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. Kiss the Girls Score 43.8 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 39% · Metascore 46
  2. Lawn Dogs Score 43.2 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 72%
  3. Bent Score 43.0 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 74%
  4. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Score 42.6 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 50% · Metascore 56
  5. Innocence Score 42.3 · IMDb 8.0
  6. Steam: The Turkish Bath Score 42.3 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 82%
  7. U Turn Score 41.4 · IMDb 6.7 · Tomatometer 59% · Metascore 54
  8. Lolita Score 41.0 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 69% · Metascore 46
  9. Iruvar Score 40.1 · IMDb 8.4
  10. FairyTale: A True Story Score 40.0 · IMDb 6.5 · Tomatometer 56%