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Includes films in U.S. commercial release between Jan. 1, 1997, and Dec. 31, 1997. Consequently certain entries, especially foreign films, are indexed here despite being produced or exhibited elsewhere in earlier years. Click Here for Frames Version |
| ★ | Boogie Nights Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson. With Mark Wahlberg, Burt Reynolds, Julianne Moore A |
| • | Donnie Brasco Dir. Mike Newell. With Johnny Depp, Al Pacino, Michael Madsen, Anne Heche A |
| • | Happy Together Dir. Wong Kar-wai. With Tony Leung, Leslie Cheung, Chang Chen A |
| • | Irma Vep Dir. Olivier Assayas. With Maggie Cheung, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Nathalie Richard A |
| • | L.A. Confidential Dir. Curtis Hanson. With Guy Pearce, Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey A |
| • | Oscar and Lucinda Dir. Gillian Armstrong. With Ralph Fiennes, Cate Blanchett, Tom Wilkinson A |
| • | The Sweet Hereafter Dir. Atom Egoyan. With Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, Bruce Greenwood A |
| ★ | Titanic Dir. James Cameron. With Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Billy Zane, Gloria Stuart A |
| • | The Apostle Dir. Robert Duvall. With Robert Duvall, John Beasley, Farrah Fawcett A– |
| ★ | Crash Dir. David Cronenberg. With James Spader, Deborah Kara Unger, Elias Koteas A– |
| • | Eve's Bayou Dir. Kasi Lemmons. With Jurnee Smollett, Samuel L. Jackson, Debbi Morgan A– |
| • | Face/Off Dir. John Woo. With Nicolas Cage, John Travolta, Joan Allen, Alessandro Nivola A– |
| • | Jackie Brown Dir. Quentin Tarantino. With Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Forster A– |
| • | The Wings of the Dove Dir. Iain Softley. With Helena Bonham Carter, Linus Roache A– |
| • | The Winter Guest Dir. Alan Rickman. With Phyllida Law, Emma Thompson, Gary Hollywood A– |
| • | 4 Little Girls Dir. Spike Lee. Documentary about 1963 church bombing in Montgomery, Alabama B+ |
| • | All Over Me Dir. Alex Sichel. With Alison Folland, Tara Subkoff, Cole Hauser B+ |
| ★ | Blood and Wine Dir. Bob Rafelson. With Jack Nicholson, Stephen Dorff, Michael Caine B+ |
| • | Fast, Cheap & Out of Control Dir. Errol Morris. Documentary about men with bizarre vocations B+ |
| • | Female Perversions Dir. Susan Streitfeld. With Tilda Swinton, Amy Madigan, Karen Sillas B+ |
| • | Gabbeh Dir. Mohsen Makhmalbaf. With Shaghayeh Djodat, Rogheih Moharami B+ |
| • | Gattaca Dir. Andrew Niccol. With Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Loren Dean, Alan Arkin B+ |
| • | Good Will Hunting Dir. Gus Van Sant. With Matt Damon, Robin Williams, Stellan Skarsgård B+ |
| • | Live Flesh Dir. Pedro Almodóvar. With Liberto Rabal, Francesca Neri, Javier Bardem B+ |
| • | The Pillow Book Dir. Peter Greenaway. With Vivian Wu, Ken Ogata, Ewan McGregor B+ |
| • | Ponette Dir. Jacques Doillon. With Victoire Thivisol, Delphine Schiltz, Matiaz Bureau Caton B+ |
| • | Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella Dir. Robert Iscove. With Brandy, Paolo Montalban B+ |
| • | Wag the Dog Dir. Barry Levinson. With Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Anne Heche B+ |
| ★ | Washington Square Dir. Agnieszka Holland. With Jennifer Jason Leigh, Albert Finney B+ |
| • | The Watermelon Woman Dir. Cheryl Dunye. With Cheryl Dunye, Valarie Walker B+ |
| • | Welcome to Sarajevo Dir. Michael Winterbottom. With Stephen Dillane, Woody Harrelson B+ |
| © | Addicted to Love Dir. Griffin Dunne. With Matthew Broderick, Meg Ryan, Tchéky Karyo B |
| © | Alien: Resurrection Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet. With Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder B |
| • | Bliss Dir. Lance Young. With Craig Sheffer, Sheryl Lee, Terence Stamp, Lois Chiles B |
| • | Breakdown Dir. Jonathan Mostow. With Kurt Russell, J.T. Walsh, Kathleen Quinlan B |
| • | Career Girls Dir. Mike Leigh. With Katrin Cartlidge, Lynda Steadman, Mark Benton B |
| • | Conspiracy Theory Dir. Richard Donner. With Mel Gibson, Julia Roberts, Patrick Stewart B |
| • | Contact Dir. Robert Zemeckis. With Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Skerritt B |
| • | Deconstructing Harry Dir. Woody Allen. With Woody Allen, Hazelle Goodman, Billy Crystal B |
| ★ | Eye of God Dir. Tim Blake Nelson. With Martha Plimpton, Kevin Anderson, Nick Stahl B |
| • | The Full Monty Dir. Peter Cattaneo. With Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, Tom Wilkinson B |
| • | Funny Games Dir. Michael Haneke. With Susanne Lothar, Ulrich Mühe, Arno Frisch B |
| • | In the Company of Men Dir. Neil LaBute. With Aaron Eckhart, Stacy Edwards, Matt Malloy B |
| • | Life of Jesus Dir. Bruno Dumont. With David Douche, Marjorie Cottreel, Kader Chaatouf B |
| ★ | Margaret's Museum Dir. Mort Ransen. With Helena Bonham Carter, Clive Russell B |
| ★ | My Best Friend's Wedding Dir. P.J. Hogan. With Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Cameron Diaz B |
| ★ | The Myth of Fingerprints Dir. Bart Freundlich. With Noah Wyle, Julianne Moore, Roy Scheider B |
| • | Nappy Dir. Lydia Ann Douglas. Documentary short about African-American women's hair B |
| • | Scream 2 Dir. Wes Craven. With Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette B |
| • | See the Sea Dir. François Ozon. With Sasha Hails, Marina de Van, Paul Raoux B |
| • | Starship Troopers Dir. Paul Verhoeven. With Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, Denise Richards B |
| • | Ulee's Gold Dir. Victor Nuñez. With Peter Fonda, Patricia Richardson, Jessica Biel B |
| • | Waiting for Guffman Dir. Christopher Guest. With Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Fred Willard B |
| ★ | Amistad Dir. Steven Spielberg. With Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey B– |
| • | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery Dir. Jay Roach. With Mike Myers B– |
| • | Bent Dir. Sean Mathias. With Clive Owen, Lothaire Bluteau, Mick Jagger, Brian Webber B– |
| • | Children of the Revolution Dir. Peter Duncan. With Judy Davis, Geoffrey Rush B– |
| • | The Hanging Garden Dir. Thom Fitzgerald. With Chris Leavins, Troy Veinotte, Kerry Fox B– |
| ★ | Hollow Reed Dir. Angela Pope. With Martin Donovan, Joely Richardson, Sam Bould B– |
| • | John Grisham's The Rainmaker Dir. Francis Ford Coppola. With Matt Damon, Danny DeVito B– |
| • | Kissed Dir. Lynne Stopkewich. With Molly Parker, Peter Outerbridge, Jay Brazeau B– |
| • | Lilies Dir. John Greyson. With Danny Gillmore, Jason Cadieux, Matthew Ferguson B– |
| • | love jones Dir. Theodore Witcher. With Nia Long, Larenz Tate, Lisa Nicole Carson B– |
| • | Love! Valour! Compassion! Dir. Joe Mantello. With Stephen Bogardus, Jason Alexander B– |
| • | Ma vie en rose Dir. Alain Berliner. With Georges Du Fresne, Michèle Laroque B– |
| • | Mrs. Brown Dir. John Madden. With Judi Dench, Billy Connolly, Antony Sher, Geoffrey Palmer B– |
| ★ | Paradise Road Dir. Bruce Beresford. With Glenn Close, Pauline Collins, Jennifer Ehle B– |
| • | Seven Years in Tibet Dir. Jean-Jacques Annaud. With Brad Pitt, Jamyang Wangchuk B– |
| © | Air Force One Dir. Wolfgang Petersen. With Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close C+ |
| ★ | As Good As It Gets Dir. James L. Brooks. With Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear C+ |
| • | The Fifth Element Dir. Luc Besson. With Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman C+ |
| • | The Ice Storm Dir. Ang Lee. With Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Christina Ricci, Sigourney Weaver C+ |
| • | In & Out Dir. Frank Oz. With Kevin Kline, Joan Cusack, Tom Selleck, Matt Dillon C+ |
| • | Kundun Dir. Martin Scorsese. With Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong, Sonam Phuntsok, Tencho Gyalpo C+ |
| • | One Night Stand Dir. Mike Figgis. With Wesley Snipes, Nastassja Kinski, Robert Downey Jr. C+ |
| © | Conceiving Ada Dir. Lynn Hershmann-Leeson. With Tilda Swinton, Francesca Faridany C |
| • | The Game Dir. David Fincher. With Michael Douglas, Deborah Kara Unger, Sean Penn C |
| • | Grosse Pointe Blank Dir. George Armitage. With John Cusack, Minnie Driver, Dan Aykroyd C |
| ★ | I Know What You Did Last Summer Dir. Jim Gillespie. With Jennifer Love Hewitt C |
| • | Liar Liar Dir. Tom Shadyac. With Jim Carrey, Maura Tierney, Justin Cooper, Swoosie Kurtz C |
| • | The Lost World: Jurassic Park Dir. Steven Spielberg. With Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore C |
| • | Men in Black Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld. With Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Vincent D'Onofrio C |
| • | The Mill on the Floss Dir. Graham Theakston. With Emily Watson, Ifan Meredith, James Frain C |
| • | She's So Lovely Dir. Nick Cassavetes. With Sean Penn, Robin Wright Penn, John Travolta C |
| ★ | A Thousand Acres Dir. Jocelyn Moorhouse. With Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Lange C– |
| ★ | Afterglow Dir. Alan Rudolph. With Nick Nolte, Julie Christie, Jonny Lee Miller D+ |
| ★ | The Boxer Dir. Jim Sheridan. With Daniel Day-Lewis, Emily Watson, Brian Cox D+ |
| • | Chasing Amy Dir. Kevin Smith. With Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, Jason Lee D+ |
| • | Romy & Michele's High School Reunion Dir. David Mirkin. With Mira Sorvino, Lisa Kudrow D+ |
| • | A Couch in New York Dir. Chantal Akerman. With Juliette Binoche, William Hurt D– |
| • | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Dir. Clint Eastwood. With John Cusack, Kevin Spacey D |
| • | The House of Yes Dir. Mark Waters. With Parker Posey, Josh Hamilton, Tori Spelling F |
| • | U-Turn Dir. Oliver Stone. With Sean Penn, Jennifer Lopez, Nick Nolte, Jon Voight F |
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