Top 10 Best Movies for 2017

2017 was a pretty good year for the movies. What I liked was the movies I liked were spread out pretty evenly throughout the year. Although, I did have to play catch up at the beginning of this year (2018) to see all the movies I wanted and needed to see.

My criteria for making the top 10 list were that first of all I had to actually see the film, secondly I had to really really like the film. It had to resonate with me. From there I looked at acting, writing, directing, cinematography, originality, story, thought provoking ideas, and technical aspects.

Here, then is my list of the top 10 movies for 2017.

1. Blade Runner
2. The Shape of Water
3. Mother!
4. The Phantom Thread
5. The Killing of a Sacred Deer
6. Baby Driver
7. Get Out!
8. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Misouri
9. Atomic Blonde
10. Silence

Other films I liked but didn’t make the cut:

1. The Darkest Hour
2. Dunkirk
3. I, Tonya
4. The Post
5. Lady Bird