uzi carries a thermo-nuclear warhead for self-defense. Will Ashtray be able to keep living the straight life?

Directed by Paris Barclay - With Vivica A. Fox, Lahmard Tate, Helen Martin, Chris Spencer, Suli McCullough, Tracey Cherelle Jones, ...

Matilda(1996)

1h 38min | Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy

3.6/5 (with 1,927 votes)

An extraordinarily intelligent young girl from a cruel and uncaring family discovers she possesses telekinetic powers and is sent off to a school headed by a tyrannical principal.

Directed by Danny DeVito - With Rhea Perlman, Embeth Davidtz, Pam Ferris, Mara Wilson, Danny DeVito, Brian Levinson, ...

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101 Dalmatians(1996)

| 1h 43min | Kids & Family, Comedy

2.9/5 (with 1,509 votes)

An evil, high-fashion designer plots to steal Dalmatian puppies in order to make an extravagant fur coat, but instead creates an extravagant mess.

Directed by Stephen Herek - With Tim McInnerny, Hugh Fraser, John Shrapnel, John Benfield, Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, ...

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The Rock(1996)

| 2h 17min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

3.5/5 (with 2,022 votes)

When vengeful General Francis X. Hummel seizes control of Alcatraz Island and threatens to launch missiles loaded with deadly chemical weapons into San Francisco, only a young FBI chemical weapons expert and notorious Federal prisoner have the stills to penetrate the impregnable island fortress and take him down.

Directed by Michael Bay - With Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris, Michael Biehn, William Forsythe, John Spencer, ...

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Bound(1996)

1h 45min | Drama, Thriller

3.6/5 (with 393 votes)

Corky, a tough female ex-convict working on an apartment renovation in a Chicago building, meets a couple living next door, Caesar, a paranoid mobster, and Violet, his seductive girlfriend, who is immediately attracted to her.

Directed by Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski - With Gina Gershon, Jennifer Tilly, Joe Pantoliano, Christopher Meloni, Richard C. Sarafian, Kevin Michael Richardson, ...

Twister(1996)

| 1h 53min | Action, Adventure, Drama

3.2/5 (with 1,368 votes)

An unprecedented series of violent tornadoes is sweeping across Oklahoma. Tornado chasers, headed by Dr. Jo Harding, attempt to release a groundbreaking device that will allow them to track them and create a more advanced warning system. They are joined by Jo's soon to be ex-husband Bill, a former tornado chaser himself, and his girlfriend Melissa.

Directed by Jan de Bont - With Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Jami Gertz, Cary Elwes, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Lois Smith, ...

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Happy Gilmore(1996)

1h 32min | Comedy

3.3/5 (with 1,129 votes)

Failed hockey player-turned-golf whiz Happy Gilmore -- whose unconventional approach and antics on the grass courts the ire of rival Shooter McGavin -- is determined to win a PGA tournament so he can save his granny's house with the prize money. Meanwhile, an attractive tour publicist tries to soften Happy's image.

Directed by Dennis Dugan - With Adam Sandler, Julie Bowen, Christopher McDonald, Carl Weathers, Allen Covert, Frances Bay, ...

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Viva Erotica(1996)

1h 39min | Comedy, Drama

3.3/5 (with 11 votes)

Sing's last two films were flops, but he is given the helm on a Category III sex film and has to cope with a leading lady who won't do nude scenes, Triad backers, and a crumbling relationship with his girlfriend.

Directed by Derek Yee, Law Chi-leung - With Leslie Cheung, Karen Mok, Shu Qi, Elvis Tsui, Vincent Kok, Anthony Wong, ...

Space Jam(1996)

1h 28min | Kids & Family, Animation, Comedy, Science Fiction

3.4/5 (with 2,708 votes)

Jokes fly as the Tune Squad takes on the Nerdlucks in a hardcourt game to decide if the Looney Tunes remain here... or become attractions at a far-off galactic off-ramp called Moron Mountain. The Nerdlucks have a monstrous secret weapon: they've stolen the skills of top NBA stars like Charles Barkley and Patrick Ewing and become Monstars. But that's not all, folks. The Tune Squad’s secret weapon just happens to be the finest player in this or any other universe. He's outta this world. So's the fun.

Directed by Joe Pytka, Tony Cervone, Bruce W. Smith - With Michael Jordan, Wayne Knight, Theresa Randle, Eric Gordon, Penny Bae Bridges, Brandon Hammond, ...

Hellraiser: Bloodline(1996)

1h 26min | Horror, Science Fiction

2.6/5 (with 214 votes)

Three generations of the same family deal with the consequences of unleashing the forces of hell.

Directed by Kevin Yagher, Alan Smithee, Joe Chappelle - With Doug Bradley, Bruce Ramsay, Valentina Vargas, Kim Myers, Adam Scott, Christine Harnos, ...

From Dusk Till Dawn(1996)

1h 48min | Horror, Action, Thriller, Crime

3.5/5 (with 2,595 votes)

Seth Gecko and his younger brother Richard are on the run after a bloody bank robbery in Texas. They escape across the border into Mexico and will be home-free the next morning, when they pay off the local kingpin. They just have to survive 'from dusk till dawn' at the rendezvous point, which turns out to be a Hell of a strip joint.

Directed by Robert Rodriguez - With George Clooney, Harvey Keitel, Juliette Lewis, Salma Hayek, Cheech Marin, Tom Savini, ...

Trainspotting(1996)

| 1h 34min | Drama, Crime

4.0/5 (with 4,547 votes)

Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends -- Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride. After cleaning up and moving from Edinburgh to London, Mark finds he can't escape the life he left behind when Begbie shows up at his front door on the lam, and a scheming Sick Boy follows.

Directed by Danny Boyle - With Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd, Robert Carlyle, Kelly Macdonald, Ewan McGregor, ...

The Craft(1996)

1h 41min | Horror, Drama, Fantasy

3.4/5 (with 785 votes)

A Catholic school newcomer falls in with a clique of teen witches who wield their powers against all who dare to cross them -- be they teachers, rivals or meddlesome parents.

Directed by Andrew Fleming - With Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, Rachel True, Skeet Ulrich, Christine Taylor, ...

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The Substitute(1996)

1h 54min | Action, Thriller

3.4/5 (with 198 votes)

When an inner-city Miami schoolteacher gets her knee broken after standing up to the school's gang leader, her mercenary combat specialist boyfriend goes undercover as a substitute teacher to take down the punk. Soon he discovers a conspiracy of criminals at work, and must reassemble his team from his last jungle raid to stop them.

Directed by Robert Mandel - With Tom Berenger, Raymond Cruz, William Forsythe, Luis Guzmán, Richard Brooks, Diane Venora, ...

Mars Attacks!(1996)

1h 46min | Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction

3.2/5 (with 2,528 votes)

A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world's major cities and all of humanity waits to see if the extraterrestrial visitors have, as they claim, "come in peace." U.S. President James Dale receives assurance from science professor Donald Kessler that the Martians' mission is a friendly one. But when a peaceful exchange ends in the total annihilation of the U.S. Congress, military men call for a full-scale nuclear retaliation.

Directed by Tim Burton - With Lukas Haas, Jack Nicholson, Sylvia Sidney, Jim Brown, Pam Grier, Glenn Close, ...

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Crash(1996)

1h 36min | Drama

3.2/5 (with 454 votes)

After getting into a serious car accident, a TV director discovers an underground sub-culture of scarred, omnisexual car-crash victims who use car accidents and the raw sexual energy they produce to try to rejuvenate his sex life with his wife.

Directed by David Cronenberg - With James Spader, Deborah Kara Unger, Elias Koteas, Holly Hunter, Rosanna Arquette, Michael Biehn, ...

Tremors 2: Aftershocks(1996)

1h 40min | Action, Horror, Comedy, Science Fiction, Thriller

3.1/5 (with 397 votes)

Those supersucking desert creatures are back --- and this time they're south of the border. As the creatures worm their way through the oil fields of Mexico, the only people who can wrangle them are veteran Earl Bassett and survivalist Burt Gummer. Add to that team a young punk out for cash and a fearless scientist, and the critters don't stand a chance.

Directed by S. S. Wilson - With Fred Ward, Christopher Gartin, Helen Shaver, Michael Gross, Marcelo Tubert, Thomas Rosales Jr., ...

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Primal Fear(1996)

| 2h 9min | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

3.8/5 (with 1,432 votes)

An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused reveals that there may or may not have been a third person in the room.

Directed by Gregory Hoblit - With Richard Gere, Laura Linney, John Mahoney, Alfre Woodard, Frances McDormand, Edward Norton, ...

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Star Trek: First Contact(1996)

| 1h 51min | Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Thriller

3.7/5 (with 756 votes)

The Borg, a relentless race of cyborgs, are on a direct course for Earth. Violating orders to stay away from the battle, Captain Picard and the crew of the newly-commissioned USS Enterprise E pursue the Borg back in time to prevent the invaders from changing Federation history and assimilating the galaxy.

Directed by Jonathan Frakes - With Gates McFadden, James Cromwell, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Alfre Woodard, ...

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Eraser(1996)

1h 55min | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

3.0/5 (with 805 votes)

U.S. Marshall John Kruger erases the identities of people enrolled in the Witness Protection Program. His current assignment is to protect Lee Cullen, who's uncovered evidence that the weapons manufacturer she works for has been selling to terrorist groups. When Kruger discovers that there's a corrupt agent within the program, he must guard his own life while trying to protect Lee's.

Directed by Chuck Russell - With Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Caan, Vanessa Williams, James Coburn, Robert Pastorelli, James Cromwell, ...

A Time to Kill(1996)

2h 29min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

3.7/5 (with 1,090 votes)

A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.

Directed by Joel Schumacher - With Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Matthew McConaughey, Kevin Spacey, Ashley Judd, Donald Sutherland, ...

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The Ghost and the Darkness(1996)

| 1h 49min | Adventure, Action, Thriller

3.4/5 (with 419 votes)

Sir Robert Beaumont is behind schedule on a railroad in Africa. Enlisting noted engineer John Henry Patterson to right the ship, Beaumont expects results. Everything seems great until the crew discovers the mutilated corpse of the project's foreman, seemingly killed by a lion. After several more attacks, Patterson calls in famed hunter Charles Remington, who has finally met his match in the bloodthirsty lions.

Directed by Stephen Hopkins - With Michael Douglas, Val Kilmer, John Kani, Brian McCardie, Emily Mortimer, Tom Wilkinson, ...

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Striptease(1996)

1h 55min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

2.8/5 (with 500 votes)

Bounced from her job, Erin Grant needs money if she's to have any chance of winning back custody of her child. But, eventually, she must confront the naked truth: to take on the system, she'll have to take it all off. Erin strips to conquer, but she faces unintended circumstances when a hound dog of a Congressman zeroes in on her and sharpens the shady tools at his fingertips, including blackmail and murder.

Directed by Andrew Bergman - With Demi Moore, Armand Assante, Ving Rhames, Robert Patrick, Burt Reynolds, Paul Guilfoyle, ...

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Police Story 4: First Strike(1996)

1h 47min | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller

3.2/5 (with 194 votes)

Hong Kong cop Chan Ka-Kui returns, working with Interpol to track down and arrest an illegal weapons dealer. Chan later realizes that things are not as simple as they appear and soon finds himself to be a pawn of an organization posing as Russian intelligence.

Directed by Stanley Tong - With Jackie Chan, Yuriy Petrov, Bill Tung, Nonna Grishayeva, Annie Wu, Jackson Lau Hok-Yin, ...

1996 Movies

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Independence Day(1996)

Scream(1996)

Mission: Impossible(1996)

Fargo(1996)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame(1996)

Romeo + Juliet(1996)

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood(1996)

Matilda(1996)

101 Dalmatians(1996)

The Rock(1996)

Bound(1996)

Twister(1996)

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Happy Gilmore(1996)

Viva Erotica(1996)

Space Jam(1996)

Hellraiser: Bloodline(1996)

From Dusk Till Dawn(1996)

Trainspotting(1996)

The Craft(1996)

The Substitute(1996)

Mars Attacks!(1996)

Crash(1996)

Tremors 2: Aftershocks(1996)

Primal Fear(1996)

Star Trek: First Contact(1996)

Eraser(1996)

A Time to Kill(1996)

The Ghost and the Darkness(1996)

Striptease(1996)

Police Story 4: First Strike(1996)

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