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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 1997
432 movies from 1997, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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The Christmas List
1997 · Comedy
Borrowed Hearts
1997 · Romance
The Love Bug
1997 · Fantasy
Intruder
1997 · Crime
Cholera Street
1997 · Drama
Alien: Resurrection
1997 · Action
Welcome to Sarajevo
1997 · Drama
Flubber
1997 · Fantasy
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
1997 · Drama
Lawn Dogs
1997 · Drama
Mean Guns
1997 · Thriller
Hangor Nodi Grenade
1997 · War
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
1997 · Action
Anastasia
1997 · Adventure
The Rainmaker
1997 · Drama
The Sweet Hereafter
1997 · Drama
Thank God He Met Lizzie
1997 · Comedy
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
1997 · Comedy
Stage Fright
1997 · Drama
Bella Mafia
1997 · Drama
The Jackal
1997 · Action
Incognito
1997 · Crime
Star Kid
1997 · Adventure
Same Old Song
1997 · Drama
Time Under Fire
1997 · Action
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
1997 · Family
Pizza, Beer, and Cigarettes
1997 · Drama
Angels in the Endzone
1997 · Drama
Starship Troopers
1997 · Action
Mad City
1997 · Drama
Bean
1997 · Comedy
The Wings of the Dove
1997 · Drama
Eve's Bayou
1997 · Drama
Cure
1997 · Crime
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
1997 · Fantasy
An American Werewolf in Paris
1997 · Thriller
Switchback
1997 · Mystery
The Canterville Ghost
1997 · Romance
Dil To Pagal Hai
1997 · Comedy
Wintersleepers
1997 · Drama
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