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Best Films of 2017

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People who added this item 610 Average listal rating (441 ratings) 5.8 IMDB Rating 6.4
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People who added this item 188 Average listal rating (139 ratings) 6.8 IMDB Rating 7.3
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.

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A Bad Day in the U.S.A
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People who added this item 47 Average listal rating (31 ratings) 5.8 IMDB Rating 5.8
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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.


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One-Man Armies

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Location: Manhattan, NYC, NY, USA
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People who added this item 328 Average listal rating (248 ratings) 6.1 IMDB Rating 6.6


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.
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People who added this item 411 Average listal rating (302 ratings) 5.3 IMDB Rating 6.3
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People who added this item 88 Average listal rating (53 ratings) 6.8 IMDB Rating 6.8
Their Finest (2017)
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People who added this item 309 Average listal rating (213 ratings) 6.7 IMDB Rating 6.9
Raw (2016)


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".
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People who added this item 286 Average listal rating (173 ratings) 6.3 IMDB Rating 6.3
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People who added this item 522 Average listal rating (351 ratings) 6.3 IMDB Rating 6.7
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People who added this item 854 Average listal rating (621 ratings) 6.7 IMDB Rating 7.3
Split (2016)
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People who added this item 316 Average listal rating (216 ratings) 6.9 IMDB Rating 7.2
The Founder (2016)
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Rating: 6.8

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People who added this item 977 Average listal rating (712 ratings) 6.8 IMDB Rating 7.3
It (2017)


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?
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People who added this item 1 Average listal rating (1 ratings) 8 IMDB Rating 7.9
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.
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People who added this item 238 Average listal rating (157 ratings) 5.5 IMDB Rating 5.8
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People who added this item 159 Average listal rating (98 ratings) 6.1 IMDB Rating 6.6






Rating: 6.9

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People who added this item 86 Average listal rating (64 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.9
Icarus (2017)
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People who added this item 22 Average listal rating (13 ratings) 6.4 IMDB Rating 6.6


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.

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People who added this item 890 Average listal rating (670 ratings) 7.3 IMDB Rating 7.7



Rating: 7.1

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People who added this item 140 Average listal rating (92 ratings) 7.2 IMDB Rating 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...
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People who added this item 115 Average listal rating (75 ratings) 6.3 IMDB Rating 6.9



Rating: 7.1

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People who added this item 597 Average listal rating (425 ratings) 7 IMDB Rating 7.4
Lady Bird (2017)



Rating: 7.1

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People who added this item 1075 Average listal rating (784 ratings) 7 IMDB Rating 7.4
Wonder Woman (2017)



Rating: 7.2

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People who added this item 101 Average listal rating (65 ratings) 6.2 IMDB Rating 6.8


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".

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People who added this item 408 Average listal rating (284 ratings) 5.7 IMDB Rating 6.6



Rating: 7.2

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People who added this item 735 Average listal rating (491 ratings) 6 IMDB Rating 7.1



Rating: 7.2

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People who added this item 314 Average listal rating (214 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.6
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People who added this item 516 Average listal rating (372 ratings) 6.8 IMDB Rating 7.4
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People who added this item 319 Average listal rating (225 ratings) 6.4 IMDB Rating 6.9



Rating: 7.2

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People who added this item 109 Average listal rating (65 ratings) 6.8 IMDB Rating 7



Rating: 7.3

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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.
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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.

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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
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People who added this item 356 Average listal rating (232 ratings) 6.9 IMDB Rating 7.1



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.

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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
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People who added this item 491 Average listal rating (377 ratings) 6.8 IMDB Rating 7.3
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People who added this item 1007 Average listal rating (757 ratings) 6.3 IMDB Rating 6.9



Rating: 7.7

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People who added this item 185 Average listal rating (119 ratings) 6.6 IMDB Rating 6.7
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People who added this item 279 Average listal rating (217 ratings) 5.7 IMDB Rating 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.
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People who added this item 575 Average listal rating (433 ratings) 6.3 IMDB Rating 6.6
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People who added this item 296 Average listal rating (212 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 7.3
Good Time (2017)



Director: Safdie Brothers
Their 5th Movie
My 2nd movie watched from the directors


Entertainingly kinetic and effortlessly evoking, this Safdie Brothers movie paved the way for the even more kinetic and evoking movie I enjoyed more, Uncut Gems. It's been on my list for about six years now and glad I finally got to it. Not that we are supposed to, but I didn't like any of the characters, which makes it tough for me to truly enjoy. The only thing I did like about them was the love and care for each other, as brothers, even if far from selfless.


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Top Ten Performances - Robert Pattinson
For Your Brother
Bank Robberies at the Movies


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Locations: Queens, NYC, NY, USA
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People who added this item 247 Average listal rating (177 ratings) 7.3 IMDB Rating 7.5
The Big Sick (2017)
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People who added this item 1004 Average listal rating (730 ratings) 6.9 IMDB Rating 7.9



Rating: 7.4

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People who added this item 89 Average listal rating (57 ratings) 7.1 IMDB Rating 7.6



Rating: 7.4

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People who added this item 204 Average listal rating (135 ratings) 7.2 IMDB Rating 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.


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

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Locations: Stockholm, Sweden
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This list was created by and in the opinion of Stephen H Koontz.
Created December 2017
UPDATED May 2024
- Recently added: The Square, Good Time
Movies Seen: 113

Enjoy!

Also Seen:
Rated 6/10
Tulip Fever ... My Cousin Rachel ... The Mountain Between Us ... Wilson ... Daddy's Home 2 ... Home Again ... Newness ... Tour de Pharmacy ... Murder on the Orient Express ... Too Funny to Fail: The Life and Death of the Dana Carvey Show ... War Machine ... Mudbound ... American Assassin ... Mindhorn ... Girls Trip
Rated 5/10
Lovesong ... Leap! ... Baywatch ... Table 19 ... The Little Hours ... Boss Baby ... A Cure for Wellness ... The Bad Batch
Rated 4/10
A Bad Mom's Christmas ... Pitch Perfect 3 ... Desearás
Rated 3/10
Justice League ... A Christmas Prince ... My Little Pony: The Movie ... Below Her Mouth
Rated 2/10
Fifty Shades Darker
Rated 1/10
Allure

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