Top 20 movies like 12/15/1996
Top 20 Movies like 12/15/1996
- 1. Symphony No. 42
- 2. Mirror
- 3. The Caveman's Valentine
- 4. Don’t Take the Name of God in Vain
- 5. Carnivore
- 6. Hymn
- 7. Paranormal Activity: Origin of Toby
- 8. Boys from County Hell
- 9. 40° a la sombra
- 10. Contratiempo
- 11. La Noche Boca Arriba
- 12. Moopet Pastor
- 13. Face
- 14. Fires Within
- 15. Sucesión
- 16. Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square
- 17. Simon Says
- 18. I Love You So Much It's Killing Them
- 19. Death Metal
- 20. Smile
1. Symphony No. 42
The film applies an unconventional narrative. It presents a subjective world through 47 scenes. The small events, interlaced by associations, express the irrational coherence of our surroundings. The surreal situations are based on the interactions of humans and nature.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
2. Mirror
Micro short film directed by Portuguese multi-award winning Sara Eustáquio, 16, starring Canadian young actress Jaimie Marchuk. Student project produced at New York Film Academy, in NYC.
3. The Caveman's Valentine
Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave, finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree. The authorities, including his police officer daughter, claim the death is accidental. Romulus is convinced the man was murdered by a prominent art photographer but how can he prove he's right when everyone thinks he's insane?
It has an average vote of 5.7 on TMDB.
4. Don’t Take the Name of God in Vain (No pronunciarás el nombre de Dios en vano)
In the year 2046, a powerful gang lord assembles a group of religious leaders, demanding to know what it takes to be a true messiah. Meanwhile, lying imprisoned in a garage somewhere nearby is a man who claims to be the son of God.
It has an average vote of 0.5 on TMDB.
5. Carnivore (Carnívoro)
Mother wakes up in the middle of the night, disturbed by noises coming from her daughter Angela's room. When she gets there she realizes that her daughter isn't acting normal.
It has an average vote of 3 on TMDB.
6. Hymn
As a faithful child of God, Mary regularly repents for her sins. Over time, her faith drives her crazy as she pushes herself to the extremes.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
7. Paranormal Activity: Origin of Toby
The paranoia of Jake increases after the burglary of his house causes him to set up cameras around his house. What he does not know is that the burglar left something behind, but what?
It has an average vote of 1 on TMDB.
8. Boys from County Hell
A group of workmen, among them a conflicted father and son, undertake a job in a forbidding, barren landscape only to be stalked by a bloodthirsty assailant that resides there. As darkness closes in it's up to them to use all of their wits, resources and power tools to try and survive the night.
9. 40° a la sombra (40° a la sombra)
(40° a la sombra)
It has an average vote of 2 on TMDB.
11. La Noche Boca Arriba (La Noche Boca Arriba)
A man has a motorcycle accident. Upon arriving at the hospital he begins to have strange hallucinations of a past that does not seem to be his. Here he begins a journey that will collapse the limits of his own reality. Chilean stop motion animated short film, based on the homonymous story by Julio Cortázar.
12. Moopet Pastor
Father Colm Mcdwink must battle mysterious demons that endanger as young woman and the world when they take over of the bodies of some innocent looking puppets! Also there's a garbage pail kids movie poster!
13. Face
Ray is an aging ex-socialist who has become a bankrobber after seeing the demise of socialism in 1980s Britain. Teaming up with a gang of other has-beenish crims, he commits one bank job too many. The gang dissolves in a murderous flurry of recriminations.
It has an average vote of 6.227 on TMDB.
14. Fires Within
A Cuban emigre, living in Miami and involved in an affair with the American seaman who rescued her and her daughter years earlier, must face her husband after he is unexpectedly released from a Cuban prison.
It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.
15. Sucesión (Sucesión)
Javier, a man traumatized by his daughter's recent death, returns to his former home with the intention of winning back his ex-wife, unaware that something awaits him there.
16. Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square
Washed up actor Don Knotts shows up on the back lot of Universal Studios in Hollywood, California in hopes of landing a role in the new Disney movie, Newsies. Unfortunately director Kenny Ortega quickly dismisses Mr. Knotts and has him thrown off the lot. Mr. Knotts is quite upset by the turn of events, so decides to go on a killing spree, believing that if he can't have a role in the movie no one can. He knocks off one newsie after the next, each in a different and unique way.
It has an average vote of 8.2 on TMDB.
18. I Love You So Much It's Killing Them
A pitch-black comedy about Vivian, a lonely serial killer whose three loves in life are math, accounting, and killing random people. This all changes when she meets Alex, the man of her dreams.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
19. Death Metal
A metalhead gets passed down a satanic guitar that riffs to shreds.
It has an average vote of 5.9 on TMDB.
20. Smile
When a young woman struggles to smile, her depression becomes something truly monstrous.
It has an average vote of 4.8 on TMDB.
