To make this list a movie had to be made in 1996. Obviously many movies made in 1995 earned box office dollars in 1996. On the other side many movies made in 1996 made money in 1997 and later. This page will looks at over 250 movies made in 1996. The movies are listed in two massive tables that lets you rank the movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information.
1996 Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort 1996 Movies by movie titles and movie trailers
- Sort 1996 Movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie.
- Sort 1996 Movies by domestic adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort 1996 Movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each 1996 Movies received and how many Oscar® wins each 1996 Movies received.
- Sort 1996 Movies by Ultimate Movie Ranking Score (UMR). Our UMR score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
Un Air de Famille [Family Resemblances]
highly rated and acclaimed French Comedy
(3 Wins out of 6 Cesar Nominations)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118015
Caught
highly rated drama
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115847
So Say We All
Mandela
Oscar nominated documentary
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116980
I saw 30 of top 36. total 57. 10s and favorites: twister, ID4, birdcage,time to kill, courage under fire, Michael, the rock, phenomenon, jerry Maguire. 10 not favorite: English patient. 9 and favorite: scream. 9s not favorites: one fine day, tin cup, mission impossible, hunchback.
I understand cogerson’s down rating this year. the reviews were all over the place. crazy year with top reviews all weird to quirky. top 9 reviews with only 150 mil adj. dom. b.o . total. sling blade, fargo, larry flint, secrets and lies, trainspotting, lone star, la promesse, shine, hamlet.
hidden gems: sling blade(too weird to ever recommend), mirror has two faces(dark), Jack(robin Williams), fly away home (children friendly), fargo(too weird to ever recommend), city hall(john cusack oh and little al pacino) , spitfire grill, marvin’s room (twisted).
I never saw star trek first contact . I figure I like what I like and so can you.
Hey bob cox….thanks for checking out this massive 1997 page. 30 of the Top 36 means you saw almost all of the best movies of that year. I enjoyed Twister, ID#4 and The Rock in theaters….really fun movies to see on the big screen. I watched Jerry Maguire and A Time To Kill on VHS…both really good movies. Of your 9s…..I have never seen Trainspotting….I saw the second one….but never the cult classic…maybe one day. Good hidden gems….though Jack is one of the few Robin Williams movies that I have not seen. Loved Fargo…..I think it can be recommend…and it has an Oscar winning performance to boot. I agree with you 100%…”I like what I like and so can you.”…good feedback.
I think my best film of 1996 was The People Vs. Larry Flynt. Seems like I did not see that many in cinemas in 1996. The following by your list I saw in theaters, 1, 3-18 (yes did not go to the best picture of the year),22, 23, 25 -31, 33-35,37-42,47,49,51-54,56,57,60-62,67,69,72-75,77,78,86,89,91,93,96,97,99,100,104,106,109,110,113,118,130,131,133,134,136,137,140,146,152,156,157,159,160,174,177,178,181,182,188,192,195,197-200,202-2-4,207,208,212,215,217,219,221-223,226,230,235-237,241,242.244.246,251,252,254,255,256,260,262,263 & 266
The following 75 1996 films I have seen since then. Key is title, studio, date seen and source (TV channel, tape or DVD).
ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO 1996 NL 4/28 1998 STZ
ALBINO ALLIGATOR 1996 MIRAMAX 1/30 1998 STZ
AMERICAN STRAYS 1996 12/16 1997 TMC
AMNESIA 1996 DREAM/ALORES ST 7/4 1997 TMC
AN OCCASIONAL HELL 1996 GREENSPOINT TOM BERENGER VALERIA GOLINO 2/25 2008 MAX
APOSTLE, THE 1996 OCTOBER 10/19 1999 HBO
ASSAULT, THE 1996 4/22 2014 DVD
BACK IN BUSINESS 1996 OCEAN AVE PRODS. 4/20 2006 MAX
BEAUTIFUL GIRLS 1996 MIRAMAX 4/21 1998 STZ
BED OF ROSES 1996 NL 8/26 2001 LOVE
BLACK MASK (H.K.) 1996 4/17 1999 TAPE
BLOODSPORT 3 1996 FM HOME VIDEO 4/26 2005 ENC
BOTTLE ROCKET 1996 COL 8/26 1999 IFC
BOYS 1996 TOUCHSTONE/BV 1/4 1998 STZ
BRASSED OFF (U.K.) 1996 MIRAMAX 9/28 2000 IND
CANNIBAL: THE MUSICAL 1996 TROMA 5/20 2014 EPIX DI
CARNOSAUR 3: PRIMAL SPECIES 1996 NEW HORIZONS 12/23 1997 TMC
CARPOOL 1996 WB 10/21 2003 ENC
CHILDREN OF THE CORN IV: THE GATHERING 1996 DIMENSION 2/18 2003 MMAX
CLUBHOUSE DETECTIVES 1996 PROMARK 4/6 1998 STZ
COSI 1996 MIRAMAX 3/3 1998 STZ
CROSSING GUARD 1996 MIRAMAX 3/16 1998 STZ
CRUCIBLE, THE 1996 FOX 1/11 2003 AMC
CURSE OF INFERNO 1996 MPCA 7/29 1997 TMC
DANGER ONE 1996 NU IMAGE/MILLENIUM 11/7 2016 SHO
DAY OF THE WARRIOR 1996 MALIBU BAY 5/30 2017 DVD
DOCTOR WAI (H.K.) 1996 WIN’S ENT. 1/1 1999 TAPE
EARTH MINUS ZERO 1996 AM ENT. 1/31 2012 DVD
ED 1996 UNI 3/2 1998 STZ
EMMA (U.K.) 1996 MIRAMAX 2/7 1998 STZ
EMPTY MIRROR 1996 LIONSGATE 9/14 2004 MMAX
ENGLISH PATIENT 1996 MIRAMAX 7/16 2001 TAPE
EVENING STAR 1996 PAR 1/14 2015 EPIX 2
FAMILY THING 1996 UA 9/9 1997 TMC
FATAL COMBAT 1996 NEW CITY 12/1 1997 TMC
FOXFIRE 1996 SAMUEL GOLDWYN 10/25 1997 TMC
GINFIGHTER’S MOON 1996 RYSHER 4/25 1998 STZ
GRIM 1996 A-PIX ENT. 2/5 2014 DVD
HAMLET 1996 COL 11/2 2011 TAPE
HIGH RISK 1996 I.R.S. 2/14 1998 STZ
HOMAGE 1996 ARROW REL. 12/25 1997 TMC
IF LUCY FELL 1996 TRI 12/27 1997 TMC
I’M NOT RAPPAPORT 1996 GRAMERCY 1/6 1998 STZ
JANE EYRE 1996 MIRAMAX 3/2 2002 MAX
LAND BEFORE TIME IV: JOURNEY THROUGH THE MIST 1996 UNI 8/18 1997 DIS
LAST DANCE 1996 TOUCHSTONE / BV 11/21 2004 WMAX
LEADING MAN (U.K.) 1996 1/7 2003 AMC
LIFE OF JESUS: THE REVOLUTIONARY PART 2 1996 TBC 12/16 2007 TCM
LOCH NESS 1996 MGM 10/12 2009 WAM
LOOKING FOR RICHARD (DOC.) 1996 FOX SEARCHLIGHT 5/2 2004 SUND
MOTHER NIGHT 1996 FL 12/21 1997 TMC
PALLBEARER, THE 1996 MIRAMAX 2/19 1998 STZ
POWER 98 1996 WARNER VHG ENTERTAINMENT 2/5 2010 MYST
RACE THE SUN 1996 TRI 10/28 1997 TMC
REBIRTH OF MOTHRA (JAP.) 1996 TRI 5/16 2007 ACTN
SECRET AGENT 1996 3/9 2003 IFC
SECRETS & LIES (U.K – FR.) 1996 OCTOBER 11/21 2018 TCM
SHE’S THE ONE 1996 FOX SEARCHLIGHT 9/11 2007 FXM
SHOPPING (U.K.) 1996 NEW HORIZONS 10/22 1997 TMC
SLING BLADE 1996 MIRAMAX 12/14 2003 ENC
SNOWBOARD ACADEMY 1996 1/21 2013 EFAM
SNOWRIDERS (DOC.) 1996 WALTER MILLER 9/23 2001 ACTN
SOLDIER BOYZ 1996 MPCA 3/20 2010 ACTN
SPILL 1996 ASHUK ANRITRAG 8/11 1997 TMC
STEALING BEAUTY 1996 FOX 7/29 2001 MAX
SUMMER FLING (DAN-IRISH-U.K.) 1996 MIRAMAX 6/30 2014 DVD
SUNCHASER 1996 WB 5/8 2007 MYST
SWINGERS 1996 MIRAMAX 3/17 2001 SUND
TIGER HEAT 1996 PM ENT. 3/18 1997 TMC
TRAINSPOTTING (U.K.) 1996 MIRAMAX 1/26 1998 ENC
TRUTH ABOUT CATS AND DOGS 1996 FOX 7/13 2002 MMAX
TWELFTH NIGHT (U.K.) 1996 FL 12/13 1997 TMC
UNDERWORLD 1996 TRIMARK 1/23 2014 SUSP
WATERMELON WOMAN 1996 FIRST RUN 8/9 2011 BSTZ
WEDDING BELL BLUES 1996 BMG 3/11 1999 HBOP
I saw a book in Barnes & Nobles about 1999 being the best year in movies, what do you think of that?
Hey Dan. Thanks as always for sharing your lists. I also enjoyed the People vs Larry Flynt. An entertaining movie with great performances by Edward Norton and Woody Harrelson. It stll looks like you saw a lot more movies in theaters than I did in 1996. Your overall tally easily beats everybody here. So congrats for that. As for 1999 being the best year for movies….I will wait until we get to that yearly review before I can answer it. But right now, I can not see that being the best year. Good stuff as always.