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1. Minsaara Kanavu (1997)
Not Rated | 153 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Thomas loves Priya from their high school days but is afraid to confess. So he resorts to his friend Deva, to convince Priya. However, a tricky situation arises when Priya falls in love with Deva.
Director: Rajiv Menon | Stars: Arvind Swamy, Prabhu Deva, Kajol, Nassar
Votes: 1,356
2. Twister (I) (1996)
PG-13 | 113 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
Bill and Jo Harding, advanced storm chasers on the brink of divorce, must join together to create an advanced weather alert system by putting themselves in the cross-hairs of extremely violent tornadoes.
Director: Jan de Bont | Stars: Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes, Jami Gertz
Votes: 213,313 | Gross: $241.72M
3. Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)
PG-13 | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Ace Ventura, Pet Detective, returns from a spiritual quest to investigate the disappearance of a rare white bat, the sacred animal of a tribe in Africa.
Director: Steve Oedekerk | Stars: Jim Carrey, Ian McNeice, Simon Callow, Maynard Eziashi
Votes: 233,297 | Gross: $108.39M
4. Hitler (1997)
152 min | Action, Drama
A protective and caring brother overcomes plethora of challenges to unite his family after understanding his father's side of story
Director: Muthyala Subbaiah | Stars: Chiranjeevi, Rajendra Prasad, Rambha, Dasari Narayana Rao
Votes: 395
5. Raja Hindustani (1996)
177 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Raja, a taxi driver, falls in love with Aarti, a rich girl, and marries her against her parents' wishes. Later, her parents try to create differences amongst the couple.
Director: Dharmesh Darshan | Stars: Aamir Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Suresh Oberoi, Johny Lever
Votes: 8,360
6. Toy Story (1995)
G | 81 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A cowboy doll is profoundly threatened and jealous when a new spaceman action figure supplants him as top toy in a boy's bedroom.
Director: John Lasseter | Stars: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles, Jim Varney
Votes: 1,067,459 | Gross: $191.80M
7. Ramayanam (1996)
160 min | History
The story dealt with Lord Rama and his retaliation over Ravana, in which all the characters played in the film were child artists
Director: Gunasekhar | Stars: N.T. Rama Rao Jr., Smitha Madhav, Swathi, Chiranjeevi Sammeta
Votes: 421
8. DragonHeart (1996)
PG-13 | 103 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The last dragon and a disillusioned dragonslaying Knight must cooperate to stop an evil King, who was given partial immortality.
Director: Rob Cohen | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Sean Connery, Dina Meyer, Pete Postlethwaite
Votes: 101,708 | Gross: $51.37M
9. Subhakankshalu (1998)
154 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director: Srinivasa Rao Bhimaneni | Stars: Jagapathi Babu, Ravali, Sudhakar, Raasi
Votes: 82
10. Annamayya (1997)
Not Rated | 150 min | Biography, Drama, History
A cinematic version of the life of famous Indian saint-poet, Annamayya.
Director: K. Raghavendra Rao | Stars: Nagarjuna Akkineni, Suman, Bhanupriya, Mohan Babu
Votes: 1,880
11. Maximum Risk (1996)
R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
While seeking answers to the death of the twin brother he never knew he had, a French cop and his sibling's fiancee find themselves pursued by corrupt FBI agents and the Russian mafia.
Director: Ringo Lam | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Natasha Henstridge, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Zach Grenier
Votes: 23,944 | Gross: $14.50M
12. Annamayya (1997)
Not Rated | 150 min | Biography, Drama, History
A cinematic version of the life of famous Indian saint-poet, Annamayya.
Director: K. Raghavendra Rao | Stars: Nagarjuna Akkineni, Suman, Bhanupriya, Mohan Babu
Votes: 1,880
13. Preminchukundam Raa (1997)
151 min | Action, Romance
The story of two lovers who overcome all the hurdles to get united.
Director: Jayant Paranji | Stars: Venkatesh Daggubati, Anjala Zaveri, Babu Mohan, Banerjee
Votes: 286
14. Yegire Pavurama (1997)
Not Rated | 142 min | Romance
Egire Paavurama is a 1997 Indian Telugu film, directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy and Produced by P. Usha Rani. The film stars Srikanth, Laila, J. D. Chakravarthy and Suhasini Maniratnam in ... See full summary »
Director: S.V. Krishna Reddy | Stars: Brahmanandam, Laila, Srikanth, Meka Srikanth
Votes: 46
15. First Strike (1996)
PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
This fourth installment of Chan's Police Story film franchise has our hero trying to locate a missing nuclear warhead.
Director: Stanley Tong | Stars: Jackie Chan, Jackson Lou, Annie Wu, Bill Tung
Votes: 22,503 | Gross: $15.32M
16. Batman & Robin (1997)
PG-13 | 125 min | Action, Sci-Fi
Batman and Robin try to keep their relationship together even as they must stop Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy from freezing Gotham City.
Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Clooney, Chris O'Donnell, Uma Thurman
Votes: 267,949 | Gross: $107.33M
17. Broken Arrow (1996)
R | 108 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
Terrorists steal nuclear warheads from the U.S. military but don't count on a pilot and park ranger spoiling their plans.
Director: John Woo | Stars: John Travolta, Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis, Delroy Lindo
Votes: 105,162 | Gross: $70.77M
18. Anaconda (1997)
PG-13 | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
A "National Geographic" film crew is taken hostage by an insane hunter, who forces them along on his quest to capture the world's largest - and deadliest - snake.
Director: Luis Llosa | Stars: Jon Voight, Jennifer Lopez, Eric Stoltz, Ice Cube
Votes: 111,927 | Gross: $65.89M
19. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
PG-13 | 129 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A research team is sent to the Jurassic Park Site B island to study the dinosaurs there, while an InGen team approaches with another agenda.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Pete Postlethwaite, Vince Vaughn
Votes: 443,565 | Gross: $229.09M
20. Men in Black (1997)
PG-13 | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
James, an NYC cop, is hired by Agent K of a secret government agency that monitors extraterrestrial life on Earth. Together, they must recover an item that has been stolen by an intergalactic villain.
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D'Onofrio
Votes: 612,317 | Gross: $250.69M
21. Ratchakan (1997)
154 min | Action, Romance
Ajay, a short tempered young man falls in love with soniya daughter of a bigshot. Things take a turn for the worse when soniya's father puts a condition that Ajay has to control his temper for 3 months while working in his company.
Director: Praveenkanth | Stars: Nagarjuna Akkineni, Sushmita Sen, Girish Karnad, S.P. Balasubrahmanyam
Votes: 381
22. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
PG | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.
Director: George Lucas | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness
Votes: 1,448,269 | Gross: $322.74M
23. Master (1997)
126 min | Action, Drama
A popular college professor is unable to find true happiness because of his dark past, but the persistence of love and justice ultimately win the day.
Director: Suresh Krishna | Stars: Chiranjeevi, Sakshi Shivanand, Puneet Issar, Vijayakumar
Votes: 355
24. Dil To Pagal Hai (1997)
Not Rated | 180 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A grand musical about three passionate and dreamy characters: Rahul, Pooja and Nisha. Will their dreams come true? Will they find their true love?
Director: Yash Chopra | Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Karisma Kapoor, Akshay Kumar
Votes: 24,326
25. Border (I) (1997)
Not Rated | 176 min | Action, Drama, History
In 1971, along the border region of Longewala, a small battalion of Indian soldiers goes up against a large Pakistani strike force.
Director: J.P. Dutta | Stars: Sunny Deol, Suniel Shetty, Akshaye Khanna, Jackie Shroff
Votes: 17,662
26. Pelli (1997)
Romance
Director: Kodi Ramakrishna | Stars: Ananth, Giri Babu, Brahmanandam, Maheshwari
Votes: 32
27. Dante's Peak (1997)
PG-13 | 108 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A volcanologist arrives at a countryside town recently named the second-most desirable place to live in America, and discovers that the long-dormant volcano, Dante's Peak, may wake up at any moment.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, Jamie Renée Smith, Jeremy Foley
Votes: 98,255 | Gross: $67.13M
28. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
PG | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After rescuing Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the Rebel Alliance attempt to destroy the second Death Star, while Luke struggles to help Darth Vader back from the dark side.
Director: Richard Marquand | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams
Votes: 1,120,406 | Gross: $309.13M
29. Volcano (1997)
PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
A volcano erupts in downtown Los Angeles and a city official and a seismologist try to stop its inevitable flow through the city.
Director: Mick Jackson | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, Gaby Hoffmann, Don Cheadle
Votes: 81,493 | Gross: $49.32M
30. Ishq (1997)
161 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Two rich friends, hating the poor, were challenged by their children's love lives. Thus starts the war between love and money.
Director: Indra Kumar | Stars: Aamir Khan, Ajay Devgn, Juhi Chawla, Kajol
Votes: 11,693
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