The Most Popular Movies of 1996
July 24, 2026The most popular 1996 movie right now is Primal Fear. Rankings reflect today's audience buzz for all 236 movies released in 1996, not box office or critic scores. Updated daily.
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Movie
Attention ScoreAttention
1
Primal Fear
5.0
2
Sling Blade
3.0
3
Trainspotting
2.8
4
Fargo
2.6
5
Eraser
2.5
6
A Time to Kill
2.4
7
Jerry Maguire
2.3
8
Romeo + Juliet
2.2
9
Independence Day
2.0
10
Matilda
2.0
11
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1.8
12
Sleepers
1.7
13
The Birdcage
1.5
14
The Rock
1.5
15
Twister
1.4
16
From Dusk Till Dawn
1.3
17
Space Jam
1.2
18
The English Patient
1.2
19
The Craft
1.1
20
Mars Attacks!
1.1
21
Bound
1.1
22
Happy Gilmore
1.0
23
Phenomenon
1.0
24
101 Dalmatians
0.9
25
Welcome to the Dollhouse
0.8
26
That Thing You Do!
0.8
27
The Nutty Professor
0.8
28
The Cable Guy
0.7
29
The Ghost and the Darkness
0.7
30
Breaking the Waves
0.7
31
Courage Under Fire
0.7
32
Bottle Rocket
0.7
33
The Frighteners
0.7
34
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
0.7
35
DragonHeart
0.6
36
Ransom
0.6
37
Evita
0.6
38
Secrets & Lies
0.6
39
The Fan
0.6
40
James and the Giant Peach
0.6
41
Jack
0.6
42
Star Trek: First Contact
0.6
43
Escape from L.A.
0.6
44
Eye for an Eye
0.5
45
Fly Away Home
0.5
46
The People vs. Larry Flynt
0.5
47
Jingle All the Way
0.5
48
The First Wives Club
0.5
49
Down Periscope
0.5
50
The Crucible
0.5
51
Kingpin
0.5
52
Hamlet
0.4
53
Marvin's Room
0.4
54
Harriet the Spy
0.4
55
Gotti
0.4
56
Kazaam
0.4
57
The Long Kiss Goodnight
0.4
58
Striptease
0.4
59
Broken Arrow
0.4
60
Freeway
0.4
61
Daylight
0.4
62
The Mirror Has Two Faces
0.4
63
Chain Reaction
0.4
64
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
0.4
65
Ghosts of Mississippi
0.4
66
Michael Collins
0.4
67
Michael
0.4
68
Executive Decision
0.4
69
Thinner
0.4
70
Bio-Dome
0.3
71
The Phantom
0.3
72
Muppet Treasure Island
0.3
73
Big Night
0.3
74
A Very Brady Sequel
0.3
75
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
0.3
76
The Arrival
0.3
77
The Portrait of a Lady
0.3
78
Shine
0.3
79
Multiplicity
0.3
80
Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace
0.3
81
Set It Off
0.3
82
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
0.3
83
The Substitute
0.3
84
2 Days in the Valley
0.3
85
Beautiful Girls
0.3
86
Barb Wire
0.3
87
Mulholland Falls
0.3
88
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
0.3
89
Tin Cup
0.3
90
Joe's Apartment
0.3
91
Hellraiser: Bloodline
0.3
92
Bulletproof
0.3
93
Spy Hard
0.2
94
White Squall
0.2
95
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2
0.2
96
Basquiat
0.2
97
Bordello of Blood
0.2
98
Lone Star
0.2
99
Bastard Out of Carolina
0.2
100
The Crow: City of Angels
0.2
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