The Movies of 1996
(Movies Marked With a Are Reviewed in Full)

(Includes films first exhibited to commercial audiences in America between Jan. 1, 1996, and Dec. 31, 1996.
Consequently, certain entries, especially foreign films, are indexed here despite being produced in earlier years.)


My Top Ten List

  1. Fargo Dir. Joel Coen. With Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi A
  2. The English Patient * Dir. Anthony Minghella. With Ralph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Juliette Binoche A
  3. Lone Star Dir. John Sayles. With Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Peña, Kris Kristofferson A–
  4. The Portrait of a Lady ² Dir. Jane Campion. With Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich, Barbara Hershey A–
  5. Jerry Maguire ² Dir. Cameron Crowe. With Tom Cruise, Renée Zellweger, Cuba Gooding Jr. A–
  6. Secrets & Lies Dir. Mike Leigh. With Brenda Blethyn, Timothy Spall, Marianne Jean-Baptiste A–
  7. The Hunchback of Notre Dame Dir. Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise. Animated. With the voice of Tom Hulce A–
  8. Big Night Dir. Stanley Tucci & Campbell Scott. With Stanley Tucci, Tony Shalhoub A–
  9. The People vs. Larry Flynt Dir. Miloš Forman. With Woody Harrelson, Courtney Love, Edward Norton A–
10. Bound Dir. Lana and Lilly Wachowski. With Jennifer Tilly, Gina Gershon, Joe Pantoliano A–


Other Releases from the Year 1996


² Seen twice in a cinema; ³ Seen three times in a cinema; * Seen four times or more in a cinema

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