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High School High
High School High (1996) on 25 october 1996
, 1h26
Directed by Hart Bochner
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about education
Actors Jon Lovitz, Tia Carrere, Mekhi Phifer, Malinda Williams, Brian Hooks, Natasha Gregson Wagner
Rating55% 2.799632.799632.799632.799632.79963
Richard Clark (Jon Lovitz) is an unsatisfied prep school teacher at the fictional Wellington Academy, who accepts a job at inner city Barry High School, much to the chagrin of his boss and father, Wellington headmaster Thaddeus Clark (John Neville). Richard arrives to find the school in a state of disarray and disorder, while meeting several students and faculty members, including jaded, sour principal Evelyn Doyle (Louise Fletcher), her cheerful assistant Victoria Chappell (Tia Carrere) and student Griff McReynolds (Mekhi Phifer).
Hollow Point
Hollow Point (1996) on 21 october 1996
, 1h42
Directed by Sidney J. Furie
Origin Canada
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action
Actors Thomas Ian Griffith, Tia Carrere, John Lithgow, Donald Sutherland, David Hemblen, Robert Ito
Rating56% 2.849182.849182.849182.849182.84918
An FBI agent and a former DEA agent team up with a cunning hitman to foil a crazed mob boss's plans for world domination.
Santa Claws
Santa Claws (1996) on 22 october 1996
, 1h23
Directed by John Russo
Genres Horror, Slasher
Themes Christmas films
Actors Debbie Rochon, Grant Cramer, Marilyn Eastman, Karl Hardman, John Russo, Bill Hinzman
Rating30% 1.530571.530571.530571.530571.53057
The story is about a horror movie actress named Raven Quinn (Debbie Rochon). After her marriage crumbles down, she wins the custody of her daughters and raises them alone. She feels fortunate that she finds a good neighbor named Wayne (Grant Kramer) who provides a much needed emotional support and agrees to baby sit her two young daughters.
The Associate
The Associate (1996) on 25 october 1996
, 1h54
Directed by Donald Petrie
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Whoopi Goldberg, Dianne Wiest, Timothy Daly, Bebe Neuwirth, Eli Wallach, Austin Pendleton
Rating61% 3.0520753.0520753.0520753.0520753.052075
Investment banker Laurel Ayres is a smart and single woman trying to make it up the Wall Street corporate ladder, until one day she finds out that she is passed over for a promotion because she is a woman. Unable to face the fact that her less smart male protege (Frank) has now become her boss, she quits and tries to start up her own company only to find out that the male dominated world of Wall Street is not interested in taking an African American woman seriously, and thus is forced to create a fictional white man (Robert S. Cutty) in order to be judged on her own merits. Ayres' financial wisdom is joined by the intelligent and computer-savvy secretary Sally Dugan, who also was not properly recognized for her talents. Together they are able to become the most successful independent stockbrokers in the world while helping a struggling high-tech computer company stay afloat.
The Last Days of Frankie the Fly
The Last Days of Frankie the Fly (1996) on 24 october 1996
, 1h35
Directed by Peter Markle
Origin USA
Genres Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films, Gangster films
Actors Dennis Hopper, Daryl Hannah, Michael Madsen, Kiefer Sutherland, Dayton Callie, Jack McGee
Rating54% 2.704782.704782.704782.704782.70478
Frankie (Hopper) is a leg man for the mob, and works for Sal (Madsen) and his sidekick, Vic (Callie). Frankie goes to the set of a porno one day, directed by his friend Joey (Sutherland), a NYU film school graduate who owes Sal money. Frankie immediately becomes infatuated with Margaret (Hannah), a former junkie wants to become a serious actress. Once a good girl who came to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career, tough situations led her to do drugs and prostitution. Frankie becomes fixated on saving Margaret from the path she's on and keeping her from Sal.
Kissed
Kissed (1996) on 23 october 1996
, 1h18
Directed by Lynne Stopkewich
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Molly Parker, Peter Outerbridge, Jay Brazeau, Hamish Wilson
Rating63% 3.199253.199253.199253.199253.19925
As far back as Sandra Larson (Parker) can remember, she has been fascinated by death. As a child, she dances with the corpses of animals at night, rubbing them on her body, before giving them a funeral. She performs this dance in front of her only friend, a girl named Carol (Jessie Winter Mudie), who ends their friendship soon afterward.
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996) on 25 october 1996
, 1h33
Directed by Michael Pressman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Peter Gallagher, Claire Danes, Kathy Baker, Wendy Crewson, Bruce Altman, Laurie Fortier
Rating57% 2.8989352.8989352.8989352.8989352.898935
David Lewis (Peter Gallagher) is so affected by the death of his beautiful wife Gillian (Michelle Pfeiffer), who fell from the mast pole of their boat on a sailing trip, that he turns their summer cottage in Nantucket, Massachusetts into a permanent home and spends most of his time on the beach there, communicating with his dead wife's spirit and unwittingly neglecting his teenage daughter Rachel (Claire Danes).
Michael Collins
Michael Collins (1996) on 25 october 1996
, 2h8
Directed by Neil Jordan
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Biography, Documentary, Historical
Themes Films about religion, Films about terrorism, Political films, Conflit nord-irlandais
Actors Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn, Stephen Rea, Alan Rickman, Julia Roberts, Ian Hart
Rating70% 3.5484353.5484353.5484353.5484353.548435
The film opens in 1922, as Joe O'Reilly (Ian Hart) attempts to console Kitty Kiernan (Julia Roberts), who is mourning the death of Michael Collins.
Thinner
Thinner (1996) on 25 october 1996
, 1h32
Directed by Tom Holland
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films about suicide
Actors Robert John Burke, Joe Mantegna, Elizabeth Franz, Lucinda Jenney, Michael Constantine, Kari Wuhrer
Rating58% 2.9009752.9009752.9009752.9009752.900975
Billy Halleck (Robert John Burke) is an obese, upper-class lawyer living with his wife Heidi (Lucinda Jenney) and their daughter Linda (Bethany Joy Lenz). Billy recently defended an underworld crime boss named Richie "The Hammer" Ginelli (Joe Mantegna) in court. The town Billy lives in is currently hosting a carnival, which is run by gypsies whom the town seems to have prejudices against.
When We Were Kings
When We Were Kings (1996) on 25 october 1996
, 1h29
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films set in Africa, Sports films, Martial arts films, Boxing films, Documentary films about sports, Le boxe anglaise
Actors George Plimpton, Spike Lee, Norman Mailer, Malick Bowens, Miriam Makeba, Drew Bundini Brown
Rating78% 3.948043.948043.948043.948043.94804
En 1974, à Kinshasa, capitale du Zaïre, a lieu une rencontre historique entre les deux poids lourds les plus reputés des Etats-Unis, Mohammed Ali, alias Cassius Clay, et George Foreman. A trente-deux ans, Ali va tenter de reconquérir le titre de champion du monde face à Foreman, vingt-cinq ans, auréolé de ses victoires sur Frazier et Norton. Le 30 octobre, le stade de Kinshasa ouvre ses grilles à 4 heures du matin.
North Star
North Star (1996) on 25 october 1996
, 1h30
Directed by Christophe Lambert, Sergio Donati, Nils Gaup
Origin France
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Western
Actors James Caan, Christophe Lambert, Catherine McCormack, Burt Young, Jacques François, Nicholas Hope
Rating48% 2.4104252.4104252.4104252.4104252.410425
At the beginning of the Nome Gold Rush in 1899, Sean McLennon (Caan), a Scots-Irish-American land baron, owns the majority of
Palookaville
Palookaville (1995) on 25 october 1996
, 1h32
Directed by Alan Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime
Themes Heist films
Actors William Forsythe, Vincent Gallo, Gareth Williams, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Frances McDormand, Kim Dickens
Rating64% 3.2453553.2453553.2453553.2453553.245355
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