I gabbed about it to anyone who would listen and praised the brilliance of Jordan Peele’s ability to turn a horror movie into the most important movie about racism and prejudice of 2017. I saw Get Out three times in theaters, and it still wasn’t enough. With so many good movies, it’s nearly impossible to narrow down the very best of the year, but here are the 10 films that helped define cinema in 2017. Thor: Ragnarok redefined what the franchise looked like in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Wonder Woman saved the DC Cinematic Universe from, well, itself. Spider-Man: Homecoming, Wonder Woman and Thor: Ragnarok all made a mark on the genre in their own right. There were so many amazing independent movies in 2017 that Marvel and Warner Bros.’ biggest blockbusters felt like a cherry on top. Call Me By Your Name gave us the romantic, queer tale I’ve been waiting years to see and The Big Sick made me fall in love with Emily Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani’s relationship again and again. There was Get Out, the horror movie that subverted everything the genre stood for, and Lady Bird, a coming-of-age story that helped us see what it’s like to raise a teen from a mother’s perspective.

The series will end with Polygon’s Best of TV and Best of Movies pieces.Ģ017 was dominated by independent darlings, many of which surprised me upon release. Each will examine why the author believes that moment to be one of 2017’s most extraordinary. These personal essays will examine the best, most important and weirdest moments that occurred in television, film, streaming and YouTube/Twitch in 2017. Polygon is kicking off its best of entertainment series, which will run through the end of December and beginning of January, coming to a close just before the 2017 Golden Globes.

Best movies from 2017