2020 Was a Strange Year. These Movies Made It Better.

July 1, 2026

For a year that brought so much uncertainty, 2020 produced an exceptional run of films. Whether they arrived in cinemas or found audiences at home, these stories proved that great filmmaking can thrive under any circumstances. Looking back, this feels like one of the strongest collections of modern cinema, full of bold ideas, unforgettable performances and films that still deserve your time.

From the emotional honesty of Sound of Metal to the quiet beauty of Minari, 2020 offered stories that stayed with audiences long after the credits rolled. Promising Young Woman challenged expectations, Another Round found humour and heartbreak in equal measure, and I'm Thinking of Ending Things rewarded those willing to embrace something unconventional. Whether you enjoy intimate dramas, thought provoking cinema or crowd pleasing favourites, these are the films that made 2020 a year worth revisiting. (Not in order)

I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020)

Mystery, Thriller, Horror • 2h 15m

Nothing is as it seems when a woman experiencing misgivings about her new boyfriend joins him on a road trip to meet his parents at their remote farm.

75%

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Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020)

Drama • 1h 41m

A pair of teenage girls in rural Pennsylvania travel to New York City to seek out medical help after an unintended pregnancy.

88%

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Nomadland (2021)

Drama • 1h 48m

A woman in her sixties embarks on a journey through the western United States after losing everything in the Great Recession, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.

84%

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Kajillionaire (2020)

Crime, Drama, Comedy • 1h 45m

Two con artists have spent 26 years training their only daughter to swindle, scam and steal at every turn. During a desperate and hastily conceived heist, they charm a stranger into joining them, only to have their entire world turned upside down.

77%

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Mank (2020)

Drama, History • 2h 12m

1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane.

76%

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Da 5 Bloods (2020)

War, Drama • 2h 35m

Four African-American Vietnam veterans return to Vietnam. They are in search of the remains of their fallen squad leader and the promise of buried treasure. These heroes battle forces of humanity and nature while confronted by the lasting ravages of the immorality of the Vietnam War.

79%

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Another Round (2020)

Comedy, Drama • 1h 57m

Four high school teachers launch a drinking experiment: upholding a constant low level of intoxication.

83%

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Hamilton (2025)

History, Drama • 2h 40m

Presenting the tale of American founding father Alexander Hamilton, this filmed version of the original Broadway smash hit is the story of America then, told by America now.

89%

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The Invisible Man (2020)

Thriller, Science Fiction, Horror • 2h 4m

When 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.

78%

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Minari (2021)

Drama • 1h 55m

A Korean American family moves to an Arkansas farm in search of its own American dream. Amidst the challenges of this new life in the strange and rugged Ozarks, they discover the undeniable resilience of family and what really makes a home.

87%

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Promising Young Woman (2020)

Thriller, Crime, Drama • 1h 53m

A young woman, traumatized by a tragic event in her past, seeks out vengeance against those who crossed her path.

79%

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Soul (2020)

Animation, Family, Comedy, Fantasy • 1h 41m

Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from his body and is transported to the You Seminar, a center in which souls develop and gain passions before being transported to a newborn child. Joe must enlist help from the other souls-in-training, like 22, a soul who has spent eons in the You Seminar, in order to get back to Earth.

86%

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Sound of Metal (2020)

Drama, Music • 2h

Metal drummer Ruben begins to lose his hearing. When a doctor tells him his condition will worsen, he thinks his career and life is over. His girlfriend Lou checks the former addict into a rehab for the deaf hoping it will prevent a relapse and help him adapt to his new life. After being welcomed and accepted just as he is, Ruben must choose between his new normal and the life he once knew.

85%

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The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)

Drama, History • 2h 10m

What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history.

80%

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