A Glean movie guide
Modern Classics: Oscar Winners of the 2020s
The Gold Standard
From multiverse epics to intimate dramas, explore the decade's most acclaimed films.
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The movie list
- 01
Anora
A chaotic and vibrant journey through Brooklyn that redefined the modern romantic dramedy.
A young sex worker from Brooklyn gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as his parents set out to get the marriage annulled.
- 02
Oppenheimer
A towering, technical masterpiece that captures the weight of history and the atomic age.
The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
- 03
Everything Everywhere All at Once
A wildly inventive multiverse adventure that balances high-octane action with deep emotional resonance.
An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what's important to her by connecting with the lives she could have led in other universes.
- 04
CODA
A groundbreaking and heartwarming story about family, music, and finding your own voice.
As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music and her fear of abandoning her parents.
- 05
Nomadland
A poetic and visually stunning exploration of life on the fringes of the American West.
A woman in her sixties embarks on a journey through the western United States after losing everything in the Great Recession, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.
- 06
The Zone of Interest
A chillingly detached look at the banality of evil, told through revolutionary sound and imagery.
The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.
- 07
Poor Things
A surreal and visually spectacular coming-of-age tale led by a fearless performance from Emma Stone.
Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, she grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.
- 08
The Father
A devastatingly intimate portrayal of memory loss that places the viewer directly inside a shifting mind.
A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages and, as he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.
- 09
Drive My Car
A patient, profound meditation on grief and connection through the lens of a theatrical production.
Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director, still unable, after two years, to cope with the loss of his beloved wife, accepts to direct Uncle Vanya at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There he meets Misaki, an introverted young woman, appointed to drive his car. In between rides, secrets from the past and heartfelt confessions will be unveiled.
- 10
Godzilla Minus One
A historic achievement that brings emotional depth and terrifying scale to the legendary monster.
In postwar Japan, Godzilla brings new devastation to an already scorched landscape. With no military intervention or government help in sight, the survivors must join together in the face of despair and fight back against an unrelenting horror.
- 11
Soul
A visually dazzling Pixar journey that asks the big questions about life, passion, and the human spirit.
Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from his body and is transported to the You Seminar, a center in which souls develop and gain passions before being transported to a newborn child. Joe must enlist help from the other souls-in-training, like 22, a soul who has spent eons in the You Seminar, in order to get back to Earth.
- 12
The Substance
A bold and visceral body-horror satire that took home the gold for its incredible practical effects.
A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.