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.

201. Chris Rock: Bring the Pain

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Keith Truesdell
Actors: Chris Rock

202. Broken Arrow

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Woo
Actors: John Travolta, Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis, Delroy Lindo, Bob Gunton, Frank Whaley
Plot: A tough Air Force pilot intentionally downs a plane he is piloting in order to obtain the two nuclear warhead to blackmail the government for repeatedly passing him up for promotion. The only thing standing in his way is his co-pilot and a park ranger.

203. Hellraiser: Bloodline

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Fantasy/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Kevin Yagher
Actors: Bruce Ramsay, Valentina Vargas, Doug Bradley, Charlotte Chatton, Adam Scott, Kim Myers
Plot: In the 22nd century Dr. Paul Merchant seeks to right the wrongs of his ancestor Phillip L'Merchant who created the original box, which opened the gates of hell. In his space station he has built a reverse box to close the gates of hell forever, but Pinhead and the other cenobites are not about to go without a fight.

204. The Nutty Professor

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Tom Shadyac
Actors: Eddie Murphy, Jada Pinkett Smith, James Coburn, Larry Miller, Dave Chappelle, John Ales
Plot: A professor tries to lose weight by creating a potion. It works, but also causes other side effects.

205. Flipper

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Family/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Alan Shapiro
Actors: Elijah Wood, Paul Hogan, Jonathan Banks, Jason Fuchs, Isaac Hayes, Chelsea Field

206. Jack & Sarah

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Tim Sullivan
Actors: Richard E. Grant, Samantha Mathis, Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins, Imogen Stubbs, Ian McKellen

207. Village of Dreams ( Eno nakano bokuno mura )

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Yoichi Higashi
Actors: Mieko Harada, Keigo Matsuyama, Shogo Matsuyama, Kyozo Nagatsuka, Hosei Komatsu, Kaneko Iwasaki

208. City Hall

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Harold Becker
Actors: Al Pacino, John Cusack, Bridget Fonda, Danny Aiello, Martin Landau, David Paymer

209. The Search for One-eye Jimmy

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Sam Henry Kass
Actors: John Turturro, Jennifer Beals, Nicholas Turturro, Michael Badalucco, Steve Buscemi, Samuel L. Jackson
Plot: A man returns home to his old neighborhood in order to film a documentary but finds a much more compelling subject when he begins to investigate the case of a missing man and the quirky characters searching for him.

210. appartement, L'

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Mystery
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Gilles Mimouni
Actors: Romane Bohringer, Vincent Cassel, Jean-Philippe Écoffey, Monica Bellucci, Sandrine Kiberlain, Olivier Granier
Plot: A successful executive overhears a phone conversation hinting at adultery and murder, and convinced that his ex-lover is involved, attempts to track her down to discover the truth about her sudden disappearance from his life.

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