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Best Films of 2017

Movie list created by Stehako

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592

5.8

6.4

Alien: Covenant (2017)

Stehako's rating:

179

6.8

7.4

Patriots Day (2016)

Director: Peter Berg
His 9th movie
My 7th movie watched from the director

Peter Berg is determined to be a serious director, but he can't get out of derivative storytelling, dull writing, and can't deliver anything memorable. He got closest with "Lone Survivor", but I do appreciate him bringing American stories to light, even if they aren't spectacularly shown.

Added to Lists:

A Bad Day in the U.S.A

Stehako's rating:

5.8

All Eyez on Me

Stehako's rating:

686

7.4

John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)

Director: Chad Stahelski
His 2nd movie
My 2nd movie watched from the director

Another violent round of Wick and Keanu's 'acting'. I didn't care for this one as much, as it didn't bring much the first one didn't already have and I thought the ending was absurd. Then again, absurdity is kind of the Wick brand, so I should just accept it.

Added to Lists:

One-Man Armies

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Location: Manhattan, NYC, NY, USA

Stehako's rating:

316

6.1

6.6

Happy Death Day (2015)

Actually a pretty enjoyable slasher flick. It's silly in the right ways as it makes fun of itself and the genre while bringing us some creative direction. Jessica Rothe has star quality, too.

Stehako's rating:

392

5.3

6.3

Despicable Me 3 (2017)

Stehako's rating:

6.8

Their Finest (2017)

Stehako's rating:

6.7

Ferrari: Race to Immortality (2017)

Stehako's rating:

297

6.7

Raw (2017)

A slow dive into madness and self awareness. It's disciplined, haunting, and the end is surprising and rewarding - this movie could have also been titled "Hereditary".

Stehako's rating:

7.5

7.4

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

Stehako's rating:

282

6.2

6.3

The Beguiled

Stehako's rating:

507

6.3

6.7

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Stehako's rating:

838

6.7

7.3

Split

Stehako's rating:

308

6.9

7.2

The Founder

Stehako's rating:

6.7

6.6

The Last Word

Rating: 6.8

Stehako's rating:

5.9

6.3

David Brent: Life on the Road

Stehako's rating:

100

6.7

7.1

Goodbye Christopher Robin

Stehako's rating:

959

6.8

7.3

Not just a good scary movie, an actual good movie. I was pleasantly surprised. It brought a lot of themes together nicely and boasts a cast of decent child actors.
Who would have thought you could have a feeling of nostalgia in a horror film?

Stehako's rating:

7.9

This Is Bob Hope... (2017)

A name you undoubtably have heard, whether it's because of his comedy, his dancing, his acting, his singing, his USO tours, his radio shows, his TV specials, his Academy Award hosting, his charity fundraisers...
And this documentary sums all those things up pretty nicely in an effective way to show an enormous life.

Stehako's rating:

230

5.5

5.8

Downsizing

Stehako's rating:

157

6.1

6.6

Going in Style

Rating: 6.9

Stehako's rating:

7.5

7.9

Icarus (2017)

Stehako's rating:

6.4

6.6

The Trip to Spain (2017)

The third installman in the series isn't their best but it is still a successful and basically everything you expect and want from a couple of funny Brits.

Stehako's rating:

335

5.8

6.7

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)

Stehako's rating:

868

7.3

7.7

Get Out (2017)

Rating: 7.1

Stehako's rating:

137

7.2

Hostiles (2017)

The opening is brutal. The movie, as a whole, is brutal. Bale and Pike are remarkable. This is a worthwhile watch for western fans. It's slow-paced but disciplined, beautifully-shot and well-written. Memorable? We shall see...

Stehako's rating:

113

6.3

6.9

Stronger

Rating: 7.1

Stehako's rating:

581

7.1

7.4

Lady Bird

Rating: 7.1

Stehako's rating:

1051

7.4

Wonder Woman (2017)

Rating: 7.2

Stehako's rating:

100

6.2

6.8

Victoria & Abdul

A sweet relationship that I knew nothing about. It was nice to see Dame Dench replay the role ("Mrs. Brown") and Izzard does a believable despicable "Birdie".

Stehako's rating:

399

5.7

6.6

The Fate of the Furious (2017)

Rating: 7.2

Stehako's rating:

725

7.1

Beauty and the Beast (2017)

Rating: 7.2

Stehako's rating:

299

7.5

7.6

The Florida Project

Stehako's rating:

493

6.8

7.4

War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)

Stehako's rating:

313

6.4

6.9

The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)

Rating: 7.2

Stehako's rating:

107

6.9

The Zookeeper's Wife (2017)

Rating: 7.3

Stehako's rating:

195

7.3

The Invisible Guest

A superbly-paced, smart, and gripping mystery drama. The acting is strong and the ending makes it all worth the intrigue even if not entirely original.

Stehako's rating:

5.6

6.3

The Only Living Boy in New York

Director: Marc Webb
His 5th movie
My 5th movie watched from the director

Jeff Bridges is his usual awesomeness in this story about a young adult from a rich family having trouble figuring out his family while hooking up with a wildly unrealistically beautiful woman who is the mistress of his father...
IT's got a great soundtrack and decent cinematography, direction and locations along with a nice twist at the end.

Added to Lists:

Movies that are Song Titles
Top Ten Performances - Jeff Bridges (Honorable Mention)
Top Ten Performances - Kate Beckinsale
Best One-Scene-Only Performances - Bill Camp

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Location: Upper West Side, Manhattan & Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, both in NYC, NY

Stehako's rating:

348

6.9

7.2

T2 Trainspotting

Director: Danny Boyle
His 12th movie
My 14th movie watched from the director

It took me five years to see this movie I was waiting five years before the release, after hearing about its inception. Though not great, I would still say it's worth the wait. Boyle creatively positions its main characters in a position that makes sense twenty years later. There are thankfully plenty of Boyle's creative approaches to the scenes and story, but it lacked the innovation found in the original.

Added to Lists:

The Longest Release Separations from First Movie to its Sequel
Top Ten Films - Danny Boyle (Honorable Mention)

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Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Stehako's rating:

476

6.8

7.3

The Lego Batman Movie (2017)

Stehako's rating:

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

158

6.7

6.9

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017)

Stehako's rating:

980

6.3

6.9

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Rating: 7.7

Stehako's rating:

180

6.6

6.7

Battle of the Sexes

Stehako's rating:

267

5.7

6.7

Cars 3 (2017)

This should have been Cars 2! It is actually a worthwhile sequel and makes total sense. It's fun, emotionally valid, and actually pays good tribute to Paul Newman, unlike "Cars 2" really lame and short version of one.
It's upsetting because this one is actually good and a lot of people probably didn't care to see it after hearing/knowing the weakness of the first sequel.

Stehako's rating:

558

6.3

6.6

Kong: Skull Island (2017)

Stehako's rating:

242

7.3

7.5

The Big Sick (2017)

Stehako's rating:

978

6.9

7.9

Thor: Ragnarok (2017) (2017)

Rating: 7.4

Stehako's rating:

7.6

Only the Brave

Rating: 7.4

Stehako's rating:

199

7.2

7.1

The Square (2017)

Director: Ruben Östlund
His 5th Movie
My 3rd movie watched from the director

Ostend does an exceptional job at comedically critiquing our modern world in this movie and the other two I've seen. It's a unique type of humor and I'm here for it. So many strange yet engaging scenes and the acting, mostly from actors I'm unfamiliar with, aids in its success. Ok, Elisabeth Moss is in it, and she is still overpraised and hard to watch.

Added to Lists:
Top Ten Performances - Dominic West (Honorable Mention)
Artistic Movies about Art
The Only Face of Elisabeth Moss

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Locations: Stockholm, Sweden

Stehako's rating:

5.9

6.2

Wonderstruck (2017)

Director: Todd Haynes
His 7th Movie
My 5th movie watched from the director

Added to Lists:
2017: The Year of Wonder
Black and White in Modern Era
The Main Character Never Speaks

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Location: Gunflint Lake, MN, USA & Hoboken, NJ, USA

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This list was created by and in the opinion of Stephen H Koontz.
Created December 2017
UPDATED March 2024 - Recently added: Brigsby Bear, The Square
Movies Seen: 112

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