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The Movies of 2017: U.S. Releases
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March 2018
Loveless Dir. Andrei Zvyagintsev. Maryana Spivak, Aleksey Rozin, Aleksey Fateev B

February 2018
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail Dir. Steve James. Documentary about a bank on trial B
Icarus Dir. Bryan Fogel. Documentary about Russia's system for doping Olympic athletes B
A Fantastic Woman Dir. Sebastián Lelio. Daniela Vega, Francisco Reyes, Luis Gnecco B–

January 2018
It Dir. Andrés Muschietti. Jaeden Lieberher, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis C+
Paulina Dir. Santiago Mitre. Dolores Fonzi, Oscar Martínez, Cristian Salguero B+
Uncertain Dirs. Ewan McNicol, Anna Sandilands. Documentary about small town B+
Brad's Status Dir. Mike White. Ben Stiller, Austin Abrams, Jenna Fischer B–
Lucky Dir. John Carroll Lynch. Harry Dean Stanton, David Lynch, Beth Grant B
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool Dir. Paul McGuigan. Jamie Bell, Annette Bening B+
The Lure Dir. Agnieszka Smoczyńska. Marta Mazurek, Michalina Olszańska B–
By the Time It Gets Dark Dir. Anocha Suwichakornpong. Arak Amornsupasiri B–
Phantom Thread Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson. Daniel Day-Lewis, Vicky Krieps B+
The Post Dir. Steven Spielberg. Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Bob Odenkirk B+

December 2017
I, Tonya Dir. Craig Gillespie. Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney B+
The Greatest Showman Dir. Michael Gracey. Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams D
All the Money in the World Dir. Ridley Scott. Michelle Williams, Mark Wahlberg D+
Menashe Dir. Joshua Z. Weinstein. Menashe Lustig, Ruben Niborski, Yoel Weisshaus B+
Kiki Dir. Sara Jördeno. Documentary about the New York ball-walking scene B
The Wound Dir. John Trengove. Nahkane Touré, Niza Jay Ncoyini, Bongile Mantsai B
The Devil's Candy Dir. Sean Byrne. Ethan Embry, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Kiara Glasco C–
Downsizing Dir. Alexander Payne. Matt Damon, Hong Chau, Kristen Wiig D+
Catfight Dir. Onur Tukel. Sandra Oh, Anne Heche, Alicia Silverstone B–
Molly's Game Dir. Aaron Sorkin. Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner B–
Dawson City: Frozen Time Dir. Bill Morrison. Documentary about buried film reels A–
Harmonium Dir. Kôji Fukada. Tadanobu Asano, Taiga, Mariko Tsutsui B
Stronger Dir. David Gordon Green. Jake Gyllenhaal, Tatiana Maslany C+
Birthright: A War Story Dir. Civia Tamarkin. Documentary about women's health B
Rat Film Dir. Theo Anthony. Documentary about Baltimore, via its rat population B
Year by the Sea Dir. Alexander Janko. Karen Allen, Michael Cristofer, Celia Imrie C–
Lovesong Dir. So Yong Kim. Riley Keough, Jena Malone, Jessie Ok Gray, Sky Ok Gray B+
All This Panic Dir. Jenny Gage. Documentary about adolescent girls coming of age B–
Crown Heights Dir. Matt Ruskin. Lakeith Stanfield, Nnamdi Asomugha, Natalie Paul C+
Brawl in Cell Block 99 Dir. S. Craig Zahler. Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Carpenter C+
Star Wars, Episode VIII: The Last Jedi Dir. Rian Johnson. Daisy Ridley C–
Marjorie Prime Dir. Michael Almereyda. Lois Smith, Geena Davis, Tim Robbins C
Logan Dir. James Mangold. Hugh Jackman, Dafne Keen, Patrick Stewart B
Foxtrot Dir. Samuel Maoz. Lior Ashkenazi, Yonatan Shiray, Sarah Adler, Shira Haas C
Kidnap Dir. Luis Prieto. Halle Berry, Sage Correa, Chris McGinn, Lew Temple C
M.F.A. Dir. Natalia Leite. Francesca Eastwood, Peter Vack, Leah McKendrick B–
Una Dir. Benedict Andrews. Rooney Mara, Ben Mendelsohn, Ruby Stokes, Riz Ahmed C+
The Assignment Dir. Walter Hill. Michelle Rodriguez, Sigourney Weaver D
Abundant Acreage Available Dir. Angus MacLachlan. Amy Ryan, Terry Kinney B–
The Work Dir. Jairus McLeary. Documentary about group therapy inside a men's prison A–
The Disaster Artist Dir. James Franco. Dave Franco, James Franco, Seth Rogen C
From the Land of the Moon Dir. Nicole Garcia. Marion Cotillard, Àlex Brendemühl B–
The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki Dir. Juho Kuosmanen. Jarkko Lahti B
Song to Song Dir. Terrence Malick. Rooney Mara, Ryan Gosling, Michael Fassbender B
Wonder Wheel Dir. Woody Allen. Kate Winslet, Justin Timberlake, Juno Temple D+
A Woman's Life Dir. Stéphane Brizé. Judith Chemla, Swann Arlaud, Nina Meurisse A–
For Ahkeem Dirs. Jeremy S. Levine, Landon Van Soest. Documentary B
Thirst Street Dir. Nathan Silver. Lindsay Burdge, Damien Bonnard, Esther Garrel C+
Your Name Dir. Makoto Shinkai. Voices of Mone Kamishiraishi, Ryûnosuke Kamiki B+
Hermia & Helena Dir. Matías Piñeiro. Agustina Muñoz, María Villar, Mati Diop B
Hounds of Love Dir. Ben Young. Emma Booth, Ashleigh Cummings, Stephen Curry B

November 2017
The Human Surge Dir. Eduardo Williams. Sergio Morosini, Shine Marx B
Whose Streets? Dir. Saabah Folayan. Documentary about protests in Ferguson, MO A–
Casting JonBenet Dir. Kitty Green. Documentary about filming a tabloid murder case B+
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) Dir. Noah Baumbach. Adam Sandler B+
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson Dir. David France. Documentary B+
Free in Deed Dir. Jake Mahaffy. David Harewood, Edwina Findley Dickerson B+
Darkest Hour Dir. Joe Wright. Gary Oldman, Stephen Dillane, Lily James C
Last Flag Flying Dir. Richard Linklater. Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston C+
Strong Island Dir. Yance Ford. Documentary about an unprosecuted murder case B
Nocturama Dir. Bertrand Bonello. Finnegan Oldfield, Laure Valentinelli, Hamza Meziani B+
After the Storm Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda. Hiroshi Abe, Yôko Maki, Lily Franky B
4 Days in France Dir. Jérôme Reybaud. Pascal Cervo, Arthur Igual, Fabienne Babe B
The Death of Louis XIV Dir. Albert Serra. Jean-Pierre Léaud, Patrick d'Assumçao B+
The Untamed Dir. Amat Escalante. Ruth Ramos, Simone Bucio, Eden Villavicencio B
Heal the Living Dir. Katell Quillévéré. Gabin Verdet, Bouli Lanners, Tahar Rahim B
Coco Dir. Lee Unkrich. Voices of Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt B
Roman J. Israel, Esq. Dir. Dan Gilroy. Denzel Washington, Colin Farrell, Carmen Ejogo B–
3 Generations Dir. Gaby Dellal. Naomi Watts, Elle Fanning, Susan Sarandon C
Wonder Dir. Stephen Chbosky. Jacob Tremblay, Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson B
Novitiate Dir. Maggie Betts. Margaret Qualley, Melissa Leo, Julianne Nicholson B
Lady Bird Dir. Greta Gerwig. Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Beanie Feldstein B+
Human Flow Dir. Ai Weiwei. Documentary survey of global refugee crises B
Okja Dir. Bong Joon-ho. An Seo Hyun, Tilda Swinton, Byun Hee-Bong, Paul Dano B–
Columbus Dir. Kogonada. Haley Lu Richardson, John Cho, Parker Posey, Rory Culkin B
The Florida Project Dir. Sean Baker. Brooklynn Prince, Bria Vinaite, Willem Dafoe B

October 2017
Faces Places Dirs. Agnès Varda and JR. Documentary about a roving art project B–
Loving Vincent Dirs. Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman. Animated C+
Wonderstruck Dir. Todd Haynes. Oakes Fegley, Millicent Simmonds, Jaden Michael B+
The Shape of Water Dir. Guillermo del Toro. Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones, Richard Jenkins C+
Call Me By Your Name Dir. Luca Guadagnino. Timothée Chalamet, Armie Hammer B+
Princess Cyd Dir. Stephen Cone. Jessie Pinnick, Rebecca Spence, Malic White B+
Blade Runner 2049 Dir. Denis Villeneuve. Ryan Gosling, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks B
God's Own Country Dir. Francis Lee. Josh O'Connor, Alec Secareanu, Ian Hart B
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Dir. Martin McDonagh C
Félicité Dir. Alain Gomis. Véro Tshanda Beya Mputu, Papi Mpaka, Gaetan Claudia A–
The Other Side of Hope Dir. Aki Kaurismäki. Sherwan Haji, Sakari Kuosmanen B
Marshall Dir. Reginald Hudlin. Chadwick Boseman, Josh Gad, Sterling K. Brown D+
Victoria & Abdul Dir. Stephen Frears. Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Eddie Izzard C–
Battle of the Sexes Dirs. Valerie Faris, Jonathan Dayton. Emma Stone, Steve Carell B–
Thelma Dir. Joachim Trier. Eili Harboe, Henrik Rafaelson, Ellen Dorrit Petersen B
The Unknown Girl Dirs. Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. Adèle Haenel, Jérémie Renier B

September 2017
The Rape of Recy Taylor Dir. Nancy Buirski. Documentary about a 1944 rape case B
First They Killed My Father Dir. Angelina Jolie. Sreymoch Sareum, Kompheak Phoeung B
mother! Dir. Darren Aronofsky. Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris B
Mudbound Dir. Dee Rees. Garrett Hedlund, Jason Mitchell, Carey Mulligan, Jason Clarke B–
In the Fade Dir. Fatih Akin. Diane Kruger, Denis Moschitto, Numan Acar B
Happy End Dir. Michael Haneke. Isabelle Huppert, Mathieu Kassovitz, Fantine Harduin C–
The Square Dir. Ruben Östlund. Claes Bang, Terry Notary, Elisabeth Moss B
The Killing of a Sacred Deer Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos. Colin Farrell, Barry Keoghan C
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library Dir. Frederick Wiseman. Documentary B+
Viceroy's House Dir. Gurinder Chadha. Hugh Bonneville, Manish Dayal, Huma Qureshi B–

August 2017
Good Time Dirs. Josh and Benny Safdie. Robert Pattinson, Benny Safdie, Buddy Duress A–
Ingrid Goes West Dir. Matt Spicer. Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olsen, O'Shea Jackson Jr. Grade: B
The Trip to Spain Dir. Michael Winterbottom. Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon C
Patti Cake$ Dir. Geremy Jasper. Danielle Macdonald, Siddharth Dhananjay A–
An Inconvenient Sequel Dirs. Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk. Documentary B
Logan Lucky Dir. Steven Soderbergh. Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Daniel Craig B–
Wakefield Dir. Robin Swicord. Bryan Cranston, Jennifer Garner, Jason O'Mara F
Beach Rats Dir. Eliza Hittman. Harris Dickinson, Frank Hadaj, David Ivanov B
The Challenge Dir. Yuri Ancarani. Documentary about Qatari falcon enthusiasts B–
Wind River Dir. Taylor Sheridan. Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Graham Greene B–
The Lovers Dir. Azazel Jacobs. Tracy Letts, Debra Winger, Melora Walters B–
Colossal Dir. Nacho Vigalondo. Anne Hathaway, Jason Sudeikis, Dan Stevens D+
Split Dir. M. Night Shyamalan. James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Betty Buckley D
Strange Weather Dir. Katherine Dieckmann. Holly Hunter, Carrie Coon, Kim Coates C
BPM (Beats Per Minute) Dir. Robin Campillo. Arnaud Valois, Nahuel Pérez Biscayart B
Detroit Dir. Kathryn Bigelow. Algee Smith, John Boyega, Will Poulter, Jacob Latimore C
Atomic Blonde Dir. David Leitch. Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, Toby Jones B+
Landline Dir. Gillian Robespierre. Jenny Slate, Abby Quinn, John Turturro, Edie Falco D+
Step Dir. Amanda Lipitz. Documentary about step-dancing Baltimore high school seniors B
Maudie Dir. Aisling Walsh. Sally Hawkins, Ethan Hawke, Kari Matchett, Gabrielle Rose B+
The Midwife Dir. Martin Provost. Catherine Frot, Catherine Deneuve, Olivier Gourmet B

July 2017
Suntan Dir. Argyris Papadimitropoulos. Makis Papadimitriou, Elli Tringou, Marcus Collen C+
Paris 05:59: Théo & Hugo Dirs. Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau B
Girls Trip Dir. Malcolm D. Lee. Regina Hall, Queen Latifah, Tiffany Haddish B
Baby Driver Dir. Edgar Wright. Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Lily James, Jon Hamm C
Dunkirk Dir. Christopher Nolan. Fionn Whitehead, Aneurin Barnard, Mark Rylance B
A Ghost Story Dir. David Lowery. Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara, Liz Franke, Sonia Acevedo B
Manifesto Dir. Julian Rosefeldt. Cate Blanchett, Cate Blanchett, Cate Blanchett C–
Lady Macbeth Dir. William Oldroyd. Florence Pugh, Cosmo Jarvis, Paul Hilton B
War for the Planet of the Apes Dir. Matt Reeves. Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson B
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore Dir. Macon Blair. Melanie Lynskey B
The Ornithologist Dir. João Pedro Rodrigues. Paul Hamy, Xelo Cagiao, Wen Han A–
The Bad Batch Dir. Ana Lily Amirpour. Suki Waterhouse, Jason Momoa, Jayda Fink C–

June 2017
The Big Sick Dir. Michael Showalter. Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter B
The Beguiled Dir. Sofia Coppola. Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Colin Farrell B
Beatriz at Dinner Dir. Miguel Arteta. Salma Hayek, Connie Britton, John Lithgow B+
The Hero Dir. Brett Haley. With Sam Elliott, Laura Prepon, Nick Offerman, Krysten Ritter C–
Paint It Black Dir. Amber Tamblyn. Alia Shawkat, Janet McTeer, Rhys Wakefield C
Last Men in Aleppo Dir. Feras Fayyad. Documentary about Syrian rescue workers A–
It Comes at Night Dir. Trey Edward Shults. Kelvin Harrison Jr., Joel Edgerton C+
My Cousin Rachel Dir. Roger Michell. Sam Claflin, Rachel Weisz, Holliday Grainger C+
Graduation Dir. Cristian Mungiu. Adrian Titieni, Maria-Victoria Dragus, Malina Manovici B
Wonder Woman Dir. Patty Jenkins. Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, David Thewlis, Danny Huston D+
Alien: Covenant Dir. Ridley Scott. Katherine Waterston, Michael Fassbender C+

April 2017
The Lost City of Z Dir. James Gray. Charlie Hunnam, Sienna Miller, Robert Pattinson B+
Get Out Dir. Jordan Peele. Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Catherine Keener A–

March 2017
Ghost in the Shell Dir. Rupert Sanders. Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbæk C+

February 2017
Slack Bay Dir. Bruno Dumont. Brandon Lavieville, Didier Despr?s, Fabrice Luchini B
Frantz Dir. François Ozon. Paula Beer, Pierre Niney, Ernst Stötzner, Marie Gruber C+

November 2016
Santa y Andrés Dir. Carlos Lechuga. Lola Amores, Eduardo Martínez, George Abreu B
Raising Bertie Dir. Margaret Byrne. Documentary about black teens in North Carolina A–
Kékszakállú Dir. Gaston Solnicki. Laila Maltz, Natali Maltz, María Soldi, Pedro Trocca B

October 2016
Staying Vertical Dir. Alain Guiraudie. Damien Bonnard, India Hair, Raphaël Thiéry B–
Prevenge Dir. Alice Lowe. Alice Lowe, Kayvan Novak, Gemma Whelan, Tom Davis C+
Strike a Pose Dirs. Ester Gould and Reijer Zwaan. Documentary about backup dancers B–
Raw Dir. Julia Ducournau. Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, Rabah Nait Oufella B
Karl Marx City Dirs. Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker. Documentary about the Stasi B
Paradise Dir. Andrei Konchalovsky. Yuliya Vysotskaya, Peter Kurth, Filipp Dyuken B
We Are the Flesh Dir. Emiliano Rocha Minter. Noé Hernández, María Evoli B–
A Quiet Passion Dir. Terence Davies. Cynthia Nixon, Jennifer Ehle, Keith Carradine B+
American Anarchist Dir. Charlie Siskel. Documentary about The Anarchist Cookbook B–
Starless Dreams Dir. Mehrdad Oskovei. Documentary about Iranian girls' prison A–
The Salesman Dir. Asghar Farhadi. Shahab Hosseini, Taraneh Alidoosti, Babak Karimi A–
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds TV Movie B
bwoy Dir. John G. Young. Anthony Rapp, Jimmy Brooks, De'Adre Aziza, Ashton Randle B–

June 2016
Personal Shopper Dir. Olivier Assayas. With Kristen Stewart, Sigrid Bouaziz B