Until I looked back at my notes (and these lists) about a month ago, I was under the impression that 1997 was a bad year for great movies, but a fine one for better-than-average films, I guess because that piece of shit Titanic won all the Oscars and Boogie Nights got all the magazine covers. It was the year in which so many films of the turn-your-brain-off-and-enjoy, rainy Sunday variety were released (think Men In Black and Jackie Brown, which I have grown to appreciate more since)...
But it turns out there actually were real gems, including three of my all time favourites (Chasing Amy, The Ice Storm, and Lost Highway).
Should you wish to look back at some of my previous lists, look no further: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, and 2005.
Top 25 Films:
25. BOOGIE NIGHTS, Paul Thomas Anderson (USA)
24. PRIVATE PARTS, Betty Thomas (USA)
23. EVE'S BAYOU, Kasi Lemmons (USA)
22. TASTE OF CHERRY, Abbas Kiarostami (Iran)
21. MONONOKE HIME (PRINCESS MONONOKE), Hayao Miyazaki (Japan)
20. THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK, Steven Spielberg (USA)
19. THE GAME, David Fincher (USA)
18. THE BUTCHER BOY, Neil Jordan (Ireland/USA)
17. THE BOXER, Jim Sheridan (Ireland)
16. MEIN HERZ - NIEMANDEM! (MY HEART IS MINE ALONE), Helma Sanders-Brahms (Germany)
15. L.A. CONFIDENTIAL, Curtis Hanson (USA)
14. DONNIE BRASCO, Mike Newell (USA)
13. THE SWEET HEREAFTER, Atom Egoyan (Canada)
12. KARAKTER, Mike Van Diem (The Netherlands/Belgique)
11. AS GOOD AS IT GETS, James L. Brooks (USA)
10. COP LAND, James Mangold (USA)
9. ABSOLUTE POWER, Clint Eastwood (USA)
8. JACKIE BROWN, Quentin Tarantino (USA)
7. WAG THE DOG, Barry Levinson (USA)
6. CUBE, Vincenzo Vitali (Canada)
5. THE FIFTH ELEMENT, Luc Besson (France)
4. DECONSTRUCTING HARRY, Woody Allen (USA)
3. LOST HIGHWAY, David Lynch (USA/France)
2. THE ICE STORM, Ang Lee (USA)
1. CHASING AMY, Kevin Smith (USA)
Top 25 Directors:
25. GREGG ARAKI, Nowhere
24. MIKE LEIGH, Career Girls
23. STEVEN SPIELBERG, The Lost World: Jurassic Park
22. PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON, Boogie Nights
21. JOHN WOO, Face/Off
20. JEAN-JACQUES ANNAUD, Seven Years In Tibet
19. HELMA SANDERS-BRAHMS, Mei Herz - Niemandem! (My Heart Is Mine Alone)
18. CURTIS HANSON, L.A. Confidential
17. MIKE VAN DIEM, Karakter
16. FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA, The Rainmaker
15. CLINT EASTWOOD, Absolute Power
14. DAVID FINCHER, The Game
13. BARRY LEVINSON, Wag The Dog
12. ROBERT ZEMECKIS, Contact
11. NEIL JORDAN, The Butcher Boy
10. OLIVER STONE, U Turn
9. MARTIN SCORSESE, Kundun
8. QUENTIN TARANTINO, Jackie Brown
7. VINCENZO NATALI, Cube
6. WOODY ALLEN, Deconstructing Harry
5. ABBAS KIAROSTAMI, Taste Of Cherry
4. ATOM EGOYAN, The Sweet Hereafter
3. ANG LEE, The Ice Storm
2. LUC BESSON, The Fifth Element
1. DAVID LYNCH, Lost Highway
Top 25 Lead Actors:
25. DENNIS FARINA, That Old Feeling
24. WOODY ALLEN, Deconstructing Harry
23. TUPAC SHAKUR, Gridlock'd
22. ROBERT FORSTER, Jackie Brown
21. ROBERT DUVALL, The Apostle
20. MORGAN FREEMAN, Amistad
19. MICHAEL DOUGLAS, The Game
18. JEREMY PIVEN, Just Write
17. EAMONN OWENS, The Butcher Boy
16. BILL PULLMAN, Lost Highway
15. VING RHAMES, Rosewood
14. SEAN PENN, She's So Lovely
13. PETER FONDA, Ulee's Gold
12. LARENZ TATE, Love Jones
11. KEVIN KLINE, The Ice Storm
10. HOMAYON ERSHADI, Taste Of Cherry
9. SAMUEL L. JACKSON, Eve's Bayou
8. KEVIN SPACEY, Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil
7. JARED LETO, Prefontaine
6. IAN HOLM, The Sweet Hereafter
5. GUY PEARCE, L.A. Confidential
4. AL PACINO, Donnie Brasco
3. JACK NICHOLSON, As Good As It Gets
2. DUSTIN HOFFMAN, Wag The Dog
1. DANIEL DAY-LEWIS, The Boxer
Top 30 Lead Actresses:
30. TIE. KATRIN CARTLIDGE, Career Girls
CATHERINE O'HARA, Waiting For Guffman
29. KATE NECKINSALE, Shooting Fish
28. BAI LING, Red Corner
27. SHERILYN FENN, Just Write
26. MILLA JOVOVICH, The Fifth Element
25. RACHEL TRUE, Nowhere
24. TONI COLLETTE, Clockwatchers
23. NIA LONG, Love Jones
22. JOEY LAUREN ADAMS, Chasing Amy
21. MARY MCCORMACK, Private Parts
20. KATE WINSLET, Titanic
19. LIV TYLER, Inventing The Abbotts
18. JULIA ROBERTS, My Best Friend's Wedding
17. MISCHA BARTON, Lawn Dogs
16. LENA STOLZE, Mei Herz - Niemandem! (My Heart Is Mine Alone)
15. PATRICIA ARQUETTE, Lost Highway
14. ALISON FOLLAND, All Over Me
13. JUDI DENCH, Mrs. Brown
12. FARRAH FAWCETT, The Apostle
11. HELENA BONHAM CARTER, The Wings Of The Dove
10. JENNIFER LOPEZ, Selena
9. ASHLEY JUDD, Kiss The Girls
8. PATRICIA RICHARDSON, Ulee's Gold
7. JODIE FOSTER, Contact
6. PAM GRIER, Jackie Brown
5. DOMINIQUE SWAIN, Lolita
4. SARAH POLLEY, The Sweet Hereafter
3. JOAN ALLEN, The Ice Storm
2. EMILY WATSON, The Boxer
1. HELEN HUNT, As Good As It Gets
Top 25 Supporting Actors:
25 - TIE. SAM ROCKWELL, Lawn Dogs
ERIC STOLTZ, Highball
24. WOODY HARRELSON, Welcome To Sarajevo
23. GARY OLDMAN, Air Force One
22. GARY SINISE, Albino Alligator
21. TIM ROTH, Gridlock'd
20. JÜRGEN PROCHNOW, Air Force One
19. STUART TOWNSEND, Shooting Fish
18. GARY OLDMAN, The Fifth Element
17. STANLEY TUCCI, Deconstructing Harry
16. DENIS LEARY, Wag The Dog
15. ROBIN WILLIAMS, Good Will Hunting
14. PETE POSTLETHWAITE, The Lost World: Jurassic Park
13. CHRISTOPHER WALKEN, Suicide Kings
12. DANNY DEVITO, The Rainmaker
11. RUSSELL CROWE, L.A. Confidential
10. JOHN MALKOVICH, Con Air
9. AL PACINO, The Devil's Advocate
8. DON CHEADLE, Rosewood
7. BILLY CONNOLLY, Mrs. Brown
6. JASON LEE, Chasing Amy
5. JOHNNY DEPP, Donnie Brasco
4. ROBERT DE NIRO, Wag The Dog
3. SEAN PENN, The Game
2. SAMUEL L. JACKSON, Jackie Brown
1. BILLY BOB THORNTON, The Apostle
Top 25 Supporting Actresses:
25. CAMERON DIAZ, My Best Friend's Wedding
24. PARKER POSEY, Clockwatchers
23. KAREN BLACK, Dogtown
22. AISLING O'SULLIVAN, The Butcher Boy
21. LAURA LINNEY, Absolute Power
20. MIRANDA RICHARDSON, The Apostle
19. KATHLEEN ROBERTSON, Nowhere
18. PENELOPE ANN MILLER, Little City
17. JULIANNE MOORE, Boogie Nights
16. JENNIFER CONNELLY, Inventing The Abbotts
15. EMILY LLOYD, Welcome To Sarajevo
14. ELISE NEAL, Rosewood
13. DEMI MOORE, Deconstructing Harry
12. SINÉAD O'CONNOR, The Butcher Boy
11. ANNE HECHE, Wag The Dog
10. JENNIFER TILLY, Liar Liar
9. ALISON ELLIOTT, The Wings Of The Dove
8. JOAN CUSACK, In & Out
7. DEBORAH KARA UNGER, The Game
6. DEBBI MORGAN, Eve's Bayou
5. KATHLEEN QUINLAN, Breakdown
4. TARA SUBKOFF, All Over Me
3. KIM BASINGER, L.A. Confidential
2. KATHLEEN QUINLAN, Lawn Dogs
1. SIGOURNEY WEAVER, The Ice Storm
Top 25 Screenplays:
25. VONDIE CURTIS-HALL, Gridlock'd
24. ED SOLOMON, Men In Black
23. CURTIS HANSON & BRIAN HELGELAND, L.A. Confidential
22. MELISSA MATHESON, Kundun
21. JOHN HODGE, A Life Less Ordinary
20. DAVE FOLEY & DAVID ANTHONY HIGGINS & JAY KOGEN, The Wrong Guy
19. JAMES MANGOLD, Cop Land
18. PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON, Boogie Nights
17. PAUL ATTANASIO, Donnie Brasco
16. GREGG ARAKI, Nowhere
15. LUC BESSON & ROBERT MARK KAMEN, The Fifth Element
14. BEN AFFLECK & MATT DAMON, Good Will Hunting
13. TERRY GEORGE & JIM SHERIDAN, The Boxer
12. ATOM EGOYAN, The Sweet Hereafter
11. QUENTIN TARANTINO, Jackie Brown
10. MIKE LEIGH, Career Girls
9. NAOMI WALLACE, Lawn Dogs
8. PATRICK MCCABE & NEIL JORDAN, The Butcher Boy
7. ANDRÉ BIJELIC & GRAEME MANSON & VINCENZO NATALI, Cube
6. JILL SPRECHER & KAREN SPRECHER, Clockwatchers
5. HILARY HENKIN & DAVID MAMET, Wag The Dog
4. WOODY ALLEN, Deconstructing Harry
3. JAMES SCHAMUS, The Ice Storm
2. KEVIN SMITH, Chasing Amy
1. DAVID LYNCH & BARRY GIFFORD, Lost Highway
Top 25 Cinematographers:
25. MICHAEL BALLHAUS, Air Force One
24. ROLAND DRESSEL, Mein Herz - Niemandem! (My Heart Is Mine Alone)
23. DON BURGESS, Contact
22. JACK N. GREEN, Absolute Power
21. EDUARDO SERRA, The Wings Of the Dove
20. JOSEPH MONTGOMERY, Hugo Pool
19. GUILLERMO NAVARRO, Spawn
18. PAUL SAROSSY, The Sweet Hereafter
17. BILL POPE, Gridlock'd
16. BRIAN TUFANO, A Life Less Ordinary
15. DANTE SPINOTTI, L.A. Confidential
14. ROBERT ELSWIT, Boogie Nights
13. DONALD PETERMAN, Men In Black
12. JANUSZ KAMINSKI, Amistad
11. ADRIAN BIDDLE, The Butcher Boy
10. AMY VINCENT, Eve's Bayou
9. GUILLERMO NAVARRO, Jackie Brown
8. DEREK ROGERS, Cube
7. FREDERICK ELMES, The Ice Storm
6. JANUSZ KAMINSKI, The Lost World: Jurassic Park
5. ROBERT FRAISSE, Seven Years In Tibet
4. ANDRZEJ BARTKOWIAK, The Devil's Advocate
3. ROGER DEAKINS, Kundun
2. PETER DEMING, Lost Highway
1. THIERRY ARBOGAST, The Fifth Element
Top 15 Villains:
15. JIM CARREY, Liar Liar
14. BENICIO DEL TORO, Excess Baggage
13. JACK NICHOLSON, As Good As It Gets
12. TIMOTHY HUTTON, Playing God
11. JON FAVREAU, Dogtown
10. SINÉAD O'CONNOR, The Butcher Boy
9. ALEKSANDR BALUEV, The Peacemaker
8. BILLY CRUDUP, Inventing The Abbotts
7. PAUL GIAMATTI, Private Parts
6. ROBERT BLAKE, Lost Highway
5. DEBRA JO RUPP, Clockwatchers
4. JOHN MALKOVICH, Con Air
3. AL PACINO, The Devil's Advocate
2. GARY OLDMAN, The Fifth Element
1. GARY OLDMAN, Air Force One
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