The 20 Best Movies of 2019 So Far
Which films have impressed critics the most during the first half of the year? Above, we rank the best-reviewed movies released in theaters between January 1, 2019 and June 30, 2019 by Metascore. Films must have at least 7 reviews from professional critics to be eligible.
Hu Bo’s first and last feature is an adaptation of a story from his 2017 novel Huge Crack. The nearly four-hour film follows multiple characters in a small town in northern China as their desperate lives intersect. More than one critic viewed the film as a punishing watch, or even a suicide note, since the celebrated 29-year-old novelist turned filmmaker killed himself shortly after completing the film.
“Hard to sit through and impossible to forget, this torpid four-hour anti-drama is suffused with the sort of hopelessness that cinema only sees every once in a long while.” —David Ehrlich, IndieWire
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