2020 was a strange year for movies … A lot of us haven’t even stepped foot into a theater since March! Luckily, we had streaming services and VOD delivering new releases to help fill the void. Check out the most-watched 2020 movies, and perhaps you’ll find something to watch that you may have missed!
20. Sonic the Hedgehog
Starring: Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Jim Carrey
A small-town police officer helps a speedy, blue hedgehog defeat an evil genius who has plans to do experiments on him.
19. Dangerous Lies
Starring: Camila Mendes, Jessie T. Usher, Jamie Chung, Cam Gigandet
When a wealthy man dies and unexpectedly leaves his estate to his caregiver, she’s drawn into a web of deception and murder.
18. Tenet
Starring: John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Dimple Kapadia
Christopher Nolan’s action-thriller follows a secret agent as he manipulates the flow of time to prevent World War II.
17. The Social Dilemma
The Netflix documentary drama explores the dangerous human impact of social networking.
16. Project Power
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dominique Fishback
A drug dealer, a police officer, and a former soldier team up to stop the distribution of a pill that gives people superpowers for five minutes.
15. Mulan
Starring: Yifei Liu, Donnie Yen, Tzi Ma, Jason Scott Lee
Disney’s live-action adaptation of the ‘90s animated film (of the same name) follows a young Chinese woman who disguises herself as a male warrior to save her father.
14. Feel the Beat
Starring: Sofia Carson, Wolfgang Novogratz, Donna Lynne Champlin
After failing an important Broadway audition, a girl returns to her hometown and reluctantly trains a group of young dancers.
13. Bad Boys For Life
Starring: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Paola Núñez,, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig
Mike and Marcus face off against a pair of mother-and-son drug lords in this long-awaited third installment in the Bad Boys trilogy.
12. Onward
Starring: Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Octavia Spencer
Two brothers embark on the ultimate quest to bring their father back to life for one day.
11. The Half of It
Starring: Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, Alexxis Lemire
When Ellie Chu agrees to write a love letter for a jock, she doesn’t expect to fall for his crush …
10. Work It
Starring: Sabrina Carpenter, Jordan Fisher, Liza Koshy, Michelle Buteau
After finding out the college of her dreams depends on her performance in a dance competition, a girl with no training forms her own group of dancers.
9. All the Bright Places
Starring: Elle Fanning, Justice Smith, Alexandra Shipp
The story of two struggling teens who meet and change each other’s lives forever.
8. Holidate
Starring: Emma Roberts, Luke Bracey, Jake Manley, Jessica Capshaw
Tired of the family judgement and awkward dates, two single people pledge to be each other's “plus-one” for each holiday celebration over the course of the year.
7. Extraction
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Rudhraksh Jaiswa, Randeep Hooda
The Netflix thriller follows a black market mercenary who attempts to rescue a drug lord’s kidnapped son in Bangladesh.
6. Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Starring: Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett, Rosie Perez
After splitting with the Joker, Harley Quinn joins forces with The Huntress, Black Canary, and Rennee Montoya to save a young girl from Gotham City’s crime lord, Roman Sionis.
5. The Platform
Starring: Iván Massagué, Antonia San Juan, Zorion Eguileor, Emilio Buale
A slab of food descends floor by floor within a vertical prison. The inmates above eat heartily leaving those below starving and desperate …
4. The Kissing Booth 2
Starring: Joey King, Joel Courtney, Jacob Elordi, Maisie Richardson-Sellers
Elle juggles a long-distance relationship with her boyfriend, while getting friendly with a new classmate in this Netflix sequel.
3. 365 Days
Starring: Anna-Maria Sieklucka, Michele Morrone, Bronisław Wrocławski
The controversial Polish drama follows a young woman who gets kidnapped by a Sicilian Mafia boss, holding her captive for 365 days to fall in love with him.
2. Enola Holmes
Starring: Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, Sam Claflin, Helena Bonham Carter
When Enola Holmes – Sherlock's teen sister – discovers her mother missing, she sets off to find her, and unravels a dangerous conspiracy around a mysterious young Lord on the way.
1. To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You
Starring: Lana Condor, Noah Centineo, Jordan Fisher
In the sequel to To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, Lara Jean and Peter make their relationship official. However, another recipient of Lara Jean’s letters enters the picture; potentially rekindling her old feelings.
*The “Top Movies of 2020” is based on 2020 movie releases tracked in TV Time from 1/1/20-12/3/20.
