Best Crime movies of 1997

Actors : Dustin Hoffman, Mia Kirshner, John Travolta, Alan Alda,
Directors : Costa-Gavras,

A disgruntled security guard holds a school trip group hostage, while a news reporter forms a bond with him.

Actors : Jack Thompson, Alicia Silverstone, Benicio Del Toro, Christopher Walken,
Directors : Marco Brambilla,

Emily has always been the rich brat who tries to pull every imaginable stunt to get attention. But one day, as she fakes her own kidnapping and locks herself in the trunk of a car, a thief ...

Actors : Stuart Townsend, Dan Futterman, Rowena Cooper, Kate Beckinsale,
Directors : Stefan Schwartz,

Two con artists' plan to steal enough for a house are twisted when a pretty girl enters the picture.

Actors : Lenny von Dohlen, Alex D. Linz, Olek Krupa, Rya Kihlstedt,
Directors : Raja Gosnell,

Alex Pruitt, a young boy of nine living in Chicago, fends off thieves who seek a top-secret chip in his toy car to support a North Korean terrorist organization's next deed.

Actors : Peter Gallagher, Bill Murray, Joanne Whalley, Richard Wilson,
Directors : Jon Amiel,

Wallace Ritchie is mistaken for a spy and must stop a plot to assassinate international leaders at a banquet.

Actors : Antoine Byrne, Brendan Gleeson, David Wilmot, Peter McDonald,
Directors : Paddy Breathnach,

Fresh out of prison, Git rescues a former best friend (now living with Git's girlfriend) from a beating at the hands of loan sharks. He's now in trouble with the mob boss, Tom French, who ...

Actors : Vanessa Williams, Andy Garcia, Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth,
Directors : Bill Duke,

Black gangsters in 1930 Harlem fights Dutch Schultz who is trying to horn in on their numbers racket.

Actors : Tupac Shakur, Tim Roth, Charles Fleischer, Thandie Newton,
Directors : Vondie Curtis-Hall,

After a friend overdoses, Spoon and Stretch decide to kick their drug habits and attempt to enroll in a government detox program. Their efforts are hampered by seemingly endless red tape, ...

Actors : Elise Neal, Chris Tucker, Charlie Sheen, Heather Locklear,
Directors : Brett Ratner,

Sought by police and criminals, a small-time huckster makes a deal with a TV newsman for protection.

Actors : Kristy Swanson, George Hamilton, Andy Comeau, Joe Pesci,
Directors : Tom Schulman,

A mob bagman finds that his luggage, containing the proof of his gang's latest hit, has been switched.

Actors : Bai Ling, Bradley Whitford, Byron Mann, Richard Gere,
Directors : Jon Avnet,

An American attorney on business in China is wrongfully arrested and put on trial for murder, with a female defense lawyer from the country the only key to proving his innocence.

Actors : Ian Nelson, Danny Glover, Claudia Stedelin, Dennis Quaid,
Directors : Jeb Stuart,

An FBI agent tries to catch a serial killer who kidnapped his son.

Actors : Judd Nelson, Shaquille O'Neal, Richard Roundtree, Annabeth Gish,
Directors : Kenneth Johnson,

John Henry Irons designs weapons for the military. When his project to create weapons that harmlessly neutralize soldiers is sabotaged, he leaves in disgust. When he sees gangs are using ...

Actors : Lynn Whitfield, Joe Pesci, Danny Glover, Rosanna Arquette,
Directors : Christopher Cain,

Two fishing fanatics get in trouble when their fishing boat gets stolen while on a trip.

Actors : Angelina Jolie, Michael Massee, David Duchovny, Timothy Hutton,
Directors : Andy Wilson,

Stripped of his medical license after performing an operation while high on amphetamines, famed LA surgeon Dr Eugene Sands abandons his former life only to find himself crossing paths with ...

Actors : Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Ôsugi, Takeshi Kitano, Susumu Terajima,
Directors : Takeshi Kitano,

Nishi leaves the police in the face of harrowing personal and professional difficulties. Spiraling into depression, he makes questionable decisions.

Actors : Art Evans, Eddie Murphy, Kim Miyori, Michael Rapaport,
Directors : Thomas Carter,

A Hostage Negotiator teams up with a Sharpshooter to bring down a dangerous jewel thief.

Actors : Til Schweiger, Thierry van Werveke, Jan Josef Liefers, Moritz Bleibtreu,
Directors : Thomas Jahn,

Two young men, Martin and Rudi, both suffering from terminal cancer, get to know each other in a hospital room. They drown their desperation in Tequila and decide to take one last trip to ...

Actors : Michael Rooker, Renée Zellweger, Tim Roth, Chris Penn,

Textile company heir Wayland is accused of murder of a prostitute named Elizabeth, whose body was found cut in two in the park. The murder is investigated by tough detective Kennesaw and ...

Actors : Jackie Chan, Miki Lee, Karen McLymont, Richard Norton,
Directors : Sammo Kam-Bo Hung,

A Chinese chef accidentally gets involved with a news reporter who filmed a drug bust that went awry and is now being chased by gangs who are trying to get the video tape.