{"id":23777,"date":"2025-01-02T14:23:03","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T19:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/?p=23777"},"modified":"2025-01-02T14:23:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T19:23:03","slug":"best-movies-of-the-2020s-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/best-movies-of-the-2020s-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Best movies of the 2020s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s an update to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/best-movies-of-the-2020s-3\/\">this<\/a> list.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best of the best<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/03\/a-man-called-otto\/\">A Man Called Otto<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/03\/amsterdam\/\">Amsterdam<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/10\/barbie\/\">Barbie<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/black-panther-wakanda-forever\/\">Black Panther: Wakanda Forever<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/10\/elemental\/\">Elemental<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/emma\/\">Emma.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/encanto\/\">Encanto<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/11\/enola-holmes-2\/\">Enola Holmes 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/finch\/\">Finch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/fly-me-to-the-moon\/\">Fly Me to the Moon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/glass-onion-a-knives-out-mystery\/\">Glass Onion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/godzilla-minus-one\/\">Godzilla Minus One<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3\/\">Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/honor-society\/\">Honor Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/jerry-and-marge-go-large\/\">Jerry and Marge Go Large<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/kimi\/\">Kimi<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/knock-at-the-cabin\/\">Knock at the Cabin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/league-of-super-pets\/\">League of Super-Pets<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/the-map-of-tiny-perfect-things\/\">The Map of Tiny Perfect Things<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/mission-impossible-dead-reckoning-part-1\/\">Mission: Impossible \u2014 Dead Reckoning Part One<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/the-mitchells-vs-the-machines\/\">The Mitchells vs. the Machines<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/03\/news-of-the-world\/\">News of the World<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/nimona\/\">Nimona<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/03\/nomadland\/\">Nomadland<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/the-old-guard\/\">The Old Guard<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/palm-springs\/\">Palm Springs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/rams\/\">Rams<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/see-how-they-run\/\">See How They Run<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/soul\/\">Soul<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/spider-man-no-way-home\/\">Spider-Man: No Way Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/stillwater\/\">Stillwater<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/11\/the-storied-life-of-a-j-fikry-2\/\">The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/the-unbearable-weight-of-massive-talent\/\">The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/11\/weird\/\">Weird: The Al Yankovic Story<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/the-whale\/\">The Whale<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Runner ups<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/57-seconds\/\">57 Seconds<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/65\/\">65<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/the-adam-project\/\">The Adam Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/asteroid-city\/\">Asteroid City<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/barb-and-star-go-to-vista-del-mar\/\">Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/the-batman\/\">The Batman<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/batman-the-long-halloween\/\">Batman: The Long Halloween<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/bill-ted-face-the-music\/\">Bill &amp; Ted Face the Music<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/11\/birds-of-prey\/\">Birds of Prey<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/01\/black-widow\/\">Black Widow<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/chicken-run-dawn-of-the-nugget\/\">Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/the-creator\/\">The Creator<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/the-croods-a-new-age\/\">The Croods: A New Age<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness\/\">Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/do-revenge\/\">Do Revenge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/dream-scenario\/\">Dream Scenario<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/dual\/\">Dual<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/dungeons-dragons-honor-among-thieves\/\">Dungeons &amp; Dragons: Honor Among Thieves<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/enola-holmes\/\">Enola Holmes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/03\/free-guy\/\">Free Guy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/ghosted\/\">Ghosted<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/the-gray-man\/\">The Gray Man<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/jungle-cruise\/\">Jungle Cruise<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/jurassic-world-dominion\/\">Jurassic World Dominion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/landscape-with-invisible-hand\/\">Landscape with Invisible Hand<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/04\/last-night-in-soho\/\">Last Night in Soho<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/luca\/\">Luca<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/luck\/\">Luck<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/mars-express\/\">Mars Express<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/the-marvels\/\">The Marvels<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/match-me-if-you-can\/\">Match Me If You Can<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/meet-cute\/\">Meet Cute<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/oxygen\/\">Oxygen<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/10\/the-pod-generation\/\">The Pod Generation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/puss-in-boots-the-last-wish\/\">Puss in Boots: The Last Wish<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/01\/a-quiet-place-part-ii\/\">A Quiet Place Part II<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/robots\/\">Robots<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/rosaline\/\">Rosaline<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/the-sea-beast\/\">The Sea Beast<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/04\/shang-chi-and-the-legend-of-the-ten-rings\/\">Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/shazam-fury-of-the-gods\/\">Shazam! Fury of the Gods<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/sing-2\/\">Sing 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/space-sweepers\/\">Space Sweepers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/tetris\/\">Tetris<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/04\/the-tomorrow-war\/\">The Tomorrow War<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/04\/turning-red\/\">Turning Red<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/vivo\/\">Vivo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/white-noise\/\">White Noise<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/the-willoughbys\/\">The Willoughbys<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/03\/wolfwalkers\/\">Wolfwalkers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Honourable mentions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/the-addams-family-2-2\/\">The Addams Family 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/black-adam\/\">Black Adam<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumania\/\">Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/03\/avatar-the-way-of-water\/\">Avatar: The Way of Water<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/chaos-walking\/\">Chaos Walking<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/damsel\/\">Damsel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/04\/eternals\/\">Eternals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/eurovision-song-contest\/\">Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/everything-everywhere-all-at-once\/\">Everything Everywhere All at Once<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/ghostbusters-afterlife\/\">Ghostbusters: Afterlife<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny\/\">Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/lightyear\/\">Lightyear<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/mavka-the-forest-song\/\">Mavka: The Forest Song<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/no-time-to-die\/\">No Time to Die<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/03\/old\/\">Old<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/onward\/\">Onward<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/04\/rons-gone-wrong\/\">Ron\u2019s Gone Wrong<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/11\/the-suicide-squad\/\">The Suicide Squad<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/tenet\/\">Tenet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/thor-love-and-thunder\/\">Thor: Love and Thunder<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/the-water-man\/\">The Water Man<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/wonder-woman-1984\/\">Wonder Woman 1984<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/zack-snyders-justice-league\/\">Zack Snyder\u2019s Justice League<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Worth watching once<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/04\/big-bug\/\">Big Bug<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/disenchanted\/\">Disenchanted<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/11\/orbiter-9\/\">Orbiter 9<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/the-portable-door\/\">The Portable Door<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/suzume\/\">Suzume<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/three-thousand-years-of-longing\/\">Three Thousand Years of Longing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/vesper\/\">Vesper<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I previously listed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/best-movies-of-the-2010s-10\/\">best movies of the 2010s<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s an update to this list. Best of the best A Man Called Otto Amsterdam Barbie Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Elemental Emma. Encanto Enola Holmes 2 Finch Fly Me to the Moon Glass Onion Godzilla Minus One Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Honor Society Jerry and Marge Go Large Kimi Knock at the Cabin [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[42,6],"class_list":["post-23777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-my-thoughts","tag-lists","tag-movie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23777"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23777\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23795,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23777\/revisions\/23795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}