Sharpe Sharpe's Mission

1996

English

7.7

♡ 5

Tom Clegg Director

Mark Strong as Col. Brand

Abigail Cruttenden as Jane Gibbons

Nigel Betts as Maj. Septimus Pyecroft

Sean Bean as Richard Sharpe

Sharpe is teamed with a Colonel he helped promote and they are tasked to destroy a powder magazine, but an alliance with the French may threaten their success. Meanwhile, Jane is wearying of the army life and Harper and Ramona are at odds.

Lupin the Third: The Legend of Twilight Gemini

1996

Japanese

6.6

♡ 11

Gisaburô Sugii Director

Makio Inoue as Goemon Ishikawa XIII

Gorô Naya as Inspector Zenigata

Hisako Kyôda as Old Woman

Yû Shimaka as Shopkeeper

As Lupin's mentor Don Dolune lies on his deathbed, he hands the master thief a gift, the diamond named Twilight. Though it's only half the treasure — the other half of the Twilight can be found in Morocco. Lupin must contend with his on-again-off-again-partner Fujiko, his feelings for the mysterious Lara, and the relentless whip-wielding maniac Sadachiyo in order to bring Twilight back to its full glory.

Normal Life

1996

English

6.2

♡ 9

70%

John McNaughton Director

Kate Walsh as Cindy Anderson

Kevin Mukherji as Homeowner

Jim True-Frost as Mike Anderson

Ashley Judd as Pam Anderson

Chris Anderson and his wife Pam live a fairly normal life until Chris loses his job on the police force and secretly turns to robbing banks to make his wife's dreams come true. Upon discovering his secret, she joins his deadly crime wave and together they terrorize an unsuspecting suburban town.

Sabotage

1996

English

5.8

♡ 12

38%

Action

assassin

central intelligence agency (cia)

Tibor Takács Director

Mark Dacascos as Michael Bishop

Graham Greene as Nicholas Tollander

Carrie-Anne Moss as Special-Agent Louise Castle

Chris Owens as Young Security Guard

Former special services agent plays an intricate game of chess involving several federal agencies. Queen takes pawn.

La Celestina

1996

Spanish

5.2

♡ 3

35%

Gerardo Vera Director

Penélope Cruz as Melibea

Jordi Mollà as Pármeno

Nancho Novo as Sempronio

Carlos Fuentes as Sosia

The young nobleman Calisto falls in love with Melibea, the daughter of a rich merchant. Calisto's servant Sempronio suggests they get the sorceress Celestina to further the romance. However Calisto's other servant Parmeno is suspicious of Celestina, as he knows about her tricks.

Adrenalin: Fear the Rush

1996

English

3.8

♡ 19

31%

Action

post-apocalyptic future

Sci-Fi

Thriller

virus

Albert Pyun Director

Norbert Weisser as Cuzo

Natasha Henstridge as Delon

Christopher Lambert as Lemieux

Elizabeth Barondes as Wocek

In a not-too-distant future, a lethal virus sweeps across Europe, prompting the creation of quarantine refugee camps in the United States. Police officers Delon and Lemieux learn of a grisly murder in the Boston camp and team up to investigate. Suspecting the ruthless killer is infected with the virus, the pair have just hours to stop him before he becomes contagious and infects the entire population.

The War at Home

1996

English

6.9

♡ 14

60%

75%

Action

Drama

Emilio Estevez Director

Martin Sheen as Bob Collier

Corin Nemec as Donald

Kathy Bates as Maurine Collier

Carla Gugino as Melissa

Jeremy Collier is a Vietnam veteran who has returned home and is struggling to cope with the war experiences that haunt him. He is also at odds with his family, who cannot begin to understand what he has been through. Jeremy's battles with his family finally spiral out of control on Thanksgiving Day, when a bitter secret is revealed

Mistrial

1996

English

5.6

♡ 4

10%

Action

Drama

Thriller

Heywood Gould Director

Philip Akin as Foreman

Roberta Maxwell as Judge Friel

Roma Maffia as Laurie Meisinger

Blair Underwood as Lieutenant C. Hodges

When a cop-killer goes free, a detective's search for personal justice veers dangerously out of control. Declaring a mistrial, he takes the accused, the judge and the jury hostage...and begins a trial of his own.

The Whole Wide World

1996

English

7.0

♡ 13

81%

Dan Ireland Director

Harve Presnell as Dr. Howard

Ann Wedgeworth as Mrs. Howard

Renée Zellweger as Novalyne Price

Vincent D'Onofrio as Robert E. Howard

In 1930s Texas, pulp fiction master Robert E. Howard is introduced to Novalyne Price, a teacher with aspirations of becoming an author herself, and they begin a unique relationship filled with conversation and imagination. Although the possibility exists for romance, Howard's obsession with his work and dedication to his sick mother leads Price to look elsewhere for love, leaving Howard feeling betrayed and alone.

Crimetime

1996

English

4.6

♡ 3

29%

George Sluizer Director

James Faulkner as Crowley

Emma Roberts as Linda

Geraldine Chaplin as Thelma

Nigel Lambert as (voice)

The star of a TV crime reenactment show becomes caught up in the mind of the killer he is playing.

Some Mother's Son

1996

English

7.2

♡ 11

75%

Terry George Director

Tom Hollander as Farnsworth

Aidan Gillen as Gerard Quigley

Helen Mirren as Kathleen Quigley

Peter Howitt as SAS Leader

Based on the true story of the 1981 hunger strike in a British prison, in which IRA prisoner Bobby Sands led a protest against the treatment of IRA prisoners as criminals rather than as prisoners of war. The film focuses on the mothers of two of the strikers, and their struggle to save the lives of their sons.

The Green Planet

1996

French

7.1

♡ 5

Coline Serreau Director

Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu as Florence

Catherine Samie as La femme sage

Marion Cotillard as Macha

Vincent Lindon as Max

As part of an intergalactic coalition, a well-meaning space alien volunteers to bring a message of self-actualization and harmony with nature to the one planet rejected by all her peers as incorrigible: Earth.

Harvest of Fire

1996

English

6.5

♡ 1

71%

hallmark hall of fame

rescue

Arthur Allan Seidelman Director

Patty Duke as Annie

Catherine Kellner as Nancy

Peter McRobbie as Reuben Troyer

Jennifer Garner as Sarah Troyer

In a small Amish community, three barns are burnt down almost simultaneously. FBI agent Sally Russwell is sent in to investigate this possible hate crime. What she finds however is a community that little trust for outsiders or "The English" as they call them. However, in her investigations, Agent Russell makes friends with one entrepreneurial widow, Annie Beiler who has her own curiosity about this stranger. Together, Annie introduces Russell in-depth to this close knit community bearing many appealing attributes. However, as Sally's investigations continue, she discovers secrets that reveal uncomfortable truths about the religious community that are linked to the arson attacks.

Calm at Sunset

1996

English

6.1

♡ 2

Drama

Daniel Petrie Director

Richard Donat as Gil

Peter Facinelli as James Pfeiffer

Dash Mihok as Marco

Michael Moriarty as Russell Pfeiffer

Drama about a young man who defies his parents by dropping out of college to pursue his dream of owning a fishing boat, following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather.

The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue

1996

English

6.3

♡ 3

Action

Drama

Robert Ellis Miller Director

Michael Dobson as 1st Guard

Kurt Max Runte as Detective Bates

Diana Scarwid as Mrs. Annie Feagan

Steve Makaj as Sgt. Anderson

When an unemployed Detroit man is arrested for a crime he didn't commit, his three children are determined to get him out of jail in time for Christmas and they decide to enlist the help of "the most powerful man in the world" - President Hoover. En route to the White House, they meet an array of colorful characters.

The Boys Next Door

1996

English

7.2

♡ 1

88%

John Erman Director

Martha Burns as

Michael Jeter as Arnold Wiggins

Robert Sean Leonard as Barry Klemper

Courtney B. Vance as Lucien P. Singer

Kind-hearted social worker Jack Palmer feels guilty about not spending enough time with his wife due to the pressures of his job taking care of four developmentally disabled men: obsessive-compulsive Norman, bipolar Arnold, childlike Lucien, and schizophrenic Barry. When Jack announces his decision to leave his job, his four charges react quite unexpectedly to the news.

Timepiece

1996

English

6.7

♡ 3

Marcus Cole Director

Kevin Kilner as David Parkin

Naomi Watts as Mary Chandler

Ellen Burstyn as Maud Gannon

Richard Thomas as Richard Evans

Set in the 1940's, James Earl Jones as an an old clockmaker faces racism and is tried for murder when the racist is killed. However, Kevin Kilner comes forward and claims to have commmitted the crime in self defense. All the while, Kilner's family life is in disarray with various crises including his daughter catching meningitis.

Butch Camp

1996

English

5.0

♡ 2

50%

Comedy

Alessandro De Gaetano Director

Kevin Mukherji as Cab Driver

Chris Goldin as Dona Dykeman

Joel Himelhoch as Fag Basher

Judy Tenuta as Samantha Rottweiler

A mild-mannered gay man, tired of being pushed around by straights, enrolls in "Butch Camp," a program designed to turn wimpy gay men into assertive, confident gay men.