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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 1996
426 movies from 1996, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Kids Return
1996 · Crime
The Apartment
1996 · Mystery
Joe’s Apartment
1996 · Fantasy
The Pompatus of Love
1996 · Comedy
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1996 · Fantasy
A Time to Kill
1996 · Drama
Buddha Bless America
1996 · Comedy
Fled
1996 · Action
The Frighteners
1996 · Fantasy
Trainspotting
1996 · Drama
Multiplicity
1996 · Sci-Fi
Walking and Talking
1996 · Drama
Close Your Eyes and Hold Me
1996 · Romance
Kadhal Kottai
1996 · Romance
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
1996 · Horror
Army Daze
1996 · Comedy
Daraar
1996 · Thriller
Independence Day
1996 · Action
Phenomenon
1996 · Drama
Ullathai Allitha
1996 · Romance
Grand Avenue
1996
Saradha Bullodu
1996 · Romance
The Nutty Professor
1996 · Sci-Fi
Minor Mappillai
1996
Sipayi
1996 · Drama
Striptease
1996 · Drama
Silent Trigger
1996 · Thriller
The Sweeper
1996 · Action
Hollow Reed
1996 · Drama
Eraser
1996 · Action
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1996 · Drama
Beautiful Thing
1996 · Comedy
Lone Star
1996 · Drama
The Maddening
1996 · Thriller
Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi
1996 · Action
Supermarket Woman
1996 · Comedy
Picnic
1996 · Drama
Ebola Syndrome
1996 · Comedy
The Cable Guy
1996 · Drama
Deadly Voyage
1996 · Thriller
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