Best Drama movies of 1997

Actors : Eric Kot, Karen Mok, Stephen Chow, Chingmy Yau,
Directors : Joe Ma,

Chan Mong-Gut, a famous Chinese lawyer, who must defend his apprentice Foon, who got framed for murder, in court.

Actors : Sachiko Izumi, Kôtarô Shibata, Machiko Ono, Jun Kunimura,
Directors : Naomi Kawase,

Depicts the dissolution of a small family in a remote Japanese timber village.

Actors : Linda Cropper, Simon Lyndon, Laurence Breuls, Chris Haywood,
Directors : Steven Vidler,

When a young schoolgirl is raped and murdered, the mateship between a group of surfers is tested as the truth is slowly revealed.

Actors : Seong-kyu Han, Seong-kun Mun, Jae-yeong Jeong, Suk-kyu Han,
Directors : Chang-dong Lee,

Returning home and finding his town drastically changed, a former soldier falls in with gangsters.

Actors : Clint Jung, Radmar Agana Jao, Jeanne Chinn, Peggy Ahn,

A married woman, who's been getting seductive phone calls from a lesbian, and a man, who believes he might be a werewolf, are about to find out who they deep down really are.

Actors : Akshay Kumar, Anupam Kher, Shazia Malik, Urmila Matondkar,
Directors : Guddu Dhanoa,

Trouble ensues when Raja is framed for crimes that actually committed by his evil lookalike Rocky, and the former must prove his innocence and eliminate his nemesis.

Actors : Alyssa Milano, Justin Theroux, Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, Ice-T,
Directors : Kurt Voss,

Daniel returns to his family's mansion for the holidays along with his girlfriend Susanne. His family's seemingly-utopian existence is overshadowed by not only the death of Daniel's brother...

Actors : Nana Patekar, Madhoo, Atul Agnihotri, Mohan Joshi,
Directors : Anil Mattoo,

Tough policier about a straight, but maverick cop who does not believe in bending over, no matter what. He encourages his wife to become a lawyer and tutors her at home, while helping with ...

Actors : Sophie Marceau, Lambert Wilson, Bernard Giraudeau, Patrick Timsit,
Directors : Véra Belmont,

The rise and fall of a beauteous actress. She rises from an impoverished background to become a favorite of the Sun King, Louis XIV.

Actors : Richy Müller, Katja Riemann, Isabella Parkinson, Jürgen Vogel,
Directors : Rainer Kaufmann,

Hella is around 30 and works in a pharmacy. She is waiting for the right man to step into her life, but as she has a certain affinity for losers, she is kind of disillusionized. When she ...

Actors : Jure Ivanusic, Demeter Bitenc, Miranda Caharija, Nina Ivanic,
Directors : Andrej Kosak,

A teenager, son of an army officer moves with his family to Ljubljana in the fall of 1979. In the new surroundings, he'll fall in love, make friends and discover the world of punk rock. The...

Actors : Michelle Yeoh, Maggie Cheung, Winston Chao, Vivian Wu,
Directors : Mabel Cheung,

The Soong family was a political dynasty in China that reached the highest levels of power. This film follows the lives of the three Soong daughters, who were educated in America and ...

Actors : Miroslav Caslavka, David Svec, Pavel Skrípal, Kostas Zerdolaglu,
Directors : Wiktor Grodecki,

Two gay teenage runaways thrown out of their repressive homes try to survive on the streets of Prague. Hunger and desperation forces them into a life of prostitution, drugs, and teen-porn.

Actors : Nassar, Prabhudheva, Arvind Swamy, Kajol,
Directors : Rajiv Menon,

This is the story of Priya (Kajol) and her life. She is friendly, outspoken, sensitive, yet precocious and apt to get into trouble, and is brought up by her dad, Amal Raj (Girish Karnad). ...

Actors : Jack Kao, Amanda Lee, Francis Ng, Ching Wan Lau,
Directors : Ringo Lam,

Police Inspector Pao is trying to catch Mak Kwan, a gang member who is first arrested, but then escapes from the prison. By chance, Pao realizes that the target of Kwan's gang is the H.K. ...

Actors : Kelly Lynch, Chris Noth, Stacey Dash, David Caruso,
Directors : John Ridley,

Lovers Ned and Jude snatch a lot of diamonds in a jewelry store holdup, leaving three dead bodies. Ned is captured, but soon escapes and vows revenge on Jude, who pushed him out of their ...

Actors : Christien Anholt, Julie Graham, Tom Bell, Guinevere Turner,
Directors : Stuart Urban,

Minister on a moral crusade employs young computer whizzkid Peter to infiltrate the London S&M scene. Peter has to gather evidence of physical "assaults" in order for the Minister to ...

Actors : Hiroshi Mikami, Riona Hazuki, Ayako Omura, Tomoko Nakajima,
Directors : Masayuki Ochiai,

Toshiaki Nagashima is a biologist who is doing major research on mitochondria. When his beautiful young wife is tragically involved in a car accident which leaves her brain dead, in ...

Actors : Suriya, Joseph Vijay, Kousalya, Simran,
Directors : Vasanth,

Raghu and shanti are divorced couple which sparks problems between Suriya(shanti's brother) and Vijay(Raghu's brother).

Actors : Rebecca Facey, Helena Af Sandeberg, Steve Aalam, Paolo Roberto,
Directors : Peter Lindmark,

The suburb that is a society in a society, a place where young guys do anything for respect. A place where criminality and violence is a part of life. The movie is about Malik, a guy ...