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.

151. Jude

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Actors: Christopher Eccleston, Kate Winslet, Rachel Griffiths, Liam Cunningham, James Daley, June Whitfield

152. The Young Poisoner's Handbook

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Benjamin Ross
Actors: Hugh O'Conor, Antony Sher, Tobias Arnold, Ruth Sheen, Roger Lloyd Pack, Norman Caro

153. Summer's Tale, A ( Conte d'été )

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Eric Rohmer
Actors: Melvil Poupaud, Amanda Langlet, Gwenaëlle Simon, Aurelia Nolin, Aimé Lefèvre, Alain Guellaff
Plot: A young man is trying to find a girlfriend. Before the summer is out, he ends up with more girls than he can handle: three!

154. One Fine Day

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Michael Hoffman
Actors: Michelle Pfeiffer, George Clooney, Mae Whitman, Alex D. Linz, Charles Durning, Jon Robin Baitz

155. Mars Attacks!

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Tim Burton
Actors: Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Lukas Haas, Danny DeVito
Plot: Flying saucers appear above the earth and a new race of big-brained Martians emerge. The president is assured by his science adviser that their advanced race is peaceful, while his top general warns him that they'll attack. Only one man is right, and it turns out bad for everyone.

156. Monster, The ( mostro, Il )

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Roberto Benigni
Actors: Roberto Benigni, Michel Blanc, Nicoletta Braschi, Dominique Lavanant, Jean-Claude Brialy, Laurent Spielvogel

157. 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.

158. 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.

159. 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.

160. Patriotism ( Yûkoku )

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Domoto Masaki, Yukio Mishima
Actors: Yukio Mishima, Yoshiko Tsuruoka

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