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Barack Obama's favourite films of 2023

The top 3 according to 7 votes from people: Rustin · American Symphony · The Holdovers. (Updated May 13, 2025.)

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

Laura Clement · · 13 items · 7 votes · 0 comments · updated May 13, 2025

Automatically translated (original in Français). See the original

Top 13

  1. 1

    Rustin

    George C. Wolfe. Activist Bayard Rustin; produced by Higher Ground.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  2. 2

    American Symphony

    Matthew Heineman. A documentary about musician Jon Batiste.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  3. 3

    The Holdovers

    Alexander Payne. A grumpy teacher stuck at boarding school over the holidays.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  4. 4

    Oppenheimer

    Christopher Nolan. The father of the atomic bomb.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  5. 5

    Air

    Ben Affleck. Nike and the birth of the Air Jordan.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  6. 6

    BlackBerry

    Matt Johnson. The rise and fall of the Canadian smartphone.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  7. 7

    Anatomy of a Fall

    Justine Triet. 2023 Palme d'Or; Sandra Hüller accused of her husband's death.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  8. 8

    Monster

    Hirokazu Kore-eda. A school incident seen from three angles.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  9. 9

    Past Lives

    Celine Song. Two Korean childhood friends reunite in New York.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  10. 10

    Polite Society

    Nida Manzoor. A London teenager sets out to save her sister from a marriage.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  11. 11

    A Thousand and One

    A.V. Rockwell. A mother and son in Harlem across a decade.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  12. 12

    Leave the World Behind

    Sam Esmail. A mysterious blackout; produced by Higher Ground.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 1

    -1
  13. 13

    American Fiction

    Cord Jefferson. A writer who parodies clichés.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 1

    -1

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