Report card for 2019 films.

With an average of around 100 films I have watched per year, I can say that I’m quite a movie buff. That means I have watched at least 8 new films per month, and that’s 2 per week. No matter how occupied I am, I would still find time to watch it as it is one of my interests and is also a good source of entertainment for me.

Here below is the list of 2019 films that I have watched alongside my rating to it (maximum 5 stars). My top 10 films are in bold:

Hollywood Films:

1. Escape Room. *****
2. Captain Marvel. ***
3. Happy Death Day 2U. ****
4. Us. *****
5. The Final Wish. **
6. How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. ****
7. Avengers: Endgame. *****
8. The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part. ***½
9. The Prodigy. ****
10. The Silence. ****
11. Pet Sematary. ***½
12. Shazam! ****½
13. Zoombies 2. *
14. The Curse Of La Llorona. ****
15. Zoo. **
16. Godzilla: King Of The Monsters. ****
17. Pokemon Detective Pikachu. ***
18. Dumbo. ***
19. Brightburn. ***½
20. Child’s Play. ***½
21. Play Or Die. ***
22. Alita: Battle Angel. ***½
23. Rocketman. ***½
24. Spider-Man: Far From Home. ****½
25. Missing Link. ***½
26. Crawl. *****
27. Men In Black: International. ***
28. The Intruder. ***
29. Toy Story 4. *****
30. Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw. ***½
31. Assimilate. ***½
32. Aladdin. ****½
33. The Secret Life Of Pets 2. ***
34. The Lion King. ****
35. Annabelle Comes Home. ***½
36. Ma. ***½
37. Angel Has Fallen. ****
38. Clown. *
39. The Dead Don’t Die. **½
40. 47 Meters Down: Uncaged. ***½
41. Dark Phoenix. ****½
42. Survival Box. *
43. The Furies. ***½
44. It: Chapter Two. ****
45. Glass. **
46. The Final Scream. **
47. The Queen’s Corgi. ***
48. Midsommar. ***½
49. Prey. **½
50. The Boat. ***
51. Harpoon. **
52. Joker. ****
53. Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark. ****
54. The Angry Birds Movie 2. ****
55. The Room. ***½
56. Trick. ***
57. Terminator: Dark Fate. ****
58. Rabid. ***
59. Zombieland: Double Tap. ****½
60. The Farewell. ****
61. Dora And The Lost City Of Gold. ***½
62. Shockwave. *
63. Pickaxe. *
64. Midway. ***½
65. The Laundromat. ***
66. The Shed. ***½
67. Ready Or Not. *****
68. Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil. ****½
69. Burn. ***½
70. Frozen 2. ****½
71. Jumanji: The Next Level. ****
72. Abominable. ***½
73. The Gallows Act II. ****
74. The Aeronauts. ***½
75. The Addams Family. ***
76. Ford v Ferrari. ***
77. Stalked. *½
78. Jojo Rabbit. ***½
79. Depraved. ***
80. A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood. ***½
81. Judy. ****
82. Knives Out. ****
83. Spies In Disguise. ***½
84. Gemini Man. ***
85. Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. **½
86. Last Christmas. ****
87. Doctor Sleep. ****
88. Lake Artifact. *
89. Ad Astra. ***½
90. Little Women. ***
91. 1917. *****
92. Black Christmas. **½
93. I Spit On Your Grave. *½
94. Animal Among Us. **½
95. Bombshell. ***½
96. Marriage Story. ***
97. Cats. *½
98. Little Monsters. ***
99. Haunt. ****½
100. Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker. ***
101. In The Tall Grass. ***
102. Hoax. **
103. The Jack In The Box. ***                                                                                                104. The Dare. ***
105. Zombie Tidal Wave. *½
106. Countdown. ****½

Other International Films:

1. The New King Of Comedy. (China) *½
2. The Wandering Earth. (China) ***
3. Mega Crocodile. (China) *
4. Parasite. (South Korea) *****
5. Fagara. (Hong Kong) ****
6. Metamorphosis. (South Korea) ***
7. Jade Dynasty. (China) ****
8. The Divine Fury. (South Korea) ***½
9. Ip Man 4: The Finale. (Hong Kong) *****
10. Ne Zha. (China) ****
11. Big Three Dragons. (Taiwan) ****
12. Ashfall. (South Korea) ***
13. The Dude In Me. (South Korea) ***½
14. The Pool. (Thailand) ****½
15. Exit. (South Korea) ****½

As of 6th December 2020, I have watched a total of 121 films. I have not only successfully passed the 100-mark, I also crossed the 120-mark. Even if only Hollywood films are counted, I have breached the 100-mark too. I must say that is impressive!

You will notice that for this year, 3 out of my top 10 films of the year are actually foreign language films. It means that these films are getting better and more international attention nowadays. South Korea’s ‘Parasite’ is my pick for best movie of the year. Hands down. With 99% Rotten Tomatoes score, 96% Metacritic score and 8.6/10 IMDB score, this movie is now gaining a lot of awards buzz and it certainly deserves the recognition it won. The movie is wildly entertaining and surprisingly engaging with perfect mixture of multiple genres into one single film, excellent performance and chemistry by all the cast, superb perspective on social themes, and beautiful crafts.

Now, here is the top 10 highest grossing films of 2019 (information accurate as of 6th December 2020):

1. Avengers: Endgame ($2.797 billion)
2. The Lion King ($1.656 billion)
3. Frozen 2 ($1.450 billion)
4. Spider-Man: Far From Home ($1.131 billion)
5. Captain Marvel ($1.128 billion)
6. Joker ($1.074 billion)
7. Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker ($1.074 million)
8. Toy Story 4 ($1.073 million)
9. Aladdin ($1.050 billion)
10. Jumanji: The Next Level ($800 million)

A total of 9 films this year joined the billion-dollar club. This makes 2019 the year with most number of billion-dollar films at 9. The previous record is 5 films in 2015 and 2018. ‘Avengers: Endgame’ ultimately becomes the world’s highest grossing film of all time as its box office intake has exceeded previous record holder, ‘Avatar’ by around $10 million. Superhero films are still doing very well (no superhero fatigue yet) while Disney remakes seems to be very popular recently.

And finally, here is my personal selection of the best in 2019 films (in 26 categories):

Best Film : Parasite

(Honorable mention: 1917)

Best Director : Bong Joon-Ho (Parasite)

(Honorable mention: Sam Mendes (1917))

Best Actor In A Leading Role : Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)

(Honorable mention: George MacKay (1917))

Best Actress In A Leading Role : Renee Zellweger (Judy)

(Honorable mention: Lupita Nyongo (Us))

Best Actor In A Supporting Role : Song Kang-Ho (Parasite)

(Honorable mention: John Lithgow (Bombshell))

Best Actress In A Supporting Role : Elizabeth Banks (Brightburn)

(Honorable mention: Zhao Shuzhen (The Farewell))

Best Cast Ensemble : Parasite

(Honorable mention: Avengers: Endgame)

Best Young Performer : Roman Griffin Davis (Jojo Rabbit))

(Honorable mention: Jackson Robert Scott (The Prodigy))

Best Original Screenplay : Us

(Honorable mention: Parasite)

Best Adapted Screenplay : Jojo Rabbit

(Honorable mention: Joker)

Best Film Editing : Parasite

(Honorable mention: Ford v Ferrari)

Best Cinematography : 1917

(Honorable mention: Parasite)

Best Production Design : Parasite

(Honorable mention: 1917)

Best Action Choreography : Ip Man 4: The Finale

(Honorable mention: Avengers: Endgame)

Best Visual Effects : The Lion King

(Honorable mention: Avengers: Endgame)

Best Original Score : Us

(Honorable mention: Godzilla: The King Of The Monster)

Best Original Song : Into The Unknown (Frozen 2)

(Honorable mention: Speak Properly (Fagara))

Best Sound Mixing And Editing : Godzilla: King Of The Monsters

(Honorable mention: Terminator: Dark Fate)

Best Costume Design : Aladdin

(Honorable mention: Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil)

Best Make-Up And Hair-Styling : Maleficient: Mistress Of Evil

(Honorable mention: Bombshell)

Best Youth / Superhero Film : Avengers: Endgame

(Honorable mention: Shazam!)

Best Horror / Supernatural Film : Us

(Honorable mention: Escape Room)

Best Musical / Comedy Film : Ready Or Not

(Honorable mention: Aladdin)

Best Sci-Fi / Fantasy Film : Godzilla: King Of The Monsters

(Honorable mention: Maleficient: Mistress Of Evil)

Best Action / Thriller Film : Parasite

(Honorable mention: Ip Man 4: The Finale)

Best Animated Film : Toy Story 4

(Honorable mention: Frozen 2)

That’s it for my review of 2019 films. What a long post.