Films set in 1996

Titanic is a 1997 American epic historical romance film written and directed by James Cameron. Incorporating both historical and fictional aspects, it is based on accounts of the sinking of RMS Titanic in 1912. Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet star as members of different social classes who fall in love during the ship's ill-fated maiden voyage. The ensemble cast includes Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher, Bernard Hill, Jonathan Hyde, Danny Nucci, David Warner and Bill Paxton.

The Wolf of Wall Street is a 2013 American biographical dark comedy crime film co-produced and directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Terence Winter, and based on Jordan Belfort's 2007 memoir. It loosely recounts Belfort's career as a stockbroker in New York City and how his firm, Stratton Oakmont, engaged in rampant corruption and fraud on Wall Street, leading to his downfall. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Belfort; Jonah Hill as his business partner and friend Donnie Azoff; Margot Robbie as his second wife, Naomi Lapaglia; Matthew McConaughey as his mentor and former boss Mark Hanna; and Kyle Chandler as FBI special agent Patrick Denham portraying Gregory Coleman. It is DiCaprio's fifth collaboration with Scorsese.

1998 film directed by Peter Weir

1996 film directed by Roland Emmerich

1995 film directed by Terry Gilliam

Scream is a 1996 American slasher film directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson. It stars David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Matthew Lillard, Rose McGowan, Skeet Ulrich, and Drew Barrymore. Set in the fictional town of Woodsboro, California, the plot follows high school student Sidney Prescott (Campbell) and her friends who, on the anniversary of her mother's murder, become the targets of a costumed serial killer.

2006 film directed by Brett Ratner

2017 film directed by Jake Kasdan

2021 film directed by Destin Daniel Cretton

2021 film directed by Andy Serkis

1997 film directed by Jim Gillespie

1993 film directed by Marco Brambilla

2015 film directed by Baltasar Kormákur

1999 film directed by Michael Mann

2019 film directed by F. Gary Gray

2016 film by Rawson Marshall Thurber

1996 film directed by Jan de Bont

2013 film directed by Joshua Michael Stern

2013 film by Luc Besson

Foxcatcher is a 2014 American biographical sports thriller film, produced and directed by Bennett Miller. Written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman, the film stars Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, and Mark Ruffalo. Its plot is loosely based on multimillionaire Du Pont family heir and wrestling enthusiast John du Pont's 1986 recruitment of Olympic gold medalist brothers Mark and Dave Schultz, to help coach American wrestlers, and du Pont's murder of Dave in 1996.

2010 American film by Edward Zwick

1996 film directed by Danny DeVito

2008 film directed by Adam Brooks

2004 film by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

2004 film by Kevin Smith

2024 film directed by Walter Salles

2011 film directed by Lone Scherfig

1997 film directed by Aleksei Balabanov

1997 film directed by Sam Weisman

1996 film directed by Francis Ford Coppola

1998 film by Jackie Chan, Benny Chan

2019 film directed by Clint Eastwood

2013 film directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel

1998 film by Paul W. S. Anderson

2004 Japanese anime film created and directed by Makoto Shinkai

Bulworth is a 1998 American political satire black comedy film co-written, co-produced, directed by, and starring Warren Beatty. It co-stars Halle Berry, Oliver Platt, Don Cheadle, Paul Sorvino, Jack Warden, and Isaiah Washington. The film follows the title character, California Senator Jay Billington Bulworth (Beatty), as he runs for re-election while trying to avoid a hired assassin. The film received generally positive reviews and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay yet narrowly failed to break even on a $30 million budget. However, Beatty was praised for tacklin

The Life of Chuck is a 2024 American fantasy drama film written for the screen, co-produced, edited, and directed by Mike Flanagan. It is based on the 2020 novella of the same name by Stephen King. The film stars Tom Hiddleston, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan, Mia Sara, Carl Lumbly, Benjamin Pajak, Jacob Tremblay, and Mark Hamill, with narration by Nick Offerman.

2003 film by Joel Schumacher

1996 film directed by Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly

1997 film by Pedro Almodóvar

1984 television film directed by Mick Jackson

1996 film directed by Joe Chappelle and Kevin Yagher

2018 film by Gaspar Noé

1997 film directed by George Armitage

Mid90s (stylized as mid90s) is a 2018 American coming-of-age comedy-drama skate film written and directed by Jonah Hill, in his feature directorial debut. The plot follows Stevie, a 13-year-old boy in 1990s Los Angeles. To escape a troubled home life, he begins spending time with an older group of skateboarders. The cast includes Sunny Suljic, Lucas Hedges, Na-Kel Smith, Alexa Demie, and Katherine Waterston.

1996 film directed by Bronwen Hughes

1991 film by Simon Wincer

2017 film directed by Benny Boom

2011 film directed by Richard Linklater

1996 film by Tom Holland

2024 film directed by Jane Schoenbrun

1995 film by Takao Okawara

2014 film by Michael Cuesta

I Swear is a 2025 British biographical comedy-drama film directed, written, and produced by Kirk Jones. It is based on the true life story of John Davidson, a Scottish man with severe Tourette syndrome who was the subject of the 1989 television documentary John's Not Mad. The film stars Robert Aramayo as Davidson, alongside Maxine Peake, Shirley Henderson, and Peter Mullan in supporting roles. Scott Ellis Watson makes his acting debut as a young Davidson.

1996 film by John Sayles

2000 film by Masaaki Tezuka

2017 film by Paco Plaza

2018 film directed by Paul Weitz

Kandagar (; also known as Kandahar) is a 2010 Russian historical action film detailing the escape of a Russian crew from the captivity of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan in 1996. The film stars some of Russia's most famous actors, Vladimir Mashkov, Andrei Panin and Alexander Baluyev. The movie is based on the Russian pilot Vladimir Sharpatov's diary. The film was released in Russia on April 4, 2010. The Andrey Kavun film is the first to depict Russians in Afghanistan after the Soviet withdrawal from the country.

2015 film by James Ponsoldt