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Alaska
Alaska (1996) on 14 august 1996
, 1h43
Directed by Fraser Clarke Heston
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Thora Birch, Vincent Kartheiser, Dirk Benedict, Charlton Heston, Gordon Tootoosis, Kristin Lehman
Rating57% 2.851172.851172.851172.851172.85117
Jake Barnes (Dirk Benedict) flying a plane over the Alaskan wilderness. While he is flying, he is communicating with a man named Charlie (Ben Cardinal), who works for Quincy Air Service.
House Arrest
House Arrest (1996) on 14 august 1996
, 1h48
Directed by Harry Winer
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Pollak, Jennifer Tilly, Christopher McDonald, Wallace Shawn, Jennifer Love Hewitt
Rating57% 2.896672.896672.896672.896672.89667
The film begins by showing the Beindorfs, Janet (Jamie Lee Curtis), Ned (Kevin Pollak), Gregory whose nicknamed "Grover" (Kyle Howard), and Stacy (Amy Sakasitz), a supposedly happy family living a typical family life in the suburbs of Defiance, Ohio. It is revealed that Janet and Ned are not happy and in fact separating although they tell their children it is not a divorce. Grover and Stacy first try to recreate their parents' honeymoon in the basement of their house but this fails to bring any happiness into their relationship. The children then leave the basement telling their parents they must get another surprise for them upstairs. They go up, close the door, and nail it shut. They vow to keep it shut until their parents work out their problems.
The Secret Agent Club
The Secret Agent Club (1996) on 16 august 1996
, 1h30
Directed by John Murlowski
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action
Themes Spy films
Actors Hulk Hogan, Lesley-Anne Down, Richard Moll, Barry Bostwick, James Hong, Lyman Ward
Rating34% 1.71921.71921.71921.71921.7192
Pour tout le monde, Ray Chase (Hulk Hogan) n’est rien de plus qu’un paumé, vendeur de jouets dont la femme est morte il y a quelques années, et son fils unique Jeremy (Matthew McCurley) n’arrive pas à le voir très souvent, car il est toujours absent dans ses « voyages d’affaires ». Ce que personne ne sait, pas même Jeremy, c’est que son père est un agent secret qui voyage partout dans le monde remplir des missions hautement classées top-secret pour une agence de maintien de la paix.
The Fan
The Fan (1996) on 15 august 1996
, 1h51
Directed by Tony Scott
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Sports films, Baseball films
Actors Robert De Niro, Wesley Snipes, Benicio del Toro, John Leguizamo, Patti D'Arbanville, Ellen Barkin
Rating59% 2.9507552.9507552.9507552.9507552.950755
Gil "Curly" Renard (Robert De Niro), a knife salesman, is a mentally unstable temperamental divorcé who has been neglecting both his young son and his job, which he is on the verge of losing due to poor sales. Gil has a fervent loyalty to his favorite sport, baseball, and his favorite team, the San Francisco Giants. Gil is obsessed with the Giants' newest player, Bobby Rayburn (Wesley Snipes), who has recently been acquired from the Atlanta Braves. He risks his job by attending the opening game of the season while he should be meeting a client. In an attempt to bond with his son, Gil takes him to the game, but leaves him there to attend his sales meeting.
Kansas City
Kansas City (1996) on 16 august 1996
, 1h51
Directed by Robert Altman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Historical, Musical, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Films about music and musicians, Jazz films, Musical films, Gangster films
Actors Jennifer Jason Leigh, Miranda Richardson, Steve Buscemi, Harry Belafonte, Michael Murphy, Michael Marisi Ornstein
Rating62% 3.1495553.1495553.1495553.1495553.149555
A kidnapping goes down in 1934 Kansas City. Blondie O'Hara's petty thief husband Johnny is taken by gangster "Seldom Seen" and held prisoner at the Hey Hey Club, one of the hot spots of the Kansas City jazz scene. Blondie herself kidnaps Mrs. Stilton, the wife of a local politician, played by Michael Murphy; Mrs. Stilton is addicted to laudanum (an opium liquid) and has secrets of her own. Blondie's plan is to blackmail Mr. Stilton into helping to free Johnny.
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996) on 13 august 1996
, 1h18
Directed by Tad Stones
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Films about birds, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, John Rhys-Davies, Linda Larkin, Jerry Orbach, Gilbert Gottfried
Rating63% 3.197393.197393.197393.197393.19739
People from near and far are arrive in Agrabah to celebrate the wedding of Aladdin and Princess Jasmine. However, the Sultan cannot find Aladdin during the preparations—he has returned to his old hovel to recover a dagger, his only memento of his lost father, who had died in Aladdin's early childhood. Aladdin reveals to Genie that he is worried as to what kind of father he will be since his father was absent, but Genie reassures him and they head to the palace for the wedding. Meanwhile, unknown to the guests or guards, the legendary Forty Thieves and their leader, the King of Thieves, have sneaked into Agrabah to raid the wedding. The ceremony begins as planned and Aladdin and Jasmine are about to say their vows, but the Forty Thieves soon interrupt and steal treasures from all the guests. While Jasmine, Abu, Carpet and Genie fight off the thieves, Aladdin faces the King of Thieves, who is trying to steal a specific scepter from among the wedding gifts.
Mr. Stitch
Mr. Stitch (1995) on 17 august 1996
, 1h39
Directed by Roger Avary
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction
Actors Rutger Hauer, Wil Wheaton, Al Sapienza, Tom Savini, Nia Peeples, Ron Perlman
Rating47% 2.362812.362812.362812.362812.36281
Le docteur Wakeman et son équipe créent un être qu'ils appellent Lazare à partir de membres de soldats morts. Celui-ci s'éveille au monde, dans une salle blanche sans fin, accompagné d'un œil volant qui le surveille. Il grandit, avec l'impression d'être un monstre, entre conflits avec son "père" le docteur Wakeman et séances de psychanalyse avec le docteur Elizabeth English, auquel il n'est pas indifférent.
Bordello of Blood
Bordello of Blood (1996) on 16 august 1996
, 1h23
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Vampires in film, Comedy horror films, Erotic thriller films
Actors Erika Eleniak, Dennis Miller, Angie Everhart, Chris Sarandon, Corey Feldman, Aubrey Morris
Rating54% 2.705942.705942.705942.705942.70594
Vincent (Phil Fondacaro) and his associates explore a forest, until they find a cave containing a coffin with the skeleton of Lilith, mother of all vampires. Vincent takes a box out of his pocket, which contains the four sections of her heart. He puts it in her body, and she rapidly begins reanimating. Revived, she rips the hearts out of the associates and goes after Vincent, who produces the key artifact seen in Demon Knight. Vincent then explains that the artifact from "Demon Knight" and the blood within it allows him to have full control over her. Vincent then turns to Lilith and asks her if he allows her to eat the last associate would she then behave. She replies "Anything for you, lover".
Small Faces
Small Faces (1996) on 14 august 1996
, 1h48
Directed by Gillies MacKinnon
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Iain Robertson, Joseph McFadden, Alastair Galbraith, Laura Fraser, Clare Higgins, Kevin McKidd
Rating68% 3.442483.442483.442483.442483.44248
Glasgow, Scotland, 1968. Three teenage brothers - gang member Bobby, artistically-minded Alan and 13-year-old Lex - are growing up with their mother on the South Side of the city. Events which will have consequences for all concerned start to spiral out of control when Lex accidentally shoots Malky, the leader of the Garaside Tongs street gang, with an air gun ...
Tin Cup
Tin Cup (1996) on 16 august 1996
, 2h15
Directed by Ron Shelton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Sports films, Golf films
Actors Kevin Costner, Rene Russo, Don Johnson, Cheech Marin, Rex Linn, Richard Lineback
Rating63% 3.1981453.1981453.1981453.1981453.198145
Roy "Tin Cup" McAvoy (Kevin Costner) is a former golf prodigy who has little ambition. He owns a driving range in West Texas, where he drinks and hangs out with his pal Romeo Posar (Cheech Marin) and their friends. Dr. Molly Griswold (Rene Russo), a clinical psychologist, wants a golf lesson. She asks Roy because he knows her boyfriend David Simms (Don Johnson), a top professional golfer. Roy is immediately attracted to her, but she sees through his charm and resists.
Gotti
Gotti (1996) on 17 august 1996
, 1h54
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Action, Crime
Themes Films about immigration, Mafia films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Gangster films
Actors Armand Assante, William Forsythe, Anthony Quinn, Vincent Pastore, Richard C. Sarafian, Dominic Chianese
Rating71% 3.5953253.5953253.5953253.5953253.595325
De 1973 à 1992, l'ascension du gangster John Gotti, membre de la famille Gambino, une des plus importantes de la mafia new-yorkaise, qui allait devenir le parrain après en avoir éliminé Paul Castellano, le chef en place qu'il haïssait, avant de connaître la chute, notamment de sa surmédiatisation dans les médias et par la trahison de son consigliere Sammy Gravano.
Losing Chase
Losing Chase (1996) on 18 august 1996
, 1h32
Directed by Kevin Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Helen Mirren, Kyra Sedgwick, Beau Bridges, Michael Yarmush, Michael Yarmush
Rating64% 3.242923.242923.242923.242923.24292
Following a nervous breakdown and upon returning home following treatment, Chase Phillips (Helen Mirren) is hired a helper, Elizabeth (Kyra Sedgwick) by her husband, Richard (Beau Bridges). Chase is opposed to being given a helper and treats both her husband and Elizabeth with contempt. Chase snidely asks Elizabeth what she plans to do with the money she earns from being a helper; Elizabeth replies that she is not doing it for the money. Chase's two young sons, Little Richard (Michael Yarmush) and Jason (Lucas Denton), are returned to the family home the same day Elizabeth arrives. The youngest son, Jason, is eager to see his mother but Little Richard treats her with hostility.
The Wife
The Wife (1996) on 16 august 1996
, 1h59
Directed by Tom Noonan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films based on plays
Actors Wallace Shawn, Tom Noonan, Karen Young, Julie Hagerty
Rating66% 3.3285853.3285853.3285853.3285853.328585
Jack and his wife Rita, both professional therapists, live and work in virtual isolation in a remote Vermont cottage. One night, one of Jack's patients, Cosmo, unexpectedly turns up with young wife Arlie in tow. And the more the couples talk and drink, the more tension builds over what personal issues are being shared in analysis, as well as the private troubles of the therapists themselves.
Project S
Project S (1993) on 16 august 1996
, 1h44
Directed by Stanley Tong
Origin Hong kong
Genres Thriller, Martial arts, Comedy thriller, Kung fu, Action, Adventure, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Michelle Yeoh, Yu Rongguang, Jackie Chan, Athena Chu, Louis Fan, Bill Tung
Rating60% 3.046713.046713.046713.046713.04671
Wah et Cheng sont les deux meilleurs officiers des forces spéciales chinoises. Après une intervention musclée couronnée de succès, Wah est mutée à Hong Kong et se sépare de son amant qui reste sur le Continent. Luttant contre un gang local de braqueurs très violents, elle a la surprise de retrouver Cheng qui lui avoue être tenté par la voie du crime et de l'argent facile. Ce dernier prépare en secret l'attaque d'une des banques les mieux protégées de la ville...
Tenchi Muyo! In Love
Tenchi Muyo! In Love (1996) on 16 august 1996
, 1h35
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Seafaring films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Erotic films
Actors Masami Kikuchi, Ai Orikasa, Yumi Takada, Chisa Yokoyama, Etsuko Kozakura, Yūko Kobayashi
Rating70% 3.539843.539843.539843.539843.53984
The year is 1996, one year after the events of Tenchi Universe. After being defeated by the Jurai Emperor and the Galaxy Police (GXP) centuries ago, the monstrously powerful Super A-1 class criminal, Kain, was permanently imprisoned in a subspace container of the GXP's headquarters. However, Kain managed to escape and used his time-space powers to destroy GXP HQ. He then set his sights on Earth and travels back in time to take his revenge on Jurai's royal family. Before the GXP was wiped out, they managed to broadcast a warning about Kain's escape, but due to its weak signal, both Kiyone and Mihoshi didn't comprehend the gravity of the situation.