2020 Recommended Movies
by chaitanyamaheshwari | created - 07 Apr 2020 | updated - 11 Jan 2021 | PublicMovies released in 2020 that I would like to recommend, in decreasing order of how good they are.
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1. The Platform (2019)
TV-MA | 94 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A vertical prison with one cell per level. Two people per cell. Only one food platform and two minutes per day to feed. An endless nightmare trapped in The Hole.
Director: Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia | Stars: Ivan Massagué, Zorion Eguileor, Antonia San Juan, Emilio Buale
Votes: 272,095
2. Hamilton (2020)
PG-13 | 160 min | Biography, Drama, History
The real life of one of America's foremost founding fathers and first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. Captured live on Broadway from the Richard Rodgers Theater with the original Broadway cast.
Director: Thomas Kail | Stars: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Phillipa Soo, Leslie Odom Jr., Renée Elise Goldsberry
Votes: 113,609
3. Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe (2020)
TV-G | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The famed stepbrother inventors know what they're gonna do today. They're gonna rescue their sister from an alien abduction.
Director: Bob Bowen | Stars: Vincent Martella, Dee Bradley Baker, Ashley Tisdale, David Errigo Jr.
Votes: 5,435
4. Chintu Ka Birthday (2020)
80 min | Comedy, Drama, War
During US invasion of Iraq some illegal migrants are waiting to get back home to India. As one such family prepares to celebrate the 6th birthday of their youngest member Chintu, their kind-hearted Iraqi landlord lends them a helping hand.
Directors: Devanshu Singh, Satyanshu Singh | Stars: Vinay Pathak, Tillotama Shome, Seema Pahwa, Khaled Masso
Votes: 4,756
5. Dolphin Reef (2018)
G | 77 min | Documentary, Family
Echo, a young Pacific dolphin, seems far more interested in exploring his spectacular coral reef home than learning to survive in it. But lessons from his family may encourage Echo to master his vital role in the marine community.
Directors: Keith Scholey, Alastair Fothergill | Star: Natalie Portman
Votes: 1,253
6. Thappad (2020)
Not Rated | 142 min | Drama
Thappad is a story of Amrita whose seemingly perfect life is shattered when her husband slaps her once in a party. But is one slap enough to question what a relationship stands for?
Director: Anubhav Sinha | Stars: Taapsee Pannu, Pavail Gulati, Kumud Mishra, Ratna Pathak Shah
Votes: 26,748
7. Tenet (2020)
PG-13 | 150 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Armed with only the word "Tenet," and fighting for the survival of the entire world, CIA operative, The Protagonist, journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a global mission that unfolds beyond real time.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Juhan Ulfsak
Votes: 592,270 | Gross: $58.46M
8. 2020 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Animation (2020)
Animation
2020 Oscar Nominated Short Films Animation: * Hair Love * Dcera (Daughter) * Sister * Memorable * Kitbull.
Directors: Matthew A. Cherry, Bruno Collet, Everett Downing Jr., Kathryn Hendrickson, Daria Kashcheeva, Jean-François Le Corre, Bruce W. Smith, Siqi Song, Rosana Sullivan, Karen Rupert Toliver | Star: Bingyang Liu
Votes: 53
9. 2020 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Live Action (2020)
104 min | Drama
2020 Oscar Nominated Short Films Live Action: * A Sister * Brotherhood * The Neighbors' Window * Saria * Nefta Football Club
Directors: Bryan Buckley, Marshall Curry, Delphine Girard, Meryam Joobeur, Yves Piat
Votes: 116
10. Sir (I) (2018)
99 min | Drama, Romance
A prosperous young Indian man falls in love with his servant, a widow with the dream of becoming a fashion designer.
Director: Rohena Gera | Stars: Tillotama Shome, Vivek Gomber, Geetanjali Kulkarni, Rahul Vohra
Votes: 8,550
11. The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
R | 129 min | Drama, History, Thriller
The story of 7 people on trial stemming from various charges surrounding the uprising at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.
Director: Aaron Sorkin | Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Alex Sharp, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jeremy Strong
Votes: 193,249
12. Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020)
R | 95 min | Comedy
Borat returns to America from Kazakhstan to America, this time to reveal more about the American culture, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the political elections.
Director: Jason Woliner | Stars: Sacha Baron Cohen, Maria Bakalova, Tom Hanks, Dani Popescu
Votes: 153,641
13. The Lodge (2019)
R | 108 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A soon-to-be stepmom is snowed in with her fiancé's two children at a remote holiday village. Just as relations begin to thaw between the trio, some strange and frightening events take place.
Directors: Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz | Stars: Riley Keough, Jaeden Martell, Lia McHugh, Richard Armitage
Votes: 57,802
14. Gulabo Sitabo (2020)
124 min | Comedy, Drama
Two scheming men get caught up in a game of one upmanship, each one attracting other members to their clan and each one with an agenda of his own.
Directors: Shoojit Sircar, Kuran Dhillon | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Ayushmann Khurrana, Vijay Raaz, Brijendra Kala
Votes: 13,502
15. 2020 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Documentary (2020)
160 min | Documentary
2020 Oscar Nominated of Short Films Documentary: * Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If you're a Girl) * Life Overtakes Me * In The Absence * St. Louis Superman * Walk Run CHA-CHA
Directors: Carol Dysinger, John Haptas, Sami Khan, Laura Nix, Seung-jun Yi
Votes: 34
16. Anveshanam (2020)
121 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Aravind is informed that something unexpected has happened to his family and has to reach the hospital immediately. What awaits him comes as a shock as he is soon sucked into a miasma of questions that he has to fight to find the answers.
Director: Prasobh Vijayan | Stars: Jayasurya, Shruti Ramachandran, Vijay Babu, Leona Lishoy
Votes: 716
17. The Way Back (I) (2020)
R | 108 min | Drama, Sport
Jack Cunningham was a high school basketball phenom who walked away from the game, forfeiting his future. Years later, when he reluctantly accepts a coaching job at his alma mater, he may get one last shot at redemption.
Director: Gavin O'Connor | Stars: Ben Affleck, Al Madrigal, Janina Gavankar, Michaela Watkins
Votes: 52,813 | Gross: $13.59M
18. Vegali Vaat (2020)
114 min | Drama
When Ram is asked to repay his loan in 48 Hours, his daughter, Sonu, is determined to help him out. However, Ram opts for an unexpected solution. This, in turn, puts to test his love for his daughter.
Director: Achyut Narayan | Stars: Neeta Donde, Dinesh Ingole, Sharad Jadhav, Geetanjali Kulkarni
Votes: 29
19. Har Kisse Ke Hisse: Kaamyaab (2018)
109 min | Drama
Sudheer is an actor from the heyday of Bollywood. Years after his retirement, he realizes that he 'retired' on the verge of accomplishing a unique record. He decides to come out of his retirement to complete the round figure of 500.
Director: Hardik Mehta | Stars: Sanjay Mishra, Deepak Dobriyal, Sarika Singh, Isha Talwar
Votes: 4,519
20. Wendy (2020)
PG-13 | 111 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Lost on a mysterious island where aging and time have come unglued, Wendy must fight to save her family, her freedom, and the joyous spirit of youth from the deadly peril of growing up.
Director: Benh Zeitlin | Stars: Devin France, Yashua Mack, Gage Naquin, Gavin Naquin
Votes: 3,754 | Gross: $0.14M
21. Run (I) (2020)
PG-13 | 90 min | Mystery, Thriller
Chloe, a teenager who is confined to a wheelchair, is homeschooled by her mother, Diane. Chloe soon becomes suspicious of her mother and begins to suspect that she may be harboring a dark secret.
Director: Aneesh Chaganty | Stars: Sarah Paulson, Kiera Allen, Sara Sohn, Pat Healy
Votes: 95,742
22. Raat Akeli Hai (2020)
TV-MA | 149 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Follows a small town cop who is summoned to investigate the death of a politician which gets complicated by the victim's secretive family and his own conflicted heart.
Director: Honey Trehan | Stars: Ashish Chhipa, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Radhika Apte, Aditya Srivastav
Votes: 19,659
23. Enola Holmes (2020)
PG-13 | 123 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
When Enola Holmes (Sherlock's teen sister) discovers her mother is missing, she endeavours to find her, becoming a super-sleuth in her own right as she outwits her famous brother and unravels a dangerous conspiracy.
Director: Harry Bradbeer | Stars: Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, Sam Claflin, Helena Bonham Carter
Votes: 219,337
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