Top 25 Films of 1997
Submitted by TonyKotlarek on Sun, 03/16/2008 - 09:52
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- 1. Happy Together directed by Wong Kar-Wai
- 2. Mother and Son directed by Aleksander Sokurov
- 3. L.A. Confidential directed by Curtis Hanson
- 4. Taste of Cherry directed by Abbas Kiarostami
- 5. Life is Beautiful directed by Roberto Begnini
- 6. Funny Games directed by Michael Haneke
- 7. Contact directed by Robert Zemeckis
- 8. Boogie Nights directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
- 9. Jackie Brown directed by Quentin Tarantino
- 10. The Butcher Boy directed by Neil Jordan
- Next 15:
- Deconstructing Harry
- Character
- Titanic
- As Good As it Gets
- Amistad
- The Boxer
- The Full Monty
- The Big One
- In the Company of Men
- Chasing Amy
- Wag the Dog
- In and Out
- The Sweet Hereafter
- Live Flesh
- Ulee's Gold
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:
- Tony Leung Chiu Wai for Happy Together
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:
- Joey Lauren Adams for Chasing Amy
This is my canon of the top 25 films of the year. I feel these films are the most important and contributed immensely to the advancement of the motion picture. If a movie you like is not listed here, it means I did not value it as highly as these 25 films.