Drama Movies
The Ride (1997)
A has-been cowboy is given a second chance at the hands of an unexpected teacher.
The Big Fall (1997)
L.A. private detective is hired to investigate the disappearance of an alluring woman’s brother. Surrounded by double-crossing deals and dangerous relation, Rybeck will have to plunge headfirst into his deadliest…
Final Descent (1997)
An airliner collides with a light plane just after takeoff, causing its elevators to jam in the full climb position. It will crash as soon as the fuel runs out,…
Every 9 Seconds (1997)
Domestic violence drama, with Gail O’Grady as a distraught young mother, finding herself stalked by her newly paroled ex and armed with a loaded gun, and Ami Pietz as a…
Washington Square (1997)
Set in 1870’s New York, a spinster heiress is courted by a much younger, penniless man, much to the chagrin of her over-protective father, and must decide whether to spend…
Nil by Mouth (1997)
The family of Raymond, his wife Val and her brother Billy live in working-class London district. Also in their family is Val and Billy’s mother Janet and grandmother Kath. Billy…
Dancehall Queen (1997)
Boogie Nights (1997)
Set in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, idealistic porn producer Jack Horner aspires to elevate his craft to an art form….
The House of Yes (1997)
Jackie-O is anxiously awaiting the visit of her brother home for Thanksgiving, but isn’t expecting him to bring a friend — and she’s even more shocked to learn that this…
Gang Related (1997)
Two corrupt cops have a successful, seemingly perfect money making scheme- they sell drugs that they seize from dealers, kill the dealers, and blame the crimes on street gangs. Their…
The Locusts (1997)
Delilah Potts has always had her choice of men to work her ranch and fill her bed. But from the moment Clay Hewitt, a handsome drifter with a mysterious past,…
U Turn (1997)
When a desperate man’s car breaks down in a bizarre desert town while evading vengeful bookies, he becomes entangled in a dangerous love triangle. Caught between a married couple, he’s…
James Dean: Race with Destiny (1997)
Casper Van Dien of Starship Troopers stars as James Dean, whose remarkable talent and rebel attitude took Hollywood by storm. But as Dean’s star begins to rise, his passionate affair…
Sparkler (1997)
Melba is a Californian trailer-park girl who is told to look for three kings by a phone psychic, and when she meets three guys – Trent, Brad and Joel traveling…
Four Days in September (1997)
Fernando, a journalist, and his friend César join terrorist group MR8 in order to fight Brazilian dictatorial regime during the late sixties. César, however, is wounded and captured during a…
Kiss the Girls (1997)
Forensic psychologist and detective Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down “Casanova,” a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and…
Two Came Back (1997)
A nomadic young woman and other crew members struggle to survive aboard a delivery vessel caught in a violent storm.
Gold Coast (1997)
Karen stands to inherit millions from her dead husband on one condition: she must stay away from other men. Two of the deceased’s former associates seek his money by getting…
The Ice Storm (1997)
In the weekend after thanksgiving 1973 the Hood family is skidding out of control. Then an ice storm hits, the worst in a century.
Lolita (1997)
Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulgarity of American culture. When he comes to stay at the boarding house run…
Below Utopia (1997)
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, but also…
Soul Food (1997)
Traditional Sunday dinners at Mama Joe’s (Irma P. Hall) turn sour when sisters Teri (Vanessa L. Williams), Bird (Nia Long) and Maxine (Vivica A. Fox) start bringing their problems to…
Face (1997)
Ray is an aging ex-socialist who has become a bankrobber after seeing the demise of socialism in 1980s Britain. Teaming up with a gang of other has-beenish crims, he commits…
The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
Photographing Fairies (1997)
Photographer Charles Castle is numbed with grief following the death of his beautiful bride. He goes off to war, working in the trenches as a photographer. Following the war and…
Going All the Way (1997)
Korean War–era veterans and ex-classmates “Gunner” Casselman and “Sonny” Burns reunite upon their return home. Gunner, who spent the war years abroad, is trying to convince his mother that his…
A Thousand Acres (1997)
The lives of an Iowa farmer’s three daughters are shattered when he suddenly decides to bequeath them the family’s fertile farm.
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night…
End of Summer (1997)
An unmarried aristocrat (Jacqueline Bisset) resists the advances of the adventurous man (Peter Weller) whom she actually desires, causing him to turn his attentions to her new ward (Amy Locane)…
The Game (1997)
In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a cold-hearted loner, receives an unusual present from his younger brother, Conrad: a gift certificate…
Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer journeys to the Himalayas without his family to head an expedition in 1939. But when World War II breaks out, the arrogant Harrer falls into Allied…