20 Best Netflix 2017 Original Movies - Ranked

2. Okja

Okja Film
Netflix

Bong Joon-ho (The Host, Snowpiercer) continues his run of provocative genre-hopping films with this affecting, deliciously weird and totally unforgettable action-adventure romp.

Boasting one of the year's most compelling CGI creatures, a stacked all-star cast (including Tilda Swinton, Jake Gyllenhaal, Paul Dano, Lily Collins, Giancarlo Esposito and many more) and a potent commentary on the environmental perils of meat-eating, Okja manages to be both a message movie and a thrilling adventure without one upending the other.

The performances are terrifically oddball, the action crackles and most importantly, the bond between a young girl and her pet super-pig is tremendously affecting. Don't sleep on it.

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