The 20 Best Movies of 2020 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* or on digital/VOD/streaming outlets between January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020. Films are ranked by Metascore and must have at least 7 reviews from professional critics to be eligible.
* Commonly found in urban locations during the Before Times, a theater was an enclosed public space where strangers came together to watch films projected on a screen.
This minimalist Icelandic drama from Hlynur Palmason focuses on a small-town police chief (Ingvar Sigurdsson) who becomes increasingly obsessed with the possibility that a local man had an affair with his late wife prior to her death a few years ago.
“Palmason boldly risks audience disenfranchisement by pushing his disturbing story to unexpected lengths dramatically and stylistically, thereby winning a creative wrestling match with a potentially intransigent narrative.” —Todd McCarthy, The Hollywood Reporter
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