2017
by chanwyon | created - 05 Jan 2018 | updated - 05 Jan 2018 | PublicFilms watched in 2017
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1. Lolita (1997)
R | 137 min | Drama, Romance
An English professor falls for a minor, and has to face the consequences of his actions.
Director: Adrian Lyne | Stars: Jeremy Irons, Dominique Swain, Melanie Griffith, Frank Langella
Votes: 66,483 | Gross: $1.40M
15/1/2017
2. Perfect Strangers (2016)
96 min | Comedy, Drama
Seven long-time friends meet for dinner. They decide to share their text messages, emails and phone calls. Secrets are unveiled. Harmony trembles.
Director: Paolo Genovese | Stars: Giuseppe Battiston, Anna Foglietta, Marco Giallini, Edoardo Leo
Votes: 71,339
23/1/2017
3. My Son (2006)
79 min | Drama
Tragedy strikes a young boy and his over-protective mother.
Director: Martial Fougeron | Stars: Nathalie Baye, Victor Sévaux, Olivier Gourmet, Marie Kremer
Votes: 834
1/2017
4. Manchester by the Sea (2016)
R | 137 min | Drama
A depressed uncle is asked to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy's father dies.
Director: Kenneth Lonergan | Stars: Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, Lucas Hedges
Votes: 313,530 | Gross: $47.70M
9/2/2017
5. Girlfriend Boyfriend (2012)
Not Rated | 106 min | Drama, Romance
When three rebellious students leave their hometown to pursue their lifelong dreams in the big city, their relationships start to face the pressures of real life as the 1980s Taiwanese ... See full summary »
Director: Ya-che Yang | Stars: Gwei Lun-Mei, Hsiao-chuan Chang, Rhydian Vaughan, Bryan Shu-Hao Chang
Votes: 2,124
11/2/2017
6. It's Only the End of the World (2016)
97 min | Drama
Louis (Gaspard Ulliel), a terminally ill writer, returns home after a long absence to tell his family that he is dying.
Director: Xavier Dolan | Stars: Gaspard Ulliel, Marion Cotillard, Léa Seydoux, Vincent Cassel
Votes: 25,191
14/2/2017
7. Léon: The Professional (1994)
R | 110 min | Action, Crime, Drama
12-year-old Mathilda is reluctantly taken in by Léon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. An unusual relationship forms as she becomes his protégée and learns the assassin's trade.
Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman, Danny Aiello
Votes: 1,245,024 | Gross: $19.50M
24/2/2017
8. Moonlight (I) (2016)
R | 111 min | Drama
A young African-American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood.
Director: Barry Jenkins | Stars: Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Trevante Rhodes, Alex R. Hibbert
Votes: 331,643 | Gross: $27.85M
28/2/2017
9. Elle (I) (2016)
R | 130 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A successful businesswoman gets caught up in a game of cat and mouse as she tracks down the unknown man who raped her.
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte, Anne Consigny, Charles Berling
Votes: 71,123
2/3/2017
10. Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013)
Not Rated | 117 min | Drama
A self-diagnosed nymphomaniac recounts her erotic experiences to the man who saved her after a beating.
Director: Lars von Trier | Stars: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stellan Skarsgård, Stacy Martin, Shia LaBeouf
Votes: 131,486 | Gross: $0.79M
24/3/2017
11. Things to Come (2016)
PG-13 | 102 min | Drama
A philosophy teacher soldiers through the death of her mother, losing her book deal, and dealing with a husband who is cheating on her.
Director: Mia Hansen-Løve | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, André Marcon, Roman Kolinka, Edith Scob
Votes: 14,739 | Gross: $0.28M
2/4/2017
12. Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013)
Not Rated | 124 min | Drama
The continuation of Joe's sexually dictated life delves into the darker aspects of her adulthood, obsessions and what led to her being in Seligman's care.
Director: Lars von Trier | Stars: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stellan Skarsgård, Willem Dafoe, Jamie Bell
Votes: 98,136 | Gross: $0.33M
3/4/2017
13. The Discovery (I) (2017)
TV-MA | 102 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Two years after the afterlife is scientifically proven, a man attempts to help a young woman break away from her dark past.
Director: Charlie McDowell | Stars: Robert Redford, Mary Steenburgen, Brian McCarthy, Jason Segel
Votes: 37,437
8/4/2017
14. Shame (2011)
NC-17 | 101 min | Drama
A sex addict's carefully cultivated private life falls apart after his sister arrives for an indefinite stay.
Director: Steve McQueen | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, James Badge Dale, Lucy Walters
Votes: 206,163 | Gross: $4.00M
10/4/2017
15. Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
R | 139 min | Biography, Drama, History
World War II American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, serving during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot.
Director: Mel Gibson | Stars: Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey, Teresa Palmer
Votes: 593,577 | Gross: $67.21M
30/4/2017
16. Lion (2016)
PG-13 | 118 min | Biography, Drama
A five-year-old Indian boy is adopted by an Australian couple after getting lost hundreds of kilometers from home. 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.
Director: Garth Davis | Stars: Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara, Sunny Pawar
Votes: 250,957 | Gross: $51.74M
1/5/2017
17. The Light Between Oceans (2016)
PG-13 | 133 min | Drama, Romance
A lighthouse keeper and his wife living off the coast of Western Australia raise a baby they rescue from a drifting rowing boat.
Director: Derek Cianfrance | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz, Florence Clery
Votes: 60,083 | Gross: $12.55M
8/6/2017
18. The Life of David Gale (2003)
R | 130 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.
Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Kate Winslet, Laura Linney, Cleo King
Votes: 126,048 | Gross: $19.59M
15/6/2017
19. Brooklyn (2015)
PG-13 | 117 min | Drama, Romance
An Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a romance with a local. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within.
Director: John Crowley | Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson, Jim Broadbent
Votes: 150,422 | Gross: $38.32M
10/7/2017
20. With Prisoners (2017)
100 min | Crime, Drama
After a bar brawl with an off-duty cop, aspiring thug Fan is sentenced for three months in a juvenile detention center, which practices military-style rehabilitation.
Director: Kwok Kuen Wong | Stars: Neo Yau, Kelvin Kwan, Wing-Yau Chiu, Ashina Kwok
Votes: 171
24/8/2017
21. 29 + 1 (2017)
111 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
This is a story in 2005. Christy Lam is a typical city girl born and raised in Hong Kong.
Directors: Wong Fung-Ying, So Pak-Lai, Kearen Pang, Kearen Pang Sau-Wai | Stars: Chrissie Chau, Joyce Cheng, Babyjohn Choi, Benjamin Yeung
Votes: 588
26/8/2017
22. Eastern Promises (2007)
R | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A teenager who dies during childbirth leaves clues in her journal that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.
Director: David Cronenberg | Stars: Naomi Watts, Viggo Mortensen, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Josef Altin
Votes: 260,998 | Gross: $17.11M
9/2017
23. 8 Women (2002)
R | 111 min | Comedy, Crime, Musical
A man is murdered in an isolated chalet, and the eight female residents are all suspects; their secrets are revealed as they try to determine who is guilty.
Director: François Ozon | Stars: Fanny Ardant, Emmanuelle Béart, Danielle Darrieux, Catherine Deneuve
Votes: 34,321 | Gross: $3.08M
13/9/2017
24. Secrets of the Tribe (2010)
TV-14 | 98 min | Documentary
The field of anthropology goes under the magnifying glass in this fiery investigation of the seminal research on Yanomami Indians. In the 1960s and '70s, a steady stream of anthropologists ... See full summary »
Director: José Padilha | Stars: Robert Borofsky, Jesus Cardozo, Napoleon A. Chagnon, Marie Isabel Eguillor
Votes: 516
25/9/2017
25. Con Air (1997)
R | 115 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Newly-paroled ex-con and former U.S. Ranger Cameron Poe finds himself trapped in a prisoner-transport plane when the passengers seize control.
Director: Simon West | Stars: Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich, Colm Meaney
Votes: 319,120 | Gross: $101.12M
29/9/2017
26.
Century of Cinema (1995–1998)
Episode:
Naamsaang-neuiseung
(1998)
80 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Stanley Kwan examines queer themes in Chinese film for this insightful documentary, produced for the British Film Institute's "Century of Cinema" series. Using film clips, personal ... See full summary »
Director: Stanley Kwan | Stars: Cheh Chang, Kaige Chen, Leslie Cheung, Peggy Chiao
Votes: 162
9/2017
27. The Grandmaster (2013)
PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Biography, Drama
The story of martial-arts master Ip Man, the man who trained Bruce Lee.
Director: Kar-Wai Wong | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Ziyi Zhang, Jin Zhang, Chang Chen
Votes: 36,748 | Gross: $6.59M
2/10/2017
28. Rak haeng Siam (2007)
Not Rated | 178 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Two boyhood friends are separated due to the disappearance of the sister of one of them, then later meet again as teenagers, when one of them has become a pop singer, and they discover feelings that they did not know they had.
Director: Chookiat Sakveerakul | Stars: Sinjai Plengpanich, Songsit Roongnophakunsri, Pimpan Buranapim, Laila Boonyasak
Votes: 4,269
3/10/2017
29. Return of the Cuckoo (2015)
103 min | Drama, Romance
Man Cho meet with his childhood love, Kwan Ho who come from the US after her family has an tragic accident. Man Cho who still love her, try to make Khan Ho feel alive again and pour her with love.
Director: Patrick Kong | Stars: Julian Cheung, Charmaine Sheh, Nancy Sit, Joe Chen
Votes: 131
5/10/2017
30. Mr. Brooks (2007)
R | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A well-respected businessman is sometimes controlled by his murder and mayhem-loving alter ego.
Director: Bruce A. Evans | Stars: Kevin Costner, Demi Moore, William Hurt, Dane Cook
Votes: 156,260 | Gross: $28.48M
6/10/2017
31. Hold You Tight (1998)
99 min | Drama, Romance
A man comes to Hong Kong and becomes deeply in love with a girl. He watches when this girl has a passionate relationship with her boyfriend. As he approaches her life, he begins to notice ... See full summary »
Director: Stanley Kwan | Stars: Chingmy Yau, Sunny Chan, Eric Tsang, Lawrence Ko
Votes: 333
21/10/2017
32. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Music
Two drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret.
Director: Stephan Elliott | Stars: Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce, Terence Stamp, Rebel Penfold-Russell
Votes: 54,989 | Gross: $11.22M
23/10/2017
33. Patrik, Age 1.5 (2008)
Unrated | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Swedish gay couple adopt what they think is an 18-month-old orphan, only to meet their new son, a 15-year-old homophobic delinquent.
Director: Ella Lemhagen | Stars: Gustaf Skarsgård, Torkel Petersson, Tom Ljungman, Amanda Davin
Votes: 10,394 | Gross: $0.06M
14/11/2017
34. The Kids Are All Right (2010)
R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two children conceived by artificial insemination bring their biological father into their non-traditional family life.
Director: Lisa Cholodenko | Stars: Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Mia Wasikowska
Votes: 134,420 | Gross: $20.81M
14/11/2017
35. Close-Knit (2017)
127 min | Drama
Tomo, an 11-year old girl, discovers her mother has abandoned her. Tomo's uncle and his transgender girlfriend, Rinko, take her in. Together they tackle the task of knitting 108 of Rinko's special hopes and dreams, one stitch at a time.
Director: Naoko Ogigami | Stars: Tôma Ikuta, Kenta Kiritani, Mugi Kadowaki, Eiko Koike
Votes: 1,952
15/11/2017
36. A Man Called Ove (2015)
PG-13 | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Ove, an ill-tempered, isolated retiree who spends his days enforcing block association rules and visiting his wife's grave, has finally given up on life just as an unlikely friendship develops with his boisterous new neighbors.
Director: Hannes Holm | Stars: Rolf Lassgård, Bahar Pars, Filip Berg, Ida Engvoll
Votes: 68,440 | Gross: $3.48M
16/11/2017
37. Love Education (2017)
Not Rated | 120 min | Drama, Music
A dying old lady reminisces about her happier moments. Her daughter, Hui Ying, decides to move her father's grave from his hometown to beside her mother's grave. However, his first wife, ... See full summary »
Director: Sylvia Chang | Stars: Sylvia Chang, Zhuangzhuang Tian, Yueting Lang, Ningfeng Song
Votes: 1,022
24/12/2017
38. Angels Wear White (2017)
TV-14 | 107 min | Drama
In a small seaside town, two schoolgirls are sexually assaulted by a middle-aged man in a motel. Mia, a teenager who was working on reception that night, is the only witness. For fear of losing her job, she chooses to keep silence.
Director: Vivian Qu | Stars: Vicky Chen, Meijun Zhou, Ke Shi, Le Geng
Votes: 2,488
26/12/2017
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