(short and sweet and to the point; culled from watching 57 releases. constantly updated as i catch up to those i missed. click poster for review if applicable)
 #20: Suicide Kings directed by Peter O’Fallon |
 #19: The Fifth Element directed by Luc Besson |
 #18: Titanic directed by James Cameron |
 #17: Grosse Pointe Blank directed by George Armitage . |
![Mononoke-hime [Princess Mononoke]](https://jaredmobarak.com/wp-content/reviews_images/1997top25films_list/princessmononoke.jpg) #16: Mononoke-hime [Princess Mononoke] directed by Hayao Miyazaki |
 #15: Deconstructing Harry directed by Woody Allen . |
 #14: Jackie Brown directed by Quentin Tarantino |
 #13: Funny Games directed by Michael Haneke . |
 #12: A Life Less Ordinary directed by Danny Boyle . |
 #11: In the Company of Men directed by Neil LaBute |
 #10: U-Turn directed by Oliver Stone |
 #09: Gattaca directed by Andrew Niccol |
 #08: The Game directed by David Fincher |
 #07: L.A. Confidential directed by Curtis Hanson |
 #06: Good Will Hunting directed by Gus Van Sant |
 #05: Boogie Nights directed by Paul Thomas Anderson |
![Carne trémula [Live Flesh]](https://jaredmobarak.com/wp-content/reviews_images/1997top25films_list/liveflesh.jpg) #04: Carne trémula [Live Flesh] directed by Pedro Almodóvar |
 #03: The Sweet Hereafter directed by Atom Egoyan |
 #02: Chasing Amy directed by Kevin Smith |
 #01: Lost Highway directed by David Lynch |