1997

1. Boogie Nights (Paul Thomas Anderson) - 10
   
2. Men with Guns (John Sayles)
3. Funny Games (Michael Haneke) - 9.5
   
4. Children of Heaven (Majid Majidi) - 9.0
   
5. Lost Highway (David Lynch)
6. Contact (Robert Zemeckis)
   
7. L.A. Confidential (Curtis Hanson)
8. Princess Mononoke (Hayao Miyazaki)
9. Cure (Kiyoshi Kurosawa) - 8.5
   
10. As Good as It Gets (James L. Brooks)
11. Life Is Beautiful (Roberto Benigni) - 8.0
    
12. The Ice Storm (Ang Lee)
13. Jackie Brown (Quentin Tarantino)
14. Starship Troopers (Paul Verhoeven)
15. Mrs. Brown (John Madden) - 7.5
    
16. Gattaca (Andrew Niccol)
17. The Game (David Fincher)
18. Good Will Hunting (Gus Van Sant) - 7.0
    
19. Chasing Amy (Kevin Smith)
20. Breakdown (Jonathan Mostow)
21. Open Your Eyes (Alejandro Amenábar)
22. The Sweet Hereafter (Atom Egoyan)
23. Hana-bi (Takeshi Kitano)
24. Grosse Point Blank (George Armitage)
25. Titanic (James Cameron) - 6.5
26. Caracter (Mike van Diem)
    
27. Conspiracy Theory (Richard Donner)
28. Affliction (Paul Schrader)
29. Donnie Brasco (Mike Newell)
30. Suicide Kings (Peter O'Fallon) - 6.0
    
31. The Boxer (Jim Sheridan)
32. Insomnia (Erik Sjoldbjærg)
33. Inventing the Abbotts (Pat O'Connor)
    
34. Wag the Dog (Barry Levinson)
35. A Taste of Cherry (Abbas Kiarostami) - 5.5
    
36. Ulee's Gold (Victor Nunez)
37. Absolute Power (Clint Eastwood)
38. Cop Land (James Mangold)
39. Seven Years in Tibet (Jean-Jacques Annaud)
40. The Devil's Advocate (Taylor Hackford)
41. The Eel (Shohei Imamura)
    
42. The Butcher Boy (Neil Jordan)
    
43. Tomorrow Never Dies (Roger Spottiswoode) - 5.0
    
44. The Devil's Own (Alan J. Pakula)
45. The Edge (Lee Tamahori)
46. Mad City (Costa-Gavras) - 4.5
    
47. Liar Liar (Tom Shadyac)
48. My Best Friend's Wedding (P.J. Hogan)
49. The Postman (Kevin Costner)
50. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Steven Spielberg) - 4.0
    
51. Men in Black (Barry Sonnenfeld)
52. Hercules (Ron Clements, John Musker) - 3.5
    
53. The Fifth Element (Luc Besson)
54. Face/Off (John Woo)
55. Alien: Resurrection (Jean-Pierre Jeunet)
56. Scream 2 (Wes Craven)
57. Rosewood (John Singleton)
58. Fierce Creatures (Fred Schepisi, Robert Young)
59. Anaconda (Luis Llosa)
60. Dante's Peak (Roger Donaldson)
61. The Saint (Phillip Noyce)
62. Mimic (Guillermo del Toro)
63. Event Horizon (Paul W.S. Anderson)
64. Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (David Mirkin)
65. Nothing to Lose (Steve Oedekerk) - 3.0
    
66. Murder at 1600 (Dwight H. Little)
67. I Know What You Did Last Summer (Jim Gillespie)
68. Fools Rush In (Andy Tennant)
69. The Peacemaker (Mimi Leder)
70. Vegas Vacation (Stephen Kessler)
71. Picture Perfect (Glenn Gordon Caron)
    
72. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (Jay Roach)
73. One Eight Seven (Kevin Reynolds) - 2.5
    
74. Volcano (Mick Jackson)
75. In & Out (Frank Oz)
76. G.I. Jane (Ridley Scott)
77. The Jackal (Michael Caton-Jones)
78. Private Parts (Betty Thomas) - 2.0
    
79. Metro (Thomas Carter)
80. The Relic (Peter Hyams)
81. Breast Men (Lawrence O'Neil)
82. Kiss the Girls (Gary Fleder)
83. Spawn (Mark A.Z. Dippé) - 1.5
    
84. Beverly Hills Ninja (Dennis Dugan)
85. Booty Call (Jeff Pollack)
86. Air Force One (Wolfgang Petersen)
87. Turbulence (Robert Butler)
88. Jungle 2 Jungle (John Pasquin) - 1.0
    
89. Home Alone 3 (Raja Gosnell)
90. Fire Down Below (Félix Enríquez Alcalá)
91. Batman & Robin (Joel Schumacher)
92. Speed 2: Cruise Control (Jan de Bont)