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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America
2019, in 1 top list -
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No Data Plan
2019, in 0 top lists -
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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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Hale County This Morning, This Evening
2018, in 1 top list -
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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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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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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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The Hottest August
2019, in 0 top lists -
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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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Transit
2018, in 1 top list -
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Booksmart
2019, in 3 top lists -
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Monos
2019, in 2 top lists -
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Zombi Child
2019, in 0 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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Atlantique
2019 — a.k.a. Atlantics, in 6 top lists -
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Ray & Liz
2018, in 1 top list -
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The Lighthouse
2019, in 3 top lists -
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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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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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The Mule
2018, in 1 top list -
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Us
2019, in 7 top lists -
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In Fabric
2018, in 0 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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The Souvenir
2019, in 5 top lists -
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Joker
2019, in 13 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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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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Vitalina Varela
2019, in 5 top lists -
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Lazzaro felice
2018 — a.k.a. Happy as Lazzaro, in 4 top lists -
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Martin Eden
2019, in 1 top list -
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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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Gisaengchung
2019 — a.k.a. Parasite, in 22 top lists -
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Uncut Gems
2019, in 4 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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Marriage Story
2019, in 5 top lists -
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Midsommar
2019, in 4 top lists -
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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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A Hidden Life
2019, in 1 top list Check -
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The Irishman
2019, in 7 top lists Check
Last updated on Nov 30, 2019 by ChrisReynolds; source