L.A. Confidential(1997)

Combined Rating:
90
Combined Critics Rating: 85

As corruption grows in 1950s LA, three policemen - one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy - investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice.



Titanic(1997)

Combined Rating:
86
Combined Critics Rating: 79

A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.



Boogie Nights(1997)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 73

The story of a young man's adventures in the Californian pornography industry of the late 1970s and early 1980s.



Men in Black(1997)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 69

A police officer joins a secret organization that polices and monitors extraterrestrial interactions on Earth.



Good Will Hunting(1997)

Combined Rating:
78
Combined Critics Rating: 67

Will Hunting, a janitor at M.I.T., has a gift for mathematics, but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life.



Chasing Amy(1997)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 68

Holden and Banky are comic book artists. Everything's going good for them until they meet Alyssa, also a comic book artist. Holden falls for her, but his hopes are crushed when he finds out she's a lesbian.



Jackie Brown(1997)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 65

A middle-aged woman finds herself in the middle of a huge conflict that will either make her a profit or cost her life.



As Good as It Gets(1997)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 65

A single mother/waitress, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.



Wag the Dog(1997)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 68

Shortly 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.



Liar Liar(1997)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 63

A fast-track lawyer can't lie for 24 hours due to his son's birthday wish after he turns his son down for the last time.



The Full Monty(1997)

Combined Rating:
73
Combined Critics Rating: 63

Six unemployed steel workers form a male striptease act. The women cheer them on to go for "the full monty" - total nudity.



Gattaca(1997)

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Combined Rating:
73
Combined Critics Rating: 60

A genetically inferior man assumes the identity of a superior one in order to pursue his lifelong dream of space travel.



The Ice Storm(1997)

Combined Rating:
73
Combined Critics Rating: 66

In suburban New Canaan, Connecticut , 1973, middle class families experimenting with casual sex and substance abuse find their lives beyond their control.



Contact(1997)

Combined Rating:
72
Combined Critics Rating: 60

Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of extraterrestrial intelligence, sending plans for a mysterious machine.



Amistad(1997)

Combined Rating:
70
Combined Critics Rating: 60

In 1839, the revolt of Mende captives aboard a Spanish owned ship causes a major controversy in the United States when the ship is captured off the coast of Long Island. The courts must decide whether the Mende are slaves or legally free.



Kundun(1997)

Combined Rating:
69
Combined Critics Rating: 65

From childhood to adulthood, Tibet's fourteenth Dalai Lama deals with Chinese oppression and other problems.



In & Out(1997)

Combined Rating:
68
Combined Critics Rating: 60

A midwestern teacher questions his sexuality after a former student makes a comment about him at the Academy Awards.



The Boxer(1997)

Combined Rating:
68
Combined Critics Rating: 68

Young Danny Flynn is released from prison after 14 years after "taking the rap" for the IRA and tries to rebuild his life in his old Belfast neighborhood.



My Best Friend's Wedding(1997)

Combined Rating:
66
Combined Critics Rating: 53

When a woman's long-time friend reveals he's engaged, she realizes she loves him herself and sets out to get him, with only days before the wedding.



Selena(1997)

Combined Rating:
64
Combined Critics Rating: 58

The true story of Selena Quintanilla-Perez, a Texas-born Tejano singer who rose from cult status to performing at the Astrodome, as well as having chart topping albums on the Latin music charts.




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