List of crime films of 1997 explained

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	United States	Crime comedy^[1]
9 millimeter	Peter Lindmark	Abou-Bakre Aalam, Astrid Asseta	Sweden	^[2]
Affliction	Paul Schrader	Nick Nolte, James Coburn, Sissy Spacek	United States	Crime drama^[3]
Assassin(s)	Mathieu Kassovitz	Mathieu Kassovitz, Michel Serrault, Mehdi Benoufa	France	^[4]
Another Day in Paradise	Larry Clark	James Woods, Melanie Griffith, Vincent Kartheiser	United States	Crime drama^[5]
Brother	Alexei Balabanov	Sergei Bodrov Jr., Viktor Sukhorukov, Svetlana Pismichenko	Russia	^[6]
City of Industry	John Irvin	Harvey Keitel, Stephen Dorff, Famke Janssen	United States	^[7]
Cop Land	James Mangold	Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta	United States	^[8]
Cure	Kiyoshi Kurosawa	Kōji Yakusho, Tsuyoshi Ujiki, Anna Nakagawa	Japan	Crime thriller^[9]
Dang Bireley's and Young Gangsters	Nonzee Nimibutr	Jesdaporn Pholdee, Noppachai Muttaweevong	Thailand	^[10]
Dobermann	Jan Kounen	Vincent Cassel, Monica Bellucci, Tchéky Karyo	France	^[11]
Donnie Brasco	Mike Newell	Johnny Depp, Al Pacino, Michael Madsen	United States	^[12]
Funny Games	Michael Haneke	Susanne Lothar, Ulrich Mühe, Arno Frisch	Austria	^[13]
Green Fish	Lee Chang-dong	Han Suk-kyu, Shim Hye-jin, Moon Sung-keun	South Korea	Crime drama^[14]
Grosse Pointe Blank	George Armitage		United States	^[15]
Hana-bi	Beat Takeshi Kitano	Beat Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Osugi	Japan	Crime drama^[16]
Jackie Brown	Quentin Tarantino	Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Forster	United States	^[17]
Joyride	Quinton Peeples	Tobey Maguire, Wilson Cruz, Benicio del Toro	United States	Crime thriller^[18]
Keys to Tulsa	Leslie Greif	Eric Stoltz, Cameron Diaz, James Spader	United States	^[19]
Kiss or Kill	Bill Bennett	Frances O'Connor, Matt Day, Chris Haywood	Australia	^[20]
L.A. Confidential	Curtis Hanson	Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce	United States	^[21]
Lewis and Clark and George	Rod McCall	Rose McGowan, Salvator Xuereb, Dan Gunther	United States	Crime comedy^[22]
Perdita Durango	Álex de la Iglesia	Rosie Perez, Javier Bardem, Harley Cross	Spain Mexico	^[23]
Playing God	Andy Wilson	David Duchovny, Timothy Hutton, Angelina Jolie	United States	^[24]
Shooting Fish	Stefan Schwartz	Dan Futterman, Stuart Townsend, Kate Beckinsale		Crime comedy^[25]
Six Ways To Sunday	Adam Bernstein	Norman Reedus, Deborah Harry, Elina Löwensohn	United States	^[26]
Suicide Kings	Peter O'Fallon	Christopher Walken, Denis Leary, Henry Thomas	United States	^[27]
The Swindle	Claude Chabrol	Isabelle Huppert, Michel Serrault, François Cluzet	France Switzerland	^[28]
Young and Dangerous 4	Andrew Lau	Ekin Cheng, Jordan Chan	Hong Kong	Gangster film^[29]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag: Overview: Allmovie. March 1, 2010. Deming, Mark.
2. Web site: 9 Millimeter: Overview: Allmovie. March 1, 2010. Crow, Jonathan.
3. Web site: Affliction: Overview: Allmovie. March 1, 2010. Deming, Mark.
4. Web site: Assassin(s): Overview: Allmovie. March 1, 2010. Seibert, Perry.
5. Web site: Another Day in Paradise: Overview: Allmovie. March 1, 2010. Stewart, Bhob.
6. Web site: Brother: Overview: Allmovie. March 1, 2010. Brennan, Sandra.
7. Web site: City of Industry: Overview: Allmovie. March 1, 2010. Deming, Mark.
8. Web site: Cop Land: Overview: Allmovie. March 1, 2010. Ankeny, Jason.
9. Web site: Cure: Overview: Allmovie. March 1, 2010. Crow, Jonathan.
10. Web site: 2499 Antapan Krong Muang: Overview: Allmovie. March 1, 2010. Stewart, Bhob.
11. Web site: Dobermann: Overview: Allmovie. March 1, 2010. Brennan, Sandra.
12. Web site: Donnie Brasco: Overview: Allmovie. March 1, 2010. Deming, Mark.
13. Web site: Funny Games: Overview: Allmovie. March 1, 2010. Deming, Mark.
14. Web site: Chorok Mulkogi: Overview: Allmovie. March 1, 2010. Stewart, Bhob.
15. Web site: Grosse Pointe Blank: Overview: Allmovie. March 1, 2010. Deming, Mark.
16. Web site: Fireworks: Overview: Allmovie. March 1, 2010. Deming, Mark.
17. Web site: Jackie Brown: Overview: Allmovie. March 1, 2010. Stewart, Bhob.
18. Web site: Joyride: Overview: Allmovie. March 1, 2010. Brennan, Sandra.
19. Web site: Keys to Tulsa: Overview: Allmovie. March 1, 2010. Deming, Mark.
20. Web site: Joyride: Overview: Allmovie. March 1, 2010. Ankeny, Jason.
21. Web site: L.A. Confidential: Overview: Allmovie. March 1, 2010. Deming, Mark.
22. Web site: Lewis and Clark and George: Overview: Allmovie. March 1, 2010. Deming, Mark.
23. Web site: Dance with the Devil: Overview: Allmovie. March 1, 2010. Brennan, Sandra.
24. Web site: Playing God: Overview: Allmovie. March 1, 2010. Stewart, Bhob.
25. Web site: Shooting Fish: Overview: Allmovie. March 1, 2010. Williams, Karl.
26. Web site: Six Ways To Sunday: Overview: Allmovie. March 1, 2010. Williams, Karl.
27. Web site: Suicide Kings: Overview: Allmovie. March 1, 2010. Betzold, Michael.
28. Web site: The Swindle: Overview: Allmovie. March 1, 2010. Williams, Karl.
29. Web site: Young and Dangerous 4: Overview: Allmovie. March 1, 2010. Betzold, Michael.