161. 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.
162. 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.
163. 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
164. 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.
165. First Kid
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Family/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: David M. Evans
Actors: Sinbad, Brock Pierce, Blake Boyd, Timothy Busfield, Art LaFleur, Robert Guillaume
Plot: Sam Simms is assigned to guard Luke, the bratty 13-year-old son of the president of the United States. Things go well until the two must foil an assassination plot against Luke's father.
166. 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
167. Kansas City
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Robert Altman
Actors: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Miranda Richardson, Harry Belafonte, Michael Murphy, Dermot Mulroney, Steve Buscemi
168. Mary Reilly
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.3 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.
169. Multiplicity
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Harold Ramis
Actors: Michael Keaton, Andie MacDowell, Zack Duhame, Katie Schlossberg, Eugene Levy, Harris Yulin
Plot: A construction worker spends all his time at work or with his family and finds no time alone, that is until a geneticist offers him a chance to clone himself - but finds trouble when the copies begin to take over.
170. Joyride
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Quinton Peeples
Actors: Tobey Maguire, Amy Hathaway, Wilson Cruz, Adam West, Benicio Del Toro, Christina Zilber
Plot: For friends J.T. and James things turn deadly in a hurry when Tanya a
sexually-charged young seductress, and Smith, a beautiful assassin, stop
at their motel in sleepy small town America.
Hungry for excitement, J.T., James and Tanya steal the killer's prized
convertible for the joyride of a lifetime, only to find death waiting in
the trunk.
Should they get the police involved or should they risk everything by
confronting the killer in a bid to keep the car for themselves?
With a plot that careens ever-closer to disaster, and a bizarre, twist-
filled ending, Joyride proves that life can go from neutral to overdrive
in a heartbeat.
