The films on this list have been selected from among those released in New York theaters during the year and are listed in order of preference.
1. THE POST
THE SHAPE OF WATER
LAST FLAG FLYING
THE OTHER SIDE OF HOPE
THE DIVINE ORDER
BOMBSHELL: THE HEDY LAMARR STORY
THE SALESMAN
1945
I, TONYA
THEIR FINEST
Other outstanding films of 2017 listed in no special order include: Graduation; Darkest Hour; Faces Places; Molly’s Game; The Women’s Balcony; Lady Bird; Foxtrot; Menashe; A Fantastic Woman; Dunkirk; Beatriz at Dinner; Call Me By Your Name; Downsizing; Aftermath; Afterimage' Wonder Wheel; Wonderstruck; The Florida Project; Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri; Stronger; Maudie; Mudbound; Victoria & Abdul; First They Killed My Father; Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story; Detroit; The Big Sick; The Promise; In the Fade; Wind River; Jane; The Unknown Girl; BPM (Beats per Minute); The Midwife; The Fencer; Indivisible; Footnotes; My Journey Through French Cinema; The Ticket.