Here Are The Movies I Saw In 2019

This year’s list differs considerably from that of 2016 and 2017 and 2018 in that 2019 was the first year studios actually sent me awards-ready, buzzy DVD screeners, mistaking me for someone with any actual influence in the industry. (Although I did join the WGA East this year, so I guess actually I do.) I have a friend who saw Phantom Thread upwards of five times in theaters because he loved it so much that it consumed him. For reasons I haven’t quite parsed yet, that’s me with The Two Popes. Here’s that, plus everything else I saw this year, in the order in which I preferred it. Enjoy.

1. The Two Popes

2. Parasite

3. Little Women

4. Us

5. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

6. The Irishman

7. Uncut Gems

8. Marriage Story

9. Her Smell

10. Knives Out

11. Hustlers

12. Midsommar

13. Long Shot

14. Honey Boy

15. Blinded By the Light

16. Ford v Ferrari

17. 1917

18. High Flying Bird

19. Jojo Rabbit

20. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

21. Richard Jewell

22. Spider-Man: Far From Home

23. Booksmart

24. Avengers: Endgame

25. Captain Marvel

26. El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

27. Downton Abbey

28. Rolling Thunder Revue

29. Bombshell

30. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

31. Five Feet Apart

32. Yesterday

33. Men in Black: International

34. Joker