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The Peacekeeper

1997

The Peacekeeper

1997
4.7
When a terrorist group steals the US President's personal communications computer for launching the US arsenal in case of war, only a heroic Major has the key to prevent a Presidential assassination or a nuclear holocaust.
Midnight Man

1997

Midnight Man

1997
4.8
British soldiers force a recently captured IRA terrorist to cooperate with them and then assign him to go undercover with a gang of terrorists and prevent them from killing the U.S. President. But the spy isn't in long before he realizes that the first plot is but a ruse for a more sinister scheme that could result in trouble between China and Great Britain.
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.
The Rage

1997

The Rage

1997
3.3
FBI Special Agent Travis is trying to catch a deranged serial killer and is doing his best despite having a new and unexperienced partner in the form of Kelly McCord. It turns out that the serial killer is an entire army of disgruntled CIA mercenaries from Vietnam.
Merchant of Death

1997

Merchant of Death

1997
5
Jim Rendall is 6 when his family gets killed. 25 years later he finds out why.
The Maker

1997

The Maker

1997
5
Absent for 10 years, a teen's older brother returns and seeks his help with criminal activity.
Face/Off

1997

Face/Off

1997
7.1
In order to foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery and assumes the identity of a criminal mastermind. The plan turns sour when the criminal wakes up prematurely and seeks revenge.
Dusting Cliff 7

1997

Dusting Cliff 7

1997
4.6
In this action adventure, a former hit woman comes out of retirement to rescue her daughter from kidnappers. The child's abductors demand that the ex-killer retrieve a highly classified document. They give the woman 24 hours to succeed. If she fails, her daughter will die.
Dobermann

1997

Dobermann

1997
6.5
The charismatic criminal Dobermann, who got his first gun when he was christened, leads a gang of brutal robbers. After a complex and brutal bank robbery, they are being hunted by the Paris police. The hunt is led by the sadistic cop Christini, who only has one goal: to catch Dobermann at any cost.
Plato's Run

1997

Plato's Run

1997
6
Hired to rescue escaped inmates, a Florida man is framed for a Cuban gangster's assassination.
The Apocalypse

1997

The Apocalypse

1997
3.4
A salvage pilot and a bartender go up against a crazed computer programmer and the head of a criminal gang who have equipped a spaceship with nuclear warheads and plan to crash it into Earth.
Warriors of Virtue

1997

Warriors of Virtue

1997
4.7
A young man, Ryan, suffering from a disability, wishes to join the other kids from his schools football team. During an initiation rite, Ryan is swept away through a whirlpool to the land of Tao. There he is hunted by the evil Lord Komodo, who desires the boy as a key to enter the real world. Ryan is rescued by the protectors of Tao, five humanoid kangaroos, each embued with the five elements and virtues. Ryan learns his valuable lesson while saving the land of Tao.
Top of the World

1997

Top of the World

1997
5
In Las Vegas for a quicky divorce, a just-paroled ex-cop and his wife wander into the Top of the World Casino, run by the shady Charles Atlas. They win big, right as the casino is being robbed. The police believe their big win was a staged diversion, and the two of them become suspects. Over the course of the evening and next morning, the two attempt to escape to surrounded casino, and to prove their innocence, as well as to save their marriage.
Ultraman Zearth 2: Superhuman Big Battle - Light and Shadow

1997

Ultraman Zearth 2: Superhuman Big Battle - Light and Shadow

1997
7.2
Ultraman Shadow, Ultraman Zearth's most terrifying adversary yet, is brought to Earth by the murderous alien, Lady Benzen to be Ultraman Zearth's assassin. Ultraman Shadow is a warrior of darkness equipped with mysterious powers. Prepare to witness the ultimate showdown, colossus versus mighty colossus, the battle ground: Planet Earth!
City Hunter Special: Goodbye My Sweetheart

1997

City Hunter Special: Goodbye My Sweetheart

1997
6.2
A mysterious soldier known only as Professor takes his revenge on the government that betrayed him - and Tokyo is brought to its knees! Unless the government pays the Professor an impossible ransom, downtown Tokyo will be completely destroyed, and the Professor's beautiful sister will be the first to go! Only City Hunter, expert detective and shameless ladies' man, can keep Tokyo from being blown sky high!The bullets fly furiously, and the women have never been tempting as City Hunter takes it to the edge in this action-packed animated feature. Explosive action will rock your senses as you witness City Hunter's greatest challenge ever!
Crash Dive

1997

Crash Dive

1997
4.8
The crew of the nuclear submarine USS Ulysses rescues supposed victims of a boat disaster, but the victims turn out to be terrorists intent on capturing nuclear weapons aboard the sub. Only a former SEAL, now a submarine consultant, can save the crew by sliding aboard while the sub is underwater. The term "crash dive" refers to the sudden dropping of a sub to escape detection, an act that a nuclear sub is never supposed to make. Of course, it comes into play in this film.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1997

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1997
5.7
In the 19th century, an expert marine biologist is hired by the government to determine what's sinking ships all over the ocean. His daughter follows him. They are intercepted by a mysterious captain Nemo and his incredible submarine.
Blast

1997

Blast

1997
4.1
A deadly team of terrorists mounts a precision attack on a swimming complex, which holds the world's finest women's swimming team hostage, and unknowingly traps a janitor inside.
DNA

1997

DNA

1997
4
A mad scientist's DNA experiment on the bones of a mysterious jungle creature brings the carnivorous beast to life, and only his former assistant Ash Mattley and CIA operative Claire Sommers can stop it.
Dark Breed

1997

Dark Breed

1997
4.1
Captain Saxon, an agent for the top secret Omega agency, has been given the assignment of tracking down and either capturing or killing the crew members of a secret space mission who returned to Earth against orders. It seems that they were all infected with an alien parasite, and they were trying to bring its eggs back to Earth. The eggs were lost in an accident, and both Saxon and the astronauts are trying to locate them.