# Midway through 1997: The Best Films this Year (so far)

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**Created:** [July 9, 2007, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midway-through-1997-the-best-films-this-year-so-far/411109 "2007-07-09T22:37:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2007, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midway-through-1997-the-best-films-this-year-so-far/411109/1 "2007-07-09T22:37:53Z")

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So, now that we’re at the halfway point, what would be your Top 10? Mine:

1. _Away from Her_
2. _Black Book_
3. _Paprika_
4. _The Lookout_
5. _Once_
6. _Zodiac_
7. _The Host_
8. _Paris Je T’Aime_
9. _Knocked Up_
10. _Amazing Grace_

Worst of the Year: _300_

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**Author:** ![The\_Shroud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/439d5e/32.png) [@The\_Shroud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Shroud)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2007, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midway-through-1997-the-best-films-this-year-so-far/411109/2 "2007-07-09T22:51:16Z")

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Number 1 is definitely _Titanic._

Sorry, couldn’t resist. 😃

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2007, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midway-through-1997-the-best-films-this-year-so-far/411109/3 "2007-07-09T23:01:59Z")

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This is not 1997.

But if you ask the _Men in Black_ for their little memory-flashy thing, maybe we’ll forget about this Thread!

:D:D:D:D:D

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**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2007, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midway-through-1997-the-best-films-this-year-so-far/411109/4 "2007-07-09T23:19:09Z")

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:smack: Duh. Asking a mod to change the thread title…

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**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2007, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midway-through-1997-the-best-films-this-year-so-far/411109/5 "2007-07-09T23:59:55Z")

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[QUOTE=The Shroud]  
Number 1 is definitely _Titanic._

Sorry, couldn’t resist. 😃  
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Titanic wasn’t released until December 19th, 1997. 😛

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**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midway-through-1997-the-best-films-this-year-so-far/411109/6 "2007-07-10T00:34:11Z")

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Can a mod close this thread? Thanks. 🙂