It’s finally here (make the popcorn)!
Former President Barack Obama has continued his annual tradition of sharing his favorite movies and TV shows of the year on Instagram (we’ve been waiting).
Explaining that films (along with literature and music) enhance our daily experiences, Obama writes that “they’re the fabric that helps make up a life – the album that lifts us up after a long day, the dog-eared paperback we grab off the shelf to give to a friend, the movie that makes us think and feel in a new way, works that simply help us to escape for a bit.”
To help you escape and enrich your days this new year, we’ve listed the 21 titles on Obama’s annual list of favourite movies and TV shows of 2019, that he wrote “has become a fun little tradition for me, and I hope it is for you, too.”
And if you happen to a book lover (like us), check out the 19 titles on Obama’s list of favourite books of the year (2019). Music more your style? Make it your goal to listen to the 35 songs on Obama’s list of his favourite music of 2019.
Here is Obama’s complete list of his favourite movies and TV shows of 2019. How many have you seen?
MOVIES
“This year’s movie list includes everything from explorations of class dynamics and relationships, to an inspired remake of a classic graphic novel, to a portal back to one of the most special places in history – an Aretha Franklin concert,” Obama wrote in his Instagram post.
American Factory
Amazing Grace
Apollo 11
Ash Is Purest White
Atlantics
Birds Of Passage
Booksmart
Diane
The Farewell
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Just Mercy
The Last Black Man In San Francisco
Little Women
Marriage Story
Parasite
The Souvenir
Transit
TV SHOWS
TV more your thing? Here are the television shows Obama considered as powerful as films this year.
Fleabag: Season 2
Unbelievable
Watchmen
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