TOP TEN FOREIGN MOVIES OF 2017 PART ONE

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Top Ten Foreign Movies of 2017

By Solomon Obi

The World is now in a visual age and gone are the days of literal materials or sorry literal materials are no longer are at the top of the chain, this is so all thanks to the invention of video camera, television, digital camera and other electronics in the 20th century have altered the way we perceive the society and world in its totality. This has caused a chain reaction and right now the fastest way to send a message or ideology is through visuals and with the coming of the internet, smart phones and computer, there really is no limit to the power of visual communication.
Movies are dynamic, they show us the society, reveal the truth, they educate, they inform, inspire and most importantly show the path that leads to equity and a better world.

Below are the top movies that ruled their worlds and beyond



The Greatest Showman
Directed by: Michael Gracey
Produced by: Laurence Mark, Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping
Screenplay: Jenny Bicks and Bill Condon
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Zac Efon, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson and Zendaya
Music: John Debney and John Trapanese
Plot: This Movie celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.
Production Company: Chernin Entertainment
Release Date: December 20, 2017
Budget: $84 million
Box Office: $407.2 million



The Shape of Water
Directed by: Guillermo del Toro
Produced by: Guillermo del Toro and J. Miles Dale
Screenplay by: Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor
Starring: Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones, Michael Stuhbarg and Octavia Spencer
Music: Alexandre Desplat
Plot: At a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity.
Production Company: TSG Entertainment and Double Dare You Productions
Release Date: December 1, 2017
Budget: $19.5 million
Box Office: $185 million



Wonder Woman
Directed by: Patty Jenkins
Produced by: Charles Roven, Deborah Snyder, Zack Snyder and Richard Suckle
Screenplay by: Allan Heinberg
Starring: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Danny Huston, David Thewlis, Connie Nielsen and Elena Anaya
Music: Rupert Gregson Williams
Plot: 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.
Production Company: DC Films, RatPac Dune Entertainment and Tencent Pictures
Release Date: June 2, 2017
Budget: $149 million
Box Office: $821 million



What Happened to Monday
Directed by: Tommy Wirkola
Produced by: Raffaella De Laurentiis, Fabrice Gianfermi and Philippe Rousselet
Written by: Max Botkin and Kerry Williamson
Starring: Noomi Rapace, Willem Dafoe, Glenn Close, Marwan Kenzari, Christian Rubeck, Pal Sverre Hagen, Tomiwa Edun and Cassie Clare
Music: Christian Wibe
Plot: In a world where families are limited to one child due to overpopulation, a set of identical septuplets must avoid being put to a long sleep by the government and dangerous infighting while investigating the disappearance of one of their own.
Distributed by: SND Films, Vendome Pictures and Netflix
Release Date: August 18, 2017
Box Office: $19.7 million



XXX Return of Xander Cage
Directed by: D.J. Caruso
Produced by: Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum, Vin Diesel and Samantha Vincent
Written by: F. Scott Frazier
Starring: Vin Diesel, Donnie Yan, Deepika Padukone, Kris Wu, Ruby Rose, Tony Jaa, Nina Dobrev, Samuel L. Jackson, Toni Collette, Ariadna Gutierrez and Hermione Corfield
Music: Brian Tyler
Plot: Xander Cage is left for dead after an incident, though he secretly returns to actions for a new, tough assignment with his handler Augustus Gibbons.
Production Company: One Race Films and Revolution Studios
Release Date: January 20, 2017
Budget: $85 million
Box Office: $346.3 million


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