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Open Your Eyes (1997) is a Spanish film directed and co-scored by Alejandro Amenábar, written by Amenábar and Mateo Gil. A handsome young man awakens to the sound of a female voice urging him to open his eyes. He drives through an empty city, before waking up once again, this time to find a woman in his bed. He instructs her not to leave him any messages on his alarm clock. From a Madrid prison cell, 25-year-old César recounts his tale to psychiatrist Antonio while wearing a prosthetic mask. Through flashbacks, we see that ...

James Mangold wrote and directed Cop Land (1997), a neo-noir crime drama. Garrison, New Jersey is the home of several police officers from the 37th Precinct of the NYPD: Lt. Ray Donlan, Det. Leo Crasky, and officers Gary Figgis, Jack Rucker, Frank Lagonda, and Joey Randone. Taking advantage of a department regulation loophole by becoming ‘auxiliary transit cops’, Donlan and his group are shielded from the scrutiny of the NYPD’s Internal Affairs division. Sheriff Freddy Heflin also protects them, making them virtually untouchable. Heflin has always aspired to join the NYPD but was unable to do so due to ...

Le Cousin (1997) is a French film directed by Alain Corneau. The film follows the story of Nounours, an informer with a special arrangement with the police. He is nicknamed ‘cousin’ and receives 10% of the drugs seized due to his assistance. However, after inspector Maurin, Nounours’s personal contact, tragically takes his own life, inspector Gérard Delvaux takes over the case. Meanwhile, judge Lambert is conducting investigations into the illegal practices of the police force. Her persistent efforts have led her to Gérard and also to Nounours as the source of heroin in recent deadly overdose cases. ...

U Turn (1997) is a neo-noir crime thriller directed by renowned filmmaker Oliver Stone. The plot follows the story of Bobby Cooper, a struggling drifter who finds himself in a tough spot when his red 1964½ Ford Mustang Convertible breaks down in Superior, Arizona. Penniless and stranded, Bobby crosses paths with Jake and Grace McKenna, a married couple also facing their own financial struggles. Both Jake and Grace separately offer Bobby money to kill the other, leaving him desperate and filled with fear. Eventually, Bobby decides to pursue Grace’s proposition and eliminate Jake in order to start a new life ...

A film called A Life Less Ordinary (1997) is categorized as a British romantic black comedy. In this movie, angels from Heaven have the duty of ensuring that humans on Earth find true love. One particular angel, known as the ‘Captain’ and named Gabriel, becomes disgruntled when reviewing the performance of angel partners O’Reilly and Jackson. He notices that all of their recent cases have resulted in either divorce or misery for the couple involved. To shake things up, Gabriel suggests a new approach: if their next assigned pair fails to fall and remain in love (which he admits is a challenging task), O’Reilly and Jackson must remain on Earth ...

Batman & Robin (1997) is a film based on the popular DC Comics characters created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. As the last installment of Warner Bros.’s initial Batman series, it follows the dynamic duo as they face off against a new villain, Mr. Freeze. The icy adversary has been causing chaos with his diamond thefts, leading Batman and Robin to a showdown in the natural history museum. During their confrontation, Freeze makes a daring escape with an even bigger diamond, leaving Robin frozen and Batman unable to pursue him. However, as they dig deeper into ...

Mr. Jealousy (1997), an American romantic comedy written and directed by Noah Baumbach, follows aspiring writer Lester Grimm’s relationship with Ramona Ray. Introduced by mutual friends Vince and Lucretia, the couple immediately hit it off. However, Ramona reveals that her ex-boyfriend is famous writer Dashiell Frank, causing Lester to feel envious. Spotting Dashiell on the street one day, Lester follows him to a group therapy session. Impersonating his friend Vince, Lester joins the group and after several sessions with Dr. Poke, overhears Dashiell confessing about his infidelity. Unable to hold back, Lester ...

The American legal drama film, The Rainmaker (1997), was both written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. It is based on the 1995 novel of the same name by John Grisham. Unlike many other graduates from Memphis State University Law School, Rudy Baylor finds himself without a well-paying job and instead takes on part-time positions at a local bar. In dire need of employment, he meets the bar’s owner, J. Lyman ‘Bruiser’ Stone, who is known for being a ruthless but successful ambulance chaser. After hiring Rudy as an associate, Bruiser explains that ...

Deconstructing Harry (1997) is a dark comedy film from the United States that Woody Allen wrote, directed, and acted in. One evening, Lucy hails a taxi to visit Harry Block, a well-known author in Manhattan. Recently finishing his latest book, Lucy is upset to see that her own affair with Harry has been used as inspiration for the character Leslie’s affair with her sister’s husband Ken. Enraged by this public portrayal of their relationship, Lucy pulls out a gun she had concealed in her purse and threatens to take her own life. She then turns the weapon on Harry and begins shooting at him. As he runs away ...

The American mystery thriller film, The Game (1997), directed by David Fincher, follows the story of Nicholas Van Orton – a self-absorbed investment banker in San Francisco. On his 48th birthday, Nicholas meets with his estranged younger brother, Conrad, who surprises him with a unique gift – a voucher for a ‘game’ offered by Consumer Recreation Services (CRS). Despite being skeptical at first, Nicholas decides to apply for the game at the CRS office. However, the extensive psychological and physical examinations he must undergo only serve to irritate him. Eventually, he is informed that his ...

James Cameron directed, wrote, produced, and co-edited Titanic (1997), a powerful American film blending historical facts with fictionalized elements. The story revolves around the tragic sinking of RMS Titanic in 1912. A year earlier, Brock Lovett and his team embarked on a dive to the wreck of RMS Titanic aboard the research vessel Akademik Mstislav Keldysh. Their primary objective was to retrieve a safe believed to hold the iconic Heart of the Ocean diamond. To their surprise, they instead discovered a drawing of a young nude woman wearing the necklace on April 14, 1912 – the same day Titanic struck an iceberg ...

Alien Resurrection (1997), an American science fiction horror film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and written by Joss Whedon, is set two hundred years after the events of Alien 3. The space vessel USM Auriga houses military scientists who have successfully cloned Ellen Ripley using DNA from blood samples taken before her death. In this clone, named Ripley 8, the Xenomorph queen’s DNA has been combined with Ripley’s own, resulting in enhanced strength and reflexes, acidic blood, and a psychic link with the Xenomorphs. The scientists harvest eggs from ...

Directed by Abel Ferrara, The Blackout (1997) is an American drama film starring popular actor Matthew Modine. It was featured at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival, but not in competition. Matty, tired of the Hollywood lifestyle, relocates to Miami and proposes to his French girlfriend, also named Annie. However, she declines and reveals that she had an abortion. Feeling devastated about losing their baby (despite initially suggesting the abortion), Matty and his friend Micky decide to go on a wild night out. While at a nightclub, they meet another waitress named Annie and ...

Volcano (1997) is an American disaster film directed by Mick Jackson and written by Jerome Armstrong and Billy Ray. In downtown Los Angeles, an earthquake strikes, causing minor damage. Mike Roark, the new director of the city’s Office of Emergency Management, chooses to return to work and assist in the crisis despite being on vacation with his daughter Kelly. His colleague Emmit Reese informs him that seven utility workers were tragically killed in a storm drain at MacArthur Park. As a precaution, Mike decides to ...

Dante’s Peak (1997) is a disaster film helmed by director Roger Donaldson and penned by writer Leslie Bohem. In 1993, USGS volcanologist Harry Dalton and his fiancée-turned-partner Marianne are caught in an eruption in Colombia. Despite their attempt to escape, a lava bomb crashes into their truck, killing Marianne. Four years later, Harry is assigned by his supervisor Dr. Paul Dreyfus to investigate seismic activity around the town of Dante’s Peak, Washington – which sits next to a stratovolcano – despite the emotional toll his previous work has ...

Scream 2 (1997) is an American slasher film directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson. It follows two Windsor College seniors, Maureen Evans and Phil Stevens, who attend a sneak preview of Stab, a film based on the Woodsboro massacre. While briefly leaving the theater to use the bathroom, Phil falls victim to Ghostface, the masked killer. Ghostface then takes Phil’s seat next to Maureen and repeatedly stabs her without anyone in the raucous crowd noticing. As Maureen climbs up on stage for help, mistaking her cries for publicity, she tragically succumbs ...

The drama 12 Angry Men (1997), directed by William Friedkin and based on Reginald Rose’s 1954 teleplay of the same name, is a remake of the 1957 film. The story follows a murder trial in which a teenage boy from the city slums is accused of killing his father. The judge instructs the jury to determine the boy’s guilt or innocence, with a unanimous decision required for conviction. A guilty verdict could potentially result in the death penalty, unlike in the 1957 film. As the twelve jurors retire to the jury room, an initial vote reveals that eleven are in ...

Kiss the Girls (1997), an American neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Gary Fleder and based on James Patterson’s best-selling 1995 novel of the same name, follows the story of Alex Cross, a well-known detective and forensic psychologist in Washington, D.C. Recently, Alex learns that his niece Naomi, who lives in Durham, has been missing for four days. Despite trying to reassure his family, he can’t shake off his own concerns. He makes the decision to travel to Durham and investigate her disappearance himself. Even though his cousin Sampson warns ...

Director Ridley Scott brought to the big screen the action drama G.I. Jane (1997). As part of the candidate selection process for Secretary of the Navy, a Senate Armed Services Committee holds interviews. Senator Lillian DeHaven of Texas voices her criticism of the Navy’s lack of gender neutrality. Behind closed doors, a deal is made: If women can prove themselves equal to men through a series of tests, the military will fully integrate them into all Navy occupations. The first task is completing the rigorous training course for the U.S. Navy Combined Reconnaissance Team. Senator DeHaven personally selects ...

The Sweet Hereafter (1997), a Canadian drama, was written and directed by Atom Egoyan, based on the 1991 novel by Russell Banks. It takes place in the small town of Sam Dent, British Columbia, where tragedy strikes when a school bus skids on ice, breaks through a barrier, and crashes into a lake, claiming the lives of 14 children. A grief-stricken group of parents is approached by an out-of-town lawyer named Mitchell Stephens. He is troubled by his tumultuous relationship with his drug-addicted daughter. Despite their initial hesitance, Stephens convinces the parents and ...