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Soldier Boyz (1995) on 26 january 1996
, 1h30Directed by Louis Morneau
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Actors Michael Dudikoffi, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Tyrin Turner, Jacqueline Obradors, Channon Roe, Demetrius Navarro
Rating43%
The film shows a scene of a girl being kidnapped from a charity plane by Vietnamese rebels (a U.N. supplies [as in food and medicine] plane) in Vietnam. Then we are taken to the United States to a detention center in Los Angeles where the warden of the center and 6 of the toughest prisoners are hired to rescue the girl, whose name is Gabrielle Presscott, daughter of Jameson Prescott, CEO and billionaire. Warden Toliver and prisoners (by last name only, their first names are never revealed) Butts and Monster (black youths), Lopez and Vasquez (Latino youths, with Vasquez being a girl), and Brophy and Lamb (white youths). The group travels to Vietnam with three days to rescue Gabrielle, spending one day to train and the rest of the days to find her.
Carried Away (1996) on 26 january 1996
, 1h49Directed by Bruno Barreto
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about education
Actors Dennis Hopper, Amy Irving, Gary Busey, Amy Locane, Julie Harris, Hal Holbrook
Rating62%
Joseph Svenden is a middle-aged schoolteacher who lives on a farm with his dying mother. In his simple life there is no excitement, even in his long-time relationship with a widow. However, when a 17-year-old beauty enrolls in his class, life takes an unexpected turn. She boards her horse in his barn and she then seduces him. They carry on a furtive relationship which leaves him torn between the passion, and knowing that he is doing something wrong. When her indescretion starts the inevitable scandal, many different reactions ensue.
Caught (1996) on 24 january 1996
, 1h50Directed by Robert Malcolm Young
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Erotic thriller
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Erotic thriller films
Actors Edward James Olmos, Arie Verveen, María Conchita Alonso, Bitty Schram, Shawn Elliott
Rating64%
Joe and Betty, husband and wife, own and run a small Jersey City fish market. They have a son, Danny, who has left for Los Angeles to try to become an actor. The job is Joe's main focus in life, and he tends to neglect Betty at home.
Bed of Roses (1996) on 26 january 1996
, 1h27Directed by Michael Haley, Michael Goldenberg
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Christian Slater, Mary Stuart Masterson, Pamela Adlon, Josh Brolin, Debra Monk, Mary Alice
Rating60%
Lisa Walker (Mary Stuart Masterson) is a business executive who has gotten used to being alone but doesn't like it very much. She was abandoned by her birth parents and then spent most of her childhood being raised by Stanley (S.A. Griffin), a foster father who never really loves Lisa after her adopted mother died.
Manny & Lo (1996) on 22 january 1996
, 1h28Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Pregnancy films, Films about sexuality
Actors Mary Kay Place, Scarlett Johansson, Aleksa Palladino, Paul Guilfoyle, Glenn Fitzgerald, Dean Silvers
Rating65%
Two sisters, 11-year-old Amanda (nicknamed Manny) and 16-year-old Laurel (nicknamed Lo), run away from several foster homes, sleeping wherever they can, including in model homes. But when Lo becomes pregnant, the two find that they can't make it through this crisis on their own. With nowhere else to turn, they decided to kidnap Elaine, a clerk at a baby supply store. But it seems that Elaine just may need Manny and Lo as much as they need her.
Normal Life (1996) on 26 january 1996
, 1h41Directed by John McNaughton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Luke Perry, Ashley Judd, Bruce Young, Kate Walsh, Penelope Milford, Jim True-Frost
Rating61%
Chris (Luke Perry), a young police officer, meets the attractive and sexy Pamela (Ashley Judd), and immediately falls in love with her. Even her drug and alcohol problems cannot affect his mad love for her, and they decide to marry. As the relationship continues, more problems arise. Their passionate love is accompanied by destructive fights, and Pam's emotional problems start to surface. She shows no respect for Chris's family members, who are very important to him. Pam is also manipulative and exploits Chris' love for her, leaving him to do all the chores and making him buy her expensive things until they are on the brink of bankruptcy.
The White Balloon (1995) on 25 january 1996
, 1h25Directed by Jafar Panahi
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Films about families, Children's films
Actors Aida Mohammadkhani, Fereshteh Sadre Orafaiy
Rating75%
It is the eve of the Iranian New Year. The film opens in a Teheran market where seven-year-old Razieh (Aida Mohammadkhani) and her mother are shopping. Razieh sees a goldfish in a shop and begins to nag her hurrying mother to buy it for the festivities instead of the skinny ones in her family's pond at home. Almost all of the film's major characters are briefly seen in this market scene, though they won't be introduced to the viewer until later. On their way home, mother and daughter pass a courtyard where a crowd of men has gathered to watch two snake charmers. Razieh wants to see what is happening but her mother pulls her daughter away, telling her that it is not good for her to watch these things.
Big Bully (1996) on 26 january 1996
Directed by Steve Miner
Genres Comedy
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Films about school violence
Actors Rick Moranis, Tom Arnold, Julianne Phillips, Carol Kane, Jeffrey Tambor, Curtis Armstrong
Rating48%
David Leary revient à Hastings enseigner les lettres dans l'école où il a étudié. À l'époque, il était le souffre-douleur d'un certain Rosco Bigger.
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored (1996) on 26 january 1996
, 1h55Directed by Tim Reid
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Romance
Actors Al Freeman Jr., Phylicia Rashād, Karen Malina White, Richard Roundtree, Isaac Hayes, Anna Maria Horsford
Rating73%
The film takes place in Glen Allan, Mississippi, during the mid-1900s. In the early stages of the film, the audience gains more knowledge regarding Cliff’s upbringing. His biological mother was too young to take care of him and was not able to provide Cliff with financial support therefore he was raised by his extended family. Ma Pearl and Poppa begin to take care of him but after a couple of years, Ma Ponk begins to take care of Cliff and ultimately raises him, with the help of Poppa. Ma Pearl’s character is played by Paula Kelly, and Ma Ponk’s character is played by Phylicia Rashad.
Big Bully (1996) on 26 january 1996
, 1h31Directed by Steve Miner
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Buddy films
Actors Rick Moranis, Tom Arnold, Carol Kane, Julianne Phillips, Jeffrey Tambor, Curtis Armstrong
Rating48%
Growing up in Hastings, Minnesota, young David Leary (Justin Jon Ross) was constantly bullied by Roscoe Bigger (Michael Zwiener), nicknamed "Fang" because of a pointed tooth. David is ecstatic when his parents announce they're moving to Oakland. Before leaving, David informs teachers about Fang stealing a moon rock being shown at their school. As the Learys leave town, Fang is arrested.
The Canterville Ghost (1996) on 27 january 1996
, 1h32Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Ghost films
Actors Patrick Stewart, Neve Campbell, Cherie Lunghi, Raymond Pickard, Joan Sims, Donald Sinden
Rating61%
Hiram Otis comes to England with his wife, daughter and two sons on a research grant; he and his family will live in a castle called Canterville Hall. But the Castle is haunted by the ghost of a deceased ancestor, Sir Simon de Canterville, doomed to remain on the estate after the death of his wife; his goal is to send the family packing so he begins a ghostly reign of terror: reappearing bloodstains, clanking chains, haunting moans. As is revealed by Lord Canterville (Sir Simon's descendant) and the servants Mr. and Mrs. Umney, numerous people have stayed at Canterville Hall in the last few years and have all been scared away by Sir Simon - the locals start betting on how long the Otis family will stay.