Best Drama Films of 1996
Marvin's Room
Two sisters try to ... McPherson himself was critically ill at the time -- he died two years later from complications relating to AIDS. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Sleepers
Barry Levinson directed this ... when the veracity of the book was challenged by reporters who could find no documentation of the events described. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Hamlet
At least the 22nd ... notable on a technical level, as it was filmed in the 70-mm format for increased visual clarity and detail. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Hamsun
This powerful Scandinavian biopic ... her husband, also had her reasons to support the German party, but while though-provoking, they don't invite much sympathy. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
City Hall
Three A-list screenwriters -- ... of "honor" between men who, on the surface, would have no reason to be in business with each other. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Up Close & Personal
A story about a ... Channing). From there, Tally's career continues to flourish, while her relationship with Warren takes some strange twists and turns. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
The Crucible
When Arthur Miller's play ... the first one in English; the previous version, filmed in France in 1956, starred Simone Signoret and Yves Montand. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Jane Eyre
Director Franco Zeffirelli stresses ... passionate 1944 version with Joan Fontaine and Orson Welles, though others may appreciate the more naturalistic and faithful approach. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
A Time to Kill
Carl Lee Hailey (Samuel ... his family to leave town, Jake even accepts the help of pushy young know-it-all lawyer Ellen Roark (Sandra Bullock). [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Carried Away
Based on the novel ... that his school is closing, and Catherine's parents are predictably angry when they find out about their daughter's liaison. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Mother Night
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. once ... supporting cast also includes Alan Arkin, Frankie Faison, and Kirsten Dunst; Kurt Vonnegut Jr. also makes a cameo appearance. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
September
Adapted from a novel ... days. A Portman production, September was offered in two 90-minute installments by Britain's Sky One satellite service in 1995. [ best drama 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 drama 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 drama films - 1996 ]
Mary Reilly
Based on the novel ... Stephen Frears -- who previously worked with Close, Malkovich and screenwriter Christopher Hampton on 1988's Dangerous Liaisons -- directed. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Phenomenon
Director Jon Turteltaub followed ... powers and the alleged benefits of Travolta's religion, Scientology, led to charges that the film was veiled pro-Scientology propaganda. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Before and After
Director Barbet Schroeder and ... in the Ryans' marriage, which may be irreparably harmed in spite of the 11th hour appearance of the truth. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
A Family Thing
In this family drama, ... Thing was written by Billy Bob Thornton shortly before his breakthrough as writer, director, and star of Sling Blade. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Ghosts of Mississippi
This is a long-awaited ... bring Beckwith in for a third trial. Woods' performance as a wise-cracking bigot is one of the film's highlights. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
The Evening Star
Shirley MacLaine reprises her ... made a major comeback for his work in another film based on a McMurtry novel, The Last Picture Show. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet
The classic Shakespearean romantic ... temporary tomb. This time, though, the turf and the weapon of choice have taken a turn toward the surreal. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Stealing Beauty
This beautiful if ponderous ... that her father was someone else, a fact that Bertolucci may have had in mind when writing the story. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Carla's Song
British filmmaker Ken Loach ... and now works alongside the Sandinistas. Carla's Song was a gold medal winner at the 1997 Venice Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
The War at Home
Jeremy Collier (Emilio Estevez) ... home as he did in the military in this powerful drama of a young veteran's adjustment to civilian life. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Michael Collins
The rise and fall ... voted Best Picture at the 1996 Venice Film Festival, and Liam Neeson was awarded the prize for Best Actor. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
America's Dream
Made especially for the ... Toussaint) who finds herself reliving painful childhood memories of growing up a servant's daughter in a wealthy white home. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Moll Flanders
Written in 1712, Daniel ... a fact that served only to stir up additional interest in Kingston's full-blooded portrayal of the fearless Ms. Flanders. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Bastard out of Carolina
Accomplished actress Anjelica Huston, ... matter, but the film goes out of its way to handle its material with as little exploitation as possible. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Jake's Women
Assembled by the same ... current flame Sheila (Lolita Davidovich). Neil Simon's Jake's Women (the official title) first aired March 3, 1996 on CBS. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Grace of My Heart
Illeana Douglas delivers a ... Costello and Burt Bacharach, "God Give Me Strength," led to a full album written by the two great tunesmiths. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Hard Eight
Before his commercial breakthrough ... roles, and Paltrow is cast strongly against type as a part-time prostitute with a serious lack of street smarts. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Last Dance
The relationship between an ... Award-winning drama whose treatment of the death penalty theme may still have been fresh in the minds of audiences. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Hidden in America
This moving drama explores ... is that the man is too proud to accept welfare monies. Fortunately, a caring doctor comes to the rescue. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
johns
Two male hustlers with ... others looking for violent, dangerous sex. Johns was the first feature film for former TV documentary director Scott Silver. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Ridicule
This is a French ... (1996) opened the 1996 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Race the Sun
Loosely based on a ... around by building a solar powered car and racing it across the Australian outback during the World Solar Challenge. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
The Preacher's Wife
An angel wonders if ... in love with Julia. Leading lady Whitney Houston takes the opportunity to sing several gospel numbers along the way. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault
In this inspirational sports ... drug-addicted basketball player cleans up his act and devotes his life to teaching Harlem children to play the game. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
American Buffalo
David Mamet's play about ... (unlike the original play), American Buffalo maintains nearly all the dialogue of the original play and its three-man cast. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Basquiat
Andy Warhol was a ... lurches through the art scene. Cameo appearances by Tatum O'Neal and Courtney Love add spice to this interesting film. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Bliss
A provocative drama about ... scars, as well as help himself become a better man. Bliss was the debut feature for writer/director Lance Young. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Danielle Steel's 'The Ring'
In this drama, a ... woman treasures a ring, the one tie she has left to her life before WWII. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Innocent Victims
The cautionary phrase "It ... a startling eyewitness testimony. First telecast by ABC, Innocent Victims was originally shown on January 21 and 22, 1996. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
I Shot Andy Warhol
The true story of ... her life, only to become violently enraged when the artist and his friends begin to turn away from her. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Rose Hill
This made-for-TV drama, produced ... who gave her up years before. Rose Hill was adapted from the novel For the Roses by Julie Garwood. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Every Woman's Dream
Evidently, the "dream" to ... that story is told from Mitch's warped point of view! The film first aired October 15, 1996, on CBS. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
The Whole Wide World
A touching and unusual ... Zellweger and Vincent D'Onofrio both deliver fine performances and are a believable (if unconventional) romantic couple; D'Onofrio also co-produced. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
The Spitfire Grill
This debut drama from ... got initial financing from an organization of Roman Catholic priests and sold at Sundance for a then-record $10 million. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Twister
Bill Paxton, Helen Hunt ... Bill find renewed love while poor Melissa finds only an intense desire to get away from these storm-obsessed lunatics. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
The Substance of Fire
In this adaptation of ... world falls apart as he becomes more belligerent, and Martin moves in with him to take care of him. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Sugartime
This tawdry drama is ... on the allegedly true-life love affair between notorious mafioso Sam Giancana and chanteuse Phyllis McGuire. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Fly Away Home
Inspired by a true ... her learn about independence as she tries to teach it to the birds, bringing her closer to her father. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Dalva
Farrah Fawcett delivers a ... American Sam (Powers Boothe). Adapted from a novel by Jim Harrison, Dalva first aired March 3, 1996, on ABC. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Sling Blade
Sling Blade marked the ... who works at the neighborhood dollar store. Musicians Col. Bruce Hampton and Vic Chesnutt are among Doyle's party guests. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years
This follow-up to the ... their forbidden love. The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years also stars Maximilian Schell, Simon Westway, and Christopher Gabardi. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
The tragic story of ... very young Kirsten Dunst. The Siege at Ruby Ridge first aired over CBS on May 19 and 21, 1996. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Boys
Boys is a coming-of-age ... started, what originates as an analysis of guarded youths making foolish judgments evolves into a celebration of adolescent insurrection. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
This three-part BBC adaptation ... farmer Gilbert Markham (Toby Stephens) becomes increasingly attracted to Helen, whom he is led to believe is a widow. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
White Squall
Based on a true ... soon turns deadly, and the boys are forced to go beyond their privileged upbringings and deal with real danger. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Elective Affinities
This French-Italian romantic drama ... drawn to Othon while Edouard is attracted to the girl. As they act upon their impulses a tragedy ensues. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
In Love and War
This romantic historical drama ... not always flatteringly. In Love and War was directed by Richard Attenborough, previously an Academy Award winner for Gandhi. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
In the Lake of the Woods
Based on Tim O'Brien's ... film originally ran on Fox in the spring of 1996 and was produced by Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Mr. and Mrs. Loving
In this drama, an ... Virginia couple petition the Supreme Court against the state's miscegenation laws in order to legalize their marriage. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Moll Flanders
An orphaned young woman ... characters of the period's novels, the often deliberate film stresses Moll's self-determination and emotional journey over the narrative's melodrama. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
The Trigger Effect
The film's opening sequence ... directorial debut with The Trigger Effect. The premise for the film was inspired by the BBC documentary series Connections. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Gang in Blue
In this highly-charged police ... young partner DeBruler whom makes the shocking discovery that connects the police department with a violent gang of locals. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Inside
A solemn look at ... style suits the harsh subject matter and keeps the focus strongly upon the cast, who provide appropriately intense performances. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Norma Jean and Marilyn
Originally made for cable ... John F. Kennedy (Steven Culp). The film also offers a hard-hitting look at Monroe's struggle with drug- and alcohol-dependency. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
L'Appartement
With a plot more ... which she has generously loaned to Alice. When these characters collide, the stage is set for a tragic denouement. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
ER: Season 03
Season three of ER ... die while caring for a white patient -- and shortly afterward, he is severely beaten by an unknown assailant. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Far Harbor
In this emotional drama, ... those around him have serious problems to deal with. Far Harbor marked the feature debut of writer/director John Huddles. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah
Telemovie mainstays Richard Crenna ... reaching out to his family at an intensely difficult time. This feature, unsurprisingly, was based on a true story. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Infinity
Actor Matthew Broderick made ... bomb. Infinity also stars Peter Riegert and Dori Brenner as Feynman's parents. Broderick's mother, Patricia Broderick, wrote the screenplay. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
The X-Files: Season 04
Just when it seemed ... which include a strange case of human inbreeding, past lives, shape shifting, and the ability to make oneself invisible. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Shiloh
Based on the Newberry ... with a plan to buy Shiloh from the nocuous Travers. Shiloh inspired a sequel, Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season (1999). [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Bed of Roses
Two lonely people learn ... your only opportunity of the moviegoing week to hear someone say, "Oh, there's nothing worse than a finicky agapanthis." [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Sunset Park
A Jewish high school ... learns that she is planning to leave after one season. Perlman's husband, Danny DeVito, served as the film's producer. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Foxfire
Loosely based on the ... for one of the girls, they find themselves on the wrong side of the law, and the chase begins. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
True Blue
To Oxford University's rowing ... must put aside their differences and row harder than ever before to restore the pride of their beloved school. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Indecent Seduction
Based on a true ... Jane Doe", For My Daughter's Honor (home video title: Indecent Seduction) made its CBS debut on November 20, 1995. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Party of Five: Season 03
Season Three of Party ... after several months of juggling two boyfriends, she impulsively runs off to marry the troubled Griffin Holbrook (Jeremy London). [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Two Deaths
Amid the bloody tumult ... upon which this drama is based, The Two Deaths of Senora Puccini, by Stephen Dobyns, was set in Chile. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Caught
Love, lust, loyalty, and ... for him, Danny returns from California, hoping to take his room back, and immediately sensing that something is wrong. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Temptress Moon
Chen Kaige, the director ... to be controversial in its native China, due to its frank but unsensational depiction of sex and drug use. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
For Love Alone
This made-for-television drama is ... novel by Ivana Trump and centers on a Czechoslovakian immigrant's rise to the highest levels of the American aristocracy. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
A Strange Affair
A cuckolded wife finds ... becomes deathly ill, she agrees to take care of him, even though it could mean losing her new lover. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Lea
A woman uses poetry ... the Venice and Brussels Film Festivals, and the film received a Golden Globe nomination as Best Foreign Language film. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Get on the Bus
Released one year to ... whoever brought this group together is less important than the fact that they came together in peace and brotherhood. [ best drama 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 drama films - 1996 ]
Normal Life
A seemingly ordinary couple ... disputes between the studio and director John McNaughton; despite this, the film earned positive reviews and a cult following. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Andersonville
Made for the TNT ... but as the months drag on and more of the men succumb to disease, that hope begins to flicker. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
West New York
An ex-cop finds himself ... feature debut for director Phil Gallo; he also wrote the screenplay, edited the film, and composed the original score. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Terror in the Family
Long before she became ... been born. Filmed in Utah, Terror in the Family made its Fox network debut on April 16, 1996. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Hamish MacBeth: Series 02
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The Pillow Book
Peter Greenaway directed this ... for The Pillow Book, hoping that the occasionally fractured language would give the film a "Tower of Babel" quality. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
No One Would Tell
Teen obsession turns to ... knows the truth, and unfortunately the secrecy has tragic consequences. Talk-show host Sally Jesse Raphael appears as a judge. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
The Ogre
Based on a novel ... the upper echelons of the SS and give him a job as a hunting assistant on Goering's Bavarian estate. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
All over Me
A teenage lesbian comes-of-age ... (Leisha Hailey), an older woman who can simultaneously offer her sexual guidance and help Claude with her musical aspirations. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Hearts Adrift
A widow returns to ... flame. She brings her daughter along too. Tensions arise when the old beau and the daughter become romantically involved. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
7th Heaven: Season 01
The foundation upon which ... boy, and, at the tail end of season one, a traffic accident that endangers the life of Mary Camden. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Nightjohn
Sarny (Allison Jones) is ... Burnett (To Sleep With Anger) for the Disney Channel. It's based on the young adult novel by Gary Paulsen. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Danielle Steel's 'Remembrance'
In this heart-tugging romantic ... a European woman endures much tragedy after she marries into a family of powerful American politicians. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Magdalen
A woman, Magdalen McElhinney ... my stories, change them," he tells her. Magdalen, McElhinney's first feature, was made when he was still a teenager. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Brilliant Lies
It begins as a ... his macho posturing around the office (a trait that in the hyper-sensitive '90s automatically makes him guilty of lechery). [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Dead Heart
Though not quite a ... demands justice. His investigation leads him down a dangerous, winding path that culminates in a tense and surprising manner. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Kissed
In this strikingly original ... matter), Kissed was the first feature film from director Lynne Stopkewich, who previously distinguished herself as a production designer. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Reggie's Prayer
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Profiler: Season 01
Season One of the ... of a key member of the VCTF team hangs in the balance, while another team member quits in disgust. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
In this visually striking ... the film had to be trimmed more extensively to gain a theatrical release in India, where it was filmed. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
The Crow Road
Director Gavin Miller adapts ... as a hindrance, he gradually discovers that there may be some merit to the older and wiser man's mindset. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Rowing Through
A man must decide ... jointly produced by Japanese and Canadian production companies; the supporting cast includes Leslie Hope, Helen Shaver, and Peter Murnik. [ best drama 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 drama films - 1996 ]
Lost and Found
A beautiful woman suffering ... relocating doesn't have so much to do with chasing love as it does escaping a precarious situation in life. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
The Keeper
Much of this absorbing, ... show when he participates in a brutal beating at work and it culminates with a violent confrontation at home. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
The Emperor's Shadow
The most expensive film ... Jianli has other plans, wooing Zheng's paralyzed daughter, Princess Yueyang (Xu Qing), who is promised to a high-ranking general. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Prisoner of the Mountains
Political rivals, divided by ... as Prisoner of the Mountains, received both Oscar and Golden Globe nominations as Best Foreign Language Film of 1997. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Wilderness
Based on a novel ... Since its original TV run in 1996, Wilderness has been released to video in a shortened "feature film" version. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
No One Could Protect Her
This made-for-TV shocker was ... trap that will bring her attacker to justice. No One Could Protect Her debuted February 11, 1996 on ABC. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Ripe
Writer/director Mo Ogrodnik's debut ... relationship between Violet and Pete turns sexual. Dismayed, Rosie retaliates by having her own sexual encounter with a soldier. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
To Brave Alaska
Yuppie couple Denise Harris ... performance. Lensed on location in British Columbia, the made-for-TV To Brave Alaska originally aired November 3, 1996, on ABC. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day
Superb black-and-white photography highlights ... his family begins to lose patience with him as he digs himself deeper into a business that seems doomed. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored
Actor Tim Reid (WKRP ... We Were Colored was the recipient of the Audience Choice Award at the 1995 St. Louis International Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Everything Relative
A group of women ... Everything Relative was the debut feature for writer/director Sharon Pollack; Harvey Fierstein makes a cameo appearance as a rabbi. [ best drama 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 drama 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 drama films - 1996 ]
The Quiet Room
Dutch-Australian director Rolf de ... thematically mirrored de Heer's more controversial previous film Bad Boy Bubby (1993), which did not find North American distribution. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Libertarias
This big-budget Spanish drama ... and the women are left with broken ideals and angry hearts that lead them into one last, violent battle. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Traveling Companion
This is a movie ... eventually Cora comes to accept the professor as he is and in so doing finds new insight about herself. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Full Throttle
Derek Yee Tung-sing remakes ... hospital for a very long time. There, Joe re-evaluates his life and realizes what is really important to him. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Erzekek Iskolaja
Soft, sensual cinematography abounds ... another she refuses to let go. Afterward she learns about another type of love with her beautiful lesbian neighbor. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Loser
The mortally wounded victim ... abusive Vietnam vet father, his life as an aimless stoner and the terrible way he treated his girl friend. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
The Next Step
Set behind-the-scenes on the ... be a chestnut, but the dance scenes are fine. They were choreographed by famed Broadway dance director Donald Byrd. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Bitter Sugar
Gustavo (Rene Lavan) is ... Havana who has offered one of the few portraits of Cuban unrest in the 1990s from a Cuban point-of-view. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Lilian's Story
Loosely based on the ... respond to her. As Lilian has more experiences, flashbacks gradually reveal the terrible things her father did to her. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Village of Dreams
Yoichi Higashi directs this ... E no Naka no Boku no Mura received the prestigious Silver Lion prize at the 1996 Berlin Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
The King of Masks
This tender Chinese tale ... learn that he has it. Wang is arrested and sentenced to death. Fortunately, Doggie is determined to save him. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
The Bloody Child
Filmmaking siblings Nina and ... effects of war on soldiers who cannot seem to adjust upon returning to the relative peace of civilian life. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Ponette
A four-year-old girl must ... the screenplay) through her performance; the results earned the child Best Actress honors at the 1996 Venice Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Kolya
55-year-old Louka (Zdenek Sverak) ... in Czechoslovakia. Kolya won both the Academy Award and the Golden Globe as Best Foreign Language Film of 1997. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Lilies
Love, jealousy, revenge and ... to his actions. In keeping with the film's gay themes, all roles, male and female, are portrayed by men. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Welcome Says the Angel
Told in an unadorned ... the cash she needs. Despite his forced captivity, Joshua finds himself strangely drawn to Ana and she to him. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Bolse Vita
Set in Central Europe ... constant government intervention set in. So it goes for the characters as each begins drifting towards their disparate destinies. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Skin and Bone
Male escorts for homosexual ... Harry his scene is real and the ensuing gratuitous violence may be highly offensive and upsetting for some viewers. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Never Met Picasso
This gay-oriented drama centers ... constantly bickers with her lover Ingrid. Lucy complicates Andrew's life when she introduces him to the suspicious-looking, enigmatic Jerry. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
A Summer's Tale
The third film in ... women, but who should it be? The final episode in the series, Conte d'Automne, was released two years later. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
The Making of the Mahatma
This 2 1/2 hour ... made. The film's climax comes when Ghandi organizes and leads an enormous gathering of Indian laborers across South Africa. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
La Promesse
A young man born ... Assita. La Promesse was voted the Best Foreign Language Film of 1997 by America's National Society of Film Critics. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
The Empty Mirror
Set within a world ... blondes, and his moral justification for genocide. At Freud's prompting, Hitler also looks into his own neurosis and fears. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Malena Es Un Nombre De Tango
In post-Franco Spain, a ... she stumbles from catastrophe to catastrophe, Malena becomes her family's poster-child for what not to do with one's life. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Closer to Home
Dean (John Michael Bolger) ... job. Their efforts to cope with one another's needs and expectations form the backbone of this independent film production. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
There Was No War in '72
An affectionate portrait of ... when the boy snitches on his mother, who is having an affair. This film is in Hebrew and English. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Twisted
It is surprising to ... Lee's upbringing, carry the familiar story along. Billy Porter's performance as Shiniqua, a feisty street-hardened drag queen, stands out. [ best drama 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 drama films - 1996 ]
The Broken Giant
This independently produced film, ... them then go back to Clio's father's house, where they then have a marathon discussion with her aggrieved father. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Eva Peron
Argentina's own Eva Peron ... serve as the basis for countless movies, this one is of particular interest because it is by her countrymen. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
La Celestina
This is a film ... to get revenge for her murder, but it is Callisto whom they blame for it, not his miserable servants. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Beyond Silence
A young woman struggles ... released in the United States as Beyond Silence, received a 1997 Academy Award nomination as Best Foreign Language film. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
If These Walls Could Talk
The compilation film If ... part, "1996," was helmed by Cher, in her directorial debut. If These Walls Could Talk aired originally on HBO. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Chronicle of a Disappearance
Deceptively simple and executed ... traditionally allowed in her part of town but cannot find it because of prejudiced residents on the Jewish side. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Honey and Ashes
The lives of three ... "fall." Actually it was Amina's husband who caused the injuries. Realizing this, Naima gives the girl some strong advice. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Khamoshi: The Musical
In this musical drama ... how to explain her career goal to her parents, who have never heard music and will never her sing. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Fire
In this India-set Canadian ... forbids all sexual contact. Ashok and Jatin's demanding mother doesn't help matters nor does the family's twisted servant Mundu. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Trojan Eddie
Set in Ireland, this ... his overriding passion for the glorious traveler Kathleen. Trouble comes when Dermot tries to steal Kathleen from his uncle. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Shanghai Grand
Gangsters abound in this ... his enemies and kills him. Poor Feng goes mad with grief. Ting finds out and swears revenge upon Hsu. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Red River Valley
Very much a celebration ... girl. Trouble and much bloodshed occurs after the wicked Scotsman returns with British troops in hopes of colonizing Tibet. [ best drama 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 drama films - 1996 ]
Lyddie
Based upon Katherine Paterson's ... by the end of the film is ready to take an another adventurous step forward in her personal life. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Her Desperate Choice
When the courts fail ... secretly shuttling into different towns and providing them with new identities every time her relentless husband tracks them down. [ best drama 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 drama films - 1996 ]
Handel's Last Chance
After their music has ... and musically adept, this video is a valuable resource for music appreciation programs. Recommended for ages nine to 12. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Poldark
In this historical drama ... romantically involved. This version of Poldark followed the popular mini-series of the same name that was produced in 1975. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
My Dear Marie [Anime OVA Series]
When Hiroshi falls in ... for the boy who is supposed to be her "brother", and things are getting more complicated by the minute. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Sugar: Howling of Angel
In this erotic drama ... into a life of crime as a paid assassin. Sugar: Howling of Angel stars Makiko Kuno and Kaori Sakagami. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Bramwell: Series 02
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The Valley Between
The 1996 TV miniseries ... set from BFS Entertainment contains the complete series, available for the first time in the U.S. on home video. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Cruz de Madera
A malevolent investor looking ... and local benefactor bands together with the locals to fight back in this tense, south of the border drama. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Homicide: Life on the Street - Season 04
Season four of Homicide: ... of unresolved plotlines, not least of which is the stroke suffered by new father Pembleton while interrogating a suspect. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Season 05
Additions to the cast ... is left alone when Sully helps Cloud Dancing jump his reservation -- and disappears in the massacre that follows. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Princess in Love
The sad end of ... painful discovery that Charles had also been unfaithful. Princess in Love was based on the book by Anna Pasternak. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
El Asesino del Teatro
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Oedipus Mayor
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The Devil's Diamond
Myles and Tory's marriage ... locked in a diabolical love triangle, Old Scratch himself sits back and watches his daughter work her devilish magic. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Besos en la Frente
With poignance and compassion, ... in love with her new roommate and tries to actualize her feelings with an unchecked display of physical affection. [ best drama films - 1996 ]
Still Waters Burn
Ian Hart (Harry Potter ... dare soon leads them both to believe they may have a second shot at living life to its fullest. [ best drama films - 1996 ]Supplemental Navigation
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