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The Last Home Run

1996

The Last Home Run

1996
3
Dying doctor Jonathan Lyle's last wish is granted, to be young again and play baseball, but only for five days.
Magic in the Mirror

1996

Magic in the Mirror

1996
6
A little girl's imaginary friends come to life when she goes through her great-grandmother's antique mirror, a la Alice, after she sees it glowing.
The Stupids

1996

The Stupids

1996
4.8
An incredibly dull-witted family unknowingly stumble upon an illegal weapons deal while on the trail of their "stolen" garbage.
Larger Than Life

1996

Larger Than Life

1996
5.6
Motivational Speaker Jack Corcoran is determined to get his career off the ground, but the biggest gigs he can get are the ones nobody wants. One day, he receives a telegram that his circus clown father has passed away and left a "huge" inheritance: an elephant that was his father's pride and joy. His main intention to sell the pachyderm off, Jack must choose between loud and rude zookeeper Mo or attractive animal show owner Terry. As the two trek through the country Jack and the elephant develop a bond, and it changes his approach to life for the better.
Beautiful Thing

1996

Beautiful Thing

1996
7.2
During a long, hot summer on the Thamesmead Estate in Southeast London, three teenagers edge towards adulthood.
Love Is All There Is

1996

Love Is All There Is

1996
5
The Malacicis, a hard-working Italian family recently immigrated from Florence, open a fancy restaurant in the Bronx, N.Y., drawing the ire of another clan. Mike and Sadie Capomezzo, equally hard-working Sicilian caterers from the area, find they cannot stand Piero and Maria Malacici. But things get complicated when the Malacicis' daughter, Gina, and the Capomezzos' son, Rosario, fall in love.
Dream for an Insomniac

1996

Dream for an Insomniac

1996
5
A girl with insomnia who works in a coffee house has impossibly high standards for her love and fears she will never meet a worthy man. Then in walks a new employee and they click - until she discovers he has a girlfriend. Undaunted, she moves to L.A. with a friend sure that he will dump the girlfriend and follow her. She puts all her faith in fate and hopes for the best.
Sabrina the Teenage Witch

1996

Sabrina the Teenage Witch

1996
6.7
A girl, sent by her parents to live with her two eccentric aunts, finds out on her sixteenth birthday that she is a witch.
Oblivion 2: Backlash

1996

Oblivion 2: Backlash

1996
4.2
In the alien-western world of Oblivion, a suave, yet lethal bounty hunter named Sweeney arrives to arrest the seductive outlaw Lash on multiple charges, including murder. Lash, who just "inherited" a mine of Derconium (the most valuable mineral in the universe) from Crowley in a game of cards, meets up with Redeye's brother, Jaggar, who wants the mine for himself to rule the galaxy. It's a fight over Lash between the sheriff of Oblivion, Jaggar, and Sweeney. But who will emerge victorious?
Race the Sun

1996

Race the Sun

1996
5.1
A bunch of high school misfits in Hawaii, introduced by their new teacher, attend a science fair in which they draw up inspiration to build their own solar car and win a trip to compete in the 1990 World Solar Challenge in Australia.
Welcome to the Dollhouse

1996

Welcome to the Dollhouse

1996
7.1
An unattractive 7th grader struggles to cope with suburban life as the middle child with inattentive parents and bullies at school.
The Birdcage

1996

The Birdcage

1996
7
A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen partner agree to put up a false heterosexual front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's conservative parents.
Cosi

1996

Cosi

1996
6.1
Lewis, a young amateur theater director, is offered a job with a governmental program for the rehabilitation of mentally ill patients in a Sydney institution. His project is overrun by one of the patients, who wants to stage the opera Cosi Fan Tutte by Mozart, despite the fact that none of the patients can sing or speak Italian. A comedy of errors ensues, but one which unifies the patients and their director in unexpected ways.
Late Bloomers

1996

Late Bloomers

1996
4.5
A lonely secretary leaves her family for love with a female basketball coach. But their awakening galvanizes the local conservative community, with the small-town drama permeating everywhere from the teacher’s lounge to the student body to the PTA, yet leads to unexpected love-conquers-all resolutions.
Project: ALF

1996

Project: ALF

1996
5.9
Six years ago, the lovable intergalactic fugitive Gordon Shumway, best known as ALF, was on his way back to his new home when the Alien Task Force finally caught up with him. Now, he is being studied at a top-secret military base where he finds allies who feel that ALF's existence should be announced to the world to ensure his safety... especially when they learn that the abrasive Colonel Milfoil wants ALF, and all Alien Life-Forms, destroyed.
City Hunter Special: The Secret Service

1996

City Hunter Special: The Secret Service

1996
7.2
City Hunter, the globally adored hero, becomes embroiled in an adventure that takes him deep into the political intrigue of a Third World country and into the pain and anguish of one man's tortured past. James McGuire's life is so dangerous he has to hire bodyguards for his Secret Service agents. It doesn't help that his chief agent is actually his long-lost daughter. Luckily for him, City Hunter and Kaori are behind on the rent and need the work. But a dark secret from McGuire's past threatens to destroy him and his lonely daughter Anna. Will he live to rescue his country? Will his resentful daughter learn to love him again? Will City Hunter finally get some action?
Toe Tags

1996

Toe Tags

1996
The Valley Creek Apartments seem to be a magnet for rich, beautiful people. But the rent has just gone up and it is costing residents their lives. Detectives Kate Wagner and Mark Weiss arrive to begin the investigation, but every time they get close to capturing the lunatic murderer, a suspect is found murdered. Bodies are piling up in the morgue with one thing in common: missing toe tags.
Vice Academy Part 5

1996

Vice Academy Part 5

1996
2.7
What starts as a dirty computer game, becomes a hilarious series of crimes, when the commissioner's son, Irwin, accidentally unleashes a Virtual Reality Hooker from his computer. Vice Academy's officers Candy and Traci have to stop the spreading of sexually transmitted computer viruses. Meanwhile, poor Ms Devonshire will do anything to save her marriage. Even if it means comically appearing on a sleazy talk show and airing out the Commissioner's dirty laundry!
Repligator

1996

Repligator

1996
3.2
Army experimentation with transporter devices accidentally turns people into alligators.
Sex Does Not Cause Taxes

1995

Sex Does Not Cause Taxes

1995
3.5
Some prostitutes and their pimp meet at the end of the day to share stories of their clients as a large family.