1996 in film
See also: 1995 in film, other events of 1996, 1997 in film, list of 'years in film'.
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Top grossing films
- Independence Day, starring Will Smith
- Twister, starring Helen Hunt
- Mission: Impossible, starring Tom Cruise
- Jerry Maguire, starring Tom Cruise
- Ransom, starring Mel Gibson
- 101 Dalmatians
- The Rock, starring Sean Connery
- The Nutty Professor, starring Eddie Murphy
- The Birdcage, starring Robin Williams
- A Time to Kill
Academy Awards
- Best Picture: The English Patient – J&M Entertainment, Miramax Films, Tiger Moth Productions
- Best Director: Anthony Minghella – The English Patient
- Best Actor: Geoffrey Rush – Shine
- Best Actress: Frances McDormand – Fargo
Deaths
- February 2 – Gene Kelly, actor
- February 6 – Guy Madison, actor
- February 11 – Phil Regan, singer,actor
- February 13 – Martin Balsam, actor
- February 15 – Tommy Rettig, actor
- February 17 – Evelyn Laye, actress
- February 25 – Haing S. Ngor, actor
- March 2 – Lyle Talbot, actor
- March 13 – Krzysztof Kieslowski, Polish film director
- March 17 – René Clément, French film director
- April 6 – Greer Garson, actress
- April 16 – Lucille Bremer, actress
- May 20 – Jon Pertwee, actor
- May 21 – Lash La Rue, cowboy actor
- June 7 – Max Factor, make-up artist and founder of Max Factor Cosmetics
- June 10 – Jo Van Fleet, actress
- June 11 – Brigitte Helm, German actress
- July 2 – Margaux Hemingway, model, actress
- July 30 – Claudette Colbert, actress
- September 7 – Bibi Besch, actress
- September 10 – Joanne Dru, actress
- September 13 – Tupac Shakur, rap singer/songwriter, actor
- September 14 – Juliet Prowse, dancer, actress
- September 18 – Annabella, actress
- September 22 – Dorothy Lamour, actress
- October 14 – Laura La Plante, actress
- October 31 – Marcel Carné, French film director
- November 14 – Virginia Cherrill, actress
- November 19 – Véra Korène, Russian born French actress
- December 8 – Howard E. Rollins Jr, actor
- December 19 – Marcello Mastroianni, actor
- December 30 – Lew Ayres, actor
Other movies released
- Alice In Chains: MTV Unplugged (DVD Release)
- The Arrival, starring Charlie Sheen
- Broken Arrow
- Courage Under Fire starring Denzel Washington
- The Craft, Fairuza Balk and Neve Campbell are two of four co-stars in movie that helped begin a trend of gothic dressers.
- Daylight starring Sylvester Stallone
- The English Patient
- Eraser starring Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Executive Decision
- Fargo
- Fire by Deepa Mehta, starring Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das
- Hard Eight directed by P. T. Anderson
- Hype!
- Jerry Maguire
- Kiss: MTV Unplugged (DVD Release)
- Kolya, directed by Jan Sverák – Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- Matilda
- Ridicule, directed by Patrice Leconte, starring Fanny Ardant, Judith Godrèche
- Romeo and Juliet
- Space Jam
- Star Trek: First Contact
- Striptease starring Demi Moore
- The Stupids
- Tin Cup
- Trainspotting directed by Danny Boyle and starring Ewan McGregor
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