31 films released in 1997

Et Cetera (Et cetera)

Ashish Avikunthak, 1997, India

33 mins
6.2 / 10 (68)
128 countries
1 year
Short Avant-Garde

The Swindle (Rien ne va plus)

Claude Chabrol, 1997, France

106 mins
7.2 / 10 (1620)
108 countries
1 year
Comedy Crime Thriller

Taste of Cherry (Ta'm e guilass)

Abbas Kiarostami, 1997, Iran

99 mins
8.6 / 10 (9735)
104 countries
1 year
Drama

Brother (Брат)

Aleksey Balabanov, 1997, Russia

96 mins
8.2 / 10 (3044)
84 countries
8 months
Drama Crime

L.A. Confidential

Curtis Hanson, 1997, United States

132 mins
8 / 10 (11657)
34 countries
2 months
Crime Drama Mystery

Live Flesh (Carne trémula)

Pedro Almodóvar, 1997, Spain

101 mins
7.6 / 10 (3193)
2 countries
2 months
Drama Thriller Romance

The Small Town (Kasaba)

Nuri Bilge Ceylan, 1997, Turkey

80 mins
7.8 / 10 (4782)
125 countries
2 months
Drama

Shesha Drushti, The Last Vision (Shesha Drushti | ଶେଷ ଦୃଷ୍ଟି)

Apurba Kishore Bir, 1997, India

123 mins
8.6 / 10 (6)
1 country
57 days
Drama

Kalsandhya (Kaal Sandhya | कालसंध्या)

Bhabendra Nath Saikia, 1997, India

124 mins
6.8 / 10 (9)
1 country
57 days
Drama Crime

Minsara Kanavu

Rajiv Menon, 1997, India

148 mins
6.2 / 10 (23)
127 countries
42 days
Comedy Drama Musical

Iruvar (The Duo )

Mani Ratnam, 1997, India

159 mins
8.4 / 10 (160)
1 country
42 days
Drama

Lolita

Adrian Lyne, 1997, United States

138 mins
6.8 / 10 (2993)
13 countries
13 days
Drama Romance

Lost Highway

David Lynch, 1997, United States

134 mins
8 / 10 (13235)
92 countries
10 days
Thriller Mystery Avant-Garde

The Life of Jésus (La vie de Jésus)

Bruno Dumont, 1997, France

92 mins
7.6 / 10 (2203)
122 countries
Unlimited
Drama

Traveller

Jack N. Green, 1997, United States

100 mins
6.6 / 10 (166)
3 countries
Unlimited
Drama Crime Romance

Funny Games

Michael Haneke, 1997, Austria

109 mins
8 / 10 (9826)
2 countries
Unlimited
Horror Thriller Cult

Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit

Jonas Mekas, 1997, United States

66 mins
6.8 / 10 (413)
104 countries
Unlimited
Documentary

The Sweet Hereafter

Atom Egoyan, 1997, Canada

112 mins
7.6 / 10 (1820)
4 countries
Unlimited
Drama

Brothers and Sisters (Geschwister – Kardeşler)

Thomas Arslan, 1997, Germany

78 mins
6.8 / 10 (116)
1 country
Unlimited
Drama

Drancy Avenir

Arnaud des Pallières, 1997, France

79 mins
7.2 / 10 (72)
93 countries
Unlimited
Drama History

Fireworks (Hana-bi | はなび)

Takeshi Kitano, 1997, Japan

103 mins
8.4 / 10 (3817)
1 country
Unlimited
Crime Drama Romance

Assassin(s)

Mathieu Kassovitz, 1997, France

127 mins
6.6 / 10 (274)
101 countries
Unlimited
Drama Crime

Wilde

Brian Gilbert, 1997, United Kingdom

112 mins
6.2 / 10 (345)
2 countries
Unlimited
£2.49, €2,99
Biography LGBTQ+

How I Learned to Overcome My Fear and Love Arik Sharon (Eich Hifsakti L'fahed V'lamadeti L'ehov et Arik Sharon)

Avi Mograbi, 1997, Israel

61 mins
7 / 10 (74)
10 countries
Unlimited
Documentary

Telling Lies in America

Guy Ferland, 1997, United States

101 mins
6.4 / 10 (216)
4 countries
Unlimited
Drama History

The 120 Days of Bottrop (Die 120 Tage von Bottrop)

Christoph Schlingensief, 1997, Germany

63 mins
7 / 10 (546)
128 countries
Unlimited
Comedy Cult

In the Presence of a Clown (Larmar och gör sig till)

Ingmar Bergman, 1997, Sweden

119 mins
7.4 / 10 (263)
1 country
Unlimited
Drama TV Movie

Level Five

Chris Marker, 1997, France

110 mins
7.8 / 10 (875)
124 countries
Unlimited
Documentary Romance

Little Dieter Needs to Fly

Werner Herzog, 1997, United Kingdom

77 mins
8.6 / 10 (1737)
3 countries
Unlimited
Documentary

Who the Hell Is Juliette? (¿Quién diablos es Juliette?)

Carlos Marcovich, 1997, Mexico

93 mins
7 / 10 (115)
19 countries
Unlimited
Documentary Avant-Garde