The year 1997 in film involved many significant films, including Titanic, The Full Monty, Gattaca, Donnie Brasco, Good Will Hunting, L.A. Confidential, The Fifth Element, Nil by Mouth, The Spanish Prisoner, and the beginning of the film studio DreamWorks.

Highest-grossing films

The top 10 films released in 1997 by worldwide gross are as follows:

Box office records

Events

Academy Awards Golden Globe Awards Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival): Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):

Award ceremonies

Awards

1997 films

By country/region

By genre/medium

Births

Deaths

Film debuts