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Truth or Dare
Truth or Dare (1997) on 12 november 1997
, 1h17
Genres Drama
Actors Tove Edfeldt, Alexandra Dahlström, Carina Lidbom, Suzanne Reuter, Jonas Falk, Noomi Rapace
Rating51% 2.5599952.5599952.5599952.5599952.559995
Nora is in sixth grade in the Högalid School (Högalidsskolan) in Stockholm. She is torn between spending time with the cool girls Fanny and Sabina and the bullied Karin.
Don King: Only in America
Don King: Only in America (1997) on 15 november 1997

Directed by John Herzfeld
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Boxing films
Actors Ving Rhames, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Jeremy Piven, Lou Rawls, Darius McCrary, Keith David
Rating69% 3.4940953.4940953.4940953.4940953.494095
Un portrait cinématographique du célèbre promoteur de combat et manager de boxe.
Slaves to the Underground
Slaves to the Underground (1997) on 14 november 1997
, 1h33
Directed by Kristine Peterson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Musical films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Marisa Ryan, Claudia Rossi
Rating52% 2.617022.617022.617022.617022.61702
The film is set in Seattle's mid-90s grunge scene where a female rock group, 'No Exits', is on the verge of signing a record deal. However, the lesbian relationship between the band's singer Suzy (Ryan) and guitarist Shelly (Gross) is under threat when Shelly's ex-boyfriend Jimmy (Bortz) reappears on the scene.
Kiss or Kill
Kiss or Kill (1997) on 14 november 1997
, 1h36
Directed by Bill Bennett
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Frances O'Connor, Matt Day, Andrew Gilbert, Chris Haywood, Max Cullen, Barry Otto
Rating62% 3.1410553.1410553.1410553.1410553.141055
Kiss or Kill opens with a woman off camera explaining how she has difficulty trusting people, especially men, because of things she saw when she was young. This comment introduces a prologue in which a little girl watches helplessly as a man, presumably her father, appears at the door, douses her mother with petrol and sets her alight.
Dad's Week Off
Dad's Week Off (1997) on 10 november 1997
, 1h35
Directed by Neal Israel
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Henry Winkler, Olivia D'Abo, Richard Jeni, Justin Louis, Ken Pogue, Wendel Meldrum
Rating43% 2.1891552.1891552.1891552.1891552.189155
A computer salesman charged with marketing a tiny computer that no one can operate, faces hypertension when he realizes that there is no way to sell the product and he is likely to lose his job. So he can get some rest, his wife offers to take their two kid's camping for a week. When his fellow salesman and best friend is fired and thrown out of his house by his wife, he moves in and immediately starts unending parties, which ultimately ends up the house on fire and Winkler arrested on multiple charges. In between, in a drug-induced stupor, he gets mixed up with a ditzy blonde who wants to marry him, and rescue her child from being raised by her parents.
The Chambermaid on the Titanic
The Chambermaid on the Titanic (1997) on 11 november 1997
, 1h39
Directed by Bigas Luna
Origin France
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, RMS Titanic in fiction, Disaster films, Films about seafaring accidents or incidents
Actors Romane Bohringer, Olivier Martinez, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Didier Bezace, Aldo Maccione, Jean-Marie Juan
Rating65% 3.297583.297583.297583.297583.29758
In 1912, the protagonist, Horty, leads an uneventful life as a foundry worker in the Lorraine region of northern France with his wife, Zoe, "the most beautiful woman in town." The owner of the foundry where Horty works, Simeon, lusts after Zoe. When Horty wins a company athletic contest, Simeon's prize is a ticket to Southampton to see the sailing of the Titanic.
Don't Cry Mommy
Don't Cry Mommy (1997) on 11 november 1997
, 1h23
Directed by Maksim Pezhemsky
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Gosha Kutsenko, Evgueni Sidikhine, Nikolay Chindyajkin, Ivan Okhlobystine, Valery Priomykhov, Andreï Panine
Rating67% 3.3846353.3846353.3846353.3846353.384635
A sailor attending a wedding assaults a stranger who begins taking liberties with the bride. Unfortunately for the sailor, the stranger is the head of the local mafia. When a contract is placed on his head the sailor finds that many people are now very interested in him.
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas, 1h8
Directed by Andy Knight, Tad Stones, Toby Shelton
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Animation
Themes Christmas films, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, Bernadette Peters
Rating60% 3.0091853.0091853.0091853.0091853.009185
Belle and Prince Adam throw a Christmas party for the local villagers at their castle. Lumiere and Cogsworth argue who brought Christmas back to the castle, while Mrs. Potts insists of explaining the true story behind Christmas' return to the castle. The film then switches into a lengthy flashback, during the events of the first film after the Beast saved Belle from a wolf pack. Belle is excited for Christmas but is shocked when the castle servants reveal the Beast has forbidden Christmas from occurring. Belle finds the Beast outside in the snow and offers to teach him ice skating, but Fife, humble minion of Forte the court composer, who was transformed into a pipe organ, interrupts their skating, causing the Beast and Belle to crash into the snow, and when Belle makes a snow angel, the Beast see his angel as a shadow of a monster. He roars, swipes at some snow and storms off inside, leaving Belle and the castle servants alone.
The Night Flier
The Night Flier (1997) on 15 november 1997
, 1h33
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Transport films, Aviation films, Vampires in film
Actors Miguel Ferrer, Dan Monahan
Rating60% 3.0001053.0001053.0001053.0001053.000105
The story follows a reporter named Richard Dees as he follows, attempting to catch up with, a murderer who kills his victims in a vampiristic style. The killer flies to each murder scene in a black Skymaster airplane. At one point, Dees does catch up with the plane and finds dirt inside and the interior covered in blood, heightening the suspense of the film. The plot culminates in Dees' confrontation with 'The Night Flier' and his own loss of sanity.
The Jackal
The Jackal (1997) on 14 november 1997
, 2h4
Directed by Michael Caton-Jones
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Spy, Crime
Themes Assassinat, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Political films, Road movies, Chase films, Gangster films
Actors Bruce Willis, Richard Gere, Sidney Poitier, Diane Venora, Mathilda May, J. K. Simmons
Rating63% 3.1999753.1999753.1999753.1999753.199975
A joint mission of the American FBI and the Russian MVD leads to the death of the younger brother of an Azerbaijani mobster (David Hayman). In retaliation, the mobster hires an enigmatic assassin known only by the pseudonym "The Jackal" (Bruce Willis) to kill an unseen target. The Jackal demands $70 million for the job, to which the mobster reluctantly agrees. Meanwhile, the MVD capture one of the mafia's henchmen. During interrogation by torture, the henchman reveals the name "Jackal". This, coupled with the documents recovered from the henchman's briefcase, leads the FBI and MVD to assume the target for the retaliatory hit is FBI Director Donald Brown (John Cunningham).
One Night Stand
One Night Stand (1997) on 14 november 1997
, 1h42
Directed by Mike Figgis
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Erotic, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, HIV/AIDS in film
Actors Wesley Snipes, Nastassja Kinski, Kyle MacLachlan, Ming-Na Wen, Robert Downey Jr., Marcus T. Paulk
Rating58% 2.9483252.9483252.9483252.9483252.948325
The film is narrated by Max Carlyle (Wesley Snipes). Max lives in Los Angeles, where he has a successful career directing television commercials and is happily married to Mimi (Ming-Na), with whom he has two children. While visiting New York City, Max meets Karen (Nastassja Kinski) by chance after missing a flight; circumstances keep bringing them together over the course of the evening, and they end up spending the night together. When he returns home, Max seems distant and unhappy, though Mimi can't tell why and Max won't say. A year later, Max and Mimi fly to New York to visit his close friend Charlie (Robert Downey, Jr.), who is near death from AIDS. Max meets Charlie's brother Vernon (Kyle MacLachlan) and is introduced to his new wife—Karen. Facing Karen sends Max into an emotional tailspin, and he realizes that he must tell Mimi the truth about his indiscretion.
Arlette
Arlette (1997) on 11 november 1997
, 1h40
Directed by Claude Zidi, Alexandre de La Patellière
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Actors Josiane Balasko, Christophe Lambert, Ennio Fantastichini, Stéphane Audran, Jean-Marie Bigard, Armelle
Rating52% 2.613022.613022.613022.613022.61302
Arlette is a waitress at the "Centipede", a roadside restaurant in the middle of rural France. Loudmouth at the heart of working girl, she dream wedding but Victor, her boyfriend chauffeur heavyweight, does not want to hear about it. One evening Arlette sees land a prince charming in a white limo, Frank, an American millionaire who covers gifts and wants to take her to Vegas to marry. But what are the true intentions of seductive playboy ?
The Secret of Anastasia
The Secret of Anastasia (1997) on 12 november 1997

Genres Fantasy, Adventure, Musical, Crime, Animation, Romance
Actors Earl Hammond, Cynthia Harris, Robert Petkoff
Rating56% 2.827512.827512.827512.827512.82751
The film opens with the secret police killing Anastasia's family before her eyes as a child. In 1916, Anastasia lived in The Imperial Castle of Moscow with her instrument friends; Tuba, Harp, Accordion, Cello (In The Sun). The secret police return to her old home, which she continued to live in secrecy, to do away with Anastasia. Anastasia and her friends escape and aboard a train. In a baggage car on the freight train, Anastasia finds the former General of the Tzar's army, Vladimir Ichonovitch, stowing away in a suitcase. He believes that Anastasia is only pretending to be the princess Anastasia, since everyone was trying to do to get the lost family riches, and plays along. Vladimir got her out of the rags she was wearing and began her training her to be the princess she was destined to be. Vladimir and Anastasia begin to fall in love with each other but ignore their true emotions (A Princess After All). Anastasia, Vladimir, and the instruments go to an event in Anastasia's honor. But alas, the hatred of a of an old family friend keeps her from proving to the attendees that she is the real princess. Yet, an old childhood memory gains the trust well deserved from everyone. Soon, a charming Prince Paul arrives at the party and sweeps Anastasia off her feet. Paul encourages Anastasia to see her old grandmother, Grandmere. During the intervention, Grandmere refuses to believe her last grandchild is alive. Anastasia storms out of the room, she reprises "In The Sun" to soothe the pain her grandmother has given her. As Paul and Grandmere listen to Anastasia sing, tears stream from Grandmere's eyes because she used to sing the same song to only her when she was little. The past is brought to focus that Anastasia and Paul were engaged at a young age. When Vladimir hear the news, he becomes hot tempered out of his love for Anastasia and leaves into the night. Outside the leader of the secret police, Checka, has Vladimir jumped by his crew. While Anastasia was at dinner with Paul, the secret police captured Anastasia and took her to an abandoned building. There Prince Paul reveals himself to be Checka (Prince Charmless). Vladimir hears that Anastasia was kidnapped, and he and the instruments go to rescue her. Checka and Vladimir fight each other head to head. In the action, both men fall down into a nearby river. In desperation, Tuba and Accordion jump into the river to rescue Vladimir. To order to give Vladimir's life back, the instruments reveal their true identities to her; her father Nicholas II of Russia the tuba, her mother Alexandra Fyodorovna the harp, her brother Alexi the accordion, and her sister Tatania the cello. Because they revealed themselves, their souls were to return to Heaven (You'll Be With Me in My Heart). Anastasia and her family part ways and Vladimir is brought back to life.
The Man Who Knew Too Little
The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997) on 14 november 1997
, 1h35
Directed by Jon Amiel
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Spy films
Actors Bill Murray, Peter Gallagher, Joanne Whalley, Alfred Molina, Richard Wilson, Geraldine James
Rating65% 3.2979153.2979153.2979153.2979153.297915
Wallace Ritchie (Murray) flies from Des Moines, Iowa, to London, England, to spend his birthday with his brother, James (Peter Gallagher), who is to hold a business dinner that evening. Though James is all too happy to spend time with Wally, his presence threatens to sour the evening, and so James sets Wallace up with an interactive improv theatre business, the "Theatre of Life", which promises to treat the participant as a character in a crime drama. Before the night begins, James hands Wallace a pair of Ambassador cigars, promising to "fire them up" before midnight in celebration of Wally's birthday. Trouble begins when Wallace answers a phone call intended for a hitman at the same payphone that the Theatre of Life uses for its act.
Vasiliki
Vasiliki (1997) on 15 november 1997
, 2h15
Genres Drama
Rating61% 3.0971153.0971153.0971153.0971153.097115
The film presents the riotous years immediately after the Greek Civil War. Vasiliki is the wife of a Greek communist guerrilla during Greek Civil War. The local gendarmerie arrests her because brought food to her husband. The chief of gendarmerie charmed by her beauty rapes her. Then, he moved in other city but returned to ask her to follow him (meanwhile her husband had killed in the war). His love for the wife of a communist is the cause to be expelled by the gendarmerie. Thus he moves in the North Greece doing plans for his professional future. After the sudden death of his partner his plans fails. He seeks help from a rich industrialist but the industrialist exploits his ideas for himself. The impediments that he meets make him more and more violent resulting to miss her wife and eventually to reach the crime killing the industrialist.
Habit
Habit (1997) on 14 november 1997
, 1h52
Directed by Larry Fessenden
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Romance
Actors Larry Fessenden, Kelly Reichardt
Rating63% 3.195223.195223.195223.195223.19522
Sam is a self-destructive, vaguely artistic New York bohemian who has recently lost his father and his long-time girlfriend. At a Halloween party he meets a mysterious, beautiful, androgynous woman named Anna. He embarks on a kinky, sex-charged relationship with her; but soon he suffers from a mysterious illness, and eventually comes to believe that Anna is a vampire.