171. The Relic
Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Peter Hyams
Actors: Penelope Ann Miller, Tom Sizemore, Linda Hunt, James Whitmore, Clayton Rohner, Chi Moui Lo
Plot: A South American researcher sends his findings to the Chicago Natural History Museum, but unwittingly carries something far worse back with him.
172. Fairytale: A True Story
Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Family
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Charles Sturridge
Actors: Harvey Keitel, Jason Salkey, Peter O'Toole, Anna Chancellor, Florence Hoath, Lara Morgan
173. The Sixth Man
Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Randall Miller
Actors: Marlon Wayans, Kadeem Hardison, David Paymer, Michael Michele, Kevin Dunn, Gary Jones
174. RocketMan
Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Family
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Stuart Gillard
Actors: Harland Williams, Jessica Lundy, William Sadler, Beau Bridges, Jeffrey DeMunn, James Pickens Jr.
Plot: When an astronaut tapped to man the first flight to Mars is injured, NASA replaces him with hapless spacecraft designer Fred Z. Randall. Teamed with a brash commander, a proficient mission specialist and a trained chimp, Randall nearly brings down the mission with his ineptitude.
175. Metro
Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Thomas Carter
Actors: Eddie Murphy, Kim Miyori, Art Evans, James Carpenter, Michael Rapaport, Donal Logue
176. The Van
Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Stephen Frears
Actors: Colm Meaney, Donal O'Kelly, Ger Ryan, Caroline Rothwell, Neilí Conroy, Rúaidhrí Conroy
177. Paradise Road
Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Bruce Beresford
Actors: Glenn Close, Frances McDormand, Pauline Collins, Cate Blanchett, Jennifer Ehle, Julianna Margulies
178. Children of the Revolution
Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Peter Duncan
Actors: Judy Davis, Sam Neill, F. Murray Abraham, Richard Roxburgh, Rachel Griffiths, Geoffrey Rush
179. Oscar and Lucinda
Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Gillian Armstrong
Actors: Ralph Fiennes, Cate Blanchett, Ciarán Hinds, Tom Wilkinson, Richard Roxburgh, Clive Russell
180. A Self-Made Hero
Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Plot: Set in France at the end of World War II Albert Dehousse finds out his father wasn't a war hero and his mother is a collaborator. He leaves his wife and goes to Paris. Gradually he inveigles himself with the resistance movement. They trust him and he helps them trace collaborators. Written by David Morgans {in2023@wlv.ac.uk}
