1996 IN FILM

My favourite films released in the U.S. in 1996. Top 30 films & many honorables. 

(ballot)

Here's the countdown:

 

30.           ZERO KELVIN

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29.         TREES LOUNGE

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28.     HARD EIGHT [SYDNEY]

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27.
  WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE

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         PARADISE LOST: THE
26. CHILD MURDERS AT ROBIN HOOD HILLS

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25.            SLING BLADE

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24.          LA CÉRÉMONIE

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23.                  CYCLO

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22. LIFE, AND NOTHING MORE...

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21.    ASHES OF TIME [REDUX]

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20.                  BOUND

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19.           MARS ATTACKS!

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18.           CEMETERY MAN

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17.             KANSAS CITY

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16. THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY

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15.     WHEN WE WERE KINGS

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14.                  FARGO

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13.         SECRETS & LIES

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12.      LAND AND FREEDOM

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11.GOODBYE, SOUTH, GOODBYE

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                  FROM THE
10.JOURNALS OF JEAN SEBERG

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9.            KIDS RETURN

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8.            THE FUNERAL

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7.               DEAD MAN

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6.      THE WHITE BALLOON

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5.         TRAINSPOTTING

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4.     BREAKING THE WAVES

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3.            BOTTLE ROCKET

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2.                LONE STAR

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1.       CHUNGKING EXPRESS

***** 

ALSO ESSENTIAL. NOT RANKED. 

(the other titles from '96 I loved that could've placed)

MICROCOSMOS

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MAHJONG

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VIVE L'AMOUR

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JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH

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THE CABLE GUY

THREE LIVES

AND ONLY ONE DEATH

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VOICES THROUGH TIME

THE CELLULOID CLOSET

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QUEST

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MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE

HAMLET

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SCREAM

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BEAVIS 

AND BUTT-HEAD DO AMERICA

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RED HOLLYWOOD

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THE WIFE

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A SUMMER'S TALE

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MY FAVORITE SEASON

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RENDEZVOUS IN PARIS

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BIG NIGHT

FLY AWAY HOME

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THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT

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NIGHTJOHN

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GET ON THE BUS

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THE GHOST IN THE SHELL

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THESIS

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BASQUIAT

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DAUGHTER OF THE SUN 

[SOLDATTEREN aka LÄVRASIID ÄIGI]

FREEWAY

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UNCLE

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THAT THING YOU DO!

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SET IT OFF

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MANDELA

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THE ROCK

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CROWS [WRONY]

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TEMPTRESS MOON

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KOLYA

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SWINGERS

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LAST MAN STANDING

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FORGOTTEN SILVER

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MOTHER

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CITIZEN RUTH

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PUSHER

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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S

ROMEO + JULIET

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THE FRIGHTENERS

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SCREAMERS

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RUBBER'S LOVER

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THE GOD OF COOKERY

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FLIRTING WITH DISASTER

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THE ENGLISH PATIENT

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STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT

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MATILDA

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KINGPIN

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SMALL DEATHS

SUBURBIA

JUDE

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FROM DUSK TILL DAWN

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PALOOKAVILLE

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THE BLOODY CHILD

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EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU

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SZAMANKA

GENRE

****

1996 recap

TOP 30

1. CHUNGKING EXPRESS (Wong Kar Wai)
2. LONE STAR (Sayles)
3. BOTTLE ROCKET (Wes Anderson)
4. BREAKING THE WAVES (Von Trier)
5. TRAINSPOTTING (Boyle)
6. THE WHITE BALLOON (Panahi)
7. DEAD MAN (Jarmusch)
8. THE FUNERAL (Ferrara)
9. KIDS RETURN (Kitano)
10. JOURNALS OF JEAN SEBERG (Rappaport)
11. GOODBYE, SOUTH, GOODBYE (Hsiao-hsien)
12. LAND AND FREEDOM (Loach)
13. SECRETS AND LIES (Leigh)
14. FARGO (Coen bros)
15. WHEN WE WERE KINGS (Gast)
16. PORTRAIT OF A LADY (Campion)
17. KANSAS CITY (Altman)
18. CEMETERY MAN (Soavi)
19. MARS ATTACKS! (Burton)
20. BOUND (Wachowskis)
21. ASHES OF TIME (Wong Kar-Wai)
22. LIFE, & NOTHING MORE… (Kiarostami)
23. CYCLO (Anh Hung Tran)
24. LA CEREMONIE (Chabrol)
25. SLING BLADE (Billy Bob Thornton)
26. PARADISE LOST (Berlinger)
27. WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE (Solondz)
28. SYDNEY (P.T. Anderson)
29. TREES LOUNGE (Buscemi)
30. ZERO KELVIN (H. Peter Moland)

RUNNER-UP

MICROCOSMOS (Nuridsany/Pérennou)), MAHJONG (Yang), VIVE L'AMOUR (Ming-liang Tsai), JAMES & GIANT PEACH (Selick), CABLE GUY (Ben Stiller), 3 LIVES & ONLY 1 DEATH (Ruiz), VOCI NEL TEMPO (Piavoli), CELLULOID CLOSET (Epstein), QUEST (T Montgomery), MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE (De Palma), HAMLET (Branagh), SCREAM (Craven), BEAVIS & BUTT-HEAD DO AMERICA (Judge), RED HOLLYWOOD (Andersen/Burch), THE WIFE (Noonan), A SUMMER'S TALE (Rohmer), MY FAVORITE SEASON (Téchiné), RENDEZVOUS IN PARIS (Rohmer), BIG NIGHT (Tucci), FLY AWAY HOME (Ballard), LONG KISS GOODNIGHT (Harlin), NIGHTJOHN (Burnett), GET ON THE BUS (Spike Lee), GHOST IN THE SHELL (Oshii), TESIS (Amenábar), BASQUIAT (Schnabel), DAUGHTER OF THE SUN (Killi), FREEWAY (Bright), UNCLE (Elliot), THAT THING YOU DO! (Hanks), SET IT OFF (F. Gary Gray), MANDELA (A.Gibson/Menell), THE ROCK (Bay), WRONY (Kedzierzawska), TEMPTRESS MOON (Kaige), KOLYA (Sverák), SWINGERS (Liman), LAST MAN STANDING (Hill), FORGOTTEN SILVER (Jackson), MOTHER (A.Brooks), CITIZEN RUTH (Payne), PUSHER (Winding Refn), ROMEO + JULIET (Luhrmann), THE FRIGHTENERS (Jackson), SCREAMERS (Duguay), RUBBER'S LOVER (Shozin Fukui), GOD OF COOKERY (Chow), FLIRTING WITH DISASTER (O. Russell), ENGLISH PATIENT (Minghella), STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT (Frakes), MATILDA (DeVito), KINGPIN (Farrelly Bros.), SMALL DEATHS (Ramsey), SUBURBIA (Linklater), JUDE (Winterbottom), FROM DUSK TILL DAWN (Rodriguez), PALOOKAVILLE (Taylor), THE BLOODY CHILD (Nina Menkes), EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU (Allen) SZAMANKA (Zulawski), GENRE (Hertzfeldt)