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Movies released in 2017

Rating: 75 %
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. Another 45 wins & 122 nominations.
Length: 120 mins
I, Tonya poster

I, Tonya (2017)

  • January 6th, 1994, ice skater Nancy Kerrigan is attacked and injured by Shane Stant

  • January 8th, 1994, Tonya Harding wins the US Championship

  • January 20th, 1994, Shawn Eckardt is interviewed

  • February 16th, 1991, Tonya Harding lands a triple axle at the nationals

  • February 21st, 1992, Tonya Harding places fourth in the Winter Olympics

  • March 18th, 1990, Tonya Harding marries Jeff Gillooly

Rating: 69 %
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 11 nominations.
Length: 112 mins
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Victoria & Abdul (2017)

  • January 22nd, 1901, Queen Victoria dies

  • June 23rd, 1887, Abdul Karim delivers a mohur gold coin to Queen Victoria

Rating: 73 %
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 5 wins & 18 nominations.
Length: 118 mins
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Marshall (2017)

  • January 31st, 1941, Joseph Spell is acquitted of the rape of Eleanor Strubing

Rating: 43 %
Awards: 1 win.
Length: 98 mins
Almost Sunrise poster

Almost Sunrise (2017)

  • February 1st, 2914, Tom Voss and Anthony Anderson end their 2,700-mile walk across the US in Santa Monica

  • August 30th, 2013, Tom Voss and Anthony Anderson start their 2,700-mile walk across the US from Milwaukee

Rating: 68 %
Awards: 3 nominations.
Length: 115 mins
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American Made (2017)

  • February 19th, 1986, Barry Seal is murdered outside a Salvation Army Center

  • March 28th, 1984, Barry Seal agrees to become a DEA informant

  • June 25th, 1984, Barry Seal uses a plane with hidden cameras to deliver cocaine to Nicaragua

Rating: 60 %
Awards: 1 nomination.
Length: 52 mins
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Rodney King (2017)

  • March 3rd, 1991, Rodney King is beaten by police

Rating: 70 %
Awards: Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 18 wins & 35 nominations.
Length: 107 mins
The Death of Stalin poster

The Death of Stalin (2017)

  • March 5th, 1953, Joseph Stalin dies

Rating: 75 %
Length: 134 mins
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Papillon (2017)

  • March 18th, 1944, Papillon successfully escapes from the penal colony

  • September 29th, 1933, Papillon is sent to a penal colony

  • October 26th, 1931, Henri Charrière, known as Papillon, is convicted of murder

  • November 28th, 1933, Papillon first tries to escape from the penal colony

Rating: 71 %
Awards: 7 wins & 6 nominations.
Length: 140 mins
The Spacewalker poster

The Spacewalker (2017)

  • March 18th, 1965, Alexei Leonov performed the first ever space walk

Rating: 6 %
Length: 22 mins
The Current: The Story of George Stinney, Jr poster

The Current: The Story of George Stinney, Jr (2017)

  • March 24th, 1944, Betty June Binniker and Mary Emma Thames are murdered

  • April 24th, 1944, George Stinney J is sentenced to death

  • June 16th, 1944, George Stinney Jr is executed by electrocution

    Rating: 63 %
    Length: 101 mins
    Chuck poster

    Chuck (2017)

    • March 24th, 1975, Chuck Wepner fights Muhammad Ali

    Rating: 70 %
    Awards: 2 wins & 8 nominations.
    Length: 119 mins
    Stronger poster

    Stronger (2017)

    • April 15th, 2013, Jeff Bauman loses his legs in the Boston Marathon bombing

    Rating: 71 %
    Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 7 wins & 50 nominations.
    Length: 140 mins
    Molly's Game poster

    Molly's Game (2017)

    • April 16th, 2013, Molly Bloom is arrested for money laundering

    • May 2nd, 2014, Molly Bloom pleads guilty and avoids a prison sentence

    • November 19th, 2007, Molly Bloom Inc is created

    Rating: 71 %
    Awards: Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination.
    Length: 101 mins
    Oklahoma City poster

    Oklahoma City (2017)

    • April 19th, 1995, Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols bomb a federal building

    Rating: 81 %
    Awards: Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 9 nominations.
    Length: 114 mins
    LA 92 poster

    LA 92 (2017)

    • April 29th, 1992, the 4 police officers accused of beating Rodney King are acquitted, prompting widespread rioting

    Rating: 59 %
    Awards: 1 win.
    Length: 95 mins
    6 Days poster

    6 Days (2017)

    • April 30th, 1980, hostages are taken in the Iranian Embassy in London

    • May 5th, 1980,

    Rating: 56 %
    Awards: 1 win.
    Length: 95 mins
    The Polka King poster

    The Polka King (2017)

    • May 9th, 1998, Jan Lewan's wife wins the Mrs. Pennsylvania contest

    • October 14th, 2004, Jan Lewan is found guilty of fraud

    Rating: 62 %
    Awards: 2 nominations.
    Length: 105 mins
    Poorna poster

    Poorna (2017)

    • May 25th, 2014, Malavath Poorna reaches the top of Mount Everest

    Rating: 74 %
    Awards: Won 3 Oscars. Another 64 wins & 229 nominations.
    Length: 107 mins
    Dunkirk poster

    Dunkirk (2017)

    • May 26th, 1940, the first day of the evacuation of allied soldiers at Dunkirk

    Rating: 85 %
    Length: 60 mins
    Sgt Pepper's Musical Revolution poster

    Sgt Pepper's Musical Revolution (2017)

    • May 26th, 1967, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is released

    Rating: 64 %
    Awards: 3 nominations.
    Length: 120 mins
    The Man with the Iron Heart poster

    The Man with the Iron Heart (2017)

    • May 27th, 1942, an ultimately successful attempt is made on Reinhard Heydrich's life

    Rating: 76 %
    Awards: 1 nomination.
    Length: 94 mins
    McLaren poster

    McLaren (2017)

    • June 2nd, 1970, Bruce McLaren dies in a car crash

    Rating: 73 %
    Awards: Won 2 Oscars. Another 51 wins & 77 nominations.
    Length: 125 mins
    Darkest Hour poster

    Darkest Hour (2017)

    • June 4th, 1940, Churchill gives his "We Shall Fight on the Beaches" speech

    Rating: 65 %
    Awards: 1 nomination.
    Length: 139 mins
    All Eyez on Me poster

    All Eyez on Me (2017)

    • June 4th, 1996, Hit 'Em Up is released

    • September 7th, 1996, Tupac is gunned down in a drive-by shooting

    • November 30th, 1994, Tupac Shakur is shot five times and hospitalised

    Rating: 62 %
    Awards: 1 win.
    Length: 110 mins
    Churchill poster

    Churchill (2017)

    • June 5th, 1944, Churchill prepares for D-Day

    Rating: 70 %
    Awards: 4 wins & 7 nominations.
    Length: 106 mins
    Salyut-7 poster

    Salyut-7 (2017)

    • June 6th, 1985, Soyuz T-13 launches, docking with Salyut 7

    Rating: 70 %
    Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 19 wins & 111 nominations.
    Length: 116 mins
    The Post poster

    The Post (2017)

    • June 13th, 1971, the New York Times prints the first of their articles about the leaked Pentagon Papers

    • June 30th, 1971, the High Court sides with the New York Times

    Rating: 60 %
    Length: 91 mins
    The Most Hated Woman in America poster

    The Most Hated Woman in America (2017)

    • June 17th, 1963, the Supreme Court rules that mandatory prayer in schools is illegal

    • August 27th, 1995, Madalyn Murray O'Hair is kidnapped

    Rating: 60 %
    Awards: 1 nomination.
    Length: 103 mins
    Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House poster

    Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (2017)

    • June 17th, 1972, five men break into DNC headquarters at the Watergate Complex

    Rating: 55 %
    Awards: 3 nominations.
    Length: 122 mins
    War Machine poster

    War Machine (2017)

    • June 22nd, 2010, the Rolling Stone article "The Runaway General" is published

    • September 20th, 2009, the General's report is leaked to the public

    Rating: 72 %
    Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 31 wins & 81 nominations.
    Length: 104 mins
    The Disaster Artist poster

    The Disaster Artist (2017)

    • June 27th, 2003, Tommy Wiseau's debut movie, The Room, premieres in Los Angeles

    Rating: 72 %
    Awards: 3 nominations.
    Length: 133 mins
    Only the Brave poster

    Only the Brave (2017)

    • June 30th, 2013, the Yarnell Hill Fire kills 19 members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots

    Rating: 55 %
    Length: 92 mins
    Aftermath poster

    Aftermath (2017)

    • July 1st, 2002, Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937 and DHL Flight 611 collide in mid-air

    Rating: 65 %
    Awards: 1 nomination.
    Length: 98 mins
    LBJ poster

    LBJ (2017)

    • July 2nd, 1964, Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act into law

    • November 22nd, 1963, Lyndon B. Johnson is inaugurated following the assassination of John F. Kennedy

    • November 27th, 1963, Lyndon B. Johnson appeals to Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act

    Rating: 70 %
    Awards: 7 wins & 13 nominations.
    Length: 108 mins
    Borg vs McEnroe poster

    Borg vs McEnroe (2017)

    Rating: 64 %
    Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 14 nominations.
    Length: 132 mins
    All the Money in the World poster

    All the Money in the World (2017)

    • July 10th, 1973, John Paul Getty III is kidnapped in Rome

    • December 15th, 1973, after a ransom is paid, John Paul Getty III is freed

    Rating: 53 %
    Length: 105 mins
    Kurtlar Vadisi Vatan poster

    Kurtlar Vadisi Vatan (2017)

    • July 15th, 2016, the Peace at Home Council, part of the armed forces, attempt a coup in Turkey

    Rating: 73 %
    Awards: 8 nominations.
    Length: 108 mins
    Professor Marston and the Wonder Women poster

    Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (2017)

    • July 18th, 1942, Wonder Woman #1 is published

    Rating: 73 %
    Awards: 5 wins & 19 nominations.
    Length: 143 mins
    Detroit poster

    Detroit (2017)

    • July 23rd, 1967, the 12th Street Riot begins in the early hours of the morning

    • July 25th, 1967, the Detroit police kill three civilians

    • July 26th, 1967,

    Rating: 75 %
    Awards: 1 win & 4 nominations.
    Length: 118 mins
    Breathe poster

    Breathe (2017)

    • August 8th, 1994, Robin Cavendish dies

    Rating: 82 %
    Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 26 nominations.
    Length: 113 mins
    Wonder poster

    Wonder (2017)

    • August 17th, 2006, August "Auggie" Pullman is born

    • September 8th, 2016, August "Auggie" Pullman starts middle school

    Rating: 74 %
    Awards: 2 wins & 3 nominations.
    Length: 126 mins
    The Zookeeper's Wife poster

    The Zookeeper's Wife (2017)

    • September 1st, 1939, the invasion of Poland begins

    Rating: 72 %
    Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination.
    Length: 116 mins
    Megan Leavey poster

    Megan Leavey (2017)

    • September 4th, 2006, Megan Leavey and her dog Rex are injured in an IED explosion in Iraq

    • December 22nd, 2012, Megan Leavey's dog Rex dies

    Rating: 77 %
    Awards: 5 wins & 3 nominations.
    Length: 133 mins
    Three Seconds poster

    Three Seconds (2017)

    • September 9th, 1972,

    Rating: 49 %
    Length: 88 mins
    9/11 poster

    9/11 (2017)

    • September 11th, 2001, the US is attacked by terrorists

    Rating: 66 %
    Awards: 3 nominations.
    Length: 97 mins
    Happy Death Day poster

    Happy Death Day (2017)

    • September 18th,

    Rating: 72 %
    Awards: Won 4 Oscars. Another 134 wins & 349 nominations.
    Length: 123 mins
    The Shape of Water poster

    The Shape of Water (2017)

    • September 18th, Elisa Esposito visits her neighbour Giles

    • September 19th, Elisa Esposito meets the Amphibian Man during a work shift at Occam

    • September 20th, Richard Strickland loses two fingers

    • October 10th, Elisa Esposito attempts to free the Amphibian Man

    Rating: 68 %
    Awards: Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 3 wins & 19 nominations.
    Length: 121 mins
    Battle of the Sexes poster

    Battle of the Sexes (2017)

    • September 20th, 1973, Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs at tennis