marzoña’s 2019 in movies!
Here’s a list of the 117 movies which I watched that were released in 2019! Over the past few years, I restricted this list to only movies I saw in theaters, but streaming has expanded so much that I couldn’t exclude them! So many movies!
I also got rid of my lowest category, mainly because I’m trying to be less negative about things and I want to find things to appreciate in everything I see. And I did my best to not see movies that I wasn’t interested in seeing, instead of feeling obligated to go just to check off another movie on the list.
And keep in mind, if you disagree with my rankings, neither of us are wrong! These are reaction based and we may be expecting or looking for completely different things in what we watch. Movies are great!!! Watch more!!!
TOP 10 OF 2019
BEST OF THE REST
PURCHASING FOR MY COLLECTION
DIDN’T WASTE MY TIME
MISSED OPPORTUNITIES
NON-2019 MOVIES
Top 10 of 2019
PARASITE
MARRIAGE STORY
BOOKSMART
JOJO RABBIT
THE FAREWELL
LUCE
ROCKETMAN
WAVES
PAIN AND GLORY
ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL
Best of the Rest
Here are the movies that were/could have been in consideration for my Top 10! EVERYONE needs to see these movies.
1917
AD ASTRA
AVENGERS: ENDGAME
A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
CLIMAX
FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD
HUSTLERS
I LOST MY BODY
KNIVES OUT
THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO
MIDSOMMAR
THE NIGHTINGALE
THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON
POKEMON: DETECTIVE PIKACHU
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE
READY OR NOT
THE SOUVENIR
THE TWO POPES
UNCUT GEMS
WILD ROSE
Purchasing for My Collection
Pretty self-explanatory category, I’d say…
ABOMINABLE
THE AERONAUTS
ARCTIC
THE ART OF SELF DEFENSE
ATLANTICS
BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON
CAPTAIN MARVEL
THE DEATH OF DICK LONG
DOCTOR SLEEP
DOLEMITE IS MY NAME
FORD V FERRARI
GEMINI MAN
GLORIA BELL
GRETA
HONEY BOY
THE IRISHMAN
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 - PARABELLUM
JUDY
JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL
JUST MERCY
THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING
KLAUS
LITTLE WOMEN
LONG SHOT
THE MUSTANG
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD
PADDLETON
RICHARD JEWELL
SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME
TOY STORY 4
US
Didn’t Waste My Time
The movies that are just perfectly fine / a good watch / would receive a light recommendation.
ALADDIN
ALWAYS BE MY MAYBE
ANNABELLE COMES HOME
THE BEACH BUM
BLINDED BY THE LIGHT
BOMBSHELL
CRAWL
DARK WATERS
DUMBO
EERIE
FIRST LOVE
FREAKS
FROZEN II
GOOD BOYS
HARRIET
HER SMELL
HIGH FLYING BIRD
ISN’T IT ROMANTIC?
JOKER
LATE NIGHT
LES MISÉRABLES
THE LIGHTHOUSE
MONOS
SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK
SERENITY
SHAZAM!
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER
TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID
TRIPLE FRONTIER
Missed Opportunities
The “meh”s of the year.
BLACKBIRD
BRIGHTBURN
COLD PURSUIT
DARK PHOENIX
FAST AND FURIOUS PRESENTS: HOBBS AND SHAW
GLASS
GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS
IT: CHAPTER TWO
THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART
THE LION KING
LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT
MISSING LINK
PET SEMATARY
STUBER
TERMINATOR: DARK FATE
VELVET BUZZSAW
YESTERDAY
Documentaries
I find it hard to nail down what works and what doesn’t work in a documentary, so I’m just throwing them in their own category! They’re all great in their own ways!
AMERICAN FACTORY
FYRE (both)
HONEYLAND
THE KINGMAKER
NON-2019 RANKINGS
And now for the movies I saw in 2019 that didn’t come out in 2019! I saw a lot of these for watching along with my favorite movie podcasts (i.e. Blank Check with Griffin & David, How Did This Get Made?, etc.), appearances on friends’ podcasts (i.e. The Meaning Of, The Wanger Show commentaries), or just to catch up on movies I never saw before!
Best of the Rest
ANNABELLE: CREATION (2017)
AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR (2018)
BLACK PANTHER (2018)
BODIED (2018)
BURNING (2018)
THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO (1979)
COLLATERAL (2004)
DO THE RIGHT THING (1989)
THE FAVOURITE (2018)
FIRST MAN (2018)
HEAT (1995)
IN THE HEIGHTS (2020)
KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE (1989)
THE LOBSTER (2016)
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT (2018)
MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO (1988)
PORCO ROSSO (1992)
ROMA (2018)
SHOPLIFTERS (2018)
SING STREET (2016)
SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING (2017)
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (2017)
TAXI DRIVER (1976)
THE WIND RISES (2013)
Purchasing for My Collection
ALI (2001)
APOCALYPSE NOW - THE FINAL CUT (1979)
BIG FISH (2003)
COLD WAR (2018)
ED WOOD (1994)
FAST & FURIOUS 7 (2015)
GOODFELLAS (1990)
THE INSIDER (1999)
THE KING OF COMEDY (1982)
MANHUNTER (1986)
MELVIN AND HOWARD (1980)
PONYO (2008)
PRINCESS MONONOKE (1997)
PUBLIC ENEMIES (2009)
SLEEPY HOLLOW (1999)
SOMETHING WILD (1986)
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET (2007)
THIEF (1981)
VICE (2018)
Didn’t Waste My Time
ALPS (2011)
ANTLERS (2020)
BATMAN (1989)
BATMAN RETURNS (1992)
BIG EYES (2013)
BIRDS OF PREY (2020)
BLACK MIRROR: BANDERSNATCH (2018)
BLACKHAT (2015)
CASINO (1995)
CASTLE IN THE SKY (1986)
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (2005)
DOGTOOTH (2009)
HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE (2004)
THE KILLING FIELDS (1984)
THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS (1992)
MARS ATTACKS! (1996)
MIAMI VICE (2005)
NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND (1984)
Missed Opportunities
ALICE IN WONDERLAND (2010)
ANNABELLE (2014)
DEADFALL (1993)
FAST & FURIOUS 6 (2013)
THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS (2017)
FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980)
HOUSE OF THE DEAD (2003)
THE KEEP (1983)
MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN (2016)
PLANET OF THE APES (2001)
SWING SHIFT (1984)
THE WIFE (2018)
Documentaries
THE DEATH OF SUPERMAN LIVES: WHAT HAPPENED? (2015)
FREE SOLO (2018)
JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI (2012)
STOP MAKING SENSE (1984)
SWIMMING TO CAMBODIA (1987)
THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD (2018)