The best dramas of 1997

143 dramas 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. Kundun Score 52.1 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 76% · Metascore 74
  2. Lost Highway Score 51.8 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 70% · Metascore 53
  3. Conspiracy Theory Score 51.8 · IMDb 6.7 · Tomatometer 59% · Metascore 50
  4. The Eel Score 51.4 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 83% · Metascore 81
  5. Gridlock'd Score 51.0 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 88%
  6. The Thief Score 50.5 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 88%
  7. In the Company of Men Score 50.4 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 89% · Metascore 80
  8. Border Score 50.1 · IMDb 8.0
  9. Nil by Mouth Score 49.6 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 79% · Metascore 76
  10. The Butcher Boy Score 49.5 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 79%