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.

81. Love Jones

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Theodore Witcher
Actors: Larenz Tate, Nia Long, Isaiah Washington, Lisa Nicole Carson, Bill Bellamy, Leonard Roberts

82. Prefontaine

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Sport
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Steve James
Actors: Jared Leto, R. Lee Ermey, Breckin Meyer, Amy Locane, Lindsay Crouse, Kurtwood Smith
Plot: Based on the life of Steve Prefontaine, an Olympic hopeful, who ran to be the best. His inspiring story shows that you can do anything that you put your mind to but there may be a cost.

83. Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe ( Gamera daikaijû kuchu kessen )

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Shusuke Kaneko
Actors: Tsuyoshi Ihara, Akira Onodera, Shinobu Nakayama, Ayako Fujitani, Yukijirô Hotaru

84. Ulysses' Gaze ( vlemma tou Odyssea, To )

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Other
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Theodoros Angelopoulos
Actors: Harvey Keitel, Erland Josephson, Maia Morgenstern, Thanasis Vengos, Yorgos Michalakopoulos, Dora Volanaki

85. Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Toby Keeler
Actors: David Lynch, Patricia Arquette, Balthazar Getty, Robert Loggia, Jack Nance, Dean Stockwell

86. Nothing to Lose

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Steve Oedekerk
Actors: Martin Lawrence, Tim Robbins, John C. McGinley, Giancarlo Esposito, Kelly Preston, Michael McKean
Plot: A man's life is in ruins, and he's having a nervous breakdown. Then, he gets robbed. But, he kidnaps the thief. Hilarity ensues.

87. Casper: A Spirited Beginning

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Family
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Sean McNamara
Actors: Brendon Ryan Barrett, Shannon Chandler

88. The Serpent's Kiss

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Philippe Rousselot
Actors: Ewan McGregor, Greta Scacchi, Pete Postlethwaite, Richard E. Grant, Carmen Chaplin, Donal McCann

89. Good Luck

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Richard LaBrie
Actors: Gregory Hines, Vincent D'Onofrio, Joe Theismann, Max Gail, Roy Firestone, Robert O'Reilly
Plot: Two men, one needs a wheelchair and the other is blind, compete in a whitewater river contest together.

90. Hugo Pool

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Robert Downey Sr.
Actors: Alyssa Milano, Richard Lewis, Malcolm McDowell, Sean Penn, Robert Downey Jr., Patrick Dempsey

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