MV5BMDNlZGZlYjctYzM4OS00YTcyLWE1M2QtMDA5Nzk0MTlhNzcxXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTQxNzMzNDI@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,668,1000_AL_.jpg — Thinner (1996)

**Directed by: Tom Holland**
**Starring: Robert John Burke, Joe Mantegna, Bethany Joy Lenz, Lucinda Jenney, Stephen King**
**Rated: R for Horror Violence and Gore, Language and Sexuality**
**Running Time: 1 h 33 m**
**TMM Score: 1 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Some Makeup**
**WEAKNESSES: Anemic Story, Unlikeable Characters, Boring**

Thinner (1996)

October 20, 2019

A fat lawyer begins rapidly loosing weight after gypsies curse him.

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**Directed by: Billy Bob Thornton**
**Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, Lucas Black, John Ritter, James Hampton**
**Rated: R for Strong Language, Including Descriptions of Violent and Sexual Behavior**
**Running Time: 2 h 15 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Acting, Themes**
**WEAKNESSES: Mild Pacing and Predictability Problems**

Sling Blade (1996)

September 23, 2019

After twenty-five years in captivity, Karl Childers, a mentally challenged man, is released from the hospital where he was put after he murdered his mother and her lover.

91egUI3OMML._RI_.jpg — The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

**Directed by: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise**
**Starring: Tom Hulce, Demi Moore, Tony Jay**
**Rated: G**
**Running Time: 1h 35m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 Stars**
**STRENGTHS: Dark Setting, Beautiful Animation, Good Message, Great Music**
**WEAKNESSES: Overly Silly Characters, Some Strange Writing Choices**

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

May 9, 2019

The Disney adaptation of Victor Hugo’s classic novel.

f 1.jpg — Fargo (1996)

**Directed By: Joel & Ethan Coen**
**Starring: William H. Macey, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare, Frances McDormand, John Caroll Lynch, Larry Brandenberg**
**Rated: R**
**Run Time: 1h 38m**
**TMM Score: 5 Stars**
**Strengths: Acting, Themes, Cinematography, Unique Setting**
**Weakness: None**

Fargo (1996)

April 17, 2019

When Jerry Lundegaard, tired of scrounging for scraps and grinding as a failed car/undercoat salesman, decides to stage a kidnap and ransom of his wife to gain access to his father-in-law’s money and the mild mannered mid-westerner ends ends up in league with a violently pragmatic criminal cohort.

Secrets & Lies (1996)

**Directed by: Mike Leigh**
**Starring: Brenda Blethyn, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Timothy Spall, Phyllis Logan, Claire Rushbrook**
**Rated: R for Language**
**Running Time: 2 h 16 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Characters, Story, Writing, Directing, Acting, Themes**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

Secrets and Lies (1996)

November 2, 2018

A young successful black woman discovers her birth mother is an underprivileged white woman. The revelation has repercussions that echo through their extended families.

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**Directed by: Brian Henson**
**Starring: Tim Curry, Billy Connolly, Kevin Bishop**
**Rated: G**
**Running Time: 1 h 39 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Humor, Innocence, Fun, Music, Story**
**WEAKNESSES: Not As Tight As Other Muppet Movies**

Muppet Treasure Island (1996)

August 17, 2018

The Muppets embark on a quest to Treasure Island.

Mission Impossible MOVIE POSTER.jpg — Mission: Impossible(1996)

**Directed by: Brian De Palma**
**Starring: Tom Cruise, Jon Voight, Emmanuelle Beart, Henry Czerny**
**Rated: PG-13**
**Running Time: 1h 50m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Directorial Vision, Atmosphere, Set Pieces**
**WEAKNESSES: Feels Dated at Times, Is a Real Slam to Fans of The Show**

Mission: Impossible (1996)

July 23, 2018

When Ethan Hunt’s team of secret agent’s are all betrayed he is the only one left for his superiors to blame and to track down the real traitor.

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