Best Investigation movies of 1996

Actors : Lou Diamond Phillips, Denzel Washington, Michael Moriarty, Meg Ryan,
Directors : Edward Zwick,

A U.S. Army officer, despondent about a deadly mistake he made, investigates a female chopper commander's worthiness for the Medal of Honor.

Actors : Matthew McConaughey, Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, Sandra Bullock,
Directors : Joel Schumacher,

In Canton, Mississippi, a fearless young lawyer and his assistant defend a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, inciting violent retribution and revenge from the Ku Klux Klan.

Actors : Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson, Craig Bierko, Yvonne Zima,
Directors : Renny Harlin,

A woman suffering from amnesia begins to recover her memories after trouble from her past finds her again.

Actors : Antonio Banderas, Jonathan Pryce, Jimmy Nail, Madonna,
Directors : Alan Parker,

The hit musical based on the life of Evita Duarte, a B-picture Argentinian actress who eventually became the wife of Argentinian president Juan Perón, and the most beloved and hated woman in Argentina.

Actors : Andie MacDowell, Bob Hoskins, William Hurt, John Travolta,
Directors : Nora Ephron,

Two tabloid reporters checking out a report of the Archangel Michael living with an old woman find that it's true. But that's not the only surprise.

Actors : Edward Norton, John Mahoney, Laura Linney, Richard Gere,
Directors : Gregory Hoblit,

An altar boy is accused of murdering a priest, and the truth is buried several layers deep.

Actors : Reese Witherspoon, Kiefer Sutherland, Bokeem Woodbine, Paul Perri,
Directors : Matthew Bright,

A twisted take on 'Little Red Riding Hood' with a teenage juvenile delinquent on the run from a social worker traveling to her grandmother's house and being hounded by a charming, but sadistic, serial killer/pedophile.

Actors : Andy Garcia, Lena Olin, Ian Holm, Richard Dreyfuss,
Directors : Sidney Lumet,

A newly elected District Attorney finds himself in the middle of a police corruption investigation that may involve his father and his partner.

Actors : Teri Hatcher, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello, Charlize Theron,
Directors : John Herzfeld,

48 hours of intersecting lives and crimes in Los Angeles.

Actors : Nick Nolte, Jennifer Connelly, Chazz Palminteri, Melanie Griffith,
Directors : Lee Tamahori,

In 1950's Los Angeles, a special crime squad of the LAPD investigates the murder of a young woman.

Actors : Ed Harris, Kiefer Sutherland, Sally Field, Olivia Burnette,
Directors : John Schlesinger,

When the courts fail to keep behind bars the man who raped and murdered her daughter, a woman seeks her own form of justice.

Actors : Keenen Ivory Wayans, Steven Seagal, Bob Gunton, Brian Cox,
Directors : John Gray,

Two cops, played by Seagal and Wayans, are forced to work together to solve a chain of mysterious killings by a killer nicknamed "The Family Man".

Actors : Al Pacino, John Cusack, Bridget Fonda, Danny Aiello,
Directors : Harold Becker,

The accidental shooting of a boy in New York leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and unexpectedly far-reaching consequences.

Actors : Sharon Stone, Isabelle Adjani, Chazz Palminteri, Kathy Bates,
Directors : Jeremiah S. Chechik,

The wife and mistress of the sadistic dean of an exclusive prep school conspire to murder him.

Actors : Joseph Gordon-Levitt, James Gandolfini, Demi Moore, Alec Baldwin,
Directors : Brian Gibson,

When Annie Laird is selected as a juror in a big Mafia trial, she is forced by someone known as "The Teacher" to persuade the other jurors to vote "not guilty". He threatens to kill her son...

Actors : James Woods, Virginia Madsen, Whoopi Goldberg, Alec Baldwin,
Directors : Rob Reiner,

A Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to finally bring a white racist to justice for the 1963 murder of the civil rights leader.

Actors : Christopher Walken, Isabella Rossellini, Annabella Sciorra, Chris Penn,
Directors : Abel Ferrara,

In the 30's, in New York, the coffin of the leftist gangster Johnny Tempio is brought to the house of his older brother Ray for the wake of family and friends. Ray is a cold gangster that ...

Actors : Christopher McDonald, Linda Fiorentino, Peter Coyote, Ray Liotta,
Directors : John Dahl,

Unsuccessfully framed for his wife's murder, Dr. David Krane attempts to find the real culprit by utilizing a new drug that allows him to experience the memories of other people first-hand....

Actors : Bruce Ramsay, William Baldwin, Lois Chiles, Angela Jones,
Directors : Reb Braddock,

Gabriella, a Colombian immigrant, is obsessed with understanding violent crime. The current string of murders by "The Blue Blood Killer" of affluent Miami socialites provides her with ...

Actors : Christopher McDonald, Halle Berry, Peter Greene, Clive Owen,
Directors : Amy Holden Jones,

A rich man's wife finds she has a bad prenuptial agreement with an even worse husband. Over drinks with a stranger, she fantasizes about doing her husband in to void the prenupt. The ...