1997: World Premieres 1997: U.S. Releases 1997: Still Left to See 1997: Cannes Festival Looking Back Moving Ahead Browse Films by Title / Year / Reviews Home / Blog / E-Mail The Movies of 1997: U.S. Releases  By Title // By Grade, with Top Ten Complete Reviews ★ = Full Review   /   ★ = Capsule   /   ★ = Feature or Blog Post   /   ★ = Review I Distrust! ★  Addicted to Love Dir. Griffin Dunne. Matthew Broderick, Meg Ryan B ★  Afterglow Dir. Alan Rudolph. Nick Nolte, Julie Christie, Jonny Lee Miller D+ ★  Air Force One Dir. Wolfgang Petersen. Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close C+ ★  Alien: Resurrection Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder B ★  Amistad Dir. Steven Spielberg. Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey B ★  As Good As It Gets Dir. James L. Brooks. Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt C+ ★  Bliss Dir. Lance Young. Craig Sheffer, Sheryl Lee, Terence Stamp, Lois Chiles C ★  Blood and Wine Dir. Bob Rafelson. Jack Nicholson, Stephen Dorff, Michael Caine B+ ★  Boogie Nights Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson. Mark Wahlberg, Burt Reynolds A– ★  The Boxer Dir. Jim Sheridan. Daniel Day-Lewis, Emily Watson, Brian Cox D+ ★  Cremaster 5 Dir. Matthew Barney. Matthew Barney, Ursula Andress, Joanne Rha B+ ★  Eye of God Dir. Tim Blake Nelson. Martha Plimpton, Kevin Anderson, Nick Stahl B ★  Female Perversions Dir. Susan Streitfeld. Tilda Swinton, Amy Madigan B+ ★  I Know What You Did Last Summer Dir. Jim Gillespie. Jennifer Love Hewitt C ★  Irma Vep Dir. Olivier Assayas. Maggie Cheung, Jean-Pierre Léaud A ★  Jackie Brown Dir. Quentin Tarantino. Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson A– ★  The Mill on the Floss Dir. Graham Theakston. TV. Emily Watson C ★  My Best Friend's Wedding Dir. P.J. Hogan. Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney B ★  The Myth of Fingerprints Dir. Bart Freundlich. Noah Wyle, Julianne Moore B ★  Oscar and Lucinda Dir. Gillian Armstrong. Ralph Fiennes, Cate Blanchett A ★  Paradise Road Dir. Bruce Beresford. Glenn Close, Pauline Collins, Jennifer Ehle B– ★  The Pillow Book Dir. Peter Greenaway. Vivian Wu, Ken Ogata, Ewan McGregor B+ ★  Schizopolis Dir. Steven Soderbergh. Steven Soderbergh, Betsy Brantley B ★  The Sweet Hereafter Dir. Atom Egoyan. Ian Holm, Sarah Polley B+ ★  A Thousand Acres Dir. Jocelyn Moorhouse. Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Lange C– ★  Titanic Dir. James Cameron. Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Billy Zane A– ★  Titanic Dir. James Cameron. Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Billy Zane A– ★  Washington Square Dir. Agnieszka Holland. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Albert Finney B+ Full Listing of Films Screened 12 Angry Men Dir. William Friedkin. TV. Jack Lemmon, George C. Scott B 4 Little Girls Dir. Spike Lee. Documentary about 1963 church bombing B+ Addicted to Love Dir. Griffin Dunne. Matthew Broderick, Meg Ryan B Afterglow Dir. Alan Rudolph. Nick Nolte, Julie Christie, Jonny Lee Miller D+ Air Force One Dir. Wolfgang Petersen. Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman C+ Alien: Resurrection Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder B All Over Me Dir. Alex Sichel. Alison Folland, Tara Subkoff, Cole Hauser, Pat Briggs B+ Amistad Dir. Steven Spielberg. Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey B The Apostle Dir. Robert Duvall. Robert Duvall, John Beasley, Farrah Fawcett A– As Good As It Gets Dir. James L. Brooks. Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt C+ Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery Dir. Jay Roach. Mike Myers B– Bent Dir. Sean Mathias. Clive Owen, Lothaire Bluteau, Mick Jagger, Brian Webber B– Bliss Dir. Lance Young. Craig Sheffer, Sheryl Lee, Terence Stamp, Lois Chiles B Blood and Wine Dir. Bob Rafelson. Jack Nicholson, Stephen Dorff, Michael Caine B+ Boogie Nights Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson. Mark Wahlberg, Burt Reynolds A– The Boxer Dir. Jim Sheridan. Daniel Day-Lewis, Emily Watson, Brian Cox D+ Breakdown Dir. Jonathan Mostow. Kurt Russell, J.T. Walsh, Kathleen Quinlan B Career Girls Dir. Mike Leigh. Katrin Cartlidge, Lynda Steadman, Mark Benton B A Chef in Love Dir. Nana Dzhordzhadze. Pierre Richard, Nino Kirtadze B Chasing Amy Dir. Kevin Smith. Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, Jason Lee C Children of the Revolution Dir. Peter Duncan. Judy Davis, Geoffrey Rush B– Chronicle of a Disappearance Dir. Elia Suleiman. Elia Suleiman, Ola Tabari B+ Conspiracy Theory Dir. Richard Donner. Mel Gibson, Julia Roberts, Patrick Stewart B Contact Dir. Robert Zemeckis. Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Skerritt B A Couch in New York Dir. Chantal Akerman. Juliette Binoche, William Hurt D– Crash Dir. David Cronenberg. James Spader, Deborah Kara Unger, Elias Koteas A– Cremaster 5 Dir. Matthew Barney. Matthew Barney, Ursula Andress, Joanne Rha B+ The Daytrippers Dir. Greg Mottola. Hope Davis, Anne Meara, Liev Schreiber C+ Deconstructing Harry Dir. Woody Allen. Woody Allen, Hazelle Goodman B– The Delta Dir. Ira Sachs. Shayne Gray, Thang Chan, Rachel Zan Huss B The Designated Mourner Dir. David Hare. Mike Nichols, Miranda Richardson C+ Donnie Brasco Dir. Mike Newell. Johnny Depp, Al Pacino, Michael Madsen A– The Eighth Day Dir. Jaco van Dormael. Pascal Duquenne, Daniel Auteuil D Eve's Bayou Dir. Kasi Lemmons. Jurnee Smollett, Samuel L. Jackson A– Eye of God Dir. Tim Blake Nelson. Martha Plimpton, Kevin Anderson, Nick Stahl B Face/Off Dir. John Woo. Nicolas Cage, John Travolta, Joan Allen, Alessandro Nivola A– Fast, Cheap & Out of Control Dir. Errol Morris. Documentary about odd jobs B+ Female Perversions Dir. Susan Streitfeld. Tilda Swinton, Amy Madigan B The Fifth Element Dir. Luc Besson. Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman C+ Fire Dir. Deepa Mehta. Nandita Das, Shabana Azmi, Kulbushan Kharbanda B The Full Monty Dir. Peter Cattaneo. Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, Tom Wilkinson B Gabbeh Dir. Mohsen Makhmalbaf. Shaghayeh Djodat, Rogheih Moharami B+ The Game Dir. David Fincher. Michael Douglas, Deborah Kara Unger, Sean Penn C+ Gattaca Dir. Andrew Niccol. Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Loren Dean B+ Good Will Hunting Dir. Gus Van Sant. Matt Damon, Robin Williams, Ben Affleck B– Grosse Pointe Blank Dir. George Armitage. John Cusack, Minnie Driver C Gummo Dir. Harmony Korine. Jacob Reynolds, Nick Sutton, Jacob Sewell B+ Happy Together Dir. Wong Kar-wai. Tony Leung, Leslie Cheung, Chang Chen A Hard Eight Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson. Philip Baker Hall, John C. Reilly B Hollow Reed Dir. Angela Pope. Martin Donovan, Joely Richardson, Sam Bould B– The House of Yes Dir. Mark Waters. Parker Posey, Josh Hamilton, Tori Spelling F I Know What You Did Last Summer Dir. Jim Gillespie. Jennifer Love Hewitt C I Love You, I Love You Not Dir. Billy Hopkins. Claire Danes, Jeanne Moreau D The Ice Storm Dir. Ang Lee. Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Christina Ricci C+ In & Out Dir. Frank Oz. Kevin Kline, Joan Cusack, Tom Selleck, Matt Dillon C+ In the Company of Men Dir. Neil LaBute. Aaron Eckhart, Matt Malloy B Irma Vep Dir. Olivier Assayas. Maggie Cheung, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Nathalie Richard A Jackie Brown Dir. Quentin Tarantino. Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson A– John Grisham's The Rainmaker Dir. Francis Ford Coppola. Matt Damon B– Kissed Dir. Lynne Stopkewich. Molly Parker, Peter Outerbridge, Jay Brazeau B Kundun Dir. Martin Scorsese. Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong, Sonam Phuntsok B+ L.A. Confidential Dir. Curtis Hanson. Guy Pearce, Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey A Liar Liar Dir. Tom Shadyac. Jim Carrey, Maura Tierney, Justin Cooper, Swoosie Kurtz C Lilies Dir. John Greyson. Danny Gilmore, Jason Cadieux, Matthew Ferguson B– Lisbon Story Dir. Wim Wenders. Rüdiger Vogler, Teresa Salgueiro B– The Lost World: Jurassic Park Dir. Steven Spielberg. Jeff Goldblum, Vince Vaughn C love jones Dir. Theodore Witcher. Nia Long, Larenz Tate, Lisa Nicole Carson B– Love Serenade Dir. Shirley Barrett. Miranda Otto, Rebecca Frith, George Shevtsov A– Love! Valour! Compassion! Dir. Joe Mantello. Stephen Bogardus, Jason Alexander B– Ma vie en rose Dir. Alain Berliner. Georges Du Fresne, Michèle Laroque B+ Maborosi Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda. Makiko Esumi, Tadanobu Asano, Takashi Naitô B+ Margaret's Museum Dir. Mort Ransen. Helena Bonham Carter, Clive Russell B Men in Black Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld. Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith C Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Dir. Clint Eastwood. John Cusack D The Mill on the Floss Dir. Graham Theakston. TV. Emily Watson C Miss Evers' Boys Dir. Joseph Sargent. TV. Alfre Woodard, Laurence Fishburne B Mrs. Brown Dir. John Madden. Judi Dench, Billy Connolly, Antony Sher B– My Best Friend's Wedding Dir. P.J. Hogan. Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney B My Sex Life...or How I Got into an Argument Dir. Arnaud Desplechin B The Myth of Fingerprints Dir. Bart Freundlich. Noah Wyle, Julianne Moore B One Night Stand Dir. Mike Figgis. Wesley Snipes, Nastassja Kinski C+ Oscar and Lucinda Dir. Gillian Armstrong. Ralph Fiennes, Cate Blanchett A– Paradise Road Dir. Bruce Beresford. Glenn Close, Pauline Collins, Jennifer Ehle B– The Pillow Book Dir. Peter Greenaway. Vivian Wu, Ken Ogata, Ewan McGregor B+ Ponette Dir. Jacques Doillon. Victoire Thivisol, Delphine Schlitz B+ Prisoner of the Mountains Dir. Sergei Bodrov. Sergei Bodrov Jr., Oleg Menshikov B+ La Promesse Dirs. Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. Jérémie Renier A Public Housing Dir. Frederick Wiseman. Documentary about Chicago project A The Quiet Room Dir. Rolf de Heer. Chloe Ferguson, Celine O'Leary, Paul Blackwell B Romy & Michele's High School Reunion Dir. David Mirkin. Mira Sorvino D+ Rosewood Dir. John Singleton. Ving Rhames, Jon Voight, Don Cheadle B Schizopolis Dir. Steven Soderbergh. Steven Soderbergh, Betsy Brantley B Scream 2 Dir. Wes Craven. Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette B Selena Dir. Gregory Nava. Jennifer Lopez, Jon Seda, Edward James Olmos B– A Self-Made Hero Dir. Jacques Audiard. Mathieu Kassovitz, Jean-Louis Trintignant B Seven Years in Tibet Dir. Jean-Jacques Annaud. Brad Pitt, Jamyang Wangchuk B– She's So Lovely Dir. Nick Cassavetes. Sean Penn, Robin Wright Penn, John Travolta C Shooting Porn Dir. Ronnie Larsen. Documentary about the gay male porn industry B Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist Dir. Kirby Dick B+ Smilla's Sense of Snow Dir. Bille August. Julia Ormond, Gabriel Byrne C– Soul Food Dir. George Tillman Jr. Brandon Hammond, Vanessa L. Williams C+ Starship Troopers Dir. Paul Verhoeven. Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards B– Subway Stories Dirs. Jonathan Demme, Julie Dash, Abel Ferrara, et al. C+ Sunday Dir. Jonathan Nossiter. David Suchet, Lisa Harrow, Larry Pine B+ The Sweet Hereafter Dir. Atom Egoyan. Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, Bruce Greenwood B+ Temptress Moon Dir. Chen Kaige. Leslie Cheung, Gong Li, Kevin Lin, He Saifei B– A Thousand Acres Dir. Jocelyn Moorhouse. Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Lange C– Titanic Dir. James Cameron. Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Billy Zane A– Ulee's Gold Dir. Victor Nunez. Peter Fonda, Patricia Richardson, Jessica Biel B Ulysses' Gaze Dir. Theo Angelopoulos. Harvey Keitel, Maïa Morgenstern B Underground Dir. Emir Kusturica. Miki Manojlović, Lazar Ristovski A– U-Turn Dir. Oliver Stone. Sean Penn, Jennifer Lopez, Nick Nolte, Jon Voight F The Van Dir. Stephen Frears. Donal O'Kelly, Colm Meaney, Ger Ryan B Wag the Dog Dir. Barry Levinson. Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Anne Heche B+ Waiting for Guffman Dir. Christopher Guest. Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy B Washington Square Dir. Agnieszka Holland. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Albert Finney B+ The Watermelon Woman Dir. Cheryl Dunye. Cheryl Dunye, Valarie Walker B+ Welcome to Sarajevo Dir. Michael Winterbottom. Stephen Dillane, Emira Nušević B The Wings of the Dove Dir. Iain Softley. Helena Bonham Carter, Linus Roache A– The Winter Guest Dir. Alan Rickman. Phyllida Law, Emma Thompson B+ In Need of Reappraisal The memories are fading, but they're somewhere in my brain Gray's Anatomy Dir. Steven Soderbergh. Spalding Gray. Monologue Lost Highway Dir. David Lynch. Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, Balthazar Getty Nénette et Boni Dir. Claire Danes. Grégoire Colin, Alice Houri, Jacques Nolot Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella Dir. Robert Iscove. TV. Brandy