31. Molly's Game
Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Aaron Sorkin
Actors: Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, Rachel Skarsten, Chris O'Dowd
Plot: Based on the true story of Molly Bloom, who was many things - an attractive, young woman, a world-class Olympic skier and purveyor of the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game. Hollywood royalty, sports superstars and business titans all took part in the game - as did the Russian Mob - which brought the FBI down on Molly. With the world seeing nothing but what the tabloids said, she could only count on one person - her defense lawyer Charlie Jaffey, to be her ally and tell her story.
32. Only the Brave
Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Joseph Kosinski
Actors: Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller, James Badge Dale, Josh Brolin, Taylor Kitsch, Jeff Bridges
Plot: In June of 2013, a wildfire broke out in Yarnell, Arizona and several teams of firefighters were called in to battle the blaze. One of those was the Granite Mountain Hotshots an elite team from Prescott, Arizona that tragically lost 19 men to the blaze.
33. Thor: Ragnarok
Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Taika Waititi
Actors: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Mark Ruffalo, Karl Urban, Idris Elba, Cate Blanchett
Plot: The return of Hela, goddess of death, sets in motion Ragnarok, which will destroy Asgard and all of its people. Thor races back home and races against time to prevent these end times against his people, but what will he do when he loses the power of his mighty hammer, Mjolnir and then is pitted against the Hulk in a gladiatorial match.
34. In This Corner of the World ( Kono sekai no katasumi ni )
Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Sunao Katabuchi
Actors: Non - Rena Nounen, Megumi Han, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Natsuki Inaba, Nanase Iwai, Minori Omi
Plot: In 1935 Suzu lives with her family in Eba, a town in Hiroshima, where her artistic talent is allowed to flourish. All that changes when she finds herself suddenly married as a teen, whisked off to Kure where she falls in to a daily routine of cleaning, mending and cooking. As war looms over Japan, Suzu finds living a normal life becomes more and more difficult as food rationing and air raids disrupt her life. Through hardships both physical and emotional, Suzu determinedly soldiers on.
35. Spider-Man: Homecoming
Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jon Watts
Actors: Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr., Jon Favreau, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon
Plot: After helping out The Avengers during the events of Civil War, young Peter Parker returns to New York, now under the tutelage of Tony Stark, and finds that returning to a normal life is difficult when you're also Spider-Man. Yet as he comes to terms with being a teen and being a hero, a new villain called Vulture threatens to destroy all he holds dear.
36. Wonder Woman
Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Patty Jenkins
Actors: Gal Gadot, Robin Wright, Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen, David Thewlis, Elena Anaya
Plot: Diana, an Amazonian princess, has been raised to be the ultimate warrior. But her sheltered life on a remote island is interrupted when a pilot crash-lands on their land. Hearing of an epic battle raging across the planet, she decides to join the fight and, in doing so, becomes a true hero and embraces her destiny.
37. Split
Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Actors: James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Haley Lu Richardson, Betty Buckley, Jessica Sula, Brad William Henke
Plot: A man suffering from dissociative identity disorder contends with 23 different personalities. But each one comes together in unity upon the kidnapping of three women as one, last hidden personality emerges. But will this battle within his psyche free them or destroy them all?
38. Chasing Coral
Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jeff Orlowski
Actors: Zackery Rago, Andrew Ackerman, Trevor Mendelow, John 'Charlie' Veron, Richard Vevers, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg
39. Darkest Hour
Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Joe Wright
Actors: Gary Oldman, Stephen Dillane, Kristin Scott Thomas, Ben Mendelsohn, Lily James, Ronald Pickup
Plot: Mere days after becoming the new Prime Minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchhill faces one of his most daunting and defining trial: as Nazi Germany subjugates Western Europe, Great Britain is clearly in its sites. An unprepared public, a skeptical king and with his own party plotting against him, Churchill will have to figure out how to rally his nation, and, in doing so, change the course of history.
40. Okja
Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Korean
Genre: Adventure/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Bong Joon Ho
Actors: Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano, Seo-Hyun Ahn, Hee-Bong Byun, Steven Yeun, Lily Collins
