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Cinema · 2017 Ranked

Best Films of 2017, Ranked by IQ Score

The year auteur cinema dominated the Oscar conversation. Ranked.

2017 is the year auteur cinema dominated the Oscar conversation. The Shape of Water (del Toro, Best Picture). Get Out (Peele directorial debut). Phantom Thread (PTA-Day-Lewis final). Lady Bird (Gerwig directorial debut). Call Me by Your Name (Guadagnino).

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