Afterglow
Theatrical Release Date: 12/26/1997
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Alan Rudolph
Actors: Nick Nolte, Julie Christie, Lara Flynn Boyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Jay Underwood, Domini Blythe
Ma vie en rose
Theatrical Release Date: 12/26/1997
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Alain Berliner
Actors: Michèle Laroque, Jean-Philippe Écoffey, Hélène Vincent, Georges Du Fresne, Daniel Hanssens, Laurence Bibot
Plot: Ludovic is a young boy who enjoys cross-dressing, acting like a girl and
making wedding plans for his neighbor's son. Although he thinks his
actions are perfectly normal - it causes trouble for his family and those
around him.
An American Werewolf in Paris
Theatrical Release Date: 12/25/1997
Overall Rating: 1.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Anthony Waller
Actors: Tom Everett Scott, Julie Delpy, Vince Vieluf, Phil Buckman, Julie Bowen, Pierre Cosso
Plot: A trio of American thrill-seekers stop a beautiful woman from leaping from her death from the Eiffel Tower. What they don't realize is that she is part of secret society of werewolves residing in Paris.
The Education of Little Tree
Theatrical Release Date: 12/25/1997
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Richard Friedenberg
Actors: James Cromwell, Tantoo Cardinal, Joseph Ashton, Mika Boorem, Graham Greene, Christopher Heyerdahl
Jackie Brown
Theatrical Release Date: 12/25/1997
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Actors: Samuel L. Jackson, Pam Grier, Robert Forster, Robert De Niro, Michael Keaton, Chris Tucker
Plot: An arms dealer, a flight attendant, a bale bondsman, and a couple of cops
are all after drugs, guns, love, betrayal, and honesty.
Kundun
Theatrical Release Date: 12/25/1997
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Martin Scorsese
Actors: Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong, Gyurme Tethong, Tulku Jamyang Kunga Tenzin, Tenzin Yeshi Paichang, Tencho Gyalpo, Tenzin Topjar
Plot: Biography about the fourteenth Dalai Lama - forced to flee from Tibet after China forced its oppressive regime on his people. Fleeing to India, the Kundun has been living in exile ever since.
Mr. Magoo
Theatrical Release Date: 12/25/1997
Overall Rating: 1.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Family/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Stanley Tong
Actors: Leslie Nielsen, Kelly Lynch, Matt Keeslar, Nick Chinlund, Stephen Tobolowsky, Jennifer Garner
The Postman
Theatrical Release Date: 12/25/1997
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Adventure
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Kevin Costner
Actors: Kevin Costner, Will Patton, Larenz Tate, Olivia Williams, James Russo, Tom Petty
Plot: In a post apocalyptic future where the United States has been decimated, civilization is reduced to small isolated town pockets and a ruthless dictator uses his army to terrorize the small towns, a lone drifter is captured and forced into service for this militia but escapes. Faced with the prospect of dying of starvation or of the elements he dons a old Postman uniform he found on a corpse and cons his way into a small town to get some food and shelter under the pretense of being a representative of a "Restored United States". But what little does he know that he is about to become a symbol of hope and inspiration that will change the fate of the entire country.
Wag the Dog
Theatrical Release Date: 12/25/1997
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Barry Levinson
Actors: Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Anne Heche, Denis Leary, Willie Nelson, Kirsten Dunst
Plot: Caught in a sex scandal, the presidential spin-meister diverts the media's attention by creating a war ... using Hollywood.
As Good as it Gets
Theatrical Release Date: 12/24/1997
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: James L. Brooks
Actors: Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Cuba Gooding Jr., Greg Kinnear, Jill the Dog, Skeet Ulrich
Plot: A germaphobe, a waitress and a gay man all share a relationship that turns from hate to friendship through comedic relief.
The Winter Guest
Theatrical Release Date: 12/24/1997
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Alan Rickman
Actors: Emma Thompson, Sean Biggerstaff, Phyllida Law, Gary Hollywood, Arlene Cockburn, Sheila Reid
