List of American films of 1996

A list of American films released in 1996.
==Highest grossing==
1996Rank	Title 	Studio 	Gross
1. 	Independence Day 	20th Century Fox 	$817,400,000
2. 	Twister 	Warner Bros. 	$494,500,000
3. 	Mission: Impossible 	Paramount Pictures 	$457,700,000
4. 	The Rock 	Hollywood Pictures 	$335,100,000
5. 	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	Disney 	$325,300,000
6. 	101 Dalmatians 	Disney 	$320,700,000
7. 	Ransom 	Touchstone Pictures	$309,500,000
8. 	The Nutty Professor 	Universal Studios 	$244,300,000
9. 	Jerry Maguire 	TriStar Pictures 	$273,600,000
10. 	Eraser 	Warner Bros. 	$242,300,000
==A==
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Notes
101 Dalmatians 	Stephen Herek 	Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Joely Richardson, Joan Plowright 	Comedy 	
2 Days in the Valley 	John Herzfeld 	Danny Aiello, Jeff Daniels, James Spader, Charlize Theron, Teri Hatcher, Marsha Mason, Eric Stoltz	Comedy, Crime 	
Adrenalin: Fear the Rush 	Albert Pyun 	Christopher Lambert, Natasha Henstridge 	Science fiction	
The Adventures of Pinocchio 	Steve Barron 	Martin Landau, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Udo Kier 	Fantasy 	
Aladdin and the King of Thieves	Tad Stones 	Robin Williams 	Animation 	direct-to-video sequel
Alaska 	Fraser Clarke Heston 	Thora Birch, Vincent Kartheiser, Dirk Benedict 	Adventure 	
Alien Nation: Millennium 	Kenneth Johnson 	Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint 	Science fiction	TV
Alien Nation: The Enemy Within 	Kenneth Johnson 	Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint, Michele Scarabelli 	Science fiction	TV
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 	Larry Leker, Paul Sabella	Ernest Borgnine, Bebe Neuwirth, Charlie Sheen 	Animation 	
Amityville Dollhouse 	Steve White 	Robin Thomas, Starr Andreeff, Allen Cutler 	Horror 	
Andersonville 	John Frankenheimer 	Frederic Forrest, Carmen Argenziano, Jayce Bartok 	Drama 	TV
The Arrival 	David Twohy 	Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Crouse, Richard Schiff 	Sci-fi 	
The Associate 	Donald Petrie 	Whoopi Goldberg, Dianne West, Eli Wallach, Tim Daly 	Comedy 	
August 	Anthony Hopkins 	Anthony Hopkins, Rhys Ifans, Leslie Phillips 	Drama 	
==B-C==
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Note
Back to Back 	Roger Nygard 	Michael Rooker, Danielle Harris, Ryo Ishibashi 	Action, Drama 	
Bad Moon 	Eric Red 	Mariel Hemingway, Michael Paré 	Horror 	
Barb Wire 	David Hogan 	Pamela Anderson 	Action, Science fiction	6 Razzie nominations
Basquiat 	Julian Schnabel 	Jeffrey Wright, David Bowie, Benicio del Toro 	 	Biography
Bastard Out of Carolina 	Anjelica Huston 	Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jena Malone 	Drama 	
The Beast 	Jeff Bleckner 	William Petersen, Karen Sillas, Charles Martin Smith 	Horror 	
Beautiful Girls 	Ted Demme 	Matt Dillon, Timothy Hutton, Uma Thurman, Natalie Portman, Mira Sorvino, Rosie O'Donnell 	Romantic comedy 	
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America 	Mike Judge 	(as voices) 	Animated 	based on the TV series
Bed of Roses 	Michael Goldenberg 	Mary Stuart Masterson, Christian Slater 	Romance 	
Before and After 	Barbet Schroeder 	Meryl Streep, Liam Neeson, Edward Furlong 	Drama, Thriller 	
Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back 	Phillip Rhee 	Phillip Rhee, Christopher McDonald 	Martial arts 	
Big Bully 	Steve Miner 	Rick Moranis, Tom Arnold 	Comedy 	
Big Night 	Campbell Scott, Stanley Tucci	Tony Shalhoub, Stanley Tucci, Isabella Rossellini, Minnie Driver, Ian Holm, Marc Anthony, Allison Janney, Liev Schreiber	Drama 	
Bio-Dome 	Jason Bloom 	Pauly Shore, Stephen Baldwin 	Comedy 	
The Birdcage 	Mike Nichols 	Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest 	Comedy 	based on La Cage aux Folles
Black Sheep 	Penelope Spheeris 	Chris Farley, David Spade, Gary Busey, Tim Matheson 	Comedy 	
Black Sun 	Amanda Jane 	 	Drama 	
Blood Brothers 	Ernie Fritz 	Bruce Springsteen, The E Street Band, Jon Landau 	Documentary 	
Blood and Wine 	Bob Rafelson 	Jack Nicholson, Jennifer Lopez, Judy Davis, Michael Caine 	Crime drama 	
Bloodsport II: The Next Kumite 	Alan Mehrez 	Daniel Bernhardt, Pat Morita 	Action 	sequel
Bottle Rocket 	Wes Anderson 	Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, James Caan 	Comedy 	Anderson's first film
Bound 	Wachowski brothers 	Gina Gershon, Jennifer Tilly, Joe Pantoliano 	Thriller 	
Box of Moon Light 	Tom DiCillo 	John Turturro, Sam Rockwell 	Drama 	
Boys 	Stacy Cochran 	Winona Ryder, Lukas Haas 	Drama 	
The Boys Next Door 	 	Matthew Modine, Nathan Lane, Courtney B. Vance, Mare Winningham 	Drama 	TV
Brain Candy 	Kelly Makin 	Kevin McDonald, Scott Thompson 	Comedy 	
Brassed Off 	Mark Herman 	Ewan McGregor, Pete Postlethwaite, Tara Fitzgerald 	Comedy 	
Breaking the Waves 	Lars von Trier 	Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgård 	Drama 	
Broken Arrow 	John Woo 	John Travolta, Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis 	Action 	
Bullet 	Julien Temple 	Mickey Rourke, Tupac Shakur 	Drama 	
Bulletproof 	Ernest R. Dickerson 	Damon Wayans, Adam Sandler, James Caan 	Action 	
Busted 	Corey Feldman 	Corey Feldman, Corey Haim, Dominick Brascia, Ava Fabian 	Comedy 	
Butch Camp 	Alessandro De Gaetano 	Judy Tenuta, Paul Denniston 	Comedy 	
The Cable Guy 	Ben Stiller 	Jim Carrey, Matthew Broderick 	Comedy 	
Camp Stories 	Herbert Beigel 	 	Drama 	
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh 	Bill Condon 	Tony Todd, Bill Nunn 	Horror 	
Cannes Man 	Richard Martini 	Francesco Quinn, Seymour Cassel 	Drama 	
Cannibal! The Musical 	Trey Parker 	Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Dian Bachar, Jason McHugh 	Student film 	
Carnosaur 3: Primal Species 	Jonathan Winfrey 	Scott Valentine, Janet Gunn 	Horror 	sequel
Carpool 	Arthur Hiller 	Tom Arnold, David Paymer 	Comedy 	
Carried Away 	Bruno Barreto 	Dennis Hopper, Amy Irving 	Drama 	from Jim Harrison novel
Celtic Pride 	Tom DeCerchio 	Damon Wayans, Daniel Stern, Dan Aykroyd 	Comedy 	
Chain Reaction 	Andrew Davis 	Keanu Reeves, Morgan Freeman, Rachel Weisz, Fred Ward, Brian Cox 	Science fiction 	
The Chamber 	James Foley 	Chris O'Donnell, Gene Hackman, Faye Dunaway 	Drama 	from John Grisham novel
The Cherokee Kid 	Paris Barclay 	Sinbad, James Coburn, Burt Reynolds, Gregory Hines 	Drama 	TV
Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering	Greg Spence 	Naomi Watts, Jamie Renée Smith, Karen Black 	Horror 	
Christmas Every Day 	Larry Peerce 	Erik von Detten, Robert Hays, Bess Armstrong 	Drama 	TV
Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood 	David Gill 	Kenneth Branagh (narrator) 	Documentary 	6 parts
Citizen Ruth 	Alexander Payne 	Laura Dern, Swoosie Kurtz, Kurtwood Smith, Kelly Preston 	Comedy, Drama 	
City Hall 	Harold Becker 	Al Pacino, John Cusack, Bridget Fonda, Danny Aiello 	Drama 	
Clancy's Kitchen 	Duncan Roy 	Mark Aiken, Indira Varma, Rocky Marshall 	Drama 	
Close Up 	Przemyslaw Reut 	Michael Mauro, Kevin Kenny 	Crime drama 	
Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day 	Christopher Münch 	Peter Alexander, Henry Gibson, Michael Stipe 	Drama 	
Cosmic Voyage 	Bayley Silleck 	Morgan Freeman (narrator) 	Documentary 	
Courage Under Fire 	Edward Zwick 	Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips, Matt Damon 	War 	
The Craft 	Andrew Fleming 	Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, Rachel True 	Fantasy 	
The Cremaster Cycle 	Matthew Barney 	Marti Domination, Kathleen Crepeau 	Fantasy 	
The Crow: City of Angels 	Tim Pope 	Vincent Pérez, Mia Kirshner, Richard Brooks, Iggy Pop, Thuy Trang 	Action 	
The Crucible 	Nicholas Hytner 	Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder, Paul Scofield, Joan Allen 	Drama 	from Arthur Miller play
Curdled 	Reb Braddock 	Angela Jones, William Baldwin 	Black comedy 	
==D-G==
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Note
D3: The Mighty Ducks 	Robert Lieberman 	Emilio Estevez, Joshua Jackson 	Family 	2nd sequel to The Mighty Ducks
Daddy's Girl 	Martin Kitrosser 	William Katt, Michele Greene 	Drama 	
Dallas: J.R. Returns 	Leonard Katzman 	Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray 	Drama 	made for TV
Daylight 	Rob Cohen 	Sylvester Stallone, Amy Brenneman 	Disaster 	
The Daytrippers 	Greg Mottola 	Hope Davis, Stanley Tucci, Liev Schreiber, Parker Posey 	Drama 	
Dead Man's Island 	Peter H. Hunt 	Barbara Eden, William Shatner 	Suspense 	
Deadly Outbreak 	Rick Avery 	Jeff Speakman, Ron Silver 	Action 	
Dear Diary 	David Frankel 	Bebe Neuwirth, Bruce Altman 	Short subject 	Oscar winner; 38 minutes
Dear God 	Garry Marshall 	Greg Kinnear, Laurie Metcalf, Tim Conway 	Comedy 	
Death and the Compass 	Alex Cox 	 	Drama 	
Demolition High 	Jim Wynorski 	Corey Haim, Alan Thicke, Dick Van Patten 	Action 	direct-to-video
Denise Calls Up 	Hal Salwen 	Timothy Daly, Liev Schreiber 	Comedy 	
The Dentist 	Brian Yuzna 	Corbin Bernsen, Molly Hagan 	Horror 	
Diabolique 	Jeremiah S. Chechik 	Sharon Stone, Isabelle Adjani, Chazz Palminteri, Kathy Bates 	Thriller 	remake of 1955 film
Diary of a Camper 	Matthew Van Sickler 	(none) 	Machinima Animated	
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood	Paris Barclay 	Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Bernie Mac, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Omar Epps 	Comedy 	
Don't Look Back 	Geoff Murphy 	Eric Stoltz, Billy Bob Thornton 	Drama 	
Dorf on the Diamond 	 	Tim Conway 	Comedy 	
Down Periscope 	David S. Ward 	Kelsey Grammer, Lauren Holly, Rip Torn, Bruce Dern 	Comedy 	
Dragonheart 	Rob Cohen 	Dennis Quaid, David Thewlis, Pete Postlethwaite, Dina Meyer, Jason Isaacs, (voice of) Sean Connery 	Fantasy 	
Drawing Flies 	Malcolm Ingram 	Jason Lee, Jason Mewes 	Comedy 	
Dream for an Insomniac 	Tiffanie DeBartolo 	Ione Skye, Jennifer Aniston 	Drama 	
Dunston Checks In 	Ken Kwapis 	Jason Alexander, Faye Dunaway, Paul Reubens, Eric Lloyd 	Comedy 	
East Palace, West Palace 	 	 	Drama 	
Ed 	Bill Couturie 	Matt LeBlanc 	Comedy 	3 Razzie nominations
Ed's Next Move 	John C. Walsh 	Matt Ross 	Comedy 	
Eddie 	Steve Rash 	Whoopi Goldberg, Frank Langella, Dennis Farina 	Comedy 	
Emma 	Douglas McGrath 	Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan McGregor, Jeremy Northam 	Drama 	based on Jane Austen novel
The Empty Mirror 	Barry J. Hershey 	Norman Rodway, Camilla Søeberg 	Drama 	
The English Patient 	Anthony Minghella 	Ralph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe 	Drama 	Won 9 Academy Awards
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story 	Michael Ray Rhodes 	Moira Kelly, Heather Graham, Martin Sheen 	Drama 	
Eraser 	Chuck Russell 	Arnold Schwarzenegger, Vanessa Williams, James Caan, Robert Pastorelli, James Coburn 	Action 	
Escape from L.A. 	John Carpenter 	Kurt Russell, Steve Buscemi, Peter Fonda, Cliff Robertson, Stacy Keach, Michelle Forbes 	Action 	sequel to Escape from New York
The Evening Star 	Robert Harling 	Shirley MacLaine, Bill Paxton, Juliette Lewis, Miranda Richardson, George Newbern, Mackenzie Astin 	Drama 	sequel to Terms of Endearment
Everyone Says I Love You 	Woody Allen 	Edward Norton, Alan Alda, Woody Allen, Goldie Hawn, Julia Roberts, Drew Barrymore, Natalie Portman 	Musical comedy 	
Evita 	Alan Parker 	Antonio Banderas, Madonna, Jonathan Pryce 	Musical 	from Andrew Lloyd Webber play
Executive Decision 	Stuart Baird 	Kurt Russell, Halle Berry, John Leguizamo, Oliver Platt, Joe Morton, David Suchet, Steven Seagal 	Action 	
Extreme Measures 	Michael Apted 	Hugh Grant, Gene Hackman, Sarah Jessica Parker 	Thriller 	
Eye for an Eye 	John Schlesinger 	Sally Field, Kiefer Sutherland, Ed Harris 	Thriller 	
The Face 	Jack Bender 	Yasmine Bleeth, Richard Beymer 	Drama 	TV
Faces of Death VI 	 	 	Horror 	
Faithful 	Paul Mazursky 	Cher, Ryan O'Neal, Chazz Palminteri 	Comedy 	
A Family Thing 	Richard Pearce 	Robert Duvall, James Earl Jones 	Comedy 	
The Fan 	Tony Scott 	Robert De Niro, Wesley Snipes, Ellen Barkin, Benicio del Toro 	Thriller 	
Fargo 	Joel Coen, Ethan Coen 	Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare, Harve Presnell 	Black Comedy 	Academy Award for McDormand
Fear 	James Foley 	Mark Wahlberg, Reese Witherspoon, Alyssa Milano, William Petersen, Amy Brenneman 	Thriller 	
Feeling Minnesota 	Steven Baigelman 	Keanu Reeves, Cameron Diaz 	Drama 	
Fetishes 	Nick Broomfield 	 	Documentary 	
Fever Lake 	Rafe M. Portilo 	Corey Haim, Mario Lopez, Bo Hopkins 	Slasher 	direct-to-video
Fire on the Mountain 	 	 	Documentary, War 	
First Kid 	David Mickey Evans 	Sinbad, Brock Pierce 	Comedy 	
The First Wives Club 	Hugh Wilson 	Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler 	Comedy 	
Fled 	Kevin Hooks 	Laurence Fishburne, Stephen Baldwin 	Crime 	
Flipper 	Alan Shapiro 	Elijah Wood, Paul Hogan 	Family 	based on the TV series
Flirting with Disaster 	David O. Russell 	Ben Stiller, Téa Leoni, Patricia Arquette, Alan Alda, Mary Tyler Moore, George Segal, Lily Tomlin 	Comedy 	
Fly Away Home 	Carroll Ballard 	Jeff Daniels, Anna Paquin, Dana Delany 	Family 	
Follow Me Home 	Peter Bratt 	Alfre Woodard, Benjamin Bratt 	Drama 	
For Hope 	Bob Saget 	Dana Delany, Tracy Nelson 	Drama 	TV
Foxfire 	Annette Haywood-Carter	Angelina Jolie, Jenny Shimizu 	 	
Freeway 	Matthew Bright 	Kiefer Sutherland, Reese Witherspoon, Brooke Shields 	Drama 	
Frequent Flyer 	 	Jack Wagner, Joan Severance 	Drama 	TV
The Frighteners 	Peter Jackson 	Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado 	Horror 	
From Dusk Till Dawn 	Robert Rodriguez 	George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino, Harvey Keitel, Juliette Lewis, Salma Hayek, Fred Williamson, Cheech Marin	Horror 	
Frostbiter: Wrath of the Wendigo 	 	 	 	
The Funeral 	Abel Ferrara 	Christopher Walken, Chris Penn 	Drama 	
Gang in Blue 	Melvin van Peebles 	Mario van Peebles, Josh Brolin 	Drama 	
Generation X 	Jack Sholder 	Matt Frewer, Finola Hughes 	Action 	TV
Get on the Bus 	Spike Lee 	Charles S. Dutton, Ossie Davis, Andre Braugher 	Drama 	
Getting Away with Murder 	Harvey Miller 	Dan Aykroyd, Jack Lemmon, Lily Tomlin 	Comedy 	
The Ghost and the Darkness 	Stephen Hopkins 	Val Kilmer, Michael Douglas 	Adventure 	written by William Goldman
Ghosts of Mississippi 	Rob Reiner 	Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg, James Woods 	Biography 	based on Medgar Evers murder
Giant Mine 	 	 	 	TV
Girl 6 	Spike Lee 	Theresa Randle, Isaiah Washington 	Drama 	
Girls Town 	Jim McKay 	Lili Taylor 	Drama 	
The Glimmer Man 	John Gray 	Steven Seagal, Keenen Ivory Wayans 	Action 	
Gone in the Night 	 	Shannen Doherty, Kevin Dillon 	Drama 	TV
Gotti 	 	Armand Assante, Anthony Quinn 	Drama 	TV
Grace of My Heart 	Allison Anders 	Illeana Douglas, Matt Dillon, John Turturro 	Drama 	
The Grave 	 	Craig Sheffer, Gabrielle Anwar 	Drama 	
Gray's Anatomy 	Steven Soderbergh 	Spalding Gray 	Monologue 	
The Great White Hype 	Reginald Hudlin 	Damon Wayans, Peter Berg, Jeff Goldblum, Samuel L. Jackson 	Comedy 	
==H-J==
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Note
Hamlet 	Kenneth Branagh 	Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jacobi, Julie Christie, Richard Briers 	Drama 	William Shakespeare play
Happy Gilmore 	Dennis Dugan 	Adam Sandler, Julie Bowen, Christopher McDonald 	Comedy 	
Hard Eight 	Paul Thomas Anderson 	Philip Baker Hall, John C. Reilly, Gwyneth Paltrow 	Drama 	Anderson's first film
Harriet the Spy 	Bronwen Hughes 	Michelle Trachtenberg, Rosie O'Donnell 	Family, Mystery 	from Louise Fitzhugh story
Heaven's Prisoners 	Phil Joanou 	Alec Baldwin, Teri Hatcher, Eric Roberts, Kelly Lynch, Mary Stuart Masterson 	Crime drama 	from James Lee Burke novel
Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam 	Nick Broomfield 	 	Documentary 	
Hellraiser: Bloodline 	"Alan Smithee" 	Bruce Ramsay 	Horror 	
High School High 	Hart Bochner 	Jon Lovitz, Tia Carrere, Louise Fletcher 	Comedy 	
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco	David R. Ellis 	voices of Sally Field, Michael J. Fox 	Family 	Homeward Bound sequel
House Arrest 	Harry Winer 	Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Pollak, Jennifer Tilly, Christopher McDonald, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ray Walston 	Comedy 	
The Hunchback of Notre Dame 	Kirk Wise, Gary Trousdale 	voices of Tom Hulce, Demi Moore, Kevin Kline 	Animated 	based on Victor Hugo story
Hustler White 	Rick Castro, Bruce LeBruce	 	Drama 	
Hype! 	Doug Pray 	 	Documentary 	
I Love You, I Love You Not 	Billy Hopkins 	Jeanne Moreau, Jude Law, Claire Danes 	Drama 	
I Shot Andy Warhol 	Mary Harron 	Lili Taylor, Jared Harris, Martha Plimpton 	Drama 	
I'm Not Rappaport 	Herb Gardner 	Walter Matthau, Ossie Davis, Amy Irving, Martha Plimpton 	Drama 	based on Herb Gardner play
If Lucy Fell 	Eric Schaeffer 	Sarah Jessica Parker, Elle Macpherson 	Romantic comedy 	
If These Walls Could Talk 	Nancy Savoca, Cher 	Demi Moore, Sissy Spacek, Cher 	Drama 	made for TV
In Cold Blood 	Jonathan Kaplan 	Anthony Edwards, Eric Roberts, Sam Neill 	Crime drama 	made for TV; based on the novel by Truman Capote
In Love and War 	Richard Attenborough 	Sandra Bullock, Chris O'Donnell 	Drama 	story of Ernest Hemingway
Independence Day 	Roland Emmerich 	Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Margaret Colin, Judd Hirsch, Randy Quaid, Robert Loggia, James Rebhorn, Vivica A. Fox, Harry Connick, Jr.	Disaster, Science fiction	1996's top-grossing film
Infinity 	Matthew Broderick 	Matthew Broderick, Patricia Arquette 	Biography 	story of Richard Feynman
Irma Vep 	Olivier Assayas 	Maggie Cheung 	Drama 	France; based on the serial Les Vampires
The Island of Dr. Moreau 	John Frankenheimer 	Marlon Brando, Val Kilmer, David Thewlis, Fairuza Balk 	Horror 	based on H.G. Wells story; 6 Razzie nominations
It's My Party 	Randal Kleiser 	Eric Roberts, Olivia Newton-John, Margaret Cho 	Drama 	
Jack 	Francis Ford Coppola 	Robin Williams, Diane Lane, Brian Kerwin, Jennifer Lopez, Fran Drescher, Bill Cosby 	Comedy, Drama 	
Jake's Women 	 	Alan Alda 	Comedy 	TV
James and the Giant Peach 	Henry Selick 	Animated 	 	based on Roald Dahl story
Jane Eyre 	Franco Zeffirelli 	Charlotte Gainsbourg, William Hurt, Anna Paquin 	Drama 	based on Charlotte Brontë novel
Jerry Maguire 	Cameron Crowe 	Tom Cruise, Renée Zellweger, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Bonnie Hunt, Jay Mohr, Kelly Preston, Jerry O'Connell 	Comedy, Drama 	Academy Award for Gooding
Jimmy Zip 	 	Alyssa Milano 	Short subject 	
Jingle All the Way 	Brian Levant 	Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad, Phil Hartman, Rita Wilson, Robert Conrad, Jake Lloyd, James Belushi 	Comedy, Family 	20th Century Fox
Joe's Apartment 	John Payson 	Jerry O'Connell, Megan Ward 	Comedy 	
Johns 	Scott Silver 	Lukas Haas, David Arquette 	Drama 	
The Juror 	Brian Gibson 	Demi Moore, Alec Baldwin, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, James Gandolfini, Anne Heche, Lindsay Crouse 	Crime drama 	from George Dawes Green novel
==K-M==
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Note
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love 	Mira Nair 	 	Drama 	
Kansas City 	Robert Altman 	Jennifer Jason Leigh, Harry Belafonte, Miranda Richardson 	Drama 	
Kazaam 	Paul Michael Glaser 	Shaquille O'Neal 	Fantasy 	
Killer: A Journal of Murder 	Tim Metcalfe 	James Woods, Robert Sean Leonard 	Drama 	
Kingpin 	Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly	Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid, Vanessa Angel, Bill Murray 	Comedy 	MGM
Kounterfeit 	John Mallory Asher 	Hilary Swank, Bruce Payne, Corbin Bernsen 	Thriller 	
The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists	Roy Allen Smith 	voices of John Ingle, Candace Hutson, Heather Hogan 	Animated 	sequel
Larger Than Life 	Howard Franklin 	Bill Murray, Janeane Garofalo, Matthew McConaughey, Linda Fiorentino 	Comedy 	
The Last Angel of History 	 	George Clinton 	Documentary 	
Last Dance 	Bruce Beresford 	Sharon Stone, Rob Morrow, Peter Gallagher, Randy Quaid 	Drama 	Touchstone Pictures
The Last Days of Frankie the Fly 	Peter Markle 	Dennis Hopper, Daryl Hannah, Michael Madsen 	Crime 	
Last Man Standing 	Walter Hill 	Bruce Willis, Christopher Walken, Bruce Dern 	Drama 	remake of Yojimbo
The Late Shift 	Betty Thomas 	John Michael Higgins, Daniel Roebuck, Treat Williams, Kathy Bates 	Biography 	TV; based on book by Bill Carter
The Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace 	Farhad Mann 	Patrick Bergin, Matt Frewer 	Science fiction 	sequel
Lewis and Clark and George 	Rod McCall 	Rose McGowan 	Drama 	
The Little Riders 	 	Paul Scofield, Malcolm McDowell, Noley Thornton 	Drama 	
Little Witches 	Jane Simpson 	Sheeri Rappaport 	Horror 	
Loch Ness 	John Henderson 	Ted Danson, Joely Richardson 	Family 	
London Suite 	Jay Sandrich 	Kelsey Grammer, Patricia Clarkson 	Comedy 	TV
Lone Star 	John Sayles 	Chris Cooper, Matthew McConaughey, Kris Kristofferson 	Crime drama 	Academy Award-nominated screenplay
Long Day's Journey Into Night 	David Wellington 	William Hutt 	Drama 	Canada
The Long Kiss Goodnight 	Renny Harlin 	Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson, Craig Bierko, David Morse, Brian Cox 	Action 	New Line Cinema
Looking for Richard 	Al Pacino 	Alec Baldwin, Al Pacino, Winona Ryder, Kevin Spacey 	Documentary 	
Love Is All There Is 	Joseph Bologna, Renée Taylor 	Angelina Jolie, Paul Sorvino, Barbara Carrera, Lainie Kazan 	Comedy 	based on Romeo and Juliet
Lumière and Company 	41 directors 	 	Short films 	
Mad Dog Time 	Larry Bishop 	Jeff Goldblum, Gabriel Byrne, Richard Dreyfuss, Ellen Barkin, Diane Lane 	Comedy 	United Artists
Magenta 	Gregory Haynes 	Julian McMahon 	Drama 	
Malicious 	Ian Corson 	Molly Ringwald 	Thriller 	Republic Pictures
The Man Who Captured Eichmann 	William A. Graham 	Robert Duvall, Arliss Howard 	Drama 	TV
Manny & Lo 	Lisa Krueger 	Scarlett Johansson, Mary Kay Place 	Family 	Johansson at age 11
Mars Attacks! 	Tim Burton 	Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito, Jim Brown, Sarah Jessica Parker, Martin Short, Michael J. Fox, Lukas Haas, Natalie Portman	Science fiction comedy 	7 Saturn Award nominations
Marvin's Room 	Jerry Zaks 	Meryl Streep, Diane Keaton, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro 	Drama 	from Scott McPherson play
Mary Reillyy 	Stephen Frears 	Julia Roberts, John Malkovich, Glenn Close 	Drama 	based on Valerie Martin novel
Matilda 	Danny DeVito 	Mara Wilson, Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Embeth Davidtz, Pam Ferris 	Family 	based on Roald Dahl story
Maximum Risk 	Ringo Lam 	Jean-Claude Van Damme, Natasha Henstridge 	Action 	
Memory Run 	Allan A. Goldstein 	Karen Duffy, Matt McCoy 	Action 	
Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders 	 	 	 	
Michael 	Nora Ephron 	John Travolta, Andie MacDowell, William Hurt, Bob Hoskins 	Fantasy 	New Line Cinema
The Mirror Has Two Faces 	Barbra Streisand 	Barbra Streisand, Jeff Bridges, Lauren Bacall, Pierce Brosnan, Mimi Rogers 	Romance 	Golden Globe for Bacall
Mission: Impossible 	Brian De Palma 	Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Jon Voight, Vanessa Redgrave, Emmanuelle Béart, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jean Reno 	Action 	based on TV series; followed with seven sequels
Mojave Moon 	Kevin Dowling 	Danny Aiello, Anne Archer, Angelina Jolie 	Drama 	
Moll Flanders 	Pen Denham 	Robin Wright Penn, Morgan Freeman 	Drama 	based on Daniel Defoe novel
Mother 	Albert Brooks 	Albert Brooks, Debbie Reynolds, Rob Morrow, Lisa Kudrow 	Comedy 	Reynolds Golden Globe-nominated
Mother Night 	Keith Gordon 	Nick Nolte 	Drama 	from Kurt Vonnegut novel
A Mother's Instinct 	Sam Pillsbury 	Lindsay Wagner 	Drama 	made for TV
Mr. Holland's Opus 	Stephen Herek 	Richard Dreyfuss, Glenne Headly, Olympia Dukakis 	Drama 	
Mr. Wrong 	Nick Castle 	Ellen DeGeneres, Bill Pullman, Dean Stockwell, Joan Cusack 	Comedy 	Touchstone Pictures
Mrs. Santa Claus 	Terry Hughes 	Angela Lansbury, Michael Jeter 	Family 	made for TV
Mrs. Winterbourne 	Richard Benjamin 	Shirley MacLaine, Brendan Fraser, Ricki Lake 	Drama 	from Cornell Woolrich novel
Mulholland Falls 	Lee Tamahori 	Nick Nolte, Jennifer Connelly, Melanie Griffith, John Malkovich, Michael Madsen, Chazz Palminteri, Chris Penn, Treat Williams 	Crime drama 	screenplay by Pete Dexter
Multiplicity 	Harold Ramis 	Michael Keaton, Andie MacDowell 	Comedy 	Keaton in 4 roles
Muppet Treasure Island 	Brian Henson 	Tim Curry, Jennifer Saunders, Kevin Bishop 	Family 	5th Muppets feature film
My Fellow Americans 	Peter Segal 	Jack Lemmon, James Garner, Dan Aykroyd, Lauren Bacall, John Heard 	Comedy 	produced by Jon Peters
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie 	Jim Mallon 	Mike Nelson, Trace Beaulieu, Kevin Murphy 	Comedy, Science fiction	based on the TV series; This Island Earth featured
==N-Q==
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Note
The Night Hunter 	Rick Jacobson 	Don "The Dragon" Wilson 	Horror 	
Norma Jean & Marilyn 	Tim Fywell 	Ashley Judd, Mira Sorvino 	Biography 	story of Marilyn Monroe
The Nutty Professor 	Tom Shadyac 	Eddie Murphy, James Coburn, Jada Pinkett Smith 	Comedy 	remake of 1963 film
One Fine Day 	Michael Hoffman 	George Clooney, Michelle Pfeiffer 	Romantic comedy	
The One That Got Away 	Paul Greengrass 	David Morrissey, Paul McGann 	War 	made for TV
Orientation 	 	 	Scientology 	
Original Gangstas 	Larry Cohen 	Fred Williamson, Pam Grier, Jim Brown 	Drama 	
Our Son, the Matchmaker 	Lorraine Senna 	Ann Jillian, Ellen Burstyn 	Comedy 	made for TV
The Pallbearer 	Matt Reeves 	David Schwimmer, Gwyneth Paltrow, Barbara Hershey 	Comedy 	
Pandora's Clock 	Eric Laneuville 	Richard Dean Anderson, Jane Leeves, Daphne Zuniga 	Thriller 	made for TV
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills	Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky	 	Documentary 	made for TV
The People vs. Larry Flynt 	Miloš Forman 	Woody Harrelson, Courtney Love, Edward Norton 	Biography 	won 2 Golden Globes
The Phantom 	Simon Wincer 	Billy Zane, Kristy Swanson, Treat Williams, Catherine Zeta-Jones 	Action 	based on the comic strip
Phat Beach 	Doug Ellin 	Jermaine 'Huggy' Hopkins, Coolio, Brian Hooks 	Comedy 	
Phenomenon 	Jon Turteltaub 	John Travolta, Forest Whitaker, Kyra Sedgwick, Robert Duvall 	Drama 	Touchstone Pictures
Pie in the Sky 	Bryan Gordon 	Josh Charles, Anne Heche, John Goodman 	Comedy 	
Pinocchio's Revenge 	Kevin Tenney 	Rosalind Allen 	Horror 	
Poison Ivy II: Lily 	Anne Goursaud 	Alyssa Milano 	Thriller 	sequel to Poison Ivy
The Pompatus of Love 	Richard Schenkman 	Jon Cryer, Mia Sara 	Comedy 	
The Portrait of a Lady 	Jane Campion 	Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich, Barbara Hershey, Christian Bale 	Drama 	based on Henry James novel
The Preacher's Wife 	Penny Marshall 	Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, Courtney B. Vance 	Romantic comedy	The Bishop's Wife remake
Primal Fear 	Gregory Hoblit 	Richard Gere, Edward Norton, Laura Linney, John Mahoney, Alfre Woodard, Andre Braugher	Crime drama 	from William Diehl novel; Golden Globe for Norton
The Proprietor 	Ismail Merchant 	Jeanne Moreau, Sean Young 	Drama 	
Public Enemies 	Mark L. Lester 	Theresa Russell, Eric Roberts, James Marsden 	Crime drama 	story of Ma Barker
Puddle Cruiser 	Jay Chandrasekhar 	 	Comedy 	
The Quest 	Jean-Claude Van Damme 	Jean-Claude Van Damme 	Action 	
==R-S==
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Notes
Race the Sun 	Charles T. Kanganis	Halle Berry, James Belushi 	Drama 	
Ransom 	Ron Howard 	Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Gary Sinise, Delroy Lindo 	Crime drama 	remake of 1956 film
Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny 	Uli Edel 	Alan Rickman, Greta Scacchi, Ian McKellen 	Drama 	Emmy awards for Rickman, Scacchi
Red Ribbon Blues 	Charles Winkler 	Paul Mercurio, Debi Mazar 	Drama 	
Return of Techno-Destructo 	 	 	 	
The Rich Man's Wife 	Amy Holden-Jones 	Halle Berry, Clive Owen, Peter Greene 	Drama 	
Riders of the Purple Sage 	Charles Haid 	Ed Harris, Amy Madigan, Robin Tunney 	Western 	based on Zane Grey novel
The Rock 	Michael Bay 	Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris 	Action 	producer Don Simpson's final film
Sabrina the Teenage Witch 	Tibor Takács 	Melissa Joan Hart 	Fantasy 	based on the TV series
Samson and Delilah 	Nicolas Roeg 	Elizabeth Hurley, Dennis Hopper, Michael Gambon, Diana Rigg 	Biblical drama 	
Santa Claws 	John A. Russo 	 	Horror 	
Santa with Muscles 	John Murlowski 	Hulk Hogan 	Action, Comedy 	
Schizopolis 	Steven Soderbergh 	Steven Soderbergh 	Experimental 	
Scream 	Wes Craven 	David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Rose McGowan, Skeet Ulrich, Matthew Lillard, Jamie Kennedy, Drew Barrymore	Horror, Slasher 	6 Saturn Award nominations
Set It Off 	F. Gary Gray 	Jada Pinkett, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox, Kimberly Elise, Blair Underwood 	Drama 	
Sgt. Bilko 	Jonathan Lynn 	Steve Martin, Dan Aykroyd, Glenne Headly 	Comedy 	based on the TV series
She Cried No 	Bethany Rooney 	Mark-Paul Gosselaar 	Drama 	TV
She's the One 	Edward Burns 	Jennifer Aniston, Cameron Diaz 	Romantic comedy 	
Shiloh 	Dale Rosenbloom 	Rod Steiger, Michael Moriarty 	Family 	
Silent Trigger 	Russel Mulcahy 	Dolph Lundgren 	Drama 	
Skin & Bone 	Everett Lewis 	J. Wyatt 	Drama 	
Sleepers 	Barry Levinson 	Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro, Jason Patric, Minnie Driver, Kevin Bacon, Terry Kinney, Vittorio Gassman, Dustin Hoffman 	Drama 	based on Lorenzo Carcaterra novel
Sling Blade 	Billy Bob Thornton 	Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J. T. Walsh 	Drama 	Oscar for screenplay
Snowboard Academy 	John Shepphird 	Corey Haim, Jim Varney, Brigitte Nielsen 	Comedy 	TV
Solo 	Norberto Barba 	Mario van Peebles 	Science fiction 	
Sometimes They Come Back... Again 	 	Michael Gross, Hilary Swank 	Science fiction 	
Space Jam 	Joe Pytka 	Michael Jordan, Wayne Knight, Bill Murray 	Animation 	
Space Truckers 	Stuart Gordon 	Stephen Dorff, Dennis Hopper 	Science fiction comedy	
Special Effects: Anything Can Happen 	 	 	 	
The Spitfire Grill 	Lee David Zlotoff 	Alison Elliott, Ellen Burstyn, Marcia Gay Harden 	Drama 	
Spy Hard 	Rick Friedberg 	Leslie Nielsen, Nicollette Sheridan, Andy Griffith, Barry Bostwick 	Comedy 	
Star Trek: First Contact 	Jonathan Frakes 	Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, James Cromwell, Jonathan Frakes, Alice Krige, Neal McDonough, Marina Sirtis	Science fiction 	based on Star Trek: The Next Generation TV series
Stealing Beauty 	Bernardo Bertolucci	Liv Tyler, Joseph Fiennes, Jeremy Irons 	Drama 	
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden	Bob Clark 	Mary Tyler Moore, Linda Lavin 	Drama 	TV
A Story of Healing 	Donna Dewey 	 	Documentary 	28 minutes
Striptease 	Andrew Bergman 	Demi Moore, Armand Assante, Ving Rhames, Burt Reynolds, Robert Patrick, Paul Guilfoyle, Pandora Peaks 	Comedy 	based on a novel by Carl Hiaasen; winner of 6 Razzie awards
The Stupids 	John Landis 	Tom Arnold, Jessica Lundy, Bug Hall, Mark Metcalf 	Comedy 	based on Harry Allard story; 4 Razzie nominations
The Substance of Fire 	Daniel J. Sullivan 	Ron Rifkin, Sarah Jessica Parker 	Drama 	
The Substitute 	Robert Mandel 	Tom Berenger, Ernie Hudson 	Drama 	
The Sunchaser 	Michael Cimino 	Woody Harrelson, Jon Seda 	Drama 	Cimino's last film
Sunset Park 	Steve Gomer 	Rhea Perlman, Terrence Howard 	Drama 	
Surviving Picasso 	James Ivory 	Anthony Hopkins, Natascha McElhone, Julianne Moore 	Biography 	story of Pablo Picasso
Susie Q 	John Blizek 	Justin Whalin, Amy Jo Johnson 	Drama 	TV
Sweet Temptation 	Ron Lagomarsino 	 	 	
Swingers 	Doug Liman 	Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Ron Livingston, Alex Désert, Patrick Van Horn, Heather Graham 	Comedy 	written by Favreau
==T-Z==
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Notes
Tales of Erotica 	4 directors 	Arliss Howard, Mira Sorvino 	Anthology 	
Talk to Me 	 	Yasmine Bleeth, Veronica Hamel 	Drama 	made for TV
Tender Fictions 	Barbara Hammer 	Catherine Jauniaux 	Drama 	
That Thing You Do! 	Tom Hanks 	Tom Everett Scott, Liv Tyler, Tom Hanks 	Drama, Musical 	first film directed by Hanks
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate 	Martin Lawrence 	Martin Lawrence, Lynn Whitfield 	Comedy 	first film directed by Lawrence
Thinner 	 	Robert John Burke, Lucinda Jenney, Joe Mantegna 	Horror 	based on Stephen King novel
Ticket to New Year's 	 	Grateful Dead 	Concert 	
A Time to Kill 	Joel Schumacher 	Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, Kiefer Sutherland, Ashley Judd, Patrick McGoohan	Drama 	based on John Grisham novel
Tin Cup 	Ron Shelton 	Kevin Costner, Rene Russo, Don Johnson, Cheech Marin, Linda Hart 	Romantic comedy	with PGA golfers as themselves
Titanic 	Robert Lieberman 	George C. Scott, Eva Marie Saint, Peter Gallagher, Catherine Zeta-Jones 	Biography 	made for TV
To Brave Alaska 	 	 	 	
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday 	Michael Pressman 	Peter Gallagher, Michelle Pfeiffer, Claire Danes, Kathy Baker 	Drama 	script by David E. Kelley
To Sir, with Love II 	Peter Bogdanovich 	Sidney Poitier, Lulu, Judy Geeson 	Drama 	sequel to 1962 film
Toad Warrior 	 	 	 	
Tornado! 	Noel Nosseck 	Bruce Campbell, Shannon Sturges 	Action 	made for TV
Trees Lounge 	Steve Buscemi 	Steve Buscemi, Anthony LaPaglia, Chloë Sevigny, Samuel L. Jackson 	Drama 	
Tremors 2: Aftershocks 	S.S. Wilson 	Fred Ward, Helen Shaver 	Horror 	sequel to Tremors
The Trigger Effect 	David Koepp 	Kyle MacLachlan, Dermot Mulroney, Elisabeth Shue 	Drama 	
Trilogy of Terror II 	 	Lysette Anthony 	Horror 	sequel
Tromeo and Juliet 	Lloyd Kaufman 	Jane Jensen, Will Keenan 	Drama 	
True Crime 	Pat Verducci 	Alicia Silverstone, Kevin Dillon, Bill Nunn 	Drama 	Trimark Pictures
The Truth About Cats & Dogs 	Michael Lehmann 	Uma Thurman, Janeane Garafalo 	Comedy 	20th Century Fox
Twisted Desire 	Craig R. Baxley 	Melissa Joan Hart 	Drama 	
Twister 	Jan de Bont 	Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Jami Gertz, Cary Elwes 	Disaster 	first film released on DVD
Two Much 	 	Antonio Banderas, Melanie Griffith, Daryl Hannah 	Romantic comedy	from Donald E. Westlake novel
Unforgettable 	John Dahl 	Ray Liotta, Linda Fiorentino, Peter Coyote, Christopher McDonald 	Drama 	MGM
Unhook the Stars 	Nick Cassavetes 	Gena Rowlands, Marisa Tomei, Gérard Depardieu, Moira Kelly 	Drama 	Miramax
Unlikely Angel 	Michael Switzer 	Dolly Parton, Roddy McDowall 	Family 	TV
Up Close & Personal 	Jon Avnet 	Robert Redford, Michelle Pfeiffer, Joe Mantegna 	Drama 	song nominated for Academy Award
A Very Brady Sequel 	Arlene Sanford 	Shelley Long, Gary Cole, Tim Matheson, Christine Taylor 	Comedy 	based on The Brady Bunch
Viva Erotica 	 	 	Drama 	
Walking and Talking 	Nicole Holofcener 	Catherine Keener, Anne Heche, Liev Schreiber 	Drama 	Miramax
The War at Home 	Emilio Estevez 	Martin Sheen, Emilio Estevez 	Drama 	Sheen, Estevez as father & son
The Watermelon Woman 	 	 	Drama 	
Wedding Bell Blues 	Dana Lustig 	Illeana Douglas, Paulina Porizkova 	Comedy 	
Werewolf 	 	Jorge Rivero 	Horror 	
When We Were Kings 	Leon Gast 	Muhammad Ali, George Foreman 	Documentary 	won Academy Award
White Squall 	Ridley Scott 	Jeff Bridges, Ryan Phillippe, Scott Wolf 	Drama 	based on Robert Langford book
The Whole Wide World 	Dan Ireland 	Renée Zellweger, Vincent D'Onofrio 	Biography 	based on Novalyne Price book
William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet	Baz Luhrmann 	Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, John Leguizamo, Pete Postlethwaite 	Drama 	inspired by Shakespeare's play
Windsor Protocol 	George Mihalki 	Kyle MacLachlan 	Drama 	TV
The Winner 	"Alan Smithee" (Alex Cox)	Michael Madsen, Vincent D'Onofrio, Billy Bob Thornton 	Drama 	
Wish Upon a Star 	Blair Treu 	Katherine Heigl 	Family 	
Your Studio and You 	Trey Parker, Matt Stone 	 	Short subject 	14 minutes
==External links==
* American films of 1996 at the Internet Movie Database
1996
Films
American