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| 1 |  | Titanic (1997) |  3.5551 366 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Drama, History, Romance |
$4.87
| An aging Rose tells the story about how she fell in love with a poor artist on the ill-fated ship - ...more about Titanic starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet |
| 2 |  | Sweet Hereafter, The (1997) |  3.2167 186 reviews | R | Drama |
$17.54
| A lawyer, pursued by the demons of losing a daughter to drugs, comes to a Canadian town where 20 ...more about Sweet Hereafter starring Ian Holm and Caerthan Banks |
| 3 |  | Boogie Nights (1997) | 3.1984 271 reviews | R | Drama |
$11.49
| Eddie is an aspiring actor who gets discovered by Jack Horner, a porn director that considers his ...more about Boogie Nights starring Mark Wahlberg and Burt Reynolds |
| 4 |  | L.A. Confidential (1997) | 3.1672 268 reviews | R | Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery |
$4.99
| A murder investigation leads three detectives into the sleazy and seedy underworld of LA including ...more about L.A. Confidential starring Kevin Spacey and Russell Crowe |
| 5 |  | Full Monty, The (1997) | 3.1474 167 reviews | R | Comedy |
$7.32
| Six unemployed steel workers, inspired by the Chippendale's dancers, form a male striptease act. ...more about Full Monty starring Robert Carlyle and Mark Addy |
| 6 |  | Good Will Hunting (1997) | 3.1473 251 reviews | R | Drama |
$7.02
| A janitor at MIT, Will Hunting (Matt Damon) has a gift for maths that can take him light-years ...more about Good Will Hunting starring Robin Williams and Matt Damon |
| 7 |  | In the Company of Men (1997) | 3.0967 138 reviews | R | Drama, Comedy |
$19.35
| Two junior executives on a six week business trip, both of whom have been recently hurt by women, ...more about In the Company of Men starring Aaron Eckhart and Stacy Edwards |
| 8 |  | Ice Storm, The (1997) | 3.0817 164 reviews | R | Drama |
$4.11
| In the weekend after thanksgiving 1973 the Hoods are skidding out of control. Benjamin Hood reels ...more about Ice Storm starring Kevin Kline and Joan Allen |
| 9 |  | Ulee's Gold (1997) | 3.0732 107 reviews | R |
$7.15
| Ulee is called one day by his incarcerated son Jimmy asking for a favor. Jimmy will repay his debts ...more about Ulee's Gold starring Peter Fonda and Patricia Richardson | |
| 10 |  | Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997) | 3.0729 61 reviews | PG | Documentary |
$12.99
| What do an elderly topiary gardener, a retired lion tamer, a man fascinated by mole rats, and a ...more about Fast starring Dave Hoover and George Mendonça |
| 11 |  | Apostle, The (1997) | 3.0698 168 reviews | PG-13 | Drama |
$9.38
| Eulis 'Sonny' Dewey is a preacher from Texas living a happy life with his beautiful wife Jessie. ...more about Apostle starring Robert Duvall and Farrah Fawcett |
| 12 |  | Hands on a Hard Body: The Documentary (1997) | 3.0598 46 reviews | PG | Documentary | N/A | Twenty-four contestants compete in an endurance/sleep deprivation contest in order to win a brand ...more about Hands on a Hard Body: The Documentary |
| 13 |  | Jackie Brown (1997) | 3.0585 228 reviews | R | Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery |
$12.34
| Jackie Brown is the name of a flight attendant who gets caught smuggling her boss' gun money on the ...more about Jackie Brown starring Pam Grier and Samuel L. Jackson |
| 14 |  | Chasing Amy (1997) | 3.0522 209 reviews | R | Drama, Romance, Comedy |
$10.98
| Holden becomes smitten with a gorgeous, talented and smart woman. To his dismay, she is a lesbian. ...more about Chasing Amy starring Ethan Suplee and Ben Affleck |
| 15 |  | Anastasia (1997) | 3.0517 144 reviews | G | Adventure, Drama, History, Fantasy, Biography, Musical, Comedy, Family, Animation |
$9.99
| Two men take a poor orphan girl and try to train her to be Princess Anastasia for the Dowager ...more about Anastasia starring Meg Ryan and John Cusack |
| 16 |  | Spanish Prisoner, The (1997) | 3.0422 153 reviews | PG | Drama, Thriller, Mystery |
$14.26
| Joe Ross is a rising star. He's designed a process that will make his company millions. He wants a ...more about Spanish Prisoner starring Campbell Scott and Rebecca Pidgeon |
| 17 |  | As Good As It Gets (1997) | 3.0327 173 reviews | PG-13 | Drama, Romance, Comedy |
$3.95
| New York City. Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer, finds his life turned ...more about As Good As It Gets starring Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt |
| 18 |  | Affliction (1997) | 3.0285 186 reviews | R | Drama, Thriller |
$9.99
| Wade Whitehouse è un poliziotto di campagna che vive una vita di espedienti in una piccola e ...more about Affliction starring Brigid Tierney and Holmes Osborne |
| 19 |  | Donnie Brasco (1997) | 3.0279 151 reviews | R | Drama, Thriller, Crime |
$3.95
| This true story follows FBI agent Joe Pistone as he infiltrates the mafia of New York. Befriending ...more about Donnie Brasco starring Al Pacino and Johnny Depp |
| 20 |  | Men in Black (1997) | 3.0211 301 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Sci-Fi, Comedy |
$9.32
| Jay is recruited into the government's most secret agency, Men in Black. The MIB investigate and ...more about Men in Black starring Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith |
| 21 |  | Kundun (1997) | 3.0210 169 reviews | PG-13 | Drama, Biography |
$6.56
| The film follows the life of the 14th Dalai Lama from childhood, through monk training and leader ...more about Kundun starring Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong and Gyurme Tethong |
| 22 |  | Face/Off (1997) | 3.0149 164 reviews | R | Action, Drama, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Crime |
$9.44
| Travolta plays an undercover agent who takes the physical appearance of an assumed dead terrorist ...more about Face/Off starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage |
| 23 |  | 4 Little Girls (1997) | 3.0079 41 reviews | NA | History, Documentary |
$6.59
| This film recounts the people and events leading up to the one of the most despicable hate-crimes ...more about 4 Little Girls starring Maxine McNair and Helen Pegues |
| 24 |  | Wag the Dog (1997) | 3.0046 201 reviews | R | Comedy |
$9.48
| After being caught in a scandalous situation days before the election, the president does not seem ...more about Wag the Dog starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro |
| 25 |  | Butcher Boy, The (1997) | 2.9975 98 reviews | NA | Drama, Comedy |
$12.71
| The film tells the story of Francie who lives with his depressed mother and alcoholic father. He ...more about Butcher Boy starring Eamonn Owens and Peter Gowen |
| 26 |  | Big One, The (1997) | 2.9904 93 reviews | PG-13 | Comedy, Documentary |
$10.98
| Our intrepid defender of the working man, Michael Moore, documents his 1996 "Downsize This!" book ...more about Big One starring Michael Moore |
| 27 |  | Contact (1997) | 2.9903 289 reviews | PG | Drama, Sci-Fi, Mystery |
$5.50
| Contact, based on the novel of the same name by Carl Sagan, is the story of a free thinking radio ...more about Contact starring Jena Malone and Matthew McConaughey |
| 28 |  | Eve's Bayou (1997) | 2.9875 93 reviews | R |
$5.99
| The story is set in 1962 Louisiana. The big Batiste family is headed by charming doctor Louis. ...more about Eve's Bayou starring Jurnee Smollett and Meagan Good | |
| 29 |  | Mrs. Brown (1997) | 2.9845 109 reviews | PG | Drama, History, Romance | N/A | Queen Victoria is deeply depressed after the death of her husband, disappearing from public. Her ...more about Mrs. Brown starring Judi Dench and Billy Connolly |
| 30 |  | My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) | 2.9840 160 reviews | PG-13 |
$3.95
| A woman who, by a promise made years earlier, is supposed to marry her best friend in three weeks, ...more about My Best Friend's Wedding starring Julia Roberts and Dermot Mulroney | |
| 31 |  | Rosewood (1997) | 2.9822 82 reviews | R | Action, Drama, History |
$6.90
| Ving Rhames stars as Mann, a drifter caught in Rosewood, a town filled with racial prejudice. He ...more about Rosewood starring Jon Voight and Ving Rhames |
| 32 |  | Wings of the Dove, The (1997) | 2.9715 138 reviews | R | Drama, Romance |
$7.02
| Based on the Henry James novel, this is a provocative tale of passion, temptation, and greed. ...more about Wings of the Dove starring Helena Bonham Carter and Linus Roache |
| 33 |  | Game, The (1997) | 2.9680 179 reviews | R | Adventure, Thriller, Mystery |
$5.26
| Nicholas Van Orton is a very wealthy San Francisco banker, but he is an absolute loner, even ...more about Game starring Michael Douglas and Sean Penn |
| 34 |  | Welcome to Sarajevo (1997) | 2.9584 103 reviews | R | Drama, War |
$7.35
| Journalist Floyd from US, Michael Henderson from UK and their teams meet the beginning of Bosnian ...more about Welcome to Sarajevo starring Stephen Dillane and Woody Harrelson |
| 35 |  | Hercules (1997) | 2.9500 120 reviews | G | Adventure, Musical, Comedy, Family, Animation, Disney |
$17.87
| Stolen from his father’s side as an infant, Hercules must prove to be a hero to rejoin his family ...more about Hercules starring Tate Donovan and Josh Keaton |
| 36 |  | Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) | 2.9451 138 reviews | R | Thriller, Crime, Romance, Comedy |
$7.02
| Martin Blank is a professional assassin. He is sent on a mission to a small Detroit suburb, Grosse ...more about Grosse Pointe Blank starring John Cusack and Minnie Driver |
| 37 |  | Breakdown (1997) | 2.9446 11 reviews | R | Action, Thriller | N/A | Jeff Taylor (Russell) and his wife Amy (Quinlan) are headed toward a new life in California when ...more about Breakdown |
| 38 |  | Amistad (1997) | 2.9403 205 reviews | R | Drama, History, Biography, Mystery |
$6.13
| AMISTAD is about a 1839 mutiny onboard a slave ship that is traveling towards the Northeast Coast ...more about Amistad starring Morgan Freeman and Nigel Hawthorne |
| 39 |  | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997) | 2.9401 149 reviews | R | Drama, Crime, Mystery |
$4.99
| This panoramic tale of Savannah's eccentricities focuses on a murder and the subsequent trial of ...more about Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil starring John Cusack and Kevin Spacey |
| 40 |  | Gattaca (1997) | 2.9388 180 reviews | PG-13 | Drama, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Mystery |
$14.99
| Gattaca Corp. is an aerospace firm in the future. During this time society analyzes your DNA and ...more about Gattaca starring Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman |
| 41 |  | Waco: The Rules of Engagement (1997) | 2.9356 21 reviews | NA | History, Documentary |
$11.95
| This controversial documentary about the stand-off between an unorthodox Christian group - the ...more about Waco: The Rules of Engagement |
| 42 |  | Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997) | 2.9330 15 reviews | G | Family, Animation, Disney | N/A | Belle prepares the castle for Christmas against Beast's wishes, trying to bring him happiness for ...more about Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas starring Paige O'Hara and Robby Benson |
| 43 |  | Liar Liar (1997) | 2.9295 165 reviews | PG-13 | Fantasy, Comedy |
$8.11
| Fletcher Reid is a fast talking attorney and habitual liar. When his son Max blows out the candles ...more about Liar Liar starring Jim Carrey and Maura Tierney |
| 44 |  | Boxer, The (1997) | 2.9236 121 reviews | R | Drama, Sports |
$7.21
| Danny Flynn is released from prison in Belfast after fourteen years for his part in IRA activities. ...more about Boxer starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Daragh Donnelly |
| 45 |  | Castle, The (1997) | 2.9203 101 reviews | R | Comedy |
$14.99
| A Melbourne family is very happy living where they do, near the Melbourne airport (according to ...more about Castle starring Michael Caton and Anne Tenney |
| 46 |  | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) | 2.9075 196 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Music |
$5.75
| After being cryogenically frozen for 30 years, master spy Austin Powers is brought back to defeat ...more about Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery starring Mike Myers and Elizabeth Hurley |
| 47 |  | Bandits (1997) | 2.9049 23 reviews | R | Drama, Music | N/A | Four female cons who have formed a band in prison get a chance to play at a police ball outside the ...more about Bandits starring Katja Riemann and Jasmin Tabatabai |
| 48 |  | Private Parts (1997) | 2.8981 125 reviews | R | Drama, Biography, Comedy |
$6.99
| Based on Howard Stern's autobiography the film depicts the story of how through his insane anticts ...more about Private Parts starring Howard Stern and Robin Quivers |
| 49 |  | Love and Death on Long Island (1997) | 2.8958 46 reviews | PG-13 | Drama |
$8.80
| Giles De'Ath is a widower who doesn't like anything modern. He goes to movies and falls in love ...more about Love and Death on Long Island starring John Hurt and Harvey Atkin |
| 50 |  | In & Out (1997) | 2.8923 150 reviews | PG-13 | Comedy |
$3.90
| A high school English teacher is outed as a gay man by a former student while accepting an Academy ...more about In & Out starring Kevin Kline and Joan Cusack |
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