2019 in Movies: Revisited

It became clear about halfway through the year that 2019 was going to be a very special one for movies. The heavy volume of high quality projects spread across genres and the entire release calendar felt like that special kind of gift that continues to be rewarding long after you received it. As the 'Rona continues to ravage 2020's slate and I've gone onto discover additional gems such as Doctor Sleep, One Cut of the Dead and Richard Jewell in recent months, 2019's cinematic excellence has only become more stunning. Titles that are of the caliber of Marriage Story, Jojo Rabbit and John Wick-Chapter: 3 don't tend to come around very often and the fact that they all managed to come out during the same time period is pretty unbelievable. Best of all, there's still heavily acclaimed titles including Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Klaus and Dark Waters that I've yet to watch that could only further add to 2019's ridiculous resume. Here's my revised ranking of 2019 movies featuring 21 new titles, some big positive/negative movers and a realization that 1917 doesn't hold up particularly well at all.  

137.(116) Joker (D-)

136.(115) Arctic (D)

135.(114) Captive State (D)

134.(new) The Fanatic (D)

133.(113) Velvet Buzzsaw (D+)

132.(112) Miss Bala (D+)

131.(111) Gloria Bell (D+)

130.(110) The Kitchen (D+)

129.(109) The Lion King (D+)

128.(108) Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (D+)

127.(107) Glass (C-)

126.(106) Brightburn (C-)

125.(105) It: Chapter Two (C-)

124.(104) Motherless Brooklyn (C)

123.(103) The Last Black Man in San Francisco (C)

122.(new) 21 Bridges (C)

121.(102) Pokemon Detective Pikachu (C)

120.(101) Teen Spirit (C+)

119.(100) The Kid Who Would Be King (C+)

118.(99) Hellboy (C+)

117.(98) JT Leroy (C+)

116.(97) The Best of Enemies (C+)

115.(96) Triple Threat (C+)

114.(95) Unicorn Store (C+)

113.(94) Murder Mystery (C+)

112.(new) Black Christmas (C+)

111.(93) Five Feet Apart (C+)

110.(new) The Intruder (C+)

109.(92) Alita: Battle Angel (C+)

108.(91) Shazam! (C+)

107.(90) Someone Great (C+)

106.(new) Little (C+)

105.(89) Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (B-)

104.(87) Wild Rose (B-)

103.(88) Serenity (B-)

102.(new) Last Christmas (B-)

101.(86) Angel Has Fallen (B-)

100.(new) The Mustang (B-)

99.(85) Late Night (B-)

98.(84) The Hustle (B-)

97.(83) The Dead Don't Die (B-)

96.(82) Godzilla: King of the Monsters (B-)

95.(new) Wine Country (B-)

94.(81) Pet Sematary (B-)

93.(80) The Peanut Butter Falcon (B-)

92.(79) Men in Black: International (B-)

91.(78) How High 2 (B-)

90.(new) Where'd You Go Bernadette (B-)

89.(new) The Addams Family (B-)

88.(77) Waves (B-)

87.(76) Aladdin (B-)

86.(75) Anna (B-)

85.(74) Queen & Slim (B-)

84.(73) Fighting with My Family (B)

83.(72) Point Blank (B)

82.(71) Paddleton (B)

81.(70) Charlie's Angels (B)

80.(new) Avengement (B)

79.(69) The Farewell (B)

78.(68) A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (B)

77.(58) 1917 (B)

76.(new) Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (B)

75.(new) Dora and the Lost City of Gold (B)

74.(66) Climax (B)

73.(65) Cats (B)

72.(64) Isn't It Romantic (B)

71.(new) Spies in Disguise (B)

70.(new) Pain and Glory (B)

69.(63) Stuber (B)

68.(62) Gemini Man (B)

67.(61) Ad Astra (B)

66.(60) Spider-Man: Far from Home (B)

65.(new) Black and Blue (B)

64.(59) Escape Room (B)

63.(67) Ready or Not (B)

62.(57) Crawl (B)

61.(56) Shaft (B)

60.(new) Little Monsters (B)

59.(55) The Dirt (B)

58.(54) 6 Underground (B)

57.(53) The Art of Self-Defense (B)

56.(52) The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (B)

55.(51) Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly (B)

54.(50) The Upside (B)

53.(49) Polar (B)

52.(48) Happy Death Day 2U (B)

51.(47) Hail Satan? (B)

50.(46) The Perfection (B)

49.(45) Rambo: Last Blood (B)

48.(44) Brian Banks (B)

47.(new) Midsommar (B)

46.(43) Ma (B)

45.(42) Hustlers (B)

44.(41) Little Women (B)

43.(40) Always Be My Maybe (B)

42.(39) Family (B)

41.(38) Jexi (B+)

40.(37) Captain Marvel (B+)

39.(36) Dark Phoenix (B+)

38.(35) Between Two Ferns: The Movie (B+)

37.(34) The Irishman (B+)

36.(33) Little Woods (B+)

35.(32) The Lighthouse (B+)

34.(31) Bombshell (B+)

33.(30) Terminator: Dark Fate (B+)

32.(28) Us (B+)

31.(29) Brittany Runs a Marathon (B+)

30.(27) Cold Pursuit (B+)

29.(new) Richard Jewell (B+)

28.(26) Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (B+)

27.(new) One Cut of the Dead (B+)

26.(23) Luce (B+)

25.(25) Child's Play (B+)

24.(24) Ford v. Ferrari (B+)

23.(new) Doctor Sleep (B+)

22.(22) Rocketman (B+)

21.(21) Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened (B+)

20.(20) Triple Frontier (B+)

19.(19) Knives Out (B+)

18.(18) Toy Story 4 (A-)

17.(17) Good Boys (A-)

16.(16) Avengers: Endgame (A-)

15.(15) Hobbs & Shaw (A-)

14.(14) Jumanji: The Next Level (A-)

13.(13) Parasite (A-)

12.(12) Honey Boy (A-)

11.(11) Booksmart (A-)

10.(10) The Beach Bum (A-)

9.(9) Zombieland: Double Tap  (A)

8.(8) Just Mercy (A)

7.(7) Dolemite is My Name (A)

6.(6) Long Shot (A)

5.(5) Uncut Gems (A)

4.(4) Jojo Rabbit (A)

3.(3) Once Upon a Time in.. Hollywood (A)

2.(2) Marriage Story (A)

1.(1) John Wick: Chapter 3-Parabellum (A)