The Best Movies of 2019

From Avengers: Endgame to Us, here’s a countdown of Screen Rant’s favorite movies of 2019 – as voted for by the editorial team.

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From the epic highs of Avengers: Endgame to the terrifying lows of Cats, 2019 has certainly been an exciting year for cinema – and we’re counting down the best movies of the year, as voted for by Screen Rant’s editorial team.

The year got off to a strange start with its first major release, Glass, M. Night Shyamalan’s own unique spin on the comic book movie genre. Marvel Studios arrived with a bang in March with Captain Marvel, which introduced a powerful new addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s superhero lineup. Disney returned to the live-action remake pool with Dumbo, Aladdin, and The Lion King, and Titans battled once again in Godzilla: King of the Monsters. And with awards season upon us, Oscar hopefuls like Little Women and 1917 are now vying for moviegoers’ attention.

Before we move on into 2020, here’s a look back at the last year of movies – and the ones that stuck with us the most.

10. Rocketman

Infusing the somewhat tired biopic genre with magical realism, Rocketman stars Taron Egerton as a young musician called Reginald Dwight, who rises to fame under the better-known name Elton John. The movie opens with Elton storming into rehab in a devil costume, which gradually comes away as he recounts his life story. Classic songs are reinvented as stunning musical numbers, with Egerton performing all of his own songs (and occasionally playing the piano as well). Highlights include a rise-to-fame montage built around “Honky Cat,” and an eerie underwater sequence as Elton reaches a low point in his life.

9. Avengers: Endgame

“Avengers… assemble.” Bringing more than a decade of stories told over the course of twenty-one previous films to a conclusion, Avengers: Endgame was the must-see event movie of the summer. The story begins in a somber place, after the devastating defeat of Avengers: Infinity War that wiped out half of all life in the universe and seriously thinned the ranks of the MCU’s superheroes. Directors Anthony and Joe Russo, and screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, had the unenviable task of bringing Captain America and Iron Man’s arcs to an end, while also giving everyone else a satisfying amount of screen time and delivering the beating that Thanos deserved. Somehow they pulled it off, and Endgame’s massive final team-up proved to be one of the best movie endings of the year.

8. Marriage Story

Written and directed by Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story is a painfully intimate picture of a marriage that has fallen apart. Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson play Charlie and Nicole Barber, who are separated but still stuck in the limbo of divorce proceedings. Marriage Story walks a tightrope of equal compassion for both main characters, who are forced to wrestle with the fact that they now live on opposite sides of the country, and what that means for custody of their young son. A sequence in which Charlie has to try and have dinner with his son while being observed by an evaluator is one of the movie’s best moments, as is the infamous fight scene in which all of Charlie and Nicole’s built-up resentment comes to a boil.

7. Booksmart

The feature directorial debut from Olivia Wilde, Booksmart stars Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever as two best friends who have eschewed partying throughout high school, instead focusing only getting good grades. However, after finding out that everyone else managed to party and get into Ivy League colleges, they decide to have one wild night before graduation to prove that they can be cool too. It may hit upon a lot of teen move clichés, but Booksmart also feels very fresh and modern. One of the movie’s highlights is Billie Lourd’s character, Gigi, a wealthy and enigmatic weirdo whose drug-fuelled existence has her seemingly teleporting from location to location and going from awake to napping in the blink of an eye.

6. Toy Story 4

When Toy Story 4 was originally announced, many fans were concerned it would undermine the poignancy of Toy Story 3’s perfect ending, and the numerous production setbacks Toy Story 4 encountered on its path to the big screen didn’t help matters. But the film turned out better than anyone could have hoped. Bringing Bo Peep back was a masterstroke, giving a fan-favorite side character some long overdue closure as she served as the catalyst for Woody’s arc. The old cowboy doll undergoes a dramatic transformation, rediscovering his place in the world and the true meaning of being a toy. All in all, Toy Story 4 is an emotional and worthwhile chapter in the franchise, and now Woody’s story truly feels complete.

5. The Irishman

Easily one of the most anticipated movies of the year, The Irishman marked Martin Scorsese’s return to the gangster genre, as well as Joe Pesci’s return to the big screen for the first in almost a decade. Based on the (supposedly) true story of Frank “The Irishman” Sheeran, an affiliate of the Bufalino crime family, the film charts Frank’s life from the violence of World War II to the violence of organized crime, and ultimately to the assassination of union leader Jimmy Hoffa (Al Pacino). The Irishman is particularly special because of the struggle Scorsese faced in getting it made, until finally Netflix signed on to foot the (very expensive) bill. Another classic from one of the greatest directors of all time, The Irishman should not be missed.

4. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is a refreshing change-of-pace for Quentin Tarantino, taking viewers through an odyssey in 1960s California. More of a snapshot of an era than a traditional plot-driven movie (like Django Unchained), the film is completely engaging with its immersive environment and colorful cast of characters. Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt are at the top of their games with entertaining performances that are a blast to watch (with a touching bromance to boot). Margot Robbie makes the most of her limited screen time as Sharon Tate with a pure, wholesome turn that serves as a touching tribute to the late actress. And it all builds up to an explosive finale that’s pure Tarantino – darkly hilarious and glorious.

3. Us

2019 was another good year for horror, from serene chiller Midsommar to the bloody fun of Ready or Not. However, only one horror movie made it onto our Best of 2019 list, and it’s Jordan Peele’s Us. Highly anticipated after Peele’s debut horror film Get Out, Us is a twisted tale of a family who go on what’s supposed to be a relaxing beach vacation. However, mother Adelaide (Lupita Nyong’o) feels a sense of a growing unease that proves warranted when a group of doppelgangers in red jumpsuits invade their vacation home. Us draws out the mystery of who the Tethered are, where they came from, and what they want as Adelaide and her family engage in a violent struggle for survival.

2. Joker

Batman’s greatest enemy was radically reinvented in Todd Phillips’ Joker, an imagined origin story for the Clown Prince of Crime. Joaquin Phoenix delivers a tour de force performance as Arthur Fleck, a middle-aged man who lives with his mother and has a day job as a clown for hire. With what few support systems he has shutting down around him, Arthur seeks a career as a stand-up comedian that leads to him accidentally instigating widespread chaos in Gotham City. In a market saturated with family-friendly comic book movies, Joker dared to be different with its R-rated story about a man spiralling out of control… and into something else.

1. Knives Out

There can be only one winner, and this year it’s Rian Johnson’s delightful murder mystery Knives Out. Daniel Craig dons his most outrageous southern accent as detective Benoit Blanc, who is hired by an anonymous client to investigate the apparent suicide of wealthy author Harlan Thrombey. The patriarch of a family of back-stabbers, gold-diggers, spoiled brats and hypocrites, Harlan’s closest confidants were his nephew, Hugh Ransom Drysdale (Chris Evans) and his nurse, Marta (Ana de Armas). There were plenty of people who had motive to kill him, but which of the Thrombeys is the guilty party? Knives Out takes a surprising turn early on and keeps the audience guessing as Benoit pieces together the clues as to whodunit… and why.

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