List of American films of 1997

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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, Glenn Close, Gary Oldman	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	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
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	Drama	also written by Duvall
As Good as It Gets	James L. Brooks	Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, Cuba Gooding, Jr., 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 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	1st of trilogy

B

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
B*A*P*S	Robert Townsend	Halle Berry, Martin Landau	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 and 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	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	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				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
Crossed Swords	Richard Fleischer	Oliver Reed, Raquel Welch	Adventure
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	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
Detective Conan: The Time-Bombed Skyscraper			Crime	Animated film
The Devil's Advocate	Taylor Hackford	Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron	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	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	MGM
Ernest Goes to Africa	John R. Cherry III	Jim Varney	Comedy	straight-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	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	Action	Warner Bros.; 4 Razzie nominations
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	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 Davis, Ben Affleck, Amy Locane	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	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	2nd 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	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, Ciaran 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	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	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	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	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	Action	based on video game
Most Wanted	David Hogan	Keenen Ivory Wayans, Jon Voight, Jill Hennessy	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	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	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, Nick Nolte	Thriller	remake of Nattevagten
Northern Lights	Linda Yellen	Diane Keaton	Family	1st 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	TV
The Pest	Paul Miller	John Leguizamo, Freddy Rodriguez	Comedy	TriStar
Picture Perfect	Glenn Gordon Caron	Jennifer Aniston, Jay Mohr, Kevin Bacon	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	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

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Quicksilver Highway	Mick Garris	Christopher Lloyd	Drama	Direct to video, TV
Quiet Days in Hollywood	Josef Rusnak	Hilary Swank, Chad Lowe, Natasha Gregson Wagner	Drama	aka The Way We Are

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	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 mini-series
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	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	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	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	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
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	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	MGM
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	4th 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, 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, Ileana 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	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	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

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Year of the Horse	Jim Jarmusch		Documentary	Neil Young concert tour
Young Thugs: Innocent Blood
Young and Dangerous 4	Andrew Lau	Ekin Cheng, Jordan Chan	Triad	British Hong Kong

Z

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Zeus and Roxanne	George Miller	Steve Guttenberg, Kathleen Quinlan	Family	MGM

See also

• List of American films of 1996
• List of American films of 1998

External links

• 1997 films at the Internet Movie Database