1. Parasite ( Gisaengchung )
Year of Release: 2019
Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Korean
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Joon-ho Bong
Actors: Kang-ho Song, Sun-kyun Lee, Yeo-jeong Jo, Woo-sik Choi, Hye-jin Jang, So-dam Park
Plot: The Kim and Park family reside on opposite sides of the spectrum, but the affluent Park and street-wise Kim families are also about to collide in the most unexpected of ways. But even as the Kims revel in their newfound fortunes, something lurks beneath the surface and when a parasitic interloper arrives, it threatens everything they have planned.
2. Avengers: Endgame
Year of Release: 2019
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Actors: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner
Plot: With Thanos having successfully achieved his terrible plan, the universe has been thrown into the chaos. The remaining Avengers must come together and figure out how to undo the damage that has been done and restore order, and their friends, back to reality.
3. Portrait of a Lady on Fire ( Portrait de la jeune fille en feu )
Year of Release: 2019
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Céline Sciamma
Actors: Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami, Valeria Golino, Christel Baras, Armande Boulanger
Plot: In 18th century Brittany, a young, female French painter, Marianne is tasked with painting a portrait of Héloïse before her upcoming forced marriage. As Héloïse has resisted all previous attempts to paint her before, Marianne must befriend her by day - and paint her from memory by night. But it doesn't take long before the two draw ever closer to one another.
4. Shadow ( Ying )
Year of Release: 2019
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Yimou Zhang
Actors: Chao Deng, Li Sun, Ryan Zheng, Qianyuan Wang, Jingchun Wang, Jun Hu
Plot: During the Three Kingdoms era, an exiled king, violent and ambitious, seeks to reclaim his throne; his visionary general - who makes plans in secret; the women of the palace, who seek redemption in a world that rejects them and a simple commoner known as "Lord of the World" - all people who will shape this story, and history itself.
5. Knives Out
Year of Release: 2019
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Rian Johnson
Actors: Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Daniel Craig, Katherine Langford, Toni Collette, Michael Shannon
Plot: When the head of a family turn up dead, detective Benoit Blanc finds himself on the case - and in the middle of a feuding eccentric, combative family.
6. Joker
Year of Release: 2019
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Todd Phillips
Actors: Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beetz, Robert De Niro, Bryan Callen, Shea Whigham, Frances Conroy
Plot: After his stand-up career goes nowhere, Arthur Fleck turns to crime in order to support his mother, a turn that leads him down a path of insanity, ultimately transforming into the supervillain known as The Joker.
7. The Irishman
Year of Release: 2019
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Martin Scorsese
Actors: Anna Paquin, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Jesse Plemons, Stephen Graham, Harvey Keitel
Plot: Frank Sheeran, a former mobster, recounts the tale of his relationship with Russell Buffalino and James Hoffa.
8. 1917
Year of Release: 2019
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: War/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Sam Mendes
Actors: Richard Madden, Benedict Cumberbatch, Mark Strong, Andrew Scott, Colin Firth, George MacKay
Plot: Two young, British soldiers, Schofield and Blake are given and important, and seemingly impossible task - deliver a message deep in the heart of enemy territory in order to stop their own men, including Blake's brother, from walking into a deadly trap.
9. Toy Story 4
Year of Release: 2019
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Comedy
MPAA Rating: G
Director: John Lasseter, Josh Cooley
Actors: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Patricia Arquette, Laurie Metcalf, Kristen Schaal
Plot: Woody, Buzz and the rest of the gang embark on a quest to track down Woody's love interest, Bo Peep.
10. Uncut Gems
Year of Release: 2019
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie
Actors: Adam Sandler, Idina Menzel, Julia Fox, LaKeith Stanfield, Eric Bogosian, Judd Hirsch
Plot: Howard Ratner is a New York City jeweler who has gotten by on high stakes and good luck. But searching for the ultimate high of the win of a lifetime, he gets in over his head on risky bets - one that will put himself, his business and his family in danger.
