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10 Most Essential Movies of 1996, Ranked
Trainspotting, Fargo, and Independence Day are among the best and most essential movies of 1996.
The 1990s as a whole is one of the most expansive and intriguing decades cinema has ever seen. While the rapid advancements in filmmaking technology were imbuing the blockbusters of the era with a new sense of astonishment, the rampant rise in indie cinema fast became a captivating undercurrent of artistic possibility in the medium while several of the decade’s biggest awards season hits remain quintessential classics all these years later.
