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 Rewind

(#17) First praised by critics when it debuted at Tribeca nearly two years ago, this tough watch (which drew comparisons to Capturing the Friedmans and Leaving Neverland) finds director Sasha Joseph Neulinger investigating his own family history, uncovering a multi-generational cycle of abuse in the process—and the director himself is one of the victims. The film made a virtual debut in May and is now available on Prime Video .

“There aren’t enough synonyms for the word courage to do Sasha Neulinger’s story real justice. Rewind, is simply an astounding movie and a milestone in psychiatrically minded filmmaking.” —Andrew Bundy, The Playlist

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