2020 Pre-Oscar Ranking -- 131 Films

131 minutes before this year’s Oscars, here’s a ranking of the 131 films seen since last year’s Oscars. Next year, the count will be a lot lower. Freedom this summer, meals this fall, and Brody’s naps this winter made it possible, but it will surely be lower in the future.

[Note: Titles of films I've seen since the end-of-2019 ranking are 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐝. Documentary Shorts [DS], Animated Shorts [AS], and Live Action Shorts [LAS] are identified by those initials.]

D: The Rolling Stones Story [2015]

D+: Cavalcade [1933]

C-: As Above So Below [2014], The Great Ziegfeld [1936], The Lion King [live action], Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench [2009]

C: 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗲 [𝗗𝗦], The King of Comedy [1982], Apollo 11

C+: 𝗛𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗮 𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗸𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗸𝗶 [𝗔𝗦], 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗲 [𝗔𝗦], Crazy Stupid Love [2011], Raging Bull [1980], Uncut Gems, Waves

B-: 𝗪𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 [𝗗𝗦], Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Women at War, 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘁, 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱

B: 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 [𝗟𝗔𝗦], 𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 [𝗟𝗔𝗦], 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗥𝘂𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮-𝗖𝗵𝗮 [𝗗𝗦], 𝗗𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 [𝗔𝗦], Gimme Shelter [1970], Song of the Sea [2014], Hereditary [2018], Mean Streets [1973], Casino [1995], Gangs of New York [2002], Frozen 2, Judy, Tea With the Dames [2018], Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker, Captain Marvel, Snowpiercer [2013], Jojo Rabbit, Western Stars, Ford v. Ferrari, Yesterday

B+: 𝗦𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 [𝗔𝗦], 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗣𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲 [𝗔𝗦], 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿-𝗠𝗮𝗻: 𝗙𝗮𝗿 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲, 𝗢𝗸𝗷𝗮 [𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟳], Sunrise: The Story of Two Humans [1927], The Last Temptation of Christ [1987], Rocketman, 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸, 𝗞𝗹𝗮𝘂𝘀, 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗰𝘆, Dolemite Is My Name, Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am, Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice, How to Train A Dragon [2010], Booksmart, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, Beasts of No Nation [2015], Bombshell, Joker, Modern Times [1937], City Lights [1931], End of the Century, The Last Black Man in San Francisco

A-: 𝗘𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆, 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 [𝗔𝗦], 𝗠𝗮𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼 [𝗔𝗦], 𝗞𝗶𝘁𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗹 [𝗔𝗦], 𝗜 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝘆 𝗕𝗼𝗱𝘆, 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝘇𝗼𝗻𝗲 (𝗜𝗳 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗔 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹) [𝗗𝗦], 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻, Drive [2011], Paddington [2015], Paddington 2 [2018], Toy Story 4, The Mustang, Friends With Benefits [2011], You Can't Take It with You [1938], It Happened One Night [1934], Mutiny on the Bounty [1935], How to Train A Dragon 2 [2014], Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore [1974], Knives Out, Goodfellas [1990], Fruitvale Station [2013], The Life of Emile Zola [1937], How to Train A Dragon 3, Echo in the Canyon, The Irishman

A: 𝗡𝗲𝗳𝘁𝗮 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 [𝗟𝗔𝗦], 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗯𝗼𝗿’𝘀 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘄 [𝗟𝗔𝗦], 𝗛𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 [𝗔𝗦], 𝗜𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 [𝗗𝗦], Pain & Glory, Homemade, Shazam, Girl, Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins, Deadwood: The Movie, Honey Boy, Wild Rose, Gone With The Wind [1939], Queen & Slim, Dark Waters, The Two Popes, Taxi Driver [1976], The Peanut Butter Falcon, The Biggest Little Farm, Maiden, Avengers: Endgame, Us

A+: 𝗟𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀, Metropolis [1927], M [1931], Crossfire Hurricane [2015], Pavarotti, 1917, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Marriage Story, The Lighthouse, Parasite, The Rider [2017], 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝟭𝟮 [𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟯], Luce, The Farewell, 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗮, Blinded by the Light