The Passerbuys Best Movies of 2017

“With 2017 coming to an end, it’s time to put together some of the best parts of entertainment that happened this year. We asked the over 300 women featured on Passerbuys, from LA and New York to London and Paris, for their favorite movies of the year so we can round them up in our top ten list below.”

Whether you like to watch a movie in the dark room of a theater or at home on Netflix, there was no shortage of good movies that came out this year. The top favorites include the romance and coming-of-age film, Call Me By Your Name, as the most recommended movie of the year, and Get Out and Lady Bird coming in at second and third most recommended. Then with summer comedy favorite Girls Trip, there was a wide variety of genres that made for an entertaining time in front of the screen.

Best Movies of 2017 List

1. Call Me By Your Name by Luca Guadagnino

It's the summer of 1983, and precocious 17-year-old Elio Perlman is spending the days with his family at their 17th-century villa in Lombardy, Italy. He soon meets Oliver, a handsome doctoral student who's working as an intern for Elio's father.

2. Get Out by Jordan Peele

Now that Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) and his girlfriend, Rose (Allison Williams), have reached the meet-the-parents milestone of dating, she invites him for a weekend getaway upstate with Missy and Dean. Their trip leads to a series of disturbing occurrences and encounters with Rose's family.

3. Lady Bird by Greta Gerwig

Marion McPherson, a California nurse, works tirelessly to keep her family afloat after her husband loses his job. She also maintains a turbulent bond with a teenage daughter who is just like her-- loving, strong-willed and deeply opinionated.

4. Good Time by The Safdie Brothers

After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Constantine "Connie" Nikas (Robert Pattinson) embarks on a twisted odyssey through the city's underworld in an increasingly desperate—and dangerous—attempt to get his brother Nick (Benny Safdie) out of jail.

5. Okja by Bong Joon-ho

For 10 idyllic years, young Mija has been caretaker and constant companion to Okja - a massive animal and an even bigger friend - at her home in the mountains of South Korea. But that changes when family-owned, multinational conglomerate Mirando Corporation takes Okja for themselves and transports her to New York.

Recommended by Molly Young, Jasmine Imani, Mari Andrew , Erin Allweiss

6. Girls Trip by Malcolm D. Lee

Best friends Ryan, Sasha, Lisa and Dina are in for the adventure of a lifetime when they travel to New Orleans for the annual Essence Festival. Along the way, they rekindle their sisterhood and rediscover their wild side by doing enough dancing, drinking, brawling and romancing to make the Big Easy blush.

Recommended by Katie Garcia, Ally Russell, Mari Andrew, Molly Young

7. I, Tonya by Craig Gillespie

Competitive 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.

Recommended by Kristi Garced, Nicole Najafi, Ana Giraldo-Wingler & Natalie Pace

8. The Florida Project by Sean Baker

Set on a stretch of highway just outside the imagined utopia of Disney World, The Florida Project follows six-year-old Moonee (Brooklynn Prince) and her rebellious mother Halley (Bria Vinai) over the course of a single summer.

Recommended by Zan Goodman, Katie Garcia , Katy Hallowell

9. The Meyerowitz Stories by Noah Baumbach

The adult children of Harold Meyerowitz reunite in New York in preparation for their father's career retrospective.

Recommended by Molly Young, Noemie Le Coz, Susan Alexandra

10. The Beguiled by Sofia Coppola

Cpl. John McBurney seeks refuge at an all-female Southern boarding school where the teachers and students seem more than willing to help. Soon, sexual tensions lead to dangerous rivalries as the women tend to his wounded leg while offering him comfort and companionship.

Recommended by Gia Salvaggio, Zan Goodman

*Some notable mentions: Logan by James Mangold (as recommended by Puno Dostres Molly Surno & Ally Russell), Killing of a Sacred Deer by Yorgos Lanthimos (as recommended by Kristi Garced & Sara Haile), Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold by Griffin Dunne (as recommended by Molly Surno & Nicole Steriovksi), 3 Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri by Martin McDonagh (as recommended by Marion Lange, & Erin Allweiss), Blade Runner by Denis Villeneuve (as recommended by Ly Ngo & Puno Dostres), The Big Sick by Michael Showalter (as recommended by Mari Andrew & Puno Dostres) and The Disaster Artist by James Franco (as recommended by Ally Russell & Natalie Pace)

Words by Jessica Jacolbe

cultureJessica JacolbeDecember 14, 2017Comment

The Passerbuys Best Movies of 2017

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