Top Movies of 1996


The top movies of 1996 list is calculated by community movie ratings and members' "Top Movies List". Lists are updated daily.

181. Mother Night

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Keith Gordon
Actors: Nick Nolte, Sheryl Lee, Alan Arkin, Bernard Behrens, Kirsten Dunst, Arye Gross

182. The Substitute

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Robert Mandel
Actors: Tom Berenger, Raymond Cruz, William Forsythe, Luis Guzmán, Richard Brooks, Diane Venora
Plot: A mercenary, Shale, returns home to discover that his girl has been attacked in her students. Shale takes on her class as a substitute to get to the bottom of the incident and ends up teaching the children about life and cleaning up the school.

183. The Spitfire Grill

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Lee David Zlotoff
Actors: Alison Elliott, Ellen Burstyn, Marcia Gay Harden, Will Patton, Kieran Mulroney, Gailard Sartain

184. She's the One

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Edward Burns
Actors: Edward Burns, Mike McGlone, Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Aniston, Leslie Mann, Amanda Peet

185. Mulholland Falls

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Lee Tamahori
Actors: Nick Nolte, Melanie Griffith, Chazz Palminteri, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn, Jennifer Connelly
Plot: In 1940s L.A., the "hat squad" is a special task force, not above
stretching the law, in order to bring down the criminal elements of the
city. When a young woman is found murdered, they uncover a plot linking
her to several prominent individuals, including an Army general working
for the powerful, new Atomic Energy Commission. But the closer they get to
the truth, the harder it becomes to uncover it.

186. Chain Reaction

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Andrew Davis
Actors: Keanu Reeves, Morgan Freeman, Rachel Weisz, Fred Ward, Kevin Dunn, Brian Cox
Plot: A scientific team discovers a new, clean energy, but before they can
celebrate, their laboratory is rocked by an explosion. Now on the run from
the government and a shady organization, a technician and a physicist must
clear their names while unraveling the mystery.

187. Mrs. Winterbourne

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Richard Benjamin
Actors: Shirley MacLaine, Ricki Lake, Brendan Fraser, Miguel Sandoval, Jane Krakowski, Loren Dean

188. A Very Brady Sequel

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Arlene Sanford
Actors: Shelley Long, Gary Cole, Tim Matheson, Christine Taylor, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Jennifer Elise Cox
Plot: A man claiming to be Carol's first husband shows up at the Brady residence, but Roy is really a con man looking to take a familiar piece of artwork from the home and make millions selling it.

189. Haunted

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Actors: Aidan Quinn, Kate Beckinsale, Alex Lowe, John Gielgud, Anthony Andrews, Anna Massey

190. Two Much

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Fernando Trueba
Actors: Antonio Banderas, Melanie Griffith, Daryl Hannah, Danny Aiello, Joan Cusack, Eli Wallach

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