Cinemaths - Broadside Edition

Good Will Hunting (1997)

Dir. Gus Van Sant

127· USA· Drama,· R

A+ 96/100

Director Gus Van Sant

Writer Ben Affleck, Matt Damon

D.O.P. Jean-Yves Escoffier

Composer Danny Elfman

Editor Pietro Scalia

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 127′

Percentile 98th

Life Is Beautiful (1997)

Dir. Roberto Benigni

116· Italy· Comedy, Drama,· PG-13

A+ 96/100

Director Roberto Benigni

Writer Vincenzo Cerami, Roberto Benigni

D.O.P. Tonino Delli Colli

Composer Nicola Piovani

Editor Simona Paggi

Language Italian

Country Italy

Runtime 116′

Percentile 98th

Viewings 2

L.A. Confidential (1997)

Dir. Curtis Hanson

138· USA· Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Drama,· R

A+ 95/100

Director Curtis Hanson

Writer Curtis Hanson, Brian Helgeland

D.O.P. Dante Spinotti

Composer Jerry Goldsmith

Editor Peter Honess

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 138′

Percentile 97th

Boogie Nights (1997)

Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson

156· USA· Drama,· R

A 94/100

Director Paul Thomas Anderson

Writer Paul Thomas Anderson

D.O.P. Robert Elswit

Composer Michael Penn

Editor Dylan Tichenor

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 156′

Percentile 96th

Viewings 2

Jackie Brown (1997)

Dir. Quentin Tarantino

154· USA· Crime, Drama, Thriller,· R

A 94/100

Director Quentin Tarantino

Writer Quentin Tarantino

D.O.P. Guillermo Navarro

Composer Null

Editor Sally Menke

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 154′

Percentile 96th

Viewings 3

Titanic (1997)

Dir. James Cameron

194· USA· Drama, Romance,· PG-13

B+ 89/100

Director James Cameron

Writer James Cameron

D.O.P. Russell Carpenter

Composer James Horner, Will Jennings

Editor James Cameron, Richard A. Harris, Conrad Buff IV

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 194′

Percentile 89th

Face/Off (1997)

Dir. John Woo

139· USA· Action, Crime, Science Fiction,· R

B+ 88/100

Director John Woo

Writer Michael Colleary, Mike Werb

D.O.P. Oliver Wood

Composer John Powell

Editor Christian Wagner, Steven Kemper

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 139′

Percentile 87th

The Game (1997)

Dir. David Fincher

129· USA· Drama, Thriller, Mystery,· R

B+ 87/100

Director David Fincher

Writer John Brancato, Michael Ferris, Andrew Kevin Walker, Larry Gross

D.O.P. Harris Savides

Composer Howard Shore

Editor James Haygood

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 129′

Percentile 85th

Chasing Amy (1997)

Dir. Kevin Smith

114· USA· Comedy, Drama, Romance,· R

B+ 85/100

Director Kevin Smith

Writer Kevin Smith

D.O.P. David Klein

Composer David Pirner

Editor Kevin Smith, Scott Mosier

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 114′

Percentile 80th

Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)

Dir. George Armitage

107· USA· Action, Comedy, Thriller, Romance,· R

B 84/100

Director George Armitage

Writer Tom Jankiewicz, D.V. DeVincentis, John Cusack, Steve Pink

D.O.P. Jamie Anderson

Composer Joe Strummer

Editor Brian Berdan

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 107′

Percentile 78th

Viewings 2

Men in Black (1997)

Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld

98· USA· Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction,· PG-13

B 83/100

Director Barry Sonnenfeld

Writer Ed Solomon

D.O.P. Donald Peterman

Composer Danny Elfman

Editor Jim Miller

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 98′

Percentile 75th

Absolute Power (1997)

Dir. Clint Eastwood

121· USA· Crime, Drama, Action,· R

B 83/100

Director Clint Eastwood

Writer William Goldman

D.O.P. Jack N. Green

Composer Lennie Niehaus

Editor Joel Cox

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 121′

Percentile 75th

Breakdown (1997)

Dir. Jonathan Mostow

93· USA· Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Drama, Action,· R

B 82/100

Director Jonathan Mostow

Writer Jonathan Mostow, Sam Montgomery

D.O.P. Douglas Milsome

Composer Basil Poledouris

Editor Kevin Stitt, Derek Brechin

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 93′

Percentile 73rd

Hard Eight (1997)

Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson

102· USA· Drama, Crime,· R

B 80/100

Director Paul Thomas Anderson

Writer Paul Thomas Anderson

D.O.P. Robert Elswit

Composer Michael Penn, Jon Brion

Editor Barbara Tulliver

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 102′

Percentile 69th

The Fifth Element (1997)

Dir. Luc Besson

126· France· Science Fiction, Action, Adventure,· PG-13

B 80/100

Director Luc Besson

Writer Robert Mark Kamen, Luc Besson

D.O.P. Thierry Arbogast, Nick Tebbet

Composer Éric Serra

Editor Sylvie Landra

Language English

Country France

Runtime 126′

Percentile 69th

Viewings 2

The Rainmaker (1997)

Dir. Francis Ford Coppola

135· USA· Drama, Crime, Thriller,· PG-13

B- 79/100

Director Francis Ford Coppola

Writer Francis Ford Coppola, Michael Herr

D.O.P. John Toll

Composer Elmer Bernstein

Editor Barry Malkin

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 135′

Percentile 67th

Viewings 3

The Castle (1997)

Dir. Rob Sitch

85· Australia· Drama, Comedy,· R

B- 78/100

Director Rob Sitch

Writer Tom Gleisner, Rob Sitch, Jane Kennedy, Santo Cilauro

D.O.P. Miriana Marusic

Composer Craig Harnath, Edmund Choi

Editor Wayne Hyett

Language English

Country Australia

Runtime 85′

Percentile 64th

George Wallace (1997)

Dir. John Frankenheimer

178· USA· History, Drama, TV Movie,· G

B- 76/100

Director John Frankenheimer

Writer Paul Monash

D.O.P. Alan Caso

Composer Gary Chang

Editor Antony Gibbs

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 178′

Percentile 60th

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Poster for Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)

Dir. Jay Roach

89· USA· Science Fiction, Comedy, Crime,· PG-13

B- 75/100

Director Jay Roach

Writer Mike Myers

D.O.P. Peter Deming

Composer George S. Clinton

Editor Dawn Hoggatt, Debra Neil-Fisher

Language English

Country USA, Germany

Runtime 89′

Percentile 58th

American Perfekt (1997)

Dir. Paul Chart

100· USA· Thriller, Drama,· NR

C+ 74/100

Director Paul Chart

Writer Paul Chart

D.O.P. William Wages

Composer Simon Boswell

Editor Michael Ruscio

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 100′

Percentile 56th

Scream 2 (1997)

Dir. Wes Craven

120· USA· Horror, Mystery,· R

C+ 73/100

Director Wes Craven

Writer Kevin Williamson

D.O.P. Peter Deming

Composer Marco Beltrami

Editor Patrick Lussier

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 120′

Percentile 54th

Funny Games (1997)

Dir. Michael Haneke

109· Austria· Drama, Horror, Thriller,· R

C+ 73/100

Director Michael Haneke

Writer Michael Haneke

D.O.P. Jürgen Jürges

Composer Null

Editor Andreas Prochaska

Language German

Country Austria

Runtime 109′

Percentile 54th

Air Force One (1997)

Dir. Wolfgang Petersen

124· USA· Action, Thriller,· R

C+ 72/100

Director Wolfgang Petersen

Writer Andrew W. Marlowe

D.O.P. Michael Ballhaus

Composer Jerry Goldsmith

Editor Richard Francis-Bruce

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 124′

Percentile 52nd

Viewings 2

Night Falls on Manhattan (1997)

Dir. Sidney Lumet

113· USA· Drama, Crime, Thriller,· R

C+ 72/100

Director Sidney Lumet

Writer Sidney Lumet

D.O.P. David Watkin

Composer Mark Isham

Editor Sam O'Steen

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 113′

Percentile 52nd

Poster for The Lost World: Jurassic Park

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)

Dir. Steven Spielberg

129· USA· Adventure, Action, Science Fiction,· PG-13

C+ 70/100

Director Steven Spielberg

Writer David Koepp

D.O.P. Janusz Kamiński

Composer John Williams

Editor Michael Kahn

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 129′

Percentile 48th

The Devil's Advocate (1997)

Dir. Taylor Hackford

144· USA· Drama, Mystery, Horror,· R

C 69/100

Director Taylor Hackford

Writer Tony Gilroy, Jonathan Lemkin

D.O.P. Andrzej Bartkowiak

Composer James Newton Howard

Editor Mark Warner

Language English

Country USA, Germany

Runtime 144′

Percentile 45th

In & Out (1997)

Dir. Frank Oz

90· USA· Comedy,· PG-13

C 69/100

Director Frank Oz

Writer Paul Rudnick

D.O.P. Rob Hahn

Composer Marc Shaiman

Editor Daniel P. Hanley, John Jympson

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 90′

Percentile 45th

Liar Liar (1997)

Dir. Tom Shadyac

86· USA· Comedy,· PG-13

C 67/100

Director Tom Shadyac

Writer Paul Guay, Stephen Mazur

D.O.P. Russell Boyd

Composer John Debney

Editor Don Zimmerman

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 86′

Percentile 40th

12 Angry Men (1997)

Dir. William Friedkin

117· USA· Drama, TV Movie,· PG-13

C 65/100

Director William Friedkin

Writer Reginald Rose

D.O.P. Fred Schuler

Composer Null

Editor Augie Hess

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 117′

Percentile 37th

Poster for Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)

Dir. Clint Eastwood

155· USA· Mystery, Crime, Drama,· R

C- 63/100

Director Clint Eastwood

Writer John Lee Hancock

D.O.P. Jack N. Green

Composer Lennie Niehaus

Editor Joel Cox

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 155′

Percentile 32nd

A Moment of Innocence (1997)

Dir. Mohsen Makhmalbaf

78· Iran· Drama, Comedy,· NR

C- 61/100

Director Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Writer Mohsen Makhmalbaf

D.O.P. Mahmoud Kalari

Composer Majid Entezami

Editor Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Language Persian

Country Iran, France

Runtime 78′

Percentile 30th

The Peacemaker (1997)

Dir. Mimi Leder

124· USA· Action, Thriller,· R

C- 61/100

Director Mimi Leder

Writer Michael Schiffer, Kevin Bernhardt

D.O.P. Dietrich Lohmann

Composer Hans Zimmer

Editor David Rosenbloom

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 124′

Percentile 30th

Amistad (1997)

Dir. Steven Spielberg

155· USA· Drama, History, Mystery,· R

C- 60/100

Director Steven Spielberg

Writer David Franzoni

D.O.P. Janusz Kamiński

Composer John Williams

Editor Michael Kahn

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 155′

Percentile 28th

Cats Don't Dance (1997)

Dir. Mark Dindal

74· USA· Animation, Comedy, Family, Music,· G

D+ 59/100

Director Mark Dindal

Writer Bobs Gannaway, Cliff Ruby, Elana Lesser, Theresa Cullen, Robert Lence, Mark Dindal, Kelvin Yasuda, Brian McEntee, David Womersley, Rick Schneider

D.O.P. Null

Composer Randy Newman, Steve Goldstein

Editor Dan Molina

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 74′

Percentile 26th

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Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)

Dir. Roger Spottiswoode

119· UK· Adventure, Action, Thriller,· PG-13

D+ 57/100

Director Roger Spottiswoode

Writer Bruce Feirstein

D.O.P. Robert Elswit

Composer David Arnold

Editor Michel Arcand, Dominique Fortin

Language English

Country UK

Runtime 119′

Percentile 24th

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Contact (1997)

Dir. Robert Zemeckis

150· USA· Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery,· PG

D+ 55/100

Director Robert Zemeckis

Writer Michael Goldenberg, James V. Hart, Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan

D.O.P. Don Burgess

Composer Alan Silvestri

Editor Arthur Schmidt

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 150′

Percentile 21st

The Devil's Own (1997)

Dir. Alan J. Pakula

107· USA· Crime, Thriller, Drama,· R

D 54/100

Director Alan J. Pakula

Writer Kevin Jarre, David Aaron Cohen, Vincent Patrick

D.O.P. Gordon Willis

Composer James Horner

Editor Dennis Virkler, Tom Rolf

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 107′

Percentile 20th

Anaconda (1997)

Dir. Luis Llosa

89· USA· Adventure, Horror, Thriller,· PG-13

D 50/100

Director Luis Llosa

Writer Jack Epps Jr., Hans Bauer, Jim Cash

D.O.P. Bill Butler

Composer Randy Edelman

Editor Michael R. Miller

Language English

Country USA, Brazil, Peru

Runtime 89′

Percentile 16th

Hoodlum (1997)

Dir. Bill Duke

130· USA· Crime, Drama,· R

D- 48/100

Director Bill Duke

Writer Chris Brancato

D.O.P. Frank Tidy

Composer Elmer Bernstein

Editor Harry Keramidas

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 130′

Percentile 14th

187 (1997)

Dir. Kevin Reynolds

119· USA· Drama, Thriller,· R

D- 46/100

Director Kevin Reynolds

Writer Scott Yagemann

D.O.P. Ericson Core

Composer David Darling, Michael Stearns

Editor Stephen Semel

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 119′

Percentile 13th

A Life Less Ordinary (1997)

Dir. Danny Boyle

103· UK· Fantasy, Comedy, Romance,· R

F 39/100

Director Danny Boyle

Writer John Hodge

D.O.P. Brian Tufano

Composer Danny Boyle, David Arnold

Editor Masahiro Hirakubo

Language English

Country UK, USA

Runtime 103′

Percentile 9th

The Saint (1997)

Dir. Phillip Noyce

116· USA· Thriller, Action, Romance, Science Fiction, Adventure,· PG-13

F 36/100

Director Phillip Noyce

Writer Wesley Strick, Jonathan Hensleigh

D.O.P. Phil Meheux

Composer Graeme Revell

Editor Terry Rawlings

Language English

Country USA, Russia

Runtime 116′

Percentile 8th

Alien: Resurrection (1997)

Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet

109· USA· Science Fiction, Horror, Action,· R

F 35/100

Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Writer Joss Whedon

D.O.P. Darius Khondji

Composer John Frizzell

Editor Hervé Schneid

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 109′

Percentile 7th

The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

Dir. Atom Egoyan

112· Canada· Drama,· R

F 28/100

Director Atom Egoyan

Writer Atom Egoyan

D.O.P. Paul Sarossy

Composer Mychael Danna

Editor Susan Shipton

Language English

Country Canada

Runtime 112′

Percentile 5th

Batman & Robin (1997)

Dir. Joel Schumacher

125· USA· Action, Science Fiction, Adventure,· PG-13

F 24/100

Director Joel Schumacher

Writer Akiva Goldsman

D.O.P. Stephen Goldblatt

Composer Elliot Goldenthal

Editor Mark Stevens, Dennis Virkler

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 125′

Percentile 4th

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Steel (1997)

Dir. Kenneth Johnson

97· USA· Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Drama, Crime, Fantasy,· PG-13

F 21/100

Director Kenneth Johnson

Writer Kenneth Johnson

D.O.P. Mark Irwin

Composer Mervyn Warren

Editor John F. Link

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 97′

Percentile 3rd

Deathline (1997)

Dir. Tibor Takács

93· Canada· Action, Science Fiction, Thriller,· R

F 20/100

Director Tibor Takács

Writer Tibor Takács, Brian Irving

D.O.P. Zoltán David

Composer Guy Zerafa

Editor Neil Grieve

Language English

Country Canada, Netherlands

Runtime 93′

Percentile 2nd

Home Alone 3 (1997)

Dir. Raja Gosnell

102· USA· Comedy, Family,· PG

F 15/100

Director Raja Gosnell

Writer John Hughes

D.O.P. Julio Macat, Philip C. Pfeiffer

Composer Nick Glennie-Smith

Editor David Rennie, Bruce Green, Malcolm Campbell

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 102′

Percentile 1st

FILMS OF 1997