1996

Top 10 of the year

The ten highest-voted films and series that premiered in 1996, via TMDB discover rankings.

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Movies

1
Film
Independence Day
- “[after downing an alien ship via parachute; in crazed relief] THAT'S RIGHT! THAT'S RIGHT! [struggling with the parachute] Get offa me, get offa me! THAT'S WHAT YOU GET! HAHA! Look at you! Ship all banged up! WHO'S DA MAN?! HUH?! WHO'S DA MAN?! Wait till I get another plane! I'm linin' all of your friends up, right b…”
- “[to the pilots at Area 51 before the mass sortie] Good morning. [turns on mic] Good morning. In less than an hour, aircraft from here will join others from around the world, and you will be launching the largest aerial battle in the history of mankind. [pauses] Mankind.”
- “[to the unconscious alien] Y'know, this was supposed to be my weekend off. But no! You got me out here, draggin' your heavy ass, through the burnin' desert, with your dreadlocks stickin' out the back of my parachute. You gotta come down here with an attitude, actin' all big and bad.”
★ 6.9 · 10,431 votes
2
Film
Trainspotting
- “Choose life.”
- “He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride.”
- “Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends --Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy.”
★ 8.0 · 10,394 votes
3
Film
Mission: Impossible
- “Expect the impossible.”
- “What’s done is done, when we say it’s done.”
- “When Ethan Hunt, the leader of a crack espionage team whose perilous operation has gone awry with no explanation, discovers that a mole has penetrated the CIA, he's surprised to learn that he's the prime suspect.”
★ 7.0 · 9,977 votes
4
Film
Fargo
- “A homespun murder story.”
- “He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law.”
- “Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt...”
★ 7.8 · 9,094 votes
5
Film
Scream
- “A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.”
- “A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by…”
- “Someone has taken their love of scary movies one step too far. Solving this mystery is going to be murder.”
★ 7.4 · 7,955 votes
6
Film
From Dusk Till Dawn
- “After kidnapping a father and his two kids, the Gecko brothers head south to a seedy Mexican bar to hide out in safety, unaware of its notorious clientele.”
- “After kidnapping a father and his two kids, the Gecko brothers head south to…”
- “One night is all that stands between them and freedom. But it's going to be one hell of a night.”
★ 7.0 · 6,490 votes
7
Film
Space Jam
- “Get ready to jam.”
- “With their freedom on the line, the Looney Tunes seek the help of NBA superstar Michael Jordan to win a basketball game against a team of moronic aliens.”
- “With their freedom on the line, the Looney Tunes seek the help of NBA…”
★ 6.8 · 6,416 votes
8
Film
Mars Attacks!
- “A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world's major cities and all of humanity waits to see if the extraterrestrial visitors have, as they claim, "come in peace." U.S.”
- “Nice planet. We'll take it!”
- “President James Dale receives assurance from science professor Donald Kessler that the Martians' mission is a friendly one.”
★ 6.4 · 5,874 votes
9
Film
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- “He dared to dream, he dared to love. This is the tale of a man… and a monster.”
- “His first venture to the outside world finds him Esmeralda, a kind-hearted and fearless Romani woman who openly stands up to Frollo's tyranny.”
- “Isolated bell-ringer Quasimodo wishes to leave Notre Dame tower against the wishes of Judge Claude Frollo, his stern guardian and Paris' strait-laced Minister of Justice.”
★ 7.1 · 5,359 votes
10
Film
Romeo + Juliet
- “In this contemporary take on William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, the Montagues and Capulets have moved their ongoing feud to the sweltering suburb of Verona Beach, where Romeo and Juliet fall in love and secretly wed.”
- “My only love sprung from my only hate.”
- “Though the film is visually modern, the bard's dialogue remains.”
★ 6.8 · 5,351 votes

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