Subgenre Sampler
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Prophecy, The (1996)
- Dir. Gregory Widen
Feat. Christopher Walken, Eric Stoltz, Elias Koteas…
- Christopher Walken plays the Archangel Gabriel(!), spreading terror on earth on behalf of a private vendetta in heaven. X–FILES fans should…
Proprietor, The (1996)
- Dir. Ismail Merchant
Feat. Jeanne Moreau, Sean Young, Sam Waterston
- The other half of the Merchant/Ivory partnership directs this story of a distinguished French–Jewish writer who returns to Paris to confront…
Pure Formality, A (Una pura formalità) (1996)
- Dir. Giuseppe Tornatore
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Roman Polanski
- A chilling interrogation of an elusive murder suspect transpires under weather most foul. Roman Polanski and Gerard Depardieu face–off…
Pusher (1996)
- Dir. Nicolas Winding Refn
Feat. Kim Bodnia, Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen
- Intense Danish thriller follows a fast–living drug dealer's (Bodnia) downward arc after he inadvertantly loses a load of product and tries to…
Quest, The (1996)
- Dir. Jean-Claude Van Damme
Feat. Jean-Claude Van Damme
- Jean Claude gets his manhood tested many times in far Asia with an endless series of daunting foes. Plus something about self–discovery for the…
Ransom (1996)
- Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Gary Sinise…
- Kidnappers post a nasty ultimatum to airline mogul Mel Gibson, who didn't get to where he is today by responding kindly to threats.
Hi–gloss…
Rasputin (1996)
- Dir. Uli Edel
Feat. Alan Rickman, Greta Scacchi, Ian McKellen…
- Richly turned–out costume saga of Rasputin: the enigmatic, unwashed peasant who rose up to become the spiritual guide of the Tsar's family in…
Reef, The (Passion's Way) (1996)
- Dir. Robert Allan Ackerman
Feat. Timothy Dalton, Sela Ward, Leslie Caron
- Unrequited love is the theme of this adaptation from Edith Wharton, as young lovers Timothy Dalton and Sela Ward are repeatedly separated by…
Rhodes (TV Mini-series) (1996)
- Dir. David Drury
Feat. Martin Shaw, Frances Barber, Joe Shaw
- Lengthy but worth–it biopic telling the story of Cecil Rhodes, the 19th–Century businessman who was sent to Africa to die, but came back…
Richard III (1996)
- Dir. Richard Loncraine
Feat. Ian McKellen, Annette Bening, Robert Downey Jnr.…
- Transposed to a fascist 1930s Britain, Shakespeare's classic tale of power politics easily renews its timeless appeal. Ian McKellen commands every…