1997
Top 10 of the year
The ten highest-voted films and series that premiered in 1997, via TMDB discover rankings.
Movies
- 1
Film
Titanic
- “Does anything more dangerous than that lurk just beneath the surface?”
- “Draw me like one of your French girls”
- “I'm king of the world!”
★ 7.9 · 27,174 votes
- 2
Film
Men in Black
- “After a police chase with an otherworldly being, a New York City cop is recruited as an agent in a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien activity on Earth: the Men in Black.”
- “Let’s do this.”
- “Protecting the Earth from the scum of the universe.”
★ 7.2 · 14,838 votes
- 3
Film
Life Is Beautiful
- “A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale.”
- “An unforgettable fable that proves love, family and imagination conquer all.”
- “His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II.”
★ 8.4 · 13,996 votes
- 4
Film
Good Will Hunting
- “Some people can never believe in themselves, until someone believes in them.”
- “Some people can’t believe in themselves until someone else believes in them first.”
- “Will Hunting is a headstrong, working-class genius who is failing the lessons of life.”
★ 8.2 · 13,846 votes
- 5
Film
The Fifth Element
- “In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.”
- “In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young…”
- “There is no future without it.”
★ 7.6 · 11,738 votes
- 6
Film
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
- “Clever girl.”
- “Life, uh, finds a way.”
- “You bred raptors?”
★ 6.6 · 9,230 votes
- 7
Film
Princess Mononoke
- “Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it.”
- “Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure.”
- “The fate of the world rests on the courage of one warrior.”
★ 8.3 · 8,978 votes
- 8
Film
Hercules
- “Along with his friends Pegasus, a flying horse, and Phil, a personal trainer, Hercules is tricked by the hilarious, hotheaded villain Hades, who's plotting to take over Mount Olympus!”
- “Bestowed with superhuman strength, a young mortal named Hercules sets out to prove himself a hero in the eyes of his father, the great god Zeus.”
- “The man. The myth. The movie.”
★ 7.5 · 7,928 votes
- 9
Film
The Game
- “In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a cold-hearted loner, receives an unusual present from his younger brother, Conrad: a gift certificate to play a unique kind of game.”
- “In nary a nanosecond, Nicholas finds himself consumed by a dangerous set of ever-changing rules, unable to distinguish where the charade ends and reality begins.”
- “What do you get for the man who has everything...?”
★ 7.6 · 7,330 votes
- 10
Film
Jackie Brown
- “Jackie Brown is a flight attendant who gets caught in the middle of smuggling cash into the country for her gunrunner boss.”
- “This Christmas, Santa's got a brand new bag.”
- “When the cops try to use Jackie to get to her boss, she hatches a plan - with help from a bail bondsman - to keep the money for herself.”
★ 7.4 · 6,936 votes
TV shows
- 1
TV
South Park
- “Follow the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado.”
- “Follow the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South…”
- “Four boys. One f**ked-up town.”
★ 8.3 · 4,993 votes
- 2
TV
Pokémon
- “Gotta catch 'em all!”
- “Join Ash accompanied by his partner Pikachu, as he travels through many regions, meets new friends and faces new challenges on his quest to become a Pokémon Master.”
- “Join Ash accompanied by his partner Pikachu, as he travels through many regions, meets…”
★ 8.0 · 2,178 votes
- 3
TV
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- “Get home before dark.”
- “Into every generation a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one.”
- “She alone will wield the strength and skill to fight the vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness; to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their number.”
★ 8.1 · 1,990 votes
- 4
TV
Stargate SG-1
- “Saving the world... one episode at a time”
- “SG-1 is an elite Air Force special operations team, one of more than two dozen teams from Earth who explore the galaxy and defend against alien threats such as the Goa'uld, Replicators, and the Ori.”
- “The story of Stargate SG-1 begins about a year after the events of the feature film, when the United States government learns that an ancient alien device called the Stargate can access a network of such devices on a multitude of planets.”
★ 8.3 · 1,817 votes
- 5
TV
Oz
- “w:Dean Winters - Ryan O`Reily”
- “w:Harold Perrineau - Augustus Hill”
- “w:Scott William Winters - Cyril O`Reily”
★ 8.1 · 838 votes
- 6
TV
The Odyssey
- “Following victory, he now must endure a lengthy, decade-long return journey, and with all his wits, overcome deadly monsters, powerful forces of nature, seductive enchantresses, and even journey into the bowels of the Underworld.”
- “Warrior Odysseus leaves his idyllic life in the kingdom of Ithaca to fight in the Trojan War.”
- “Warrior Odysseus leaves his idyllic life in the kingdom of Ithaca to fight in…”
★ 7.2 · 835 votes
- 7
TV
Berserk
- “Guts, a wandering mercenary, joins the Band of the Hawk after being defeated in a duel by Griffith, the group's leader and founder.”
- “This sword is the proof that I have lived.”
- “Together, they dominate every battle, but something menacing lurks in the shadows.”
★ 8.5 · 786 votes
- 8
TV
Daria
- “After moving to a new town with her stressed-out parents and relentlessly popular little sister, Daria uses her acerbic wit and keen powers of observation to contend with the mind-numbingly ridiculous world of Lawndale High.”
- “After moving to a new town with her stressed-out parents and relentlessly popular little…”
- “her stressed-out parents and relentlessly popular little sister, Daria uses her acerbic wit and…”
★ 8.2 · 672 votes
- 9
TV
King of the Hill
- “Hank has conservative views about God, family, and country, but his values and ethics are often challenged by the situations he, his family, and his beer-drinking neighbors/buddies find themselves in.”
- “Return of the king.”
- “Set in Texas, this animated series follows the life of propane salesman Hank Hill, who lives with his overly confident substitute Spanish teacher wife Peggy, wannabe comedian son Bobby, and naive niece Luanne.”
★ 7.4 · 665 votes
- 10
TV
Johnny Bravo
- “In short, he is the quintessential guy who 'just doesn't get it.' No matter what he does, or where he finds himself, he always winds up being his own worst enemy.”
- “Johnny Bravo tells the story of a biceps-bulging, karate-chopping free spirit who believes he is a gift from God to the women of the earth.”
- “Unfortunately for Johnny, everyone else sees him as a narcissistic Mama's boy with big muscles and even bigger hair.”
★ 7.3 · 639 votes