51. Swallowtail Butterfly ( Suwarôteiru )
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Shunji Iwai
Actors: Hiroshi Mikami, Chara, Ayumi Ito, Yôsuke Eguchi, Andy Hui Chi-On, Atsurô Watabe
52. Courage Under Fire
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Edward Zwick
Actors: Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips, Michael Moriarty, Matt Damon, Bronson Pinchot
Plot: Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling is investigating the case of Captain Karen Walden, and helicopter pilot and the first woman who would be awarded the Medal of Honor. Conflicting reports from survivors of a crash in which she saved the crew shed doubt in Serling's mind as he wrestles with his own conscience.
53. cérémonie, La
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Claude Chabrol
Actors: Isabelle Huppert, Sandrine Bonnaire, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Jacqueline Bisset, Virginie Ledoyen, Valentin Merlet
Plot: A maid working for an affluent family befriends postmistress Jeanne - who entourages her to rebel against the family but Sophie remains submissive, until she is told to break off her friendship with Jeanne. Both women hide secrets and when Sophie's comes out and the family dismisses her, it demands a reprisal.
54. Trees Lounge
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Steve Buscemi
Actors: Carol Kane, Steve Buscemi, Anthony LaPaglia, Debi Mazar, Mark Boone Junior, Elizabeth Bracco
Plot: A slice of life film, set around a neighborhood bar in Long Island. It focuses on a life-long screw up and his interactions with family, friends and other bar patrons.
55. Bound
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
Actors: Gina Gershon, Jennifer Tilly, Joe Pantoliano, Richard C. Sarafian, John P. Ryan, Christopher Meloni
Plot: Two lovers, Corky and Violet create a plan to steal money from Corky's rich boy friend with the perfect plan to blame on her boyfriend, leaving them scot free as they whisper and listen through shared walls.
56. Cyclo ( Xich lo )
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Vietnamese
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Anh Hung Tran
Actors: Le Van Loc, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Tran Nu Yên-Khê, Nhu Quynh Nguyen, Hoang Phuc Nguyen, Ngo Vu Quang Hal
57. The Celluloid Closet
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Historical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
Actors: Lily Tomlin, Tony Curtis, Armistead Maupin, Whoopi Goldberg, Harvey Fierstein, Gore Vidal
58. Paradise Lost ( Shitsurakuen )
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Yoshimitsu Morita
Actors: Kôji Yakusho, Hitomi Kuroki, Akira Terao, Toshio Shiba, Tomoko Hoshino, Yoshino Kimura
Plot: Junichi Watanabe penned the novel about forbidden love - Paradise Lost is the story put on screen as two lovers engage in a sudden, passionate affair - but the relationship is so intense, it may destroy them both.
59. 2 Days in the Valley
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Herzfeld
Actors: Danny Aiello, Greg Cruttwell, Jeff Daniels, Teri Hatcher, Glenne Headly, James Spader
Plot: Follows a group of disparate souls (many of them criminal) over the course of 49 hours in L.A. including a suicidal director, a hired gunman looking for the perfect Italian seasoning and an art dealer with kidney stones.
60. Set It Off
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: F. Gary Gray
Actors: Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox, Kimberly Elise, John C. McGinley, Blair Underwood
Plot: Four women hold up banks for a living until one of them starts dating a banker.
