As it’s coming to the end of 2019, we wanted to share our favourite films of the year with you!

We all watched so many incredible films this year, and could never agree on just 5 between us, so we all created lists of our top 5 of 2019!

We even added our best film discoveries of the year, because we are always discussing hidden gems and classic films that we have watched for the first time.

DEBORAH

  1. Burning
  2. Pain and Glory
  3. For Sama
  4. Transit
  5. Out of Blue
Best Discovery: The Arbor (2010)

 

JAQ
  1. The Farewell
  2. The Favourite
  3. Us
  4. Seahorse
  5. The Last Black Man in San Francisco

Best Discovery: Company: Original Cast Album (1970)

ABI

  1. Portrait of a Lady on Fire
  2. Pain and Glory
  3. Don’t Be a Dick About It
  4. Hustlers
  5. Parasite

Best Discovery: Sweet Bean (2015)

JAY

  1. Happy as Lazzaro
  2. So Long, My Son  
  3. Pain and Glory
  4. The Chambermaid
  5. Monos

Best Discovery: The Human Condition Trilogy (1959-1961)

ROSIE

  1. Eighth Grade
  2. Portrait of a Lady on Fire
  3. The Favourite
  4. The Farewell
  5. Rocks

Best Discovery: Double Indemnity (1944)

SARAH

  1. Border
  2. Monos
  3. Happy as Lazzaro
  4. The Chambermaid
  5. The Peanut Butter Falcon

Best Discovery: Wings of Desire (1987)

ELLIE

  1. The Favourite 
  2. Eighth Grade
  3. Rafiki
  4. The Spy Who Dumped Me
  5. The Peanut Butter Falcon

Best Discovery: Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989)

AND SOME TOP PICKS FROM OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES…

SUKAYNA

  1. Someone Great 
  2. Toy Story 4
  3. The Peanut Butter Falcon
  4. Eighth Grade
  5. Rafiki

Best Discovery: Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

GEMMA

  1. For Sama
  2. Knives Out
  3. Blinded By The Light
  4. Animals
  5. Finding Neverland

Best Discovery: Perfect Strangers (2016)

JANE

  1. The Favourite
  2. Destroyer
  3. Maiden
  4. Out Of Blue
  5. Birth Of The Cool

Best Discovery:  Grass (1925)

BECKY

  1. Pain and Glory
  2. Animals
  3. For Sama
  4. Hustlers
  5. Fighting With My Family

Best Discovery:  The Apartment (1960)