Best Movies of 1996

1. 1
   Trainspotting 1996

   Directed by Danny Boyle
   7.9

   8.0 · 11K votes
2. 2
   Fargo 1996

   Directed by Joel Coen · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
   7.8

   7.8 · 9.5K votes
3. 3
   “The Shorts” by Aldo, Giovanni and Giacomo 1996

   Directed by Arturo Brachetti
   7.7

   8.1 · 363 votes
4. 4
   Primal Fear 1996

   Directed by Gregory Hoblit · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   7.6

   7.7 · 4.2K votes
5. 5
   Sleepers 1996

   Directed by Barry Levinson
   7.6

   7.6 · 4.1K votes
6. 6
   A Close Shave 1996

   Directed by Nick Park
   7.5

   7.6 · 986 votes
7. 7
   Secrets & Lies 1996

   Directed by Mike Leigh · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel
   7.4

   7.6 · 757 votes
8. 8
   Scream 1996

   Directed by Wes Craven · Streaming on Hulu, fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium
   7.4

   7.4 · 8.3K votes
9. 9
   Sling Blade 1996

   Directed by Billy Bob Thornton
   7.4

   7.5 · 908 votes
10. 10
    Breaking the Waves 1996

    Directed by Lars von Trier · Streaming on MUBI
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.2K votes
11. 11
    Thesis 1996

    Directed by Alejandro Amenábar · Streaming on Philo, AMC Plus, AMC+
    7.4

    7.5 · 998 votes
12. 12
    A Time to Kill 1996

    Directed by Joel Schumacher
    7.4

    7.4 · 3.1K votes
13. 13
    Shine 1996

    Directed by Scott Hicks
    7.3

    7.4 · 731 votes
14. 14
    Comrades, Almost a Love Story 1996

    Directed by Peter Chan
    7.3

    7.8 · 187 votes
15. 15
    Star Trek: First Contact 1996

    Directed by Jonathan Frakes · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.3

    7.3 · 2.1K votes
16. 16
    Microcosmos 1996

    Directed by Claude Nuridsany · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.2

    7.6 · 273 votes
17. 17
    When We Were Kings 1996

    Directed by Leon Gast · Streaming on HBO Max, The Roku Channel, Shout! Factory TV
    7.2

    7.6 · 264 votes
18. 18
    Matilda 1996

    Directed by Danny DeVito · Streaming on YouTube Free
    7.2

    7.2 · 5K votes
19. 19
    Dragon Ball: The Path to Power 1996

    Directed by Shigeyasu Yamauchi
    7.2

    7.4 · 414 votes
20. 20
    Drifting Clouds 1996

    Directed by Aki Kaurismäki · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.2

    7.6 · 219 votes
21. 21
    Bound 1996

    Directed by Lana Wachowski · Streaming on Kanopy
    7.2

    7.2 · 1.2K votes
22. 22
    Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills 1996

    Directed by Joe Berlinger · Streaming on Hoopla, HBO Max
    7.2

    7.6 · 215 votes
23. 23
    Hamlet 1996

    Directed by Kenneth Branagh · Streaming on YouTube Free, Howdy
    7.1

    7.3 · 534 votes
24. 24
    The Rock 1996

    Directed by Michael Bay · Streaming on Peacock Premium, YouTube TV, Peacock Premium Plus
    7.1

    7.2 · 5.4K votes
25. 25
    Food 1996

    Directed by Jan Švankmajer
    7.1

    7.8 · 132 votes
26. 26
    Pretty Village, Pretty Flame 1996

    Directed by Srđan Dragojević
    7.1

    7.9 · 115 votes
27. 27
    The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1996

    Directed by Gary Trousdale · Streaming on Disney Plus, YouTube Free
    7.1

    7.1 · 5.5K votes
28. 28
    The English Patient 1996

    Directed by Anthony Minghella · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.1

    7.1 · 2.5K votes
29. 29
    Family Resemblances 1996

    Directed by Cédric Klapisch
    7.1

    7.4 · 331 votes
30. 30
    The Bandit 1996

    Directed by Yavuz Turgul
    7.1

    7.3 · 379 votes
31. 31
    Shall We Dance? 1996

    Directed by Masayuki Suō · Streaming on MUBI
    7.1

    7.5 · 189 votes
32. 32
    The Eighth Day 1996

    Directed by Jaco Van Dormael
    7.0

    7.3 · 325 votes
33. 33
    A Summer's Tale 1996

    Directed by Éric Rohmer · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel
    7.0

    7.3 · 285 votes
34. 34
    Beautiful Thing 1996

    Directed by Hettie Macdonald
    7.0

    7.3 · 364 votes
35. 35
    Set It Off 1996

    Directed by F. Gary Gray · Streaming on Starz, Tubi TV
    7.0

    7.2 · 417 votes
36. 36
    From Dusk Till Dawn 1996

    Directed by Robert Rodriguez · Streaming on Peacock Premium, Philo, AMC Plus
    7.0

    7.1 · 6.8K votes
37. 37
    Kolya 1996

    Directed by Jan Svěrák
    7.0

    7.4 · 224 votes
38. 38
    Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood 1996

    Directed by Paris Barclay · Streaming on Starz
    7.0

    7.0 · 1.6K votes
39. 39
    Mission: Impossible 1996

    Directed by Brian De Palma · Streaming on HBO Max, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.0

    7.0 · 10K votes
40. 40
    The Birdcage 1996

    Directed by Mike Nichols · Streaming on The Roku Channel, YouTube Free
    7.0

    7.0 · 1.4K votes
41. 41
    Jerry Maguire 1996

    Directed by Cameron Crowe · Streaming on Hulu, fuboTV, YouTube TV
    7.0

    7.0 · 3.9K votes
42. 42
    La Belle Verte 1996

    Directed by Coline Serreau · Streaming on Kanopy
    7.0

    7.2 · 303 votes
43. 43
    Welcome to the Dollhouse 1996

    Directed by Todd Solondz · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Tubi TV
    6.9

    7.1 · 526 votes
44. 44
    Gamera 2: Advent of Legion 1996

    Directed by Shusuke Kaneko · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Pluto TV
    6.9

    7.5 · 134 votes
45. 45
    Pusher 1996

    Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn · Streaming on fuboTV, Philo, Kanopy
    6.9

    7.0 · 942 votes
46. 46
    The Frighteners 1996

    Directed by Peter Jackson
    6.9

    7.0 · 1.8K votes
47. 47
    Independence Day 1996

    Directed by Roland Emmerich · Streaming on fuboTV, YouTube TV, TNT
    6.9

    6.9 · 11K votes
48. 48
    The Substitute 1996

    Directed by Robert Mandel · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock Premium
    6.9

    7.0 · 612 votes
49. 49
    The People vs. Larry Flynt 1996

    Directed by Miloš Forman · Streaming on Sony Pictures Core
    6.9

    7.0 · 1.3K votes
50. 50
    Mrs. Winterbourne 1996

    Directed by Richard Benjamin · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Tubi TV, Howdy
    6.9

    7.2 · 228 votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes.

1. 1
   Alice in Chains: MTV Unplugged 1996

   Directed by Joe Perota · Streaming on Qello Concerts by Stingray
   6.6

   8.7 · 23 votes
2. 2
   Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Auckland 1996 1996
   6.5

   8.7 · 18 votes
3. 3
   Dipu Number Two 1996

   Directed by Morshedul Islam
   6.4

   9.4 · 11 votes
4. 4
   Crazy Horse 1996

   Directed by John Irvin
   6.3

   8.7 · 11 votes
5. 5
   George Carlin: George's Best Stuff 1996

   Directed by Rocco Urbisci · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free
   6.4

   7.8 · 22 votes
6. 6
   Nobody's Business 1996

   Directed by Alan Berliner · Streaming on Kanopy
   6.4

   7.9 · 17 votes
7. 7
   Soda Stereo: MTV Unplugged Comfort and music to fly 1996

   Directed by Milton Lage
   6.4

   7.6 · 21 votes
8. 8
   The Story Behind 'Toy Story' 1996
   6.4

   7.5 · 23 votes
9. 9
   The Emperor's Shadow 1996

   Directed by Zhou Xiaowen
   6.4

   7.4 · 25 votes
10. 10
    AC/DC: No Bull 1996

    Directed by David Mallet
    6.4

    7.3 · 29 votes