New Movie Releases August 16th, 1996

List below shows all new movies released in theaters on August 16th, 1996, including both wide and limited movie releases.

confessional, Le

Theatrical Release Date: 08/16/1996
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Mystery
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Robert Lepage
Actors: Lothaire Bluteau, Patrick Goyette, Jean-Louis Millette, Kristin Scott Thomas, Ron Burrage, Richard Fréchette

The Fan

Theatrical Release Date: 08/16/1996
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Sport
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Tony Scott
Actors: Robert De Niro, Wesley Snipes, Ellen Barkin, John Leguizamo, Benicio Del Toro, Chris Mulkey
Plot: An all-star baseball player becomes the unhealthy focus of a down-on-his-luck salesman.

Kansas City

Theatrical Release Date: 08/16/1996
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Robert Altman
Actors: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Miranda Richardson, Harry Belafonte, Michael Murphy, Dermot Mulroney, Steve Buscemi

Supercop 2 aka Police Story 3 ( Chao ji ji hua )

Theatrical Release Date: 08/16/1996
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Cantonese
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Stanley Tong
Actors: Michelle Yeoh, Rongguang Yu, Emil Chau, Athena Chu, Jackie Chan, Bill Tung

Tales from the Crypt Presents: Bordello of Blood

Theatrical Release Date: 08/16/1996
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Gilbert Adler
Actors: Dennis Miller, Erika Eleniak, Angie Everhart, Chris Sarandon, Corey Feldman, Aubrey Morris
Plot: A couple of horny guys are looking for sex when someone invites them to a bordello. A bordello which they later find out is full of vampiresses.

Tin Cup

Theatrical Release Date: 08/16/1996
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sport/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ron Shelton
Actors: Kevin Costner, Rene Russo, Cheech Marin, Don Johnson
Plot: A washed up, and mentally unstable, golf pro decides to qualify for the US Open and put it all on the line.

The Wife

Theatrical Release Date: 08/16/1996
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Tom Noonan
Actors: Tom Noonan, Wallace Shawn, Karen Young, Julie Hagerty

Alaska

Theatrical Release Date: 08/14/1996
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Family
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Fraser Clarke Heston
Actors: Thora Birch, Vincent Kartheiser, Dirk Benedict, Charlton Heston, Duncan Fraser, Don S. Davis
Plot: When their father's plane crashes high in the Alaskan mountain range, teenagers Sean and Jessie set out to find him, challenging both nature and themselves on a death-defying mission through the arctic wilderness. Along the way, they rescue an amazingly friendly polar bear cub from a poacher.

House Arrest

Theatrical Release Date: 08/14/1996
Overall Rating: 1.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Family
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Harry Winer
Actors: Kyle Howard, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Pollak, Russel Harper, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Amy Sakasitz
Plot: High schooler Grover Beindorf and his younger sister, Stacy, decide that their parents are acting childishly when they announce they're divorcing after 18 years of marriage. So, the kids lock mom and dad in the basement until they sort out their problems. Grover and Stacy's friends follow suit, and soon, the Beindorf basement is overflowing with the neighborhood's discontented couples.

Small Faces

Theatrical Release Date: 08/14/1996
Overall Rating: 1.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Gillies MacKinnon
Actors: Iain Robertson, Joe McFadden, Steven Duffy, Laura Fraser, Garry Sweeney, Kevin McKidd

Aladdin and the King of Thieves

Theatrical Release Date: 08/13/1996
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Family
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Tad Stones
Actors: Robin Williams, Scott Weinger, Linda Larkin, Gilbert Gottfried, John Rhys-Davies, Jerry Orbach
Plot: Now a prince, Aladdin puts his newfound status on the line when he joins his estranged father on a mission to find a magical stone that turns everything it touches into gold. First, they must vanquish motivated thieves such as Sa'luk, one of many plotting to unearth the ultimate treasure trove.

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