10 Original Movies To Keep On Your Radar For The Rest Of 2017
Orcs, killer babies and miniature people? Grab the damn popcorn!
It feels like every movie that comes out is either a sequel, reboot, remake or prequel, and while there are definitely a sizeable amount of these released every year, there are also plenty of original movies dotted about to complement them.
Two of this summer's best offerings - Baby Driver and Dunkirk - were both original movies, and with services like Netflix providing a safe platform for experimental storytelling, and numerous recent sequels performing below expectations at the box-office, original film is as important and prolific as ever.
They're not all gold, mind you - anyone who saw The Emoji Movie or Snatched will attest to that - but you feel a sense of mystery when you sit down to watch brand-new characters and a fresh story, something you won't always experience when checking out the latest Marvel or Star Wars effort.
2017 is stacked with original film projects, and the best may yet be to come. If you're bored of franchises or just fancy checking out something a little different, the following ten movies should definitely be on your watch-list as we inch closer to the end of the year...
10. Wheelman
The first of many Netflix Originals on this list, Wheelman (which has nothing to do with the video game series of the same name) follows a getaway driver (played by Frank Grillo) who gets caught up in a bank robbery gone wrong.
He's been betrayed, you see, and with his family at risk and a car full of cash at his disposal, he must move fast in order to discover how the hell he ended up in this situation.
There are two reasons why Wheelman is standing out amidst a crowded autumn/winter movie season. Firstly, it's something markedly different within Netflix's own line of original films. The streaming platform hasn't really experimented with an action-thriller before, making Wheelman an expansion of their already-broad creative capabilities.
And secondly, with Frank Grillo leading the charge, Wheelman is touting an action star that can convincingly pull off the stunts, fights and chases, but can also bring a heart and believability to his characters.
He showed this in the latter two Purge movies and has also excelled in smaller dramatic roles in movies like Warrior, so hopefully he can imbue this potentially one-note getaway driver with likeability and soul.