8 Best Movies of 1997

By Vlad Zakh · June 29, 2026

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A look back at 1997, one of cinema’s most memorable years, ranking the films that have best stood the test of time.

Three Men and a Leg (1997) 01

Three Men and a Leg (1997)

IMDb ★ 8.0

Three lifelong friends embark on a chaotic road trip to deliver a priceless antique table leg.

Selena (1997) 02

Selena (1997)

IMDb ★ 7.7

The rise of a beloved Tejano music star is cut tragically short by an act of betrayal.

Boogie Nights (1997) 03

Boogie Nights (1997)

IMDb ★ 7.6

A talented young man's rise and fall in the 1970s adult film industry reshapes his makeshift family.

L.A. Confidential (1997) 04

L.A. Confidential (1997)

IMDb ★ 7.8

Three detectives with conflicting methods investigate a web of corruption tied to a brutal massacre.

Titanic (1997) 05

Titanic (1997)

IMDb ★ 7.9

A poor artist and a wealthy young woman fall in love aboard the doomed maiden voyage of an ocean liner.

Good Will Hunting (1997) 06

Good Will Hunting (1997)

IMDb ★ 8.2

A brilliant but troubled janitor with a gift for mathematics is guided by a therapist toward self-acceptance.

Princess Mononoke (1997) 07

Princess Mononoke (1997)

IMDb ★ 8.3

A young warrior becomes entangled in a war between forest spirits and an industrious mining settlement.

Life Is Beautiful (1997) 08

Life Is Beautiful (1997)

IMDb ★ 8.4

A Jewish father uses humor and imagination to shield his young son from the horrors of a concentration camp.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.