Best Movies of 2017
by vineethingorani | created - 10 Sep 2018 | updated - 10 Sep 2018 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. It (I) (2017)
R | 135 min | Fantasy, Horror
In the summer of 1989, a group of bullied kids band together to destroy a shape-shifting monster, which disguises itself as a clown and preys on the children of Derry, their small Maine town.
Director: Andy Muschietti | Stars: Bill Skarsgård, Jaeden Martell, Finn Wolfhard, Sophia Lillis
Votes: 605,952 | Gross: $327.48M
2. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
R | 115 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A mother personally challenges the local authorities to solve her daughter's murder when they fail to catch the culprit.
Director: Martin McDonagh | Stars: Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Caleb Landry Jones
Votes: 554,823 | Gross: $54.51M
3. Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
R | 164 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
Young Blade Runner K's discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former Blade Runner Rick Deckard, who's been missing for thirty years.
Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling, Ana de Armas, Dave Bautista
Votes: 664,712 | Gross: $92.05M
4. The Shape of Water (2017)
R | 123 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
At a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity.
Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon, Doug Jones
Votes: 447,543 | Gross: $63.86M
5. Secret Superstar (2017)
Not Rated | 150 min | Drama, Music
A talented teenage singer-songwriter living amid domestic abuse becomes a YouTube sensation after a video in which she hides her identity goes viral.
Director: Advait Chandan | Stars: Zaira Wasim, Meher Vij, Raj Arjun, Aamir Khan
Votes: 29,434
6. Hindi Medium (2017)
Not Rated | 132 min | Comedy, Drama
A couple from Chandni Chowk aspire to give their daughter the best education and thus be a part of and accepted by the elite of Delhi.
Director: Saket Chaudhary | Stars: Irrfan Khan, Saba Qamar, Dishita Sehgal, Deepak Dobriyal
Votes: 31,988
7. Newton (2017)
Not Rated | 106 min | Comedy, Drama
A government clerk on election duty in the conflict ridden jungle of Central India tries his best to conduct free and fair voting despite the apathy of security forces and the looming fear of guerrilla attacks by communist rebels.
Director: Amit Masurkar | Stars: Rajkummar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi, Anjali Patil, Raghubir Yadav
Votes: 21,193
8. Seeking True Love (2017)
Not Rated | 116 min | Comedy, Romance
Set in the small-town of Bareilly, Bitti is a free-spirited young girl who lives life on her own terms and refuses to be pressured into getting married. Her life takes a shift when she meets Chirag Dubey and Pritam Vidrohi.
Director: Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari | Stars: Ayushmann Khurrana, Kriti Sanon, Rajkummar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi
Votes: 25,746
9. Mom (I) (2017)
TV-MA | 146 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After her daughter is sexually assaulted at a party, a furious mother sets out to destroy the lives of the four perpetrators who walked away free.
Director: Ravi Udyawar | Stars: Sridevi, Sajal Ali, Akshaye Khanna, Adnan Siddiqui
Votes: 11,818
10. Beyond the Clouds (2017)
120 min | Drama, Family
A hedonistic teenager in Mumbai is busted for dealing drugs and goes to his estranged sister for help, but complications land her in jail.
Director: Majid Majidi | Stars: Ishaan Khattar, Malavika Mohanan, Goutam Ghose, Sharada
Votes: 2,578
11. Wonder Woman (2017)
PG-13 | 141 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
When a pilot crashes and tells of conflict in the outside world, Diana, an Amazonian warrior in training, leaves home to fight a war, discovering her full powers and true destiny.
Director: Patty Jenkins | Stars: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Lucy Davis
Votes: 699,481 | Gross: $412.56M
12. Logan (2017)
R | 137 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
In a future where mutants are nearly extinct, an elderly and weary Logan leads a quiet life. But when Laura, a mutant child pursued by scientists, comes to him for help, he must get her to safety.
Director: James Mangold | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Dafne Keen, Boyd Holbrook
Votes: 830,997 | Gross: $226.28M
13. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
PG-13 | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The Guardians struggle to keep together as a team while dealing with their personal family issues, notably Star-Lord's encounter with his father, the ambitious celestial being Ego.
Director: James Gunn | Stars: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel
Votes: 759,291 | Gross: $389.81M
14. The Post (2017)
PG-13 | 116 min | Biography, Drama, History
A cover-up spanning four U.S. Presidents pushes the country's first female newspaper publisher and her editor to join an unprecedented battle between press and government.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk
Votes: 162,190 | Gross: $81.90M
15. Phantom Thread (2017)
R | 130 min | Drama, Romance
Set in 1950s London, Reynolds Woodcock is a renowned dressmaker whose fastidious life is disrupted by a young, strong-willed woman, Alma, who becomes his muse and lover.
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson | Stars: Vicky Krieps, Daniel Day-Lewis, Lesley Manville, Julie Vollono
Votes: 145,455 | Gross: $21.02M
16. Jagga Jasoos (2017)
TV-14 | 161 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Join Jagga, a gifted teenage detective, who along with a female companion, is on a quest to find his missing father.
Directors: Anurag Basu, Shubzz | Stars: Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Saswata Chatterjee, Chitrak Bandyopadhyay
Votes: 11,625 | Gross: $0.49M
17. Kaabil (2017)
Not Rated | 139 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A blind dubbing artist seeks revenge against a corrupt politician and his brother, after his wife is raped and killed.
Director: Sanjay Gupta | Stars: Hrithik Roshan, Yami Gautam, Ronit Roy, Rohit Roy
Votes: 29,329
18. Shubh Mangal Savdhan (2017)
Not Rated | 119 min | Comedy, Romance
In this remake of Kalyana Samayal Saadham (2013), a couple falls in love, but then the groom discovers that he suffers from erectile dysfunction.
Director: R.S. Prasanna | Stars: Ayushmann Khurrana, Bhumi Pednekar, Seema Pahwa, Anshul Chauhan
Votes: 11,062 | Gross: $0.69M
19. Tumhari Sulu (2017)
Not Rated | 150 min | Comedy, Drama
Sulu is an ambitious housewife with a loving husband and a happy family. Things start changing for her when she accidentally lands a job as a radio jockey and her show becomes an instant hit.
Director: Suresh Triveni | Stars: Vidya Balan, Manav Kaul, Neha Dhupia, Vijay Maurya
Votes: 5,532
20. Begum Jaan (2017)
Not Rated | 128 min | Action, Drama, History
The story of eleven prostitutes who refuse to part ways with their brothel and each other during the partition between India and Pakistan.
Director: Srijit Mukherji | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Pitobash, Pallavi Sharda, Naseeruddin Shah
Votes: 2,974
21. Anaarkali of Aarah (2017)
113 min | Drama
A village dancer is harassed by a local politician and is ridiculed by the police, but ends up plotting revenge to clear her name.
Director: Avinash Das | Stars: Pankaj Tripathi, Sanjay Mishra, Swara Bhasker, Mayur More
Votes: 2,002
22. Haraamkhor (2015)
90 min | Drama, Romance
A selfish, manipulative schoolteacher takes advantage of a schoolgirl's vulnerability to gratify his dark, narcissistic desires.
Directors: Shlok Sharma, Jatinkumar Jagdishbhai Patel | Stars: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Shweta Tripathi, Trimala Adhikari, Mohammad Samad
Votes: 4,433
23. Hotel Salvation (2016)
102 min | Comedy, Drama
Faced with his father's untimely and bizarre demand to go and die in the holy city of Varanasi and attain Salvation, a son is left with no choice but to embark on this journey.
Director: Shubhashish Bhutiani | Stars: Adil Hussain, Lalit Behl, Geetanjali Kulkarni, Palomi Ghosh
Votes: 2,392
24. Sachin - A Billion Dreams (2017)
138 min | Documentary, Sport
A tale of a small boy with dreams and his journey to becoming the God of Cricket and the most celebrated sportsperson in his country.
Director: James Erskine | Stars: Sachin Tendulkar, Mikail Gandhi, Anjali Tendulkar, Mayur More
Votes: 8,356
25. A Death in the Gunj (2016)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama, Thriller
Life for a shy young Indian student slowly falls to pieces during a family road trip.
Director: Konkona Sen Sharma | Stars: Kalki Koechlin, Vikrant Massey, Gulshan Devaiah, Ranvir Shorey
Votes: 6,164
26. Lipstick Under My Burkha (2016)
117 min | Comedy, Drama
In order to be independent and break free from the conservative society, four women sets on a journey to discover freedom and happiness.
Director: Alankrita Shrivastava | Stars: Aahana Kumra, Ratna Pathak Shah, Konkona Sen Sharma, Plabita Borthakur
Votes: 7,247
27. Qarib Qarib Single (2017)
125 min | Comedy, Romance
Yogi and Jaya, who have polar opposite personalities and sensibilities, meet via a online dating app. This encounter turns into so much more when the two travel to Rishikesh.
Director: Tanuja Chandra | Stars: Irrfan Khan, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Neha Dhupia, Isha Sharvani
Votes: 9,569
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