Yepper...

The Sweet Hereafter

The River (Tsai Ming-Liang)

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It was technically released in the US in 2001, so I actually put this on my "Best Film of 2000s" list instead.

L.A. Confidential and The Sweet Hereafter

TIE:

Chasing Amy
&
Boogie Nights

For me, Chasing Amy hands down. Several great films rivaled it that year, but in the end, Kevin Smith is the man. Beautiful picture.

Nice race going between 3 very well-deserving films...

1) L.A. Confidential (5.5 votes)
2) Boogie Nights / Sweet Hereafter (5 votes each)

The 1996 Thread is now open here.

Keep the votes coming!

Boogie Nights

One of the best films of the decade:

L.A. Confidential

(though The Sweet Hereafter and Boogie Nights are a close second and third)

1. Boogie Nights
2. L.A. Confidential
3. The Ice Storm

I'm going to get bashed for this... but...

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

Yeah, you all see it as a stupid cashin sequal, but I see it as a smart film that is better then the first one.

Gattaca, Boogie Nights and La Confidential are also great films too...

I've not seen Ice Storm, it's in my DVD player about to be watch in an hour or so.

Sweet Hereafter and Ice Storm

The Ice Storm

Boogie Nights
The Sweet Hereafter
Chasing Amy

truth be told, any of these could've been my top pick as these are all in my top ten of the 90's.

Boogie Nights
The Ice Storm
L.A. Confidential
Donnie Brasco

I'd say my top three are
Chasing Amy
L.A. Confidential
Boogie Nights

And by the narrowest of margins, I'd say Boogie Nights was the best of the three and thus the best of '97. Tough call!

<b>Face/Off</b> - John Woo at his finest.

yikes! you must not have seen Hard Boiled or The Killer...

I throw in LA Confidential in for another vote. That scene in which the tension builds where Russel Crowe is gripping that chair and then just

Nothing beats that, that year.

TITANIC!!!

With a few more votes in, Boogie Nights takes over the lead:

1) Boogie Nights (8)
2) L.A. Confidential (7.5)
3) Sweet Hereafter (5.5)

1. Starship Troopers
2. LA Confidential
3. As Good As It Gets

Tie:

The Sweet Hereafter and Boogie Nights

TIE:

L.A. Confidential & Boogie Nights

1. Boogie Nights

2. Sweet Hereafter

3. Happy Together

4. LA Confidential

All terrific movies, hard to rank them at all....