List of films released in 1996 in USA
All films are released in 1996 in United States.
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- DirectorsGary TrousdaleKirk WiseStarsDemi MooreJason AlexanderMary Kay BergmanA deformed bell-ringer must assert his independence from a vicious government minister in order to help his friend, a gypsy dancer.USA: 19 June 1996 (New Orleans, Louisiana) (premiere)
USA: 21 June 1996 - DirectorJoe PytkaStarsMichael JordanWayne KnightTheresa RandleIn a desperate attempt to win a basketball match and earn their freedom, the Looney Tunes seek the aid of retired basketball champion, Michael Jordan.USA: 10 November 1996 (Hollywood, California) (premiere)
USA: 15 November 1996 - DirectorTad StonesStarsScott WeingerRobin WilliamsJohn Rhys-DaviesThe King of Thieves disrupts Aladdin and Jasmine's long-anticipated wedding, looking for an oracle that will lead him to an even bigger treasure. His true identity causes trouble for Aladdin.USA: 13 August 1996
- DirectorStephen HerekStarsGlenn CloseJeff DanielsJoely RichardsonAn evil high-fashion designer plots to steal dalmatian puppies in order to make an extravagant fur coat but creates an extravagant mess instead.USA: 18 November 1996 (New York City, New York) (premiere)
USA: 24 November 1996 (Hollywood, California) (premiere)
USA: 27 November 1996 - DirectorChuck JonesStarsFrank GorshinThurl RavenscroftEric GoldbergDaffy is supposedly a super hero and tries to show off his "super powers."USA: 23 August 1996
- DirectorMamoru OshiiStarsAtsuko TanakaIemasa KayumiAkio ÔtsukaA cyborg policewoman and her partner hunt a mysterious and powerful hacker called the Puppet Master.USA: 29 March 1996
- DirectorsCurt GedaScott JeraldsDan RibaStarsTim DalyDana DelanyClancy BrownThe last survivor of the dead planet Krypton uses his amazing powers to defend people of his adopted world Earth.USA: 6 September 1996
- DirectorBrian HensonStarsTim CurryBilly ConnollyJennifer SaundersThe Muppets set sail in search of treasure, with Jim Hawkins and Long John Silver.USA: 16 February 1996
- DirectorHenry SelickStarsPaul TerryJoanna LumleyPete PostlethwaiteAn orphan who lives with his two cruel aunts befriends anthropomorphic bugs who live inside a giant peach, and they embark on a journey to New York City.USA: 12 April 1996
- DirectorNick CastleStarsEllen DeGeneresBill PullmanJoan CusackA lonely single woman finds the seemingly-perfect man to date, but soon regrets it when his deranged, possessive other personality emerges and she cannot convince anyone else of his Jekyll-and-Hyde true nature.USA: 16 February 1996
- DirectorJon AvnetStarsRobert RedfordMichelle PfeifferStockard ChanningAn ambitious young woman, determined to build a career in television journalism, gets good advice from her first boss, and they fall in love.USA: 1 March 1996
- DirectorFernando TruebaStarsAntonio BanderasMelanie GriffithDaryl HannahA young gallerist is in love with two sisters at the same time. In order to solve the problem he decides to invent his own twin brother.USA: 15 March 1996
- DirectorHervé PaludStarsThierry LhermitteLudwig BriandPatrick TimsitThe Parisian broker Stephan only needs the signature from his wife Patricia for their divorce - but she left 13 years ago for living with Amazonas Indians. Stephan finds her in the village and gets stuck for two days, where he learns that he has got a son, who grew up as an Indian. Meanwhile he fails to confirm a soy bean transaction and promises his son Mimi-Siku to show him Paris as soon as he will become a man. However, this happens next day when the tribe celebrates the children's festival. So both fly back to Paris, where Stephan and his partner Richard try to limit their losses by selling the beans to the Russian mafia, and Mimi-Siku discovers the city with bare feet. He climbs the Eiffel tower and prefers to hunt doves with bow-and-arrow instead of eating cornflakes. Stephan moves his son to the family of his partner, where Mimi-Siku falls actively in love with Richard's daughter Sophie. Discovered, Sophie is set to be sent into a boarding school, and therefore rescued by Mimi-Siku, while the mafia has discovered the dropped bean price and is threatening and claiming their money back. Both operations are entangled, and finally they get the money, and Mimi-Siku is sent back to the tribe. But, of course, this is not the end ..USA: 22 March 1996
- DirectorGeorge ScribnerStarsJoey LawrenceBilly JoelCheech MarinA lost and alone kitten joins a gang of dogs engaged in petty larceny in New York City.USA: 29 March 1996 (re-release)
- DirectorBruce BeresfordStarsSharon StoneRob MorrowRandy QuaidA lawyer assigned to the clemency case of a woman on death row finds himself forming a deep friendship with her while he tries to prevent her impending execution.USA: 24 April 1996 (Los Angeles, California) (premiere)
USA: 30 April 1996 (New York City, New York) (premiere)
USA: 3 May 1996 - DirectorStacy CochranStarsWinona RyderLukas HaasJohn C. Reilly25 y.o. Patty is thrown off her horse and knocked out. Students from a boys' boarding school find her and smuggle her to John's room at the school as cops are looking for her at home.USA: 10 May 1996
- DirectorJon TurteltaubStarsJohn TravoltaKyra SedgwickForest WhitakerAn ordinary man sees a bright light descend from the sky, and discovers he now has super-intelligence and telekinesis.USA: 22 June 1996 (East Hampton, New York) (premiere)
USA: 3 July 1996 - DirectorPaul Michael GlaserStarsShaquille O'NealFrancis CapraAlly WalkerA troubled kid inadvertently releases a genie, who must grant him any three wishes he requests.USA: 17 July 1996
- DirectorGisaburô SugiiStarsKôjiro ShimizuKenji HagaMiki FujitaniA crime boss searching for the world's best fighters pursues a talented Japanese drifter and his American ex-classmate, while an Interpol agent and a US Army captain seek to bring him down.USA: 16 January 1996
- DirectorRon HowardStarsMel GibsonGary SiniseRene RussoMulti-millionaire Tom Mullen's son is kidnapped, but after initially agreeing to pay the ransom Mullen then decides to use the ransom money as a bounty.USA: 1 November 1996 (Westwood, California) (premiere)
USA: 8 November 1996 - DirectorEmilio EstevezStarsEmilio EstevezKathy BatesMartin SheenHaunted by his experiences in the Vietnam War, a young man returns home and has trouble adjusting back to civilian life, his family and his stern father.USA: 10 October 1996 (Austin Film Festival)
USA: 20 November 1996 - DirectorPenny MarshallStarsDenzel WashingtonWhitney HoustonCourtney B. VanceAn angel comes to Earth to help a preacher save his church and his family.USA: 13 December 1996
- DirectorSally FieldStarsJulie HarrisTrini AlvaradoAndrew McCarthyElderly nun Sister Anthony forms a friendship with Richard Reilly, the head gardener of New York City's Rockefeller Center, who wants to fell a tree that she has been growing for decades and transport it to New York City to put it on display at Christmastime.
- DirectorHarry WinerStarsJamie Lee CurtisKevin PollakKyle HowardDesperate to keep their various parents from getting divorced, a group of teenagers kidnaps them and holds them prisoner in a basement to force them to reconcile.
- DirectorsToshiyuki HirumaTakashi MasunagaStarsTony AilNathan AswellBailee ReidThe classic tale of a loveable, outcast hunchback and the gypsy girl he adores is transformed into a musical, warmhearted animated classic in this delightfully updated version of a stirring masterpiece. Produced by Jetlag Productions and based on the novel by Victor Hugo.