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The Best Movies of 1996

Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills leads at 86, ahead of Fargo (85) and A Close Shave (85). 60 titles made the cut, ordered from highest Balasaur Score to lowest. The typical pick here scores 74, well above the catalog median of 66. The newest addition is The People vs. Larry Flynt, released in December 1996. The score blends IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB ratings into one 0 to 100 number.

Scores run 86 down to 67.

60 titlesUpdated 2026-10-01Ranked by Balasaur Score

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