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A list of American films released in 1997 .
Titanic became the highest-grossing film of all time to that point, and won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Highest-grossing
1997 Rank
Title
Studio
Box Office Gross
Total Int.l
U.S./Canada
1.
Titanic
Paramount Pictures /20th Century Fox
$1,835,300,000
$600,788,188
2.
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Universal Pictures
$615,100,000
$229,086,679
3.
Men in Black
Columbia Pictures
$576,747,615
$250,690,539
4.
Tomorrow Never Dies
MGM /United Artists
$346,632,007
$125,304,276
5.
As Good as It Gets
Sony Pictures
$314,178,011
$148,478,011
6.
Air Force One
Columbia Pictures /Buena Vista International
$302,888,056
$172,956,409
7.
Liar Liar
Universal Pictures
$302,710,615
$181,410,615
8.
My Best Friend's Wedding
Sony Pictures
$299,288,605
$127,120,029
9.
The Fifth Element
Columbia Pictures (distribution only)
$249,340,020
$63,820,180
10.
The Full Monty
Fox Searchlight Pictures
$243,957,453
$45,948,975
# - A
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
…First Do No Harm
Jim Abrahams
Meryl Streep , Fred Ward
Drama
Made for TV
12 Angry Men
William Friedkin
Jack Lemmon , George C. Scott , James Gandolfini , Ossie Davis , William Petersen , Hume Cronyn , Edward James Olmos , Courtney B. Vance , Mykelti Williamson , Dorian Harewood , Armin Mueller-Stahl , Tony Danza
Drama
Made for TV
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Michael Anderson
Ben Cross , Richard Crenna
Adventure
Made for TV
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Rod Hardy
Michael Caine , Patrick Dempsey
Adventure
Made for TV
4 Little Girls
Spike Lee
Documentary
Oscar-nominated
8 Heads in a Duffel Bag
Tom Schulman
Joe Pesci , Andy Comeau , Kristy Swanson , David Spade , Dyan Cannon , George Hamilton
Black comedy
Aberration
Tim Boxell
Pamela Gidley
Horror
Absolute Power
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood , Gene Hackman , Ed Harris , Laura Linney , Judy Davis , Scott Glenn , E. G. Marshall , Dennis Haysbert , Melora Hardin , Richard Jenkins
Crime drama
Based on novel by David Baldacci
Addicted to Love
Griffin Dunne
Meg Ryan , Matthew Broderick , Kelly Preston , Tchéky Karyo
Comedy
Afterglow
Alan Rudolph
Nick Nolte , Julie Christie , Lara Flynn Boyle , Jonny Lee Miller
Drama
Against the Law
Jim Wynorski
Nancy Allen , Nick Mancuso
Action
Air Force One
Wolfgang Petersen
Harrison Ford , Gary Oldman , Glenn Close , Wendy Crewson , Dean Stockwell , William H. Macy , Paul Guilfoyle , Liesel Matthews , Xander Berkeley
Thriller
2 Oscar nominations
The Alarmist
Evan Dunsky
David Arquette , Kate Capshaw , Stanley Tucci
Comedy
Alaska: Spirit of the Wild
George Casey
Alaska
Documentary
Albino Alligator
Kevin Spacey
Matt Dillon , Faye Dunaway , Gary Sinise , Joe Mantegna
Suspense
Alien Resurrection
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Sigourney Weaver , Winona Ryder , Ron Perlman , Dan Hedaya , J.E. Freeman , Brad Dourif , Michael Wincott
Science fiction
preceded by Alien 3
Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy
Kenneth Johnson
Gary Graham
Science fiction
Made for TV
All Over Me
Alex Sichel
Alison Folland , Tara Subkoff
American Perfekt
Paul Chart
Fairuza Balk , Robert Forster , Amanda Plummer
Drama
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn
Arthur Hiller
Ryan O'Neal , Eric Idle , Coolio
Comedy
won 5 Razzies
An American Werewolf in Paris
Anthony Waller
Tom Everett Scott , Julie Delpy , Vince Vieluf , Julie Bowen
Horror
sequel to American Werewolf in London
Amistad
Steven Spielberg
Morgan Freeman , Anthony Hopkins , Djimon Hounsou , Matthew McConaughey , Stellan Skarsgård , Anna Paquin
Drama
4 Oscar nominations
Anaconda
Luis Llosa
Jennifer Lopez , Jon Voight , Ice Cube , Eric Stoltz , Owen Wilson , Jonathan Hyde , Kari Wührer
Horror
6 Razzie nominations
Anastasia
Don Bluth , Gary Goldman
Meg Ryan , John Cusack , Kelsey Grammer , Hank Azaria , Christopher Lloyd , Angela Lansbury (voices)
Animated film
20th Century Fox ; Remake of 1956 film
Angels in the Endzone
Gary Nadeau
Christopher Lloyd , Paul Dooley
Fantasy, Sports
Anna Karenina
Bernard Rose
Sophie Marceau , Sean Bean
Drama
from Leo Tolstoy novel
Anthem to Beauty
Jeremy Marre
Grateful Dead
Documentary
The Apostle
Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall , Miranda Richardson , Farrah Fawcett , Billy Bob Thornton
Drama
also written by Duvall
As Good as It Gets
James L. Brooks
Jack Nicholson , Helen Hunt , Greg Kinnear , Cuba Gooding, Jr. , Skeet Ulrich , Shirley Knight
Romantic comedy
Oscars for Hunt, Nicholson
The Assignment
Christian Duguay
Aidan Quinn , Ben Kingsley
Drama
Asteroid
Bradford May
Michael Biehn , Annabella Sciorra , Zachary Charles, Don Franklin , Carlos Gómez , Michael Weatherly , Anne-Marie Johnson
Science fiction
Made for TV; Emmy Award for visual effects
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Jay Roach
Mike Myers , Elizabeth Hurley , Michael York , Robert Wagner , Seth Green , Mindy Sterling , Mimi Rogers
Spy comedy
First of trilogy
B
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
B*A*P*S
Robert Townsend
Halle Berry , Martin Landau , Natalie Deselle-Reid
Comedy
New Line Cinema
Back in Business
Philippe Mora
Brian Bosworth , Joe Torry
Action
Direct-to-video
Bang
Ash
Darling Narita, Peter Greene
Drama
Batman & Robin
Joel Schumacher
Arnold Schwarzenegger , George Clooney , Chris O'Donnell , Uma Thurman , Alicia Silverstone , John Glover , Elle Macpherson
Action, Superhero
Sequel; nominated for 11 Razzie awards
Bean
Mel Smith
Rowan Atkinson , Peter MacNicol , Pamela Reed , Harris Yulin , Burt Reynolds
Comedy
based on Mr. Bean
The Beautician and the Beast
Ken Kwapis
Fran Drescher , Timothy Dalton
Comedy
Paramount
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
Animated film
Below Utopia
Kurt Voss
Alyssa Milano , Ice-T
Thriller
aka Body Count
The Best Bad Thing
Peter Rowe
Lana McKissick, Robert Ito
Drama
Best Men
Tamra Davis
Fred Ward , Drew Barrymore
Comedy
Orion
A Better Place
Elon Bailey
Drama
Beverly Hills Ninja
Dennis Dugan
Chris Farley , Nicollette Sheridan , Robin Shou , Nathaniel Parker , Chris Rock
Comedy
TriStar
The Big One
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
Documentary
Black Scorpion II: Aftershock
Jonathan Winfrey
Joan Severance , Whip Hubley
Superhero
Sequel
The Blood Oranges
Philip Haas
Sheryl Lee
Bloodsport III
Alan Mehrez
Daniel Bernhardt , John Rhys-Davies
Action
Direct-to-video
Bongwater
Richard Sears
Luke Wilson , Jack Black , Alicia Witt
Comedy
Boogie Boy
Craig Hamann
Traci Lords , Frederic Forrest , Joan Jett
Drama
Boogie Nights
Paul Thomas Anderson
Mark Wahlberg , Burt Reynolds , Julianne Moore , John C. Reilly , Don Cheadle , Philip Seymour Hoffman , Heather Graham , Thomas Jane , William H. Macy
Drama
3 Oscar nominations; Golden Globe for Reynolds
Booty Call
Jeff Pollack
Jamie Foxx , Tommy Davidson , Vivica A. Fox , Tamala Jones
Comedy
Columbia
The Boxer
Jim Sheridan
Daniel Day-Lewis , Emily Watson
Drama
3 Golden Globe nominations
Boys Life 2
3 directors
Vincent D'Onofrio , Mary Beth Hurt
Anthology
5 stories
The Brave
Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp, Marlon Brando
Experimental
Breakdown
Jonathan Mostow
Kurt Russell , Kathleen Quinlan , J. T. Walsh
Thriller
Paramount
Breast Men
Lawrence O'Neil
Chris Cooper , David Schwimmer
Drama
Made for TV
Broadway Damage
Victor Mignatti
Mara Hobel
Comedy
A Brooklyn State of Mind
Frank Rainone
Vincent Spano , Maria Grazia Cucinotta , Danny Aiello
Crime
Buddy
Caroline Thompson
Rene Russo , Robbie Coltrane , Alan Cumming
Drama
Columbia
The Butcher Boy
Neil Jordan
Stephen Rea
Drama
Silver Bear for Best Director
C
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
Campfire Tales
Wm. Cooke, Paul Talbot
Gunnar Hansen
Horror
Cannibal Rollerbabes
Horror
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
Sean McNamara
Steve Guttenberg , Lori Loughlin , Rodney Dangerfield
Comedy
Direct-to-video
Cats Don't Dance
Mark Dindal
Scott Bakula , Jasmine Guy , Ashley Peldon
Animated film
Chasing Amy
Kevin Smith
Ben Affleck , Joey Lauren Adams , Jason Lee , Jason Mewes
Comedy
Miramax Films
Chicago Cab
Mary Cybulski , John Tintori
Paul Dillon , Gillian Anderson , John Cusack , Laurie Metcalf , Julianne Moore
Comedy, drama
Chinese Box
Wayne Wang
Jeremy Irons , Gong Li
Drama
TriMark Pictures
A Christmas Carol
Stan Phillips
Tim Curry , Whoopi Goldberg voices
Animated
20th Century Fox
City of Industry
John Irvin
Harvey Keitel , Stephen Dorff , Timothy Hutton , Famke Janssen , Lucy Liu
Drama
Universal
Clockwatchers
Jill Sprecher
Toni Collette , Lisa Kudrow , Parker Posey
Comedy
Goldcrest Films
Commandments
Daniel Taplitz
Aidan Quinn , Courteney Cox , Anthony LaPaglia
Rom com
Common Bonds
Filmed by teenagers
Con Air
Simon West
Nicolas Cage , John Cusack , John Malkovich , Steve Buscemi , Ving Rhames , Mykelti Williamson , Rachel Ticotin
Action
2 Oscar nominations
Conspiracy Theory
Richard Donner
Mel Gibson , Julia Roberts , Patrick Stewart
Thriller
Warner Bros.
Contact
Robert Zemeckis
Jodie Foster , Matthew McConaughey , James Woods , Angela Bassett , John Hurt , Tom Skerritt , David Morse
Science fiction
Warner Bros. ; based on a novel by Carl Sagan
Cop Land
James Mangold
Sylvester Stallone , Harvey Keitel , Ray Liotta , Robert De Niro , Annabella Sciorra , Peter Berg , Michael Rapaport
Crime drama
Miramax Films
Coven
Mark Borchardt
Horror
36 minutes
Crayola Kids Adventures
Family
The Cremaster Cycle
Matthew Barney
Experimental
5 films
Crowned and Dangerous
Christopher Leitch
Yasmine Bleeth , Jill Clayburgh
Thriller
Made-for-TV
D
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
Danger Zone
Allan Eastman
Billy Zane , Robert Downey, Jr. , Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Action
Nu Image Films
Dangerous Ground
Darrell Roodt
Ice Cube , Elizabeth Hurley , Ving Rhames
Thriller
Dante's Peak
Roger Donaldson
Pierce Brosnan , Linda Hamilton
Disaster film
Universal
Deconstructing Harry
Woody Allen
Kirstie Alley , Richard Benjamin , Billy Crystal , Judy Davis , Julia Louis-Dreyfus , Demi Moore
Comedy
Fine Line Features
Def Jam's How to Be a Player
Lionel C. Martin
Bill Bellamy
Comedy
Defying Gravity
John Keitel
Drama
Demolition University
Kevin Tenney
Corey Haim , Ami Dolenz , Laraine Newman
Action
Direct-to-video
The Devil's Advocate
Taylor Hackford
Keanu Reeves , Al Pacino , Charlize Theron , Jeffrey Jones , Judith Ivey , Craig T. Nelson
Thriller
Warner Bros.
Different Strokes
Michael Paul Girard
Dana Plato , Bentley Mitchum
Drama
Dogtown
George Hickenlooper
Mary Stuart Masterson , Jon Favreau
Drama
Vanguard Films
Donnie Brasco
Mike Newell
Al Pacino , Johnny Depp , Michael Madsen , Anne Heche , Bruno Kirby
Crime drama
story of Joseph Pistone
Double Team
Tsui Hark
Jean-Claude Van Damme , Dennis Rodman , Mickey Rourke
Action
3 Razzie awards
Dream with the Fishes
Finn Taylor
David Arquette
Drama
E
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
The Edge
Lee Tamahori
Anthony Hopkins , Alec Baldwin , Harold Perrineau , Elle MacPherson
Thriller
script by David Mamet
Eight Days a Week
Michael Davis
Keri Russell
Comedy
Elevated
Vincenzo Natali
Short subject
17 minutes
Elvis Meets Nixon
Allan Arkush
Rick Peters , Bob Gunton
Comedy
Made-for-TV
The End of Violence
Wim Wenders
Bill Pullman , Andie MacDowell , Gabriel Byrne
Drama
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Ernest Goes to Africa
John R. Cherry III
Jim Varney
Comedy
Direct-to-video
Eve's Bayou
Kasi Lemmons
Samuel L. Jackson , Lynn Whitfield
Drama
Event Horizon
Paul W. S. Anderson
Laurence Fishburne , Sam Neill , Kathleen Quinlan , Joely Richardson , Richard T. Jones , Jack Noseworthy , Jason Isaacs , Sean Pertwee
Science fiction
Paramount
The Ex
Mark L. Lester
Yancy Butler , Suzy Amis
Suspense
Excess Baggage
Marco Brambilla
Alicia Silverstone , Benicio del Toro , Christopher Walken , Harry Connick, Jr.
Comedy
F
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
Face/Off
John Woo
John Travolta , Nicolas Cage , Joan Allen , Alessandro Nivola , Gina Gershon , Dominique Swain
Action
won 2 Saturn Awards
FairyTale: A True Story
Charles Sturridge
Peter O'Toole , Harvey Keitel
Fantasy
Fakin' Da Funk
Tim Chey
Pam Grier , Duane Martin
Comedy
Fast, Cheap and Out of Control
Errol Morris
profile of 4 unusual occupations
Documentary
Fathers' Day
Ivan Reitman
Robin Williams , Billy Crystal , Julia Louis-Dreyfus , Nastassja Kinski , Charlie Hofheimer , Bruce Greenwood , Jared Harris
Comedy
remake of Les Comperes
Favorite Son
Fierce Creatures
Fred Schepisi
John Cleese , Jamie Lee Curtis , Kevin Kline , Michael Palin
Comedy
with A Fish Called Wanda cast
The Fifth Element
Luc Besson
Bruce Willis , Gary Oldman , Milla Jovovich , Chris Tucker , Ian Holm , Luke Perry
Science fiction
Gaumont Film Company
Fire Down Below
Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Steven Seagal , Marg Helgenberger , Kris Kristofferson , Harry Dean Stanton , Stephen Lang , Levon Helm
Action
Warner Bros. ; 4 Razzie nominations; Remake of 1957 film
Firehouse
"Alan Smithee "
Richard Dean Anderson , Edie Falco
Drama
Rysher Entertainment
Firelight
William Nicholson
Sophie Marceau
Drama
Nicholson's only film
First Time Felon
Charles S. Dutton
Omar Epps , Delroy Lindo
Crime drama
Flash
Lucas Black , Ellen Burstyn
Family
Made-for-TV
Flubber
Les Mayfield
Robin Williams , Marcia Gay Harden , Christopher McDonald , Ted Levine , Raymond J. Barry , Clancy Brown
Comedy, Fantasy
Absent-Minded Professor remake
Flying Saucer Rock'n'Roll
Short subject
12 minutes
Free Willy 3: The Rescue
Sam Pillsbury
Jason James Richter
Family
2nd Free Willy sequel
Fools Rush In
Andy Tennant
Matthew Perry , Salma Hayek
Rom com
Columbia
For Richer or Poorer
Bryan Spicer
Tim Allen , Kirstie Alley
Comedy
Universal
Full Tilt Boogie
Sarah Kelly
Documentary
Future War
Anthony Doublin
Daniel Bernhardt
Science fiction
G
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
G.I. Jane
Ridley Scott
Demi Moore , Viggo Mortensen , Anne Bancroft
Action
Razzie award for Moore
The Game
David Fincher
Michael Douglas , Sean Penn , James Rebhorn , Deborah Kara Unger , Carroll Baker
Psychological Thriller
Polygram Films
Gang Related
Jim Kouf
James Belushi , Tupac Shakur , Lela Rochon
Crime drama
Gattaca
Andrew Niccol
Ethan Hawke , Uma Thurman , Jude Law
Science fiction
Columbia
George Wallace
John Frankenheimer
Gary Sinise , Mare Winningham , Angelina Jolie
Biography
Made-for-TV
George of the Jungle
Sam Weisman
Brendan Fraser , Leslie Mann , Thomas Haden Church
Comedy
Disney
Geri's Game
Jan Pinkava
Animated , Short
Academy Award
Get a Clue
Terence H. Winkless
Ray Walston , Diane Ladd , Sally Kirkland
Family
based on Ellen Raskin book
Ghosts
Stan Winston
Michael Jackson
Going All the Way
Mark Pellington
Jeremy Davies , Ben Affleck , Amy Locane , Rose McGowan , Rachel Weisz
Drama
Gramercy Pictures
Gone Fishin'
Christopher Cain
Joe Pesci , Danny Glover , Rosanna Arquette , Lynn Whitfield
Comedy
Caravan Pictures
Good Burger
Brian Robbins
Kenan Thompson , Kel Mitchell
Comedy
Good Will Hunting
Gus Van Sant
Matt Damon , Robin Williams , Ben Affleck , Minnie Driver , Stellan Skarsgård
Drama
Oscars for Williams, screenplay
Goodbye America
Thierry Notz
Wolfgang Bodison , Corin Nemec
Action
Grateful Dead: Downhill from Here
Len Dell'Amico
The Grateful Dead
Concert
Gridlock'd
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Tim Roth , Tupac Shakur
Comedy, Crime
Grosse Pointe Blank
George Armitage
John Cusack , Minnie Driver , Dan Aykroyd , Alan Arkin
Comedy
Caravan Pictures
H
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
Hacks
Gary Rosen
Stephen Rea , Illeana Douglas , John Ritter
Comedy
Shoreline
Hands on a Hard Body: The Documentary
S.R. Bindler
Documentary
Hard Eight
Paul Thomas Anderson
Philip Baker Hall , John C. Reilly , Gwyneth Paltrow , Samuel L. Jackson
Drama
Anderson's first film
Hav Plenty
Christopher Scott Cherot
Comedy
Henry Fool
Hal Hartley
Thomas Jay Ryan , Parker Posey
Drama
Cannes script award
Hercules
Ron Clements , John Musker
Family, Fantasy
Animated film
Highball
Noah Baumbach
Justine Bateman , Peter Bogdanovich
Comedy
Hitler
Home Alone 3
Raja Gosnell
Alex D. Linz
Family
Second Home Alone sequel
Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves
Dean Cundey
Rick Moranis
Sci-fi
Direct-to-video sequel
Hoodlum
Bill Duke
Laurence Fishburne , Tim Roth , Vanessa Williams , Andy García
Crime
on Bumpy Johnson
The House of Yes
Mark Waters
Parker Posey , Josh Hamilton , Tori Spelling , Freddie Prinze, Jr. , Genevieve Bujold
Comedy
based on Wendy MacLeod play
Hugo Pool
Robert Downey, Sr.
Alyssa Milano , Patrick Dempsey
Comedy
aka Pool Girl
Hurricane Streets
Morgan J. Freeman
Heather Matarazzo
Drama
I
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Jim Gillespie
Jennifer Love Hewitt , Sarah Michelle Gellar , Ryan Phillippe , Freddie Prinze, Jr. , Johnny Galecki , Bridgette Wilson , Anne Heche
Horror
based on Lois Duncan novel
I Married a Strange Person!
I'm Bout It
Master P
Drama
The Ice Storm
Ang Lee
Kevin Kline , Joan Allen , Sigourney Weaver , Tobey Maguire , Christina Ricci , Elijah Wood
Drama
based on Rick Moody novel
In & Out
Frank Oz
Kevin Kline , Joan Cusack , Tom Selleck , Matt Dillon , Bob Newhart , Debbie Reynolds , Wilford Brimley
Comedy
Oscar nomination for Cusack
In the Company of Men
Neil LaBute
Aaron Eckhart , Matt Molloy
Comedy
based on LaBute's play
In the Gloaming
Christopher Reeve
Glenn Close , Bridget Fonda , Whoopi Goldberg , Robert Sean Leonard , David Strathairn
Drama
Made-for-TV
Inferno
Don Wilson
Action
The Informant
Jim McBride
Cary Elwes , Timothy Dalton
Drama
Made-for-TV
Intensity
Yves Simoneau
Piper Laurie , Molly Parker
Thriller
based on Dean Koontz novel
Inventing the Abbotts
Pat O'Connor
Liv Tyler , Jennifer Connelly , Joaquin Phoenix , Billy Crudup , Joanna Going
Comedy
based on Sue Miller story
It's In the Water
Kelly Herd
Drama
J
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
The Jackal
Michael Caton-Jones
Bruce Willis , Richard Gere , Sidney Poitier , Diane Venora
Thriller
Remake of film Day of the Jackal
Jackie Brown
Quentin Tarantino
Pam Grier , Samuel L. Jackson , Robert Forster , Robert De Niro , Michael Keaton , Bridget Fonda , Chris Tucker
Crime drama
Based on the novel Rum Punch by Elmore Leonard
Jane Eyre
Robert Young
Samantha Morton , Ciarán Hinds
Drama
Based on Charlotte Brontë novel
Jungle 2 Jungle
John Pasquin
Tim Allen , Martin Short , JoBeth Williams , Lolita Davidovich , Sam Huntington
Comedy
Disney
Jungle Emperor Leo
Yoshio Takeuchi
Japan
Just in Time
Shawn Levy
Mark Moses , Brittany Alyse Smith
Rom com
Just Write
Andrew Gallerani
Sherilyn Fenn , Jeremy Piven
Rom com
Curb Entertainment
Justice League of America
Animated
DC Comics
K
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
Keeping the Promise
Heldon Larry
Keith Carradine , Annette O'Toole
Family, Drama
Keys to Tulsa
Leslie Greif
James Spader , Eric Stoltz , Mary Tyler Moore
Drama
Gramercy Pictures
Kiss the Girls
Gary Fleder
Morgan Freeman , Ashley Judd
Crime, Thriller
based on James Patterson novel
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Thomas Jahn
Rutger Hauer
Kull the Conqueror
John Nicolella
Kevin Sorbo , Tia Carrere , Thomas Ian Griffith , Litefoot , Harvey Fierstein
Fantasy
Universal
Kundun
Martin Scorsese
Biography
Dalai Lama
L
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
L.A. Confidential
Curtis Hanson
Kevin Spacey , Russell Crowe , Guy Pearce , Kim Basinger , Danny DeVito , James Cromwell , David Strathairn , Simon Baker
Crime drama
based on James Ellroy novel; Academy Awards for Basinger, screenplay
The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island
Charles Grosvenor
Animated film
Direct-to-video
Last Stand at Saber River
Dick Lowry
Tom Selleck , Keith Carradine , Haley Joel Osment
Western
from Elmore Leonard novel
The Last Time I Committed Suicide
Stephen T. Kay
Thomas Jane , Keanu Reeves
Drama
Latter-Day Saints
Lawn Dogs
John Duigan
Sam Rockwell , Mischa Barton , Kathleen Quinlan
Drama
Rank Organisation
Leave It to Beaver
Andy Cadiff
Christopher McDonald , Janine Turner
Family
based on TV series
Leprechaun 4: In Space
Brian Trenchard-Smith
Warwick Davis
Horror
sequel
Lewis and Clark and George
Rod McCall
Rose McGowan , Dan Gunther
Comedy
Liar Liar
Tom Shadyac
Jim Carrey , Justin Cooper , Maura Tierney , Cary Elwes , Jennifer Tilly , Amanda Donohoe , Swoosie Kurtz
Comedy
Universal
Liberty!
Roger Rees , Philip Seymour Hoffman , Donna Murphy
Documentary
6-hour series
A Life Less Ordinary
Danny Boyle
Ewan McGregor , Cameron Diaz , Holly Hunter , Delroy Lindo , Ian Holm
Black comedy
Figment Films
Little City
Roberto Benabib
Josh Charles , Jon Bon Jovi , Penelope Ann Miller
Rom com
Little Red Riding Hood
David Kaplan
Short subject
12 minutes
Lolita
Adrian Lyne
Dominique Swain , Jeremy Irons , Frank Langella , Melanie Griffith
Drama
based on Vladimir Nabokov novel; remake of 1962 film
Lost Highway
David Lynch
Bill Pullman , Patricia Arquette , Balthazar Getty , Robert Loggia , Robert Blake
Suspense
October Films
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Steven Spielberg
Jeff Goldblum , Julianne Moore , Pete Postlethwaite , Arliss Howard , Richard Attenborough
Science fiction
sequel to Jurassic Park ; based on Michael Crichton novel
Love Jones
Theodore Witcher
Larenz Tate , Nia Long
Drama
Love and Death on Long Island
Richard Kwietniowski
John Hurt , Jason Priestley
Drama
from Gilbert Adair novella
Love! Valour! Compassion!
Joe Mantello
Jason Alexander , John Glover
Drama
based on Terrence McNally play
Lovelife
Jon Harmon Feldman
Carla Gugino , Sherilyn Fenn
Rom com
Lucky Three
Jem Cohen
Short subject
11 minutes
M
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
MPG: Motion Picture Genocide
Mad City
Costa-Gavras
Dustin Hoffman , John Travolta , Mia Kirshner , Alan Alda , Blythe Danner
Crime drama
Gavras' last U.S. film
The Man Who Knew Too Little
Jon Amiel
Bill Murray , Joanne Whalley , Peter Gallagher
Comedy
based on Robert Farrar novel
Masterminds
Roger Christian
Patrick Stewart , Vincent Kartheiser , Brenda Fricker
Comedy
Columbia
The MatchMaker
Mark Joffe
Janeane Garofalo , David O'Hara , Milo O'Shea , Denis Leary
Romantic comedy
set in Ireland
McHale's Navy
Bryan Spicer
Tom Arnold , Tim Curry , David Alan Grier , Debra Messing
Comedy
based on TV series
Mean Guns
Albert Pyun
Ice-T , Christopher Lambert
Crime drama
Meet Wally Sparks
Peter Baldwin
Rodney Dangerfield , Burt Reynolds , Cindy Williams
Comedy
Trimark
The Member of the Wedding
Fielder Cook
Anna Paquin , Alfre Woodard
Drama
from Carson McCullers novel
Men in Black
Barry Sonnenfeld
Will Smith , Tommy Lee Jones , Vincent D'Onofrio , Linda Fiorentino , Rip Torn , Tony Shalhoub
Science fiction
based on comic-book series
Men with Guns
John Sayles
Mandy Patinkin
Drama
Metro
Thomas Carter
Eddie Murphy , Michael Wincott , Michael Rapaport
Action
Touchstone
The Midas Touch
Peter Manoogian
Trever O'Brien
Fantasy
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Clint Eastwood
Kevin Spacey , John Cusack , Jude Law
Drama
based on John Berendt novel
Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off
voices of Brad Garrett , James Belushi , Tim Curry
Animated
Mimic
Guillermo del Toro
Mira Sorvino , Jeremy Northam , Josh Brolin , Charles S. Dutton , Giancarlo Giannini , F. Murray Abraham
Horror
Miramax
Miss Evers' Boys
Joseph Sargent
Alfre Woodard , Laurence Fishburne
Drama
Made-for-TV
Money Talks
Brett Ratner
Chris Tucker , Charlie Sheen , Heather Locklear , Paul Sorvino
Comedy
New Line Cinema
Monty Roberts: A Real Horse Whisperer
Documentary
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
John R. Leonetti
Robin Shou , Talisa Soto , Sandra Hess , James Remar , Brian Thompson
Action
based on video game
Most Wanted
David Hogan
Keenen Ivory Wayans , Jon Voight , Jill Hennessy , Robert Culp , Eric Roberts
Action
MouseHunt
Gore Verbinski
Nathan Lane , Lee Evans , Christopher Walken , Maury Chaykin , William Hickey
Black comedy
DreamWorks
Mr. Magoo
Stanley Tong
Leslie Nielsen , Miguel Ferrer , Kelly Lynch , Malcolm McDowell , Ernie Hudson
Comedy
based on the cartoon character
Mrs Dalloway
Marleen Gorris
Vanessa Redgrave , Natascha McElhone
Drama
based on Virginia Woolf novel
Murder at 1600
Dwight H. Little
Wesley Snipes , Diane Lane , Alan Alda , Dennis Miller , Daniel Benzali
Thriller
based on Margaret Truman novel
My Best Friend's Wedding
P. J. Hogan
Julia Roberts , Dermot Mulroney , Cameron Diaz , Rupert Everett
Rom com
TriStar
My Teacher Ate My Homework
Stephen Williams
Shelley Duvall , Sheila McCarthy
Comedy
The Myth of Fingerprints
Bart Freundlich
Blythe Danner , James LeGros , Julianne Moore , Roy Scheider
Drama
Good Machine Films
N
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
Nevada
Gary Tieche
Amy Brenneman , Kirstie Alley , Gabrielle Anwar
Drama
Niagara, Niagara
Bob Gosse
Henry Thomas , Robin Tunney , Stephen Lang
Drama
Venice film fest award for Tunney
Night Falls on Manhattan
Sidney Lumet
Andy García , Richard Dreyfuss , Lena Olin , Ian Holm , Ron Leibman , James Gandolfini
Crime drama
based on Robert Daley novel
The Night Flier
Mark Pavia
Miguel Ferrer
Horror
Night of the Demons 3
Horror
Nightwatch
Ole Bornedahl
Ewan McGregor , Patricia Arquette , Josh Brolin , Nick Nolte
Thriller
remake of Nattevagten
Northern Lights
Linda Yellen
Diane Keaton
Family
First Disney Channel film
Nothing to Lose
Steve Oedekerk
Martin Lawrence , Tim Robbins , Kelly Preston
Comedy
Touchstone Pictures
Nowhere
Greg Araki
Drama
O
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
The Odyssey
Andrei Konchalovsky
Armand Assante , Isabella Rossellini , Greta Scacchi , Eric Roberts , Vanessa L. Williams
Adventure
TV miniseries
Office Killer
Cindy Sherman
Carol Kane , Molly Ringwald , Jeanne Tripplehorn
Comedy
Miramax
Oliver Twist
Richard Dreyfuss , Elijah Wood
Family
Made-for-TV
Omega Doom
Albert Pyun
Rutger Hauer
Sci-fi
On the 2nd Day of Christmas
James Frawley
Mary Stuart Masterson , Mark Ruffalo
Drama
Made-for-TV
On the Edge of Innocence
Peter Werner
Kellie Martin, Karen Young
One Eight Seven
Kevin Reynolds
Samuel L. Jackson , John Heard
Thriller
aka 187
One Night Stand
Mike Figgis
Wesley Snipes , Nastassja Kinski , Kyle MacLachlan , Ming-Na Wen , Robert Downey, Jr. , Glenn Plummer
Drama
New Line Cinema
Orgazmo
Trey Parker
Trey Parker, Dian Bachar , Robyn Lynne Raab, Michael Dean Jacobs, Matt Stone
Comedy
Oscar and Lucinda
Gillian Armstrong
Ralph Fiennes , Cate Blanchett , Tom Wilkinson
Drama
based on Peter Carey novel
Out to Sea
Martha Coolidge
Jack Lemmon , Walter Matthau , Dyan Cannon
Comedy
Davis Entertainment
P
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
Painted Angels
Jon Sanders
Brenda Fricker , Kelly McGillis
Western
Paradise Road
Bruce Beresford
Glenn Close , Frances McDormand , Julianna Margulies
War, Drama
Fox Searchlight
The Peacemaker
Mimi Leder
George Clooney , Nicole Kidman
Action
first film from DreamWorks
Perfect Body
Douglass Barr
Amy Jo Johnson , Cathy Rigby
Drama
Made-for-TV
The Pest
Paul Miller
John Leguizamo , Jeffrey Jones , Freddy Rodriguez
Comedy
TriStar
Picture Perfect
Glenn Gordon Caron
Jennifer Aniston , Jay Mohr , Kevin Bacon , Olympia Dukakis , Illeana Douglas
Romance
20th Century Fox
Playing God
Andy Wilson
David Duchovny , Timothy Hutton , Angelina Jolie
Drama
Beacon Pictures
Poison Ivy: The New Seduction
Kurt Voss
Jaime Pressly
Suspense
Direct-to-video sequel
Police 2020
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin
Karl Geurs
Jim Cummings , John Fielder , Ken Sansom , Andre Stojka , Peter Cullen , David Warner , Paul Winchell
Family, Animated
Disney
The Postman
Kevin Costner
Kevin Costner , Olivia Williams , Larenz Tate , Will Patton
Science fiction
won 5 Razzie awards
Preaching to the Perverted
Prefontaine
Steve James
Jared Leto , R. Lee Ermey , Ed O'Neill , Amy Locane
Biography, Drama
story of Steve Prefontaine
Pressurecooker
Private Parts
Betty Thomas
Howard Stern , Robin Quivers , Mary McCormack , Paul Giamatti , Allison Janney
Biography, Comedy
based on Stern's autobiography
Pullet Surprise
Q
R
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
The Rainmaker
Francis Ford Coppola
Matt Damon , Claire Danes , Danny DeVito , Jon Voight , Mary Kay Place , Mickey Rourke , Danny Glover , Virginia Madsen , Roy Scheider
Drama
Based on John Grisham novel
Red Corner
Jon Avnet
Richard Gere , Bai Ling
Thriller
banned in China
The Relic
Peter Hyams
Penelope Ann Miller , Tom Sizemore , Linda Hunt , James Whitmore
Horror
Paramount
A River Made to Drown In
"Alan Smithee "
Michael Imperioli , Richard Chamberlain
Drama
Robinson Crusoe
Rod Hardy
Pierce Brosnan
Adventure
Based on Daniel Defoe novel
RocketMan
Stuart Gillard
Harland Williams , Jessica Lundy , William Sadler
Comedy
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
David Mirkin
Mira Sorvino , Lisa Kudrow , Janeane Garofalo , Alan Cumming
Comedy
Touchstone
Rosewood
John Singleton
Jon Voight , Ving Rhames , Don Cheadle , Bruce McGill , Loren Dean , Esther Rolle , Elise Neal
Drama
story of Rosewood massacre
Rough Riders
John Milius
Tom Berenger , Chris Noth , Gary Busey , Sam Elliott
Drama
TV miniseries
Running Time
Josh Becker
Bruce Campbell
S
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist
Kirby Dick
Documentary
The Saint
Phillip Noyce
Val Kilmer , Elisabeth Shue
Thriller
Based on Leslie Charteris novels
Saint-Ex
Bruno Ganz , Miranda Richardson
Biography
France
Scream 2
Wes Craven
David Arquette , Neve Campbell , Courteney Cox , Omar Epps , Sarah Michelle Gellar , Laurie Metcalf , Jerry O'Connell , Timothy Olyphant , Jada Pinkett
Horror
sequel to Scream
The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo
Selena
Gregory Nava
Jennifer Lopez , Edward James Olmos
Biography
story of singer
Seven Years in Tibet
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Brad Pitt , David Thewlis , Victor Wong , Lhakpa Tsamchoe
Drama
Based on Heinrich Harrer book
Shadow Conspiracy
George P. Cosmatos
Charlie Sheen , Donald Sutherland , Linda Hamilton , Sam Waterston , Stephen Lang , Ben Gazzara
Drama
Cosmatos' final film
She's So Lovely
Nick Cassavetes
Sean Penn , Robin Wright Penn , John Travolta
Drama
John Cassavetes script
Shrieker
David DeCoteau
Horror
A Simple Wish
Michael Ritchie
Martin Short , Mara Wilson , Kathleen Turner
Fantasy
Ritchie's final film
Six Ways to Sunday
Adam Bernstein
Adrien Brody , Deborah Harry
Drama
The 6th Man
Marlon Wayans , Kadeem Hardison
A Smile Like Yours
Keith Samples
Greg Kinnear , Lauren Holly , Joan Cusack , Jay Thomas , Jill Hennessy , Christopher McDonald
Comedy
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
Sigourney Weaver , Monica Keena , Sam Neill
Horror
Made-for-TV
Soul Food
George Tillman, Jr.
Vanessa L. Williams , Vivica A. Fox , Nia Long , Michael Beach
Comedy, Drama
Fox 2000
Space Marines
Sci-fi
Spaceman
The Spanish Prisoner
David Mamet
Campbell Scott , Steve Martin , Rebecca Pidgeon
Drama
Sony
Spawn
Mark A.Z. Dippe
Michael Jai White , John Leguizamo , Martin Sheen , Theresa Randle , Nicol Williamson , D. B. Sweeney
Horror
from Todd McFarlane comic
Speed 2: Cruise Control
Jan de Bont
Sandra Bullock , Jason Patric , Willem Dafoe , Temeura Morrison
Action
Sequel to Speed ; 8 Razzie nominations
Sprung
Rusty Cundieff
Tisha Campbell , Paula Jai Parker
Comedy
Star Kid
Manny Coto
Joseph Mazzello , Richard Gilliland
Family
Starship Troopers
Paul Verhoeven
Casper Van Dien , Dina Meyer , Denise Richards , Jake Busey , Neil Patrick Harris , Patrick Muldoon , Clancy Brown , Michael Ironside
Science fiction
based on a novel by Robert A. Heinlein
Steel
Kenneth Johnson
Shaquille O'Neal , Annabeth Gish , Judd Nelson , Richard Roundtree , Ray J
Action
Warner Bros.
Stranger in the House
Michele Greene , Steve Railsback
Suspense
from Georges Simenon story
Strategic Command
Strawberry Fields
Rea Tajiri
Suicide Kings
Peter O'Fallon
Christopher Walken , Denis Leary , Henry Thomas , Johnny Galecki , Sean Patrick Flanery , Jay Mohr , Laura San Giacomo
Drama
Artisan
Sunday
Jonathan Nossiter
David Suchet , Lisa Harrow , Jared Harris
Black comedy
Sundance Best Film
Super Speedway
Stephen Low
Documentary
Narrated by Paul Newman
The Swan Princess II: Escape from Castle Mountain
Sequel
Swept from the Sea
Beeban Kidran
Rachel Weisz , Ian McKellen , Kathy Bates
Drama
Based on Joseph Conrad story
Switchback
Jeb Stuart
Dennis Quaid , Danny Glover , Jared Leto
Thriller
Paramount
T
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
Telling Lies in America
Guy Ferland
Kevin Bacon , Brad Renfro
Drama
That Darn Cat
Bob Spiers
Christina Ricci , Doug E. Doug
Family
Disney
That Old Feeling
Carl Reiner
Bette Midler , Dennis Farina
Comedy
Universal
This World, Then the Fireworks
Michael Oblowitz
Billy Zane , Gina Gershon , Sheryl Lee
Drama
Based on novel by Jim Thompson
A Thousand Acres
Jocelyn Moorhouse
Jessica Lange , Michelle Pfeiffer , Jennifer Jason Leigh , Jason Robards , Colin Firth
Drama
Based on novel by Jane Smiley
'Til There Was You
Scott Winant
Jeanne Tripplehorn , Dylan McDermott , Sarah Jessica Parker
Rom com
Paramount
Titanic
James Cameron
Leonardo DiCaprio , Kate Winslet , Billy Zane , Frances Fisher , Victor Garber , Kathy Bates , Bill Paxton , Gloria Stuart , David Warner , Suzy Amis
Historical Epic, Disaster
11 Academy Awards , box office record $1,835,300,000
Tomorrow Never Dies
Roger Spottiswoode
Pierce Brosnan , Jonathan Pryce , Michelle Yeoh
Action
Top of the World
Sidney J. Furie
Peter Weller , Dennis Hopper
Drama
Touch
Paul Schrader
Bridget Fonda , Christopher Walken , Skeet Ulrich , Tom Arnold , Gina Gershon , Lolita Davidovich
Comedy
Based on novel by Elmore Leonard
Toothless
Melanie Mayron
Family
Disney
Touch Me
H. Gordon Boos
Amanda Peet , Michael Vartan , Peter Facinelli
Romance
Tower of Terror
D.J. MacHale
Steve Guttenberg , Kirsten Dunst
Horror
Made-for-TV
Traveller
Jack N. Green
Bill Paxton , Mark Wahlberg , Julianna Margulies
Crime drama
October Films
Trekkies
Roger Nygard
Documentary
Trial and Error
Jonathan Lynn
Michael Richards , Jeff Daniels , Charlize Theron
Comedy
New Line Cinema
Trojan War
George Huang
Will Friedle , Jennifer Love Hewitt
Comedy
Truth or Consequences, N.M.
Kiefer Sutherland
Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Pollak , Kim Dickens , Grace Phillips
Drama
TriStar
Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie
Jonathan Tzachor
Johnny Yong Bosch , Nakia Burrise, Jason David Frank , Catherine Sutherland
Fantasy
Turbulence
Robert Butler
Ray Liotta , Lauren Holly , Hector Elizondo , Rachel Ticotin , Catherine Hicks , Brendan Gleeson
Action
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
The Twilight of the Golds
Rosss Kagan Marks
Jennifer Beals , Brendan Fraser
Drama
Made-for-TV
Twisted
Seth Michael Donsky
William Hickey , Billy Porter
Drama
U
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
U Turn
Oliver Stone
Sean Penn , Jennifer Lopez , Nick Nolte , Powers Boothe , Jon Voight , Joaquin Phoenix , Claire Danes , Billy Bob Thornton
Thriller, Comedy
TriStar
Ulee's Gold
Victor Nuñez
Peter Fonda , Patricia Richardson
Drama
Golden Globe for Fonda
Under Wraps
Adam Wylie , Ed Lauter
Family
Disney Channel
V
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
Vampire Journals
Horror
Direct to video
Vanishing Point
Charles Carner
Viggo Mortensen , Jason Priestley , Keith David
Action
TV remake of 1971 film
Vegas Vacation
Stephen Kessler
Chevy Chase , Beverly D'Angelo , Randy Quaid , Ethan Embry , Marisol Nichols
Comedy
Fourth of series
Velocity Trap
Phillip J. Roth
Olivier Gruner , Craig Wasson
Action
Volcano
Mick Jackson
Tommy Lee Jones , Anne Heche , Gaby Hoffmann , Don Cheadle , Keith David
Disaster
20th Century Fox
W
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
Waco: The Rules of Engagement
William Gazecki
Documentary
Wag the Dog
Barry Levinson
Dustin Hoffman , Robert De Niro , Woody Harrelson , Anne Heche , Denis Leary , Willie Nelson
Comedy
New Line Cinema ; 2 Oscar nominations
Waiting for Guffman
Christopher Guest
Eugene Levy , Catherine O'Hara , Christopher Guest , Fred Willard , Parker Posey
Mockumentary
Sony Pictures Classics
Warriors of Virtue
Ronny Yu
Fantasy
Washington Square
Agnieszka Holland
Jennifer Jason Leigh , Ben Chaplin , Albert Finney , Maggie Smith
Drama
based on novel by Henry James
Weapons of Mass Distraction
Stephen Surjik
Ben Kingsley , Gabriel Byrne , Mimi Rogers , Jeffrey Tambor , Chris Mulkey , Illeana Douglas
Comedy
Made-for-TV
Welcome to Sarajevo
Michael Winterbottom
Stephen Dillane , Woody Harrelson , Marisa Tomei
Drama
What the Deaf Man Heard
Matthew Modine , James Earl Jones
Drama
Made-for-TV
Wild America
William Dear
Jonathan Taylor Thomas , Devon Sawa , Scott Bairstow , Frances Fisher , Jamey Sheridan
Adventure
The Wings of the Dove
Iain Softley
Helena Bonham Carter , Linus Roache , Alison Elliott
Drama
4 Oscar nominations
The Winter Guest
Alan Rickman
Emma Thompson
Drama
Fine Line
Wishmaster
Robert Kurtzman
Andrew Divoff , Tammy Lauren , Chris Lemmon
Horror
The Woodlanders
Rufus Sewell
Drama
The Wrong Guy
David Steinberg
Dave Foley , Jennifer Tilly , David Higgins , Colm Feore
Comedy, Crime
Canada
Y
Z
See also
External links
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