71. Lost World: Jurassic Park
Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Steven Spielberg
Actors: Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Pete Postlethwaite, Richard Attenborough, Vince Vaughn, Arliss Howard
Plot: Ian Malcolm learns that there was another island before Jurassic Park, and that dinosaurs have been breeding unchecked and a group of scientists, including Malcolm's wife, have been sent to study the them in their natural habitat. Soon they are joined by an InGen group who plan to start a new park in San Diego.
72. The House of Yes
Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Mark Waters
Actors: Parker Posey, Josh Hamilton, Tori Spelling, Freddie Prinze Jr., Rachael Leigh Cook, Geneviève Bujold
73. The Batman Superman Movie: World's Finest
Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Action
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Toshihiko Masuda
Actors: Tim Daly, Dana Delany, Kevin Conroy, Clancy Brown, Mark Hamill, Arleen Sorkin
Plot: The Joker teams up with Lex Luthor to take on Batman and Superman.
74. The Wings of the Dove
Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Iain Softley
Actors: Helena Bonham Carter, Linus Roache, Alison Elliott, Charlotte Rampling, Michael Gambon, Elizabeth McGovern
Plot: Kate's family once held much wealth - until her mother married an opium addict who squandered the fortune. But when her mother dies, Kate is suddenly given the opportunity to return to the privileged world - provided she severs all ties with her previous life (including her would-be husband, the muck-raking Merton). She reluctantly agrees - but when she befriends "the world's richest orphan" - a woman who is dying, and also attracted to Merton - she sees a way to attain both lives - but nothing quite works out as well as planned.
75. Seven Years in Tibet
Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Actors: Brad Pitt, Mako, David Thewlis, Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk, B.D. Wong, Danny Denzongpa
Plot: The biography of Heinrich Harrer who became friends with the Dalai Lama during war with the Chinese - learning their way of life and the understanding of peace.
76. Conspiracy Theory
Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Mystery/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Richard Donner
Actors: Mel Gibson, Julia Roberts, Patrick Stewart, Cylk Cozart, Steve Kahan, Terry Alexander
Plot: A New York taxi driver publishes a newsletter of complicated conspiracy theories he sends to five people. When one of his wild theories proves to be true, he becomes the target of the men behind the plot.
77. Breakdown
Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jonathan Mostow
Actors: Kurt Russell, J.T. Walsh, Kathleen Quinlan, M.C. Gainey, Jack Noseworthy, Rex Linn
78. My Best Friend's Wedding
Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: P.J. Hogan
Actors: Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Cameron Diaz, Rupert Everett, Philip Bosco, M. Emmet Walsh
Plot: Michael O'Neal and Julianne Potter have been best friends for a long time. When Michael announces he's getting married, Julianne rushes to his side for support, but also because she has every intention of breaking the marriage and taking him for herself.
79. Kiss the Girls
Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Gary Fleder
Actors: Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Cary Elwes, Alex McArthur, Tony Goldwyn, Jay O. Sanders
Plot: Detective Dr. Alex Cross travels to North Carolina when his niece is kidnapped by "Casanova". Aided by one of his escaped victims, he must track down the serial killer to save his niece.
80. Operation Condor - Armor of God II ( Fei ying gai wak )
Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Cantonese
Genre: Adventure/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jackie Chan
Actors: Jackie Chan, Carol 'Do Do' Cheng, Eva Cobo, Shôko Ikeda, Aldo Sambrell, Jonathan Isgar
Plot: Chan plays a secret agent embarking on his biggest mission yet: To find the fortune in gold that the Nazis buried in the Sahara Desert during WW II.
