A Glean movie guide
Oscar Winners: The Modern Classics
Five years of cinematic excellence.
The most celebrated films of the last five years, from epic biopics to intimate dramas.
Handpicked for this guide
The movie list
- 01
One Battle After Another
A sprawling, masterfully directed adaptation that captures the grit and complexity of 1980s California.
Washed-up revolutionary Bob exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years and she goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her, father and daughter both battling the consequences of his past.
- 02
Anora
A high-energy, genre-bending journey that balances raw comedy with deep emotional stakes.
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.
- 03
Oppenheimer
A monumental biographical thriller exploring the world-shaking consequences of the Manhattan Project.
The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
- 04
Everything Everywhere All at Once
A wildly imaginative adventure that finds profound meaning in the chaos of the multiverse.
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.
- 05
CODA
A heartwarming and intimate look at family and the bridge between the hearing and deaf worlds.
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.
- 06
Nomadland
A quiet, 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.
- 07
Poor Things
A visually spectacular and surreal odyssey of self-discovery led by a fearless performance.
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 Brutalist
An epic, meticulously crafted chronicle of survival and the pursuit of the American Dream.
When an innovative modern architect flees post-war Europe, he is given the opportunity to rebuild his legacy. Set during the dawn of the modern United States (in Pennsylvania), his wife joins him, and their lives are forever changed by a demanding, wealthy patron.
- 09
Sinners
A tense, atmospheric supernatural thriller that uses genre to explore deep historical scars.
Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.
- 10
The Zone of Interest
A chillingly detached and sonically innovative look at the banality of evil.
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.