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This was a great year for great movies. While some of the biggest movies of the year are still in—or about to hit—theatres, there are plenty of great films out already. These are some of the top movies of 2017—including box office smashes, critical successes and underrated gems—that you can borrow from the Edmonton Public Library!
Jordan Peele (of Key and Peele) made his directorial debut with this twisty horror movie. The simple description is that it's about a black man meeting an...Show more
Jordan Peele (of Key and Peele) made his directorial debut with this twisty horror movie. The simple description is that it's about a black man meeting and spending the weekend with his white girlfriend's family—but as the story unfolds, we learn that it definitely isn't that simple!
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Jordan Peele (of Key and Peele) made his directorial debut with this twisty horror movie. The simple description is that it's about a black man meeting an...Show more
Jordan Peele (of Key and Peele) made his directorial debut with this twisty horror movie. The simple description is that it's about a black man meeting and spending the weekend with his white girlfriend's family—but as the story unfolds, we learn that it definitely isn't that simple!
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Comedian Kumail Nanjiani co-wrote The Big Sick with his wife Emily V. Gordon; it's based on the real-life story of how they met, fell in love and then fac...Show more
Comedian Kumail Nanjiani co-wrote The Big Sick with his wife Emily V. Gordon; it's based on the real-life story of how they met, fell in love and then faced Emily's mysterious illness. Holly Hunter and Ray Romano received rave reviews as Emily's parents, who meet Kumail for the first time while their daughter's in the hospital.
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Comedian Kumail Nanjiani co-wrote The Big Sick with his wife Emily V. Gordon; it's based on the real-life story of how they met, fell in love and then fac...Show more
Comedian Kumail Nanjiani co-wrote The Big Sick with his wife Emily V. Gordon; it's based on the real-life story of how they met, fell in love and then faced Emily's mysterious illness. Holly Hunter and Ray Romano received rave reviews as Emily's parents, who meet Kumail for the first time while their daughter's in the hospital.
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Director Christopher Nolan plays with time and perspective in Dunkirk, a war movie that looks at the WWII evacuation of Dunkirk from land, sea and air. Du...Show more
Director Christopher Nolan plays with time and perspective in Dunkirk, a war movie that looks at the WWII evacuation of Dunkirk from land, sea and air. Dunkirk has topped many best movies of 2017 lists, including Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly and The New York Times.
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Director Christopher Nolan plays with time and perspective in Dunkirk, a war movie that looks at the WWII evacuation of Dunkirk from land, sea and air. Du...Show more
Director Christopher Nolan plays with time and perspective in Dunkirk, a war movie that looks at the WWII evacuation of Dunkirk from land, sea and air. Dunkirk has topped many best movies of 2017 lists, including Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly and The New York Times.
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Audiences cheered the return of Gal Gadot as Diana Prince (a.k.a. Wonder Woman) and her no-nonsense approach to saving the world. The film made over $400 ...Show more
Audiences cheered the return of Gal Gadot as Diana Prince (a.k.a. Wonder Woman) and her no-nonsense approach to saving the world. The film made over $400 million and inspired young (and young at heart!) moviegoers around the world. Like Get Out and The Big Sick, Wonder Woman was named one of the American Film Institute's Top 10 Movies of 2017.
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Audiences cheered the return of Gal Gadot as Diana Prince (a.k.a. Wonder Woman) and her no-nonsense approach to saving the world. The film made over $400 ...Show more
Audiences cheered the return of Gal Gadot as Diana Prince (a.k.a. Wonder Woman) and her no-nonsense approach to saving the world. The film made over $400 million and inspired young (and young at heart!) moviegoers around the world. Like Get Out and The Big Sick, Wonder Woman was named one of the American Film Institute's Top 10 Movies of 2017.
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The Lost City of Z (starring Charlie Hunnam, Robert Pattinson and Sienna Miller) didn't do well at the box office, but the story of a British explorer sea...Show more
The Lost City of Z (starring Charlie Hunnam, Robert Pattinson and Sienna Miller) didn't do well at the box office, but the story of a British explorer searching for a lost city in the Amazon was well-received by critics. The movie has appeared on Esquire and The New York Times' Best Movies of 2017 lists.
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The Lost City of Z (starring Charlie Hunnam, Robert Pattinson and Sienna Miller) didn't do well at the box office, but the story of a British explorer sea...Show more
The Lost City of Z (starring Charlie Hunnam, Robert Pattinson and Sienna Miller) didn't do well at the box office, but the story of a British explorer searching for a lost city in the Amazon was well-received by critics. The movie has appeared on Esquire and The New York Times' Best Movies of 2017 lists.
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Technically one of the many prestigious films released in select markets in late 2016 for Academy Award eligibility, I Am Not your Negro had a much larger...Show more
Technically one of the many prestigious films released in select markets in late 2016 for Academy Award eligibility, I Am Not your Negro had a much larger release in February of 2017. The Samuel L. Jackson-narrated documentary looks at the history of racism in America through the words of writer James Baldwin.
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Technically one of the many prestigious films released in select markets in late 2016 for Academy Award eligibility, I Am Not your Negro had a much larger...Show more
Technically one of the many prestigious films released in select markets in late 2016 for Academy Award eligibility, I Am Not your Negro had a much larger release in February of 2017. The Samuel L. Jackson-narrated documentary looks at the history of racism in America through the words of writer James Baldwin.
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If The Little Hours lost you when it was described as an adaptation of Giovanni Boccaccio's The Decameron, maybe the cast will win you back: Aubrey Plaza,...Show more
If The Little Hours lost you when it was described as an adaptation of Giovanni Boccaccio's The Decameron, maybe the cast will win you back: Aubrey Plaza, Alison Brie, Dave Franco, John C. Reilly, Molly Shannon and Kate Micucci star in what Vulture called a "deliciously deadpan sex farce" and one of the best movies of 2017. (The bawdy comedy is also available for instant streaming through Hoopla.)
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If The Little Hours lost you when it was described as an adaptation of Giovanni Boccaccio's The Decameron, maybe the cast will win you back: Aubrey Plaza,...Show more
If The Little Hours lost you when it was described as an adaptation of Giovanni Boccaccio's The Decameron, maybe the cast will win you back: Aubrey Plaza, Alison Brie, Dave Franco, John C. Reilly, Molly Shannon and Kate Micucci star in what Vulture called a "deliciously deadpan sex farce" and one of the best movies of 2017. (The bawdy comedy is also available for instant streaming through Hoopla.)
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Queen Latifah led a fabulous foursome (including Jada Pinkett Smith, Regina Hall and breakout star Tiffany Haddish) in a wild R-rated reunion movie that Time named "the funniest, raunchiest movie of the summer."
Queen Latifah led a fabulous foursome (including Jada Pinkett Smith, Regina Hall and breakout star Tiffany Haddish) in a wild R-rated reunion movie that Time named "the funniest, raunchiest movie of the summer."
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Queen Latifah led a fabulous foursome (including Jada Pinkett Smith, Regina Hall and breakout star Tiffany Haddish) in a wild R-rated reunion movie that Time named "the funniest, raunchiest movie of the summer."
Queen Latifah led a fabulous foursome (including Jada Pinkett Smith, Regina Hall and breakout star Tiffany Haddish) in a wild R-rated reunion movie that Time named "the funniest, raunchiest movie of the summer."
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Rumble (subtitled "The Indians Who Rocked the World") sheds light on the often-forgotten or erased contributions that Indigenous singers, musici...Show more
Rumble (subtitled "The Indians Who Rocked the World") sheds light on the often-forgotten or erased contributions that Indigenous singers, musicians and performers have made to the music world—including what some call the very foundation of rock and roll.
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Rumble (subtitled "The Indians Who Rocked the World") sheds light on the often-forgotten or erased contributions that Indigenous singers, musici...Show more
Rumble (subtitled "The Indians Who Rocked the World") sheds light on the often-forgotten or erased contributions that Indigenous singers, musicians and performers have made to the music world—including what some call the very foundation of rock and roll.
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Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis was given the biopic treatment in Maudie, starring Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawke. The film did more than just sell tickets...Show more
Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis was given the biopic treatment in Maudie, starring Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawke. The film did more than just sell tickets—it also reinvigorated public interest in Lewis' art, with the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia noting that the number of visitors to Maud Lewis' house and workshop increased over the previous year.
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Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis was given the biopic treatment in Maudie, starring Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawke. The film did more than just sell tickets...Show more
Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis was given the biopic treatment in Maudie, starring Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawke. The film did more than just sell tickets—it also reinvigorated public interest in Lewis' art, with the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia noting that the number of visitors to Maud Lewis' house and workshop increased over the previous year.
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File this documentary under "Movies you might have missed." Obit takes a deeper look at the world of written eulogies through The New York Times...Show more
File this documentary under "Movies you might have missed." Obit takes a deeper look at the world of written eulogies through The New York Times' Obituary desk. How do you summarize a life in just a few lines? Who decides what gets remembered—and what gets edited out? Obit is one of Rotten Tomatoes' best reviewed movies of 2017.
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File this documentary under "Movies you might have missed." Obit takes a deeper look at the world of written eulogies through The New York Times...Show more
File this documentary under "Movies you might have missed." Obit takes a deeper look at the world of written eulogies through The New York Times' Obituary desk. How do you summarize a life in just a few lines? Who decides what gets remembered—and what gets edited out? Obit is one of Rotten Tomatoes' best reviewed movies of 2017.
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Many of the big Canadian movies of 2017 are still in theatres (or have not yet been released on DVD) but one that you can check out is Bon Cop Bad Cop 2, ...Show more
Many of the big Canadian movies of 2017 are still in theatres (or have not yet been released on DVD) but one that you can check out is Bon Cop Bad Cop 2, the sequel to the 2006 hit. Colm Fiore and Patrick Huard are back in their original roles but this time the focus shifts from the differences between French and English Canada to the differences between Canada and the United States.
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Many of the big Canadian movies of 2017 are still in theatres (or have not yet been released on DVD) but one that you can check out is Bon Cop Bad Cop 2, ...Show more
Many of the big Canadian movies of 2017 are still in theatres (or have not yet been released on DVD) but one that you can check out is Bon Cop Bad Cop 2, the sequel to the 2006 hit. Colm Fiore and Patrick Huard are back in their original roles but this time the focus shifts from the differences between French and English Canada to the differences between Canada and the United States.
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