Best Movies of 2019

Funeratic members voted these movies to be the best of 2019. Voters included Erik Bates, Evie Totty, Matthew Preston, Samir Mehta, and Scott Hardie. A breakdown of each ballot appears at the bottom.

1: Avengers: Endgame

37 points | 5 votes | read reviews | read about it on IMDb

"All main protagonists had closure to their character arcs, which is what made this film so satisfying." –Matthew Preston (#1 pick)

"Its primary achievement is how smoothly and effectively it blends together so many different pop-culture influences and Marvel elements, never buckling under the load or getting lost in the weeds. It's the Ready Player One of Marvel movies." –Scott Hardie (#1 pick)

"Talk about the end and ending. I'm sad that we won't be seeing some characters anymore." –Erik Bates

"The feels. OMG the feels. Go see it and see it again as many times as you can stand it." –Evie Totty

"it had lots of great moments. Solid capper, if not a perfect one." –Samir Mehta

2: Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

18 points | 2 votes | read reviews | read about it on IMDb

"Well, I'm glad this hit the Redbox. A testament to how much Tarantino has improved over the years." –Erik Bates (#1 pick)

"It's perfect and appropriately wistful. It's so great to see an artist you admire grow." –Samir Mehta

"I think we can all agree that Tarantino's films are consistently good. Has he made a bad work?" –Scott Hardie

3: Marriage Story

16 points | 2 votes | read reviews | read about it on IMDb

"Baumbach's best film, and career work from Scarlet Johansson and Adam Driver. Insightful, heartbreaking, and bitter sweet." –Samir Mehta

"My god, I cried so many times watching this film. I'm glad I made time to watch this before the end of the year." –Evie Totty

4: Joker

13 points | 2 votes | read reviews | read about it on IMDb

"I just know I burst into tears at the end of the film out of fear. Maybe even terror. A wave of emotion definitely hit me." –Evie Totty (#1 pick)

"Joker has a lot on its mind and achieves the deft trick of deepening Batman mythology without telling a real Batman story." –Samir Mehta

5: Captain Marvel

12 points | 2 votes | read reviews | read about it on IMDb

"This movie shares some of the best qualities of Marvel's movies. It also has a pretty good musical score, something that I don't usually notice in Marvel's films." –Scott Hardie

"Absolutely not important, but still fun." –Matthew Preston

6: Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein

11 points | 2 votes | read reviews | read about it on IMDb

"It's way too weird and dry for mainstream audiences, but if you're in the mood for 30 minutes of Kaufmanesque mind games, it's worth streaming." –Scott Hardie

"I enjoyed the concept, and the commitment to the characters was impressive." –Matthew Preston

7: The Irishman

10 points | 1 vote | read reviews | read about it on IMDb

"It's a masterpiece. Scorsese will always be one of my very favorite directors. It brought his two greatest threads together beautifully." –Samir Mehta (#1 pick)

"It was an excellent film. It was fascinating." –Evie Totty