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.

51. Event Horizon

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Actors: Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Kathleen Quinlan, Richard T. Jones, Joely Richardson, Jason Isaacs
Plot: A deep space rescue crew is sent to investigate the mysterious reappearance of the Event Horizon.

52. Tomorrow Never Dies

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Actors: Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce, Teri Hatcher, Michelle Yeoh, Vincent Schiavelli, Judi Dench
Plot: A media tycoon, Elliott Carver, plans to complete his empire by starting a war between China and the UK. James Bond is on the case, along with a Chinese agent Wai Lin, but a former lover (and Carver's current wife) complicates matters.

53. Fast, Cheap & Out of Control

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Errol Morris
Actors: Dave Hoover, George Mendonça, Raymond A. Mendez, Rodney Brooks

54. Ulee's Gold

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Victor Nunez
Actors: Peter Fonda, Patricia Richardson, Christine Dunford, Tom Wood, Jessica Biel, Vanessa Zima
Plot: A reclusive beekeeper works to bring his dysfunctional family back together. His son, Jimmy, asks a favor behind bars - to rescue his wives from his sociopathic friends - move that could endanger those he holds most dear.

55. The Boxer

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Sport
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jim Sheridan
Actors: Daniel Day-Lewis, Emily Watson, Brian Cox, David McBlain, Ciarán Fitzgerald, David Hayman
Plot: A teenager is sent to prison for his involvement in the IRA. He is released from prison years later and decides to lead a life free from the IRA.

56. Cop Land

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: James Mangold
Actors: Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Peter Berg, Janeane Garofalo
Plot: A small-town sheriff comes up against some big city cops who may or may not have connections to the mob.

57. Mrs. Brown

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: John Madden
Actors: Judi Dench, Billy Connolly, Gerard Butler, Geoffrey Palmer, Antony Sher, David Westhead

58. Rosewood

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Singleton
Actors: Jon Voight, Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle, Bruce McGill, Loren Dean, Robert Patrick

59. The Edge

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Action
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Lee Tamahori
Actors: Anthony Hopkins, Alec Baldwin, Elle Macpherson, Harold Perrineau, L.Q. Jones, Bart the Bear
Plot: A billionaire, Charles Morse, and his supermodel wife travel to Alaska for a photo shoot. Charles and the photographer take a day-trip in a small plane. When it crashes into a lake, they have to rely on each other to survive. However, Charles is suspicious that Robert is having an affair with his wife and wants him dead.

60. Liar Liar

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Tom Shadyac
Actors: Jim Carrey, Maura Tierney, Justin Cooper, Cary Elwes, Jennifer Tilly, Anne Haney
Plot: Slick, successful lawyer Fletcher Reed has built his practice by being adept at lying. Success at work comes at the expense of his family. His son Max only wants one thing for his fifth birthday: for his father not to lie for one day.

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