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The Movies of 2017: World Premieres
By Title // By Grade // By Screening Date // By VOR Rating
Full Listing of Films Screened
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Araby Dirs. Affonso Uchôa, João Dumans. Aristides de Sousa, Murilo Caliari A
Life and Nothing More Dir. Antonio Méndez Esparza. Andrew Bleechington A
El mar la mar Dirs. Joshua Bonnetta, J.P. Sniadecki. Experimental documentary A
Western Dir. Valeska Grisebach. Meinhard Neumann, Reinhardt Wetrek A
Zama Dir. Lucrecia Martel. Daniel Giménez Cacho, Juan Minujín, Matheus Nachtergaele A
A Ciambra Dir. Jonas Carpignano. Pio Amato, Damiano Amato, Koudous Seihon A
Ava Dir. Sadaf Foroughi. Mahour Jabbari, Shayesteh Sajadi, Bahar Noohian A
Birds Are Singing in Kigali Dirs. Joanna Kos-Krauze, Krzysztof Krauze. Jowita Budnik A
Dawson City: Frozen Time Dir. Bill Morrison. Documentary about buried film reels A
Félicité Dir. Alain Gomis. Véro Tshanda Beya Mputu, Papi Mpaka, Gaetan Claudia A
Get Out Dir. Jordan Peele. Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Catherine Keener A
Good Time Dirs. Josh and Benny Safdie. Robert Pattinson, Benny Safdie, Buddy Duress A
Israfil Dir. Ida Panahandeh. Hediyeh Tehrani, Hoda Zeinolabedin, Pejman Bazeghi A
Last Men in Aleppo Dir. Feras Fayyad. Documentary about Syrian rescue workers A
Lean on Pete Dir. Andrew Haigh. Charlie Plummer, Travis Fimmel, Amy Seimetz A
A Man of Integrity Dir. Mohammad Rasoulof. Reza Akhlaghirad, Soudabeh Beizaee A
Our People Will Be Healed Dir. Alanis Obomsawin. Documentary A
Patti Cake$ Dir. Geremy Jasper. Danielle Macdonald, Siddharth Dhananjay A
A Sort of Family Dir. Diego Lerman. Bárbara Lennie, Yanina Ávila, Daniel Aráoz A
Summer 1993 Dir. Carla Simón. Laia Artigas, Paula Robles, Bruna Cusí A
Whose Streets? Dir. Saabah Folayan. Documentary about protests in Ferguson, MO A
The Work Dir. Jairus McLeary. Documentary about group therapy inside a men's prison A
Arrhythmia Dir. Boris Khlebnikov. Alexander Yatsenko, Irina Gorbacheva B+
Atomic Blonde Dir. David Leitch. Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, Toby Jones B+
Beast Dir. Michael Pearce. Jessie Buckley, Johnny Flynn, Geraldine James B+
Beatriz at Dinner Dir. Miguel Arteta. Salma Hayek, Connie Britton, John Lithgow B+
Blockage Dir. Mohsen Gharaie. Hamed Behdad, Baran Kosari, Mohsen Kiayee B+
Boarding Pass Dir. Mehdi Ramani. Mansour Shahbazi, Neda Jebraili B+
Call Me By Your Name Dir. Luca Guadagnino. Timothée Chalamet, Armie Hammer B+
Casting JonBenet Dir. Kitty Green. Documentary about filming a tabloid murder case B+
The Charmer Dir. Milad Alami. Ardalan Esmaili, Soho Rezanejad, Lars Brygmann B+
Closeness Dir. Katemir Balagov. Darya Zhovnar, Veniamin Kats, Olga Dragunova B+
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson Dir. David France. Documentary B+
Disappearance Dir. Ali Asgari. Sadaf Asgari, Amir Reza Ranjbaran, Nazanin Ahmadi B+
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library Dir. Frederick Wiseman. Documentary B+
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool Dir. Paul McGuigan. Jamie Bell, Annette Bening B+
First Reformed Dir. Paul Schrader. Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried, Philip Ettinger B+
A Gentle Creature Dir. Sergei Loznitsa. Vasilina Makovtseva, Marina Kleshcheva B+
Good Luck Dir. Ben Russell. Documentary about Serbian and Surinamese mines B+
I, Tonya Dir. Craig Gillespie. Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney B+
Lady Bird Dir. Greta Gerwig. Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Beanie Feldstein B+
The Line Dir. Peter Bebjak. Tomá Matalír, Eugen Libezňuk, Andrej Hryc B+
Menashe Dir. Joshua Z. Weinstein. Menashe Lustig, Ruben Niborski, Yoel Weisshaus B+
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) Dir. Noah Baumbach. Adam Sandler B+
Mr. Gay Syria Dir. Ayşe Toprak. Documentary about a gay Syrian refugees' pageant B+
No Date, No Signature Dir. Vahid Jalilvand. Amir Aghaee, Navid Mohammadzadeh B+
The Other Side of Everything Dir. Mila Turajlić. Documentary 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+
Princess Cyd Dir. Stephen Cone. Jessie Pinnick, Rebecca Spence, Malic White B+
Razzia Dir. Nabil Ayouch. Amine Ennaji, Maryam Touzani, Arieh Worthalter B+
They Dir. Anahita Ghazvinizadeh. Rhys Fehrenbacher, Nicole Coffineau, Koohyar Hosseini B+
Untaken Paths Dir. Tahmineh Milani. Mahoor Alvand, Milad Keymaram B+
Wonderstruck Dir. Todd Haynes. Oakes Fegley, Millicent Simmonds, Jaden Michael B+
You Were Never Really Here Dir. Lynne Ramsay. Joaquin Phoenix, Judith Roberts B+
12 Days Dir. Raymond Depardon. Documentary about psychiatric evaluations B
24 Frames Dir. Abbas Kiarostami. Two-dozen vignettes extrapolated from old photos B
Abducted in Plain Sight Dir. Skye Borgman. Documentary about child abduction B
Alanis Dir. Anahí Berneri. Sofia Gala Castiglione, Dana Basso, Silvina Sabater B
Ana, mon amour Dir. Călin Peter Netzer. Mircea Postelnicu, Diana Cavallioti B
Angels Wear White Dir. Vivian Qu. Vicky Chen, Zhou Meijun, Jiang Xinyue, Peng Jing B
Azar Dir. Mohammad Hamzei. Niki Karimi, Houman Seyyedi, Hasti Mahdavifar B
Beach Rats Dir. Eliza Hittman. Harris Dickinson, Frank Hadaj, David Ivanov B
Beauty and the Dogs Dir. Kaouther Ben Hania. Mariam Al Ferjani, Ghanem Zrelli B
Before Summer Ends Dir. Maryam Goormaghtigh. Documentary B
The Beguiled Dir. Sofia Coppola. Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Colin Farrell B
The Big Sick Dir. Michael Showalter. Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter B
Birthright: A War Story Dir. Civia Tamarkin. Documentary about women's health B
Blade Runner 2049 Dir. Denis Villeneuve. Ryan Gosling, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks B
Blueprint Dir. Daryl Wein. Jerod Haynes, Tai'isha Davis, Sandra Adams-Monegain B
Bodied Dir. Joseph Kahn. Calum Worthy, Jackie Long, Rory Uphold, Walter Perez B
BPM (Beats Per Minute) Dir. Robin Campillo. Arnaud Valois, Nahuel Pérez Biscayart B
Coco Dir. Lee Unkrich. Voices of Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt B
Columbus Dir. Kogonada. Haley Lu Richardson, John Cho, Parker Posey, Rory Culkin B
Custody Dir. Xavier Legrand. Thomas Gioria, Denis Ménochet, Léa Drucker B
The Death of Stalin Dir. Armando Iannucci. Simon Russell Beale, Steve Buscemi B
Disobedience Dir. Sebastián Lelio. Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams, Alessandro Nivola B
Dunkirk Dir. Christopher Nolan. Fionn Whitehead, Aneurin Barnard, Mark RylanceB
The Endless Dirs. Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead. Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead B
Faces Places Dirs. Agnès Varda and JR. Documentary about a roving art project B
The Final Year Dir. Greg Barker. Documentary about Obama-era foreign policy B
First They Killed My Father Dir. Angelina Jolie. Sreymoch Sareum, Kompheak Phoeung B
The Florida Project Dir. Sean Baker. Brooklynn Prince, Bria Vinaite, Willem Dafoe B
For Ahkeem Dirs. Jeremy S. Levine, Landon Van Soest. Documentary B
Gemini Dir. Aaron Katz. Lola Kirke, Zoë Kravitz, John Cho, Nelson Franklin B
A Ghost Story Dir. David Lowery. Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara, Liz Franke, Sonia Acevedo B
Girls Trip Dir. Malcolm D. Lee. Regina Hall, Queen Latifah, Tiffany Haddish B
God's Own Country Dir. Francis Lee. Josh O'Connor, Alec Secareanu, Ian Hart B
Golden Years Dir. André Téchiné. Céline Sallette, Pierre Deladonchamps B
Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami Dir. Sophie Fiennes. Documentary B
Hannah Dir. Andrea Pallaoro. Charlotte Rampling, André Wilms, Jean-Michel Balthazar B
Human Flow Dir. Ai Weiwei. Documentary survey of global refugee crises B
I Am Not a Witch Dir. Rungano Nyoni. Maggie Mulubwa, Henry B.J. Phiri, Nancy Murilo B
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore Dir. Macon Blair. Melanie Lynskey B
Icarus Dir. Bryan Fogel. Documentary about Russia's system for doping Olympic athletes B
In the Fade Dir. Fatih Akin. Diane Kruger, Denis Moschitto, Numan Acar B
An Inconvenient Sequel Dirs. Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk. Documentary B
Ingrid Goes West Dir. Matt Spicer. Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olsen, O'Shea Jackson Jr. Grade: B
The Judge Dir. Erika Cohn. Documentary about Palestinian female Shari'a judge B
The Legend of the Ugly King Dir. Greg Barker. Documentary about Yilmaz Güney B
Let the Sun Shine In Dir. Claire Denis. Juliette Binoche, Xavier Beauvois B
Logan Dir. James Mangold. Hugh Jackman, Dafne Keen, Patrick Stewart B
Loveless Dir. Andrei Zvyagintsev. Maryana Spivak, Aleksey Rozin, Aleksey Fateev B
Lucky Dir. John Carroll Lynch. Harry Dean Stanton, David Lynch, Beth Grant B
The Midwife Dir. Martin Provost. Catherine Frot, Catherine Deneuve, Olivier Gourmet B
mother! Dir. Darren Aronofsky. Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris B
Mrs. Fang Dir. Wang Bing. Documentary about the death of a Chinese woman B
The Nothing Factory Dir. Pedro Pinho. José Smith Vargas, Njamy Sebastião B
November Dir. Rainer Sarnet. Rea Lest, Jörgen Liik, Heino Kalm, Arvo Kukumägi B
Novitiate Dir. Maggie Betts. Margaret Qualley, Melissa Leo, Julianne Nicholson B
Occidental Dir. Neïl Beloufa. Idir Chender, Paul Hamy, Anna Ivacheff B
Of Fathers and Sons Dir. Talal Derki. Documentary about radicalized village in Syria B
On Body and Soul Dir. Ildikó Enyedi. Alexandra Borbély, Géza Morcsányi B
The Other Side of Hope Dir. Aki Kaurismäki. Sherwan Haji, Sakari Kuosmanen B
The Other Side of the Wall Dir. Pau Ortiz. Documentary about Honduran family B
The Rape of Recy Taylor Dir. Nancy Buirski. Documentary about a 1944 rape case B
Rogers Park Dir. Kyle Henry. Christine Horn, Jonny Mars, Antoine McKay, Sara Sevigny B
Sara & Ayda Dir. Maziar Miri. Ghazal Shakeri, Pegah Ahangarani, Mostafa Zamani B
Scary Mother Dir. Ana Urushadze. Nato Murvanidze, Ramaz Ioseliani, Dimitri Tatishvili B
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood Dir. Matt Tyrnauer. Documentary B
The Shadow Line: Alberto García-Alix Dir. Nicolás Combarro. Documentary B
Sheikh Jackson Dir. Amr Salama. Ahmad Alfishawy, Ahmed Malek, Maged El Kedwany B
Song to Song Dir. Terrence Malick. Rooney Mara, Ryan Gosling, Michael Fassbender B
The Square Dir. Ruben Östlund. Claes Bang, Terry Notary, Elisabeth Moss B
Step Dir. Amanda Lipitz. Documentary about step-dancing Baltimore high school seniors B
Strong Island Dir. Yance Ford. Documentary about an unprosecuted murder case B
Sweet Country Dir. Warwick Thornton. Hamilton Morris, Natassia Gorey Furber B
Thelma Dir. Joachim Trier. Eili Harboe, Henrik Rafaelson, Ellen Dorrit Petersen B
War for the Planet of the Apes Dir. Matt Reeves. Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson B
Waru Dirs. Briar Grace-Smith, Casey Kaa, Ainsley Gardiner, Katie Wolfe, et al. Grade: B
Where Is Kyra? Dir. Andrew Dosunmu. Michelle Pfeiffer, Kiefer Sutherland B
Wind Traces Dir. Jimena Montemayor Loyo. Dolores Fonzi, Paulina Gil, Diego Aguilar B
Wonder Dir. Stephen Chbosky. Jacob Tremblay, Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson B
The Workshop Dir. Laurent Cantet. Matthieu Lucci, Marina Foïs, Warda Rammach B
The Wound Dir. John Trengove. Nahkane Touré, Niza Jay Ncoyini, Bongile Mantsai B
Yellow Dir. Mostafa Taghizadeh. Sareh Bayat, Bahram Radan, Shahram Haghighatdoost B
Abundant Acreage Available Dir. Angus MacLachlan. Amy Ryan, Terry Kinney B
Appendix Dir. Hossein Namazi. Anahita Nemati, Amir Ali Danaei, Reza Akbarpour B
Battle of the Sexes Dirs. Valerie Faris, Jonathan Dayton. Emma Stone, Steve Carell B
Brad's Status Dir. Mike White. Ben Stiller, Austin Abrams, Jenna Fischer B
Claire's Camera Dir. Hong Sang-soo. Kim Min-hee, Isabelle Huppert, Jung Jin-young B
The Crescent Dir. Seth A. Smith. Danika Vandersteen, Woodrow Graves, Britt Loder B
Double Lover Dir. François Ozon. Marina Vacth, Jérémie Renier, Myriam Boyer B
A Fantastic Woman Dir. Sebastián Lelio. Daniela Vega, Francisco Reyes, Luis Gnecco B
Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc Dir. Bruno Dumont. Lise Leplat Prudhomme B
Kings Dir. Deniz Gamze Ergüven. Halle Berry, Lamar Johnson, Daniel Craig B
Logan Lucky Dir. Steven Soderbergh. Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Daniel Craig B
The Lovers Dir. Azazel Jacobs. Tracy Letts, Debra Winger, Melora Walters B
M.F.A. Dir. Natalia Leite. Francesca Eastwood, Peter Vack, Leah McKendrick B
Molly's Game Dir. Aaron Sorkin. Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner B
Mudbound Dir. Dee Rees. Garrett Hedlund, Jason Mitchell, Carey Mulligan, Jason Clarke B
Okja Dir. Bong Joon-ho. An Seo Hyun, Tilda Swinton, Byun Hee-Bong, Paul Dano B
Paddington 2 Dir. Paul King. Voice of Ben Whishaw, Hugh Grant, Hugh Bonneville B
A Prayer Before Dawn Dir. Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire. Joe Cole, Panya Yimmumphai B
The Rider Dir. Chloé Zhao. Brady Jandreau, Tim Jandreau, Lilly Jandreau, Lane Scott B
Roman J. Israel, Esq. Dir. Dan Gilroy. Denzel Washington, Colin Farrell, Carmen Ejogo B
Sea Sorrow Dir. Vanessa Redgrave. Documentary about refugees and human rights B
The Shape of Water Dir. Guillermo del Toro. Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones, Richard Jenkins B
Subdued Dir. Hamid Nematollah. Leila Hatami, Kourosh Tahami, Leila Moosavi B
The Summit Dir. Santiago Mitre. Ricardo Darín, Érica Rivas, Dolores Fonzi B
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Dir. Martin McDonagh B
Verónica Dir. Paco Plaza. Sandra Escacena, Iván Chavero, Bruna González B
Viceroy's House Dir. Gurinder Chadha. Hugh Bonneville, Manish Dayal B
Wajib Dir. Annemarie Jacir. Mohammad Bakri, Saleh Bakri, Maria Zreik, Leila Bakri B
The Wife Dir. Björn Runge. Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce, Christian Slater B
Wind River Dir. Taylor Sheridan. Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Graham Greene B
Alien: Covenant Dir. Ridley Scott. Katherine Waterston, Michael Fassbender C+
Barrage Dir. Laura Schroeder. Lolita Chammah, Themis Pauwels, Isabelle Huppert C+
Brawl in Cell Block 99 Dir. S. Craig Zahler. Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Carpenter C+
Crown Heights Dir. Matt Ruskin. Lakeith Stanfield, Nnamdi Asomugha, Natalie Paul C+
En el séptimo día Dir. Jim McKay. Fernando Cardona, Abel Perez, Gilberto Jimenez C+
Ghost in the Shell Dir. Rupert Sanders. Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbæk C+
The Insult Dir. Ziad Doueiri. Adel Karam, Kamel El Basha, Camille Salameh C+
It Dir. Andrés Muschietti. Jaeden Lieberher, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis C+
It Comes at Night Dir. Trey Edward Shults. Kelvin Harrison Jr., Joel Edgerton C+
Last Flag Flying Dir. Richard Linklater. Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston C+
Loving Vincent Dirs. Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman. Animated C+
Luk'Luk'I Dir. Wayne Wapeemukwa. Angel Gates, Ken Harrower, Eric Buurman C+
Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts Dir. Mouly Surya. Marsha Timothy, Dea Panendra C+
My Cousin Rachel Dir. Roger Michell. Sam Claflin, Rachel Weisz, Holliday Grainger C+
Outside In Dir. Lynn Shelton. Mark Duplass, Edie Falco, Kaitlyn Dever C+
Poor Agnes Dir. Navin Ramaswaran. Lora Burke, Robert Notman, Will Conlon C+
Stronger Dir. David Gordon Green. Jake Gyllenhaal, Tatiana Maslany C+
Thirst Street Dir. Nathan Silver. Lindsay Burdge, Damien Bonnard, Esther Garrel C+
Woman Walks Ahead Dir. Susanna White. Jessica Chastain, Michael Greyeyes C+
Baby Driver Dir. Edgar Wright. Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Lily James, Jon Hamm C
Dark River Dir. Clio Barnard. Ruth Wilson, Mark Stanley, Sean Bean, Shane Attwooll C
Darkest Hour Dir. Joe Wright. Gary Oldman, Stephen Dillane, Lily James C
The Day After Dir. Hong Sang-soo. Kwon Hae-hyo, Kim Min-hee, Kim Sae-byeok C
Detroit Dir. Kathryn Bigelow. Algee Smith, John Boyega, Will Poulter, Jacob Latimore C
The Disaster Artist Dir. James Franco. Dave Franco, James Franco, Seth Rogen C
Ferrari Dir. Alireza Davoudnejad. Tarlan Parvaneh, Mohsen Tanabandeh, Sima Tirandaz C
Foxtrot Dir. Samuel Maoz. Lior Ashkenazi, Yonatan Shiray, Sarah Adler, Shira Haas C
The Green Fog Dirs. Guy Maddin, Galen Johnson, Evan Johnson. Experimental film C
The Hungry Dir. Bornila Chatterjee. Naseeruddin Shah, Tisca Chopra, Antonio Aakeel C
Kidnap Dir. Luis Prieto. Halle Berry, Sage Correa, Chris McGinn, Lew Temple C
The Killing of a Sacred Deer Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos. Colin Farrell, Barry Keoghan C
Marjorie Prime Dir. Michael Almereyda. Lois Smith, Geena Davis, Tim Robbins C
Negar Dir. Rambod Javan. Negar Javaherian, Mohammad Reza Forutan C
The Trip to Spain Dir. Michael Winterbottom. Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon C
Under the Tree Dir. Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson. Steinþór Hróar Steinþórsson C
Happy End Dir. Michael Haneke. Isabelle Huppert, Mathieu Kassovitz, Fantine Harduin C
The Hero Dir. Brett Haley. With Sam Elliott, Laura Prepon, Nick Offerman, Krysten Ritter C
Ismaël's Ghosts Dir. Arnaud Desplechin. Mathieu Amalric, Charlotte Gainsbourg C
Kupal Dir. Kazem Mollaie. Levon Haftvan, Nazanin Farahani, Vahan Salimzadeh C
Paris Square Dir. Lúcia Murat. Joana de Verona, Grace Passô, Alex Brasil C
Star Wars, Episode VIII: The Last Jedi Dir. Rian Johnson. Daisy Ridley C
Victoria & Abdul Dir. Stephen Frears. Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Eddie Izzard C
All the Money in the World Dir. Ridley Scott. Michelle Williams, Mark Wahlberg D+
The Confession Dir. Zaza Urushadze. Dimitri Tatishvili, Sophia Sebiskveradze D+
Downsizing Dir. Alexander Payne. Matt Damon, Hong Chau, Kristen Wiig D+
Landline Dir. Gillian Robespierre. Jenny Slate, Abby Quinn, John Turturro, Edie Falco D+
Marshall Dir. Reginald Hudlin. Chadwick Boseman, Josh Gad, Sterling K. Brown D+
Sicilian Ghost Story Dirs. Fabio Grassadonia, Antonio Piazza. Julia Jedlikowska D+
Wonder Wheel Dir. Woody Allen. Kate Winslet, Justin Timberlake, Juno Temple D+
Wonder Woman Dir. Patty Jenkins. Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, David Thewlis, Danny Huston D+
All Male, All Nude Dir. Gerald McCullouch. Documentary about Atlanta strip club D
The Greatest Showman Dir. Michael Gracey. Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams D
Samui Song Dir. Pen-ek Ratanaruang. Chermarn Boonyasak, David Asavanond D
Split Dir. M. Night Shyamalan. James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Betty Buckley D
The Party Dir. Sally Potter. Kristin Scott Thomas, Patricia Clarkson, Timothy Spall D
On Chesil Beach Dir. Dominic Cooke. Billy Howle, Saoirse Ronan, Emily Watson F
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