Films of 1997
1997 was the most paranoid year of its era.
Across 168 well-known films, 1997 reads higher on paranoia than the decade around it — 39.7 against 35.3, a gap of 4.4. Every year is measured against its own era rather than against all of cinema, because a slow trend is not a year’s signature.
The best-liked films of 1997
Life Is Beautiful
8.4 / 10
Princess Mononoke
8.3 / 10
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
8.3 / 10
Good Will Hunting
8.2 / 10
Three Men and a Leg
8.0 / 10
Titanic
7.9 / 10
Children of Heaven
7.9 / 10
L.A. Confidential
7.8 / 10
Selena
7.7 / 10
Fireworks
7.7 / 10
Taste of Cherry
7.7 / 10
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
7.7 / 10
The most singular films of 1997
Highest Cinnamon Scores of the year, leaving out anything already listed above. Not the best films of 1997 — the ones you cannot get anywhere else.
