List of crime films of 1997


This is a list of crime films released in 1997.

Title Director Cast Country Notes
8 Heads in a Duffel Bag Tom Schulman Joe Pesci, Andy Comeau, Kristy Swanson, David Spade, Todd Louiso, George Hamilton, Dyan Cannon United States Crime comedy
9 millimeter Peter Lindmark Abou-Bakre Aalam, Astrid Asseta Sweden
Affliction Paul Schrader Nick Nolte, James Coburn, Sissy Spacek United States Crime drama
Assassin(s) Mathieu Kassovitz Mathieu Kassovitz, Michel Serrault, Mehdi Benoufa France
Another Day in Paradise Larry Clark James Woods, Melanie Griffith, Vincent Kartheiser, Natasha Gregson Wagner United States Crime drama
Brother Alexei Balabanov Sergei Bodrov Jr., Viktor Sukhorukov, Svetlana Pismichenko Russia
City of Industry John Irvin Harvey Keitel, Stephen Dorff, Timothy Hutton, Famke Janssen United States
Cop Land James Mangold Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Peter Berg, Janeane Garofalo, Cathy Moriarty, Robert Patrick, Michael Rapaport, Annabella Sciorra United States
Cure Kiyoshi Kurosawa Kōji Yakusho, Tsuyoshi Ujiki, Anna Nakagawa Japan Crime thriller
Dang Bireley's and Young Gangsters Nonzee Nimibutr Jesdaporn Pholdee, Noppachai Muttaweevong Thailand
Dobermann Jan Kounen Vincent Cassel, Monica Bellucci, Tchéky Karyo France
Donnie Brasco Mike Newell Johnny Depp, Al Pacino, Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby, Anne Heche, James Russo United States
Funny Games Michael Haneke Susanne Lothar, Ulrich Mühe, Arno Frisch Austria
Green Fish Lee Chang-dong Han Suk-kyu, Shim Hye-jin, Moon Sung-keun South Korea Crime drama
Grosse Pointe Blank George Armitage John Cusack, Minnie Driver, Dan Aykroyd, Alan Arkin United States
Hana-bi Beat Takeshi Kitano Beat Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Osugi Japan Crime drama
Jackie Brown Quentin Tarantino Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Forster, Bridget Fonda, Michael Keaton, Robert De Niro United States
Joyride Quinton Peeples Tobey Maguire, Wilson Cruz, Benicio del Toro United States Crime thriller
Keys to Tulsa Leslie Greif Eric Stoltz, Cameron Diaz, James Spader United States
Kiss or Kill Bill Bennett Frances O'Connor, Matt Day, Chris Haywood Australia
L.A. Confidential Curtis Hanson Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kim Basinger, Danny DeVito, James Cromwell, David Strathairn United States
Lewis and Clark and George Rod McCall Rose McGowan, Salvator Xuereb, Dan Gunther United States Crime comedy
Perdita Durango Álex de la Iglesia Rosie Perez, Javier Bardem, Harley Cross Spain
Mexico
Playing God Andy Wilson David Duchovny, Timothy Hutton, Angelina Jolie United States
Shooting Fish Stefan Schwartz Dan Futterman, Stuart Townsend, Kate Beckinsale United Kingdom Crime comedy
Six Ways To Sunday Adam Bernstein Norman Reedus, Deborah Harry, Elina Löwensohn United States
Suicide Kings Peter O'Fallon Christopher Walken, Denis Leary, Henry Thomas, Johnny Galecki, Sean Patrick Flanery, Laura San Giacomo United States
The Swindle Claude Chabrol Isabelle Huppert, Michel Serrault, François Cluzet France
Switzerland
Young and Dangerous 4 Andrew Lau Ekin Cheng, Jordan Chan Hong Kong Gangster film