The best action films of 1997

69 action films from 1997, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. The Edge Score 56.5 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 63% · Metascore 66
  2. The Lost World: Jurassic Park Score 54.5 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 57% · Metascore 59
  3. Rosewood Score 52.4 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 87% · Metascore 71
  4. Conspiracy Theory Score 51.8 · IMDb 6.7 · Tomatometer 59% · Metascore 50
  5. Border Score 50.1 · IMDb 8.0
  6. Tomorrow Never Dies Score 49.2 · IMDb 6.5 · Tomatometer 58% · Metascore 52
  7. Absolute Power Score 48.8 · IMDb 6.7 · Tomatometer 58% · Metascore 52
  8. Knockin' on Heaven's Door Score 43.1 · IMDb 7.8
  9. Nothing to Lose Score 41.1 · IMDb 6.7 · Tomatometer 32%
  10. Alien: Resurrection Score 41.0 · IMDb 6.2 · Tomatometer 55% · Metascore 62