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30 Best Films of 2019

by keBinlee • Created 6 years ago • Modified 5 years ago
A list of my favourite films from 2019.

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  • Song Kang-ho, Jung Ik-han, Jung Hyun-jun, Lee Joo-hyung, Lee Ji-hye, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Park Myeong-hoon, Park Keun-rok, Jang Hye-jin, Lee Jeong-eun, Choi Woo-sik, Park Seo-joon, Park So-dam, and Jung Ji-so in Parasite (2019)

    1. Parasite

    20192h 12mR97Metascore
    8.5 (1.1M)
    Greed and class discrimination threaten the newly formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan.
    DirectorBong Joon HoStarsSong Kang-hoLee Sun-kyunCho Yeo-jeong
    9/10
  • Adam Sandler, Mesfin Lamengo, Sun Zhi Hua-Hilton, and LaKeith Stanfield in Uncut Gems (2019)

    2. Uncut Gems

    20192h 15mR93Metascore
    7.4 (337K)
    With his debts mounting and angry collectors closing in, a fast-talking New York City jeweler risks everything in hope of staying afloat and alive.
    DirectorsBenny SafdieJosh SafdieStarsAdam SandlerJulia FoxIdina Menzel
    9/10
  • For Sama (2019)

    3. For Sama

    20191h 40mTV-PG89Metascore
    8.5 (13K)
    An intimate and epic journey into a young woman's experience of war during the revolution in Aleppo, Syria.
    DirectorsWaad Al-KateabEdward WattsStarsWaad Al-KateabSama Al-KhateabHamza Al-Khateab
    9/10
  • Adèle Haenel in Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)

    4. Portrait of a Lady on Fire

    20192h 2mR95Metascore
    8.0 (121K)
    On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.
    DirectorCéline SciammaStarsNoémie MerlantAdèle HaenelLuàna Bajrami
    9/10
  • Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Al Pacino, Quentin Tarantino, Kurt Russell, Dakota Fanning, Damon Herriman, Timothy Olyphant, Harley Quinn Smith, Kansas Bowling, Madisen Beaty, Mike Moh, Josephine Valentina Clark, Sydney Sweeney, Michaela Sprague, Margot Robbie, Kayla Radomski, Ryan Ramirez, Margaret Qualley, and Julia Butters in Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)

    5. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

    20192h 41mR84Metascore
    7.6 (918K)
    As Hollywood's Golden Age is winding down during the summer of 1969, television actor Rick Dalton and his stunt double Cliff Booth endeavor to achieve lasting success in Hollywood while meeting several colorful characters along the way.
    DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsLeonardo DiCaprioBrad PittMargot Robbie
    8/10
  • Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci in The Irishman (2019)

    6. The Irishman

    20193h 29mR94Metascore
    7.8 (456K)
    An illustration of Frank Sheeran's life, from W.W.II veteran to hit-man for the Bufalino crime family and his alleged assassination of his close friend Jimmy Hoffa.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroAl PacinoJoe Pesci
    8/10
  • Buoyancy (2019)

    7. Buoyancy

    20191h 33mNot Rated77Metascore
    7.3 (1.6K)
    14-year-old Chakra is sold as a slave labourer to the captain of a Thai fishing vessel. The captain's rule on board is cruel and arbitrary.
    DirectorRodd RathjenStarsSarm HengChan VisalChheung Vakhim
    8/10
  • Emma Watson, Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, and Eliza Scanlen in Little Women (2019)

    8. Little Women

    20192h 15mPG91Metascore
    7.8 (270K)
    In 19th century Massachusetts, the March sisters--Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy--on the threshold of womanhood, go through many ups and downs in life and endeavor to make important decisions about their futures.
    DirectorGreta GerwigStarsSaoirse RonanEmma WatsonFlorence Pugh
    8/10
  • Aaron Paul in El Camino (2019)

    9. El Camino

    20192h 2mTV-MA72Metascore
    7.3 (320K)
    Fugitive Jesse Pinkman runs from his captors, the law, and his past.
    DirectorVince GilliganStarsAaron PaulJonathan BanksMatt Jones
    8/10
  • Jamie Lee Curtis, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, Christopher Plummer, Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Michael Shannon, Ana de Armas, LaKeith Stanfield, Jaeden Martell, and Katherine Langford in Knives Out (2019)

    10. Knives Out

    20192h 10mPG-1382Metascore
    7.9 (824K)
    When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate.
    DirectorRian JohnsonStarsDaniel CraigChris EvansAna de Armas
    8/10
  • Christian Bale and Matt Damon in Ford v Ferrari (2019)

    11. Ford v Ferrari

    20192h 32mPG-1381Metascore
    8.1 (533K)
    American car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference and the laws of physics to build a revolutionary race car for Ford in order to defeat Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966.
    DirectorJames MangoldStarsMatt DamonChristian BaleJon Bernthal
    8/10
  • Brad Pitt in Ad Astra (2019)

    12. Ad Astra

    20192h 3mPG-1380Metascore
    6.5 (272K)
    Astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across an unforgiving solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father and his doomed expedition that now, 30 years later, threatens the universe.
    DirectorJames GrayStarsBrad PittTommy Lee JonesRuth Negga
    8/10
  • Nicole Kidman in Destroyer (2018)

    13. Destroyer

    20182h 1mR62Metascore
    6.2 (33K)
    A police detective reconnects with people from an undercover assignment in her distant past in order to make peace.
    DirectorKaryn KusamaStarsNicole KidmanToby KebbellTatiana Maslany
    8/10
  • Clean Up (2018)

    14. Clean Up

    20181h 41m
    6.8 (115)
    After losing her son, Jungjoo loses all hope in life, drinking and smoking her life away. She tries to overcome the pain by attending church and praying diligently to no avail. Then one day, she meets Mingoo, a convicted criminal, wearing dirty clothes that have not seen a washer in who knows how long. He carries all his belongings in a plastic bag. Seeing him reminds Jungjoo of an event 12 years earlier. Clean up is a film about a woman coming face to face with a past she wants to forget. She kidnaps a child out of desperation and meets that child again 12 years later. The problem is that the child is now poor, lonely and scorned. She can't ignore him, and not remembering who she is the boy feels safe with her. Clean up is a film about salvation and forgiveness. Will the two be able to overcome their feelings of guilt, resentment, and anger? Rather than giving a hasty conclusion, the film advances slowly towards a faint glimmer of hope. (Nam Dong-chul)
    DirectorManki KwonStarsYun Ji-hyeKim Dae-geonSu-hyeon Kim
    8/10
  • Francesco Di Napoli and Pasquale Marotta in Piranhas (2019)

    15. Piranhas

    20191h 51m57Metascore
    6.5 (5.6K)
    A gang of teenage boys stalks the streets of Naples armed with hand guns and AK-47s to do their mob bosses' bidding.
    DirectorClaudio GiovannesiStarsFrancesco Di NapoliViviana ApreaMattia Piano Del Balzo
    8/10
  • Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever in Booksmart (2019)

    16. Booksmart

    20191h 42mR84Metascore
    7.1 (137K)
    On the eve of their high-school graduation, two academic superstars and best friends realize they should have worked less and played more. Determined not to fall short of their peers, the girls try to cram four years of fun into one night.
    DirectorOlivia WildeStarsKaitlyn DeverBeanie FeldsteinJessica Williams
    8/10
  • Jason Isaacs, Anupam Kher, Nazanin Boniadi, Armie Hammer, and Dev Patel in Hotel Mumbai (2018)

    17. Hotel Mumbai

    20182h 3mR62Metascore
    7.6 (76K)
    The true story of the Taj Hotel terrorist attack in Mumbai. Hotel staff risk their lives to keep everyone safe as people make unthinkable sacrifices to protect themselves and their families.
    DirectorAnthony MarasStarsDev PatelArmie HammerNazanin Boniadi
    8/10
  • Tao Zhao and Fan Liao in Ash Is Purest White (2018)

    18. Ash Is Purest White

    20182h 16mNot Rated85Metascore
    7.0 (11K)
    In an industrial city in China, a young dancer named Qiao falls in love with a mobster named Bin. When a fight breaks out between rival gangs, Qiao uses a gun to protect Bin and is sent to prison for five years.
    DirectorJia Zhang-keStarsTao ZhaoFan LiaoZheng Xu
    8/10
  • American Factory (2019)

    19. American Factory

    20191h 50mTV-1486Metascore
    7.4 (25K)
    In post-industrial Ohio, a Chinese billionaire opens a factory in an abandoned General Motors plant, hiring two thousand Americans. Early days of hope and optimism give way to setbacks as high-tech China clashes with working-class America.
    DirectorsSteven BognarJulia ReichertStarsJunming 'Jimmy' WangRobert AllenSherrod Brown
    8/10
  • Antonio Banderas and Penélope Cruz in Pain and Glory (2019)

    20. Pain and Glory

    20191h 53mR87Metascore
    7.5 (66K)
    A film director reflects on the choices he's made in life as the past and present come crashing down around him.
    DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsAntonio BanderasAsier EtxeandiaLeonardo Sbaraglia
    8/10
  • Tzi Ma, Shuzhen Zhao, Han Chen, Aoi Mizuhara, Hong Lu, Diana Lin, Awkwafina, and Yongbo Jiang in The Farewell (2019)

    21. The Farewell

    20191h 40mPG89Metascore
    7.5 (74K)
    A Chinese family discovers their grandmother has only a short while left to live and decide to keep her in the dark, scheduling a wedding to gather before she dies.
    DirectorLulu WangStarsShuzhen ZhaoAwkwafinaX Mayo
    8/10
  • Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, and Azhy Robertson in Marriage Story (2019)

    22. Marriage Story

    20192h 17mR94Metascore
    7.9 (362K)
    A stage director and his actor wife struggle through a grueling divorce that pushes them to their personal and creative extremes. Noah Baumbach's incisive and compassionate look at a marriage breaking up and a family staying together.
    DirectorNoah BaumbachStarsAdam DriverScarlett JohanssonJulia Greer
    8/10
  • They Shall Not Grow Old (2018)

    23. They Shall Not Grow Old

    20181h 39mR91Metascore
    8.2 (40K)
    A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.
    DirectorPeter JacksonStarsThomas AdlamWilliam ArgentJohn Ashby
    8/10
  • Sam Rockwell, Taika Waititi, Scarlett Johansson, Stephen Merchant, Alfie Allen, Rebel Wilson, Thomasin McKenzie, and Roman Griffin Davis in Jojo Rabbit (2019)

    24. Jojo Rabbit

    20191h 48mPG-1358Metascore
    7.9 (471K)
    A young German boy in the Hitler Youth, whose hero and imaginary friend is the country's dictator, is shocked to discover that his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home.
    DirectorTaika WaititiStarsRoman Griffin DavisThomasin McKenzieScarlett Johansson
    8/10
  • Luciano Pavarotti in Pavarotti (2019)

    25. Pavarotti

    20191h 54mPG-1366Metascore
    7.5 (4K)
    Life, works and achievements of opera legend Luciano Pavarotti.
    DirectorRon HowardStarsLuciano PavarottiAndrea GriminelliNicoletta Mantovani
    8/10

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