The New York Times 2020
Intro
The following films appeared on The New York Times best of 2020 lists from Manohla Dargis and A.O Scott.
Source: Best Movies of 2020
Films
Manohla Dargis
1. Martin Eden
Italy, France
Pietro Marcello
Lists: Cinema Scope (3, 2019) | Sight & Sound (20, 2019)
Festivals: New York (Main Slate, 2019) | Toronto (Platform, 2019) | Venice (In Competition, 2019)
2. City Hall
USA
Frederick Wiseman
Lists: Cinema Scope (9, 2020)
Festivals: New York (Main Slate, 2020) | Toronto (TIFF Docs, 2020) | Venice (Out of Competition, 2020)
3. Gunda
Norway, USA
Victor Kossakovsky
Festivals: Berlin (Encounters, 2020) | New York (Main Slate, 2020)
4. David Byrne's American Utopia
USA
Spike Lee
Lists: Sight & Sound (16, 2020)
Festivals: New York (Spotlight, 2020) | Toronto (Gala Presentations, 2020)
5. Bacurau
Brazil
Juliano Dornelles, Kleber Mendonça Filho
Lists: Sight & Sound (17, 2020)
Festivals: Cannes (Competition, 2019) | New York (Main Slate, 2019) | Rotterdam (Limelight, 2020) | Toronto (Contemporary World Cinema, 2019)
6. First Cow
USA
Kelly Reichardt
Lists: Sight & Sound (3, 2020)
Festivals: Berlin (Competition, 2020) | New York (Main Slate, 2019) | Telluride (2019)
7. Never Rarely Sometimes Always
USA
Eliza Hittman
Lists: Sight & Sound (7, 2020)
Festivals: Berlin (Competition, 2020) | Sundance (US Dramatic Competition, 2020)
8. Collective
Colectiv
Romania, Luxembourg
Alexander Nanau
Festivals: Sundance (Spotlight, 2020) | Toronto (TIFF Docs, 2019) | Venice (Out of Competition, 2019)
9. The Forty-Year-Old Version
USA
Radha Blank
Festivals: Sundance (US Dramatic Competition, 2020)
10. Beanpole
Dylda
Russia
Kantemir Balagov
Festivals: Cannes (Un Certain Regard, 2019) | New York (Main Slate, 2019) | Rotterdam (Limelight, 2020) | Telluride (2019) | Toronto (Contemporary World Cinema, 2019)
A.O. Scott
1. Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
USA
Jason Woliner
2. City Hall
USA
Frederick Wiseman
Lists: Cinema Scope (9, 2020)
Festivals: New York (Main Slate, 2020) | Toronto (TIFF Docs, 2020) | Venice (Out of Competition, 2020)
2. Collective
Colectiv
Romania, Luxembourg
Alexander Nanau
Festivals: Sundance (Spotlight, 2020) | Toronto (TIFF Docs, 2019) | Venice (Out of Competition, 2019)
3. First Cow
USA
Kelly Reichardt
Lists: Sight & Sound (3, 2020)
Festivals: Berlin (Competition, 2020) | New York (Main Slate, 2019) | Telluride (2019)
4. Martin Eden
Italy, France
Pietro Marcello
Lists: Cinema Scope (3, 2019) | Sight & Sound (20, 2019)
Festivals: New York (Main Slate, 2019) | Toronto (Platform, 2019) | Venice (In Competition, 2019)
5. The Forty-Year-Old Version
USA
Radha Blank
Festivals: Sundance (US Dramatic Competition, 2020)
6. Palm Springs
USA
Max Barbakow
Festivals: Sundance (US Dramatic Competition, 2020)
7. Bacurau
Brazil
Juliano Dornelles, Kleber Mendonça Filho
Lists: Sight & Sound (17, 2020)
Festivals: Cannes (Competition, 2019) | New York (Main Slate, 2019) | Rotterdam (Limelight, 2020) | Toronto (Contemporary World Cinema, 2019)
8. David Byrne's American Utopia
USA
Spike Lee
Lists: Sight & Sound (16, 2020)
Festivals: New York (Spotlight, 2020) | Toronto (Gala Presentations, 2020)
8. Lovers Rock
UK
Steve McQueen
Lists: Cinema Scope (5, 2020) | Sight & Sound (1, 2020)
Festivals: Cannes (Official Selection, 2020) | New York (Main Slate - Opening Night, 2020)
9. Dick Johnson Is Dead
USA
Kirsten Johnson
Lists: Sight & Sound (6, 2020)
Festivals: Sundance (US Documentary Competition, 2020)
10. Soul
USA
Pete Docter
Festivals: Cannes (Official Selection, 2020)