The 50 Best Movies of 2020

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – January 6, 2021

Here is Metacritic's final list of the 50 best-reviewed movies of 2020, ranked by Metascore. This list only includes films receiving at least 7 reviews from professional critics.

All films released between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020 in at least one U.S. theater or directly to streaming or VOD/digital services were eligible for inclusion. Titles are ranked by Metascore (a weighted average of scores from top professional critics) prior to rounding based on scores as of January 3, 2021.

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90 Mangrove

(#9) The first film in Steve McQueen's Small Axe anthology, Mangrove centers on the 1971 trial of nine people tied to the British Black Panther Movement who were wrongfully arrested during a protest against frequent police raids of a London Caribbean restaurant (The Mangrove) that served as the center of the Black community. Letitia Wright, Malachi Kirby, and Shaun Parkes head the cast.

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“Taking a sledgehammer to institutionalised racism with the clarity of purpose and skill of a master craftsman, Steve McQueen is once again at the very top of his game, and indeed his profession, with Mangrove.” —Matthew Anderson, CineVue

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