It’s reflective of the unpredictable array of voices in film and at this site, and a beautiful snapshot of the year in cinema.Ībout the rankings: We asked our ten regular film critics and two assistant editors to submit top ten lists from this great year, and then consolidated them with a traditional points system-10 points for #1, 9 points for #2, etc.-resulting in the list below, with a new entry for each awarded film.

Our joint top ten list reflects the range of filmmaking of 2017, including both unforgettable debuts and the works of masters like Paul Thomas Anderson and Terence Davies. The arthouse circuit delivered the kind of movies that set social media buzzing while even the blockbuster films of 2017 felt smarter and more accomplished, from “ Wonder Woman” to “ Dunkirk” to “ Star Wars: The Last Jedi.” There was a sense this year that film’s power to unite different types of people was more essential and more accomplished than usual, helped in part by two debut films from clearly prodigious talents, or maybe it was just a greater need to believe that's true. From all types of filmmaking, there were stories worth celebrating.

As the world grew more divisive in everyday life than it has in generations, people went to the movies in 2017 to escape, and found different ways to do so throughout the year.

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