Favorite 20 Films of 2018

Favorite Films of 2018 

In order from least to greatest:

20: "Mary Queen of Scots"



19: "Ready Player One"



18: "Hot Summer Nights"



17: "A Quiet Place"



16: "Boy Erased"




15: "Black Panther"


14: "A Star is Born"


13: "Vice"



12: "Bohemian Rhapsody"



11. "Widows"



10. "Avengers: Infinity War"



9. "The Hate U Give"



8. "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse"



7. "BlacKkKlansman"



6. "Eighth Grade"



5. "Ocean's 8"



4. "Crazy Rich Asians"



3. "Love, Simon"



2. "Beautiful Boy"



Drumroll please.........




1. "Green Book"




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