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2019 Movies

Esquire: Nick Schager: 20 Best Movies of 2019 (So Far)

01 July 2019
preliminary

Nick Schager: 20 Best Movies of 2019 (So Far), as published by Esquire

[see also 2018 • 2017 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011]

  1. Transit
    Christian Petzold
  2. Under the Silver Lake
    David Robert Mitchell
  3. Climax
    Gaspar Noé
  4. The Beach Bum
    Harmony Korine
  5. Hagazussa: A Heathen's Curse
    Lukas Feigelfeld
  6. Gloria Bell
    Sebastián Lelio
  7. An Elephant Sitting Still
    Hu Bo
  8. The Souvenir
    Joanna Hogg
  9. Apollo 11
    Todd Douglas Miller
  10. Long Day's Journey Into Night
    Bi Gan
  11. Diane
    Kent Jones
  12. Shadow
    Zhang Yimou
  13. Her Smell
    Alex Ross Perry
  14. Ash is Purest White
    Jia Zhang-ke
  15. Birds of Passage
    Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra
  16. High Life
    Claire Denis
  17. John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
    Chad Stahelski
  18. Plus One
    Jeff Chan and Andrew Rhymer
  19. Avengers: Endgame
    Anthony and Joe Russo
  20. Greta
    Neil Jordan

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