List of animated feature films of 1997
A list of animated feature films first released in 1997.
| Title | Country | Director | Studio | Technique | Notes |
| ' | Philippines | Geirry A. Garccia | Guiding Light Productions, Inc. FLT Films International | Traditional | |
| Anastasia | United States | Don Bluth Gary Goldman | Fox Animation Studios | Traditional | |
| Anastasia | United States Japan | Traditional | Direct-to-video | ||
| Annabelle's Wish | United States | Roy Wilson | Ralph Edwards Productions | Traditional | |
| Babes in Toyland | United States | Charles Grosvenor Toby Bluth Paul Sabella | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation | Traditional | |
| ' | United States | Toshihiko Masuda | Warner Bros. Animation | Traditional | Made for TV |
| ' | United States Canada | Andy Knight | DisneyToon Studios | Traditional | Direct-to-video |
| Benjamin Bluemchen Benjamin Blümchen | Germany Luxembourg | Hahn Film AG | Traditional | ||
| Cats Don't Dance | United States | Mark Dindal | Turner Feature Animation | Traditional | |
| ' Xiao Qian | Hong Kong | Andrew Chan | Film Workshop Triangle Staff | Traditional | |
| A Christmas Carol | United States | Stan Phillips | DIC Entertainment | Traditional | Direct-to-video |
| City Hunter: The Motion Picture シティーハンターグッド・バイ・マイ・スイート・ハート | Japan | Kazuo Yamazaki Kenji Kodama | Sunrise | Traditional | |
| ' クレヨンしんちゃん 暗黒タマタマ大追跡 | Japan | Keiichi Hara | Shin-Ei Animation | Traditional | |
| ' | Japan | Kenji Kodama | TMS Entertainment | Traditional | First installment of the Detective Conan film series |
| ' Dibu: La película | Argentina | Carlos Olivieri Alejandro Stoessel | Patagonik Film Group | Traditional/Live action | |
| The Dog of Flanders 劇場版 フランダースの犬 | Japan | Yoshio Kuroda | Nippon Animation | Traditional | |
| ' のび太のねじ巻き都市冒険記 Doraemon: Nobita no Neji maki Shitī Bôkenki | Japan | Tsutomu Shibayama | Asatsu | Traditional | |
| ' 悟空外伝! 勇気の証しは四星球 | Japan | Yoshihiro Ueda Hidehiko Kadota | Toei Animation | Traditional | |
| ' エルマーの冒険 MY FATHER'S DRAGON | Japan | Masami Hata | Shochiku | Traditional | |
| The End of Evangelion 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン劇場版 | Japan | Kazuya Tsurumaki Hideaki Anno | Kadokawa Shoten TV Tokyo Sega Corporation Production I.G Movic Starchild Gainax Co., Ltd. | Traditional | |
| ' 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン | Japan | Hideaki Anno Masayuki Kazuya Tsurumaki | Kadokawa Shoten TV Tokyo Sega Corporation Production I.G Movic Starchild Gainax Co., Ltd. | Traditional | |
| The Fearless Four Die Furchtlosen Vier | Germany United States United Kingdom | Michael Coldewey Eberhard Junkersdorf Jürgen Richter | Warner Bros. Feature Animation Munich Animation | Traditional | |
| Go to Hell!! | Australia | Ray Nowland | Traditional | ||
| Hana Yori Dango: The Movie | Japan | Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Toei Animation | Traditional | |
| Hercules | United States | Ron Clements John Musker | Walt Disney Feature Animation | Traditional | |
| Hermes - Winds of Love :ja:愛は風の如く#映画|ヘルメス－愛は風の如く Hermes - Ai Wa Kaze No Gotoku | Japan | Tetsuo Imazawa | Traditional | ||
| I Married a Strange Person! | United States | Bill Plympton | Italtoons | Traditional | |
| Jiang de Kailaban jue 倔强的凯拉班 Kerabans phantastische Reise | China Germany | Manfred Durniok, Hong Hu Zhao | Shanghai Animation Film Studio | Stop motion | |
| Journey Beneath the Sea | United States Canada | Traditional | Direct-to-video | ||
| Jungle Emperor Leo 劇場版 ジャングル大帝 | Japan | Yoshio Takeuchi | Tezuka Productions | Traditional | |
| Katharina & Witt, Fiction and Reality | Germany | Mariola Brillowska Charles Kissing | Interpol Studios Hamburg | Traditional | |
| The Little Bastard Kleines Arschloch | Germany | Traditional | |||
| Królestwo Zielonej Polany. Powrót | Poland | Krzysztof Kiwerski Longin Szmyd | Studio Filmów Animowanych w Krakowie | ||
| ' | United States | Charles Grosvenor | Universal Cartoon Studios | Traditional | Direct-to-video |
| Lapitch the Little Shoemaker Čudnovate zgode šegrta Hlapića | Croatia Germany | Milan Blažeković | Croatia Film HaffaDiebold ProSieben | Traditional | |
| Megasónicos | Spain | Javier González de la Fuente, José Martínez Montero | Baleuko S.L. | CGI | Direct-to-video |
| ' | United States | Doug Murphy | Walt Disney Television Animation | Traditional | Direct-to-video |
| Mondo Plympton | United States | Traditional | |||
| Neznayka on the Moon Незнайка на Луне | Russia | Traditional | |||
| Perfect Blue パーフェクトブルー | Japan | Satoshi Kon | Madhouse | Traditional | |
| The Perfume of the Invisible One Le Parfum de l'invisible | France Italy | Traditional | Made for TV | ||
| Pippi Longstocking | Sweden Germany Canada | Clive A. Smith | Nelvana Limited AB Svensk Filmindustri | Traditional | |
| Pocahontas and the Spider Woman | Italy | Kim Jun Ok | Mondo TV | Traditional | |
| ' | United States | Karl Geurs | DisneyToon Studios | Traditional | Direct-to-video |
| Princess Mononoke もののけ姫 | Japan | Hayao Miyazaki | Studio Ghibli | Traditional | Japan's highest grossing anime film until Spirited Away. |
| The Quest for the Key to Heaven Jakten på himlens nyckel | Sweden | Karl Gunnar Holmqvist | Home Made and Lean Productions | ||
| Slayers Great スレイヤーズ ぐれいと | Japan | Kunihiko Yuyama Hiroshi Watanabe | J.C.Staff | Traditional | |
| United States | Richard Rich | Nest Family Entertainment Rich Animation Studios | Traditional | Direct-to-video | |
| Tiny Heroes Vacak, az erdő hőse Bobo und die Hasenbande 2 - Abenteuer im Wald | Hungary Germany United States | József Gémes Jenõ Koltai | Pannónia Filmstúdió | Traditional | |
| Tom and Fluffy Tom ja Fluffy | Estonia | Traditional | First Estonian animated feature | ||
| The Ugly Duckling | David Elvin Martin Gates | Traditional | |||
| Underground Adventure | United States Canada | Traditional | Direct-to-video | ||
| VeggieTales: Larry-Boy! And the Fib from Outer Space! | United States | Phil Vischer, Chris Olsen | Big Idea Productions | CGI | Direct-to-video |
| VeggieTales: Josh and the Big Wall! | United States | Phil Vischer, Chris Olsen | Big Idea Productions | CGI | Direct-to-video |
Highest-grossing animated films of the year
| Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide gross | Ref. |
| 1 | Hercules | Walt Disney Feature Animation | $252,712,101 | |
| 2 | Princess Mononoke | Studio Ghibli | $159,375,308 | |
| 3 | Anastasia | Fox Animation Studios | $139,804,348 | |
| 4 | Asatsu | $17,966,000 | ||
| 5 | The End of Evangelion | Gainax Co., Ltd. | $13,025,350 |