The best crime films of 1997

64 crime 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. A Life Less Ordinary Score 30.5 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 41% · Metascore 37
  2. Face Score 30.4 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 38%
  3. Deceiver Score 30.4 · IMDb 6.4 · Tomatometer 42%
  4. Murder at 1600 Score 29.9 · IMDb 6.1 · Tomatometer 33% · Metascore 48
  5. Shooting Fish Score 29.7 · IMDb 6.5 · Tomatometer 52% · Metascore 47
  6. Smilla's Sense of Snow Score 29.6 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 53% · Metascore 45
  7. Switchback Score 29.6 · IMDb 6.5 · Tomatometer 32%
  8. Red Corner Score 29.4 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 27%
  9. Perdita Durango Score 29.1 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 43%
  10. Mad City Score 28.9 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 30% · Metascore 45