# List of LGBTQ-related films of 1997

This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer-related films released in 1997. It contains theatrically released films that deal with important gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or queer characters or issues and may have same-sex romance or relationships as a plot device.

## Films

| Title | Director | Country | Genre | Cast | Notes |
| All Over Me | Alex Sichel | United States | Drama | Alison Folland, Tara Subkoff, Cole Hauser, Wilson Cruz, Leisha Hailey, Pat Briggs, Ann Dowd, Gene Canfield, Shawn Hatosy, Vincent Pastore and David Lee Russek | |
| All the Rage | Roland Tec | United States | Comedy, drama | John-Michael Lander, David Vincent, Jay Corcoran, Paul Outlaw, Merle Perkins, Peter Bubriski and Alan Natale | |
| Amor de hombre (Love of a Man) | Yolanda García Serrano, Juan Luis Iborra | Spain | Comedy, drama | Loles León, Andrea Occhipinti, Pedro Mari Sanchez and Armando Del Rio | |
| Any Mother's Son | David Burton Morris | United States | Drama | Bonnie Bedelia, Hedy Burress, Paul Popowich, Fiona Reid, Allan Royal, Shawn Ashmore, Mimi Kuzyk, Peter Keleghan, Barry Flatman, Paul Haddad, Phillip Jarrett, Sada Thompson, Scott Gibson, Cameron Mathison and Michael Gabriel | |
| Anything Once | Dan Aeberhard | United States | Short, Drama | Michael D. Arenz (credited as Michael Arenz), William Gregory Lee, Traci Burgard (credited as Traci Lee Burgard), Evelyn Valero, Dean Jacobson, Wendy Shapero, Heather Murphy, Claude Knowlton, Chana Marie, Natalie Hays, Brian Willems, Carlos Duarte and Kimberly Klemmer | |
| As Good as It Gets | James L. Brooks | United States | Romance, comedy, drama | Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, Cuba Gooding Jr., Shirley Knight, Jesse James, Skeet Ulrich, Yeardley Smith, Lupe Ontiveros, Harold Ramis, Lawrence Kasdan and Brian Doyle-Murray | |
| Bent | Sean Mathias | United Kingdom | War, drama | Clive Owen, Lothaire Bluteau, Ian McKellen, Brian Webber II, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Mick Jagger, Jude Law, Paul Bettany and Rachel Weisz | |
| Blue Diary | Jenni Olson | United States | Drama | | |
| Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story | Steven Hilliard Stern | United States | Drama | Mario López, Michael Murphy, Rosemary Dunsmore, Jeffrey Meek, Megan Leitch, Jonathan Scarfe, Fulvio Cecere, Patrick David, Rafael Rojas III, Bruce Weitz, Gregor Trpin and Greg Louganis | |
| Bocage, o Triunfo do Amor | Djalma Limongi Batista | Brazil Portugal | Drama | Victor Wagner, Francisco Farinelli, Viétia Zangrandi (credited as Viétia Rocha), Majô De Castro, Lineu Dias, Eugenia Melo e Castro, Beatriz Beraldo, Cristina Marinho, Ana Maria Nascimento e Silva and Denis Victorazo | aka Bocage, the Triumph of Love |
| Boogie Nights | Paul Thomas Anderson | United States | Drama | Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, Don Cheadle, John C. Reilly, William H. Macy, Heather Graham, Nicole Ari Parker, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Luis Guzmán, Philip Baker Hall, Thomas Jane, Robert Ridgely, Robert Downey Sr., Nina Hartley, Melora Walters, Alfred Molina and Ricky Jay | |
| Broadway Damage | Victor Mignatti | United States | Musical, comedy | Mara Hobel, Michael Lucas (actor)|Michael Lucas (credited as Michael Shawn Lucas), Hugh Panaro, Aaron Williams. Alan Filderman, Gary Janetti, Celeste Lecesne, Benim Foster, Jean Loup, Gerry McIntyre, Tyagi Schwartz. Barbara Winters Pinto (credited as Barbara Winters-Pinto), Jonathan Walker and Richard M. Davidson | |
| Chasing Amy | Kevin Smith | United States | Romance, comedy, drama | Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, Jason Lee, Dwight Ewell, Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Ethan Suplee, Scott Mosier, Casey Affleck, Matt Damon, Brian O'Halloran, Carmen Llywelyn and Guinevere Turner | |
| Cholera Street | Mustafa Altıoklar | Turkey | Drama, romance, crime | Okan Bayülgen, Müjde Ar, Mustafa Uğurlu, Savaş Dinçel, Burak Sergen, Küçük İskender, Aysel Gürel, Levent Erim, Zafer Algöz, Nilüfer Aydan, Sevda Ferdağ, Zühtü Erkan, Balık Ayhan, Naci Taşdöğen, Emrah Kolukısa, Yeşim Tan, Osman Çağlar, İlhan Kilimci and Hülya Karakaş | |
| Dakan | Mohamed Camara | Guinea France | Drama | Mohamed Camara, Cécile Bois, Mamady Mory Camara, Koumba Diakite, Aboucar Touré and Kade Seck | aka Destiny |
| David Searching | Leslie L. Smith | United States | Drama | Anthony Rapp, Camryn Manheim, Julie Halston, Joseph Fuqua, David Courier, Michael Rupert, Stephen Spinella, John Cameron Mitchell, David Drake, LaChanze, Kathleen Chalfant, Susan Bruce, Craig Chester, Brenda Cummings and Christopher Duva | |
| Defying Gravity | John Keitel | United States | Drama | Daniel Chilson, Niklaus Lange, Don Handfield, Linna Carter, Seabass Diamond, Lesley Tesh, Ryan Tucker, Erika Cohen, Laura Fox, Kevin P. Wright, Matt Steveley, Steven Burrill and Renee Kelly (credited as Renee Eloise) | |
| Der Schrei der Liebe [de] | Matti Geschonneck | Germany | Drama | Jürgen Prochnow, Eva Mattes, Matthias Schloo, Katharina Schüttler, Sontje Peplow and Luk Piyes | aka The Cry of Love and made as a TV Movie |
| Dry Cleaning | Anne Fontaine | France | Drama | Miou-Miou, Charles Berling, Stanislas Merhar | aka Nettoyage à sec |
| The Full Monty | Peter Cattaneo | United Kingdom | Comedy | Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, William Snape, Steve Huison, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Barber, Hugo Speer, Lesley Sharp, Emily Woof, Deirdre Costello, Paul Butterworth, Dave Hill, Bruce Jones, Andrew Livingston and Vinny Dhillon | |
| Hamam | Ferzan Ozpetek | Italy Turkey Spain | Romance, drama | Alessandro Gassman, Francesca d'Aloja, Carlo Cecchi, Halil Ergün, Serif Sezer, Mehmet Günsür, Basak Köklükaya, Alberto Molinari, Zozo Toledo, Ludovica Modugno, Zerrin Arbas, Necdet Mahfi Ayral, Murat Ilker and Alper Kul | aka Steam: The Turkish Bath |
| The Hanging Garden | Thom Fitzgerald | United Kingdom Canada | Romance, drama | Chris Leavins, Troy Veinotte, Kerry Fox, Sarah Polley, Joel Keller, Peter MacNeill, Seana McKenna, Christine Dunsworth, Joan Orenstein, Heather Rankin and Ashley MacIsaac | |
| Happy Together | Wong Kar-wai | Hong Kong | Romance, drama | Leslie Cheung, Tony Chiu-Wai Leung (credited as Tony Chiu Wai Leung), Chen Chang and Gregory Dayton | aka Chun gwong cha sit |
| Hayseed | Josh Levy, Andrew Hayes | Canada | Comedy | Jamie Shannon, Deborah Theaker, Scott Thompson, Mark McKinney | |
| Heads or Tails (J'en suis!) | Claude Fournier | Canada | Comedy | Roy Dupuis, Patrick Huard, Charlotte Laurier, Albert Millaire, Normand Lévesque, Guy Nadon, France Castel, Arielle Dombasle, Sophie Faucher, Nanette Workman, Jacques Languirand, Micheline Lanctôt, Jean-Guy Bouchard, Dan Bigras, Martin Thibodeau, Claude Rajotte, Paul Buissonneau, Annie Dufresne, Paul-Antoine Taillefer, Louis Champagne, Marie-Anne Larochelle, Xavier Dolan-Tadros, Maude Guérin, Jacynthe René, Julien Bessette, Patrice Robergeau, Martin David Peters, Luc D'Arcy, Jean Charest, Luc Charpentier and Yanek Gadzala | |
| Hold You Tight | Stanley Kwan | Hong Kong | Romance, drama | Chingmy Yau, Sunny Chan, Eric Tsang, Lawrence Ko, Sandra Ng Kwan Yue and Tony Rayns | |
| I Think I Do | Brian Sloan | United States | Comedy | Alexis Arquette, Christian Maelen, Lauren Vélez, Tuc Watkins, Jamie Harrold, Guillermo Díaz, Maddie Corman, Marianne Hagan, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Patricia Mauceri, Marni Nixon, Arden Myrin and Lane Janger | |
| In & Out | Frank Oz | United States | Comedy | Kevin Kline, Tom Selleck, Joan Cusack, Matt Dillon, Debbie Reynolds, Wilford Brimley, Gregory Jbara, Shalom Harlow, Shawn Hatosy, Zak Orth, Bob Newhart, Lauren Ambrose, Alexandra Holden, Deborah Rush, Lewis J. Stadlen, J. Smith-Cameron, Kate McGregor-Stewart, Debra Monk, Ernie Sabella, John Cunningham, Gus Rogerson, Dan Hedaya, Joseph Maher, William Parry, William Duell, Richard Woods, Kevin Chamberlin, Wally Dunn, Larry Clarke, June Squibb, Becky Ann Baker, Selma Blair, Adam LeFerve, Bill Camp, Whoopi Goldberg, Glenn Close and Jay Leno | |
| In the Gloaming | Christopher Reeve | United States | Drama | Glenn Close, Bridget Fonda, Annie Starke, Whoopi Goldberg, Robert Sean Leonard, Will Reeve and David Strathairn | |
| It's in the Water | Kelli Herd | United States | Comedy | Keri Jo Chapman, Teresa Garrett, Derrick Sanders, Timothy Vahle, Barbara Lasater, Nancy Chartier, Beverly May, Kathy Morath, Matthew Tompkins (credited as Matthew S.Tompkins), John Hallum, Larry Randolph, Susan Largo, Liz Mikel, Dion Culberson and John Addington | |
| Kiss Me, Guido | Tony Vitale | United States | Comedy | Nick Scotti, Anthony Barrile, Anthony DeSando, Craig Chester, Domenick Lombardozzi, Molly Price, Christopher Lawford, David Deblinger, John Tormey, Antonia Rey, Jennifer Esposito, Anthony Vitale, Frankie Dellarosa, Rebecca Waxman and Tony Ray Rossi | |
| La fin de la nuit | Étienne Faure | France | Short, drama | Bambou, Sébastien Roch, Vincent von Kappf, Jocelyn Quivrin, Jean-Michel Verner, Jean Hervé, Sophie Chilot, Michel Derlique, Hiron Guinguin, Marianne Carabin, Valérie Henriet and Yoann Sover | 11 mins long |
| Latin Boys Go to Hell | Ela Troyano | United States | Romance, comedy, drama, horror | Irwin Ossa, John Bryant (credited as John Bryant Davila), Jenifer Lee Simard, Alexis Artiles, Mike Ruiz, Anne Iobst (credited as Annie Iobst), Dashia Imperiale (credited as Dashia), Norma Maldonado, Jehad Nga, Guinevere Turner, Rebecca Sumner Burgos, Umberto González (credited as Umberto Gonzales), Yvonne Washington, Reynier Molenaar and Iris Prado Salas (credited as Iris Prado Salas) | |
| Leather Jacket Love Story | David DeCoteau | United States | Drama | Sean Tataryn, Christopher Bradley | |
| Licensed to Kill | Arthur Dong | United States | Documentary | Homophobic murderers; Raymond Childs, Donald Aldrich, Corey Burley, William Cross, Kenneth Jr. French, Jay Johnson and Jeffrey Swinford | Awarded 'Best Documentary Director Award' at the Sundance Film Festival |
| Love and Death on Long Island | Richard Kwietniowski | United Kingdom Canada | Drama | John Hurt, Jason Priestley, Fiona Loewi, Sheila Hancock, Harvey Atkin, Gawn Grainger, Elizabeth Quinn, Maury Chaykin, Linda Busby, Bill Leadbitter, Anne Reid (credited as Ann Reid), Danny Webb (credited as Daniel Webb), Andrew Barrow, Dean Gariss and Robert McKewley | |
| Love! Valour! Compassion! | Joe Mantello | United States | Romance, comedy, drama | Jason Alexander, Stephen Spinella Stephen Bogardus, Randy Becker, John Benjamin Hickey, Justin Kirk and John Glover | |
| Ma vie en rose | Alain Berliner | France Belgium United Kingdom | Comedy, drama | Georges Du Fresne, Michèle Laroque, Jean-Philippe Écoffey, Hélène Vincent, Daniel Hanssens, Laurence Bibot, Jean-François Gallotte, Julien Rivière, Gregory Diallo, Erik Cazals De Fabel, Cristine Barget, Delphine Cadet, Raphaelle Santini, Marine Jolivet, Anne Coesens and Vincent Grass | |
| The Man I Love | Stéphane Giusti | France | Romance, drama | Jean-Michel Portal, Marcial Di Fonzo Bo, Mathilde Seigner and Vittoria Scognamiglio | aka L'Homme que j'aime |
| Mandragora | Wiktor Grodecki | Czech Republic | Drama | Miroslav Caslavka, David Svec, Pavel Skrípal, Kostas Zerdolaglu, Miroslav Breu, Jirí Kodess, Karel Polisenský, Richard Toth, Jiri Pachman, Pavel Kocí, Jitka Smutná, Jirí Kaftan, Bretislav Farský, Michell Turchetti and Tomas Petrak | |
| Martín (Hache) | Adolfo Aristarain | Spain Argentina | Drama | Federico Luppi, Juan Diego Botto, Eusebio Poncela, Cecilia Roth, Ana María Picchio (credited as Ana Maria Picchio), Sancho Gracia, José María Sacristán (credited as José M. Sacristán), Will More (credited as Joaquin A. Colmenares), Ángel Amorós (credited as Angel Amoros), Kojun Notsu, Esther Herrera, Marisa Cabezón (credited as Marisa Cabezon), Enrique Liporace, Claudia Gallegos and Leonora Balcarce | |
| Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | Clint Eastwood | United States | Crime, drama, mystery | Kevin Spacey, John Cusack, Jack Thompson, Irma P. Hall, Jude Law, Alison Eastwood, Paul Hipp, The Lady Chablis, Kim Hunter, Geoffrey Lewis, Bob Gunton, Richard Herd, Leon Rippy, Sonny Seiler, Dorothy Loudon and Michael Rosenbaum | |
| My Best Friend's Wedding | P. J. Hogan | United States | Romantic comedy | Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Cameron Diaz | |
| Navalha na Carne (Razor in the Flesh) | Neville de Almeida | Brazil | Drama | Vera Fischer, Carlos Loffler, Jorge Perugorría, Carlinhos Brown, Isabel Fillardis, Maria Lúcia Godoy, Marcelo Saback, Guará Rodrigues, Rafael Molina, Carlinhos de Jesus, Paulo Moura, Pedro Aguinaga, Gilda Nery and Paulo César Peréio | |
| Nowhere | Gregg Araki | United States France | Comedy, drama, sci-fi | James Duval, Rachel True, Nathan Bexton, Chiara Mastroianni, Debi Mazar, Kathleen Robertson, Joshua Gibran Mayweather, Jordan Ladd, Christina Applegate, Sarah Lassez, Guillermo Díaz (billed as Guillermo Diaz), Jeremy Jordan, Alan Boyce, Jaason Simmons, Ryan Phillippe, Heather Graham, Scott Caan, Thyme Lewis, Mena Suvari, Beverly D'Angelo, Charlotte Rae, Denise Richards, Teresa Hill, Kevin Light, Traci Lords, Shannen Doherty, Rose McGowan, John Ritter, Christopher Knight, Eve Plumb, Lauren Tewes, David Leisure, John Enos III, Nicolette Gato, Brian Buzzini, Aaron Smith, Sara Jane, Tre Temperilli (billed as Tres Trash Temperilli), Devon Odessa, Staci Keanan (billed as Stacy Keanan), Gibby Haynes, Keith Brewer, Derek Brewer (the Brewer twins), Stephane Sednaoui, Petro Nicholas, Peter Alexander, Brian Heinberg and Travis Blue | |
| Peoria Babylon | Steven Diller | United States | Comedy | David Drake, Ann Cusack | |
| Preaching to the Perverted | Stuart Urban | United Kingdom | Comedy | Guinevere Turner, Tom Bell, Christien Anholt | |
| Pride Divide | Paris Poirier | United States | Documentary | | |
| A River Made to Drown In | James Merendino (credited as Alan Smithee) | United States | Drama | Richard Chamberlain, Michael Imperioli, Ute Lemper, James Duval, Austin Pendleton, Talia Shire, Mike Starr, Richard Riehle, Michael Saucedo, James Karen, Michael Kearns, Michael O'Hagan, Lewis Arquette, Paul Marius and Jon Powell | |
| Schizophreniac: The Whore Mangler | Ron Atkins | United States | Exploitation | John Giancaspro | |
| Shopping for Fangs | Quentin Lee, Justin Lin | United States Canada | Horror | Radmar Agana Jao | |
| The Jackal | Michael Caton-Jones | United States | Drama | Bruce Willis, Richard Gere | |
| The Twilight of the Golds | Ross Kagan Marks | United States | Drama | Jennifer Beals, Brendan Fraser | Based on play of the same name by Jonathan Tolins |
| Uncut | John Greyson | Canada | Comedy, drama | Michael Achtman, Matthew Ferguson, Damon D'Oliveira, Maria Reidstra, Alexandra Webb, Helene Ducharme, Daniel MacIvor, David Roche and Shaftiq Ettienne | |
| Violet's Visit | Richard Turner | Australia | Comedy, drama | Caleb Packham, May Lloyd, David Franklin, Graham Harvey, Paul Selgren and Rebecca Smart | |
| Wilde | Brian Gilbert | United Kingdom Germany Japan | Drama | Stephen Fry, Jude Law, Tom Wilkinson, Jennifer Ehle, Gemma Jones, Judy Parfitt, Michael Sheen, Vanessa Redgrave, Zoë Wanamaker, Ioan Gruffudd, Albert Welling and Orlando Bloom | Biopic of Oscar Wilde |