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The Jackal

1997

The Jackal

1997
6.4
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.
Bullet Teen

1997

Bullet Teen

1997
5
Four teens are living on the edge as adulthood is around the corner. An outcast, an ex-convict, a drug addict, and a traumatized woman come together to get through the pain of life and find purpose in a painful world.
Cold Around the Heart

1997

Cold Around the Heart

1997
4.8
A jewel thief moves towards a reunion of revenge with his lover, who pushed him out of their speeding getaway car.
Heaven's Burning

1997

Heaven's Burning

1997
5.8
In Sydney, the newly married Midori is honeymooning with her husband, Yukio. She does not love him and fakes her own kidnapping to escape the marriage. Her lover is supposed to meet her, but fails to appear. She goes to a bank to get some cash, only to become a hostage in an unfolding robbery, until the getaway driver, Colin, saves her from his fellow robbers. They hit the road together, with the cops, her husband and the robbers in pursuit.
Red Corner

1997

Red Corner

1997
6.3
An American attorney on business in China, ends up wrongfully on trial for murder and his only key to innocence is a female defense lawyer from the country.
The Manson Family

1997

The Manson Family

1997
5.3
A dramatization of the horrific and notorious Manson Family Murders, in the form of super 8 home movies.
Playing God

1997

Playing God

1997
5.5
Stripped of his medical license after performing an operation while high on amphetamines, famed LA surgeon Dr Eugene Sands abandons his former life only to find himself crossing paths with Raymond Blossom, an infamous counterfeiter. Employed as a "gun-shot doctor" when Raymond's associates cannot risk visiting a hospital, Eugene is lured deep into the criminal world and becomes entangled with his boss's girlfriend.
The Swindle

1997

The Swindle

1997
6.5
Betty and Victor are a pair of scam artists. One day Betty brings in Maurice, a treasurer of a multinational company. Maurice is due to transfer 5 millions francs out of Switzerland, and Betty is convinced he plans to steal that money.
Made in Hong Kong

1997

Made in Hong Kong

1997
7.5
Hong Kong 1997, where young people dream of love and death, suicide and murder. Moon is a cynical young debt collector, smitten by Ping, a young woman dying of kidney disease. A suicide note from a student they don't know ends up intertwining their fates.
U Turn

1997

U Turn

1997
6.6
When a desperate man’s car breaks down in a bizarre desert town while evading vengeful bookies, he becomes entangled in a dangerous love triangle. Caught between a married couple, he’s faced with deadly contracts to kill them both.
Kiss the Girls

1997

Kiss the Girls

1997
6.5
Forensic psychologist and detective Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail leads to Los Angeles, where the duo discovers that the psychopath may not be working alone.
The Assignment

1997

The Assignment

1997
6.3
Jack Shaw has experienced the terror first-hand. He's a top CIA agent who's tracked international killer-for-hire Carlos "The Jackal" Sanchez for over twenty years and barely survived Carlos' devastating bombing of a Parisian cafe. Now, he finally gets a break when he discovers Carlos' dead ringer: American naval officer and dedicated family man Annibal Ramirez.
L.A. Confidential

1997

L.A. Confidential

1997
7.8
Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.
My Brother's War

1997

My Brother's War

1997
4.7
Two brothers carry out a deadly terrorist bombing, but only one pays the price - imprisonment for life. Years later, the jailed brother is offered a second chance at freedom, providing he helps capture his fugitive sibling.
Suicide Kings

1997

Suicide Kings

1997
6.6
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.
Excess Baggage

1997

Excess Baggage

1997
6.1
A rich brat fakes her own kidnapping, but in the process ends up locked in the trunk of a car that gets stolen.
Hoodlum

1997

Hoodlum

1997
6.4
In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running 'the numbers'. When Madam Queen—the powerful woman who runs the scam in Harlem—is arrested, Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson takes over the business and must resist an invasion from a merciless mobster.
Money Talks

1997

Money Talks

1997
6
Sought by police and criminals, a small-time huckster makes a deal with a TV newsman for protection.
Dog Watch

1997

Dog Watch

1997
4.7
A San Francisco detective goes wild when he discovers his partner dead and the presumed culprit standing over him. After beating the man to death, he comes to his senses and realizes that he has to get rid of the body of the beaten man. Dumping the man in the river, he returns to his partner's body and calls in the death. He is then given a new partner and is assigned to investigate the death of a man just pulled from the river causing all the expected problems. However, the investigation does lead to police corruption and his own partner's involvement in drug running.
Steel

1997

Steel

1997
4.3
When a renegade military reject puts new superweapons in dangerous hands, John Henry Irons becomes Steel. Wearing body armor, wielding a fearsome electrohammer and riding a gadget-packed motorcycle, he's ready to wage war... if he can fix the untimely glitches in his untested gear.