The best films of 1997

243 films from 1997, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, the Oscars and box office, compared only with films from the same year.

  1. Inventing the Abbotts Score 31.7 · IMDb 6.4 · Tomatometer 41% · Metascore 49
  2. Airbag Score 31.5 · IMDb 6.7
  3. Fools Rush In Score 31.3 · IMDb 6.2 · Tomatometer 33% · Metascore 38
  4. Picture Perfect Score 30.9 · IMDb 5.6 · Tomatometer 44% · Metascore 46
  5. A Life Less Ordinary Score 30.5 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 41% · Metascore 37
  6. Nowhere Score 30.2 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 53% · Metascore 44
  7. Murder at 1600 Score 29.9 · IMDb 6.1 · Tomatometer 33% · Metascore 48
  8. Shooting Fish Score 29.7 · IMDb 6.5 · Tomatometer 52% · Metascore 47
  9. Smilla's Sense of Snow Score 29.6 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 53% · Metascore 45
  10. Switchback Score 29.6 · IMDb 6.5 · Tomatometer 32%