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Maximum RiskMaximum Risk (1996)
Dir. Ringo Lam
Feat. Jean-Claude Van Damme, Natasha Henstridge
In fact a risk–free zone, and firm proof that Jean–Claude Van Damme is unable to escape the B–movie treadmill. Plot involves JC…
Mission: ImpossibleMission: Impossible (1996)
Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Tom Cruise
Hollywood refit of the '60s cult TV show with classic stylings and theme–tune thankfully intact. Precisely executed action sequences redeem a…
Mulholland FallsMulholland Falls (1996)
Dir. Lee Tamahori
Feat. Nick Nolte, Michael Madsen, Chazz Palminteri
ONCE WERE WARRIORS director Lee Tamahori goes Hollywood with this tough gangster noir, fitted with an all–star cast and open chequebook. At…
Once a ThiefOnce a Thief (1996)
Dir. John Woo
Feat. Sandrine Holt, Ivan Sergei, Nicholas Lea
John Woo remakes his Hong Kong hit with an American cast of young unknowns in English. Woo pretty much operates as gun–for–hire here, but…
Quest, TheQuest, The (1996)
Dir. Jean-Claude Van Damme
Feat. Jean-Claude Van Damme
Jean Claude gets his manhood tested many times in far Asia with an endless series of daunting foes. Plus something about self–discovery for the…
Rock, TheRock, The (1996) Recommended
Dir. Michael Bay
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Sean Connery, Ed Harris
Amateur commando Nicolas Cage and Sean Connery square–up against a granite–faced Ed Harris, holding San Francisco to ransom with…
Rumble in the BronxRumble in the Bronx (1996) Recommended
Dir. Stanley Tong
Feat. Jackie Chan, Anita Mui
Jackie Chan's Hollywood breakthrough combines unrelenting Chan–style martial arts with big–budget stuntwork. Unabashedly cheesy yet…
Set It OffSet It Off (1996)
Dir. F. Gary Gray
Feat. Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox
An exciting black crime movie with a twist – the bankrobbing gang are all women. Kicking out against economic crisis, these chicks don't wait…
Sudden DeathSudden Death (1996)
Dir. Peter Hyams
Feat. Jean-Claude Van Damme
Jean–Claude Van Damme goes DIE HARD when a wise–ass villain holds to ransom the U.S. Vice President and a stadium full of…
Sunchaser, TheSunchaser, The (1996)
Dir. Michael Cimino
Feat. Woody Harrelson, John Seda, Anne Bancroft
A Hollywood surgeon is kidnapped and traipsed through wild gang frontiers by a dying half–breed hoodlum. Shot full of Navajo mystic hokum, it's…

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