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L.A. Confidential
1997 · 138m
ProceduralNeo-Noir & Film NoirWhodunit & Mystery
Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A.
Movies of 1997
60 movies from 1997. Includes L.A. Confidential, Good Will Hunting, and Princess Mononoke.
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Good Will Hunting
1997 · 127m
Legal DramaFriendshipLegal
Will Hunting is a headstrong, working-class genius who is failing the lessons of life.
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Princess Mononoke
1997 · 134m
Dark FantasyAnimeFriendship
Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure.
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Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
1997 · 87m
Military Sci-FiDystopian Sci-FiAnime
SEELE orders an all-out attack on NERV, aiming to destroy the Evas before Gendo can advance his own plans for the Human Instrumentality Project.
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Boogie Nights
1997 · 156m
Coming-of-AgeHolidayMarriage & Divorce
In 1977, an idealistic porn producer and his promising protege try to catch up with the end of an era before their never-ending party collides…
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Brother
1997 · 96m
Mob / MafiaMafia & MobCrime
Danila goes to his successful brother, Victor, in Petersburg to start a new life.
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Fireworks
1997 · 103m
Mob / MafiaGambling & CasinosMafia & Mob
Beleaguered police detective Nishi takes desperate measures to try and set things right in a world gone wrong.
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Tubi
12 Angry Men
1997 · 117m
Legal DramaLegalDrama
During the trial of a man accused of his father's murder, a lone juror takes a stand against the guilty verdict handed down by the others as a…
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The Sweet Hereafter
1997 · 112m
Legal DramaBiopicSmall Town
A small mountain community in Canada is devastated when a school bus accident leaves more than a dozen of its children dead.
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Little Dieter Needs to Fly
1997 · 77m
MilitarySubmarines & NavalBased on a True Story
Three decades after German-American pilot Dieter Dengler was shot down over Laos, he returns to the places where he was held prisoner during the…
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Titanic
1997 · 194m
Survival ThrillerBiopicSurvival
101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later.
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Life Is Beautiful
1997 · 116m
Romantic ComedyDark ComedyWar Drama
A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale.
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Face/Off
1997 · 139m
ProceduralMob / MafiaRevenge Thriller
In order to foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery and assumes the identity of a criminal mastermind.
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Netflix
Donnie Brasco
1997 · 127m
ProceduralMob / MafiaBiopic
An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and identifies more with the mafia life at the expense of his regular one.
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Prime
Open Your Eyes
1997 · 117m
DramaThrillerScience Fiction
Handsome 25-year-old Cesar had it all -- a successful career, expensive cars, a swank bachelor's pad, and an endless string of beautiful and…
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Three Men and a Leg
1997 · 98m
Comedy
Friends Aldo, Giovanni, and Giacomo cross Italy from north to south for Giacomo's wedding: the father of the bride, a despotic magnate who is both…
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Cure
1997 · 111m
SlasherPsychological HorrorPsychological Thriller
A frustrated detective deals with the case of several gruesome murders committed by people who have no recollection of what they've done.
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Knockin' on Heaven's Door
1997 · 89m
FriendshipHostage & KidnappingRoad Trip
Two young men, Martin and Rudi, both suffering from terminal cancer, get to know each other in a hospital room.
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Insomnia
1997 · 96m
ProceduralDetectiveThriller
Detectives Jonas and Erik are called to the midnight sun country of northern Norway to investigate a recent homicide, but their plan to arrest the…
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The Castle
1997 · 85m
DramaComedy
The quirky Kerrigan family lives together in a makeshift home they built themselves – with great pride and a bizarre attention to detail – a few…
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Happy Together
1997 · 96m
DramaRomance
A couple travels from Hong Kong to Argentina to revive their relationship but experience turbulence when both men's lives drift in separate…
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Paramount+
Men in Black
1997 · 98m
Military Sci-FiAlien InvasionBuddy Comedy
After a police chase with an otherworldly being, a New York City cop is recruited as an agent in a top-secret organization established to monitor…
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Disney+
Hercules
1997 · 93m
Coming-of-AgeComing of AgeAncient World
Bestowed with superhuman strength, a young mortal named Hercules sets out to prove himself a hero in the eyes of his father, the great god Zeus.
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As Good as It Gets
1997 · 139m
FriendshipFood & CulinaryRoad Trip
A misanthropic author, a single mother and waitress, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.
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Jackie Brown
1997 · 154m
HeistNeo-Noir & Film NoirCrime
Jackie Brown is a flight attendant who gets caught in the middle of smuggling cash into the country for her gunrunner boss.
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Gattaca
1997 · 107m
Space OperaDystopian Sci-FiHard Sci-Fi
Vincent is an all-too-human man who dares to defy a system obsessed with genetic perfection.
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Prime
Grosse Pointe Blank
1997 · 107m
ActionComedyThriller
Hitman Martin Blank becomes a moving target after he rebuffs a fellow assassin's invitation to form a union.
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The Ice Storm
1997 · 113m
Drama
In the weekend after thanksgiving 1973 the Hood family is skidding out of control.
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Mrs Brown
1997 · 105m
Period & Historical DramaHitman & AssassinsGrief & Loss
When Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert dies, she finds solace in her trusted servant, Mr.
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The Game
1997 · 129m
Psychological ThrillerDramaThriller
In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a cold-hearted loner, receives an unusual present from…
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Paramount+
The Rainmaker
1997 · 135m
Legal DramaLegalDrama
Fresh out of law school and desperate for work, idealistic rookie Rudy Baylor takes on a powerful insurance company accused of denying a dying…
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Breakdown
1997 · 93m
Psychological ThrillerSurvival ThrillerHostage & Kidnapping
On their cross-country drive, a married couple, Jeff and Amy Taylor, experience car trouble after their SUV breaks down.
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Prime
Wag the Dog
1997 · 97m
PoliticalConspiracyMilitary
During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct.
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Hard Eight
1997 · 102m
Gambling & CasinosFriendshipDrama
A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.
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Prime
The Spanish Prisoner
1997 · 110m
Neo-Noir & Film NoirDramaMystery
An inventor of a secret process suddenly finds himself alone as both his friends and the corporation he works for turn against him.
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Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper
1997 · 94m
ProceduralRevenge ThrillerAnime
Once brilliant teenage detective Shinichi Kudo was given a poison that reverted him to a 4-year-old.
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Disney+
Anastasia
1997 · 94m
Based on a True StoryMagicAnimation
Ten years after she was separated from her family, an eighteen-year-old orphan with vague memories of the past sets out to Paris in hopes of…
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Max
Funny Games
1997 · 109m
SlasherPsychological HorrorPsychological Thriller
Two psychotic young men take a mother, father, and son hostage in their vacation cabin and force them to play sadistic "games" with one another…
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Live Flesh
1997 · 103m
Coming-of-AgeMarriage & DivorceComing of Age
When Victor attempts to seduce Elena, all he gets for his trouble is a one-way, six-year ticket to prison, where he concentrates on strengthening…
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Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth
1997 · 101m
AnimeAnimationDrama
Originally a collection of clips from the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series, Death was created as a precursor to the re-worked ending of the series.
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The Boxer
1997 · 114m
PrisonPoliticalSports
Nineteen-year-old Danny Flynn is imprisoned for his involvement with the I.R.A.
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Netflix
Liar Liar
1997 · 86m
Workplace & OfficeLegalParenthood & Family Bonds
Forced by his son's birthday wish, fast-talking attorney and habitual liar Fletcher Reede must tell the truth for the next 24 hours.
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Amistad
1997 · 155m
BiopicBased on a True StorySubmarines & Naval
In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America.
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Kundun
1997 · 134m
DramaHistory
From childhood to adulthood, Tibet's fourteenth Dalai Lama deals with Chinese oppression and other problems.
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Prime
Contact
1997 · 150m
Hard Sci-FiSpaceAliens
A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth.
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Prime
Deconstructing Harry
1997 · 96m
ComedyDrama
Writer Harry Block draws inspiration from people he knows, and from events that happened to him, sometimes causing these people to become…
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Tubi
The Fifth Element
1997 · 126m
Military Sci-FiSpace OperaDystopian Sci-Fi
In 2263, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.
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The Devil's Advocate
1997 · 144m
Psychological HorrorPsychological ThrillerLegal Drama
Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm.
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Lost Highway
1997 · 134m
Psychological ThrillerMob / MafiaPrison
A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible…
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Paramount+
Cop Land
1997 · 104m
Mob / MafiaNeo-Noir & Film NoirMafia & Mob
Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of a place everyone calls “Cop Land” — a small and seemingly peaceful town populated by the big city police officers…
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Paramount+
Selena
1997 · 127m
BiopicBased on a True StoryDrama
In this biographical drama, Selena Quintanilla is born into a musical Mexican-American family in Texas.
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Paramount+
Scream 2
1997 · 120m
SlasherHolidayCollege & Campus
Two years after the Woodsboro murders, Sidney Prescott acclimates to college life while someone donning the Ghostface costume begins a new string…
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Starship Troopers
1997 · 129m
Military Sci-FiSpace OperaDystopian Sci-Fi
Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry.
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Netflix
Air Force One
1997 · 124m
Journalism & MediaAviationEspionage
When Russian neo-nationalists hijack Air Force One, the world's most secure and extraordinary aircraft, the President is faced with a nearly…
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The Edge
1997 · 117m
Survival ThrillerWilderness & NatureFashion & High Society
The plane carrying wealthy Charles Morse crashes down in the Alaskan wilderness.