Films I've Watched From 2017
Listed from best to worst with a rating, MVP and my favourite scene given. I'll add everything I do see from the year. Anything rated an 8.0 and above is highly recommended.
Bold = best performance of the year/best scene of the year.
10 - masterpiece.
9.0-9.5 - amazing/near-masterpiece.
8.0-8.5 - great/really great.
7.0-7.5 - very good.
6.0-6.5 - good.
5.0-5.5 - okay.
4.0-4.5 - bad.
3.0-3.5 - terrible.
2.0-2.5 - disaster.
1.0-1.5 - no redeemable qualities.
Bold = best performance of the year/best scene of the year.
10 - masterpiece.
9.0-9.5 - amazing/near-masterpiece.
8.0-8.5 - great/really great.
7.0-7.5 - very good.
6.0-6.5 - good.
5.0-5.5 - okay.
4.0-4.5 - bad.
3.0-3.5 - terrible.
2.0-2.5 - disaster.
1.0-1.5 - no redeemable qualities.
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- DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsHarrison FordRyan GoslingAna de ArmasYoung Blade Runner K's discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former Blade Runner Rick Deckard, who's been missing for thirty years.Rating: 9.5/10
Best scene: I do hope you're satisfied with our product/final scene.
MVP: Ryan Gosling as 'K'. - DirectorChristopher NolanStarsFionn WhiteheadBarry KeoghanMark RylanceAllied soldiers from Belgium, the British Commonwealth and Empire, and France are surrounded by the German Army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.Rating: 9.0/10
Best scene: Oil spill.
MVP: Mark Rylance as Mr. Dawson. - DirectorMartin McDonaghStarsFrances McDormandWoody HarrelsonSam RockwellA mother personally challenges the local authorities to solve her daughter's murder when they fail to catch the culprit.Rating: 9.0/10
Best scene: Molotov cocktails.
MVP: Frances McDormand as Mildred Hayes. - DirectorLee UnkrichAdrian MolinaStarsAnthony GonzalezGael García BernalBenjamin BrattAspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family's ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather, a legendary singer.Rating: 8.5/10
Best scene: Remember me.
MVP: Anthony Gonzalez as Miguel. - DirectorLuca GuadagninoStarsTimothée ChalametArmie HammerMichael StuhlbargIn 1980s Italy, romance blossoms between a seventeen-year-old student and the older man hired as his father's research assistant.Rating: 8.5/10
Best scene: Elio and his dad's end conversation/Visions of Gideon.
MVP: Timothée Chalamet as Elio Perlman. - DirectorEdgar WrightStarsAnsel ElgortJon BernthalJon HammAfter being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail.Rating: 8.5/10
Best scene: The bit where Baby listens to music.
MVP: Ansel Elgort as Baby. - DirectorRian JohnsonStarsDaisy RidleyJohn BoyegaMark HamillRey develops her abilities with the help of Luke Skywalker, as the Resistance prepares for battle against the First Order.Rating: 8.5/10
Best scene: Supreme-Split.
MVP: Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker. - DirectorJordan PeeleStarsDaniel KaluuyaAllison WilliamsBradley WhitfordA young African-American visits his white girlfriend's parents for the weekend, where his simmering uneasiness about their reception of him eventually reaches a boiling point.Rating: 8.0/10
Best scene: Final sequence.
MVP: Daniel Kaluuya as Chris Washington. - DirectorGreta GerwigStarsSaoirse RonanLaurie MetcalfTracy LettsIn 2002, an artistically inclined 17-year-old girl comes of age in Sacramento, California.Rating: 8.0/10
Best scene: Airport drop-off/final scene.
MVP: Saoirse Ronan as Christine 'Lady Bird' McPherson. - DirectorClaude BarrasStarsGaspard SchlatterSixtine MuratPaulin JaccoudAfter losing his mother, a young boy is sent to an orphanage with other orphans his age where he begins to learn the meaning of trust and true love.Rating: 8.0/10
Best scene: Goodbye.
MVP: Paulin Jaccoud as Simon. - DirectorKathryn BigelowStarsJohn BoyegaAnthony MackieAlgee SmithFact-based drama set during the 1967 Detroit riots in which a group of rogue police officers respond to a complaint with retribution rather than justice on their minds.Rating: 8.0/10
Best scene: I don't see anything.
MVP: Will Poulter as Philip Krauss. - DirectorMichael ShowalterStarsKumail NanjianiZoe KazanHolly HunterPakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings.Rating: 8.0/10
Best scene: Kumail's bomb on stage.
MVP: Kumail Nanjiani as himself. - DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsVicky KriepsDaniel Day-LewisLesley ManvilleSet in 1950s London, Reynolds Woodcock is a renowned dressmaker whose fastidious life is disrupted by a young, strong-willed woman, Alma, who becomes his muse and lover.Rating: 8.0/10
Best scene: Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
MVP: Daniel Day-Lewis as Reynolds Woodcock. - DirectorJames MangoldStarsHugh JackmanPatrick StewartDafne KeenIn a future where mutants are nearly extinct, an elderly and weary Logan leads a quiet life. But when Laura, a mutant child pursued by scientists, comes to him for help, he must get her to safety.Rating: 8.0/10
Best scene: Don't be what they made you.
MVP: Hugh Jackman as Logan. - DirectorDavid LoweryStarsCasey AffleckRooney MaraMcColm Cephas Jr.In this singular exploration of legacy, love, loss, and the enormity of existence, a recently deceased, white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to try to reconnect with his bereft wife.Rating: 8.0/10
Best scene: The ending.
MVP: Rooney Mara as M. - DirectorSean BakerStarsBrooklynn PrinceBria VinaiteWillem DafoeSet over one summer, the film follows precocious six-year-old Moonee as she courts mischief and adventure with her ragtag playmates and bonds with her rebellious but caring mother, all while living in the shadows of Walt Disney World.Rating: 8.0/10
Best scene: To Magic Kingdom.
MVP: Brooklynn Prince as Moonee. - DirectorJames FrancoStarsJames FrancoDave FrancoAri GraynorWhen aspiring actor Greg Sestero meets the weird and mysterious Tommy Wiseau in an acting class, they form a unique friendship and travel to Hollywood to make their dreams come true.Rating: 8.0/10
Best scene: Film premiere.
MVP: James Franco as Tommy Wiseau. - DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsSally HawkinsOctavia SpencerMichael ShannonAt a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity.Rating: 8.0/10
Best scene. Ending scene.
MVP: Sally Hawkins as Elisa Esposito. - DirectorAaron SorkinStarsJessica ChastainIdris ElbaKevin CostnerThe true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game and became an FBI target.Rating: 7.5/10
Best scene: Three years of psychiatry in three minutes.
MVP: Jessica Chastain as Molly Bloom. - DirectorMatt ReevesStarsAndy SerkisWoody HarrelsonSteve ZahnAfter the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind.Rating: 7.5/10
Best scene: Alpha-Omega surprise attack on Ape's Command Base/Caesar's grenade throw.
MVP: Andy Serkis as Caesar. - DirectorJoseph KosinskiStarsJosh BrolinMiles TellerJeff BridgesBased on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a group of elite firefighters who risk everything to protect a town from a historic wildfire.Rating: 7.5/10
Best scene: Deploying the safety covers.
MVP: Miles Teller as Brendan McDonough. - DirectorMichael GraceyStarsHugh JackmanMichelle WilliamsZac EfronCelebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.Rating: 7.5/10
Best scene: Never Enough.
MVP: Hugh Jackman as P.T. Barnum. - DirectorMarc WebbStarsChris EvansMckenna GraceLindsay DuncanFrank, a single man raising his child prodigy niece Mary, is drawn into a custody battle with his mother.Rating: 7.5/10
Best scene: Hospital waiting room/reunion.
MVP: McKenna Grace as Mary Adler. - DirectorTaylor SheridanStarsElizabeth OlsenJeremy RennerGraham GreeneA wildlife officer, who is haunted by a tragedy that happened because of him, teams up with an FBI agent in solving a murder of a young woman on a Wyoming Native American reservation and hopes to get redemption from his past regrets.Rating: 7.5/10
Best scene: Trailer sequence.
MVP: Jeremy Renner as Cory Lambert. - DirectorTaika WaititiStarsChris HemsworthTom HiddlestonCate BlanchettImprisoned on the planet Sakaar, Thor must race against time to return to Asgard and stop Ragnarök, the destruction of his world, at the hands of the powerful and ruthless villain Hela.Rating: 7.5/10
Best scene: Ragnarok.
MVP: Chris Hemsworth as Thor. - DirectorChad StahelskiStarsKeanu ReevesRiccardo ScamarcioIan McShaneAfter returning to the criminal underworld to repay a debt, John Wick discovers that a large bounty has been put on his life.Rating: 7.5/10
Best scene: Open contract sequence.
MVP: Keanu Reeves as John Wick. - DirectorBenny SafdieJosh SafdieStarsRobert PattinsonBenny SafdieJennifer Jason LeighAfter a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Connie Nikas embarks on a twisted odyssey through New York City's underworld to get his brother Nick out of jail.Rating: 7.5/10
Best scene: Opening 20 minutes.
MVP: Robert Pattinson as Connie Nikas. - DirectorJames GunnStarsChris PrattZoe SaldanaDave BautistaThe Guardians struggle to keep together as a team while dealing with their personal family issues, notably Star-Lord's encounter with his father, the ambitious celestial being Ego.Rating: 7.5/10
Best scene: Only one spacesuit.
MVP: Michael Rooker as Yondu. - DirectorMatt SpicerStarsAubrey PlazaElizabeth OlsenO'Shea Jackson Jr.An unhinged social media stalker moves to LA and ingratiates herself into the life of an Instagram star.Rating: 7.5/10
Best scene: Ingrid's video.
MVP: Aubrey Plaza as Ingrid Thorburn. - DirectorCraig GillespieStarsMargot RobbieSebastian StanAllison JanneyCompetitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the activity is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.Rating: 7.5/10
Best scene: Sentencing/mirror.
MVP: Margot Robbie as Tonya Harding. - DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsChanning TatumAdam DriverDaniel CraigTwo brothers attempt to pull off a heist during a NASCAR race in North Carolina.Rating: 7.5/10
Best scene: Take Me Home, Country Roads.
MVP: Daniel Craig as Joe Bang. - DirectorDee ReesStarsJason MitchellCarey MulliganJason ClarkeTwo men return home from World War II to work on a farm in rural Mississippi, where they struggle to deal with racism and adjusting to life after war.Rating: 7.5/10
Best scene: His tongue.
MVP: Garrett Hedlund as Jamie McAllan - DirectorNoah BaumbachStarsAdam SandlerGrace Van PattenDustin HoffmanAn estranged family gathers together in New York City for an event celebrating the artistic work of their father.Rating: 7.5/10
Best scene: Brother's fight/Faculty show speeches.
MVP: Adam Sandler as Danny Meyerowitz. - DirectorMike MillsStarsAnnette BeningElle FanningGreta GerwigThe story of a teenage boy, his mother, and two other women who help raise him among the love and freedom of Southern California of 1979.Rating: 7.5/10
Best scene: Ending sequence.
MVP: Annette Bening as Dorothea Fields. - DirectorPatty JenkinsStarsGal GadotChris PineRobin WrightWhen a pilot crashes and tells of conflict in the outside world, Diana, an Amazonian warrior in training, leaves home to fight a war, discovering her full powers and true destiny.Rating: 7.5/10
Best scene: No Man's Land sequence.
MVP: Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman/Diana Prince. - DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsJennifer LawrenceJavier BardemEd HarrisA couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.Rating: 7.0/10
Best scene: Chaos in the house.
MVP: Jennifer Lawrence as Mother. - DirectorJon WattsStarsTom HollandMichael KeatonRobert Downey Jr.Peter Parker balances his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens with his superhero alter-ego Spider-Man, and finds himself on the trail of a new menace prowling the skies of New York City.Rating: 7.0/10
Best scene: Meeting Liz's dad.
MVP: Tom Holland as Peter Parker/Spider-Man. - DirectorDavid Gordon GreenStarsJake GyllenhaalTatiana MaslanyMiranda RichardsonStronger is the inspiring real life story of Jeff Bauman, an ordinary man who captured the hearts of his city and the world to become a symbol of hope after surviving the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.Rating: 7.0/10
Best scene: Bandage removal/I showed up!
MVP: Jake Gyllenhaal as Jeff Bauman. - DirectorMatthew VaughnStarsTaron EgertonColin FirthMark StrongAfter the Kingsman's headquarters is destroyed and the world is held hostage, an allied spy organization in the United States is discovered. These two elite secret agencies must band together to defeat a common enemy.Rating: 7.0/10
Best scene: Ski-lift sequence.
MVP: Taron Egerton as Gary 'Eggsy' Unwin. - DirectorMike FlanaganStarsCarla GuginoBruce GreenwoodChiara AureliaA couple tries to spice up their marriage in a remote lake house. After the husband dies unexpectedly, the wife is left handcuffed to their bed frame and must fight to survive and break free.Rating: 7.0/10
Best scene: Hand like a glove.
MVP: Carla Gugino as Jessie Burlingame. - DirectorM. Night ShyamalanStarsJames McAvoyAnya Taylor-JoyHaley Lu RichardsonThree girls are kidnapped by a man with a diagnosed 23 distinct personalities. They must try to escape before the apparent emergence of a frightful new 24th.Rating: 7.0/10
Best scene: The Beast.
MVP: James McAvoy as Kevin Wendell Crumb. - DirectorKogonadaStarsJohn ChoHaley Lu RichardsonParker PoseyA Korean-born man finds himself stuck in Columbus, Indiana, where his architect father is in a coma. The man meets a young woman who wants to stay in Columbus with her mother, a recovering addict, instead of pursuing her own dreams.Rating: 7.0/10
Best scene: What moves you?
MVP: Haley Lu Richardson as Casey. - DirectorAndy MuschiettiStarsBill SkarsgårdJaeden MartellFinn WolfhardIn the summer of 1989, a group of bullied kids band together to destroy a shape-shifting monster, which disguises itself as a clown and preys on the children of Derry, their small Maine town.Rating: 7.0/10
Best scene: Projector sequence.
MVP: Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise. - DirectorDanny BoyleStarsEwan McGregorEwen BremnerJonny Lee MillerAfter 20 years abroad, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reunites with his old friends Sick Boy, Spud, and Begbie.Rating: 7.0/10
Best scene: Port Sunshine.
MVP: Robert Carlyle as Francis 'Franco' Begbie. - DirectorBong Joon HoStarsTilda SwintonPaul DanoAhn Seo-hyunA young girl risks everything to prevent a powerful, multinational company from kidnapping her best friend - a fascinating beast named Okja.Rating: 7.0/10
Best scene: Leaving the slaughterhouse.
MVP: Seo-Hyun Ahn as Mija. - DirectorJake KasdanStarsDwayne JohnsonKaren GillanKevin HartFour teenagers are sucked into a magical video game, and the only way they can escape is to work together to finish the game.Rating: 7.0/10
Best scene: The new Vreeke house.
MVP: Kevin Hart as Fridge as Franklin "Moose" Finbar. - DirectorYorgos LanthimosStarsBarry G. BernsonHerb CaillouetBill CampSteven, a charismatic surgeon, is forced to make an unthinkable sacrifice after his life starts to fall apart, when the behavior of a teenage boy he has taken under his wing turns sinister.Rating: 7.0/10
Best scene: Spinning round.
MVP: Barry Keoghan as Martin. - DirectorJulia DucournauStarsGarance MarillierElla RumpfRabah Nait OufellaA young woman, studying to be a vet, develops a craving for human flesh.Rating: 7.0/10
Best scene: Ski pole/final scene.
MVP: Garance Marillier as Justine. - DirectorDave McCaryStarsKyle MooneyJorge Lendeborg Jr.Matt WalshAfter being freed from his life in an underground bunker, a man sets out to make a movie of the only TV show he has ever known.Rating: 7.0/10
Best scene: Until our next adventure.
MVP: Kyle Mooney as James Pope. - DirectorJoe WrightStarsGary OldmanLily JamesKristin Scott ThomasIn May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler, or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.Rating: 7.0/10
Best scene: We shall fight on the beaches.
MVP: Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill. - DirectorChris McKayStarsWill ArnettMichael CeraRosario DawsonA cooler-than-ever Bruce Wayne must deal with the usual suspects as they plan to rule Gotham City, while discovering that he has accidentally adopted a teenage orphan who wishes to become his sidekick.Rating: 7.0/10
Best scene: Alfred falls.
MVP: Will Arnett as Batman/Bruce Wayne. - DirectorDavid F. SandbergStarsAnthony LaPagliaSamara LeeMiranda OttoTwelve years after the tragic death of their little girl, a doll-maker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, where they become the target of the doll-maker's possessed creation, Annabelle.Rating: 6.5/10
Best scene: Toy gun.
MVP: Talitha Eliana Bateman as Janice. - DirectorGreg McLeanStarsJohn Gallagher Jr.Tony GoldwynAdria ArjonaIn a twisted social experiment, eighty Americans are locked in their high-rise corporate office in Bogotá, Colombia, and ordered by an unknown voice coming from the company's intercom system to participate in a deadly game of kill or be killed.Rating: 6.5/10
Best scene: End of the second round.
MVP: John Gallagher Jr. as Mike Milch. - DirectorMcGStarsJudah LewisSamara WeavingRobbie AmellWhen Cole stays up past his bedtime, he discovers that his hot baby sitter belongs to a satanic cult that will stop at nothing to keep him quiet.Rating: 6.5/10
Best scene: Goodbye, Babysitter.
MVP: Samara Weaving as Bee/Judah Lewis as Cole. - DirectorChristopher LandonStarsJessica RotheIsrael BroussardRuby ModineA college student must relive the day of her murder over and over again, in a loop that will end only when she discovers her killer's identity.Rating: 6.5/10
Best scene: Cupcake force-feed.
MVP: Jessica Rothe as Tree Gelbman - DirectorJoachim RønningEspen SandbergStarsJohnny DeppGeoffrey RushJavier BardemCaptain Jack Sparrow searches for the Trident of Poseidon to rule the sea while being pursued by old rival Captain Salazar and a crew of deadly ghosts who have escaped from the Devil's Triangle.Rating: 6.5/10
Best scene: Guillotine execution.
MVP: Javier Bardem as Captain Salazar. - DirectorDaniel EspinosaStarsJake GyllenhaalRebecca FergusonRyan ReynoldsA team of scientists aboard the International Space Station discover a rapidly evolving life form that caused extinction on Mars and now threatens all life on Earth.Rating: 6.5/10
Best scene: Final scene.
MVP: Jake Gyllenhaal as David Jordan. - DirectorChris PeckoverStarsOlivia DeJongeLevi MillerEd OxenbouldOn a quiet suburban street, a babysitter must defend a twelve-year-old boy from intruders, only to discover it's far from a normal home invasion.Rating: 6.5/10
Best scene: Ending scene.
MVP: Olivia DeJonge as Ashley. - DirectorJordan Vogt-RobertsStarsTom HiddlestonSamuel L. JacksonBrie LarsonAfter the Vietnam war, a team of scientists explores an uncharted island in the Pacific, venturing into the domain of the mighty Kong and must fight to escape a primal Eden.Rating: 6.5/10
Best scene: When Kong smashes things.
MVP: John C. Reilly as Hank Marlow. - DirectorZack SnyderStarsBen AffleckGal GadotJason MomoaFueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his new-found ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy.Rating: 6.5/10
Best scene: Sword push.
MVP: Ezra Miller as Barry Allen/The Flash. - DirectorMarti NoxonStarsRebekah KennedyLily CollinsDana L. WilsonA young woman, dealing with anorexia, meets an unconventional doctor who challenges her to face her condition and embrace life.Rating: 6.0/10
Best scene: Eli in the tent with her mum.
MVP: Lily Collins as Ellen. - DirectorZach BraffStarsMichael CaineAlan ArkinAnn-MargretDesperate to pay the bills and come through for their loved ones, three lifelong pals risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very bank that absconded with their money.Rating: 6.0/10
Best scene: The heist.
MVP: Morgan Freeman as Willie Davis. - DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsKenneth BranaghPenélope CruzWillem DafoeWhen a murder occurs on the train on which he's travelling, celebrated detective Hercule Poirot is recruited to solve the case.Rating: 5.5/10
Best scene: Discovery of the body.
MVP: Kenneth Branagh as Hercule Poirot. - DirectorTrish SieStarsAnna KendrickRebel WilsonBrittany SnowFollowing their win at the world championship, the now separated Bellas reunite for one last singing competition at an overseas USO tour, but face a group who uses both instruments and voices.Rating: 5.5/10
Best scene: Freedom.
MVP: Anna Kendrick as Beca Mitchell. - DirectorCate ShortlandStarsTeresa PalmerMax RiemeltMatthias HabichA passionate holiday romance leads to an obsessive relationship when an Australian photojournalist awakens in a Berlin apartment one morning and is unable to leave.Rating: 5.5/10
Best scene: The picture.
MVP: Teresa Palmer as Clare Havel. - DirectorStella MeghieStarsAmandla StenbergNick RobinsonAnika Noni RoseA teenager who's spent her whole life confined to her home falls for the boy next door.Rating: 4.5/10
Best scene: Looking for the papers.
MVP: Amandla Stenberg as Madeline Whittier.