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.

231. Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Murray Lerner
Actors: Ian Anderson, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, Jimi Hendrix, Keith Moon, Jim Morrison

232. Vampire Journals

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ted Nicolaou
Actors: Jonathon Morris, David Gunn, Kirsten Cerre, Starr Andreeff, Ilinca Goia, Constantin Barbulescu
Plot: A 19th century vampire stalks a more powerful vampire lord in his quest to gain revenge over the death of his mistress. In his search for the vampire lord in Eastern Europe he kills many of his servants and fellow vampires while cursing another to vampirism as well.

233. Carla's Song

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ken Loach
Actors: Robert Carlyle, Oyanka Cabezas, Scott Glenn, Salvador Espinoza, Louise Goodall, Gary Lewis

234. Hamsun

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Swedish
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jan Troell
Actors: Max von Sydow, Ghita Nørby, Anette Hoff, Gard B. Eidsvold, Eindride Eidsvold, Åsa Söderling

235. Hacks ( Sink or Swim )

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Mystery/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Gary Rosen
Actors: Stephen Rea, Illeana Douglas, John Ritter, Dave Foley, Richard Kind, Tom Arnold

236. For Richer or Poorer

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Bryan Spicer
Actors: Tim Allen, Kirstie Alley, Jay O. Sanders, Michael Lerner, Wayne Knight, Larry Miller
Plot: Brad and Caroline Sexton are an upper class couple, yet miserable in love.
When they run afoul of the IRS they flee New York to Amish country where
they try their best to fit in while finding themselves falling back in
love.

237. Jungle 2 Jungle

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Family
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: John Pasquin
Actors: Tim Allen, Martin Short, JoBeth Williams, Lolita Davidovich, Sam Huntington, David Ogden Stiers
Plot: Tim Allen is a New York City executive who pursues his soon-to-be ex-wife
to South America and returns home with the son he never knew he had, who
has been raised in a tribal village in Brazil. The 13-year-old Mimi-Siku
discovers that the world outside his jungle home is indeed a strange
place.

238. Volcano

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Mick Jackson
Actors: Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, Don Cheadle, Jacqueline Kim, Keith David, John Corbett
Plot: A minor earthquake in L.A. causes a volcano to rise from the La Brea tar pits. City officials are skeptical about the early warning signs, but the lava begins to flow, everyone must pull together to save the city.

239. Air Bud

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Family
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Charles Martin Smith
Actors: Michael Jeter, Kevin Zegers, Wendy Makkena, Bill Cobbs, Eric Christmas, Brendan Fletcher
Plot: A skillful dog and a young boy become friends. The dog has athletic ability that no one understands.

240. Nirvana

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Drama/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Gabriele Salvatores
Actors: Christopher Lambert, Diego Abatantuono, Sergio Rubini, Stefania Rocca, Emmanuelle Seigner, Amanda Sandrelli
Plot: Some time in the cyberpunk future of the Earth, a computer game designer discovers a virus in his latest creation, which must be deleted before the release.

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