cover of Ranking of 2018 Movies

Ranking of 2018 Movies

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For the first time ever, I’m releasing a ranking of the best to worst movies of 2018! I decided to make this list because I was in the theater almost every weekend this year so I feel as if I got a wide range of experiences across different genres, and more importantly, I put my money where my mouth is. There will be a separate list for documentaries. Some movies may be listed on IMDb as 2017, but they only reached theaters near me in 2018.  It may feel as if these movies were in theaters a long time ago because of the Oscars, but the award system in general does not reflect what it is like to see a theater in the audience, especially when movies get nominated before they are in theaters. If I saw a movie in the theater, and it is ranked lower than a movie that I saw at home, that could mean the movie in the theater was that bad or the movie at home was that good! You get demerits for being problematic or leaving a bad residual taste whereas a movie that is generally bad can redeem itself in the last quarter or if it stands out in some remarkable way. Finally if you were fun to watch, but crap, you will get ranked higher than most lists. Similarly you may be a great quality movie and hit all the artsy fartsy notes, but be a bore to watch. You will get lower marks. You get more points for audacity. I call it “going there!” If you don’t flinch and don’t care about marketability, you’ll get higher points, but if you do the same thing AND care about marketability, you suck, and you’ll plummet. Being substantially conventional & enjoyable will not get you ahead. Enjoy!

  1. Sorry to Bother You
  2. Black Panther
  3. Hereditary
  4. If Beale Street Could Talk
  5. At Eternity’s Gate
  6. Widows
  7. Overlord
  8. Mandy
  9. You Were Never Really Here
  10. Suspira
  11. Never Look Away
  12. Upgrade
  13. The Favourite
  14. Burning
  15. Loveless
  16. Revenge
  17. Oh Lucy!
  18. A Fantastic Woman
  19. Call Me By Your Name
  20. Vice
  21. Shoplifters
  22. Support the Girls
  23. A Private War
  24. Can You Ever Forgive Me?
  25. Leave No Trace
  26. Avengers: Infinity War
  27. A Star Is Born
  28. Roma
  29. Saturday Church
  30. The Hate U Give
  31. BlacKkKlansman
  32. The First Purge
  33. The Oath
  34. Mom and Dad
  35. Climax
  36. Searching
  37. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
  38. Venom
  39. Solo: A Star Wars Story
  40. Bad Times at the El Royale
  41. First Man
  42. Ant-Man and the Wasp
  43. Puzzle
  44. Juliet, Naked
  45. Tully
  46. Eighth Grade
  47. The Third Murder
  48. Claire’s Camera
  49. Phantom Thread
  50. The Cakemaker
  51. Chappaquiddick
  52. The Miseducation of Cameron Post
  53. What They Had
  54. The Wife
  55. Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool
  56. Molly’s Game
  57. The Equalizer 2
  58. A Quiet Place
  59. Samson
  60. Breaking In
  61. Deadpool 2
  62. Love, Simon
  63. The Old Man & the Gun
  64. Crazy Rich Asians
  65. Bohemian Rhapsody
  66. The Post
  67. The Girl in the Spider’s Web
  68. Unsane
  69. Nancy
  70. Hearts Beat Loud
  71. Monsters and Men
  72. Paul, Apostle of Christ
  73. The Strangers: Prey at Night
  74. Woman Walks Ahead
  75. Annihilation
  76. Hotel Artemis
  77. Blindspotting
  78. A Wrinkle In Time
  79. Tomb Raider
  80. Gemini
  81. Kin
  82. Proud Mary
  83. Creed II
  84. The Catcher Was A Spy
  85. Green Book
  86. Adrift
  87. Colette
  88. Lizzie
  89. Ocean’s 8
  90. The Seagull
  91. Loving Pablo
  92. Mary Queen of Scots
  93. Gringo
  94. Operation Finale
  95. Halloween
  96. The Predator
  97. Peppermint
  98. Stree
  99. Destination Wedding
  100. The Little Stranger
  101. 12 Strong
  102. Assassination Nation
  103. The 15:17 to Paris
  104. Sicario: Day of the Soldado
  105. The Happy Prince
  106. Cold Skin
  107. The Children Act
  108. Little Pink House
  109. Pacific Rim: Uprising
  110. Aquaman
  111. The Meg
  112. Tag
  113. Rodin
  114. The Insult
  115. Skate Kitchen
  116. White Boy Rick
  117. Unbroken: The Path to Redemption
  118. All I Wish
  119. Summer of 84
  120. The Darkest Minds
  121. Patient Zero
  122. Slender Man
  123. Unfriended: Dark Web
  124. The Bookshop
  125. The Leisure Seeker
  126. Boundaries
  127. The Party
  128. Red Sparrow
  129. Kings
  130. Siberia

This list will be updated if and when I watch more 2018 movies.

 

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