We start our list of best movies of 2019 with Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood is a comedy-drama movie directed by Quentin Tarantino. The initial release of this movie was on July 26, 2019. The story follows Actor Rick Dalton, who gained fame by starring in 1950s movie and now he is struggling in getting meaningful work in Hollywood. Now he spends most of his time drinking and palling around with his easygoing best friend, Cliff Booth. With a budget of $90-96 million, this movie makes up to $373 million.
Genre: Comedy,Drama
Directed By: Quentin Tarantino
Written By: Quentin Tarantino
In Theaters: Wide
Runtime: 159 minutes
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Box Office: $373 million
Budget: $90-96 million
9. Spiderman: Far From Home
Number 9th best movie of 2019 is Spiderman: Far From Home. The Spiderman: Far From Home is a Marvel's superhero movie based on Marvel's Comic character Spiderman. This movie was released on July 2, 2019. The story follows Peter Parker (Spiderman) who was on vocations in Europe. The story takes an unexpected turn when Nick Fury met him and recruit him for a mission to defeat a massive creature along with Mysterio. The movie hit the box office with $1.132 billion with a budget of $160 million.
Genre:Action & Adventure,Science Fiction & Fantasy
Directed By: Jon Watts
Written By: Chris McKenna (II),Erik Sommers
In Theaters: Wide
Runtime:130 minutes
Studio: Sony Pictures
Box Office: $1.132 billion
Budget: $160 million
8. The Farewell
Next, the best movie of 2019 is The Farewell. The Farewell is a comedy-drama movie directed by Lulu Wang. The movie was released on July 12, 2019, in the United States. The story follows a family who gets to know that their grandmother doesn't have much time to live, they decided not to tell her about it and arrange a family gathering. The family members return to China under the guise of a fake wedding to stealthily say goodbye to their grandmother. The movie budget was only $3 million, and it earned $19.6 million.
Genre: Comedy,Drama
Directed By: Lulu Wang
Written By: Lulu Wang
In Theaters: Wide
Runtime: 98 minutes
Studio: A24
Box Office: $19.6 million
Budget: $3 million
7. Toy Story 4
Next, we have Toy Story 4. Toy Story 4 is a computer-animated comedy movie released on June 21, 2019. The story follows Buzz, Woody and rest of the gang. They embark on a road trip with Bonnie and a new toy Forky. The journey takes an unexpected turn when Woody met his long-lost friend Bo Beep. Woody and Bo discussed the old days and realize that they are worlds apart when it comes to what they wanted from their life as a toy. With a budget of $200 million, the movie makes $1.07 billion.
Genre: Animation,Comedy,Kids & Family,Science Fiction & Fantasy
Directed By: Josh Cooley
Written By: Andrew Stanton,Stephany Folsom
In Theaters: Wide
Runtime: 90 minutes
Studio: Disney/Pixar
Box Office: $1.07 billion
Budget: $200 million
6. The Irishman
At number 6, we have The Irishman. The Irishman is a biographical epic crime movie directed by Martin Scorsese. The movie was released on November 1, 2019. The movies follow Frank "The Irishman" a former labour union high official and a hitman who learned shooting during World War. He now looks back on his life and the hits that defined his mob career, maintaining connections with the Bufalino crime family. The budget of the movie was only $8 million, and it earned $140 million. This defined why this movie is one of the best movies of 2019.
Genre: Drama,Mystery & Suspense
Directed By: Martin Scorsese
Written By: Steven Zaillian
In Theaters: Limited
Runtime: 209 minutes
Studio: Netflix
Box Office: $140 million
Budget: $8 million
5. Knives Out
5th best movie of 2019 is Knives Out. Knives Out is a drama mystery and suspense film directed by Rian Johnson. The movie was released on November 27, 2019. When a famous crime novelist Harlan Thrombey dies just after his 85th birthday, Detective Benoit Blanc arrives at his estate to investigate. Benoit Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to reveal the truth behind Thrombey's death. This movie grossed over $283 million with a budget of $40 million.
Genre: Drama,Mystery & Suspense
Directed By: Rian Johnson
Written By: Rian Johnson
In Theaters: Wide
Runtime: 130 minutes
Studio: Lionsgate
Box Office: $283 million
Budget: $40 million.
4. Marriage Story
Next, we have Marriage story at number 4th spot. Marriage Story is a drama movie directed by Noah Baumbach. The movie was released on November 6, 2019. The story follows a married couple a stage director and his wife. They struggle coast-to-coast, gruelling divorce that pushes them to their personal and creative extreme. With the production budget of $18 million, this movie grossed only $2.3 million.
Genre: Drama
Directed By: Noah Baumbach
Written By: Noah Baumbach
In Theaters:
Runtime: 136 minutes
Studio: Netflix
Box Office: $2.3 million
Budget: $18 million
3. Ford v Ferrari
Ford v Ferrari is at 3rd spot in our list. Ford v Ferrari is a sports drama movies directed by James Mangold. The movie was released on November 15, 2019. The movie is based on the true story of a car designer Carroll Shelby and a fearless driver Ken Miles. They together battled corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Company. The movie grossed over $217 million with the production budget of $97.6 million
Genre: Action & Adventure,Drama
Directed By: James Mangold
Written By: Jez Butterworth,John-Henry Butterworth,Jason Keller
In Theaters: Wide
Runtime: 152 minutes
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Box Office: $217 million
Budget: $97.6 million
2. Avengers: Endgame
At number 2nd best movie of 2019 is Avengers: Endgame. Avengers: Endgame is a superhero movie based on Marvel Comics, and directed by Joe Russo and Anthony Russo. It was released on April 26, 2019, in the United States. The plot is linked with its previous instalment Avengers Infinity War, in which main antagonist Thanos snaps and killed half of the beings in the universe. Now remaining Avengers have to assemble and bring all of them back. This movie grossed $2.8 billion which is the highest in the world, the production budget of the movie was $356 million.
Genre: Action & Adventure,Drama,Science Fiction & Fantasy
Directed By: Joe Russo,Anthony Russo
Written By: Christopher Markus,Stephen McFeely
In Theaters: Wide
Runtime: 182 minutes
Studio: Marvel Studios
Box Office: $2.8 billion
Budget: $356 million
1. Joker
We have Joker as the best movie of 2019. Joker is a psychological thriller movie directed by Todd Phillis. The story follows a man struggling to find his way in Gotham's fractured society. He aspires to be a stand-up comedian at night but finds the joke always seems to be on him. Caught in a cyclical existence between apathy and cruelty, Fleck begins a slow descent into madness as he transforms into the criminal mastermind known as The Joker. The movie budget was from $55-70 million and it grossed over $1 billion.
