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.

61. Deconstructing Harry

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Woody Allen
Actors: Woody Allen, Kirstie Alley, Billy Crystal, Richard Benjamin, Bob Balaban, Elisabeth Shue

62. Absolute Power

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Clint Eastwood
Actors: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Scott Glenn, Dennis Haysbert
Plot: A career thief bears witness to a crime involving the president of the United States and has to decide what to do while trying to stay one step ahead of the president.

63. The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Family
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Robert C. Ramirez
Actors: Thurl Ravenscroft, Timothy Stack, Brian Doyle-Murray, Deanna Oliver, Andy Milder, Eric Lloyd

64. Cinderella

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Musical/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Robert Iscove
Actors: Brandy Norwood, Bernadette Peters, Veanne Cox, Natalie Desselle, Whoopi Goldberg, Whitney Houston
Plot: An updated version of the classic fairytale that has Brandy taking on the role of Cinderella, Whitney Houston as the fairy godmother and Paolo Montalban as the Prince.

65. Underworld

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Roger Christian
Actors: Denis Leary, Joe Mantegna, Annabella Sciorra, Traci Lords, Larry Bishop, Abe Vigoda

66. Tetsuo II: Bodyhammer

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Sci-Fi/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Shinya Tsukamoto
Actors: Tomorowo Taguchi, Shinya Tsukamoto, Nobu Kanaoka, Sujin Kim, Hideaki Tezuka, Tomoo Asada

67. In the Company of Men

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Neil LaBute
Actors: Aaron Eckhart, Stacy Edwards, Matt Malloy, Mark Rector, Emily Cline, Michael Martin

68. Emma

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Diarmuid Lawrence
Actors: Kate Beckinsale, Bernard Hepton, Mark Strong, Samantha Bond, Samantha Morton, James Hazeldine

69. The Rainmaker

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Actors: Matt Damon, Danny DeVito, Claire Danes, Jon Voight, Mary Kay Place, Dean Stockwell
Plot: A young lawyer takes on corporate America when he helps an elderly couple against an insurance giant after their son is denied payment for medical help.

70. Maborosi ( Maboroshi no hikari )

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Hirokazu Koreeda
Actors: Makiko Esumi, Takashi Naitô, Tadanobu Asano, Gohki Kashiyama, Naomi Watanabe, Midori Kiuchi

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