The New York Times 2017
Intro
The following films appeared on The New York Times best of 2017 lists from Manohla Dargis and A.O Scott. These are abridged lists not including all entries.
Source: The Best Movies of 2017
Films
Manohla Dargis
1. Dunkirk
UK, USA, France, Netherlands
Christopher Nolan
Lists: Sight & Sound (9, 2017)
2. Ex Libris: The New York Public Library
USA
Frederick Wiseman
Lists: Cinema Scope (Special Mention, 2017) | Film Comment (6, 2017)
Festivals: Toronto (TIFF Docs, 2017) | Venice (In Competition, 2017)
3. Faces Places
Visages villages
France
Agnès Varda, JR
Lists: Film Comment (8, 2017) | Sight & Sound (6, 2017 / 18, 2018)
Festivals: Cannes (Out of Competition, 2017) | New York (Main Slate, 2017) | Telluride (2017) | Toronto (Masters, 2017)
4. The Florida Project
USA
Sean Baker
Lists: Film Comment (13, 2017) | Sight & Sound (9, 2017)
Festivals: Cannes (Directors' Fortnight, 2017) | New York (Main Slate, 2017) | Rotterdam (Limelight, 2018) | Toronto (Special Presentations, 2017)
5. Get Out
USA
Jordan Peele
Lists: Film Comment (4, 2017) | Sight & Sound (1, 2017)
Festivals: Sundance (Secret Screening, 2017)
6. Lady Bird
USA
Greta Gerwig
Lists: Film Comment (10, 2017) | Sight & Sound (19, 2017)
Festivals: New York (Main Slate, 2017) | Rotterdam (Limelight, 2018) | Telluride (2017) | Toronto (Special Presentations, 2017)
7. Okja
South Korea, USA
Bong Joon-ho
Festivals: Cannes (Competition, 2017)
8. Phantom Thread
USA
Paul Thomas Anderson
Lists: Cinema Scope (5, 2017) | Film Comment (15, 2017) | Sight & Sound (2, 2018)
Festivals: Rotterdam (Limelight, 2018)
9. A Quiet Passion
UK, Belgium
Terence Davies
Lists: Film Comment (2, 2017)
Festivals: Berlin (Berlinale Special, 2016) | New York (Film Comment Presents, 2016) | Toronto (Masters, 2016)
10. Wonder Woman
USA
Patty Jenkins
A.O. Scott
1. The Florida Project
USA
Sean Baker
Lists: Film Comment (13, 2017) | Sight & Sound (9, 2017)
Festivals: Cannes (Directors' Fortnight, 2017) | New York (Main Slate, 2017) | Rotterdam (Limelight, 2018) | Toronto (Special Presentations, 2017)
2. Lady Bird
USA
Greta Gerwig
Lists: Film Comment (10, 2017) | Sight & Sound (19, 2017)
Festivals: New York (Main Slate, 2017) | Rotterdam (Limelight, 2018) | Telluride (2017) | Toronto (Special Presentations, 2017)
3. Get Out
USA
Jordan Peele
Lists: Film Comment (4, 2017) | Sight & Sound (1, 2017)
Festivals: Sundance (Secret Screening, 2017)
4. I Am Not Your Negro
USA, France
Raoul Peck
Lists: Sight & Sound (19, 2017)
Festivals: Berlin (Panorama, 2017) | New York (Spotlight on Documentary, 2016) | Toronto (Documentaries, 2016)
5. Faces Places
Visages villages
France
Agnès Varda, JR
Lists: Film Comment (8, 2017) | Sight & Sound (6, 2017 / 18, 2018)
Festivals: Cannes (Out of Competition, 2017) | New York (Main Slate, 2017) | Telluride (2017) | Toronto (Masters, 2017)
6. Phantom Thread
USA
Paul Thomas Anderson
Lists: Cinema Scope (5, 2017) | Film Comment (15, 2017) | Sight & Sound (2, 2018)
Festivals: Rotterdam (Limelight, 2018)
7. A Fantastic Woman
Una mujer fantástica
Chile
Sebastián Lelio
Festivals: Berlin (Competition, 2017) | Telluride (2017) | Toronto (Special Presentations, 2017)
8. Graduation
Bacalaureat
Romania, France, Belgium
Cristian Mungiu
Festivals: Cannes (Competition, 2016) | New York (Main Slate, 2016) | Telluride (2016) | Toronto (Masters, 2016)
9. A Quiet Passion
UK, Belgium
Terence Davies
Lists: Film Comment (2, 2017)
Festivals: Berlin (Berlinale Special, 2016) | New York (Film Comment Presents, 2016) | Toronto (Masters, 2016)
10. War for the Planet of the Apes
USA
Matt Reeves