The best historical films of 2017

38 historical films from 2017, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Dunkirk Score 88.2 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 92% · Metascore 94 · War, Action, Drama
  2. Darkest Hour Score 77.3 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 84% · Metascore 75 · Drama, History
  3. The Post Score 73.8 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 88% · Metascore 83
  4. A Taxi Driver Score 69.4 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 97% · Metascore 69
  5. The Death of Stalin Score 67.3 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 94% · Metascore 88
  6. Salyut-7: The True Story of the Soviet 'Apollo 13' Score 63.2 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 100%
  7. Detroit Score 62.8 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 82% · Metascore 77
  8. 1987: When the Day Comes Score 62.5 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 82%
  9. The 12th Man Score 58.8 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 86% · Metascore 70
  10. The Zookeeper's Wife Score 55.6 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 64% · Metascore 57