The best films of 1996

240 films from 1996, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, the Oscars and box office, compared only with films from the same year.

  1. Twelfth Night Score 54.7 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 75%
  2. Waiting for Guffman Score 54.4 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 91% · Metascore 72
  3. The Eighth Day Score 53.8 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 67%
  4. The Watermelon Woman Score 53.7 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 92% · Metascore 74
  5. Emma Score 53.7 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 89% · Metascore 66
  6. The Ghost and the Darkness Score 53.2 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 51% · Metascore 46
  7. Flirting with Disaster Score 52.0 · IMDb 6.7 · Tomatometer 88% · Metascore 82
  8. Mother Score 51.8 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 89% · Metascore 76
  9. Executive Decision Score 51.3 · IMDb 6.5 · Tomatometer 63% · Metascore 62
  10. Poove Unakkaga Score 51.0 · IMDb 8.5