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1997

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  • Robert De Niro, Samuel L. Jackson, Bridget Fonda, Pam Grier, Michael Keaton, and Robert Forster in Jackie Brown (1997)

    1. 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
  • Claire Danes and Yuriko Ishida in Princess Mononoke (1997)

    2. Princess Mononoke

    19972h 13mPG-1378Metascore
    8.3 (466K)
    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
  • Mina Mohammad Khani in The Mirror (1997)

    3. The Mirror

    19971h 35m
    7.5 (3.4K)
    When a young girl becomes lost in the hustle and bustle of Tehran, her journey turns into a dazzling exercise on the nature of film itself.
    DirectorJafar PanahiStarsMina Mohammad KhaniMohtaram ShirzadRajab Mojdehi
  • Jacob Reynolds in Gummo (1997)

    4. Gummo

    19971h 29mR19Metascore
    6.6 (41K)
    Lonely residents of a tornado-stricken Ohio town wander the deserted landscape trying to fulfill their boring, nihilistic lives.
    DirectorHarmony KorineStarsNick SuttonJacob SewellLara Tosh
  • Patricia Arquette and Bill Pullman in Lost Highway (1997)

    5. 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
  • Happy Together (1997)

    6. 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
  • Ariane Ascaride and Gérard Meylan in Marius and Jeannette (1997)

    7. Marius and Jeannette

    19971h 45m
    6.9 (1.8K)
    Marius is the keeper of an abandoned cement works staying high above the quarter of l'Estaque in Marseilles. Jeannette is bringing up her two children alone with her poor checkout operator salary. Their meeting won't be without trouble, since besides material difficulties, both of them are wounded by life. They have to learn how to be happy again.
    DirectorRobert GuédiguianStarsAriane AscarideGérard MeylanPascale Roberts
  • Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow in Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)

    8. Romy and Michele's High School Reunion

    19971h 32mR60Metascore
    6.4 (56K)
    Two dim-witted, inseparable friends hit the road for their ten-year high school reunion and concoct an elaborate lie about their lives in order to impress their classmates.
    DirectorDavid MirkinStarsMira SorvinoLisa KudrowJaneane Garofalo
  • Jennifer Jason Leigh and Ben Chaplin in Washington Square (1997)

    9. Washington Square

    19971h 55mPG
    6.6 (3.9K)
    In this adaptation of the Henry James novel set in 19th-century New York City, a wealthy spinster with an overbearing father is pursued by a handsome fortune hunter who may be only after her money.
    DirectorAgnieszka HollandStarsJennifer Jason LeighAlbert FinneyMaggie Smith
  • Michael Douglas in The Game (1997)

    10. The Game

    19972h 9mR63Metascore
    7.7 (457K)
    A mysterious game invades a man's ordered existence.
    DirectorDavid FincherStarsMichael DouglasDeborah Kara UngerSean Penn
  • Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey in Contact (1997)

    11. Contact

    19972h 30mPG62Metascore
    7.5 (305K)
    Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of extraterrestrial intelligence, sending plans for a mysterious machine.
    DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsJodie FosterMatthew McConaugheyTom Skerritt
  • Nicolas Cage and John Travolta in Face/Off (1997)

    12. 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
  • Bill Murray and Joanne Whalley in The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)

    13. The Man Who Knew Too Little

    19971h 34mPG
    6.6 (36K)
    Wallace Ritchie is mistaken for a spy and must stop a plot to assassinate international leaders at a banquet.
    DirectorJon AmielStarsBill MurrayJoanne WhalleyPeter Gallagher
  • The Relic (1997)

    14. The Relic

    19971h 50mR55Metascore
    5.8 (32K)
    A homicide detective and an anthropologist try to destroy a South American lizard-like God, who's on a people eating rampage in a Chicago museum.
    DirectorPeter HyamsStarsPenelope Ann MillerTom SizemoreLinda Hunt
  • Johnny Depp and Al Pacino in Donnie Brasco (1997)

    15. 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
  • Kôji Yakusho in Cure (1997)

    16. Cure

    19971h 51mNot Rated70Metascore
    7.5 (32K)
    A frustrated detective deals with the case of several gruesome murders committed by people who have no recollection of what they've done.
    DirectorKiyoshi KurosawaStarsMasato HagiwaraKôji YakushoTsuyoshi Ujiki
  • Live Flesh (1997)

    17. Live Flesh

    19971h 43mR69Metascore
    7.3 (35K)
    After leaving jail, Víctor is still in love with Elena, but she's married to the former cop -now basketball player- who became paralysed by a shot from Víctor's gun...
    DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsLiberto RabalFrancesca NeriJavier Bardem
  • Event Horizon (1997)

    18. Event Horizon

    19971h 36mR35Metascore
    6.6 (208K)
    A rescue crew is tasked with investigating the mysterious reappearance of a spaceship that had been lost for seven years.
    DirectorPaul W.S. AndersonStarsLaurence FishburneSam NeillKathleen Quinlan
  • Ray Winstone in Nil by Mouth (1997)

    19. Nil by Mouth

    19972h 8mR76Metascore
    7.3 (11K)
    A rough, short-tempered patriarch of a working-class family sees his life and the relationships around him slowly unravel.
    DirectorGary OldmanStarsRay WinstoneKathy BurkeCharlie Creed-Miles
  • The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)

    20. 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
  • Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, and Giorgio Cantarini in Life Is Beautiful (1997)

    21. Life Is Beautiful

    19971h 56mPG-1358Metascore
    8.6 (786K)
    When an open-minded Jewish waiter and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp.
    DirectorRoberto BenigniStarsRoberto BenigniNicoletta BraschiGiorgio Cantarini
  • Georges Du Fresne in Ma vie en rose (1997)

    22. Ma vie en rose

    19971h 28mR
    7.5 (9.2K)
    Ludovic is an innocent seven-year-old child who provokes horror in his community when he dresses in girls clothes and insists he's a girl.
    DirectorAlain BerlinerStarsGeorges Du FresneMichèle LaroqueJean-Philippe Écoffey
  • Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, and Joan Allen in The Ice Storm (1997)

    23. 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
  • Takeshi Kitano in Fireworks (1997)

    24. Fireworks

    19971h 43m83Metascore
    7.7 (35K)
    Nishi leaves the police in the face of harrowing personal and professional difficulties. Spiraling into depression, he makes questionable decisions.
    DirectorTakeshi KitanoStarsTakeshi KitanoKayoko KishimotoRen Ôsugi
  • The Castle (1997)

    25. The Castle

    19971h 25mR
    7.6 (18K)
    A working-class family from Melbourne, Australia fights city hall after being told they must vacate their beloved family home to allow for infrastructural expansion.
    DirectorRob SitchStarsMichael CatonAnne TenneyStephen Curry

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