Ranking January 2018's Movies From Worst To Best

1. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri Trailer
Fox Searchlight

RottenTomatoes Score: 93% (8.5/10)

Box Office: Impressively made for just $12 million, the Best Picture hopeful has multiplied its price tag six-fold, making it by far director Martin McDonagh's most financially successful film to date.

Verdict: At once savagely funny and enormously depressing, Three Billboards is a far more mature film than its marketing suggests, with the witty quips often taking a backseat to the grimmer realities of its tortured characters.

Frances McDormand gives probably the best performance of the last 12 months as a mother desperately seeking justice for her murdered daughter, while Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell bring brilliant life to characters who in lesser hands could feel woefully one-dimensional.

There are debates to be had about the film's depiction of racism, but that feels very intentionally part of McDonagh's movie. Don't miss it.

How would you rate January 2018's movies? Shout them out in the comments!

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