71. The Ghost and the Darkness
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Actors: Michael Douglas, Val Kilmer, Tom Wilkinson, John Kani, Bernard Hill, Emily Mortimer
Plot: In the late 1800s an engineer in East Africa faces a pair of man-eating lions that are so insatiable and violent they are nicknamed "The Ghost" and "The Darkness" by the natives. A famous hunter is brought in to bring the beasts down, but even his presence cannot stop the carnage.
72. Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Tim Reid
Actors: Al Freeman Jr., Phylicia Rashad, Leon, Paula Kelly, Isaac Hayes, Anna Maria Horsford
73. Night of the Scarecrow
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jeff Burr
Actors: Elizabeth Barondes, John Mese, Stephen Root, Bruce Glover, Dirk Blocker, John Hawkes
74. Dragonheart
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Rob Cohen
Actors: Dennis Quaid, David Thewlis, Jason Isaacs, Dina Meyer, Pete Postlethwaite, Sean Connery
Plot: An evil king has brought a dragon and a dragon slayer together to fight against his rule.
75. Fear
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: James Foley
Actors: Mark Wahlberg, Reese Witherspoon, William Petersen, Amy Brenneman, Alyssa Milano, Christopher Gray
Plot: The Walkers have the perfect family life until the night that 16-year-old Nicole meets handsome, charming David at a party. At first glance he appears to be a great boyfriend, until it becomes apparent he's jealous and possessive - enough so that she breaks up. However, David isn't about to let her go that easily.
76. It's My Party
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Randal Kleiser
Actors: Margaret Cho, Gregory Harrison, Eric Robert, Marlee Matlin, Roddy McDowall, Olivia Newton-John
77. Twister
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jan de Bont
Actors: Bill Paxton, Helen Hunt, Cary Elwes, Jami Gertz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Alan Ruck
Plot: Two meteorologists seek the perfect tornado in order to launch sensors that will help them study these forces of nature.
78. The Whole Wide World
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Dan Ireland
Actors: Vincent D'Onofrio, Renée Zellweger, Ann Wedgeworth, Harve Presnell, Benjamin Mouton, Michael Corbett
Plot: Based on the memoirs of Novalyne Price Ellis, this is a captivating story about the last years of never fully understood and appreciated writer, Robert E. Howard.
79. Lone Star
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Sayles
Actors: Stephen Mendillo, Stephen J. Lang, Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Peña, Matthew McConaughey, Kris Kristofferson
80. The Frighteners
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Peter Jackson
Actors: Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson, John Astin, Jeffrey Combs, Jake Busey
Plot: After the death of his wife, a budding architect started to see ghosts.
Abandoning his dream house, he beings a new career of convincing ghosts to
haunt a house then "exorcising" them for a small fee. Then a grim new
ghost appears on the scene and the bodies start piling up, each with a
ghostly number on their foreheads.
