Another year in the books. 2017 was filled with extraordinary movies and not to mention plenty of lack-luster ones as well. Now which films are going to be on either side of the rankings? I guess that is why you are here, huh?

I am changing up my rankings a bit this year. I always explain how I see films in two different ways. One on a scale of entertainment/re-watch value which is what I typically base my rankings off of. The other is a “best of” scale which translates to the overall quality of a film. For instance, “Dunkirk” is an immaculate film in my eyes but not one I would watch over and over again versus a film like “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” being something I can watch repeatedly.

So, here we go…

2017 Entertainment Scale and Re-Watchability Ranks

1. Thor Ragnarok
2. Lady Bird
3. Star Wars The Last Jedi
4. Wonder Woman
5. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
6. John Wick: Chapter 2
7. Logan
8. Blade Runner 2049
9. Get Out
10. The Greatest Showman
11. It
12. Baby Driver
13. Kingsman: The Golden Circle
14. Annabelle: Creation
15. Atomic Blonde
16. Spider-Man Homecoming
17. Split
18. Dunkirk
19. The Hitman’s Bodyguard
20. Brawl in Cell Block 99
21. Jumanji
22. Bright
23. mother!
24. The Disaster Artist
25. It Comes at Night
26. The Killing of a Sacred Deer
27. Justice League
28. All the Money In the World
29. A Cure for Wellness
30. War for the Planet of the Apes
31. Beauty and the Beast
32. Kong: Skull Island
33. The Dark Tower
34. The Belko Experiment
35. Bad Moms Christmas
36. Life
37. Downsizing
38. Wheelman
39. The Foreigner
40. The Book of Henry
41. The Lost City of Z
42. Fate of the Furious
43. Power Rangers
44. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movies
45. Free Fire
46. 1922
47. All Eyez On Me
48. Everything, Everything
49. Despicable Me 3
50. The Mummy
51. Alien: Covenant
52. Rough Night
53. Baywatch
54. Berlin Syndrome
55. Fist Fight
56. Rings
57. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
58. The Circle
59. Snatched
60. XX
61. Transformers: The Last Knight
62. Death Race 2050
63. Death Note
64. The Black Room
65. The Emoji Movie

Rankings deserving of explanation:

-“Thor Ragnarok” was easily one of the most entertaining films of the year for me. I do not believe I stopped smiling for one moment throughout the film. Truly enjoyed my time during that film.

-I am one of the fans that really enjoyed this episode of Star Wars, hence “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” sitting where it does.

-“Wonder Woman” was one of the shocks of the year for me. Saw it opening weekend before the hype hit it and it remained one of my favorite films of the year.

-“Get Out” remains to be one of my favorite horror films…EVER… and I feel it was the spark that began horror for 2017, along with “Split”.

-Despite my criticisms, “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” was still the Kingsman I wanted. After such a strong outing from “Kingsman: The Secret Service”, it is hard to replicate that feeling.

-“mother!” is easily the biggest shock of the year.

-“Justice League” was stupid entertainment.

-I am the outlier that was not impressed with “War for the Planet of the Apes”.

-“Fate of the Furious” and “Power Rangers” are practically tied. If that does not symbolize what Fast has become, I do not know what to tell you.

-“Alien: Covenant” had to be some of the dumbest decision-making I have seen done in a serious film.

-“Death Race 2050” is one of the greatest worst movies ever.

-“The Emoji Movie”…….

And now for my ‘Best Of’ list:

1. Lady Bird
2. Dunkirk
3. Blade Runner 2049
4. Get Out
5. Logan
6. Thor: Ragnarok
7. Atomic Blonde
8. It
9. Star Wars The Last Jedi
10. Wonder Woman
11. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
12. Baby Driver
13. The Greatest Showman
14. mother!
15. War for the Planet of the Apes
16. John Wick: Chapter 2
17. Spider-Man Homecoming
18. The Killing of a Sacred Deer
19. Split
20. It Comes at Night
21. Annabelle: Creation
22. All the Money in the World
23. Brawl in Cell Block 99
24. A Cure for Wellness
25. Bright
26. Beauty and the Beast
27. Kingsman: The Golden Circle
28. Jumanji
29. The Book of Henry
30. Life
31. Alien: Covenant
32. The Hitman’s Bodyguard
33. The Belko Experiment
34. Wheelman
35. The Disaster Artist
36. Free Fire
37. Berlin Syndrome
38. Downsizing
39. Justice League
40. The Foreigner
41. The Dark Tower
42. The Lost City of Z
43. Kong: Skull Island
44. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
45. 1922
46. Everything Everything
47. Bad Moms Christmas
48. Despicable Me 3
49. All Eyez On Me
50. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
51. Death Race 2050
52. The Mummy
53. Rough Night
54. Power Rangers
55. Fate of the Furious
56. Fist Fight
57. Baywatch
58. The Circle
59. Rings
60. Snatched
61. XX
62. Transformers: The Last Knight
63. Death Note
64. The Black Room
65. The Emoji Movie