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The Best Movies I Watched in 2023 + Special Mentions
I didn't rack up the type of numbers I have in the past. I watched 301 new-to-me movies in 2023, and 115 previously viewed titles, tying my number from last year. I'm down 53 movies total from 2022, and a massive 93 titles from 2021. Out of the 180 eligible titles I've watched in 2023, which is any feature I watched for the first time that was released after 2020, I gave 44 of them ★★★★ and up. That's a lot of must-see movies. And even though my enthusiasm for certain titles didn't line up with many in the Letterboxd community and vice versa, I'll always enjoy reading your opinions and sharing my thoughts. Of the first-time watches that weren't…
I didn't rack up the type of numbers I have in the past. I watched 301 new-to-me movies in 2023, and 115 previously viewed titles, tying my number from last year. I'm down 53 movies total from 2022, and a massive 93 titles from 2021. Out of the 180 eligible titles I've watched in 2023, which is any feature I watched for the first time that was released after 2020, I gave 44 of them ★★★★ and up. That's a lot of must-see movies. And even though my enthusiasm for certain titles didn't line up with many in the Letterboxd community and vice versa, I'll always enjoy reading your opinions and sharing my thoughts. Of the first-time watches that weren't eligible for this list, Doctor Zhivago is the only other feature I gave ★★★★★ besides Killers of the Flower Moon. I'd also like to send some love to Across 110th Street, After Life(and the other four Hirokazu Kore-eda movies I watched this year), The Age of Shadows, Death Rides a Horse, The Driver, Freebie and The Bean, Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages, Night and the City, Papillion(starring my 2023 actor of choice, Steve McQueen), Stop Making Sense, and Streets of Fire. Without further ado, these are my Top 11 movies of 2023, expanded to 15 to account for titles from the previous years. You can check out all 180 eligible movies ranked here.
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