2020’s been a year of limitless upheaval, and yet the show must go on.
Now, continue on to discover critic-approved quality films, and be reminded of the ones you want to rewatch, with our list of the very best movies of 2020.
1.THE GENTLEMEN
Mickey Pearson is an American expatriate who became rich by building a highly profitable marijuana empire in London. When word gets out that he’s looking to cash out of the business, it soon triggers an array of plots and schemes — including bribery and blackmail — from shady characters who want to steal his domain.
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Drug Content|Sexual References|Violence)
Genre: Crime, Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Director: Guy Ritchie
Producer: Guy Ritchie, Ivan Atkinson, Bill Block
Writer: Guy Ritchie
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 24, 2020 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 24, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $36.5M
Runtime: 1h 53m
Production Co: Toff Guy
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)
2.THE MAN STANDING NEXT
South Korean politicians struggle for power in 1979.
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Korean
Director: Min-ho Woo
Producer: Won-guk Kim, Min-ho Woo
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 31, 2020 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 19, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $113.5K
3.THE HALF OF IT
A shy, introverted student helps the school jock woo a girl whom, secretly, they both want.
Rating: PG-13 (Brief Language|Teen Drinking)
Genre: Romance
Original Language: English
Director: Alice Wu
Producer: Blair Breard, Anthony Bregman, Alice Wu
Writer: Alice Wu
Release Date (Streaming): May 2, 2020
Runtime: 1h 45m
Production Co: Likely Story
4.ESCAPE FROM PRETORIA
Sentenced to a South African prison for 12 years, anti-apartheid activist Tim Jenkin and his fellow inmates devise a daring plan to escape.
Rating: PG-13 (Violence|Some Disturbing Material|Language)
Genre: Mystery And Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English (United Kingdom)
Director: Francis Annan
Producer: David Barron, Neal H. Moritz, Toru Nakahara
Writer: Francis Annan, L.H. Adams
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 6, 2020 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 6, 2020
Runtime: 1h 41m
Production Co: Arclight Films, Premiere Picture, Spier Films
5.SHUBH MANGAL ZYADA SAAVDHAN
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: Hindi
Director: Hitesh Kewalya
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 8, 2020
6.THE WINDERMERE CHILDREN
It is rare indeed to find a television dramatisation, even one concerned, as here, with the Holocaust, that exercises such a raw emotional power.
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Director: Michael Samuels
7.EXTRACTION
A black-market mercenary who has nothing to lose is hired to rescue the kidnapped son of an imprisoned international crime lord. But in the murky underworld of weapons dealers and drug traffickers, an already deadly mission approaches the impossible.
Rating: R (Brief Drug Use|Strong Bloody Violence|Language)
Genre: Mystery And Thriller, Action
Original Language: English
Director: Sam Hargrave
Producer: Eric Gitter, Chris Hemsworth, Mike Larocca, Joe Russo, Anthony Russo
Writer: Joe Russo
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 25, 2020
Runtime: 1h 57m
Production Co: T.G.I.M Films, India Take One Productions, Thematic Entertainment, AGBO
