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I did not have time to see enough movies this year, but I did see enough to have a pretty solid top ten! Looking forward to catching the ones I missed, but in the meantime, these movies are worth loving!
-Melody Farrell
10. STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI
Rey develops her newly discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength of her powers. Meanwhile, the Resistance prepares for battle with the First Order.
9. WONDER WOMAN
When a pilot crashes and tells of conflict in the outside world, Diana, an Amazonian warrior in training, leaves home to fight a war, discovering her full powers and true destiny.
8. THE POST
A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between the press and the government.
7. IT
A group of bullied kids bands together when a shapeshifting monster, taking the appearance of a clown, begins hunting children.
6. MOLLY'S GAME
The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game and became an FBI target.
5. COCO
Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family's ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather, a legendary singer.
4. DUNKIRK
Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire, and France are surrounded by the German Army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.
3. GET OUT
It's time for a young African-American to meet with his white girlfriend's parents for a weekend in their secluded estate in the woods, but before long, the friendly and polite ambiance will give way to a nightmare.
2. BABY DRIVER
After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail.
1. THE BIG SICK
Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings.