The 20 Best Movies of 2019 So Far
and Keith Kimbell, Metacritic Film Editor – July 3, 2019
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.
After winning the Palme d’Or in 2014 for Winter Sleep, Nuri Bilge Ceylan returned to Cannes in 2018 with another long, dense, dialogue-heavy film, which reached North American theaters in early 2019. Charting the return of Sinan, a recent college graduate with dreams of being a writer, to his hometown and his father’s debts, the film is another unique and powerful piece of cinema from the Turkish director.
“The Wild Pear Tree is a gentle, humane, beautifully made and magnificently acted movie.” —Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian