The 30 Worst Movies of 1996
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1. Bio-Dome (1996)
PG-13 | 88 min | Comedy
Moronic best friends get themselves locked inside the Bio-Dome, a science experiment, along with a group of environmental scientists for one year.
Director: Jason Bloom | Stars: Pauly Shore, Stephen Baldwin, William Atherton, Denise Dowse
Votes: 29,757 | Gross: $26.76M
2. Big Bully (1996)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Thriller
A writer returns to his hometown where he faces the childhood nemesis whose life he ultimately ruined, only the bully wants to relive their painful past by torturing him once again.
Director: Steve Miner | Stars: Rick Moranis, Tom Arnold, Julianne Phillips, Carol Kane
Votes: 5,561 | Gross: $4.09M
3. The Stupids (1996)
PG | 94 min | Adventure, Comedy
An incredibly dull-witted family unknowingly stumble upon an illegal weapons deal while on the trail of their "stolen" garbage.
Director: John Landis | Stars: Tom Arnold, Jessica Lundy, Bug Hall, Alex McKenna
Votes: 7,158 | Gross: $2.42M
4. Michael (1996)
PG | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Two tabloid reporters checking out a report of the Archangel Michael living with an old woman find that it's true. But that's not the only surprise.
Director: Nora Ephron | Stars: John Travolta, Andie MacDowell, William Hurt, Bob Hoskins
Votes: 45,093 | Gross: $95.32M
5. The Portrait of a Lady (1996)
PG-13 | 144 min | Drama, Romance
An American girl inherits a fortune and falls into a misguided relationship with a gentleman confidence artist whose true nature, including a barbed and covetous disposition, turns her life into a nightmare.
Director: Jane Campion | Stars: Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich, Barbara Hershey, Martin Donovan
Votes: 12,678 | Gross: $3.69M
6. The Pallbearer (1996)
PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Romance
A young man's life is thrown into a loop when he is asked to be a pallbearer for the funeral of a classmate he doesn't remember, and his old high school crush temporarily returns to town.
Director: Matt Reeves | Stars: David Schwimmer, Gwyneth Paltrow, Michael Rapaport, Toni Collette
Votes: 11,601 | Gross: $5.61M
7. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
G | 91 min | Animation, Drama, Family
A deformed bell-ringer must assert his independence from a vicious government minister in order to help his friend, a gypsy dancer.
Directors: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise | Stars: Demi Moore, Jason Alexander, Mary Kay Bergman, Corey Burton
Votes: 171,788 | Gross: $100.14M
8. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Part 2 (1996)
R | 84 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
Henry II picks up where the original (Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer) left off. Henry (Neil Giuntoli) takes a thankless job at a port-o-john company where he meets husband and wife, Kai... See full summary »
Director: Chuck Parello | Stars: Penelope Milford, Neil Giuntoli, Mike Houlihan, James Otis
Votes: 1,281
9. Mary Reilly (1996)
R | 108 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
A housemaid falls in love with Dr. Henry Jekyll and his darkly mysterious counterpart, Mr. Edward Hyde.
Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Julia Roberts, John Malkovich, George Cole, Michael Gambon
Votes: 15,824 | Gross: $5.71M
10. Unforgettable (1996)
R | 117 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A Seattle medical examiner uses an experimental memory transference drug to unravel the mystery surrounding his Wife's brutal murder.
Director: John Dahl | Stars: Ray Liotta, Linda Fiorentino, Peter Coyote, Christopher McDonald
Votes: 6,007 | Gross: $2.78M
11. Bogus (1996)
PG | 110 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Recently orphaned, a young boy is taken in by his godmother who is shocked to realize that she can see the boy's imaginary friend: a flamboyant, French magician named Bogus.
Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Gérard Depardieu, Haley Joel Osment, Andrea Martin
Votes: 7,045 | Gross: $4.36M
12. Cosmos (1996)
99 min | Comedy, Drama
Immigrant cabbie connects nervous filmmaker, lawyer, mystery man, possibly HIV+ gay man. Comedy and tragedy mingle, awash in philosophy.
Directors: Jennifer Alleyn, Manon Briand, Marie-Julie Dallaire, Arto Paragamian, André Turpin, Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Marie-Hélène Montpetit, Pascal Contamine, France Castel, Marie-France Lambert
Votes: 953
13. White Squall (1996)
PG-13 | 129 min | Adventure, Drama
Teenage boys discover discipline and camaraderie on an ill-fated sailing voyage.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Caroline Goodall, John Savage, Scott Wolf
Votes: 25,462 | Gross: $10.30M
14. Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A New York girl sets her father up with a beautiful woman in a troubled marriage while her stepsister gets engaged.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Woody Allen, Goldie Hawn, Julia Roberts, Edward Norton
Votes: 39,427 | Gross: $9.71M
15. The Preacher's Wife (1996)
PG | 123 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
An angel comes to Earth to help a preacher save his church and his family.
Director: Penny Marshall | Stars: Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, Courtney B. Vance, Gregory Hines
Votes: 13,736 | Gross: $48.10M
16. Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996 Video)
Not Rated | 81 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The 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.
Director: Tad Stones | Stars: Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, John Rhys-Davies, Val Bettin
Votes: 38,166
17. The Chamber (1996)
R | 113 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A young man fresh out of law school tries to win a reprieve for his racist grandfather who is on death row.
Director: James Foley | Stars: Chris O'Donnell, Gene Hackman, Faye Dunaway, Robert Prosky
Votes: 16,133 | Gross: $14.55M
18. The Van (1996)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
Set in the fictional Dublin suburb of Barrytown, Bimbo is a baker who loses his job after being made redundant. Bimbo then acquires the help of his best friend, Larry, to set up a successful burger van.
Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Colm Meaney, Donal O'Kelly, Ger Ryan, Caroline Rothwell
Votes: 4,857 | Gross: $0.62M
19. Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)
R | 89 min | Comedy, Crime
A parody of several U.S. films about being in the 'Hood', for instance Boyz n the Hood (1991), South Central (1992), Menace II Society (1993), Higher Learning (1995) and Juice (1992).
Director: Paris Barclay | Stars: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Tracey Cherelle Jones
Votes: 61,547 | Gross: $20.11M
20. Feeling Minnesota (1996)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
An ex-convict and his bumbling crook brother fight for the same woman.
Director: Steven Baigelman | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Vincent D'Onofrio, Cameron Diaz, Delroy Lindo
Votes: 11,588 | Gross: $3.10M
21. Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
PG-13 | 130 min | Drama, History
A Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to finally bring a white racist to justice for the 1963 murder of the civil rights leader.
Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Alec Baldwin, James Woods, Whoopi Goldberg, Virginia Madsen
Votes: 12,155 | Gross: $13.05M
22. The Fan (1996)
R | 116 min | Action, Drama, Sport
An all star baseball player becomes the unhealthy focus of a down on his luck salesman.
Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Robert De Niro, Wesley Snipes, Ellen Barkin, John Leguizamo
Votes: 51,421 | Gross: $18.57M
23. Kazaam (1996)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A troubled kid inadvertently releases a genie, who must grant him any three wishes he requests.
Director: Paul Michael Glaser | Stars: Shaquille O'Neal, Francis Capra, Ally Walker, James Acheson
Votes: 25,664 | Gross: $18.88M
24. Mr. Wrong (1996)
PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy
A 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.
Director: Nick Castle | Stars: Ellen DeGeneres, Bill Pullman, Joan Cusack, Dean Stockwell
Votes: 5,370 | Gross: $12.35M
25. Barb Wire (1996)
R | 98 min | Action, Sci-Fi
During the Second American Civil War in 2017, Barb Wire owns a nightclub called the Hammerhead. Things become complicated when her ex-lover Axel Hood, who is married to the fugitive Corrina Devonshire, re-enters her life.
Director: David Hogan | Stars: Pamela Anderson, Amir AboulEla, Adriana Alexander, David Andriole
Votes: 31,297 | Gross: $3.79M
26. Eddie (1996)
PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Sport
Coincidences lead to the New York Knicks, getting its loudest fan, Edwina "Eddie" Franklin, as coach. Season victory?
Director: Steve Rash | Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Frank Langella, Dennis Farina, Richard Jenkins
Votes: 11,438 | Gross: $31.36M
27. Ed (1996)
PG | 94 min | Comedy, Family, Sport
A trained chimpanzee plays third base for a minor-league baseball team.
Director: Bill Couturié | Stars: Matt LeBlanc, Jayne Brook, Gene Ross, Paul Hewitt
Votes: 8,937 | Gross: $6.29M
28. Dunston Checks In (1996)
PG | 88 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A young boy befriends a larcenous orangutan in a luxury hotel.
Director: Ken Kwapis | Stars: Jason Alexander, Faye Dunaway, Eric Lloyd, Rupert Everett
Votes: 13,411 | Gross: $9.87M
29. Two Much (1995)
PG-13 | 118 min | Comedy, Romance
A 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.
Director: Fernando Trueba | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Melanie Griffith, Daryl Hannah, Danny Aiello
Votes: 6,009 | Gross: $0.59M
30. The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)
G | 96 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
One of puppet-maker Geppetto's creations comes magically to life. This puppet named Pinocchio has one major desire, to become a real boy someday, but he has to learn to act responsibly.
Director: Steve Barron | Stars: Martin Landau, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Geneviève Bujold, Udo Kier
Votes: 6,294 | Gross: $15.09M
31. Romeo + Juliet (1996)
PG-13 | 120 min | Drama, Romance
Shakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue.
Director: Baz Luhrmann | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, John Leguizamo, Harold Perrineau
Votes: 244,895 | Gross: $46.35M
32. Broken Arrow (1996)
R | 108 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
Terrorists steal nuclear warheads from the U.S. military but don't count on a pilot and park ranger spoiling their plans.
Director: John Woo | Stars: John Travolta, Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis, Delroy Lindo
Votes: 105,261 | Gross: $70.77M
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