TOP 50 of 2019 (#50 – #26) – Kevin Rakestraw

Here are what I consider to be the Top 50 films of 2019, out of those that I was able to see. Obviously, there are some films that I was unable to view before year’s end that would have, no doubt, ended up on this list but those omissions are out of my control (not entirely). Certain titles found within contain links that will transport you to places in which you can view them yourself. I hope you enjoy and find some things that you might not have heard of before today.

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#50 – ASAKO I & II directed by Ryūsuke Hamaguchi

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#49 – THE BURIAL OF KOJO directed by Sam Blitz Bazawule

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#48 – GO-STOP directed by Miguel Mantecon

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#47 – HEARTHS directed by Paul Heintz

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#46 – IN DOG YEARS directed by Sophy Romvari

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#45 – PICK directed by Alicia K. Harris

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#44 – I LOST MY BODY directed by Jérémy Clapin

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#43 – UNCUT GEMS directed by The Safdie Brothers

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#42 – THE FAREWELL directed by Lulu Wang

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#41 – GREAT LIGHT directed by Tony Oswald

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#40 – BURNING CANE directed by Phillip Michael Youmans

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#39 – KNIVES OUT directed by Rian Johnson

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#38 – TALK ABOUT YOUR DREAMS directed by Robert Hillyer Barnett

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#37 – VESLEMØY’S SONG directed by Sofia Bohdanowicz

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#36 – THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO directed by Joe Talbot

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#35 – VONNIE directed by Tynan DeLong

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#34 – CRAWL directed by Alexandre Aja

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#33 – FAST COLOR directed by Julia Hart

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#32 – SARAH PLAYS A WEREWOLF directed by Katharina Wyss

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#31 – JAMILIA directed by Aminatou Echard

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#30 – AND WHAT IS THE SUMMER SAYING directed by Payal Kapadia

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#29 – MANGOSHAKE directed by Terry Chiu

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#28 – KNIFE + HEART directed by Yann Gonzalez

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#27 – THE BREAKER UPPERERS directed by Madeleine Sami & Jackie van Beek

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#26 – NANTERRE PERSONNE directed by Angelina Battais