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| 1 |  | Shine (1996) |  3.1728 147 reviews | PG-13 | Drama, Biography, Romance, Music |
$5.99
| After years of torment and a tumultuous childhood David Helgott stumbles into a pub and begins to ...more about Shine starring Geoffrey Rush and Justin Braine |
| 2 |  | People vs. Larry Flynt, The (1996) | 3.0623 160 reviews | R | Drama, Biography, Comedy |
$5.99
| When Larry Flynt begins publishing "Hustler" magazine he pushes the limits of free speech and ...more about People vs. Larry Flynt starring Woody Harrelson and Courtney Love |
| 3 |  | I Shot Andy Warhol (1996) | 2.9469 81 reviews | R | Drama, Biography, Crime |
$9.99
| Based on the true story of Valerie Solanas who was a 60s radical preaching hatred toward men in her ...more about I Shot Andy Warhol starring Lili Taylor and Jared Harris |
| 4 |  | Evita (1996) | 2.9210 126 reviews | PG | Drama, Biography, Musical |
$7.02
| The film based on the Broadway musical of the same name tells the story of Argentina’s most ...more about Evita starring Madonna (I) and Fabián Stratas |
| 5 |  | Michael Collins (1996) | 2.8904 86 reviews | NA | Drama, History, War, Thriller, Biography |
$8.63
| Neil Jordan's depiction of the controversial life and death of Michael Collins, the 'Lion of ...more about Michael Collins starring Aiden Grennell and Ian Hart |
| 6 |  | Whole Wide World, The (1996) | 2.8139 47 reviews | PG | Drama, Biography, Romance |
$13.99
| In Texas in the 1930s, young schoolteacher Novalyne Price meets a handsome, eccentric, interesting ...more about Whole Wide World starring Vincent D'Onofrio and Renee Zellweger |
| 7 |  | Alferd Packer: The Musical (1996) | 2.7755 55 reviews | R | Horror, Western, Biography, Musical, Comedy |
$12.14
| Alferd leads a group of men into the mountains on a quest for gold. Stuck in a blizzard the men ...more about Alferd Packer: The Musical starring Dian Bachar and Stan Brakhage |
| 8 |  | Basquiat (1996) | 2.7713 90 reviews | R | Drama, Biography |
$11.30
| Basquiat tells the story of the meteoric rise of youthful artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. Starting out ...more about Basquiat starring Jeffrey Wright and Michael Wincott |
| 9 |  | Infinity (1996) |  2.5554 32 reviews | PG | Drama, Biography |
$6.99
| As a young boy, Richard was fascinated with science and objects in motion. This wonderment was ...more about Infinity starring Matthew Broderick and Patricia Arquette |
| 10 |  | Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (1996) | 2.4299 21 reviews | PG-13 | Drama, Biography | N/A | The phrase "entertaining angels" refers to the practice of treating all guests--be they kings or ...more about Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story starring Moira Kelly and Martin Sheen |
| 11 |  | In Love and War (1996) | 2.4192 70 reviews | NA | Drama, War, Biography, Romance |
$6.40
| Reporter Ernest Hemingway is an ambulance driver in Italy during World War I. While bravely risking ...more about In Love and War starring Mackenzie Astin and Sandra Bullock |
| 12 |  | Killer: A Journal of Murder (1996) | 2.3564 19 reviews | R | Drama, Thriller, Biography, Crime |
$8.80
| Carl Panzram is sent to Leavenworth Prison for burglary. While there, he is brutally beaten by a ...more about Killer: A Journal of Murder starring James Woods and Robert Sean Leonard |
| 13 |  | Surviving Picasso (1996) | 2.2548 50 reviews | R | Drama, Biography, Romance | N/A | In 1943, a young painter, Françoise Gilot (1921- ) meets Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), already the ...more about Surviving Picasso starring Anthony Hopkins and Natascha McElhone |
| 14 |  | Mandela (1996) |  1.8913 13 reviews | NA | Biography, Documentary | N/A | ...more about Mandela |
| 15 |  | Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story, The (1996) | 1.8279 6 reviews | NA | Biography, Documentary |
$17.95
| The childhood, adolescence, and incredible adult years of Al Hirshfeld, celebrated creator of ...more about Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story |
| 16 | | Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera, The (1996) |  0.7488 2 reviews | NA | Biography, Documentary | N/A | In a documentary about Samuel Fuller, the spectator gets different impressions about the Hollywood ...more about Typewriter starring Samuel Fuller and Tim Robbins |
| 17 | | Houdini (1996) | 0.4201 3 reviews | NA | Biography, Documentary | N/A | The film takes a look back at the life of the great Houdini, escape-artist and magician ...more about Houdini |
| 18 | | Mirror, Mirror (1996) |  No Score 0 reviews | NA | Biography, Documentary | N/A | ...more about Mirror |
| 19 | | Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask (1996) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Biography, Documentary | N/A | ...more about Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask |
| 20 | | Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press (1996) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Biography, Documentary | N/A | ...more about Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press |
| 21 | | Tender Fictions (1996) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Biography, Documentary | N/A | Childhood stories of the artist as a young lesbian and intimate tales of the lesbian as a young ...more about Tender Fictions |
| 22 | | W.E.B. DuBois: A Biography in Four Voices (1996) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Biography, Documentary | N/A | ...more about W.E.B. DuBois: A Biography in Four Voices |
| 23 | | John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk (1996) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Biography, Documentary | N/A | ...more about John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk |
| 24 | | Dexter Gordon: More Than You Know (1996) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Biography, Documentary, Music | N/A | ...more about Dexter Gordon: More Than You Know |
| 25 | | No One Could Protect Her (1996) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Horror, Biography, Crime |
$3.95
| While her husband is away, Jessica Rayner is attacked by a rapist/killer in her own home. The ...more about No One Could Protect Her starring Joanna Kerns and Anthony John Denison |
| 26 | | Family Values: An American Tragedy (1996) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Biography, Documentary | N/A | ...more about Family Values: An American Tragedy |
| 27 | | Stretchmarks (1996) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Biography, Documentary | N/A | Over black and white images of New York City's dingy apartments, gray skies, snowy streets, and ...more about Stretchmarks |
| 28 | | Honest Vision: A Portrait of Todd Webb (1996) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Biography, Documentary | N/A | ...more about Honest Vision: A Portrait of Todd Webb |
| 29 | | Flynn (1996) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography |
$19.99
| ...more about Flynn starring Guy Pearce and Lynne Murphy |
| 30 | | Carlo Scarpa (1996) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Biography, Documentary | N/A | ...more about Carlo Scarpa |
| 31 | | Dear Mom (1996) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Biography, Comedy, Short | N/A | ...more about Dear Mom |
| 32 | | I Shall Not Be Removed: The Life of Marlon Riggs (1996) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Biography, Documentary | N/A | ...more about I Shall Not Be Removed: The Life of Marlon Riggs starring Marlon Riggs |
| 33 | | Life, Death & Baseball (1996) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Biography, Documentary | N/A | ...more about Life |
| 34 | | My Universe Inside Out (1996) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Biography, Animation, Short | N/A | ...more about My Universe Inside Out |
| 35 | | Saint-Ex (1996) | No Score 0 reviews | PG | Drama, Fantasy, Biography, Documentary | N/A | To the dismay of his aristocratic French family, young Antoine becomes an overseas mail pilot. He ...more about Saint-Ex starring Bruno Ganz and Miranda Richardson |
| 36 | | Omgekeerde perspectief, Het (1996) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography | N/A | ...more about Omgekeerde perspectief |
| 37 | | This Road Will Never End (1996) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Biography, Documentary, Short | N/A | ...more about This Road Will Never End |
| 38 | | Call It Sleep (1996) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Biography, Documentary | N/A | ...more about Call It Sleep |
| 39 | | Yakantalisa (1996) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Biography, Documentary | N/A | A documentary on the life, works, and death of Hezy Leskly, a controversial homosexual, ...more about Yakantalisa |
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