
Sight & Sound 2019
Intro
The following films appeared in the Sight & Sound best of 2019 poll. This is an abridged list not including all entries.
Source: The 50 best films of 2019
Films
1. The Souvenir
UK
Joanna Hogg
Lists: Film Comment (6, 2019) | New York Times (2 - Scott, 2019)
Festivals: Berlin (Panorama, 2019) | Sundance (World Cinema Dramatic Competition, 2019)
2. Parasite
Gisaengchung
South Korea
Bong Joon-ho
Lists: Cinema Scope (7, 2019) | Film Comment (1, 2019) | New York Times (3 - Dargis / 3 - Scott, 2019)
Festivals: Cannes (Competition, 2019) | Locarno (Histoire(s) du cinéma, 2019) | New York (Main Slate, 2019) | Telluride (2019) | Toronto (Special Presentations, 2019)
3. The Irishman
USA
Martin Scorsese
Lists: Cinema Scope (10, 2019) | Film Comment (2, 2019) | New York Times (2 - Dargis / 4 - Scott, 2019)
Festivals: New York (Main Slate - Opening Night, 2019)
4. Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood
USA
Quentin Tarantino
Lists: Cinema Scope (8, 2019) | Film Comment (3, 2019) | New York Times (5 - Dargis / 9 - Scott, 2019)
Festivals: Cannes (Competition, 2019) | Locarno (Piazza Grande, 2019)
5. Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Portrait de la jeune fille en feu
France
Céline Sciamma
Lists: Film Comment (19, 2019)
Festivals: Cannes (Competition, 2019) | New York (Main Slate, 2019) | Telluride (2019) | Toronto (Special Presentations, 2019)
6. Pain and Glory
Dolor y gloria
Spain
Pedro Almodóvar
Lists: Film Comment (9, 2019) | New York Times (1 - Dargis, 2019)
Festivals: Cannes (Competition, 2019) | New York (Main Slate, 2019) | Telluride (2019) | Toronto (Special Presentations, 2019)
7. Atlantics
Atlantique
France, Senegal, Belgium
Mati Diop
Lists: Film Comment (5, 2019) | New York Times (10 - Scott, 2019)
Festivals: Cannes (Competition, 2019) | New York (Main Slate, 2019) | Toronto (Contemporary World Cinema, 2019)
8. Bait
UK
Mark Jenkin
Lists: Film Comment (8 - Undistributed, 2019)
Festivals: Berlin (Forum, 2019)
9. Us
USA
Jordan Peele
Lists: Film Comment (17, 2019)
10. Vitalina Varela
Portugal
Pedro Costa
Lists: Cinema Scope (2, 2019)
Festivals: Locarno (International Competition, 2019) | New York (Main Slate, 2019) | Rotterdam (Signatures, 2020) | Sundance (New Frontier, 2020) | Toronto (Wavelengths, 2019)
11. High Life
Germany, France, USA, UK, Poland
Claire Denis
Lists: Cinema Scope (10, 2018) | Film Comment (7, 2019)
Festivals: New York (Main Slate, 2018) | Rotterdam (Signatures, 2019) | Toronto (Gala Presentations, 2018)
12. Uncut Gems
USA
Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie
Lists: Cinema Scope (4, 2019) | Film Comment (10, 2019)
Festivals: New York (Special Events, 2019) | Telluride (2019) | Toronto (Special Presentations, 2019)
13. Monos
Colombia, Argentina, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Uruguay
Alejandro Landes
Festivals: Berlin (Panorama, 2019) | Sundance (World Cinema Dramatic Competition, 2019)
14. Marriage Story
USA
Noah Baumbach
Lists: Film Comment (11, 2019) | New York Times (5 - Scott, 2019)
Festivals: New York (Main Slate - Centerpiece, 2019) | Telluride (2019) | Toronto (Special Presentations, 2019) | Venice (In Competition, 2019)
15. For Sama
UK, Syria
Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts
Festivals: Cannes (Special Screenings, 2019)
16. Midsommar
USA
Ari Aster
17. The Lighthouse
Canada, USA
Robert Eggers
Festivals: Cannes (Directors' Fortnight, 2019) | Rotterdam (Limelight, 2020) | Toronto (Special Presentations, 2019)
18. Happy as Lazzaro
Lazzaro felice
Italy, Switzerland, France, Germany
Alice Rohrwacher
Lists: Cinema Scope (7, 2018) | Film Comment (9, 2018) | New York Times (5 - Dargis / 2 - Scott, 2018)
Festivals: Cannes (Competition, 2018) | New York (Main Slate, 2018)
19. Hustlers
USA
Lorena Scafaria
Festivals: Toronto (Gala Presentations)
20. Martin Eden
Italy, France
Pietro Marcello
Lists: Cinema Scope (3, 2019)
Festivals: New York (Main Slate, 2019) | Toronto (Platform, 2019) | Venice (In Competition, 2019)