Best Drama movies of 1997

Actors : Anupam Kher, Ashish Vidyarthi, Raveena Tandon, Sunny Deol,
Directors : Guddu Dhanoa,

Omnipresent Bollywood acting dynamo Sunny Deol stars as Deva, the son of an honest lawyer (Anupam Kher) who lives with his brother, Aakash (Sachin Khedekar), and his beloved sister, Guddi (...

Actors : Nana Patekar, Aruna Irani, Raveena Tandon, Paresh Rawal,
Directors : Partho Ghosh,

At the behest of Mahesh Verma, Shanta Prasad alias Abba, recruits Ghulam-E-Musthafa, a gangster and hit-man to carry out their nefarious activities. When Dayanand Dixit refuses to sell his ...

Actors : Roddy McDowall, Jamie Williams, David Paul Francis, Billy Campbell,
Directors : Dee McLachlan,

Pre-teen jungle boy Mowgli gets to human world and is pursued by P.T.Barnum circus scout Harrison who wants to take him to circus as curiosity. Harrison hires local grandee Buldeo for help ...

Actors : John Bryant, Jenifer Lee Simard, Alexis Artiles, Irwin Ossa,
Directors : Ela Troyano,

A cute, openly gay latin boy's hormones go into overdrive when his hunky cousin (Angel) arrives for an extended stay. The two explore the young and sometimes dangerous gay scene in the ...

Actors : Rebecca Facey, Helena Af Sandeberg, Steve Aalam, Paolo Roberto,
Directors : Peter Lindmark,

The suburb that is a society in a society, a place where young guys do anything for respect. A place where criminality and violence is a part of life. The movie is about Malik, a guy ...

Actors : Nassar, Prabhudheva, Arvind Swamy, Kajol,
Directors : Rajiv Menon,

This is the story of Priya (Kajol) and her life. She is friendly, outspoken, sensitive, yet precocious and apt to get into trouble, and is brought up by her dad, Amal Raj (Girish Karnad). ...

Actors : Nana Patekar, Madhoo, Atul Agnihotri, Mohan Joshi,
Directors : Anil Mattoo,

Tough policier about a straight, but maverick cop who does not believe in bending over, no matter what. He encourages his wife to become a lawyer and tutors her at home, while helping with ...

Actors : Stanislas Merhar, Charles Berling, Miou-Miou, Mathilde Seigner,
Directors : Anne Fontaine,

A bored couple takes in a young man who turns their lives inside out

Actors : Christien Anholt, Julie Graham, Tom Bell, Guinevere Turner,
Directors : Stuart Urban,

Minister on a moral crusade employs young computer whizzkid Peter to infiltrate the London S&M scene. Peter has to gather evidence of physical "assaults" in order for the Minister to ...

Actors : Kelly Lynch, Chris Noth, Stacey Dash, David Caruso,
Directors : John Ridley,

Lovers Ned and Jude snatch a lot of diamonds in a jewelry store holdup, leaving three dead bodies. Ned is captured, but soon escapes and vows revenge on Jude, who pushed him out of their ...

Actors : Milo Ventimiglia, Michael Saucedo, Justin Urich, Travis Sher,

Compilation of four short films about homoerotic situations involving young men. Tom DeCerchio directed "Nunzio's Second Cousin", telling the story of a gay cop who forces a gay-basher to ...

Actors : Hiroshi Mikami, Riona Hazuki, Ayako Omura, Tomoko Nakajima,
Directors : Masayuki Ochiai,

Toshiaki Nagashima is a biologist who is doing major research on mitochondria. When his beautiful young wife is tragically involved in a car accident which leaves her brain dead, in ...

Actors : Jack Kao, Amanda Lee, Francis Ng, Ching Wan Lau,
Directors : Ringo Lam,

Police Inspector Pao is trying to catch Mak Kwan, a gang member who is first arrested, but then escapes from the prison. By chance, Pao realizes that the target of Kwan's gang is the H.K. ...

Actors : Alyssa Milano, Justin Theroux, Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, Ice-T,
Directors : Kurt Voss,

Daniel returns to his family's mansion for the holidays along with his girlfriend Susanne. His family's seemingly-utopian existence is overshadowed by not only the death of Daniel's brother...

Actors : Miroslav Caslavka, David Svec, Pavel Skrípal, Kostas Zerdolaglu,
Directors : Wiktor Grodecki,

Two gay teenage runaways thrown out of their repressive homes try to survive on the streets of Prague. Hunger and desperation forces them into a life of prostitution, drugs, and teen-porn.

Actors : Seong-kyu Han, Seong-kun Mun, Jae-yeong Jeong, Suk-kyu Han,
Directors : Chang-dong Lee,

Returning home and finding his town drastically changed, a former soldier falls in with gangsters.

Actors : Sachiko Izumi, Machiko Ono, Jun Kunimura, Kôtarô Shibata,
Directors : Naomi Kawase,

Depicts the dissolution of a small family in a remote Japanese timber village.

Actors : Michelle Yeoh, Maggie Cheung, Winston Chao, Vivian Wu,
Directors : Mabel Cheung,

The Soong family was a political dynasty in China that reached the highest levels of power. This film follows the lives of the three Soong daughters, who were educated in America and ...

Actors : Eion Bailey, Carmen Llywelyn, Robert DiPatri, Joseph Cassese,
Directors : Vincent Pereira,

A high school outcast new to town becomes friends with a violent loner still haunted by the death of his parents.

Actors : Suriya, Joseph Vijay, Kousalya, Simran,
Directors : Vasanth,

Raghu and shanti are divorced couple which sparks problems between Suriya(shanti's brother) and Vijay(Raghu's brother).