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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87 What the Constitution Means to Me

(#18) Marielle Heller (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood) directs a filmed (in 2019) version of Heidi Schreck's recent Tony- and Pulitzer-nominated autobiographical play, which finds Schreck performing the same speeches about the Constitution she gave as a teenager at American Legion halls while also commenting on the experience and her family history from her present-day perspective. The film debuted in October on Prime Video.

“Schreck matches the wit and fire of her writing with a riveting performance that often does not feel like a performance at all, but rather a cri de coeur wrenched up from a deep place where the personal, the historical, and the universal have met and merged.” —Don Aucoin, The Boston Globe

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