Ranking July 2017's Movies From Worst To Best

8. The Incredible Jessica James

The Incredible Jessica James
Netflix

RottenTomatoes Score: 90% (7.2/10)

Box Office: No financial information is available, but the comic drama went direct-to-Netflix, so it's in safe hands.

Verdict: A major credit to Netflix's increasing catalogue of Sundance indies, The Incredible Jessica James just might be a star-maker for lead Jessica Williams, whose infectiously charming central performance combines with James C. Strouse's stylish direction to make this a zippy yet insightful yarn.

Unlike so many festival hits about millennial artists dealing with life's struggles, there's a self-awareness here that makes it feel decidedly less like "first world problems", and above all else it always feels totally honest.

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