Best Movies/TV shows of 1996

100 titles that travel well across time — a personal watchlist for best movies/tv shows of 1996.

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1 Fargo(1996)
Movie | Crime, Drama | UK, USA | English
2 Dragon Ball Z(1996)
TV | Animation, Action | Japan, USA | Japanese, English
3 Trainspotting(1996)
Movie | Crime, Drama | UK, USA | English
4 Breaking the Waves(1996)
Movie | Drama | Denmark, Sweden | English
5 Poove Unakkaga(1996)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | India | Tamil
6 Eskiyaaka The Bandit(1996)
Movie | Crime, Drama | Turkey, France | Kurdish, Turkish
7 Sling Blade(1996)
Movie | Drama | USA | English
8 Lepa sela lepo goreaka Pretty Village, Pretty Flame(1996)
Movie | Drama, History | Yugoslavia | Bosnian, Serbian
9 Kaalapani(1996)
Movie | Action, Drama | India | Malayalam
10 Ruroni Kenshin: Meiji kenkaku romantanaka Rurouni Kenshin(1996)
TV | Animation, Action | Japan | Japanese
11 Meitantei Conanaka Detective Conan(1996)
TV | Animation, Action | Japan | Japanese
12 The English Patient(1996)
Movie | Drama, Romance | USA, UK | English, German
13 Koljaaka Kolya(1996)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | Czech, UK | Czech, Russian
14 Secrets & Lies(1996)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | UK, France | English
15 Scream(1996)
Movie | Horror, Mystery | USA | English
16 Microcosmos : le peuple de l'herbeaka Microcosmos(1996)
Movie | Documentary | France, Switzerland | French
17 The Rock(1996)
Movie | Action, Adventure | USA | English
18 Star Trek: First Contact(1996)
Movie | Action, Adventure | USA | English
19 Mission: Impossible(1996)
Movie | Action, Adventure | USA | English, French
20 Tesisaka Thesis(1996)
Movie | Crime, Horror | Spain | Spanish
21 Pusher(1996)
Movie | Crime, Thriller | Denmark | Danish, Swedish
22 Shall we dansu?aka Shall We Dance?(1996)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | Japan | Japanese
23 Primal Fear(1996)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English, Spanish
24 Jerry Maguire(1996)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | USA | English, American Sign
25 A Time to Kill(1996)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English
26 Sleepers(1996)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English
27 Shine(1996)
Movie | Biography, Drama | Australia | English, Yiddish
28 Tian mi miaka Comrades: Almost a Love Story(1996)
Movie | Drama, Romance | Hong Kong | Cantonese, Mandarin
29 La promesseaka The Promise(1996)
Movie | Drama | Belgium, France | French, Romanian
30 Vasantha Vaasal(1996)
Movie | Action, Romance | India | Tamil
31 The People vs. Larry Flynt(1996)
Movie | Biography, Drama | USA | English
32 Conte d'eteaka A Summer's Tale(1996)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | France | French
33 Indian(1996)
Movie | Action, Drama | India | Tamil
34 Ghatak: Lethal(1996)
Movie | Action, Drama | India | Hindi
35 From Dusk Till Dawn(1996)
Movie | Action, Crime | USA, Mexico | English, Spanish
36 Kauas pilvet karkaavataka Drifting Clouds(1996)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | Finland, Germany | Finnish, Swedish
37 The Daily Show(1996)
TV | Comedy, News | USA | English
38 Matilda(1996)
Movie | Comedy, Family | USA | English
39 Avvai Shanmugi(1996)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | India | Tamil
40 Independence Day(1996)
Movie | Action, Adventure | USA | English
41 Michael Collins(1996)
Movie | Biography, Drama | Ireland, UK | English
42 The Hunchback of Notre Dame(1996)
Movie | Animation, Drama | USA | English, Latin
43 The Birdcage(1996)
Movie | Comedy | USA | English
44 3rd Rock from the Sun(1996)
TV | Comedy, Family | USA | English
45 Tabutta Rovasataaka Tabutta R vasata(1996)
Movie | Drama | Turkey | Turkish
46 Maachis(1996)
Movie | Action, Crime | India | Hindi
47 Hamlet(1996)
Movie | Drama | UK, USA | English
48 L'appartementaka The Apartment(1996)
Movie | Drama, Mystery | France, Spain | French, English
49 Everybody Loves Raymond(1996)
TV | Comedy | USA | English
50 Happy Gilmore(1996)
Movie | Comedy, Sport | USA | English
51 Dexter's Laboratory(1996)
TV | Animation, Adventure | USA, Philippines | English
52 Dragon Ball GT: Doragon boru jitiaka Dragon Ball GT(1996)
TV | Animation, Action | Japan | Japanese, English
53 Romeo + Juliet(1996)
Movie | Drama, Romance | USA, Mexico | English
54 Ridicule(1996)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | France | French
55 Le huitieme jouraka The Eighth Day(1996)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | Belgium, France | French
56 Kadhal Kottai(1996)
Movie | Drama, Romance | India | Tamil, Telugu
57 Khamoshi: The Musicalaka Khamoshi the Musical(1996)
Movie | Drama, Musical | India | Hindi
58 Swingers(1996)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | USA | English
59 Beyaz Show(1996)
TV | Talk-Show | Turkey | Turkish
60 Bound(1996)
Movie | Crime, Thriller | USA | English, Italian
61 Twister(1996)
Movie | Action, Adventure | USA | English
62 That Thing You Do!(1996)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | USA | English
63 Kizzu ritanaka Kids Return(1996)
Movie | Crime, Drama | Japan | Japanese
64 Lone Star(1996)
Movie | Drama, Mystery | USA | English, Spanish
65 Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills(1996)
Movie | Documentary, Crime | USA | English
66 Halo(1996)
Movie | Drama, Family | India | Hindi
67 When We Were Kings(1996)
Movie | Documentary, Sport | USA | English, French
68 Space Jam(1996)
Movie | Animation, Adventure | USA | English
69 Hey Arnold!(1996)
TV | Animation, Comedy | USA, South Korea | English
70 Raja Hindustani(1996)
Movie | Action, Comedy | India | Hindi
71 Irma Vep(1996)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | France | French, English
72 The Frighteners(1996)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | New Zealand, USA | English
73 Ransom(1996)
Movie | Action, Crime | USA | English
74 Sik sanaka The God of Cookery(1996)
Movie | Action, Comedy | Hong Kong | Cantonese
75 Bottle Rocket(1996)
Movie | Comedy, Crime | USA | English, Spanish
76 Superman: The Animated Series(1996)
TV | Animation, Action | USA, Japan | English
77 Mars Attacks!(1996)
Movie | Comedy, Sci-Fi | USA, Japan | English, French
78 Tenku no Esukafuroneaka The Vision of Escaflowne(1996)
TV | Animation, Action | Japan | Japanese, English
79 James and the Giant Peach(1996)
Movie | Animation, Adventure | UK, USA | English
80 Beautiful Thing(1996)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | UK | English
81 Kingpin(1996)
Movie | Comedy, Sport | USA | English
82 Sydneyaka Hard Eight(1996)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English
83 Waiting for Guffman(1996)
Movie | Comedy | USA | English
84 Just Mohabbat(1996)
TV | Drama, Family | India | Hindi
85 Spin City(1996)
TV | Comedy | USA | English
86 Big Night(1996)
Movie | Drama, Romance | USA | English, Italian
87 Ponette(1996)
Movie | Drama | France | French
88 Kavkazskiy plennikaka Prisoner of the Mountains(1996)
Movie | Drama, War | Russia, Kazakhstan | Russian, Turkish
89 Noon o goldoonaka A Moment of Innocence(1996)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | Iran, France | Persian
90 Ging chaat goo si 4: Gaan dan yam moaka First Strike(1996)
Movie | Action, Adventure | Hong Kong | Cantonese, Mandarin
91 The Long Kiss Goodnight(1996)
Movie | Action, Crime | USA | English, Spanish
92 Un air de familleaka Family Resemblances(1996)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | France | French
93 The Craft(1996)
Movie | Drama, Fantasy | USA | English, French
94 The Cable Guy(1996)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | USA | English, French
95 Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi(1996)
Movie | Action, Crime | India | Hindi
96 Hitler(1996)
Movie | Action, Comedy | India | Malayalam
97 Courage Under Fire(1996)
Movie | Action, Drama | USA | English, Arabic
98 Leily Ba Man Astaka Leily Is with Me(1996)
Movie | Adventure, Comedy | Iran | Persian
99 Jagarnaaka The Hunters(1996)
Movie | Crime, Thriller | Sweden | Swedish
100 Ninne Pelladatha(1996)
Movie | Romance, Comedy | India | Telugu

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