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1997 Chronicle of The Cinema

by wijayaandik • Created 9 years ago • Modified 2 months ago
Annual look at best films from around the world.
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  • Johnny Depp and Al Pacino in Donnie Brasco (1997)

    1. Donnie Brasco

    19972h 7mR77Metascore
    7.7 (347K)
    An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and finds himself identifying more with the Mafia life--at the expense of his regular one.
    DirectorMike NewellStarsAl PacinoJohnny DeppMichael Madsen
  • The Eel (1997)

    2. The Eel

    19971h 57mNot Rated81Metascore
    7.3 (6.8K)
    A businessman kills his adulterous wife and is sent to prison. After the release, he opens a barbershop and meets new people, talking almost to no one except an eel he befriended while in prison.
    DirectorShôhei ImamuraStarsKôji YakushoMisa ShimizuMitsuko Baishô
    Rare Filmm
  • Eighteen Springs (1997)

    3. Eighteen Springs

    19972h 6m
    6.8 (594)
    In 1930s Shanghai, a young office girl falls in love with a factory worker in the same company.
    DirectorAnn HuiStarsLeon LaiChien-Lien WuAnita Mui
  • Nicolas Cage and John Travolta in Face/Off (1997)

    4. Face/Off

    19972h 18mR82Metascore
    7.3 (417K)
    To foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent assumes the identity of the criminal who murdered his son via facial transplant surgery, but the crook wakes up prematurely and vows revenge.
    DirectorJohn WooStarsJohn TravoltaNicolas CageJoan Allen
  • Alan Arkin in Four Days in September (1997)

    5. Four Days in September

    19971h 50mR
    7.4 (6.1K)
    Brazillian urban guerrilla fighters kidnap the American Ambassador. Now, the diplomat's life hangs in the balance - helplessly caught between a government unwilling to cooperate - and his fear of the captors themselves.
    DirectorBruno BarretoStarsAlan ArkinPedro CardosoFernanda Torres
    You Tube
  • Funny Games (1997)

    6. Funny Games

    19971h 48mNot Rated69Metascore
    7.5 (92K)
    Two violent young men take a mother, father, and son hostage in their vacation cabin and force them to play sadistic "games" with one another for their own amusement.
    DirectorMichael HanekeStarsSusanne LotharUlrich MüheArno Frisch
    Criterion / Nova / Film 104
  • Happy Together (1997)

    7. Happy Together

    19971h 36mNot Rated70Metascore
    7.7 (37K)
    A couple take a trip to Argentina but both men find their lives drifting apart in opposite directions.
    DirectorWong Kar-WaiStarsLeslie CheungTony Leung Chiu-waiChang Chen
    Criterion
  • Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, and Joan Allen in The Ice Storm (1997)

    8. The Ice Storm

    19971h 52mR72Metascore
    7.3 (62K)
    In 1973 suburbia, several middle-class families experimenting with substance abuse and the swinging lifestyle find their lives spinning beyond their control.
    DirectorAng LeeStarsKevin KlineJoan AllenWilliam Cain
  • Kim Basinger, Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito, and Guy Pearce in L.A. Confidential (1997)

    9. L.A. Confidential

    19972h 18mR91Metascore
    8.2 (645K)
    As corruption grows in 1950s Los Angeles, three policemen - one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy - investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice.
    DirectorCurtis HansonStarsKevin SpaceyRussell CroweGuy Pearce
  • The Life of Jesus (1997)

    10. The Life of Jesus

    19971h 36mNot Rated74Metascore
    7.0 (3.7K)
    Unemployed youth in northern France pass time aimlessly, venting aggression towards Arab immigrants. Freddy's love for cashier Marie leads his group to target Kader, who proposes to her, committing a horrific act that seals Kader's fate.
    DirectorBruno DumontStarsDavid DoucheMarjorie CottreelKader Chaatouf
    Criterion
  • Patricia Arquette and Bill Pullman in Lost Highway (1997)

    11. Lost Highway

    19972h 14mR53Metascore
    7.6 (165K)
    Anonymous videotapes presage a musician's murder conviction, and a gangster's girlfriend leads a mechanic astray.
    DirectorDavid LynchStarsBill PullmanPatricia ArquetteJohn Roselius
  • The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)

    12. The Lost World: Jurassic Park

    19972h 9mPG-1359Metascore
    6.6 (466K)
    A research team is sent to the Jurassic Park Site B island to study the dinosaurs there, while an InGen team approaches with another agenda.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsJeff GoldblumJulianne MoorePete Postlethwaite
  • Cameron Diaz, Julia Roberts, and Dermot Mulroney in My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)

    13. My Best Friend's Wedding

    19971h 45mPG-1351Metascore
    6.4 (163K)
    When a woman's long-time friend reveals he's engaged, she realizes she loves him herself and sets out to get him, with only days before the wedding.
    DirectorP.J. HoganStarsJulia RobertsDermot MulroneyCameron Diaz
  • Penélope Cruz in Open Your Eyes (1997)

    14. Open Your Eyes

    19971h 59mR
    7.7 (76K)
    A very handsome man finds the love of his life, but he suffers an accident and needs to have his face rebuilt by surgery after it is severely disfigured.
    DirectorAlejandro AmenábarStarsEduardo NoriegaPenélope CruzChete Lera
  • Claire Danes and Yuriko Ishida in Princess Mononoke (1997)

    15. Princess Mononoke

    19972h 13mPG-1378Metascore
    8.3 (465K)
    While seeking to cure himself of a curse, young warrior Ashitaka stumbles into a conflict between the people of Iron Town and Princess Mononoke, a girl raised by wolves, who will stop at nothing to prevent the destruction of her home.
    DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsYôji MatsudaYuriko IshidaYûko Tanaka
    AMO
  • The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

    16. The Sweet Hereafter

    19971h 52mR91Metascore
    7.4 (38K)
    A bus crash in a small town brings a lawyer to defend the families, but he discovers everything isn't what it seems.
    DirectorAtom EgoyanStarsIan HolmSarah PolleyCaerthan Banks
    Criterion
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, and Frances Fisher in Titanic (1997)

    17. Titanic

    19973h 14mPG-1375Metascore
    7.9 (1.4M)
    A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsLeonardo DiCaprioKate WinsletBilly Zane
  • Jack Nicholson in As Good as It Gets (1997)

    18. As Good as It Gets

    19972h 19mPG-1367Metascore
    7.7 (331K)
    A single mother and waitress, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.
    DirectorJames L. BrooksStarsJack NicholsonHelen HuntGreg Kinnear
  • Wag the Dog (1997)

    19. Wag the Dog

    19971h 37mR74Metascore
    7.1 (91K)
    Shortly before an election, a spin-doctor and a Hollywood producer join efforts to fabricate a war in order to cover up a Presidential sex scandal.
    DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsDustin HoffmanRobert De NiroAnne Heche
    Nova
  • Peter Fonda in Ulee's Gold (1997)

    20. Ulee's Gold

    19971h 53mR77Metascore
    7.0 (7.8K)
    A reclusive beekeeper slowly pulls his dysfunctional family back together, but not without having to fight his son's previous dastardly cohorts.
    DirectorVictor NunezStarsPeter FondaPatricia RichardsonChristine Dunford
  • Robin Williams and Matt Damon in Good Will Hunting (1997)

    21. Good Will Hunting

    19972h 6mR71Metascore
    8.3 (1.2M)
    A therapist counsels Will Hunting, a janitor with a genius IQ.
    DirectorGus Van SantStarsRobin WilliamsMatt DamonBen Affleck
    Nova
  • Robert Duvall in The Apostle (1997)

    22. The Apostle

    19972h 14mPG-1383Metascore
    7.1 (15K)
    After his happy life spins out of control, a preacher from Texas changes his name, goes to Louisiana and starts preaching on the radio.
    DirectorRobert DuvallStarsRobert DuvallTodd AllenPaul Bagget
  • Djimon Hounsou in Amistad (1997)

    23. Amistad

    19972h 35mR64Metascore
    7.3 (86K)
    In 1839, the revolt of Mende captives aboard a Spanish owned ship causes a major controversy in the United States when the ship is captured off the coast of Long Island. The courts must decide whether the Mende are slaves or legally free.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsDjimon HounsouMatthew McConaugheyAnthony Hopkins
    Nova / Film 103
  • Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, and Heather Graham in Boogie Nights (1997)

    24. Boogie Nights

    19972h 35mR86Metascore
    7.9 (293K)
    An idealistic porn producer aspires to elevate his craft to an art when he discovers a hot young talent.
    DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsMark WahlbergJulianne MooreBurt Reynolds
  • Robert De Niro, Samuel L. Jackson, Bridget Fonda, Pam Grier, Michael Keaton, and Robert Forster in Jackie Brown (1997)

    25. Jackie Brown

    19972h 34mR62Metascore
    7.5 (393K)
    A flight attendant with a criminal past gets nabbed by the ATF for smuggling. Under pressure to become an informant against the illegal arms dealer she works for, she must find a way to secure her future without getting killed.
    DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsPam GrierSamuel L. JacksonRobert Forster
    Nova

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