Drama Movies
The One That Got Away (1996)
The existence of the anti-Iraq coalition was threatened when Saddam targetted Israel. In order to keep Israel out of the war, and the coalition together the Scuds had to be…
Ed McBain’s 87th Precinct: Ice (1996)
Once she’d been a dancer. Now she lies on a sidewalk, her blood seeping into the snow. The detectives of the 87th precinct are learning about ice: in a mulitimillion…
Night of the Twisters (1996)
A coming-of-age story, adapted from Irv Ruckman’s 1984 novel, about a teenager who bonds with his stepfather while the Blainsworth, Nebraska farm family battles a series of killer twisters.
City Hall (1996)
The accidental shooting of a boy in New York leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and unexpectedly far-reaching consequences.
Fourbi (1996)
Writer Paul attempts to interview Rosemonde, a young woman who killed an alleged rapist in self-defense six years prior, for a true crime television program. When Rosemonde refuses to divulge…
In the Line of Duty: Smoke Jumpers (1996)
An elite group of firefighters jumps from helicopters to extinguish fires. One firefighter must choose between his love for his family and his addiction to life-risking danger. Inspired by a…
No One Could Protect Her (1996)
Fact-based drama about a smalltown rape victim who helps the police trap her attacker who has invaded her home again and again.
Police Story 4: First Strike (1996)
Hong Kong cop Chan Ka-Kui returns, working with Interpol to track down and arrest an illegal weapons dealer. Chan later realizes that things are not as simple as they appear…
Beautiful Girls (1996)
During a snowy winter in the small fictional town of Knight’s Ridge, Massachusetts, a group of lifelong buddies hang out, drink and struggle to connect with the women who affect…
Jude (1996)
In late 19th-century England, Jude aspires to be an academic, but is hobbled by his blue-collar background. Instead, he works as a stonemason and is trapped in an unloving marriage…
If Looks Could Kill (1996)
The true story of John Hawkins as featured on America’s Most Wanted.
The Boys Next Door (1996)
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…
Hijacked: Flight 285 (1996)
A convicted murderer is escorted by marshals on a regular flight from Phoenix to Dallas. Shortly after takeoff, two of his aides, traveling as ordinary passengers, take control and free…
The Juror (1996)
With his gangster boss on trial for murder, a mob thug known as “the Teacher” tells Annie Laird she must talk her fellow jurors into a not-guilty verdict, implying that…
White Squall (1996)
In 1960, a hardy group of prep school students boards an old-fashioned sailing ship. With Capt. Christopher Sheldon at the helm, the oceangoing voyage is intended to teach the boys…
The Canterville Ghost (1996)
When a teenaged girl moves to England, with her brothers and parents into the ancient Canterville Hall, she’s not at all happy. Especially as there’s a ghost and a mysterious…
Carried Away (1996)
Based on Jim Harrison’s book, “Farmer”. 47-year-old Joseph Svenden lives on the family farm with his dying mother and teaches at a two room schoolhouse with Rosealee, his lover and…
The Funeral (1996)
After the funeral of one of their own, a criminal family decides to embark on an emotionally unnerving journey in an attempt to exact bloody revenge.
Normal Life (1996)
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…
Bed of Roses (1996)
The seeds of love are planted when Lisa, a high-powered investment banker, receives flowers from a secret admirer. But when his fairy-tale fantasies clash with her workaholic ways, they soon…
Angela (1996)
A ten year old girl named Angela leads her six year old sister, Ellie, through various regimens of ‘purification’ in an attempt to rid themselves of their evil, which she…
Caught (1996)
A middle-aged couple has a drifter enter their lives. The fish-store owners find that the mysterious young man awakens the couple in ways they didn’t expect. Things get tense when…
The Babysitter’s Seduction (1996)
The mother of the family for which Michelle baby-sits dies unexpectedly. Michelle is asked to take over looking after the children and is gradually “seduced” by the father.
Jane Eyre (1996)
After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meet the dark,…
The Man Next Door (1996)
Residents of a small town struggle when a paroled rapist moves into the area.
Fresh Kill (1996)
Shareen and Claire, a lesbian couple living on Staten Island, find themselves ensnared in a vast conspiracy involving a ghost ship of nuclear refuse, ominous television commercials, and deadly cat…
The Right to Remain Silent (1996)
Bright and eager to hit the streets in search of bad guys, rookie cop Christine Paley is disappointed when she’s instead assigned to process criminals. Under the supervision of a…
Mind Rage (1996)
A serial killer’s trail of dead bodies leads to the haunting past of two brothers and one woman’s love for both men. The fact this features some fairly well known…
Alien Nation: Millennium (1996)
It’s 1999, and as the end of the millenium approaches, people are attempting to find spiritual enlightenment. But a few people want to skip all the work that entails, and…
Lowball (1996)
Two undercover police officer investigating a heroin ring find their covers blown.
The Boys Club (1996)
Three teenage boys in small-town Southern Ontario are thrilled when Luke Cooper, a mysterious American fugitive with a gunshot wound in his leg, decides to crash their secret hideout. Luke…
Richard III (1995)
A murderous lust for the British throne sees Richard III descend into madness. Though the setting is transposed to the 1930s, England is torn by civil war, split between the…
Heavy (1995)
Victor is a cook who works in a greasy roadside restaurant owned by his mother, Dolly. It’s just the two of them, a waitress named Delores, and a heavy drinking…