Films I've Watched From 2020
Listed from best to worst with a rating, MVP and my favourite scene given. I'll add everything I do see from the year. Anything rated an 8.0 and above is highly recommended.
MVP and scene in bold = my favourite of the year.
10 - masterpiece.
9.0-9.5 - amazing/near-masterpiece.
8.0-8.5 - great/really great.
7.0-7.5 - very good.
6.0-6.5 - good.
5.0-5.5 - okay.
4.0-4.5 - bad.
3.0-3.5 - terrible.
2.0-2.5 - disaster.
1.0-1.5 - no redeemable qualities.
MVP and scene in bold = my favourite of the year.
10 - masterpiece.
9.0-9.5 - amazing/near-masterpiece.
8.0-8.5 - great/really great.
7.0-7.5 - very good.
6.0-6.5 - good.
5.0-5.5 - okay.
4.0-4.5 - bad.
3.0-3.5 - terrible.
2.0-2.5 - disaster.
1.0-1.5 - no redeemable qualities.
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- DirectorPete DocterKemp PowersStarsJamie FoxxTina FeyGraham NortonJoe is a middle-school band teacher whose life hasn't quite gone the way he expected. His true passion is jazz. But when he travels to another realm to help someone find their passion, he soon discovers what it means to have soul.Rating: 8.5/10
Best scene: The piano reflection.
MVP: Jamie Foxx as Joe. - DirectorDarius MarderStarsRiz AhmedOlivia CookePaul RaciA heavy metal drummer's life is turned upside down when he begins to lose his hearing and he must confront a future filled with silence.Rating: 8.0/10
Best scene: Ruben and Joe's final conversation.
MVP: Riz Ahmed as Ruben. - DirectorChristopher NolanStarsJohn David WashingtonRobert PattinsonElizabeth DebickiArmed 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.Rating: 8.0/10
Best scene: The red and blue temporal stile.
MVP: Elizabeth Debicki as Kat. - DirectorMax BarbakowStarsAndy SambergCristin MiliotiJ.K. SimmonsStuck in a time loop, two wedding guests develop a budding romance while living the same day over and over again.Rating: 8.0/10
Best scene: The Cave Solution.
MVP: Cristin Milioti as Sarah. - DirectorThomas VinterbergStarsMads MikkelsenThomas Bo LarsenMagnus MillangFour high-school teachers consume alcohol on a daily basis to see how it affects their social and professional lives.Rating: 8.0/10
Best scene: What a Life.
MVP: Mads Mikkelsen as Martin. - DirectorAaron SorkinStarsEddie RedmayneAlex SharpSacha Baron CohenThe story of 7 people on trial stemming from various charges surrounding the uprising at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.Rating: 8.0/10
Best scene: Gagged in court.
MVP: Sacha Baron Cohen as Abbie Hoffman. - DirectorGuy RitchieStarsMatthew McConaugheyCharlie HunnamMichelle DockeryAn American expat tries to sell off his highly profitable marijuana empire in London, triggering plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain out from under him.Rating: 7.5/10
Best scene: The bit where they double-cross each other.
MVP: Hugh Grant as Flethcer. - DirectorDestin Daniel CrettonStarsMichael B. JordanJamie FoxxBrie LarsonWorld-renowned civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson works to free a wrongly condemned death row prisoner.Rating: 7.5/10
Best scene: The final verdict.
MVP: Michael B. Jordan as Bryan Stevenson. - DirectorLeigh WhannellStarsElisabeth MossOliver Jackson-CohenHarriet DyerWhen Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see.Rating: 7.5/10
Best scene: Dinner cut short.
MVP: Elisabeth Moss as Cecilia Kass. - DirectorDan ScanlonStarsTom HollandChris PrattJulia Louis-DreyfusIn a magical world full of technological advances, elven brothers Ian and Barley Lightfoot set out on an adventure to resurrect their late father for a day.Rating: 7.0/10
Best scene: The Sunset.
MVP: Chris Pratt as Barley Lightfoot. - DirectorMichael MatthewsStarsDylan O'BrienJessica HenwickMichael RookerSeven years after he survived the monster apocalypse, lovably hapless Joel leaves his cozy underground bunker behind on a quest to reunite with his high school sweetheart.Rating: 7.0/10
Best scene: Talk with Mav1s.
MVP: Dylan O'Brien as Joel. - DirectorCory FinleyStarsHugh JackmanRay RomanoWelker WhiteThe beloved superintendent of New York's Roslyn school district and his staff, friends and relatives become the prime suspects in the unfolding of the single largest public school embezzlement scandal in American history.Rating: 7.0/10
Best scene: Number one.
MVP: Hugh Jackman as Frank Tassone. - DirectorJudd ApatowStarsPete DavidsonBel PowleyRicky VelezScott has been a case of arrested development since his firefighter dad died. He spends his days smoking weed and dreaming of being a tattoo artist until events force him to grapple with his grief and take his first steps forward in life.Rating: 7.0/10
Best scene: The heart-to-heart with his mother.
MVP: Pete Davidson as Scott Carlin. - DirectorDavid DobkinStarsWill FerrellRachel McAdamsDan StevensWhen aspiring musicians Lars and Sigrit are given the opportunity to represent their country at the world's biggest song competition, they finally have a chance to prove that any dream worth having is a dream worth fighting for.Rating: 6.5/10
Best scene: Húsavík (Hometown) perfromance.
MVP: Rachel McAdams as Sigrit Ericksdottir. - DirectorClea DuVallStarsKristen StewartMackenzie DavisMary SteenburgenA holiday romantic comedy that captures the range of emotions tied to wanting your family's acceptance, being true to yourself, and trying not to ruin Christmas.Rating: 6.5/10
Best scene: Abby and John's walk.
MVP: Dan Levy as John. - DirectorJosephine DeckerStarsElisabeth MossOdessa YoungMichael StuhlbargA famous horror writer finds inspiration for her next book after she and her husband take in a young couple.Rating: 6.5/10
Best scene: On the cliff.
MVP: Elisabeth Moss as Shirley Jackson. - DirectorFrancis LeeStarsKate WinsletSaoirse RonanGemma Jones1840s England, acclaimed but overlooked fossil hunter Mary Anning and a young woman sent to convalesce by the sea develop an intense relationship, altering both of their lives forever.Rating: 6.5/10
Best scene: Museum.
MVP: Kate Winslet as Mary Anning. - DirectorJason WolinerStarsSacha Baron CohenMaria BakalovaTom HanksBorat returns to America from Kazakhstan to America, this time to reveal more about the American culture, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the political elections.Rating: 6.5/10
Best scene: The interview.
MVP: Maria Bakalova as Tutar Sagdiyev. - DirectorBrett HaleyStarsAuli'i CravalhoRhenzy FelizJustina MachadoAn optimistic high schooler with musical aspirations must learn to accept help from her friends to overcome her personal hardships and fulfill her dreams.Rating: 6.5/10
Best scene: The donation.
MVP: Auli'i Cravalho as Amber Appleton. - DirectorCraig ZobelStarsBetty GilpinHilary SwankIke BarinholtzTwelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don't know where they are, or how they got there. They don't know they've been chosen - for a very specific purpose - The Hunt.Rating: 6.0/10
Best scene: Final fight.
MVP: Betty Gilpin as Crystal. - DirectorPatty JenkinsStarsGal GadotChris PineKristen WiigDiana must contend with a colleague, and with a businessman whose desire for extreme wealth sends the world down a path of destruction, after an ancient artifact that grants wishes goes missing.Rating: 6.0/10
Best scene: Spreading the truth.
MVP: Pedro Pascal as Maxwell Lord. - DirectorCharlie KaufmanStarsJesse PlemonsJessie BuckleyToni ColletteFull of misgivings, a young woman travels with her new boyfriend to his parents' secluded farm. Upon arriving, she comes to question everything she thought she knew about him, and herself.Rating: 6.0/10
Best scene: The farmhouse rooms.
MVP: Toni Collette as Mother. - DirectorAlice WuStarsLeah LewisDaniel DiemerAlexxis LemireWhen smart but cash-strapped teen Ellie Chu agrees to write a love letter for a jock, she doesn't expect to become his friend - or fall for his crush.Rating: 5.5/10
Best scene: Final scene.
MVP: Leah Lewis as Ellie Chu. - DirectorMichael FimognariStarsLana CondorNoah CentineoJordan FisherLara Jean and Peter have just taken their relationship from pretend to officially official when another recipient of one of her old love letters enters the picture.Rating: 5.5/10
Best scene: Treehouse Gathering.
MVP: Lana Condor as Lara Jean. - DirectorMcGStarsJudah LewisSamara WeavingJenna OrtegaTwo years after Cole survived a satanic blood cult, he's living another nightmare: high school. And the demons from his past? Still making his life hell.Rating: 5.5/10
Best scene: The ritual.
MVP: Jenna Ortega as Phoebe. - DirectorNatalie KrinskyStarsGeraldine ViswanathanDacre MontgomeryUtkarsh AmbudkarAfter a break-up, a young woman decides to start a gallery where people can leave trinkets from past relationships.Rating: 5.5/10
Best scene: n/a
MVP: Geraldine Viswanathan as Lucy Gulliver. - DirectorNatalie Erika JamesStarsRobyn NevinEmily MortimerBella HeathcoteA daughter, mother and grandmother are haunted by a manifestation of dementia that consumes their family's home.Rating: 5.0/10
Best scene: Peeling back the layers.
MVP: Robyn Nevin as Edna.