Best Movies of 1997

1. 1
   Life Is Beautiful 1997

   Directed by Roberto Benigni · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Paramount Plus Premium
   8.4

   8.4 · 14K votes
2. 2
   Princess Mononoke 1997

   Directed by Hayao Miyazaki · Streaming on HBO Max
   8.3

   8.3 · 9.4K votes
3. 3
   Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion 1997

   Directed by Hideaki Anno · Streaming on Netflix, Criterion Channel
   8.2

   8.3 · 2K votes
4. 4
   Good Will Hunting 1997

   Directed by Gus Van Sant · Streaming on Apple TV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   8.2

   8.2 · 14K votes
5. 5
   Titanic 1997

   Directed by James Cameron · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
   7.9

   7.9 · 28K votes
6. 6
   Three Men and a Leg 1997

   Directed by Massimo Venier
   7.9

   8.0 · 2.2K votes
7. 7
   L.A. Confidential 1997

   Directed by Curtis Hanson · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
   7.8

   7.8 · 5.8K votes
8. 8
   Children of Heaven 1997

   Directed by Majid Majidi · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, YouTube Free
   7.7

   7.9 · 761 votes
9. 9
   Ghosts 1997

   Directed by Stan Winston
   7.7

   8.1 · 301 votes
10. 10
    Selena 1997

    Directed by Gregory Nava · Streaming on HBO Max, Tubi TV
    7.6

    7.7 · 1.3K votes
11. 11
    Boogie Nights 1997

    Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson · Streaming on Criterion Channel, Plex, Plex Channel
    7.6

    7.6 · 3.7K votes
12. 12
    The Fifth Element 1997

    Directed by Luc Besson · Streaming on YouTube TV, Sony Pictures Core
    7.6

    7.6 · 12K votes
13. 13
    Anastasia 1997

    Directed by Don Bluth · Streaming on Disney Plus, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.6

    7.6 · 5.7K votes
14. 14
    The Game 1997

    Directed by David Fincher
    7.6

    7.6 · 7.7K votes
15. 15
    Gattaca 1997

    Directed by Andrew Niccol · Streaming on Sony Pictures Core
    7.5

    7.6 · 7.2K votes
16. 16
    Taste of Cherry 1997

    Directed by Abbas Kiarostami · Streaming on HBO Max, Kanopy, Criterion Channel
    7.5

    7.7 · 745 votes
17. 17
    Geri's Game 1997

    Directed by Jan Pinkava · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.5

    7.6 · 1.3K votes
18. 18
    Lost Highway 1997

    Directed by David Lynch
    7.5

    7.6 · 3.1K votes
19. 19
    Fireworks 1997

    Directed by Takeshi Kitano
    7.5

    7.7 · 818 votes
20. 20
    Donnie Brasco 1997

    Directed by Mike Newell · Streaming on Netflix, YouTube TV, Sundance Now
    7.5

    7.5 · 5K votes
21. 21
    Knockin' on Heaven's Door 1997

    Directed by Thomas Jahn
    7.5

    7.7 · 633 votes
22. 22
    Cure 1997

    Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
    7.5

    7.6 · 921 votes
23. 23
    Hercules 1997

    Directed by John Musker · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.5

    7.5 · 8.2K votes
24. 24
    The Devil's Advocate 1997

    Directed by Taylor Hackford · Streaming on Philo
    7.5

    7.5 · 7.1K votes
25. 25
    Happy Together 1997

    Directed by Wong Kar-wai · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.5

    7.6 · 837 votes
26. 26
    12 Angry Men 1997

    Directed by William Friedkin · Streaming on YouTube Free, Tubi TV
    7.4

    7.7 · 479 votes
27. 27
    Contact 1997

    Directed by Robert Zemeckis
    7.4

    7.5 · 5.3K votes
28. 28
    Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Munich 1997

    Directed by Paul Becher
    7.4

    8.7 · 88 votes
29. 29
    Open Your Eyes 1997

    Directed by Alejandro Amenábar · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Kanopy
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.3K votes
30. 30
    As Good as It Gets 1997

    Directed by James L. Brooks
    7.4

    7.4 · 4.3K votes
31. 31
    Jackie Brown 1997

    Directed by Quentin Tarantino · Streaming on MovieSphere+, Howdy
    7.3

    7.4 · 7.2K votes
32. 32
    Brother 1997

    Directed by Aleksei Balabanov
    7.3

    7.5 · 511 votes
33. 33
    Funny Games 1997

    Directed by Michael Haneke · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Shout! Factory TV
    7.3

    7.3 · 2.2K votes
34. 34
    Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth 1997

    Directed by Hideaki Anno · Streaming on Netflix
    7.2

    7.4 · 525 votes
35. 35
    Men in Black 1997

    Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    7.2

    7.2 · 15K votes
36. 36
    Killer 1997

    Directed by Juliusz Machulski
    7.1

    7.6 · 185 votes
37. 37
    Seven Years in Tibet 1997

    Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud · Streaming on Netflix
    7.1

    7.2 · 3.2K votes
38. 38
    Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper 1997

    Directed by Kenji Kodama
    7.1

    7.4 · 284 votes
39. 39
    Deconstructing Harry 1997

    Directed by Woody Allen · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, YouTube Free
    7.1

    7.2 · 1.1K votes
40. 40
    Starship Troopers 1997

    Directed by Paul Verhoeven · Streaming on Netflix, YouTube TV
    7.1

    7.1 · 5.8K votes
41. 41
    Lolita 1997

    Directed by Adrian Lyne · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Kanopy, Hoopla
    7.1

    7.1 · 2.1K votes
42. 42
    Face/Off 1997

    Directed by John Woo · Streaming on Philo, AMC Plus, AMC+
    7.1

    7.1 · 6.2K votes
43. 43
    Ovosodo 1997

    Directed by Paolo Virzì
    7.0

    7.2 · 486 votes
44. 44
    Ramayana : The Legend of Prince Rama 1997

    Directed by Ram Mohan
    7.0

    8.3 · 64 votes
45. 45
    Innocence 1997

    Directed by Zeki Demirkubuz
    7.0

    7.6 · 137 votes
46. 46
    Made in Hong Kong 1997

    Directed by Fruit Chan · Streaming on Kanopy, Kino Film Collection
    7.0

    7.6 · 128 votes
47. 47
    Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin 1997

    Directed by Karl Geurs · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.0

    7.2 · 401 votes
48. 48
    The Full Monty 1997

    Directed by Peter Cattaneo
    7.0

    7.0 · 1.9K votes
49. 49
    Amistad 1997

    Directed by Steven Spielberg · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, YouTube Free
    7.0

    7.0 · 1.5K votes
50. 50
    Four Days in September 1997

    Directed by Bruno Barreto
    7.0

    7.5 · 146 votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes.

1. 1
   Vajont 9 ottobre '63 1997
   6.6

   9.3 · 17 votes
2. 2
   The World According to Tippi 1997

   Directed by Christian Crye
   6.4

   9.0 · 13 votes
3. 3
   Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Copenhagen 1997

   Directed by Michael Jackson
   6.4

   9.4 · 10 votes
4. 4
   Super Speedway 1997

   Directed by Stephen Low · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Pluto TV
   6.4

   8.8 · 11 votes
5. 5
   Salserin, the First Time 1997

   Directed by Luis Alberto Lamata
   6.4

   8.1 · 19 votes
6. 6
   George Carlin: Personal Favorites 1997

   Directed by Rocco Urbisci · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free
   6.5

   7.8 · 27 votes
7. 7
   Flash 1997

   Directed by Simon Wincer
   6.4

   8.2 · 16 votes
8. 8
   Padre Pio de Pietrelcina 1997

   Directed by Alberto Rondalli
   6.3

   8.3 · 13 votes
9. 9
   The Mad Phoenix 1997

   Directed by Clifton Ko Chi-Sum
   6.4

   7.7 · 25 votes
10. 10
    The Dog of Flanders 1997

    Directed by Yoshio Kuroda
    6.4

    7.5 · 26 votes