Every year since 2015
Rafael’s Top 20
12 years, 240 films. Every year, Rafael picks his 20 favorite films of that year. What counts: German release dates, festivals and sneak previews.
2026
So far 122 films watched, 50 of them new releases.
No. 12026 · ★★★★★The Odyssey
- Look Back
No. 2Look Back
2026 · ★★★★★ · Review
- Obsession
No. 3Obsession
2025 · ★★★★★
- I Swear
No. 4I Swear
2025 · ★★★★★
- Possible Love
No. 5Possible Love
2026 · ★★★★★ · Review
- 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
No. 628 Years Later: The Bone Temple
2026 · ★★★★½
- Resident Evil
No. 7Resident Evil
2026 · ★★★★½ · Review
- Marty Supreme
No. 8Marty Supreme
2025 · ★★★★½
- Train Dreams
No. 9Train Dreams
2025 · ★★★★½
- Project Hail Mary
No. 10Project Hail Mary
2026 · ★★★★ · Review
- The Drama
No. 11The Drama
2026 · ★★★★
- Tuner
No. 12Tuner
2025 · ★★★★
- The Invite
No. 13The Invite
2026 · ★★★★ · Review
- Sentimental Value
No. 14Sentimental Value
2025 · ★★★★
- Heart of the Beast
No. 15Heart of the Beast
2026 · ★★★★ · Review
- The World of Love
No. 16The World of Love
2025 · ★★★★ · Review
- Wild Horse Nine
No. 17Wild Horse Nine
2026 · ★★★★ · Review
- Backrooms
No. 18Backrooms
2026 · ★★★★ · Review
- Wishful Thinking
No. 19Wishful Thinking
2026 · ★★★★ · Review
- No Other Choice
No. 20No Other Choice
2025 · ★★★★
2025
161 films watched, 56 of them new releases.
No. 12025 · ★★★★★One Battle After Another
- Sinners
No. 2Sinners
2025 · ★★★★★
- Late Shift
No. 3Late Shift
2025 · ★★★★★
- Two Seasons, Two Strangers
No. 4Two Seasons, Two Strangers
2025 · ★★★★★
- The Brutalist
No. 5The Brutalist
2024 · ★★★★★
- F1
No. 6F1
2025 · ★★★★½ · Review
- Sorry, Baby
No. 7Sorry, Baby
2025 · ★★★★½
- Weapons
No. 8Weapons
2025 · ★★★★
- A Real Pain
No. 9A Real Pain
2024 · ★★★★
- A Nice Indian Boy
No. 10A Nice Indian Boy
2024 · ★★★★
- Bugonia
No. 11Bugonia
2025 · ★★★★
- Twinless
No. 12Twinless
2025 · ★★★★
- Eternity
No. 13Eternity
2025 · ★★★★
- The Assessment
No. 14The Assessment
2024 · ★★★★
- Sing Sing
No. 15Sing Sing
2023 · ★★★★
- Warfare
No. 16Warfare
2025 · ★★★★
- I Like Movies
No. 17I Like Movies
2022 · ★★★★
- The Life of Chuck
No. 18The Life of Chuck
2024 · ★★★★
- Black Bag
No. 19Black Bag
2025 · ★★★★
- Better Man
No. 20Better Man
2024 · ★★★★
2024
156 films watched, 60 of them new releases.
No. 12024 · ★★★★★Anora
- All of Us Strangers
No. 2All of Us Strangers
2023 · ★★★★★
- Deadpool & Wolverine
No. 3Deadpool & Wolverine
2024 · ★★★★★
- The Wild Robot
No. 4The Wild Robot
2024 · ★★★★★
- Challengers
No. 5Challengers
2024 · ★★★★½
- Dune: Part Two
No. 6Dune: Part Two
2024 · ★★★★½
- Wicked
No. 7Wicked
2024 · ★★★★½
- Kneecap
No. 8Kneecap
2024 · ★★★★½
- Emilia Pérez
No. 9Emilia Pérez
2024 · ★★★★½
- The Substance
No. 10The Substance
2024 · ★★★★
- Cobweb
No. 11Cobweb
2023 · ★★★★
- American Fiction
No. 12American Fiction
2023 · ★★★★
- Inside Out 2
No. 13Inside Out 2
2024 · ★★★★
- We Live in Time
No. 14We Live in Time
2024 · ★★★★
- Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
No. 15Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
2024 · ★★★★
- Dìdi (弟弟)
No. 16Dìdi (弟弟)
2024 · ★★★★
- The Fall Guy
No. 17The Fall Guy
2024 · ★★★★
- Hit Man
No. 18Hit Man
2023 · ★★★★
- Longlegs
No. 19Longlegs
2024 · ★★★★
- Problemista
No. 20Problemista
2023 · ★★★★
2023
134 films watched, 64 of them new releases.
No. 12023 · ★★★★★Poor Things
- Barbie
No. 2Barbie
2023 · ★★★★★
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
No. 3Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023 · ★★★★★
- The Whale
No. 4The Whale
2022 · ★★★★½
- TÁR
No. 5TÁR
2022 · ★★★★½
- Past Lives
No. 6Past Lives
2023 · ★★★★½
- Wonka
No. 7Wonka
2023 · ★★★★½
- The Killer
No. 8The Killer
2023 · ★★★★½
- Oppenheimer
No. 9Oppenheimer
2023 · ★★★★½
- The Beast
No. 10The Beast
2023 · ★★★★½
- Asteroid City
No. 11Asteroid City
2023 · ★★★★
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
No. 12Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023 · ★★★★
- The Fabelmans
No. 13The Fabelmans
2022 · ★★★★
- Killers of the Flower Moon
No. 14Killers of the Flower Moon
2023 · ★★★★
- John Wick: Chapter 4
No. 15John Wick: Chapter 4
2023 · ★★★★
- A Man Called Otto
No. 16A Man Called Otto
2022 · ★★★★
- Hunger
No. 17Hunger
2023 · ★★★★
- The Holdovers
No. 18The Holdovers
2023 · ★★★★
- Living
No. 19Living
2022 · ★★★★
- Babylon
No. 20Babylon
2022 · ★★★★
2022
136 films watched, 59 of them new releases.
No. 12022 · ★★★★★The Banshees of Inisherin
- After Yang
No. 2After Yang
2021 · ★★★★★
- C'mon C'mon
No. 3C'mon C'mon
2021 · ★★★★★
- Top Gun: Maverick
No. 4Top Gun: Maverick
2022 · ★★★★½
- Everything Everywhere All at Once
No. 5Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022 · ★★★★½
- The Menu
No. 6The Menu
2022 · ★★★★½
- The Batman
No. 7The Batman
2022 · ★★★★★
- X
No. 8X
2022 · ★★★★
- Fresh
No. 9Fresh
2022 · ★★★★
- The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
No. 10The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
2022 · ★★★★
- Nope
No. 11Nope
2022 · ★★★★
- Avatar: The Way of Water
No. 12Avatar: The Way of Water
2022 · ★★★
- The Outfit
No. 13The Outfit
2022 · ★★★★
- Bullet Train
No. 14Bullet Train
2022 · ★★★★
- Men
No. 15Men
2022 · ★★★★
- Triangle of Sadness
No. 16Triangle of Sadness
2022 · ★★★★
- Scream
No. 17Scream
2022 · ★★★½
- Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
No. 18Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
2022 · ★★★★
- She Said
No. 19She Said
2022 · ★★★★
- Glass Onion
No. 20Glass Onion
2022 · ★★★★
2021
201 films watched, 60 of them new releases.
No. 12021 · ★★★★★Last Night in Soho
- Promising Young Woman
No. 2Promising Young Woman
2020 · ★★★★★
- The Father
No. 3The Father
2020 · ★★★★★
- In the Heights
No. 4In the Heights
2021 · ★★★★★
- Spider-Man: No Way Home
No. 5Spider-Man: No Way Home
2021 · ★★★★ · Review
- Dune
No. 6Dune
2021 · ★★★★½
- Free Guy
No. 7Free Guy
2021 · ★★★★½
- Riders of Justice
No. 8Riders of Justice
2020 · ★★★★½
- Minari
No. 9Minari
2020 · ★★★★½
- The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
No. 10The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
2021 · ★★★★
- Voice of Silence
No. 11Voice of Silence
2020 · ★★★★
- A Quiet Place Part II
No. 12A Quiet Place Part II
2020 · ★★★★
- Malcolm & Marie
No. 13Malcolm & Marie
2021 · ★★★★
- Another Round
No. 14Another Round
2020 · ★★★★
- Pig
No. 15Pig
2021 · ★★★★
- tick, tick... BOOM!
No. 16tick, tick... BOOM!
2021 · ★★★★★ · Review
- Spencer
No. 17Spencer
2021 · ★★★★
- No Time to Die
No. 18No Time to Die
2021 · ★★★★
- The Green Knight
No. 19The Green Knight
2021 · ★★★★
- House of Gucci
No. 20House of Gucci
2021 · ★★★★
2020
265 films watched, 45 of them new releases.
No. 12019 · ★★★★★1917
- Little Women
No. 2Little Women
2019 · ★★★★★
- Hamilton
No. 3Hamilton
2020 · ★★★★★
- Jojo Rabbit
No. 4Jojo Rabbit
2019 · ★★★★½
- The Gentlemen
No. 5The Gentlemen
2019 · ★★★★½
- Tenet
No. 6Tenet
2020 · ★★★★ · Review
- Sound of Metal
No. 7Sound of Metal
2019 · ★★★★
- Soul
No. 8Soul
2020 · ★★★★
- Nomadland
No. 9Nomadland
2020 · ★★★★
- Uncut Gems
No. 10Uncut Gems
2019 · ★★★★
- The Trial of the Chicago 7
No. 11The Trial of the Chicago 7
2020 · ★★★★
- Mank
No. 12Mank
2020 · ★★★★
- Onward
No. 13Onward
2020 · ★★★★
- The Platform
No. 14The Platform
2019 · ★★★★
- Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
No. 15Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
2020 · ★★★★
- Just Mercy
No. 16Just Mercy
2019 · ★★★½
- Richard Jewell
No. 17Richard Jewell
2019 · ★★★½
- A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
No. 18A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
2019 · ★★★½
- Dark Waters
No. 19Dark Waters
2019 · ★★★½
- Monos
No. 20Monos
2019 · ★★★½
2019
155 films watched, 61 of them new releases.
No. 12019 · ★★★★★Parasite
- Joker
No. 2Joker
2019 · ★★★★★
- The Favourite
No. 3The Favourite
2018 · ★★★★★
- Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
No. 4Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019 · ★★★★★
- Knives Out
No. 5Knives Out
2019 · ★★★★
- Guava Island
No. 6Guava Island
2019 · ★★★★★
- Free Solo
No. 7Free Solo
2018 · ★★★★★
- El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
No. 8El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
2019 · ★★★★½
- Booksmart
No. 9Booksmart
2019 · ★★★★½
- Ford v Ferrari
No. 10Ford v Ferrari
2019 · ★★★★½
- Us
No. 11Us
2019 · ★★★★
- The Lighthouse
No. 12The Lighthouse
2019 · ★★★★
- Fighting with My Family
No. 13Fighting with My Family
2019 · ★★★★
- Avengers: Endgame
No. 14Avengers: Endgame
2019 · ★★★★
- If Beale Street Could Talk
No. 15If Beale Street Could Talk
2018 · ★★★★
- A Rainy Day in New York
No. 16A Rainy Day in New York
2019 · ★★★★
- The Irishman
No. 17The Irishman
2019 · ★★★★
- The Peanut Butter Falcon
No. 18The Peanut Butter Falcon
2019 · ★★★★
- Marriage Story
No. 19Marriage Story
2019 · ★★★★
- Rocketman
No. 20Rocketman
2019 · ★★★★★
2018
127 films watched, 56 of them new releases.
No. 12017 · ★★★★★Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
No. 2Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2018 · ★★★★★
- Green Book
No. 3Green Book
2018 · ★★★★½
- Molly's Game
No. 4Molly's Game
2017 · ★★★★
- Call Me by Your Name
No. 5Call Me by Your Name
2017 · ★★★★
- Love, Simon
No. 6Love, Simon
2018 · ★★★★
- Black Panther
No. 7Black Panther
2018 · ★★★★
- The Shape of Water
No. 8The Shape of Water
2017 · ★★★★
- Lady Bird
No. 9Lady Bird
2017 · ★★★★
- Isle of Dogs
No. 10Isle of Dogs
2018 · ★★★★
- I, Tonya
No. 11I, Tonya
2017 · ★★★★
- BlacKkKlansman
No. 12BlacKkKlansman
2018 · ★★★★
- Widows
No. 13Widows
2018 · ★★★★
- Roma
No. 14Roma
2018 · ★★★★
- A Quiet Place
No. 15A Quiet Place
2018 · ★★★★
- Phantom Thread
No. 16Phantom Thread
2017 · ★★★★
- Deadpool 2
No. 17Deadpool 2
2018 · ★★★★
- Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
No. 18Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
2018 · ★★★★
- Avengers: Infinity War
No. 19Avengers: Infinity War
2018 · ★★★★
- The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir
No. 20The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir
2018 · ★★★★
2017
131 films watched, 49 of them new releases.
No. 12017 · ★★★★★Baby Driver
- Get Out
No. 2Get Out
2017 · ★★★★½
- The Big Sick
No. 3The Big Sick
2017 · ★★★★★
- Blade Runner 2049
No. 4Blade Runner 2049
2017 · ★★★★★
- The Killing of a Sacred Deer
No. 5The Killing of a Sacred Deer
2017 · ★★★★★
- A Monster Calls
No. 6A Monster Calls
2016 · ★★★★★
- Moonlight
No. 7Moonlight
2016 · ★★★★½
- Wind River
No. 8Wind River
2017 · ★★★★
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi
No. 9Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017 · ★★★★
- Manchester by the Sea
No. 10Manchester by the Sea
2016 · ★★★★
- Hidden Figures
No. 11Hidden Figures
2016 · ★★★★
- Gifted
No. 12Gifted
2017 · ★★★★
- Logan
No. 13Logan
2017 · ★★★★
- Spider-Man: Homecoming
No. 14Spider-Man: Homecoming
2017 · ★★★½ · Review
- Darkest Hour
No. 15Darkest Hour
2017 · ★★★★
- Lion
No. 16Lion
2016 · ★★★½
- Kingsman: The Golden Circle
No. 17Kingsman: The Golden Circle
2017 · ★★★★
- Logan Lucky
No. 18Logan Lucky
2017 · ★★★½
- What Happened to Monday
No. 19What Happened to Monday
2017 · ★★★½
- The Founder
No. 20The Founder
2016 · ★★★½
2016
98 films watched, 50 of them new releases.
No. 12016 · ★★★★★The Nice Guys
- Zootopia
No. 2Zootopia
2016 · ★★★★★
- The Hateful Eight
No. 3The Hateful Eight
2015 · ★★★★½
- Deadpool
No. 4Deadpool
2016 · ★★★★★
- The Accountant
No. 5The Accountant
2016 · ★★★★
- The Revenant
No. 6The Revenant
2015 · ★★★★
- Creed
No. 7Creed
2015 · ★★★★
- Room
No. 8Room
2015 · ★★★★
- La La Land
No. 9La La Land
2016 · ★★★★★
- Nocturnal Animals
No. 10Nocturnal Animals
2016 · ★★★★
- Sausage Party
No. 11Sausage Party
2016 · ★★★★
- The Neon Demon
No. 12The Neon Demon
2016 · ★★★½
- Arrival
No. 13Arrival
2016 · ★★★★½
- Hell or High Water
No. 14Hell or High Water
2016 · ★★★½
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
No. 15Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016 · ★★★★
- Trumbo
No. 16Trumbo
2015 · ★★★½
- Hail, Caesar!
No. 17Hail, Caesar!
2016 · ★★★½
- Suicide Squad
No. 18Suicide Squad
2016 · ★★★½
- The Big Short
No. 19The Big Short
2015 · ★★★½
- Demolition
No. 20Demolition
2015 · ★★★½
2015
93 films watched, 37 of them new releases.
No. 12015 · ★★★★★Ex Machina
- Whiplash
No. 2Whiplash
2014 · ★★★★★
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
No. 3Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 · ★★★★½
- Mad Max: Fury Road
No. 4Mad Max: Fury Road
2015 · ★★★★
- Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
No. 5Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2014 · ★★★★★
- Sicario
No. 6Sicario
2015 · ★★★½
- The Martian
No. 7The Martian
2015 · ★★★★
- Chef
No. 8Chef
2014 · ★★★★★
- Kingsman: The Secret Service
No. 9Kingsman: The Secret Service
2014 · ★★★★★
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
No. 10The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014 · ★★★★★
- The Theory of Everything
No. 11The Theory of Everything
2014 · ★★★★½
- Nightcrawler
No. 12Nightcrawler
2014 · ★★★★
- American Sniper
No. 13American Sniper
2014 · ★★★★
- The Imitation Game
No. 14The Imitation Game
2014 · ★★★★½
- Self/less
No. 15Self/less
2015 · ★★★½
- Inside Out
No. 16Inside Out
2015 · ★★★★
- It Follows
No. 17It Follows
2014 · ★★★★
- Southpaw
No. 18Southpaw
2015 · ★★★½
- Man Up
No. 19Man Up
2015 · ★★★★
- The Final Girls
No. 20The Final Girls
2015 · ★★★