Top Movies of 1997


The top movies of 1997 list is calculated by community movie ratings and members' "Top Movies List". Lists are updated daily.

121. One Eight Seven ( 187 )

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Kevin Reynolds
Actors: Samuel L. Jackson, John Heard, Kelly Rowan, Clifton Collins Jr., Method Man, Tony Plana
Plot: One year after being stabbed by a student, a Brooklyn high school teacher relocates to Los Angeles and returns to the classroom.

122. Schizopolis

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Actors: Steven Soderbergh, Betsy Brantley, David Jensen, Katherine LaNasa, L. Christian Mixon, Mike Malone

123. Temptress Moon ( Feng yue )

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Kaige Chen
Actors: Leslie Cheung, Li Gong, Kevin Lin, Caifei He, Shih Chang, Liankun Lin

124. The Assignment

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Christian Duguay
Actors: Aidan Quinn, Donald Sutherland, Ben Kingsley, Claudia Ferri, Céline Bonnier, Vlasta Vrana

125. Smilla's Sense of Snow

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Bille August
Actors: Julia Ormond, Gabriel Byrne, Jim Broadbent, Tom Wilkinson, Richard Harris, Robert Loggia

126. Alien: Resurrection

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Actors: Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Ron Perlman, Gary Dourdan, Dominique Pinon, Michael Wincott
Plot: Ellen Ripley, Sigourney Weaver, is revived 200 years after her death. This time she isn't human, she is a human/alien hybrid. When the secret gets out and the aliens get loose she is the only one that know how to stop them.

127. Irma Vep

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Olivier Assayas
Actors: Maggie Cheung, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Nathalie Richard, Nathalie Boutefeu, Bernard Nissile, Arsinée Khanjian

128. The Devil's Own

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Actors: Brad Pitt, Harrison Ford, Margaret Colin, Rubén Blades, Natascha McElhone, Treat Williams
Plot: An IRA terrorist is sent to the US to gather information and weapons when
he is placed in another Irish American's home only to discover that he is
a cop and not as willing to help him as he once thought.

129. Dance with the Devil ( Perdita Durango )

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Álex de la Iglesia
Actors: Rosie Perez, Javier Bardem, Harley Cross, Aimee Graham, James Gandolfini, Screamin' Jay Hawkins

130. The Watermelon Woman

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Cheryl Dunye
Actors: Cheryl Dunye, Guinevere Turner, Valarie Walker, Lisa Marie Bronson, Cheryl Clarke, Irene Dunye

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