My Most Expected Films From Cannes 7
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1. The Day After (2017)
92 min | Drama, Romance
The married Bongwan leaves home in the dark morning and sets off to work. The memories of the woman who left weigh down on him. That day Bongwan's wife finds a love note, bursts into the office, and mistakes Areum for the woman who left.
Director: Hong Sang-soo | Stars: Yunhee Cho, Kwon Hae-hyo, Ki Joabang, Taeu Kang
Votes: 2,508 | Gross: $0.02M
2. Happy End (2017)
R | 107 min | Drama
A well-to-do French family deals with a series of setbacks and crises.
Director: Michael Haneke | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Mathieu Kassovitz, Fantine Harduin
Votes: 16,936 | Gross: $0.30M
3. Radiance (II) (2017)
101 min | Drama, Romance
A passionate writer of film versions for visually impaired people meets an older photographer who is slowly losing his eyesight.
Director: Naomi Kawase | Stars: Masatoshi Nagase, Ayame Misaki, Tatsuya Fuji, Kazuko Shirakawa
Votes: 1,998
4. Jupiter's Moon (2017)
PG-13 | 129 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Aryan is a Syrian refugee trying to make his way into Hungary from Serbia, along with his father and many other wretched souls. They are all caught, and find themselves in a web of cynicism and corruption.
Director: Kornél Mundruczó | Stars: Merab Ninidze, Zsombor Jéger, György Cserhalmi, Mónika Balsai
Votes: 3,522
5. Loveless (2017)
R | 127 min | Drama
A couple going through a divorce must team up to find their son who has disappeared during one of their bitter arguments.
Director: Andrey Zvyagintsev | Stars: Maryana Spivak, Aleksey Rozin, Matvey Novikov, Marina Vasileva
Votes: 35,567 | Gross: $0.57M
6. Okja (2017)
TV-MA | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A young girl risks everything to prevent a powerful, multinational company from kidnapping her best friend - a fascinating beast named Okja.
Director: Bong Joon Ho | Stars: Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano, Ahn Seo-hyun, Jake Gyllenhaal
Votes: 132,182
7. The Beguiled (2017)
R | 93 min | Drama, History, Thriller
The unexpected arrival of a wounded Union soldier at a girls school in Virginia during the American Civil War leads to jealousy and betrayal.
Director: Sofia Coppola | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Elle Fanning, Colin Farrell
Votes: 61,752 | Gross: $10.58M
8. The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
R | 121 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Steven, a charismatic surgeon, is forced to make an unthinkable sacrifice after his life starts to fall apart, when the behavior of a teenage boy he has taken under his wing turns sinister.
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos | Stars: Barry G. Bernson, Herb Caillouet, Bill Camp, Raffey Cassidy
Votes: 187,460 | Gross: $2.29M
9. Wonderstruck (2017)
PG | 116 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Tells the tale of two children separated by fifty years. In 1927, Rose searches for the actress whose life she chronicles in her scrapbook; in 1977, Ben runs away from home to find his father.
Director: Todd Haynes | Stars: Oakes Fegley, Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams, Millicent Simmonds
Votes: 11,080 | Gross: $1.03M
10. You Were Never Really Here (2017)
R | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A traumatized veteran unafraid of violence tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe's nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered leading to what could be his death trip or his awakening.
Director: Lynne Ramsay | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Judith Roberts, Ekaterina Samsonov, John Doman
Votes: 127,686 | Gross: $2.53M
11. Beauty and the Dogs (2017)
TV-MA | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A college student seeks help after a brutal assault but faces a bureaucratic nightmare when she reveals that her perpetrators are police officers.
Director: Kaouther Ben Hania | Stars: Mariam Al Ferjani, Ghanem Zrelli, Noomen Hamda, Mohamed Akkari
Votes: 2,715 | Gross: $0.01M
12. Barbara (I) (2017)
Not Rated | 98 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A director wants to make a biopic about the female singer Barbara.
Director: Mathieu Amalric | Stars: Jeanne Balibar, Mathieu Amalric, Vincent Peirani, Aurore Clément
Votes: 1,195
13. Fortunata (2017)
103 min | Drama
The story of a young mother (Jasmine Trinca) with a failed marriage behind her, who fights daily for her dream to open a hair salon, challenging her fate in an effort to free herself, gain independence, and claim her right to happiness.
Director: Sergio Castellitto | Stars: Jasmine Trinca, Stefano Accorsi, Alessandro Borghi, Edoardo Pesce
Votes: 1,596
14. The Workshop (2017)
Not Rated | 113 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
The scene is set one Summer in La Ciotat, a town near Marseille which used to be prosperous thanks to its huge dockyard but has been in decline since its closing 25 years before. It is in ... See full summary »
Director: Laurent Cantet | Stars: Marina Foïs, Matthieu Lucci, Florian Beaujean, Doudou Masta
Votes: 2,274 | Gross: $0.02M
15. The Desert Bride (2017)
Not Rated | 78 min | Drama
A journey through the vastness of the Argentine desert and what appeared to be the end of the road will become the beginning of a new life.
Directors: Cecilia Atán, Valeria Pivato | Stars: Paulina García, Claudio Rissi, María Cristina López, José Emilio Vera
Votes: 717 | Gross: $0.03M
16. April's Daughter (2017)
103 min | Drama
A pregnant 17-year-old decides to keep her condition to herself, enjoying a calm life in Puerto Vallarta. But, why on earth hadn't the inexperienced mother-to-be sought for assistance earlier? Can a mere child raise a kid on her own?
Director: Michel Franco | Stars: Emma Suárez, Ana Valeria Becerril, Enrique Arrizon, Joanna Larequi
Votes: 1,795
17. Walking Past the Future (2017)
129 min | Drama
The Yangs have moved from Gansu, one of the poorest provinces in Northwestern China, and settled in Shenzhen in South China more than 20 years ago. Having hoped to find a future for their ... See full summary »
Director: Ruijun Li | Stars: Zishan Yang, Fang Yin, Qinqin Li, Renhua Na
Votes: 92
18. Before We Vanish (2017)
R | 129 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Three aliens travel to Earth in preparation for a mass invasion, taking possession of human bodies.
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Stars: Masami Nagasawa, Ryûhei Matsuda, Hiroki Hasegawa, Masahiro Higashide
Votes: 2,824 | Gross: $0.05M
19. A Prayer Before Dawn (2017)
R | 116 min | Action, Biography, Crime
The true story of an English boxer incarcerated in one of Thailand's most notorious prisons as he fights in Muay Thai tournaments to earn his freedom.
Director: Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire | Stars: Joe Cole, Vithaya Pansringarm, Cherry Miko, Panya Yimmumphai
Votes: 26,199
20. The Villainess (2017)
Not Rated | 124 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A female assassin leaves a trail of bodies behind her as she seeks revenge.
Director: Jung Byung-gil | Stars: Kim Ok-bin, Shin Ha-kyun, Sung Jun, Kim Seo-hyeong
Votes: 16,804 | Gross: $0.03M
21. Based on a True Story (I) (2017)
100 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A writer goes through a tough period after the release of her latest book, as she gets involved with an obsessive admirer.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Emmanuelle Seigner, Eva Green, Vincent Perez, Dominique Pinon
Votes: 7,390
22. How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2017)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
An alien touring the galaxy breaks away from her group and meets two young inhabitants of the most dangerous place in the universe: the London borough of Croydon.
Director: John Cameron Mitchell | Stars: Elle Fanning, Alex Sharp, Nicole Kidman, Matt Lucas
Votes: 12,396 | Gross: $0.08M
23. Ismael's Ghosts (2017)
R | 114 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
The story follows a filmmaker (Mathieu Amalric) whose life is sent into a tailspin by the return of a former lover (Marion Cotillard as Carlotta) just as he is about to embark on the shoot of a new film.
Director: Arnaud Desplechin | Stars: Mathieu Amalric, Marion Cotillard, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Louis Garrel
Votes: 2,836 | Gross: $0.10M
24. Faces Places (2017)
PG | 94 min | Documentary, Adventure
Director Agnes Varda and photographer/muralist J.R. journey through rural France and form an unlikely friendship.
Directors: JR, Agnès Varda | Stars: Agnès Varda, JR, Jeannine Carpentier, Clemens Van Dungern
Votes: 13,610 | Gross: $0.95M
25. 24 Frames (2017)
Not Rated | 114 min | Drama
Collection of 24 short four-and-a-half minute films inspired by still images, including paintings and photographs.
Director: Abbas Kiarostami | Star: Mohamad Ramezani Pour
Votes: 2,252 | Gross: $0.03M
26. Plot 35 (2017)
67 min | Documentary
French actor Éric Caravaca confronts a mystery what happened to his parents' first child, Christine, who died at age three in Algeria before the director was born?
Director: Éric Caravaca | Stars: Angela Caravaca, Gilberto Caravaca, Olivier Caravaca, Baltasar Caravaca
Votes: 225
27. Come Swim (2017)
17 min | Short, Drama
Come Swim is a diptych of one man's day; half impressionist and half realist portraits.
Director: Kristen Stewart | Stars: Darby Dempsey, Sullivan Dempsey, Josh Kaye, Domenic Longo
Votes: 569
28. Claire's Camera (2017)
Unrated | 69 min | Drama
The story of female friendship as Frenchwoman Claire helps the subject of her photograph, Min-Hee, discover why she was fired without apparent cause.
Director: Hong Sang-soo | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Kim Min-hee, Chang Mi-hee, Jung Jin-young
Votes: 2,613 | Gross: $0.08M
29. The Venerable W. (2017)
PG | 100 min | Documentary
A view of the religious tensions between Muslims and Buddhist through the portrait of the Buddhist monk Ashin Wirathu, leader of anti-Muslim movement in Myanmar.
Director: Barbet Schroeder | Stars: Ashin Wirathu, U. Zanitar, Kyaw Zayar Htun, U. Kaylar Sa
Votes: 638
30. Napalm (II) (2017)
100 min | Documentary
Director: Claude Lanzmann | Star: Claude Lanzmann
Votes: 100
31. Golden Years (2017)
103 min | Drama
Based on a true story, a soldier deserts during WWI and dresses as a woman to escape the law. This triggers upheavals in his sexual behaviour and couple.
Director: André Téchiné | Stars: Pierre Deladonchamps, Céline Sallette, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, Michel Fau
Votes: 412
32. They (2017)
Not Rated | 80 min | Drama
Fourteen-year-old J goes by the pronoun 'They' and lives with their parents in the suburbs of Chicago. J is exploring their gender identity while taking hormone blockers to postpone puberty... See full summary »
Director: Anahita Ghazvinizadeh | Stars: Rhys Fehrenbacher, Kooyar Hosseini Golkou, Nicole Coffineau, Norma Moruzzi
Votes: 608
33. Twin Peaks (2017)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Picks up 25 years after the inhabitants of a quaint northwestern town are stunned when their homecoming queen is murdered.
Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Sheryl Lee, Michael Horse, Chrysta Bell
Votes: 75,929
34. Ava (II) (2017)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Romance
13-year-old Ava learns that she will lose her sight sooner than expected, and she confronts the problem in her own way.
Director: Léa Mysius | Stars: Noée Abita, Laure Calamy, Juan Cano, Tamara Cano
Votes: 3,320
35. The Family (2017)
TV-MA | 82 min | Drama
Andrés and his 12 year old son Pedro live in a violent neighborhood in Caracas, but they hardly see each other. One day, Andrés comes home and finds out that Pedro has gotten himself in serious trouble after hurting a boy in a fight.
Director: Gustavo Rondón Córdova | Stars: Giovanny Garcia, Reggie Reyes, Kirvin Barrios, Ninoska Silva
Votes: 460 | Gross: $0.00M
36. Gabriel and the Mountain (2017)
Not Rated | 131 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Before entering a prestigious American university, Gabriel Buchmann decided to travel the world for one year, his backpack full of dreams. After ten months on the road, he arrived in Kenya ... See full summary »
Director: Fellipe Barbosa | Stars: João Pedro Zappa, Caroline Abras, Alex Alembe, Rashidi Athuman
Votes: 1,467 | Gross: $0.02M
37. Oh Lucy! (2017)
95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A lonely woman living in Tokyo decides to take an English class, where she discovers her alter-ego, Lucy.
Director: Atsuko Hirayanagi | Stars: Shinobu Terajima, Soseki Yamatoya, Miyu Yagyu, Kayano Masuyama
Votes: 3,358 | Gross: $0.38M
38. Los Perros (2017)
94 min | Drama
Follows the story of a woman in her forties who becomes friend with an ex colonel and riding instructor with a shady past.
Director: Marcela Said | Stars: Antonia Zegers, Alfredo Castro, Rafael Spregelburd, Alejandro Sieveking
Votes: 469
39. Sicilian Ghost Story (2017)
Not Rated | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Against a heavy cloak of secrecy, a 12-year-old girl smitten with her handsome classmate ventures deeper and deeper into the enchanted Sicilian forests to find him, unaware of just how thick is the mystery behind his strange disappearance.
Directors: Fabio Grassadonia, Antonio Piazza | Stars: Julia Jedlikowska, Gaetano Fernandez, Corinne Musallari, Andrea Falzone
Votes: 2,396 | Gross: $0.02M
40. Bloody Milk (2017)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
When one of his cows gets sick, a farmer will stop at nothing to save the rest of the herd.
Director: Hubert Charuel | Stars: Swann Arlaud, Sara Giraudeau, Isabelle Candelier, Bouli Lanners
Votes: 1,708
41. The Nothing Factory (2017)
Not Rated | 177 min | Drama, Musical
One night, a group of workers discover their factory is being dismantled by the same administration that runs it. Quickly, the labourers organize themselves in order to occupy the plant.
Director: Pedro Pinho | Stars: José Smith Vargas, Carla Galvão, Njamy Sebastião, Joaquim Bichana Martins
Votes: 916
42. Alive in France (2017)
79 min | Documentary
Abel Ferrara headlines a film retrospective and a series of concerts in France dedicated to songs and music from his films. Preparations with his family and friends will form the material ... See full summary »
Director: Abel Ferrara | Stars: Mia Bablalis, Anastasia Balan, Laurent Bechad, Richard Belzer
Votes: 84
43. Lover for a Day (2017)
Not Rated | 76 min | Drama
A young woman returns home after the breakdown of a relationship to discover her father is dating a woman her age.
Director: Philippe Garrel | Stars: Éric Caravaca, Esther Garrel, Louise Chevillotte, Paul Toucang
Votes: 2,468
44. Bushwick (2017)
TV-MA | 94 min | Action, Thriller
When a U.S. based military force invades their Brooklyn neighborhood, 20-year-old Lucy and war veteran Stupe must depend on each other to survive.
Directors: Jonathan Milott, Cary Murnion | Stars: Dave Bautista, Brittany Snow, Angelic Zambrana, Jeremie Harris
Votes: 13,888
45. Pure Hearts (2017)
115 min | Drama, Romance
Agnese and Stefano are profoundly different. She is only seventeen, lives with her mother (a harsh but devoted woman and a regular church-goer) and is about to take a vow of chastity to ... See full summary »
Director: Roberto De Paolis | Stars: Selene Caramazza, Simone Liberati, Barbora Bobulova, Stefano Fresi
Votes: 853
46. I Am Not a Witch (2017)
93 min | Comedy, Drama
In a remote Zambian community a girl is denounced as a witch and sent on a trajectory of exploitation, as a tethered member of a witches' camp, a witch for hire and a tourist exhibit.
Director: Rungano Nyoni | Stars: Maggie Mulubwa, Henry B.J. Phiri, Nancy Murilo, Margaret Spinella
Votes: 4,203 | Gross: $0.05M
47. Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc (2017)
TV-PG | 105 min | Drama, History, Musical
France, 1425. In the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young Jeannette, at the still tender age of 8, looks after her sheep in the small village of Domremy. One day, she tells her friend... See full summary »
Director: Bruno Dumont | Stars: Lise Leplat Prudhomme, Jeanne Voisin, Lucile Gauthier, Victoria Lefebvre
Votes: 1,172
48. L'intrusa (2017)
95 min | Drama
Social worker in Naples confronts moral dilemma risking her life's work after battling criminal mindsets in the city's daily conflicts.
Director: Leonardo Di Costanzo | Stars: Raffaella Giordano, Valentina Vannino, Martina Abbate, Anna Patierno
Votes: 434
49. The Dragon Defense (2017)
79 min | Drama
This is the story of three old friends in downtown Bogotá. A chess player and small-time gambler, a watch maker, and a Spanish homeopath obsessed with poker. Finding comfort in the confines... See full summary »
Director: Natalia Santa | Stars: Victoria Hernandez, Maia Landaburu, Martha Leal, Yaima Morfa
Votes: 173
50. Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts (2017)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Thriller, Western
Marlina lives quietly in Sumba until one day a man named Markus and his gang try to rob her house and she kills him. Eventually, she is haunted by Markus, and her life turns in 180 degrees.
Director: Mouly Surya | Stars: Marsha Timothy, Egy Fedly, Tumpal Tampubolon, Yoga Pratama
Votes: 3,362 | Gross: $0.02M
51. Nothingwood (2017)
85 min | Documentary
French documentarist Sonia Kronlund follows actor and director Salim Shaheen, an Afghan movie star who produced more than 110 low-budget movies in a country devastated by war.
Director: Sonia Kronlund | Stars: Malik Akhlaqi, Qurban Ali, Malikdelha, Salim Shaheen
Votes: 321
52. Just to Be Sure (2017)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
An unshakable mine-clearing expert suddenly loses his footing when he learns that his father is not his father. Despite all the tenderness he feels for the man who raised him, he discreetly sets out to find his father.
Director: Carine Tardieu | Stars: François Damiens, Cécile de France, Guy Marchand, André Wilms
Votes: 1,972
53. Patti Cake$ (2017)
R | 109 min | Drama, Music
PATTI CAKE$ is centered on aspiring rapper Patricia Dombrowski, a.k.a. Killa P, a.k.a. Patti Cake$, who is fighting an unlikely quest for glory in her downtrodden hometown in New Jersey.
Director: Geremy Jasper | Stars: Danielle Macdonald, Sahr Ngaujah, Bridget Everett, Mamoudou Athie
Votes: 10,526 | Gross: $0.80M
54. The Rider (2017)
R | 104 min | Drama, Western
After suffering a near fatal head injury, a young cowboy undertakes a search for new identity and what it means to be a man in the heartland of America.
Director: Chloé Zhao | Stars: Brady Jandreau, Mooney, Tim Jandreau, Lilly Jandreau
Votes: 20,638 | Gross: $2.42M
55. Let the Sunshine In (2017)
Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Isabelle, Parisian artist, divorced mother, is looking for love, true love at last.
Director: Claire Denis | Stars: Juliette Binoche, Xavier Beauvois, Philippe Katerine, Josiane Balasko
Votes: 7,767 | Gross: $0.87M
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