Unconsciously, 2020 has come to an end. Due to the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, the global film industry has been hit hard.
Taking stock of the global box office of the whole year, the Chinese film "Eight Hundred" has received about 460 million US dollars in the global box office, and the Chinese film has won the global box office for the first time.
However, the European and American film markets have not yet recovered, and the Hollywood blockbusters that used to dominate are no longer in the past, and 2020 has even become the first year in 10 years without Marvel movies.
In order to meet the expectations of the majority of film fans, the following 10 movies are from the list of the best movies of the year on major film and television websites in Europe and the United States. When we are physically and mentally exhausted and almost unable to sustain ourselves, these good movies will inspire us. Encourage everyone not to give up, bravely accept and perceive the bittersweet and bittersweet of life. Cherish the beauty in front of you and make every day worth it!
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > never, rarely, sometimes, always</h1>
Director: Eliza Hitman
Writers: Eliza Hitman
Starring: Sidney Flanigan / Talia Ryder / Theodore Perland
Country/Region of Production: United States / United Kingdom
The film won the Grand Jury Prize at the Silver Bear Award at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival and the Special Jury Prize "Neorealism" at the 36th Sundance Film Festival.
In Pennsylvania, Othum realized after a school performance that he seemed to be pregnant. After the test was confirmed at the small clinic, she was dissuaded by the doctors who wanted to secretly have an abortion. Othum's own attempts at abortion were discovered by a friend who worked together in a supermarket, and the two girls embarked on an abortion trip to New York.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Minari</h1>
Director: Lee Ezak Zheng
Writers: Lee Ezaar Zheng
Starring: Steven Won / Han Yi-ri / Yoon Yoo-jeong
Country of Production: United States
The film won the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at the 36th Sundance Film Festival.
In the 1980s, David, a 7-year-old Korean-American boy, was facing a whole new environment and lifestyle as his father, Jacob, moved his family from the West Coast to remote Arkansas. And his mother, Monica, was very much against her family living in this vast and wild land.
The mischievous David and his sister get bored here. Subsequently, David's grandmother came to the United States from Korea, and her unusualness attracted David's curiosity. At the same time, Jacob single-mindedly built farms on undeveloped land, but this put their financial situation, his marriage and family in crisis.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > invisible man</h1>
Director: Ray Werner
Writers: Ray Werner / Herbert George Wells
Starring: Elizabeth Moss / Oliver Jason-Cohen / Aldis Hodge
Country/Region of Production: Canada / Australia / United States
Cecilia is tortured half to death by her sadistic scientist boyfriend and struggles to escape the clutches of the demon. One day, she received a notice that the other party had committed suicide, and unexpectedly left her with a considerable amount of property. However, strange things happened one after another, and the people around them also suffered one by one!
Cecilia has a complete breakdown, believing that everything is because of her "invisible" predecessor. Cecilia's doubts were not empty. In the corners and corners of her life, there seems to be an invisible shadow peeking at her.....
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Hamilton</h1>
Director: Thomas Kyle
Writers: Lin-Manuel Miranda / Ron Chernov
Starring: Lin-Manuel Miranda / Leslie Odom Jr. / David Diggs
The film is the official filming of the classic Broadway musical "Hamilton" at The Richard Rogers Theater in New York, and tells the story of the political career of Alexander Hamilton, the founding father of the United States. After the launch of Disney+, the film's IMDB score was 8.6, and the Douban score was as high as 9.6.
During the American Revolutionary War, Hamilton was George Washington's chief of staff, the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, and one of the drafters and signatories of the U.S. Constitution. But before receiving these honors, he was born in the Caribbean and grew up with the shame of the title of illegitimate child. After immigrating to the United States, he completely changed the country with his determination and wisdom.
< h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > Greyhound</h1>
Director: Aaron Schneider
Writers: Tom Hanks / C. S. Forest
Starring: Tom Hanks / Stephen Graham / Elizabeth Sue
Country of Production: USA / Canada / Chinese mainland
Early in World War II, Ernest Klaus, the captain of the destroyer Greyhound, who was in command of the escort fleet, needed to lead other destroyers to protect 37 merchant ships across the Atlantic, but was chased by U-boats of the German Navy.
The enemy is haunted, in addition to raising the waterproof surface of the artillery fleet, but also to avoid the torpedo ambushes hidden deep under the sea. In the face of the situation of the enemy and the darkness, Klaus needs to maintain a high degree of vigilance at all times. With the sacrifice of his comrades-in-arms, Klaus can only successfully complete the task and return triumphantly by overcoming his doubts about himself.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > a place of nowhere to go</h1>
Director: Zhao Ting
Writers: Jessica Brudd / Zhao Ting
Starring: Francis McDormand / David Stryzern / Derek Janis
Finn, in his 60s, lives in a gypsum mining town called "Empire" in Nevada. During the Great Recession, the gypsum mining company went bankrupt and all the employees were dismissed, so the town had no meaning of existence, was completely erased from the map, and even the zip code was invalidated.
Losing her husband, job and home, Finn is homeless and forced to embark on a wandering journey while working. To keep the cost of living to a minimum, she became a modern nomad who lived in a van. During this arduous wandering process, she met and met many van hermits, gaining friendship and dependence.
Directed by Zhao Ting
The film won the Golden Lion Award in the main competition unit of the 77th Venice Film Festival, and director Zhao Ting was the first Chinese female director to win the Golden Lion Award, and she also became the sixth Chinese director to win the Golden Lion Award after Hou Xiaoxian, Zhang Yimou, Cai Mingliang, Ang Lee and Jia Zhangke.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > the Trial of the Seven Gentlemen of Chicago</h1>
Director: Alan Sorkin
Writers: Alan Sorkin
Starring: Eddie Redmayne / Alex Sharp / Sasha Byron Cohen
Country/Region of Production: USA / United Kingdom / India
In 1968, when the Democratic Party of the United States held its 35th Democratic National Convention in Chicago, anti-Vietnam War organizations applied for a peaceful protest rally. After the application was rejected, anti-war activists protested on the day of the meeting.
During the protests, they clashed massively with the police, with 8 people arrested. Among them, Bobby Searle, the founder of the black organization "Black Panther Party", was first sentenced; the remaining seven people on trial, including Abby Hoffman and Tom Hayden, were called the "Seven Gentlemen of Chicago".
The Seven Gentlemen dressed casually in court and were even suspected of deliberately disrupting and undermining the seriousness of the courtroom, interfering with Judge Julius Hoffman. In 1970, the verdict was issued, five of the seven gentlemen were found guilty, and they immediately appealed. In 1972, the verdict was reversed, and all seven gentlemen were released, and they were eventually exempted from imprisonment and punishment.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > mangrove forest</h1>
Director: Steve McQueen
Writers: Steve McQueen / Alastair Siddens
Starring: Litishia Wright / Sean Parks / Malaki Kirby
The film is part of the film series Little Axe, based on real historical events. A group of black activists were tried in 1970 for inciting riots while protesting a police raid on Mangroves, a Caribbean restaurant in Notting Hill, west London.
Their trial lasted 55 days. Later, they were exonerated from the harshest charges. The trial became the first judicial recognition of acts of racial hatred by the Metropolitan Police.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Mank</h1>
Director: David Finch
Writers: Jack Finch
Starring: Gary Oldman / Amanda Seyfried / Lily Collins
Genre: Drama / Biography
Written by the film's director, David Finch's late father, Jack Finch, the film focuses on the filming of Citizen Kane.
The film depicts the life of "Citizen Kane" screenwriter Herman Scott. How J. Mankiewicz wrote this classic legend for director Orson Wells in Hollywood in the 1940s.
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > psychic journey</h1>
Director: Peter Doggett / Kemp Bowles
Writers: Peter Doggett / Mike Jones / Kemp Bowles
Starring: Jamie Fox / Tina Fei / John Ratzenberg
Joe Gardner, an ordinary middle school music teacher in New York, loves music. He dreamed of one day becoming a pianist, performing in a prestigious jazz club. Unfortunately, when the opportunity came, an accident occurred. His soul stumbled into "Before the Starting Point"! It turns out that all new souls are trained here before they are born to shape their different personalities, preferences and dreams.
In order to return to the human world, Gardner has to persuade the help of the soul named 22, who is unwilling to reincarnate, to go to the possession together, looking for the spark of life, in order to obtain the Earth Pass. There, Gardner embarks on an unexpected adventure to find the true meaning of life!
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reference
IMDB、Rotten Tomatoes、Metacritic、《The New York Times》《The New Yorker》《The Guardian》《Empire》《Vanity Fair》
Text: Fore Magic Song
Editors: Fawl Magic Song, Lin Zi