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Where you can watch the best movies of 2019 right now

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The cinema of 2020 has found itself at an eerie, uncertain standstill. While the majority of the world has seen its theaters shut down and dance on the tightrope of bankruptcy until further notice, upcoming film releases are left in limbo. Some have been optimistically pushed back until summer or later in the fall, others have been pushed back until next year, and others have been left entirely up in the air as to when they'll ever see a screen, be it at home or in the theater.

Films like "The Invisible Man," which had a brief wide release in cinemas before the coronavirus lockdown, was sent to pricey video on demand for all to enjoy in the quarantined comfort of their living rooms; and "Trolls World Tour" had a successful release entirely via at-home purchase.

The fate of film exhibition is anyone's guess right now, and whether or not a film can survive a solely streamable release can depend on whether it's a blockbuster or an indie movie. In spite of these uncertainties for the future, there is still a wealth of worthwhile flicks from the previous year that are easily accessible for at-home viewing, either streamed or rented.

So, while Christopher Nolan is apparently working tirelessly to find a way to get theaters to open sooner rather than later, in the meantime, audiences can easily access a whole host of riveting, entertaining films that they may have missed in the past year. And with not much else to do right now, many will have plenty of time to get through every single one. Stacker compiled the...

Stacker compiled the top 100 movies of 2019, according to Metacritic, accessed on May 4, 2020. Initial ties were broken by IMDb user rating, and further ties were left as is. Counting down from 100, here's where you can watch the best movies of 2019 while quarantined.

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Where you can watch the best movies of 2019 right now
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Where you can watch the best movies of 2019 right now

#100. Clemency - Streaming: Only available to rent- Director: Chinonye Chukwu- Metascore: 77- IMDb user rating: 6.4- Run time: 112 minutes In this drama starring Alfre Woodard, a prison warden psychologically and emotionally afflicted by her job must confront her past of committing prisoners to death row as she faces the next inmate she is licensed to execute. Premiering at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, the film won the festival's U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury award, and was nominated for 19 other awards as well. This slideshow was first published on Stacker
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#100. Clemency

- Streaming: Only available to rent
- Director: Chinonye Chukwu
- Metascore: 77
- IMDb user rating: 6.4
- Run time: 112 minutes

In this drama starring Alfre Woodard, a prison warden psychologically and emotionally afflicted by her job must confront her past of committing prisoners to death row as she faces the next inmate she is licensed to execute. Premiering at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, the film won the festival’s U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury award, and was nominated for 19 other awards as well.

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#99. Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice - Streaming: Only available to rent- Director: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman- Metascore: 77- IMDb user rating: 8- Run time: 95 minutes Chronicling the rise of singer Linda Ronstadt in the 1960s, this documentary follows Ronstadt's life from her childhood in the Midwest to her stardom as a folk rock star, to her eventual retirement in 2011 after being diagnosed with what was thought to have been Parkinson's disease. Jamie Ludwig of the Chicago Reader wrote that
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#99. Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

- Streaming: Only available to rent
- Director: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
- Metascore: 77
- IMDb user rating: 8
- Run time: 95 minutes

Chronicling the rise of singer Linda Ronstadt in the 1960s, this documentary follows Ronstadt’s life from her childhood in the Midwest to her stardom as a folk rock star, to her eventual retirement in 2011 after being diagnosed with what was thought to have been Parkinson’s disease. Jamie Ludwig of the Chicago Reader wrote that “the film successfully paints Ronstadt as a whip-smart, boundary-breaking artist.”

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#98. Holiday - Streaming: Tubi, Kanopy- Director: Isabella Eklöf- Metascore: 78- IMDb user rating: 5.7- Run time: 93 minutes In this Danish-language film, the trophy girlfriend of a powerful drug lord becomes acquainted with his friends in the town of Bodrum on the Turkish Riviera, and everything goes well until she meets a Dutch tourist there by chance. It was described by The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw as
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#98. Holiday

- Streaming: Tubi, Kanopy
- Director: Isabella Eklöf
- Metascore: 78
- IMDb user rating: 5.7
- Run time: 93 minutes

In this Danish-language film, the trophy girlfriend of a powerful drug lord becomes acquainted with his friends in the town of Bodrum on the Turkish Riviera, and everything goes well until she meets a Dutch tourist there by chance. It was described by The Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw as “an icily accomplished drama about sexual violence, toxic masculinity and toxic femininity.”

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#97. High Flying Bird - Streaming: Netflix- Director: Steven Soderbergh- Metascore: 78- IMDb user rating: 6.2- Run time: 90 minutes Shot entirely on an iPhone 8, Steven Soderbergh's drama is about a sports agent who must pitch a controversial business opportunity to a rookie client during an NBA lockout, with only 72 hours to do so. The film is Soderbergh's second to be shot on an iPhone, and IndieWire's David Ehlrich described the film as
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#97. High Flying Bird

- Streaming: Netflix
- Director: Steven Soderbergh
- Metascore: 78
- IMDb user rating: 6.2
- Run time: 90 minutes

Shot entirely on an iPhone 8, Steven Soderbergh’s drama is about a sports agent who must pitch a controversial business opportunity to a rookie client during an NBA lockout, with only 72 hours to do so. The film is Soderbergh’s second to be shot on an iPhone, and IndieWire’s David Ehlrich described the film as “phenomenal.”

This slideshow was first published on Stacker