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2017 Movies

Vox: Alissa Wilkinson: 35 Best Films of 2017

15 December 2017

Alissa Wilkinson: 35 Best Films of 2017, as published by Vox

[see also 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018]

  1. Lady Bird
    Greta Gerwig
  2. Ex Libris: New York Public Library
    Frederick Wiseman
  3. The Work
    Jairus McLeary and Gethin Aldous
  4. Get Out
    Jordan Peele
  5. Princess Cyd
    Stephen Cone
  6. Personal Shopper
    Olivier Assayas
  7. Call Me by Your Name
    Luca Guadagnino
  8. The Florida Project
    Sean Baker
  9. Columbus
    Kogonada
  10. A Quiet Passion
    Terence Davies
  11. Rat Film
    Theo Anthony
  12. Dunkirk
    Christopher Nolan
  13. The Square
    Ruben Östlund
  14. A Ghost Story
    David Lowery
  15. mother!
    Darren Aronofsky
  16. The Big Sick
    Michael Showalter
  17. BPM (Beats Per Minute)
    Robin Campillo
  18. Lady Macbeth
    William Oldroyd
  19. Ingrid Goes West
    Matt Spicer
  20. Faces Places
    Agnès Varda and JR
  21. Star Wars: The Last Jedi
    Rian Johnson

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