Best Crime Films of 1996
The Funeral
Cult figure Abel Ferrara ... criminal lifestyle. Chris Penn's performance as Chez earned him the "Best Actor" trophy at the 1996 Venice Film Festival. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
Mad Dog Time
A group of mobsters ... appears in a supporting role as a gunman; it was his first film appearance since Ryan's Daughter in 1970. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
Albino Alligator
Actor Kevin Spacey made ... (John Spencer) -- beg for mercy as Dova hatches a scheme that involves killing Guy and all the patrons. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
The Chamber
Based on a novel ... his family and the community. The Chamber marked the acting debut of former baseball and football star Bo Jackson. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
Kansas City
The jazz world of ... works, but those who share Altman's obvious passion for the period and its music will find much to admire. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
2 Days in the Valley
A variety of crooks, ... with equally bad luck (Austin Pendleton) and meeting a compassionate nurse (Marsha Mason) on a visit to a cemetery. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
Faithful
A hit man discovers ... DeNiro, who made his directorial debut with A Bronx Tale, written by Palminteri, served as co-producer for this film. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
Ransom
Ron Howard directed this ... vehicle of the same name was scripted by Richard Price, who has a bit part as a police detective. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
Freeway
In this postmodern exploitation ... previously appeared in gay indie Jeffrey, appears in both Freeway and its sequel, Freeway 2: Confessions of a Trickbaby. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
Two If by Sea
Co-star Denis Leary co-wrote ... henchmen. They are pursued by Detective O'Malley (Yaphet Kotto), who is trying to find a mysterious master art thief. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
Heaven's Prisoners
An ex-cop trying to ... time Teri Hatcher had risen to stardom on the TV series Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
Gotti
Gotti is the semi-biographical ... in 1996, unwittingly serving as a precurser to what would later become the wildly popular mob drama The Sopranos. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
Jack Reed: One of Our Own
In this episode of ... takes over where his recently slain partner left off and protects a women from those who would kill her. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
In the Blink of an Eye
After her lifelong friend ... jailed for murder, a brave woman launches a private investigation to prove her innocent. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
The Adventurers
Following up on his ... beacon in the dictator's bunker so that the CIA can locate and destroy it with a surprise air strike. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
Sugartime
This tawdry drama is ... on the allegedly true-life love affair between notorious mafioso Sam Giancana and chanteuse Phyllis McGuire. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
American Strays
A collection of losers, ... man locked in the trunk of their car. American Strays also features Carol Kane, Brion James, and Melora Walters. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
The Substitute
An ex-mercenary (Tom Berenger) ... period, tensions escalate and eventually Shale intervenes in a gang war that degenerates into a school-destroying inferno of violence. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
Bottle Rocket
A bright, optimistic caper ... hook up with a master con-man (James Caan) who sends them on a daring -- if ill-concieved -- mission. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
Bound
Gina Gershon and Jennifer ... with $2 million that Caesar is planning to give to a Mob boss, and the mayhem escalates from there. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
No Way Back
Revenge after an investigation ... the death of his son by kidnapping the son of the agent (Russell Crowe) he believes to be responsible. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
Set It Off
The sophomore film effort ... McGinley). In a romantic subplot, Stony finds romance with wealthy Harvard-educated Keith (Blair Underwood) before the violent chase-scene ending. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
Undue Influence
Just in case the ... Steve Martini's Undue Influence pleased the crowd when it first aired over CBS on September 15, and 17, 1996. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
Extasis
Three aimless, unemployed and ... Rober lies to the patiently waiting Max and Ona, telling them he needs more time to plan the crime. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
Grind
A young man trying ... and Everyone Says I Love You, though both of those films were released before Grind could find a distributor. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
Curdled
In this dark comedy, ... film Pulp Fiction, and Tarantino in turn helped produce this feature-length remake, as well as making a cameo appearance. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
Hit Me
Hit Me is a ... She and Del (Bruce Ramsay), a male prostitute, draw Sonny into a robbery scheme which quickly begins to unravel. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
Cadillac Ranch
Three disparate Texas sisters ... and ends at the famous"Cadillac Ranch" a combination burial ground and art gallery devoted to the luxurious old cars. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
Street Corner Justice
In this exciting actioner, ... ex-cons who owe him favors and violently purges a Los Angeles suburb of the hard-core crooks who plague it. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
Deep Crimson
Noted Mexican filmmaker Arturo ... story of American multiple murderers Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez, which also inspired the film The Honeymoon Killers (1969). [ best crime films - 1996 ]
Driven
Directed by first-time filmmaker ... Lou Rawls appears in a cameo as the radio dispatcher, Charlie. Driven premiered at the 1996 Toronto Film Festival. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
The Big Squeeze
In this crime drama ... of The Big Squeeze ran 98 minutes; the version released on home video added another 7 minutes of footage. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
The Heist
When a would-be bank ... attempt to steal $6 million goes awry, he takes a woman hostage without realizing that she is an ex-cop. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
God's Lonely Man
An unhinged city dweller ... her long-lost sister. Along the way he makes sure that anyone who ever harmed her is made to pay. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
Squeeze
A real-life inner city ... Squeeze (1996) and based the film on their real-life stories, bringing a palpable sense of realism to the proceedings. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
Gravesend
Though made for only ... normally, as if they weren't carrying three corpses in their trunk and making unsuccessful attempts to dispose of them. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
Raising Heroes
Longtime gay couple Josh ... together they address the situation like action heroes in more mainstream movies (i.e., there are plenty of shoot-outs, etc.). [ best crime films - 1996 ]
Timeless
Terry (Peter Byrne) has ... delivers drugs to local dealers. His dad uses the money Terry brings in to search for his missing wife. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
Organ
Organ is definitely not ... not in gems or stolen electronics, but human organs, which the villains graphically and forcefully harvest from living victims. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
In Cold Blood
Jonathan Kaplan remakes Richard ... a shocking murder of a farm family in 1950s Kansas. Anthony Edwards and Eric Roberts star in this version. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
Once a Thief
This two-hour pilot for ... that he could make a thriller without much violence, and the 1996 edition still has the ability to entertain. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
Street Gun
In the crime actioner, ... major crime lord and as time passes, he rises up through the ranks to become a master criminal himself. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
Dead Homiez
Filmed on location in ... concert footage of the late rappers Tupac Shakur and Notorious Big (Christopher Wallace) near the end of the story. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
Big Bullet
Benny Chan Muk-sing spins ... to their dastardly plan just in time, leading to a hair-raising battle within and on top of the aircraft. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
Fudoh: The New Generation
Seijun Suzuki meets the ... is planning to merge with an even more nefarious outfit hailing from Kyushu. Explosions, decapitations, and hermaphroditic coupling ensue. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
War of Underworld
Herman Yau Lau-to spins ... does die of a stroke, Fei's reluctance to take the reigns of power results is chaos on the streets. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
Street of Fury
Billy Tang Hin-sing directs ... Shan (Teresa Mak Kar-kei) while Yi, tired of being mistreated by Hu, dumps him in favor of his boss. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
Baja Run
A drug deal gone ... Angus in hot pursuit, it's a deadly game of kill or be killed in which only the winner survives. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
Mongkok Story
A young man learns ... Brother Ching's girlfriend, and when Brother Ching is killed by rival gangster Dragon Yau takes revenge to disastrous results. [ best crime films - 1996 ]
Street Angels
From the producers of ... Yan is promoted to the top position -- a promotion that sparks a bitter war between the two clubs. [ best crime films - 1996 ]Supplemental Navigation
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