Films of 1997
This is a list films from 1997 including popular, festival favorites, and award season nominations. Let me know if any should be added.
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- DirectorBrett RatnerStarsCharlie SheenChris TuckerHeather LocklearSought by police and criminals, a small-time hustler makes a deal with a TV newsman for protection.
- DirectorEvan DunskyStarsDavid ArquetteStanley TucciKate CapshawA young and hungry salesman lands a job with a company that installs alarm systems. He strikes up a sexual relationship with a woman client who is also a single mother and then learns some pretty unsavory things about the business.
- DirectorJonathan LynnStarsMichael RichardsJeff DanielsCharlize TheronAn actor poses as a lawyer to help his sick friend, and problems develop.
- DirectorPeter BaldwinStarsRodney DangerfieldDebi MazarDavid Ogden StiersWally Sparks is a tabloid television show reporter, who's trying to boost ratings on his show. He goes to the Governor's mansion to uncover a sex scandal.
- DirectorSean McNamaraStarsSteve GuttenbergLori LoughlinRodney DangerfieldCasper accidentally finds himself in the world of the living after failing to show up for ghost training and befriends a young boy who teaches him the ways of a ghost, while a ruler from the other world attempts to bring him back.
- DirectorNoah BaumbachStarsEric StoltzAnnabella SciorraChris EigemanA writer becomes obsessed with his girlfriend's former boyfriend, now a very successful novelist. To discover if the ex-boyfriend still has feeling for his old love, the writer joins the novelist's group therapy meetings.
- DirectorNoah BaumbachStarsJustine BatemanNoah BaumbachPeter BogdanovichA newly married couple tries to enhance their social life by throwing fabulous parties and inviting all their friends in Brooklyn to their home.
- DirectorStephen KayStarsThomas JaneKeanu ReevesAdrien BrodyIn 1946 Denver, an aspiring writer who enjoys irresponsible adventures with his friend writes a letter about his life before and after the suicide attempt by his sad, commitment-seeking girlfriend.
- DirectorPeter O'FallonStarsChristopher WalkenDenis LearySean Patrick FlaneryA group of youngsters kidnap a respected Mafia figure.
- DirectorSteven VidlerStarsLaurence BreulsLinda CropperSimon LyndonWhen a young schoolgirl is raped and murdered, the mateship between a group of surfers is tested as the truth is slowly revealed.
- DirectorAgnieszka HollandStarsJennifer Jason LeighAlbert FinneyMaggie SmithIn this adaptation of the Henry James novel set in 19th-century New York City, a wealthy spinster with an overbearing father is pursued by a handsome fortune hunter who may be only after her money.
- DirectorJohn Patrick KelleyStarsKate CapshawJeremy DaviesVince VaughnA drifter enters a small town looking for employment. While working at the local cattle ranch, he meets and falls in love with the beautiful Kitty and becomes involved in a deadly yet erotic love triangle.
- DirectorWilliam DearStarsJonathan Taylor ThomasDevon SawaScott BairstowThree brothers who are obsessed with animals are given permission from their parents to travel around America with a camera documenting wildlife.
- DirectorJohn PasquinStarsTim AllenMartin ShortJoBeth WilliamsA man learns he has a thirteen-year-old son who was raised in the jungle and brings the boy to New York City, turning his life upside down in the process.
- DirectorThomas CarterStarsEddie MurphyMichael RapaportKim MiyoriA Hostage Negotiator teams up with a Sharpshooter to bring down a dangerous jewel thief.
- DirectorJeff PollackStarsJamie FoxxTommy DavidsonVivica A. FoxTwo friends who have gone too long without sex set out to get some.
- DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsDustin HoffmanRobert De NiroAnne HecheShortly before an election, a spin-doctor and a Hollywood producer join efforts to fabricate a war in order to cover up a Presidential sex scandal.
- DirectorNick CassavetesStarsSean PennRobin WrightJohn TravoltaAfter being released from a psychiatric institution, a man tries to redeem himself in the eyes of his now-ex wife from the events that led up to his incarceration.
- DirectorPaul SchraderStarsBridget FondaChristopher WalkenSkeet UlrichAt the discovery of his ability to work miracles, Juvenal becomes a media sensation, but now he's prone to those who want to exploit him.
- DirectorMichael DavisStarsJoshua SchaeferKeri RussellRD RobbPeter, infatuated with neighbor Erica who sees him as just a friend, camps out on her lawn all summer hoping his persistence will win her heart.
- DirectorLouis MorneauStarsJim BelushiKylie TravisShannon WhirryA psychiatrist makes multiple trips through time to save a woman that was murdered by her brutal husband.
- DirectorMichael WinterbottomStarsStephen DillaneWoody HarrelsonMarisa TomeiAmerican and British journalists Flynn and Michael Henderson, along with their respective news teams, meet at the beginning of the Bosnian war in Sarajevo. During their reports, the group find an orphanage run by the devoted Mrs. Savic near the frontline. Feeling sympathy, Henderson decides to take one of the children, Emira, illegally back to England.
- DirectorLawrence O'NeilStarsDavid SchwimmerChris CooperEmily ProcterTwo doctors create breast implants, but when success and money come their way, they separate and follow different paths.
- DirectorHark TsuiStarsJean-Claude Van DammeDennis RodmanMickey RourkeAn international spy teams up with an arms dealer to escape from a penal colony and rescue his family from a terrorist.
- DirectorPaddy BreathnachStarsBrendan GleesonPeter McDonaldAntoine ByrneIrish action comedy. An ex-con is forced into taking on a new task by a ruthless crime-boss, but finds he is hindered by the partner he has been teamed up with. However, he soon realizes they must work together if they are to survive.