Where to watch: Stream on Amazon Prime ( Watch the trailer) HBO MaxĬast: Meryl Streep, Candice Bergen, Dianne Wiest, Lucas Hedgesĭirector: Steven Soderbergh ( The Laundromat)
In a year without many mainstream comedy hits, Borat delivered.
Even with more conventional scripted gags and some pandering political messaging, which comes across as self-important when presented in such a fundamentally misanthropic setting, the movie nailed a handful of show-stopping, skin-crawling set-pieces. If you like stuff like this, you just want to see what new trouble Cohen, joined by the equally mischievous Maria Bakalova as his daughter, gets into and who they piss off along the way. Luckily, the quasi-documentary style of Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, along with the movie's reliance on elaborate Jackass-esque stunts, gives it a slight edge over more conventional (and bloated) Hollywood sequels like Anchorman 2 or Zoolander 2. Why it’s great: Tasked with playing the hits and capturing a feeling of surprise, comedy sequels have a uniquely difficult set of challenges. For more 2020 movies, check out our genre-specific rankings of Best Horror Movies of 2020, Best Science-Fiction Movies of 2020, and Best Action Movies of 2020. These are the best movies of 2020.įor more new movies to watch, check out the Best Movies of 2021. Whether you were arranging a socially-distanced screening of the latest Christopher Nolan adventure, journeying to a drive-in to catch an old favorite, or simply scheduling your own programming block in quarantine, film still had a role to play in helping people get through this difficult year. Where did that chaos leave the committed moviegoer? With plenty of movies to watch. The ongoing pandemic has closed theaters across the globe, upended the release plans for the studios of all sizes, and potentially transformed viewing habits for years to come. Even as comic book blockbusters grew in power and smaller titles shifted to VOD releases, the big screen retained its mythic appeal. Over the last few years, streaming services like Netflix and money-burning companies like MoviePass have pulled at the threads of the traditional theatrical distribution model, testing the limits of consumer behavior, but the business never felt like it might completely unravel. When 2020 started, the routine of going to a theater, purchasing a bag of popcorn, and losing yourself in a movie for a couple hours was still mundane.