It’s always fun looking back over the previous year’s movie discoveries, but I know everyone isn’t as interested in going through each decade’s discoveries, so here’s my Top 15 list of movies that I enjoyed the most from all eras, ending at 2018, since I’ll be posting my Best of 2019 movies soon.
These are the movies that I thought about the most this year, films that surprised, challenged, intrigued, fascinated, and moved me. There’s a lot of variety here not only in years, but also in genres, styles, directors, and countries. This list is chronological; I don’t rank them. You can click on the links to find out more information about each film. I hope you find something here to explore for 2020.
The Penalty (1920)
My Man Godfrey (1936)
Dracula’s Daughter (1936)
Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
No abras nunca esa puerta (1952)
Gunman’s Walk (1958)
Day of the Outlaw (1959)
Wanda (1970)
Scarecrow (1973)
Killer of Sheep (1978)
Possession (1981)
Housekeeping (1987)
Dekalog (1989)
Burning (2018)
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