The best thrillers of 1997

31 thrillers 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. Red Corner Score 29.4 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 27%
  2. Mad City Score 28.9 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 30% · Metascore 45
  3. City of Industry Score 27.0 · IMDb 6.1 · Tomatometer 43%
  4. Mean Guns Score 23.0 · IMDb 5.3
  5. Nightwatch Score 22.0 · IMDb 6.2 · Tomatometer 27% · Metascore 40
  6. Fire Down Below Score 20.5 · IMDb 5.2 · Tomatometer 15% · Metascore 40
  7. Most Wanted Score 20.3 · IMDb 5.6 · Tomatometer 15%
  8. The End of Violence Score 18.9 · IMDb 5.6 · Tomatometer 29%
  9. Playing God Score 16.8 · IMDb 5.6 · Tomatometer 16%
  10. Turbulence Score 15.7 · IMDb 5.1 · Tomatometer 15%