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Comedy Drama Movies of 1996

The Mirror Has Two Faces

In this romantic comedy-drama, a couple learns that the relationship between the mind and the body can take many different forms. Rose Morgan (Barbra ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

I'm Not Rappaport

In this screen adaptation of the award-winning play by Herb Gardner (who also directed the film), Nat Moyer (Walter Matthau) and Midge Carter (Ossie Davis) are two elderly men who sit on ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

Edie & Pen

In this comedy, two women head for Reno to get simultaneous quicky ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

The Cable Guy

Originally planned as a silly vehicle for Chris Farley, in the hands of director Ben Stiller and star Jim Carrey, The Cable Guy became an opportunity for Carrey to flex some of ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

Big Night

In this witty drama, a pair of brothers debate integrity versus compromise as they try ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

Jerry Maguire

Combining drama, comedy, and romance, Jerry Maguire was a critical and commercial success built on an original script by ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

Faithful

A hit man discovers the pros and cons of getting to know his victim in this dark comedy. Margaret (Cher) is supposed to be celebrating her 20th wedding anniversary, but she hardly feels like having a party; ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

Unhook the Stars

The great overlooked actress Gena Rowlands was cast in the starring role of Mildred in this ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

Box of Moonlight

In this whimsically absurd comedy, Al Fountain (John Turturro) is an rigidly self-controlled electrical engineer who has discovered his first gray hair and has begun seeing things (bicycles running backwards, coffee pouring ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

It's My Party

In this bittersweet comedy drama, a man nearing the ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

Mrs. Winterbourne

A poor woman is the beneficiary of a case of ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

Trainspotting

Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor), a young man with few prospects and fewer ambitions, lives in economically ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

Jack

In this film by director Francis Ford Coppola, Robin Williams stars as Jack, a boy who is growing ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

That Thing You Do!

Tom Hanks made his directorial debut in this bright comedy set in the mid-1960's about a rock group and their brief fling with fame. Guy Patterson (Tom ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday

In this story of obsessive and enduring love, David Lewis (Peter Gallagher) spends most of his time swimming, dancing, and frolicking on the beach with the spirit of his dead wife ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

Beautiful Girls

A high-school reunion in a snowy New England town brings together a diverse band of former classmates. They include NYC pianist Willie Timothy Hutton who has ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

The Late Shift

Based on the non-fiction best-seller, The Late Shift is an ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

Walking and Talking

A Manhattan woman struggles with loneliness in the face of her best friend's imminent marriage in this well-received independent ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

Good Luck

Aside from the fact of his disability and the possession of a nickname, what does Tony ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

Different For Girls

The off-beat love story between Paul and Kim provides the framework of this quirky ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

Portraits Chinois

In this comedy, layers and layers of personal lies provide the glue that holds a trendy, shallow group of Parisians together. The story centers on Ada, a deeply indebted, but promising young ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

Cosas Que Nunca Te Dije

Filmed in St. Helens, Oregon, this comedy-drama centers on highly educated Anne, a young woman forced by ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate

Writer-director Martin Lawrence billed this comic drama as his own version of ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

Trees Lounge

Character actor Steve Buscemi made his debut as a writer and director with this seriocomic tale of a guy who is going through something but doesn't know just what it ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

Traveller

Actor Bill Paxton produced this unusual film about a clan of Irish-American con artists practicing in the American South. They live in a secluded compound and have their own time-honored customs. Pat (Mark Wahlberg) is returning to the ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

Love Etc.

Though unemployed, Pierre is buoyant, outgoing, affable, and experienced with women. This last is a point he never fails to drive ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

Brassed Off

Economics and music are the twin focal points of this comedy/drama about a community in crisis. The small British town of Grimley has long been dominated by the coal mine where most of the men work, and the town's ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

The People Vs. Larry Flynt

"If the First Amendment will protect a scumbag like me, then it'll protect all of you -- 'cause I'm the worst," declares Hustler Magazine publisher Larry Flynt (as played by Woody Harrelson) in the ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

Girl 6

Spike Lee directed this comedy-drama about a woman who falls into a career in phone sex. An African-American woman (Theresa Randle) who aspires to a ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

Glory Daze

"El Rancho," a sort of punk rock Animal House, is the setting for this college drama. Five roommates live in this group house on the cusp of college graduation. Jack (a mohawk-wearing Ben Affleck) is an art major pining over his ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

Red Meat

This sly comedy drama follows the weekly ritual of three single men who gather at a local steak house to ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

Manny & Lo

The debut feature from writer/director Lisa Krueger stars Scarlett Johansson and Aleksa Palladino as the ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

D3: The Mighty Ducks

Everybody's favorite underdog youth hockey team ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

Prisoner of Zenda, Inc.

When young computer genius Rudy inherits his father's business, he is at first unprepared to do battle with his avaricious uncle, who has him kidnapped and held ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

The Big Squeeze

In this crime drama with comic overtones, Tanya (Lara Flynn Boyle) is a barmaid who works at a sleazy tavern, while her husband Henry (Luca Bercovici), a one-time baseball player sidelined by a knee ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

Sabor Latino

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El Efecto Mariposa

This Spanish-French comedy set in South London seeks to demonstrate that human relationships provide an excellent example of chaos theory. Featuring a bilingual cast, the story centers on Luis, an introverted bookworm who ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

Boyfriends

In this British dramatic comedy, three gay couples spend a weekend in the country as they try to sort out their ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

Nowhere Fast

Nineteen unsavory characters find their lives briefly intertwined one Friday afternoon in ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

Beautiful Thing

In this alternately somber and witty coming-of-age drama, a pair of teenage boys growing up in a working-class neighborhood become aware of their homosexuality. Introspective Jamie (Glen Berry) is the son of Sandra ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

Gravesend

Though made for only $5000, this gritty and bittlerly funny crime drama marks the debut of promising young New York filmmaker Sal Stabile. Set in a blue-collar neighborhood near Coney ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

Hard Core Logo

Bruce McDonald directed this mock-documentary (and appears ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

The Continued Adventures of Reptile Man and His Faithful Sidekick Tadpole

Seventy one year old Tony Curtis headlines this ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

Green Plaid Shirt

This story chronicles the history of a gay relationship that is torn asunder by death. In the late '70s, Philip (Gregory Phelan) meets Guy (Kevin Spirtas) at ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

Summer Fling

The debut feature from writer/director David Keating, The Last ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

La Buena Vida

Circumstances force an unexpected maturity onto 15-year-old Tristan (Fernando Ramallo), an only child who had already been trying ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

Brigands: Chapter VII

In this satiric comedy/drama from Georgian director Otar Iosseliani, a group of censors ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

Childhood's End

A handful of Minneapolis teenagers, just out of high school and on the cusp of adult responsibilities, try to sort out their messy romantic and emotional lives in this independent comedy/drama. Greg (Sam ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

Tieta of Agreste

Based on a popular Brazilian novel by Jorge Amado, this lively drama slyly ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

A Moment of Innocence

History and truth are often a matter of perspective as can be seen in this deceptively simple and wry Iranian-French comedy that begins as an aging police officer enters the Tehran home of real-life filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

American Beer

In this lively road picture, four Canadian lads in their early '20s go for a cross-country jaunt in a 1966 Corvair to have one last great adventure. Their lark leads them to the U.S. badlands. While cruising through a particularly desolate ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

Boys Over Flowers [Anime Series]

Makino Tsukushi may be from a poor family, but she has the smarts ... [ Comedy Drama movie - 1996 ]

Ballykissangel: Series 01

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