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2017 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2017th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations. It was marked by political, social, and environmental events such as the Gambian constitutional crisis, the Women's March, the Solar eclipse of August 21, and the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft's end of mission.
Learn about the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, and notable deaths in the film industry in 2017. Find out how Star Wars, Beauty and the Beast, The Fate of the Furious, and Despicable Me 3 broke records and made history.
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- The New President. Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States on Jan. 20, outlining his vision of a new national populism and reiterating the same “America First” mantra that delivered the White House to him during the 2016 election.
- The Mueller Investigation. Bowing to public and congressional pressure, Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller in May as a special counsel to conduct the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign.
- Greater Tensions with North Korea. American tensions with North Korea intensified rapidly since President Donald Trump was inaugurated in late January, as leader Kim Jong Un made no secret that his scientists are working on a nuclear-tipped missile capable of reaching the U.S.
- The #MeToo Movement. In early October, back-to-back bombshell reports in The New York Times and The New Yorker revealed that film mogul Harvey Weinstein allegedly lured women into hotel rooms and bars, and sexually harassed or assaulted them in what some have described as an open secret known for years in Hollywood.
A list of movies released in 2017, sorted by popularity and rated by IMDb users. See the titles, genres, directors, stars, ratings, and summaries of 106 movies from 2017, including Thor: Ragnarok, Wonder Woman, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and more.
Dec 14, 2017 · See what New York Times editors picked as the best of 2017 for arts, style, travel and more. Take a look back at the news and stories that shaped an extraordinary year.