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  • Fargo (1996)

    1. Fargo

    19961h 38mR88Metascore
    8.1 (762K)
    Minnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.
    DirectorsJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsWilliam H. MacyFrances McDormandSteve Buscemi
  • Drew Barrymore in Scream (1996)

    2. Scream

    19961h 51mR66Metascore
    7.4 (422K)
    A masked killer targets a past victim's daughter.
    DirectorWes CravenStarsNeve CampbellCourteney CoxDavid Arquette
  • Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire (1996)

    3. Jerry Maguire

    19962h 19mR77Metascore
    7.3 (302K)
    When a sports agent has a moral epiphany and is fired for expressing it, he decides to put his new philosophy to the test as an independent agent with the only athlete who stays with him and his former colleague.
    DirectorCameron CroweStarsTom CruiseCuba Gooding Jr.Renée Zellweger
  • Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner, and Kelly Macdonald in Trainspotting (1996)

    4. Trainspotting

    19961h 33mR83Metascore
    8.1 (754K)
    Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out despite the allure of drugs and the influence of friends.
    DirectorDanny BoyleStarsEwan McGregorEwen BremnerJonny Lee Miller
  • Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible (1996)

    5. Mission: Impossible

    19961h 50mPG-1359Metascore
    7.2 (503K)
    An American agent, under false suspicion of disloyalty, must discover and expose the real spy without the help of his organization.
    DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsTom CruiseJon VoightEmmanuelle Béart
  • Woody Harrelson in The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)

    6. The People vs. Larry Flynt

    19962h 10mR79Metascore
    7.3 (104K)
    The story of controversial pornography publisher Larry Flynt, and how he became a defender of free speech.
    DirectorMilos FormanStarsWoody HarrelsonCourtney LoveEdward Norton
  • Kevin Kline, Demi Moore, Tom Hulce, Jason Alexander, Tony Jay, Paul Kandel, Charles Kimbrough, Frank Welker, and Mary Wickes in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

    7. The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    19961h 31mG74Metascore
    7.0 (180K)
    A deformed bell-ringer must assert his independence from a vicious government minister in order to help his friend, a gypsy dancer.
    DirectorsGary TrousdaleKirk WiseStarsDemi MooreJason AlexanderMary Kay Bergman
  • Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert Redford in Up Close & Personal (1996)

    8. Up Close & Personal

    19962h 4mPG-13
    6.1 (16K)
    An ambitious young woman, determined to build a career in television journalism, gets good advice from her first boss, and they fall in love.
    DirectorJon AvnetStarsRobert RedfordMichelle PfeifferStockard Channing
  • Michael Jordan and Billy West in Space Jam (1996)

    9. Space Jam

    19961h 28mPG57Metascore
    6.5 (224K)
    In a desperate attempt to win a basketball match and earn their freedom, the Looney Tunes seek the aid of retired basketball champion, Michael Jordan.
    DirectorJoe PytkaStarsMichael JordanWayne KnightTheresa Randle
  • Richard Gere in Primal Fear (1996)

    10. Primal Fear

    19962h 9mR47Metascore
    7.7 (267K)
    A high-profile murder intrigues a publicity hungry lawyer.
    DirectorGregory HoblitStarsRichard GereLaura LinneyEdward Norton
  • Tin Cup (1996)

    11. Tin Cup

    19962h 15mR60Metascore
    6.4 (55K)
    A washed-up golf pro working at a driving range tries to qualify for the U.S. Open in order to win the heart of his successful rival's girlfriend.
    DirectorRon SheltonStarsKevin CostnerRene RussoDon Johnson
  • Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, and Jason Patric in Sleepers (1996)

    12. Sleepers

    19962h 27mR49Metascore
    7.5 (247K)
    A reporter and a District Attorney help childhood friends who killed a sadistic guard.
    DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsRobert De NiroKevin BaconBrad Pitt
  • Eddie Murphy in The Nutty Professor (1996)

    13. The Nutty Professor

    19961h 35mPG-1364Metascore
    5.7 (128K)
    Grossly overweight yet good-hearted professor Sherman Klump takes a special chemical that turns him into the slim but obnoxious Buddy Love.
    DirectorTom ShadyacStarsEddie MurphyJada Pinkett SmithJames Coburn
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger and Vanessa Williams in Eraser (1996)

    14. Eraser

    19961h 55mR56Metascore
    6.2 (122K)
    A Witness Protection specialist becomes suspicious of his co-workers when dealing with a case involving high-tech weapons.
    DirectorChuck RussellStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerVanessa WilliamsJames Caan
  • Uma Thurman, Janeane Garofalo, and Ben Chaplin in The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996)

    15. The Truth About Cats & Dogs

    19961h 37mPG-1364Metascore
    6.3 (30K)
    A successful veterinarian and radio show host with low self-esteem asks her model friend to impersonate her when a handsome man wants to see her.
    DirectorMichael LehmannStarsUma ThurmanJaneane GarofaloBen Chaplin
  • Independence Day (1996)

    16. Independence Day

    19962h 25mPG-1359Metascore
    7.0 (633K)
    The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive.
    DirectorRoland EmmerichStarsWill SmithBill PullmanJeff Goldblum
  • Ralph Fiennes and Kristin Scott Thomas in The English Patient (1996)

    17. The English Patient

    19962h 42mR86Metascore
    7.4 (210K)
    At the close of World War II, a young nurse tends to a badly burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair.
    DirectorAnthony MinghellaStarsRalph FiennesJuliette BinocheWillem Dafoe
  • Adam Sandler in Happy Gilmore (1996)

    18. Happy Gilmore

    19961h 32mPG-1331Metascore
    7.0 (285K)
    After his grandmother's house is repossessed by the IRS, a bad tempered hockey player takes his talents to golf to earn the big bucks and get his grandmothers house back.
    DirectorDennis DuganStarsAdam SandlerChristopher McDonaldJulie Bowen
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sinbad in Jingle All the Way (1996)

    19. Jingle All the Way

    19961h 29mPG34Metascore
    5.8 (124K)
    A father vows to get his son a Turbo Man action figure for Christmas. However, every store is sold out, and he must travel all over town and compete with everybody else in order to find one.
    DirectorBrian LevantStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerSinbadPhil Hartman
  • Melanie Griffith, Michael Madsen, Nick Nolte, Chazz Palminteri, and Chris Penn in Mulholland Falls (1996)

    20. Mulholland Falls

    19961h 47mR51Metascore
    6.3 (20K)
    In 1950's Los Angeles, a special crime squad of the LAPD investigates the murder of a young woman.
    DirectorLee TamahoriStarsNick NolteMelanie GriffithJennifer Connelly
  • Alice Krige, Brent Spiner, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: First Contact (1996)

    21. Star Trek: First Contact

    19961h 51mPG-1370Metascore
    7.6 (136K)
    The Borg travel back in time intent on preventing Earth's first contact with an alien species. Captain Picard and his crew pursue them to ensure that Zefram Cochrane makes his maiden flight reaching warp speed.
    DirectorJonathan FrakesStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesBrent Spiner
  • Nicolas Cage, Sean Connery, and Ed Harris in The Rock (1996)

    22. The Rock

    19962h 16mR58Metascore
    7.4 (372K)
    An FBI chemical weapons expert, and a former SAS solider turned political prisoner, must break into Alcatraz prison when a rogue military group, led by a renegade general, take it over and threaten a nerve gas attack on San Francisco.
    DirectorMichael BayStarsSean ConneryNicolas CageEd Harris
  • The Pallbearer (1996)

    23. The Pallbearer

    19961h 38mPG-13
    5.0 (12K)
    A young man's life is thrown into a loop when he is asked to be a pallbearer for the funeral of a classmate he doesn't remember, and his old high school crush temporarily returns to town.
    DirectorMatt ReevesStarsDavid SchwimmerGwyneth PaltrowMichael Rapaport
  • Jim Carrey in The Cable Guy (1996)

    24. The Cable Guy

    19961h 36mPG-1356Metascore
    6.1 (186K)
    A designer makes a grievous mistake when he rejects the friendship of a borderline cable guy.
    DirectorBen StillerStarsJim CarreyMatthew BroderickLeslie Mann
  • Vince Vaughn in Swingers (1996)

    25. Swingers

    19961h 36mR71Metascore
    7.2 (91K)
    A wannabe actor has a hard time moving on from a break-up, but he is lucky to have supportive friends.
    DirectorDoug LimanStarsVince VaughnHeather GrahamJon Favreau

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