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Jingle All the Way

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Poster for the movie "Jingle All the Way"

Jingle All the Way (1996)

PG 89 min - Comedy, Family, Adventure - 21 November 1996
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Howard Langston, a salesman for a mattress company, is constantly kept busy at his job, disappointing his son. After he misses his son's karate exposition, Howard vows to make it up to him by buying an action figure of his son's favorite television hero for Christmas. Unfortunately for Howard, it is Christmas Eve, and every store is sold out of Turbo Man. Now, Howard must travel all over town and compete with everybody else to find a Turbo Man action figure.

Director:  Brian Levant
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Independence Day

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Independence Day (1996)

PG-13 145 min - Action, Adventure, Science Fiction - 25 June 1996
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On July 2, a giant alien mothership enters orbit around Earth and deploys several dozen saucer-shaped 'destroyer' spacecraft that quickly lay waste to major cities around the planet. On July 3, the United States conducts a coordinated counterattack that fails. On July 4, a plan is devised to gain access to the interior of the alien mothership in space, in order to plant a nuclear missile.

Director:  Roland Emmerich
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The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists

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The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists (1996)

G 74 min - Family, Animation, Adventure - 10 December 1996
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Littlefoot and the gang meet a shy newcomer, Ali, but the pleasantries stop there. There's a dire environmental theme to this third sequel in the series, in which the world's weather changes beyond the Great Valley, and what had been dry land is now a "land of mists." The shift brings new creatures who push out older inhabitants, and Littlefoot sees these radical changes for himself when he has to venture into the area to find a medicinal flower for his sick grandfather...

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That Thing You Do!

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That Thing You Do! (1996)

PG 108 min - Comedy, Drama, Romance - 4 October 1996
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A Pennsylvania band scores a hit in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as it can, with lots of help from its manager.

Director:  Tom Hanks

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Jerry Maguire

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Jerry Maguire (1996)

R 138 min - Comedy, Drama, Romance - 13 December 1996
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Jerry Maguire used to be a typical sports agent—willing to do just about anything he could to get the biggest possible contracts for his clients, plus a nice commission for himself. Then, one day, he suddenly has second thoughts about what he's really doing. When he voices these doubts, he ends up losing his job and all of his clients—an egomaniacal football player.

Director:  Cameron Crowe
Writers:  Cameron Crowe
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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1996)

PG 91 min - Family, Sci-Fi - 1 October 1996
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After a gentle alien becomes stranded on Earth, the being is discovered and befriended by a young boy named Elliott. Bringing the extraterrestrial into his suburban California house, Elliott introduces E.T., as the alien is dubbed, to his brother and his little sister, Gertie, and the children decide to keep its existence a secret. Soon, however, E.T. falls ill, resulting in government intervention and a dire situation for both Elliott and the alien.

Director:  Steven Spielberg
Writers:  Melissa Mathison
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D3: The Mighty Ducks

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D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996)

PG 104 min - Action, Comedy, Drama, Family - 4 October 1996
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The Ducks are offered scholarships at Eden Hall Academy but struggle with their new coach's methods and come under pressure from the board to retain their scholarships before their big game against the Varsity team.

Director:  Rob Lieberman

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Twister

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Twister (1996)

PG-13 113 min - Action, Adventure, Drama - 10 May 1996
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TV weatherman Bill Harding is trying to get his tornado-hunter wife, Jo, to sign divorce papers so he can marry his girlfriend Melissa. But Mother Nature, in the form of a series of intense storms sweeping across Oklahoma, has other plans. Soon the three have joined the team of stormchasers as they attempt to insert a revolutionary measuring device into the very heart of several extremely violent tornados.

Director:  Jan de Bont
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Black Sheep

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Black Sheep (1996)

PG-13 87 min - Comedy - 1 February 1996
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When dignified Albert Donnelly runs for Governor, his team moves to keep his slow-witted and klutzy younger brother, Mike, out of the eye of the media. To baby-sit Mike, the campaign assigns sarcastic Steve, who gets the experience of a lifetime when he tries to take Mike out of town during the election.

Director:  Penelope Spheeris
Writers:  Fred Wolf
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Happy Gilmore

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Happy Gilmore (1996)

PG-13 92 min - Comedy - 16 February 1996
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Failed hockey player-turned-golf whiz Happy Gilmore -- whose unconventional approach and antics on the grass courts the ire of rival Shooter McGavin -- is determined to win a PGA tournament so he can save his granny's house with the prize money. Meanwhile, an attractive tour publicist tries to soften Happy's image.

Director:  Dennis Dugan
Writers:  Tim Herlihy, Adam Sandler
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