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The Movies of 2017: World Premieres
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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. Tomáš Maštalír, 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