Sight & Sound's 50 best films of 2019

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In a year in which the future of cinema – of independent filmmaking, and collective film-watching – seems more fraught than ever, our poll of 100 S&S contributors has produced a list of 50 outstanding reasons for movie watching.

Here below the reflections of past masters jostle with bold experiments from new voices – capped by a triumphant top movie that finds its British female director both looking back and moving forward.

In our January 2020 issue we spotlight some of the themes and stories that have defined the cinema of 2019 – from post-#MeToo movies to the fortunes of the European arthouse, as well as expanded cinema and a countdown of the best TV of the year.

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    The Irishman

    2019, in 7 top lists Check
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    A Hidden Life

    2019, in 1 top list Check
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    Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood

    2019 — a.k.a. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, in 10 top lists
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    Midsommar

    2019, in 4 top lists
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    Marriage Story

    2019, in 5 top lists
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    Jiang hu er nü

    2018 — a.k.a. Ash Is Purest White, in 1 top list
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    Uncut Gems

    2019, in 4 top lists
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    Gisaengchung

    2019 — a.k.a. Parasite, in 22 top lists
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    Dylda

    2019 — a.k.a. Beanpole, in 1 top list
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    Knives Out

    2019, in 4 top lists
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    Martin Eden

    2019, in 1 top list
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    Lazzaro felice

    2018 — a.k.a. Happy as Lazzaro, in 4 top lists
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    Vitalina Varela

    2019, in 5 top lists
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    Ad Astra

    2019, in 1 top list
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    Synonymes

    2019 — a.k.a. Synonyms, in 2 top lists
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    Joker

    2019, in 12 top lists
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    Portrait de la jeune fille en feu

    2019 — a.k.a. Portrait of a Lady on Fire, in 12 top lists
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    The Souvenir

    2019, in 5 top lists
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    The Favourite

    2018, in 7 top lists Check
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    If Beale Street Could Talk

    2018, in 1 top list
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    Varda par Agnès

    2019 — a.k.a. Varda by Agnès, in 0 top lists
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    In Fabric

    2018, in 0 top lists
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    The Mule

    2018, in 1 top list
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    Us

    2019, in 7 top lists
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    Dolor y gloria

    2019 — a.k.a. Pain and Glory, in 5 top lists
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    High Life

    2018, in 3 top lists Check
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    Gräns

    2018 — a.k.a. Border, in 1 top list
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    Hustlers

    2019, in 0 top lists
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    The Lighthouse

    2019, in 3 top lists
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    Ray & Liz

    2018, in 1 top list
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    Atlantique

    2019 — a.k.a. Atlantics, in 6 top lists
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    Ich war zuhause, aber

    2019 — a.k.a. I Was at Home, But, in 0 top lists
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    Zombi Child

    2019, in 0 top lists
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    Booksmart

    2019, in 3 top lists
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    Monos

    2019, in 2 top lists
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    Transit

    2018, in 1 top list
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    The Farewell

    2019, in 3 top lists
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    For Sama

    2019, in 3 top lists
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    Rose Plays Julie

    2019, in 0 top lists
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    The Hottest August

    2019, in 0 top lists
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    Eighth Grade

    2018, in 3 top lists
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    Holiday

    2018, in 1 top list
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    Rocks

    2019, in 2 top lists
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    Bait

    2019, in 0 top lists
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    Medena zemja

    2019 — a.k.a. Honeyland, in 2 top lists
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    J'ai perdu mon corps

    2019 — a.k.a. I Lost My Body, in 2 top lists
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    Hale County This Morning, This Evening

    2018, in 1 top list
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    Ne croyez surtout pas que je hurle

    2019 — a.k.a. Just Don't Think I'll Scream, in 0 top lists
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    No Data Plan

    2019, in 0 top lists
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    America

    2019, in 1 top list
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Last updated on Nov 30, 2019 by ChrisReynolds; source