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Best English Movies of 1997

This collection ranks 2,328 English movies released in 1997. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top of the list is Good Will Hunting.

2,328 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  2. 2

    Titanic

    1997· 3h 14m

    7.927.6K
  5. 5

    The Game

    1997· 2h 9m

    7.67.5K
  6. 6

    Gattaca

    1997· 1h 47m

    7.67.1K
  7. 7

    Hercules

    1997· 1h 33m

    7.58.1K
  9. 9

    Lost Highway

    1997· 2h 14m

    7.53.0K
  10. 10

    Contact

    1997· 2h 30m

    7.45.1K
  11. 11

    Men in Black

    1997· 1h 38m

    7.215.1K
  13. 13

    Face/Off

    1997· 2h 19m

    7.16.0K
  15. 15

    Anastasia

    1997· 1h 34m

    7.65.7K
  19. 19

    Lolita

    1997· 2h 17m

    7.12.0K
  20. 20

    Con Air

    1997· 1h 56m

    6.84.8K
  22. 22

    Geri's Game

    1997· 4m

    7.61.2K
  25. 25

    Event Horizon

    1997· 1h 36m

    6.63.4K
  26. 26

    The Edge

    1997· 1h 57m

    6.91.3K
  28. 28

    Liar Liar

    1997· 1h 26m

    6.76.3K
  32. 32

    Cop Land

    1997· 1h 44m

    6.81.8K
  33. 33

    Breakdown

    1997· 1h 33m

    6.91.1K
  34. 34

    Selena

    1997· 2h 7m

    7.71.3K
  35. 35

    Scream 2

    1997· 2h 0m

    6.54.9K
  36. 36

    Ghosts

    1997· 39m

    8.1286
  45. 45

    The Jackal

    1997· 2h 4m

    6.42.2K

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

2,328 movies with real rating data match this collection.

How are these movies ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

Which movie is ranked #1?

Good Will Hunting currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.