161. Victory
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Mark Peploe
Actors: Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, Irène Jacob, Rufus Sewell, Jean Yanne, Bill Paterson
Plot: A reclusive man, who live alone on his own island - once home to a coal mine - makes a rare trip off island where he meets a beautiful violinist - one who is kept by a wretched, racist hotelier - and rescues her only to be pursued by two killers promised a hefty reward for her return.
162. Stealing Beauty
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Actors: Carlo Cecchi, Liv Tyler, Joseph Fiennes, Jason Flemyng, Jeremy Irons, D.W. Moffett
Plot: After the death of her mother a naive American girl goes to an Italian artist colony to find her father.
163. Mary Reilly
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Stephen Frears
Actors: Julia Roberts, John Malkovich, Michael Gambon, George Cole, Glenn Close, Michael Sheen
Plot: The story of Dr. Henry Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, as told from the point of view of one of his housemaids.
164. Taking on the Kennedys
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Joshua Seftel
Actors: Kevin Vigilante, John Kennedy Jr., Caroline Kennedy, Patrick Kennedy, Ted Kennedy, Tom Kemp
Plot: A 1994 Rhode Island race for a U.S. House seat pits a political neophyte, Republican physician Kevin Vigilante, against seasoned veteran Patrick Kennedy.
165. If These Walls Could Talk
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Cher, Nancy Savoca
Actors: Demi Moore, Sissy Spacek, Cher, Diana Scarwid, Jason London, Anne Heche
166. Bitter Sugar ( Azúcar amarga )
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Leon Ichaso
Actors: René Lavan, Mayte Vilán, Miguel Gutiérrez, Larry Villanueva, Orestes Matacena, Luis Celeiro
Plot: A young Havana man, a Communist who believes in the revolution, had his ideals and outlook on life radically challenged by the family around him.
167. Wish Upon a Star
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Family
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Blair Treu
Actors: Katherine Heigl, Danielle Harris, Don Jeffcoat, Scott Wilkinson, Mary Parker Williams, Ivey Lloyd
168. Thinner
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Tom Holland
Actors: Robert John Burke, Joe Mantegna, Lucinda Jenney, Michael Constantine, Kari Wuhrer, Bethany Joy Galeotti
Plot: A portly lawyer incurs the wrath of a gypsy curse and finds himself growing thinner everyday. When he realizes this weight loss will lead to his death, he calls on some organized criminals to remove the curse by force.
169. Alaska
Year of Release: 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.
170. Unforgettable
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Dahl
Actors: Ray Liotta, Linda Fiorentino, Peter Coyote, Christopher McDonald, David Paymer, Duncan Fraser
