Best Drama movies of 1997

Actors : Karisma Kapoor, Kader Khan, Paresh Rawal, Govinda,
Directors : David Dhawan,

Two young Indians, Meena and Rajesh, meet in Europe and fall in love with each other, promising to get married when they return back to India. When they return home, Rajesh tells his dad ...

Actors : Tilda Swinton, Francesca Faridany, Timothy Leary, Karen Black,
Directors : Lynn Hershman-Leeson,

Emmy Coer, a computer genius, devises a method of communicating with the past by tapping into undying information waves. She manages to reach the world of Ada Lovelace, founder of the idea ...

Actors : Boguslaw Linda, Cezary Pazura, Agnieszka Wlodarczyk, Marek Perepeczko,
Directors : Maciej Slesicki,

Leon, the 40-year-old former soldier who is an alcoholic now, gets a job as a bodyguard. His duty is to take care of one of the Mafia leader's daughters. His problems begin when he falls in love with the 16-year-old girl.

Actors : Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, Urmila Matondkar, Paresh Rawal,
Directors : Raj Kanwar,

When Kajal (Sridevi) marries Raaj (Anil Kapoor), an Engineer by profession, she and her dad (Kader Khan), automatically assume that he is rich, wealthy, and corrupt. But that is not the ...

Actors : Tom Malloy, Michael Parducci, Tony Tucci, Thomas Brandise,
Directors : Salvatore Stabile,

Four young men spend their Saturday night trying to come up with the money to cover up the accidental death of a family member. As the night grows old, the tensions between the four rise and the situation becomes all the more desperate.

Actors : Francie Swift, Eric Schaeffer, Rudolf Martin, Amanda De Cadenet,
Directors : Eric Schaeffer,

Cab driver Michael and supermodel Sarah fall in love while her gorgeous husband Phillippe is in Madrid for two months.

Actors : Richard E. Grant, Pete Postlethwaite, Greta Scacchi, Ewan McGregor,
Directors : Philippe Rousselot,

Young Dutch landscape architect Meneer Chrome comes to a remote English estate where Thomas Smithers lives with his wife, Juliana. Smithers is determined to leave as his legacy a fabulous ...

Actors : Christina Zilber, Tobey Maguire, Wilson Cruz, Amy Hathaway,
Directors : Quinton Peeples,

To a dumpy motel in an out-of-the-way little town, a mysterious woman, calling herself only Ms. Smith, comes to stay. Not only is she stunningly lovely, but her big black convertible is a ...

Actors : Mare Winningham, Noah Fleiss, David Andrews, Charlie Sheen,
Directors : Craig R. Baxley,

A decorated firefighter has his wife and son leave him because of his violent tendencies, including playing a game of Russian Roulette with his wife. Only trouble is he believes that the ...

Actors : Soundarya, Rajinikanth, Rambha, Jaishankar,
Directors : Sundar C.,

The movie revolves around Arunachalam (Rajini), who is the son of the VIP of a village who finds out about his past but destiny has its own play.

Actors : Mustafa Nadarevic, Almir Podgorica, Josip Pejakovic, Almedin Leleta,
Directors : Ademir Kenovic,

An alcoholic Bosnian poet sends his wife and daughter away from Sarajevo so they can avoid the troubles there. However, he is soon descended upon by a pair of orphaned brothers. The ...

Actors : Jordi Mollà, Elvira Mínguez, Antonio Resines, Maribel Verdú,
Directors : Ricardo Franco,

Rafael witnesses Marina - a woman with a glass eye - being attacked on the street by Daniel; her long-time acquaintance since the orphanage, where they were both raised as kids. He rescues ...

Actors : Baitao Zuo, Ma Jinrei, Hongjian Hao, Hongwei Wang,
Directors : Zhangke Jia,

Little pocket thief Wu never got away from the streets like his friends did. He realises that he is alone, as his old buddy doesn't invite him for his wedding. When he falls in love with a ...

Actors : John Stockwell, Mario Van Peebles, Jerry Stiller, Gerald Anthony,
Directors : Gavin Wilding,

Victor Mallick returned to his home and found out that all of his friends have arranged a surprise bachelor/stag party for him. Two strippers were hired to cheer up the party. However, when...

Actors : Amy Tam Ka-Chuen, Neiky Hui-Chi Yim, Wenders Li, Sam Lee,
Directors : Fruit Chan,

Autumn Moon (Sam Lee), a low-rent triad living in Hong Kong, struggles to find meaning in his hopelessly violent existence.

Actors : John Turturro, Stefano Dionisi, Massimo Ghini, Rade Serbedzija,
Directors : Francesco Rosi,

Based on Primo Levi's autobiographical "The Reawakening".

Actors : Silvia Munt, Carmelo Gómez, Charo López, Vicky Peña,
Directors : Montxo Armendáriz,

Javi and his friend Carlos snoop around an old house on the way home from school. According to his brother Juan this is a haunted house and one can hear the voices of the dead. Later he is ...

Actors : Cherry Jones, Robin Tunney, Michael Parks, Christian Slater,
Directors : Alan Wade,

Christian Slater is a stranger who comes to a small town. The local citizens think he's up to no good. After bothering him for a while, he blurts out his reason for moving in frustration.

Actors : Stellan Skarsgård, Akbar Kurtha, Om Puri, Rachel Griffiths,
Directors : Udayan Prasad,

Pakistani taxi-driver Parvez and prostitute Bettina find themselves trapped in the middle when Islamic fundamentalists decide to clean up their local town.

Actors : Gérard Meylan, Jacques Boudet, Ariane Ascaride, Pascale Roberts,
Directors : Robert Guédiguian,

Marius is the keeper of an abandoned cement works staying high above the quarter of l'Estaque in Marseilles. Jeannette is bringing up her two children alone with her poor checkout operator ...