Best Movies of 2020 by Rank
567
1
Chloé Zhao
Frances McDormand, Gay DeForest, Patricia Grier, Linda May, Angela Reyes
Drama / Adventure
USA / Germany
English
948
2
Lee Isaac Chung
Steven Yeun, Yeri Han, Yuh-Jung Youn, Alan S. Kim, Noel Cho, Will Patton
Drama
USA
English
1042
3
Emerald Fennell
Carey Mulligan, Adam Brody, Ray Nicholson, Sam Richardson, Timothy E. Goodwin
Crime / Drama / Thriller / Comedy
UK / USA
English
1236
4
Florian Zeller
Olivia Colman, Anthony Hopkins, Mark Gatiss, Olivia Williams, Imogen Poots
Drama
UK / France
English
1453
5
Thomas Vinterberg
Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Magnus Millang, Lars Ranthe, Maria Bonnevie
Comedy / Drama
Denmark / Sweden / Netherlands
Danish
1454
6
David Fincher
Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried, Lily Collins, Tom Pelphrey, Arliss Howard
Biography / Comedy / Drama
USA
English
1508
7
Aaron Sorkin
Eddie Redmayne, Alex Sharp, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jeremy Strong, John Carroll Lynch
Drama / History / Thriller / Crime
USA / UK / India
English
1751
8
Regina King
Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, Leslie Odom Jr., Lance Reddick
Drama
USA
English
1837
9
Jasmila Zbanic
Jasna Djuricic, Izudin Bajrovic, Boris Ler, Dino Bajrovic, Johan Heldenbergh
Drama / War
Bosnia-Herzegovina / Austria / Romania / Netherlands / Germany / Poland / France / Norway / Turkey
Bosnian
1933
10
Thomas Kail
Daveed Diggs, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jonathan Groff, Chris Jackson
Biography / Drama / History / Musical
USA
English
2074
11
Andrey Konchalovskiy
Yuliya Vysotskaya, Vladislav Komarov, Andrey Gusev, Yuliya Burova, Sergei Erlish
Drama / History
Russia
Russian
2185
12
Max Barbakow
Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti, J.K. Simmons, Peter Gallagher, Meredith Hagner
Comedy / Romance
USA / Hong Kong
English
2216
13
Paul Greengrass
Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel, Tom Astor, Travis Johnson, Andy Kastelic
Action / Adventure / Drama / Western
USA / China
English
2218
14
George C. Wolfe
Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Colman Domingo, Glynn Turman, Michael Potts
Drama / Music
USA
English
2250
15
Pete Docter, Kemp Powers
Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Graham Norton, Rachel House, Alice Braga, Richard Ayoade
Animation / Adventure / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Music
USA
English
2276
16
Spike Lee
Delroy Lindo, Jonathan Majors, Clarke Peters, Norm Lewis, Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Adventure / Drama / War
USA
English
2449
17
Dan Scanlon
Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Octavia Spencer, Mel Rodriguez
Animation / Adventure / Comedy / Family / Fantasy
USA
English
2471
18
Edoardo Ponti
Sophia Loren, Ibrahima Gueye, Renato Carpentieri, Iosif Diego Pirvu
Drama
Italy
Italian
2498
19
Steve McQueen
Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn, Micheal Ward, Kedar Williams-Stirling, Shaniqua Okwok
Drama
UK
English
2500
20
George Clooney
George Clooney, Felicity Jones, David Oyelowo, Caoilinn Springall, Kyle Chandler
Drama / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Thriller
USA
English
2572
21
Eliza Hittman
Ryan Eggold, Talia Ryder, Théodore Pellerin, Sidney Flanigan
Drama
UK / USA
English
2576
22
Kornél Mundruczó
Vanessa Kirby, Shia LaBeouf, Ellen Burstyn, Iliza Shlesinger, Benny Safdie
Drama
Canada / Hungary / USA
English
2622
23
Ryan Murphy
Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Kerry Washington, Keegan-Michael Key
Comedy / Drama / Musical
USA
English
2633
24
Spike Lee
David Byrne, Chris Giarmo, Tendayi Kuumba, Karl Mansfield, Angie Swan
Documentary / Music / Musical
USA
English
2633
24
Steve McQueen
Letitia Wright, Shaun Parkes, Malachi Kirby, Rochenda Sandall, Alex Jennings
Drama
UK
English
2638
25
Jason Woliner
Sacha Baron Cohen, Maria Bakalova, Tom Hanks, Dani Popescu, Manuel Vieru
Comedy
UK / USA
English
2645
26
Sofia Coppola
Bill Murray, Rashida Jones, Marlon Wayans, Jessica Henwick, Jenny Slate
Comedy / Drama / Romance / Adventure
USA
English
2669
27
Thomas Bezucha
Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Kayli Carter, Ryan Bruce, Otto Hornung
Crime / Drama / Thriller
USA
English
2669
27
John Krasinski
Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Cillian Murphy
Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
USA
English
2679
28
Rod Lurie
Orlando Bloom, Scott Eastwood, Caleb Landry Jones, Milo Gibson, Bobby Lockwood
Drama / History / War / Action
Bulgaria / USA
English
2681
29
Anders Thomas Jensen
Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Andrea Heick Gadeberg, Lars Brygmann, Nicolas Bro
Action / Comedy / Drama
Denmark / Sweden / Finland
Danish
2709
31
Kaouther Ben Hania
Yahya Mahayni, Dea Liane, Koen De Bouw, Monica Bellucci, Saad Lostan
Drama
Tunisia / France / Belgium / Germany / Sweden / Turkey
Arabic
2740
32
Christos Nikou
Aris Servetalis, Sofia Georgovassili, Anna Kalaitzidou, Argyris Bakirtzis
Comedy / Drama
Greece / Poland / Slovenia
Greek
2740
32
Radha Blank
Radha Blank, Peter Kim, Oswin Benjamin, Imani Lewis, Haskiri Velazquez
Comedy / Drama
USA
English
2740
32
Maite Alberdi
Petronila Abarca, Romulo Aitken, Sergio Chamy, Zoila Gonzalez, Marta Olivares
Documentary
Chile / Netherlands / Spain / Germany / USA
Spanish
2740
32
Philippe Lacôte
Bakary Koné, Steve Tientcheu, Jean Cyrille Digbeu
Drama / Fantasy / Crime
France / Ivory Coast / Canada / Senegal
French
2758
33
Francis Lee
Kate Winslet, Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Jones, James McArdle
Biography / Drama / Romance / Period Film
UK / Australia / USA
English
2758
33
Christopher Nolan
John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Dimple Kapadia
Action / Sci-Fi / Drama / Thriller
UK / USA
English
2765
34
Garrett Bradley
Rob G. Rich, Rob Rich II, Fox Rich, Freedom Rich, Justus Rich, Laurence M. Rich
Documentary / Drama
USA
English
2781
35
James Lebrecht, Nicole Newnham
Larry Allison, Dennis Billups, HolLynn D'Lil, Judith Heumann
Documentary
USA
English
2781
35
Viggo Mortensen
Viggo Mortensen, Lance Henriksen, Terry Chen, Sverrir Gudnason, Hannah Gross
Drama
UK / Canada / USA
English
2781
35
J Blakeson
Rosamund Pike, Peter Dinklage, Eiza González, Dianne Wiest, Chris Messina
Comedy / Crime / Thriller / Drama
USA / UK
English
2781
35
Charlie Kaufman
Jesse Plemons, Jessie Buckley, Toni Collette, David Thewlis, Guy Boyd
Drama / Thriller / Horror
USA
English
2781
35
Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed
Craig Foster, Tom Foster
Documentary
South Africa
English
2787
36
Steve McQueen
Letitia Wright, Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn, John Boyega, Sheyi Cole, Kenyah Sandy
Drama / History / Romance
UK
English
2788
37
Julia von Heinz
Mala Emde, Noah Saavedra, Tonio Schneider, Andreas Lust
Crime / Drama / Romance
Germany / France
German
2788
37
Chaitanya Tamhane
Aditya Modak, Arun Dravid, Sumitra Bhave, Deepika Bhide Bhagwat, Kiran Yadnyopavit
Drama / Music
India
Marathi
2788
37
Hilal Baydarov
Orkhan Iskandarli, Rana Asgarova, Huseyn Nasirov, Samir Abbasov, Kamran Huseynov
Drama
Azerbaijan / Mexico / USA
Azerbaijani
2788
37
Amos Gitai
Maria Zreik, Khawla Ibraheem, Bahira Ablassi, Naama Preis, Tsahi Halevi
Comedy / Drama
Israel / France
Hebrew
2788
37
Nicole Garcia
Pierre Niney, Stacy Martin, Benoît Magimel, Christophe Montenez
Drama / Thriller
France
French
2788
37
Emma Dante
Alissa Maria Orlando, Susanna Piraino, Anita Pomario, Eleonora De Luca
Drama
Italy
Italian
2788
37
Susanna Nicchiarelli
Romola Garai, Patrick Kennedy, John Gordon Sinclair, Felicity Montagu
Drama / Romance / Biography / Period Film
Italy / Belgium
English
2788
37
Malgorzata Szumowska, Michal Englert
Alec Utgoff, Maja Ostaszewska, Agata Kulesza, Weronika Rosati, Katarzyna Figura
Drama / Comedy
Poland / Germany
Polish
2788
37
Michel Franco
Naian Gonzalez Norvind, Diego Boneta, Mónica Del Carmen, Fernando Cuautle
Drama / Thriller
Mexico / France
Spanish
2788
37
Claudio Noce
Pierfrancesco Favino, Barbara Ronchi, Mattia Garaci, Francesco Gheghi
Drama
Italy
Italian
2788
37
Majid Majidi
Ali Nassirian, Javad Ezati, Tannaz Tabatabaei, Roohollah Zamani
Drama
Iran
Persian
2788
37
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Yû Aoi, Masahiro Higashide, Hyunri, Issey Takahashi, Ryôta Bandô
Drama / War / History / Romance
Japan
Japanese
2788
37
Mona Fastvold
Katherine Waterston, Vanessa Kirby, Karina Ziana Gherasim, Casey Affleck
Drama / Romance
USA
English
2794
38
Joe Mantello
Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells, Charlie Carver
Drama
USA / Canada
English
2794
38
Euros Lyn
Toni Collette, Owen Teale, Alan David, Lynda Baron, Damian Lewis, Karl Johnson
Biography / Comedy / Drama / Sports
UK
English
2794
38
Autumn de Wilde
Anya Taylor-Joy, Angus Imrie, Letty Thomas, Gemma Whelan, Bill Nighy
Comedy / Drama / Period Film / Romance
UK
English
2794
38
Harry Bradbeer
Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, Sam Claflin, Helena Bonham Carter
Action / Adventure / Crime / Drama / Mystery
UK
English
2794
38
Alice Wu
Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, Alexxis Lemire, Wolfgang Novogratz, Collin Chou
Comedy / Romance
USA
English
2794
38
Clea DuVall
Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Mary Steenburgen, Victor Garber, Alison Brie
Comedy / Drama / Romance
USA / Canada
English
2794
38
Leigh Whannell
Elisabeth Moss, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Harriet Dyer, Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid
Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Australia / USA / Canada / UK
English
2794
38
Jon Stewart
Steve Carell, Rose Byrne, Chris Cooper, Brent Sexton, Will Sasso, C.J. Wilson
Comedy / Drama
USA
English
2794
38
Judd Apatow
Pete Davidson, Bel Powley, Ricky Velez, Lou Wilson, Moises Arias
Comedy / Drama
USA
English
2794
38
Steven Soderbergh
Meryl Streep, Gemma Chan, Dianne Wiest, Christopher Fitzgerald, Candice Bergen
Comedy / Drama
USA
English
2794
38
Michael Showalter
Issa Rae, Kumail Nanjiani, Paul Sparks, Anna Camp, Nicholas X. Parsons
Action / Comedy / Crime / Mystery / Romance / Thriller
USA
English
2794
38
Channing Godfrey Peoples
Nicole Beharie, Kendrick Sampson, Alexis Chikaeze, Lori Hayes, Marcus M. Mauldin
Drama
USA
English
2794
38
Gina Prince-Bythewood
Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli
Action / Fantasy / Thriller
USA
English
2794
38
Dave Franco
Dan Stevens, Alison Brie, Sheila Vand, Jeremy Allen White, Toby Huss
Horror / Thriller
USA
English
2794
38
Josephine Decker
Elisabeth Moss, Odessa Young, Michael Stuhlbarg, Logan Lerman, Victoria Pedretti
Biography / Drama / Thriller
USA
English
2794
38
David Oyelowo
David Oyelowo, Amiah Miller, Lonnie Chavis, Rosario Dawson, Maria Bello
Adventure / Drama / Family / Fantasy / Mystery / Thriller
USA
English
2799
39
Burhan Qurbani
Welket Bungué, Albrecht Schuch, Jella Haase, Annabelle Mandeng
Drama
Germany / Netherlands / France / Canada
German
2799
39
Christian Petzold
Paula Beer, Franz Rogowski, Maryam Zaree, Jacob Matschenz, Anne Ratte-Polle
Drama / Fantasy / Mystery / Romance
Germany / France
German
2807
40
Tracey Deer
Kiawentiio, Violah Beauvais, Rainbow Dickerson, Joel Montgrand, Paulina Alexis
Drama
Canada
English
2807
40
Dea Kulumbegashvili
Ia Sukhitashvili, Kakha Kintsurashvili, Rati Oneli
Drama
Georgia / France
Georgian
2807
40
Alice Gu
Chuong Pek Lee, Susan Lim, Ted Ngoy, Daewon Song, Mayly Tao
Documentary / Drama
USA
English
2807
40
Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Will Ferrell, Miranda Otto, Zoe Chao, Zach Woods, Julian Grey
Comedy / Drama
USA
English
2807
40
Roger Michell
Jim Broadbent, Heather Craney, Stephen Rashbrook, James Wilby, Matthew Goode
Biography / Comedy / Drama
UK
English
2807
40
Michelle Latimer
Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, Nyla Innuksuk, Thomas King, Gail Maurice, Kent Monkman
Documentary
Canada
English
2807
40
Sam Pollard
Martin Luther King, James Comey, David Garrow, Clarence B. Jones
Documentary / Drama / History / Biography
USA
English
2807
40
Matt Riddlehoover
Larry King, Holly Hunter, Kristen Wiig, Reese Witherspoon, Joaquin Phoenix
Documentary / Biography / Music / Drama
USA
English
2807
40
Glen Keane, John Kahrs
Glen Keane, Brycen Hall, Ruthie Ann Miles, John Cho, Cathy Ang
Animation / Adventure / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Musical / Sci-Fi
China / USA
English
2816
41
Dean Parisot
Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, Kristen Schaal, Samara Weaving, Camila Cabello
Adventure / Comedy / Music / Sci-Fi
USA / Canada / Italy
English
2816
41
Chris Columbus
Kurt Russell, Goldie Hawn, Darby Camp, Julian Dennison, Jahzir Bruno
Adventure / Comedy / Family / Fantasy
USA
English
2816
41
Christopher Landon
Vince Vaughn, Kathryn Newton, Celeste O'Connor, Misha Osherovich, Emily Holder
Comedy / Horror / Thriller
USA
English
2816
41
Julie Taymor
Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Lulu Wilson, Gloria Steinem
Biography / Drama / History
USA
English
2816
41
Kris Rey
Gillian Jacobs, Jemaine Clement, Josh Wiggins, Forrest Goodluck, Hannah Marks
Comedy / Drama / Romance
USA
English
2816
41
Natalie Erika James
Emily Mortimer, Robyn Nevin, Bella Heathcote, Jeremy Stanford, Chris Bunton
Drama / Horror
Australia / USA
English
2816
41
Greg Barker
Wagner Moura, Ana de Armas, Brķan F. O'Byrne, Bradley Whitford, Garret Dillahunt
Biography / Drama / History / Romance
USA
English
2816
41
Michael Almereyda
Ethan Hawke, Eve Hewson, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Jim Gaffigan, Kyle MacLachlan
Biography / Drama / Period Film
USA
English
