Best Drama movies of 1996

Actors : John Leguizamo, Harold Perrineau, Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes,
Directors : Baz Luhrmann,

Shakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue.

Actors : Greta Scacchi, James Cosmo, Alan Cumming, Gwyneth Paltrow,
Directors : Douglas McGrath,

In rural 1800s England things go bad for a young matchmaker after she finds a man for another woman.

Actors : Kurtwood Smith, Laura Dern, Swoosie Kurtz, Mary Kay Place,
Directors : Alexander Payne,

An irresponsible, drug-addicted, recently impregnated woman finds herself in the middle of an abortion debate when both parties attempt to sway her to their respective sides.

Actors : Robin Tunney, Neve Campbell, Rachel True, Fairuza Balk,
Directors : Andrew Fleming,

A newcomer to a Catholic prep high school falls in with a trio of outcast teenage girls who practice witchcraft and they all soon conjure up various spells and curses against those who even slightly anger them.

Actors : Steve Zahn, Amie Carey, Jayce Bartok, Giovanni Ribisi,
Directors : Richard Linklater,

A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.

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

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

Actors : Burt Reynolds, Demi Moore, Armand Assante, Ving Rhames,
Directors : Andrew Bergman,

A stripper and single mother gets dragged into a dangerous situation after a congressman takes a fancy to her.

Actors : Robert Prosky, Chris O'Donnell, Gene Hackman, Faye Dunaway,
Directors : James Foley,

A young man fresh out of law school tries to win a reprieve for his racist grandfather who is on death row.

Actors : Kiefer Sutherland, Reese Witherspoon, 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, Richard Dreyfuss, Ian Holm,
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 : John Kani, Tom Wilkinson, Val Kilmer, Michael Douglas,
Directors : Stephen Hopkins,

A bridge engineer and an experienced old hunter begin a hunt for two lions after they start attacking local construction workers.

Actors : Harry Belafonte, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Miranda Richardson, Michael Murphy,
Directors : Robert Altman,

Robert Altman's jazz-scored film explores themes of love, crime, race, and politics in 1930s Kansas City. When Blondie O'Hara's husband, a petty thief, is captured by Seldom Seen and held ...

Actors : Kate Winslet, Julie Christie, Derek Jacobi, Kenneth Branagh,
Directors : Kenneth Branagh,

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer, his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.

Actors : Dan Hedaya, Sylvester Stallone, Amy Brenneman, Viggo Mortensen,
Directors : Rob Cohen,

Disaster in a New York tunnel as explosions collapse both ends of it. One hero tries to help the people inside find their way to safety.

Actors : Reese Witherspoon, Amy Brenneman, William Petersen, Mark Wahlberg,
Directors : James Foley,

When Nicole met David; handsome, charming, affectionate, he was everything. It seemed perfect, but soon she sees that David has a darker side. And his adoration turns to obsession, their dream into a nightmare, and her love into fear.

Actors : Valarie Walker, Lisa Marie Bronson, Guinevere Turner, Cheryl Dunye,
Directors : Cheryl Dunye,

Cheryl is young, Black, and lesbian, working in Philadelphia with her best friend Tamara and consumed by a film project: to make a video about her search for a Black actress from Philly who...

Actors : Aurelia Nolin, Gwenaëlle Simon, Amanda Langlet, Melvil Poupaud,
Directors : Éric Rohmer,

A shy maths graduate takes a holiday in Dinard before starting his first job. He hopes his sort-of girlfriend will join him, but soon strikes up a friendship with another girl working in ...

Actors : Julianne Moore, Anthony Hopkins, Joss Ackland, Natascha McElhone,
Directors : James Ivory,

The passionate Merchant Ivory drama tells the story of Francoise Gilot, the only lover of Pablo Picasso, who was strong enough to withstand his ferocious cruelty, and move on with her life.

Actors : Michael Beach, Irma P. Hall, Robert Duvall, James Earl Jones,
Directors : Richard Pearce,

Earl Pilcher, Jr., runs an equipment rental outfit in Arkansas, lives with his wife and kids and parents, and rarely takes off his gimme cap. His mother dies, leaving a letter explaining ...

Actors : Gary Sinise, Faye Dunaway, William Fichtner, Matt Dillon,
Directors : Kevin Spacey,

While escaping from a foiled robbery attempt, three thieves find themselves surrounded by police at a New Orleans bar--only they're not the people the police are searching for.