Top Movies of 1996
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- DirectorKevin TenneyStarsCandace McKenzieLewis Van BergenIvan GueronA suburban defense lawyer mistakenly gives her troubled daughter, Zoe, a wooden puppet belonging to a deceased serial killer. The toy fills the void of friendship in Zoe's life, but Zoe begins to act increasingly strange and violent.10/10
- DirectorGregory HoblitStarsRichard GereLaura LinneyEdward NortonAn altar boy is accused of murdering a priest, and the truth is buried several layers deep.10/10
- DirectorAllan A. GoldsteinStarsBrian BosworthLeah PinsentDavid FoxA United States Presidential bodyguard risks everything to save the day when a truck chock full of biological weapons contrives to crash in a National Park.10/10
- DirectorWes CravenStarsNeve CampbellCourteney CoxDavid ArquetteA year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.10/10
- DirectorJames FoleyStarsMark WahlbergReese WitherspoonWilliam PetersenWhen Nicole met David; handsome, charming, affectionate, he was everything. It seemed perfect, but soon she sees that David has a darker side. And his adoration turns to obsession, their dream into a nightmare, and her love into fear.10/10
- DirectorGreg SpenceStarsNaomi WattsJamie Renée SmithKaren BlackA nurse returns to her hometown in Nebraska, only to find that the town's children have fallen under a mysterious mass illness connected to its sinister past.10/10
- DirectorRoy Allen SmithStarsJohn IngleCandace HutsonHeather HoganWhen Littlefoot's grandfather falls ill, the only way to cure him is with a flower from the forbidding land of the mists, which holds unexpected perils and danger.10/10
- DirectorJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsWilliam H. MacyFrances McDormandSteve BuscemiMinnesota 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.10/10
- DirectorRob FrescoStarsSean YoungWilliam R. MosesJoe GuzaldoA talented young female police sketch artist uses her abilities to track down an evil child molester.10/10
- DirectorMary LambertStarsTracey GoldPerry KingShawnee SmithOn her wedding night, 20-year-old Darcy Palmer empties her fiancé's bank account and flees to New York City. Along the way, she tries robbing Brianne Dwyer, who's heading to a New England college for her freshman year, and ends up killing her. Darcy assumes Brianne's identity, enrolls in her place at college, and kills anyone who gets in her way. When Darcy becomes interested in her roommate Jeanelle's wealthy widowed father, she poisons Jeanelle so that she's too sick to spend time with him when he visits the campus, and Darcy takes her place. Suspecting her dirty deeds, Jeanelle confronts her roommate, who coolly admits to killing many people and stealing their identities. Then, Darcy attacks... Just in the nick of time, Jeanelle's father rescues her from harm. Darcy escapes but is caught just as she's about to snare her next victim.10/10
- DirectorMike RobeStarsGregory HarrisonGlynnis O'ConnorLee GarlingtonThe presence of a malicious stranger threatens to destroy the peace and harmony of a vacationing executive's family life.10/10
- DirectorDavid Burton MorrisStarsStephen CollinsKeri RussellPhylicia RashadThe mother of the family Michelle babysits for is shot. The widower asks the teen girl to continue looking after the children and gradually seduces her. Michelle finds herself enveloped in a web of lies until she becomes a suspect.10/10
- DirectorChuck BowmanStarsCharles ShaughnessyDedee PfeifferTom BresnahanWhat happens when a father falls in love with his daughter's college roommate? In this film, not only is he finally suspected by his daughter, but eventually his obsession for the young woman causes things to go very tragically wrong.10/10
- DirectorFélix Enríquez AlcaláStarsTori SpellingPatrick MuldoonRichard BelzerA former stripper befriends a young man looking for his father, all the while trying to avoid a hitman for the mob, to whom she is deeply in debt.10/10
- DirectorNoel NosseckStarsCandace Cameron BureFred SavageGregory Alan WilliamsA shy high school student's seemingly perfect relationship with a popular jock quickly turns abusive and dangerous.10/10
- DirectorJohn PutchStarsDaniel McVicarLaraine NewmanSarah BibbAfter unwittingly climbing into the wrong van on the way to grandma's cabin for Thanksgiving, ten year-old Justin discovers he's driving with two bumbling kidnappers and the daughter of a billionaire toy magnate.9/10
- DirectorJorge MontesiStarsGigi RiceEd MarinaroJohn Wesley ShippA divorced mother (Gigi Rice) is targeted by an on-line stalker known as Cybergod, and she teams with an ex-cop (Ed Marinaro) to track down the maniac.9/10
- DirectorKevin YagherStarsBruce RamsayValentina VargasDoug BradleyIn the 22nd century, a scientist attempts to right the wrong his ancestor created: the puzzle box that opens the gates of Hell and unleashes Pinhead and his Cenobite legions.9/10
- DirectorMichael Toshiyuki UnoStarsTiffani ThiessenTim MathesonMelinda CuleaWhen Annalisse and her mother move into a new house she starts seeing a girl her age. She later finds that the girl is dead and she sets out to find out what happened to her.8 or 9/10
- DirectorMichael HoffmanStarsMichelle PfeifferGeorge ClooneyMae WhitmanThe lives of two strangers and their young children unexpectedly intersect on one hectic, stressful day in New York City.8/10
- DirectorMichael Ray RhodesStarsMoira KellyMartin SheenLenny von DohlenChronicles the life of Dorothy Day who dedicated herself in service to her socialist beliefs and her adopted faith of Catholicism. The movement she created continues to thrive to this day, with more than 200 communities across the United States and another 28 communities abroad. The title of the movie is taken from a phrase which means to treat all guests, whether they be kings or peasants, like they were visiting angels.8/10
- DirectorJack BenderStarsYasmine BleethJames WilderRichard BeymerA young woman who has a scarred face is conned into helping with the robbery of her employer. As a result, she is sent to prison, gets plastic surgery, and returns to seek revenge on those who wronged her.8/10
- DirectorBrian HensonStarsTim CurryBilly ConnollyJennifer SaundersThe Muppets set sail in search of treasure, with Jim Hawkins and Long John Silver.8/10
- StarsPaul Andre GibbonsJarrod EmickFrederic ForrestThe story of the most notorious Confederate prisoner of war camp in the American Civil War.8/10
- DirectorChuck RussellStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerVanessa WilliamsJames CaanA Witness Protection specialist becomes suspicious of his co-workers when dealing with a case involving high-tech weapons.8/10
- DirectorRob CohenStarsDennis QuaidSean ConneryDina MeyerThe last dragon and a disillusioned dragonslaying Knight must cooperate to stop an evil King, who was given partial immortality.7 or 8/10
- DirectorMark SobelStarsJonathan BrandisTatyana AliPaul ScherrerAnn Price blames her best friend, Sharon McKay, for her brother Jerry's death. She decides to set Sharon up for her murder, but there's an unexpected surprise!7 or 8/10
- DirectorDanny DeVitoStarsDanny DeVitoRhea PerlmanMara WilsonA girl gifted with a keen intellect and psychic powers uses both to get even with her callous family and free her kindly schoolteacher from the tyrannical grip of a sadistic headmistress.7/10
- DirectorHenry SelickStarsPaul TerryJoanna LumleyPete PostlethwaiteAn orphan who lives with his two cruel aunts befriends anthropomorphic bugs who live inside a giant peach, and they embark on a journey to New York City.7/10
- DirectorSteve BarronStarsMartin LandauJonathan Taylor ThomasGeneviève BujoldOne of puppet-maker Geppetto's creations comes magically to life. This puppet named Pinocchio has one major desire, to become a real boy someday, but he has to learn to act responsibly.7/10
- DirectorLarry ShawStarsSharon LawrenceBeau BridgesShirley KnightInspired by true events. After Patti Johnson gives birth to a still-born child, she and her husband try to forget the tragedy. They move into a new house, but a number of supernatural phenomena that takes place there, lead them to believe that the house is haunted. Patti turns to the town psychic, who confirms her suspicions about ghostly activity. The house is haunted by the spirit of a man who, 75 years earlier, killed his young son and was then shot by his own wife, as well as by the spirit of the murdered son. And now the killer is after Patti's 3-year-old son, Jonathan.7/10
- DirectorStephen HerekStarsGlenn CloseJeff DanielsJoely RichardsonAn evil high-fashion designer plots to steal dalmatian puppies in order to make an extravagant fur coat but creates an extravagant mess instead.7/10
- DirectorGary TrousdaleKirk WiseStarsDemi MooreJason AlexanderMary Kay BergmanA deformed bell-ringer must assert his independence from a vicious government minister in order to help his friend, a gypsy dancer.7/10
- DirectorSteve MinerStarsRick MoranisTom ArnoldJulianne PhillipsA writer returns to his hometown where he faces the childhood nemesis whose life he ultimately ruined, only the bully wants to relive their painful past by torturing him once again.7/10
- DirectorBlair TreuStarsKatherine HeiglDanielle HarrisDonnie JeffcoatA younger sister wishes to switch places with her popular older sister and the two bickering siblings awaken to find the wish has come true.7/10
- DirectorTom ShadyacStarsEddie MurphyJada Pinkett SmithJames CoburnGrossly overweight yet good-hearted professor Sherman Klump takes a special chemical that turns him into the slim but obnoxious Buddy Love.7/10
- StarsTed DansonMary SteenburgenJames FoxAn Englishman returns after nine years abroad and tells strange stories of the tiny people of Lilliput, the giants of Brobdingnag, the flying island Laputa and the Houyhnhnms, a race of intelligent horses.7/10
- DirectorCameron CroweStarsTom CruiseCuba Gooding Jr.Renée ZellwegerWhen 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.7/10
- DirectorEric SchaefferStarsSarah Jessica ParkerEric SchaefferBen StillerTwo NYC roommates have a pact to jump off Brooklyn Bridge if they haven't found life partners before she's 30. That's less than a month away.7/10
- DirectorBrian Trenchard-SmithStarsWarwick DavisBrent JasmerJessica CollinsOur deadly leprechaun is in space to woo a beautiful princess who is impressed with his gold and desires to separate him from it.7/10
- DirectorToby BluthDebbie BaberDave BrainStarsEdward AsnerJim CummingsTim CurryThe special presents an origin story for Santa Claus, who is depicted as a man named Nicholas Claus who wishes to give every child in the world a gift for Christmas. The elves of the North Pole become obligated to grant his wish, facing great obstacles.7/10
- DirectorTad StonesStarsScott WeingerRobin WilliamsJohn Rhys-DaviesThe King of Thieves disrupts Aladdin and Jasmine's long-anticipated wedding, looking for an oracle that will lead him to an even bigger treasure. His true identity causes trouble for Aladdin.7/10
- DirectorTed NicolaouStarsGregory SmithMadeleine PotterGodfrey JamesFairyhill Ireland is a place filled with mysteries and legends,Leprechauns and Magic. And for an American Kid like Mike Dennehy, it's a world of wonderous adventure. Vacationing in Fairyhill for the summer, Mike makes friends with a fascinating group of rather unlucky leprechaunsby Nula, Queen of the Dead - an unbelievably beautiful and sinister witch. can the Queen destroy centuries of Leprechaun power? Will evil triumph? Gather up your lucky charms(you'll need them!) and get ready for Spellbreaker, the adventure of Mike's lifetime... and yours!7/10
- DirectorJohn BlizekStarsAmy Jo JohnsonErnie PrenticeBentley MitchumA boy, grieving the recent death of his father, comes to befriend the ghost of a young girl haunting his house, learning that the ghost, nicknamed "Susie Q," is still coming to terms with the car crash that took her life in the 1950s.7/10
- DirectorBlair TreuStarsKyle HowardRobert EnglundTravis WesterGunther Wheeler, fourteen, a tough guy from New York City, moves to a small town called Pleasant Valley. Gunther isn't making very many friends in his new town. Until he meets Allison Robbins a beautiful blonde girl his age, the girl of his dreams. Gunther is anxious to score on Allison by taking her out on a date. When Chad, Luke, and Wylie, a couple of neighborhood bullies give Gunther a chance to see Screamin' Banchees, an awesome band, but the tickets for the concert are one hundred fifty dollars. Gunther doesn't have that kind of money. So the only way for him to get the money is to work as a paperboy with Charlie, Gus, Henry, and Fish, which are known as the "nerd herd".7/10
- DirectorLarry PeerceStarsRobert HaysBess ArmstrongErik von DettenBilly Jackson is not having a good Christmas. He got a basketball and just can't make a jump shot. His Uncle David is coming to town to open a Valu-Mall, which will put his dad's store out of business. When he tells his little sister Sarah that there is no Santa, she makes a wish that it would be Christmas every day. Now he must relive it over and over again.7/10
- DirectorNick CassavetesStarsGena RowlandsMarisa TomeiGérard DepardieuAfter her abusive husband leaves, Monica asks her neighbor to look after her son while she's at work. Mildred's angry daughter's just moved out, so she's happy to have JJ.6 or 7/10
- DirectorFraser C. HestonStarsThora BirchVincent KartheiserDirk BenedictWhile searching for their missing father in the mountains of Alaska, two siblings come across a baby polar bear on the run from a pair of poachers.6 or 7/10
- DirectorDoug LimanStarsVince VaughnHeather GrahamJon FavreauA wannabe actor has a hard time moving on from a break-up, but he is lucky to have supportive friends.6 or 7/10
- DirectorArlene SanfordStarsShelley LongGary ColeTim MathesonThe Bradys are surprised when a man claiming to be Carol's long lost first husband shows up at their home. Before long, his strange actions cause them to question his motives.6/10
- DirectorHarry WinerStarsJamie Lee CurtisKevin PollakKyle HowardDesperate to keep their various parents from getting divorced, a group of teenagers kidnaps them and holds them prisoner in a basement to force them to reconcile.6/10
- DirectorTony RandelStarsJames RemarLenny von DohlenSuzy AmisIn this tense thriller, a businessman and his wife regret taking in a soldier who saved his life years earlier.6/10
- DirectorBen StillerStarsJim CarreyMatthew BroderickLeslie MannA designer makes a grievious mistake when he rejects the friendship of a borderline cable guy.6/10
- DirectorKen KwapisStarsJason AlexanderFaye DunawayEric LloydA young boy befriends a larcenous orangutan in a luxury hotel.6/10
- DirectorJoseph L. ScanlanStarsShanna ReedSarah ChalkeLochlyn MunroCheerleader Krista, takes action when she faces sexual intimidation from football players at her high school.6/10
- DirectorDavid R. EllisStarsMichael J. FoxSally FieldRalph WaiteWhen adventurous pets Chance, Shadow, and Sassy are accidentally separated from their vacationing humans, they're left to fend for themselves on the mean streets of San Francisco, searching for the "golden bridge" that will take them home.6/10
- DirectorPenny MarshallStarsDenzel WashingtonWhitney HoustonCourtney B. VanceAn angel comes to Earth to help a preacher save his church and his family.6/10
- DirectorCarroll BallardStarsJeff DanielsAnna PaquinDana DelanyA father and daughter decide to attempt to lead a flock of orphaned Canada Geese south by air.6/10
- DirectorRobert LiebermanStarsEmilio EstevezJeffrey NordlingDavid SelbyThe unruly team of hockey misfits grows up a bit and receives scholarships to a prestigious prep school, where they take on the snotty varsity team.6/10
- DirectorHoward FranklinStarsBill MurrayMatthew McConaugheyJerry AdlerA motivational speaker discovers that the inheritance his father left for him is in the form of an elephant.6/10
- DirectorJoe PytkaStarsMichael JordanWayne KnightTheresa RandleIn a desperate attempt to win a basketball match and earn their freedom, the Looney Tunes seek the aid of retired basketball champion, Michael Jordan.6/10
- DirectorDavid Mickey EvansStarsSinbadBrock PierceBlake BoydA former boxer turned Secret Service agent is assigned to protect the President's son, who seems determined to make life difficult for his new protector.6/10
- DirectorPaul MillerStarsOksana BaiulVictor PetrenkoBrent FrankAn ice-skating television adaptation of the 1939 musical film based on Lyman Frank Baum's 1900 fairy tale novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz".6/10
- DirectorRobert TinnellStarsJamieson BoulangerRicky MabePolly ShannonTeenager Earl has a vivid imagination fueled by movies like Frankenstein and Night of the Living Dead (1968).6/10