A list of films produced in France in 1996.
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Appartement | Gilles Mimouni | Vincent Cassel, Monica Bellucci | Drama | |
| Beaumarchais | Édouard Molinaro | Fabrice Luchini, Manuel Blanc | Adventure/Biopic | |
| The Best Job in the World | Entered into the 20th Moscow International Film Festival | |||
| La Bouche de Jean-Pierre | Denise Aron-Schropfer | Drama | Screened at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival | |
| Clubbed to Death | ||||
| A Couch in New York | Chantal Akerman | Juliette Binoche, William Hurt | Drama | |
| Encore | Romantic comedy | Won Prix Jean Vigo, +2 nominations | ||
| Fourbi | Drama | |||
| Irma Vep | Fantasy drama | Won KNF Award (Rotterdam 1997) | ||
| Le Jaguar | Adventure comedy | |||
| The Liars | Drama | Entered into the 46th Berlin International Film Festival | ||
| Microcosmos | Claude Nuridsany, Marie Pérennou | Documentary | ||
| My Man | Drama | Entered into the 46th Berlin International Film Festival | ||
| My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument | Drama | Entered into the 1996 Cannes Film Festival | ||
| Nénette et Boni | Claire Denis | Gregoire Colin | ||
| Ponette | Drama | 9 wins & 3 nominations | ||
| Ridicule | Comedy drama | Nominated for Oscar, +12 wins, +12 nominations | ||
| Une robe d'été | Frédéric Mangenot | Short | 2 wins & 1 nomination | |
| A Saturday on Earth | Drama | Screened at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival | ||
| A Self Made Hero | Jacques Audiard | Mathieu Kassovitz, Albert Dupontel | Drama | |
| A Summer's Tale | Romance | Screened at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival | ||
| Thieves | Drama | Entered into the 1996 Cannes Film Festival | ||
| Three Lives and Only One Death | Comedy | 2 wins & 1 nomination | ||
| When the Cat's Away | Romantic comedy | 1 win & 3 nominations | ||