Oscar winners 1996

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Actor/Director Mel Gibson won Best Director for his work on Braveheart, which also nabbed Best Picture. Nicholas Cage was named Best Actor for his performance in Leaving Las Vegas, and Susan Sarandon picked up Best Actress for Dead Man Walking. Emma Thompson even won an Oscar - although not for acting. She took home Best Adapted Screenplay for Sense and Sensibility. Other winners included The Usual Suspects and Pocahontas, while nominees included Babe, 12 Monkeys and Casino.
Apollo 13
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Apollo 13   (PG)  1995

It had been less than a year since man first walked on the moon, but as far as the American Public was concerned, Apollo 13 was just another "routine" space flight - until these words pierced the immense void of space: "Houston we have a problem." Ron Howard directs Academy Award winner Tom Hanks, K...

Babe
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Babe   (G)  1995

Introducing a barnyard full of captivating characters unlike any you've ever met! There's Farmer Hoggett (James Cromwell); Fly, the sheep dog; Rex, her shepherding partner; Ferdinand, the quacky duck; Maa, the elderly ewe; and the newest addition to Hoggett Farm, Babe, a most unusual Yorkshire pigle...

Braveheart
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Braveheart   (MA15+)  1995

Combine the pathos of Mad Max with the epic battle scenes and machismo of Gladiator, and you'll get a sense of Braveheart's power. Mel Gibson directed and stars in the full-throttle telling of the story of rebel Scottish warrior William Wallace and his fierce battle to rid Scotland of a tyrannical E...

Sense and Sensibility
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Sense and Sensibility   (G)  1995

Elinor uses her head...Marianne follows her heart. Two sisters on very different paths, are about to discover there's only one road that leads to true love. SENSE & SENSIBILITY is the glorious adaptation of JANE AUSTEN's timeless story, brought to life with humour, heart and wonderful performances b...

Leaving Las Vegas
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Leaving Las Vegas   (R18+)  1995

Ben (Nicolas Cage) is an alcoholic whose life is falling apart. He goes to Las Vegas where the bars never close, to drink himself to death. There, he meets Sera (Elisabeth Shue), a hooker, and asks her back to his motel. An extraordinary love affair develops between them. Ben promises never to a...

Dead Man Walking
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Dead Man Walking   (MA15+)  1995

Inspired by the true story of a nun's relationship with a condemned man, this provocative examination of crime, punishment and redemption earned Susan Sarandon the 1995 Oscar for Best Actress and Sean Penn and Oscar nomination for Best Actor. Sister Helen Prejean (Sarandon), a compassionate N...

Mr. Holland's Opus
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Mr. Holland's Opus   (PG)  1995

It's not about the direction you take... It's about the direction you give... The year is 1965. Glenn Holland, a composer who is convinced he is destined to write an historic opus, takes a job as a music teacher to pay the bills. As the years unfold, the joy of sharing his contagious pa...

Nixon
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Nixon   (M)  1995

Greatness within his grasp… Shattered by a dangerous web of conspiracy, betrayal and intrigue! Anthony Hopkins electrifies the screen as Nixon in the acclaimed hit from controversial director Oliver Stone! Nominated for 4 Academy Awards®; Nixon takes a riveting look at a complex ma...

Casino
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Casino   (R18+)  1995

Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone and Joe Pesci (as Nicky Santoro) star in director Martin Scorsese's riveting look at how blind ambition, white-hot passion and 24-karat greed toppled an empire. Las Vegas 1973 is the setting for this fact-based story about the Mob's multi-million dollar casino operation ...

Bridges Of Madison County
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Bridges Of Madison County   (M)  1995

World-traveling National Geographic photographer Robert Kincaid and Iowa housewife Francesca Johnson aren't looking to turn their lives upside down. Each is at a point in life where expectations are behind them. Yet four days after meeting, they won't want to lose the love they've found. Academy Awa...

12 Monkeys
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12 Monkeys   (M)  1995

A lone time traveler from the year 2035 must solve a riddle that may save his people... but it may also take him to the brink of madness. Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe and Brad Pitt star in this brilliant sci-fi masterpiece from Terry Gilliam, the acclaimed director of The Fisher King. After the wor...

Rob Roy
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Rob Roy   (M)  1995

A passionate and thrilling tale, Rob Roy tells the true story of 18th century Scottish hero Robert Roy McGregor (Liam Neeson - Schindler's List). Against a backdrop of stunning beauty and the bitter reality of clan life, Rob Roy and his wife Mary (Jessica Lange - Cape Fear) are caught in an epic str...

Georgia
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Georgia   (M)  1995

For Georgia life is a rock-stadium with thousands of fans screaming her name, and an adoring family waiting at home. For Sadie, life is an endless round of cabaret clubs, cheap bars and alcohol, emulating her favourite singers. This is a sensitive yet compelling look at sibling rivalry and the bon...

Toy Story
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Toy Story   (G)  1995

A six-year-old Andy's favourite toy, Woody (Tom Hanks), used to be confident in his role as room leader. But at Andy's birthday party, newcomer Buzz (Tim Allen), a flashy space ranger with an ego in orbit, crash-lands into Woody's world. When their rivalry sends the toy duo into the clutches of a n...

The Usual Suspects
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The Usual Suspects   (MA15+)  1995

Usually, when there is a crime, there is a motive. Usually, when there is a line-up, there is only one real suspect. But this was not the usual crime ... this is not the usual motive ... and these are not the usual suspects. Driven by outstanding performances from GABRIEL BYRNE (from The Assassin...

A Little Princess
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A Little Princess   (G)  1995

From the beloved classic by the author of The Secret Garden, A Little Princess has storytelling magic to unlock imaginations and inspire dreams. Sara Crewe (Leisel Matthews) shares a life of wonder in exotic India with her devoted father (Laim Cunningham). But war draws Sara's father into the milita...

Batman Forever
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Batman Forever   (PG)  1995

Riddle me this, riddle me that, you'll find adventure on the wings of a bat! Brace for excitement as Val Kilmer (Batman), Tommy Lee Jones (Two-Face), Jim Carrey (the Riddler), Nicole Kidman (Dr. Chase Meridian) and Chris O'Donnell (Robin) star in the third spectacular film in Warner Bros.' Batman se...

Antonia's Line
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Antonia's Line   (MA15+)  1995

This Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film embarks on a fanciful, magical exploration of the life of a strong-minded, nonconforming Dutch woman and her descendants.

Pocahontas
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Pocahontas   (G)  1995

An American legend comes to life! Captain John Smith leads a rag-tag band of English sailors & soldiers to the New World to plunder its riches for England (or, more precisely, for Governor Ratcliffe, who comes along for the ride). Meanwhile, in this "New World," Chief Powhatan has pledged his daught...

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