Top Movies of 1996


The top movies of 1996 list is calculated by community movie ratings and members' "Top Movies List". Lists are updated daily.

121. The Truth About Cats & Dogs

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Michael Lehmann
Actors: Uma Thurman, Janeane Garofalo, Ben Chaplin, Jamie Foxx, James McCaffrey, Richard Coca
Plot: A veterinarian talk-show host manages to woo a handsome male listener with just her voice and personality. Yet when he shows up to the studio he mistakes her model friend for the real thing and the self-conscious host allows the mistake to continue. As time goes by she convinces herself he could never fall for her while he has her beautiful friend already.

122. Fever Lake

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ralph E. Portillo
Actors: Bo Hopkins, Corey Haim, Mario López, Lauren Parker, Randy Josselyn, Michael Wise

123. The Canterville Ghost

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Family/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Syd Macartney
Actors: Patrick Stewart, Neve Campbell, Joan Sims, Donald Sinden, Cherie Lunghi, Leslie Phillips
Plot: Ab American family moved into an English castle, feeling not a little bit inconvenienced by the ghost inhabiting it.

124. Zero Kelvin ( Kjærlighetens kjøtere )

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Norwegian
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Hans Petter Moland
Actors: Stellan Skarsgård, Gard B. Eidsvold, Bjørn Sundquist, Camilla Martens, Paul-Ottar Haga, Johannes Joner

125. I'm Not Rappaport

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Herb Gardner
Actors: Walter Matthau, Ossie Davis, Amy Irving, Craig T. Nelson, Boyd Gaines, Martha Plimpton

126. Twelfth Night: Or What You Will

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Trevor Nunn
Actors: Imogen Stubbs, Steven Mackintosh, Nicholas Farrell, Ben Kingsley, Helena Bonham Carter, Imelda Staunton
Plot: Shakespeare's comedy of mistaken identities. Shipwrecked and separated from her twin brother, Viola (Imogen Stubbs) disguises herself as a man and finds employment as a messenger for the local duke. She immediately falls in love with him but finds herself wooing another woman on his behalf.

127. All Dogs Go to Heaven 2

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Family/Animation
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Larry Leker, Paul Sabella
Actors: Ernest Borgnine, Bebe Neuwirth, Charlie Sheen, Dom DeLuise, Sheena Easton, Tony Jay

128. Looking for Richard

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Al Pacino
Actors: Al Pacino, Alec Baldwin, Kevin Spacey, Winona Ryder, Kevin Conway, Aidan Quinn

129. Gulliver's Travels

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Charles Sturridge
Actors: Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, James Fox, Ned Beatty, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud
Plot: Made-for-TV version of Jonathan Swift's fantasy novel about Lemuel Gulliver and his travels to various lands where he is a giant among men (literally) and then a mere man amongst giants. He also runs across the science-minded Laputa (who throw common sense out the window) and the land where intelligent horses rule while the bestial Yahoos (who look an awful lot like Gulliver) are considered inferior.

130. I Shot Andy Warhol

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Mary Harron
Actors: Lili Taylor, Jared Harris, Martha Plimpton, Lothaire Bluteau, Jamie Harrold, Michael Imperioli
Plot: The true story of Valerie Solanas scouring New York to spread the word on her S.C.U.M. manifesto. She meets pop artist Andy Warhol and expects him to make a film of the manifesto, but when he doesn't she claims he has too much control over her, and takes matters into her own hands.

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