# Barack Obama's favourite films of 2023

The 13 films Barack Obama named as his favourites of 2023 on 28 December that year, including Justine Triet's Anatomy of a Fall.

- 7 votes · 13 items
- Feb 13, 2024 · Laura Clement
- https://even.best/en/l/1360/barack-obama-s-favourite-films-of-2023

## Top 13

1. **Rustin** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — George C. Wolfe. Activist Bayard Rustin; produced by Higher Ground.
2. **American Symphony** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Matthew Heineman. A documentary about musician Jon Batiste.
3. **The Holdovers** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Alexander Payne. A grumpy teacher stuck at boarding school over the holidays.
4. **Oppenheimer** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Christopher Nolan. The father of the atomic bomb.
5. **Air** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Ben Affleck. Nike and the birth of the Air Jordan.
6. **BlackBerry** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Matt Johnson. The rise and fall of the Canadian smartphone.
7. **Anatomy of a Fall** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Justine Triet. 2023 Palme d'Or; Sandra Hüller accused of her husband's death.
8. **Monster** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Hirokazu Kore-eda. A school incident seen from three angles.
9. **Past Lives** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Celine Song. Two Korean childhood friends reunite in New York.
10. **Polite Society** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Nida Manzoor. A London teenager sets out to save her sister from a marriage.
11. **A Thousand and One** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A.V. Rockwell. A mother and son in Harlem across a decade.
12. **Leave the World Behind** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Sam Esmail. A mysterious blackout; produced by Higher Ground.
13. **American Fiction** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Cord Jefferson. A writer who parodies clichés.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.