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.

24 of 25 photo by Sony Pictures Entertainment

BONUS: The highest-grossing films released in 2020

(#1)
59 Bad Boys for Life $204.4 million pictured above

(#2)
47 Sonic the Hedgehog $146.1 million

(#3)
60 Birds of Prey $84.2 million

(#4)
26 Dolittle $77.0 million

(#5)
72 The Invisible Man $64.9 million

(#6)
47 The Call of the Wild $62.3 million

(#7)
61 Onward $61.6 million

(#8)
69 Tenet $57.9 million

(#9)
51 The Gentlemen $36.5 million

(#10)
56 The Croods: A New Age $34.4 million

Domestic grosses only. Source: Box Office Mojo

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