The Best Movies Of 2020

Nomadland. Image courtesy of Searchlight Pictures.

Needless to say, like everything else 2020 was an odd year for movies. A number of high profile movies - some of which would have been likely to have been on this list - were pushed back to 2021, and are in the process of still being pushed back. A majority of the films I saw this year were screened in the comfort of my own living room. Yeah, COVID-19 has sucked.

That being said, there were still a number of great movies this year and more than a few genuine surprises. Although I still haven't seen a handful of highly acclaimed movies - such as "Collective," "Boys State," "To the Ends of the Earth" and "Another Round" - I have put together my top 10 of the year, plus 10 runners up.

Any of the aforementioned movies will be added to the list, which will be updated if necessary when the time comes. For now, here's my belated list of 2020's best films.

Runners Up
20. David Byrne's American Utopia (Spike Lee) - Reviewed here. 
19. On the Rocks (Sofia Coppola) - Reviewed here.
18. True History of the Kelly Gang (Justin Kurzel)
17. Bad Education (Cory Finley)
16. Sylvie's Love (Eugene Ashe) - Reviewed here.
15. Sorry We Missed You (Ken Loach)
14. I'm Thinking of Ending Things (Charlie Kaufman) - Reviewed here.
13. Promising Young Woman (Emerald Fennell) - Reviewed here. 
12. Tigertail (Alan Yang) - Reviewed here.
11. Minari (Lee Isaac Chung) - Reviewed here.

Top Ten
10. The Climb (Michael Angelo Covino) - Reviewed here.
  9. The Vast of Night (Andrew Patterson) - Reviewed here.
  8. First Cow (Kelly Reichardt) - Reviewed here. 
  7. Soul (Pete Docter) - Reviewed here.
  6. Crip Camp (James Lebrecht and Nicole Newnham)
  5. Never Rarely Sometimes Always (Eliza Hittman) - Reviewed here.
  4. Small Axe, Pts. I-V (Steve McQueen) - Reviewed here. 
  3. Mank (David Fincher) - Reviewed here.
  2. Da 5 Bloods (Spike Lee) - Reviewed here. 
  1. Nomadland (Chloe Zhao) - Reviewed here.