When Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert dies, she finds solace in her trusted servant, Mr. John Brown. But their relationship also brings scandal and turmoil to the monarchy.

Insomnia

1997

Norwegian

7.2

♡ 34

95%

Erik Skjoldbjærg Director

Maria Bonnevie as Ane

Marianne O. Ulrichsen as Frøya

Stellan Skarsgård as Jonas Engström

Thor Michael Aamodt as Tom Engen

Detectives Jonas and Erik are called to the midnight sun country of northern Norway to investigate a recent homicide, but their plan to arrest the killer goes awry, and Jonas mistakenly shoots Erik. The suspect escapes, and a frightened Jonas pins Erik's death on the fugitive. Jonas continues to pursue the killer as he seeks to protect himself; however, his mounting guilt and the omnipresent sun plague him with an insomnia that affects his sanity.

The Life of Jesus

1997

French

7.0

♡ 13

63%

interracial relationship

Romance

Bruno Dumont Director

David Douche as Freddy

Kader Chaatouf as Kader

Marjorie Cottreel as Marie

Fu'ad Aït Aattou as Un adolescent

Twenty-something Freddy is becalmed in a podunk French village where the only sign of life is the local amateur brass band and youth aimlessly roaming around the countryside on scooters. He has an intense sexual connection with his girlfriend but has no joy or passion to give her. When she falls for a handsome Arab youth a tragedy unfolds.

The Wax Mask

1997

Italian

5.8

♡ 8

24%

Sergio Stivaletti Director

Rosa Pianeta as Anna's Mother

Robert Hossein as Boris Volkoff

Aldo Massasso as Inspector Lanvin

Massimo Vanni as Victor

Paris, 1900: a couple are horribly murdered by a masked man with a metal claw who rips their hearts out. The sole survivor and witness to the massacre is a young girl. Twelve years later in Rome a new wax museum is opened, whose main attractions are lifelike recreations of gruesome murder scenes. A young man bets that he will spend the night in the museum but is found dead the morning after. Soon, people start disappearing from the streets of Rome and the wax museum halls begin filling with new figures...

Inventing the Abbotts

1997

English

6.4

♡ 35

41%

51%

Action

Drama

dysfunctional marriage

wrong side of the tracks

Pat O'Connor Director

Julie Benz as Co-ed

Jennifer Connelly as Eleanor Abbott

Will Patton as Lloyd Abbott

Garrett M. Brown as Webb Crosby

In the 1950s, brothers Jacey and Doug Holt, who come from the poorer side of their sleepy Midwestern town, vie for the affections of the wealthy, lovely Abbott sisters. Lady-killer Jacey alternates between Eleanor and Alice, wanting simply to break the hearts of rich young women. But sensitive Doug has a real romance with Pamela, which Jacey and the Abbott patriarch, Lloyd, both frown upon.

Mad City

1997

English

6.3

♡ 21

30%

Costa-Gavras Director

Raymond J. Barry as Dobbins

Mia Kirshner as Laurie

John Travolta as Sam

Dan Gifford as TV Anchor

A misguided museum guard who loses his job and then tries to get it back at gunpoint is thrown into the fierce world of ratings-driven TV gone mad.

The Jackal

1997

English

6.4

♡ 83

24%

51%

Action

Adventure

bratva (russian mafia)

Michael Caton-Jones Director

Richard Gere as Declan Mulqueen

J.K. Simmons as FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon

Jack Black as Ian Lamont

Bruce Willis as The Jackal

Hired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead, a psychopathic hitman known only as The Jackal proves an elusive target for the people charged with the task of bringing him down: a deputy FBI director, a Russian MVK Major, and a jailed IRA terrorist who can recognize him.

Best Men

1997

English

5.5

♡ 10

13%

Tamra Davis Director

Wendy Worthington as Bank Manager

Raymond J. Barry as Hoover

Drew Barrymore as Hope

David Wells as Priest

Four tuxedo clad men show up at a penitentiary to meet a friend who has just been released after three years in prison and is going straight from the jail to marry his girlfriend. En route to the wedding, one of the men asks to stop by a bank to pick up some cash. As it turns out, he is a wanted bank robber who uses Shakespeare passages during his robberies and thus has become known as "Hamlet". Soon all five men are caught up in the bank and involved in the robbery as they end up in a hostage situation. The hostage negotiator shows up who turns out to be Hamlet's father.

Joyride

1997

English

5.0

♡ 6

29%

Quinton Peeples Director

Benicio Del Toro as Detective Lopez

Wilson Cruz as James

Tobey Maguire as J.T.

Amy Hathaway as Tanya

A bored motel clerk and his buddies go for a little joy ride in a woman's car. They don't realize until it is too late that she is a paid assassin and that her latest victim is in the trunk. Thus begins the clerk's descent into a shadowy world of lies and murder.

Suicide Kings

1997

English

6.9

♡ 38

34%

Peter O'Fallon Director

Jay Mohr as Brett Cambell

Christopher Walken as Carlo Bartolucci / Charlie Barret

Sean Whalen as Widowmaker

Barry Del Sherman as Window Washer

Carlo, a former mobster, is abducted by five privileged young men desperate to raise a $2 million ransom to save the sister of a friend. As Carlo plays mind games, however, his captors splinter -- each wondering whether one of their own had a hand in the crime.

Traveller

1997

English

6.1

♡ 12

77%

monopoly the board game

road movie

Romance

Jack N. Green Director

Jo Ann Pflug as Boss Jack's Wife

James Gammon as Double D

Mark Wahlberg as Pat

John Williams as Traveller Musician

A young man, Pat, visits the clan of gypsy-like grifters (Irish Travellers) in rural North Carolina from whom he is descended. He is at first rejected, but cousin Bokky takes him on as an apprentice. Pat learns the game while Bokky falls in love and desires a different life.

Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin

1997

English

7.0

♡ 53

38%

Karl Geurs Director

Danny Mann as Bees

Bill Farmer as Bees

Teresa Ganzel as Bees

David Warner as The Narrator

Pooh gets confused when Christopher Robin leaves him a note to say that he has gone back to school after the holidays. So Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, Eeyore and Rabbit go in search of Christopher Robin which leads to a big adventure.

Broadway Damage

1997

English

6.5

♡ 7

22%

Victor Mignatti Director

Jonathan Walker as Chuck

Mara Hobel as Cynthia

Benim Foster as The Super

Gary Janetti as Zola

A quirky, romantic comedy about the complexity and frustration of finding a true love in the gay community. Marc is a struggling actor who finds an apartment in NYC by searching the obituaries. He lives with his out-of-work, eccentric fag-hag Cynthia. His best friend, Robert, is secretly in love with Marc, while Marc falls head over heels for flighty studio musician David. Things heat up as Marc's desire for David keeps him waiting by the phone, while Cynthia gets financially cut off from her rich parents and Robert struggles to express his feelings for Marc.

Wild America

1997

English

6.4

♡ 16

30%

William Dear Director

Frances Fisher as Agnes

Danny Glover as Bigfoot the Mountain Man

Devon Sawa as Mark

Don Stroud as Stango

Three brothers - Marshall, Marty and Mark dream of becoming naturalists and portraying animal life of America. One summer their dream comes true, they travel through America, filming alligators, bears and moose.

Joey

1997

English

4.8

♡ 6

21%

Ian Barry Director

Ed Begley Jr. as Ambassador Ted Ross

Jamie Croft as Billy McGregor

Steven Grives as Consulate Reporter

Rebecca Gibney as Penny McGregor

Billy is a boy who is trying to save a baby kangaroo called Joey when it is caught and taken to Sydney. Linda, the young daughter of the U.S. Ambassador is helping Billy in his task.

Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework

1997

English

5.4

♡ 6

36%

Stephen Williams Director

Edwin Hodge as Cody

Sheila McCarthy as Jesse's Mom

Shelley Duvall as Mrs. Fink

Mackenzie Gray as The Reaper

Thirteen-year-old Jesse is a typical teenager who hates his teacher, Mrs. Fink. While visiting a vintage clothing shop, Jesse sees a doll that looks exactly like his dreaded teacher, and he convinces the shopkeeper to sell it to him. When Jesse accidentally pierces the doll's arm with a sewing needle, he is shocked to find Mrs. Fink with her arm in a sling the next day and gets spooked when a spot on the doll's face appears, exactly where Mrs. Fink has a mole.

Gone Fishin'

1997

English

4.8

♡ 20

4%

Christopher Cain Director

Joe Pesci as Joe Waters

Maury Chaykin as Kirk, Waiter

Rosanna Arquette as Rita

Alfred Nittoli as Vending Worker #2

Two fishing fanatics get in trouble when their fishing boat gets stolen while on a trip.

On Guard

1997

French

6.9

♡ 7

88%

77%

Action

Adventure

based on novel or book

older man younger woman relationship

swashbuckler

Philippe de Broca Director

Marie Gillain as Aurore

Claire Nebout as Blanche

Vincent Perez as Duc de Nevers

Daniel Auteuil as Lagardère / Le bossu

France, 17th century, during the reign of Louis XIII. When a dear friend, the Duke of Nevers, is treacherously assassinated by a powerful relative, a skilled swordsman, the noble Henri de Lagardère, seeks his rightful vengeance as he tries to protect the innocent life of the duke's last heir.

Paradise Road

1997

English

6.8

♡ 9

48%

Bruce Beresford Director

Nicholas Hammond as Marty Merritt

Penne Hackforth-Jones as Mrs. Pike

Jennifer Ehle as Rosemary Leighton-Jones

Cate Blanchett as Susan Macarthy

A group of English, American, Dutch and Australian women creates a vocal orchestra while being imprisoned in a Japanese POW camp on Sumatra during World War II.

Every 9 Seconds

1997

English

4.6

♡ 5

Action

Drama

Kenneth Fink Director

Scott Speedman as Greg

Fiona Highet as Liquor Store Patron

Sean McCann as Mike McConnell

Christopher Meloni as Richard Sutherland

Domestic violence drama, with Gail O'Grady as a distraught young mother, finding herself stalked by her newly paroled ex and armed with a loaded gun, and Ami Pietz as a journalist volunteering at a crisis hotline to do an "inside" story.

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Joyride

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Broadway Damage

Wild America

Joey

Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework

Gone Fishin'

On Guard

Paradise Road

Every 9 Seconds