2017 in Films
Format adapted from Charles François, who I still hope will one day rediscover his cinephilia and start hanging out with myself and the Skandies crew again. It’s been ten years since he last used it and I hereby declare it in the public domain.
Combine the first two columns for a list of films
released in 2017, and the last two columns for films seen in 2017.
Ordering is preferential when ratings are identical.
Seen Previously
Movies I saw in 2016 {or before} that were released in the U.S. in 2017.
Films not yet released but currently scheduled for this year are indicated by a (→). |
Seen in 2017
Movies I saw shortly before, during or after their 2017 U.S. run.
Asterisks (*) indicate films seen prior to their actual release. TV-only "runs" (arbitrarily deemed eligible) get a (à). |
To Be Released
Movies I saw in 2017 which are still awaiting a U.S. release. Those known
to have lined up distribution are indicated by a (→). Production
{year} is listed if film is more than 2 years old. |
A For All Time
A- Event
B+/A- Near Great
B+ Must See
| Staying Vertical
(Guiraudie) 77 |
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B/B+ Warmly Recommended
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→ 4 Days in France
(Reybaud) 71 |
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*From Nowhere
(Newton) 70 |
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→ The Challenge
(Ancarani) 69 |
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Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun?
(Wilkerson) 69 |
B Recommended
| The Salesman
(Farhadi) 68 |
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Claire's Camera
(Hong) 67 |
| Kékszakállú
(Solnicki) 66 |
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The Son of Joseph
(Green) 65 |
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B-/B Recommended with Mild Reservations
| After the Storm (Kore-eda)
61 |
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B- Recommended with Strong Reservations
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John Wick Chapter 2
(Stahelski) 60 |
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→ The Wound
(Trengove) 59 |
| A Quiet Passion
(Davies) 59 |
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*Chasing Coral
(Orlowski) 57 |
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| → The Unknown Girl
(Dardennes) 56 |
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*In Transit
(Maysles, True, Usui, Walker, Wu) 56 |
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| The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait
Photography (Morris) 55 |
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| Starless Dreams
(Oskouei) 55 |
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C+/B- On the Fence, Leaning Forward
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The Great Wall (Zhang)
54 |
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| The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli
Mäki (Kuosmanen) 53 |
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| The Commune
(Vinterberg) 53 |
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The Lost City of Z
(Gray) 52 |
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| The Rehearsal
(Maclean) 52 |
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*My Life as a Zucchini
(Barras) 52 |
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| Personal Shopper
(Assayas) 51 |
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3 Generations
(Dellal) 51 |
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War for the Planet of the Apes
(Reeves) 51 |
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C+ Take It or Leave It
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T2 Trainspotting
(Boyle) 50 |
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*Dig Two Graves
(Adams) 49 |
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*War on Everyone
(McDonagh) 49 |
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*Buena Vista Social Club: Adiós
(Walker) 48 |
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*47 Meters Down
(Roberts) 47 |
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*Donald Cried
(Avedisian) 47 |
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*The Sense of an Ending (Batra)
46 |
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| My Entire High School Sinking Into the
Sea (Shaw) 46 |
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C/C+ On the Fence, Leaning Backward
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*The Belko Experiment
(McLean) 45 |
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*All These Sleepless Nights
(Marczak) 45 |
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Alien: Covenant
(Scott) 44 |
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*Oklahoma City
(Goodman) 44 |
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| Lady Macbeth
(Oldroyd) 42 |
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| Hermia & Helena
(Piñeiro) 42 |
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C Pass
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*Alone in Berlin
(Perez) 41 |
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*Lowriders
(De Montreuil) 40 |
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*Cézanne et moi
(Thompson) 40 |
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*The Beguiled
(Coppola) 39 |
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C- Ugh
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Phoenix Forgotten
(Barber) 35 |
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The Book of Henry
(Trevorrow) 31 |
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*A Woman's Life
(Brizé) 28 |
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D+ Double-Ugh
| From the Land of the Moon
(Garcia) 24 |
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D Bomb
F Burn the Negative
Walk-outs Channel Surfing
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As You Are
(Joris-Peyrafitte) |
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*The Big Sick
(Showalter) |
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| The Blackcoat's Daughter
(Perkins) |
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| Buster's Mal Heart
(Smith) |
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The Dragon Defense (Santa) |
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The Future Perfect (Wohlatz) |
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Happiness Academy
(Kinoshita, Della Negra) |
| Headshot (Tjahjanto, Stamboel) |
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| Heal the Living
(Quillévéré) |
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| The Human Surge
(Williams) |
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I Promise You Anarchy
(Hernández Cordón) |
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The Last Family
(Matuszynskiego) |
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Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts
(Surya) |
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Montparnasse Bienvenüe
(Serraille) |
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No One's Child {2014} (Rsumovic) |
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Secret File {2003}
(Benvenuti) |
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The Summer Is Gone (Zhang) |
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The Survivalist
(Fingleton) |
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Transfer {2010} (Lukacevic) |
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Zombillenium
(De Pins, Ducord) |
Incomplete Mishap/Bad Timing
