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| 1. The Big Sick – A romantic comedy based on the real-life relationship between Kumail Nanjiani and his wife Emily V. Gordon, who co-wrote the film together. |
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| 2. Manchester by the Sea – A drama about a man named Lee Chandler who returns to his hometown after the death of his brother, only to confront his past traumas. |
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| 3. The Report – A political thriller based on the true story of Daniel J. Jones, a Senate staffer who investigated the CIA’s use of torture following the September 11 attacks. |
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| 4. The Lost City of Z – An adventure film based on the true story of explorer Percy Fawcett, who disappeared while searching for a mythical city in the Amazon. |
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| 5. Honey Boy – A drama written by and starring Shia LaBeouf, inspired by his own troubled childhood and relationship with his father. |
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| 6. Paterson – A drama directed by Jim Jarmusch about a bus driver and poet named Paterson, played by Adam Driver, living in Paterson, New Jersey. |
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| 7. Sound of Metal – A drama about a heavy metal drummer who begins to lose his hearing and must come to terms with his new reality. |
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| 8. The Handmaiden – A South Korean psychological thriller directed by Park Chan-wook, based on the novel Fingersmith by Sarah Waters. |
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| 9. You Were Never Really Here – A neo-noir psychological thriller starring Joaquin Phoenix as a traumatized veteran who tracks down missing girls for a living. |
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| 10. Beautiful Boy – A drama based on the memoirs of David and Nic Sheff, a father-son duo who struggled with Nic’s addiction to methamphetamine. |