Barack Obama's favourite films of 2019
The top 3 according to 124 votes from people: American Factory · Amazing Grace · Birds of Passage. (Updated Jun 13, 2022.)
The 18 films Barack Obama singled out as his favourites of 2019 on 29 December that year (he also named three TV series). It includes Parasite and Colombia's Birds of Passage.
Automatically translated (original in Español). See the original
Top 18
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1
American Factory
Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert. A documentary produced by the Obamas' Higher Ground.
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2
Amazing Grace
Sydney Pollack. Aretha Franklin's 1972 gospel concert.
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3
Birds of Passage
Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra. The origins of drug trafficking in La Guajira.
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4
The Irishman
Martin Scorsese. Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci.
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5
Ash Is Purest White
Jia Zhangke. A woman and a gangster in a changing China.
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6
Booksmart
Olivia Wilde. Two friends on their last night of high school.
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7
Diane
Kent Jones. An older woman who looks after everyone else.
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8
The Souvenir
Joanna Hogg. A film student in 1980s London.
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9
Atlantics
Mati Diop. Cannes Grand Prix winner; Dakar and young men who emigrate.
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10
Parasite
Bong Joon-ho. The 2019 Palme d'Or.
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11
Marriage Story
Noah Baumbach. A divorce between New York and Los Angeles.
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12
Apollo 11
Todd Douglas Miller. An archive-footage documentary of the Moon landing.
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13
The Farewell
Lulu Wang. A Chinese family hides the grandmother's illness from her.
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14
Little Women
Greta Gerwig. Louisa May Alcott's novel.
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15
Just Mercy
Destin Daniel Cretton. Lawyer Bryan Stevenson.
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16
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Joe Talbot. A young man and his grandfather's house.
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17
Transit
Christian Petzold. Refugees stranded in Marseille.
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18
Ford v Ferrari
James Mangold. Ford against Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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