Oscar Eligible Movies From 2019
This is an IMDb list in alphabetical order containing all the 2019 Oscar eligible movies as defined by AMPAS here via these eligibility rules.
At the time of list creation (27 December 2019) I have seen 188 out of 343 titles (list size is 341 titles: one is pending addition to IMDb and there's insufficient info on the AMPAS site to determine which title they mean by Always, presumably a documentary). Nine have no votes on IMDb so have not yet been seen by anyone, and a good number have yet to open in the UK plus have not screened at any festivals which I attended.
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At the time of list creation (27 December 2019) I have seen 188 out of 343 titles (list size is 341 titles: one is pending addition to IMDb and there's insufficient info on the AMPAS site to determine which title they mean by Always, presumably a documentary). Nine have no votes on IMDb so have not yet been seen by anyone, and a good number have yet to open in the UK plus have not screened at any festivals which I attended.
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- DirectorJill CultonTodd WildermanStarsChloe BennetAlbert TsaiTenzing Norgay TrainorThree teenagers must help a Yeti return to his family while avoiding a wealthy man and a zoologist who want him for their own needs.
- DirectorJames GrayStarsBrad PittTommy Lee JonesRuth NeggaAstronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across an unforgiving solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father and his doomed expedition that now, 30 years later, threatens the universe.
- DirectorRhys ErnstStarsNicholas AlexanderBobbi Salvör MenuezMargaret QualleyAwkward teen Adam spends his last high school summer with his big sister, who throws herself into NYC's lesbian and trans activist scene. In this coming-of-age comedy, Adam and those around him encounter love, friendship and hard truths.
- DirectorGreg TiernanConrad VernonStarsOscar IsaacCharlize TheronChloë Grace MoretzThe eccentrically macabre family moves to a bland suburb where Wednesday Addams' friendship with the daughter of a hostile and conformist local reality show host exacerbates conflict between the families.
- DirectorTom HarperStarsFelicity JonesEddie RedmayneHimesh PatelA balloon pilot and a scientist find themselves in a fight for survival while attempting to make discoveries in a gas balloon in the 1860s.
- DirectorBart FreundlichStarsJulianne MooreMichelle WilliamsBilly CrudupA manager of an orphanage in Kolkata travels to New York to meet a benefactor.
- DirectorJames KentStarsKeira KnightleyNed WillsPandora ColinPost World War II, a British colonel and his wife are assigned to live in Hamburg during the post-war reconstruction, but tensions arise with the German who previously owned the house.
- DirectorMilko LazarovStarsMikhail AprosimovFeodosia IvanovaSergei EgorovIn the far north, Sedna and Nanook dream of bringing back their family together. After Sedna's death, Nanook walks a long way to find his daughter Ága, who ran away years ago.
- DirectorGuy RitchieStarsWill SmithMena MassoudNaomi ScottAladdin, a kind thief, woos Jasmine, the princess of Agrabah, with the help of Genie. When Jafar, the grand vizier, tries to usurp the king, Jasmine, Aladdin and Genie must stop him from succeeding.
- DirectorRobert RodriguezStarsRosa SalazarChristoph WaltzJennifer ConnellyA deactivated cyborg's revived, but can't remember anything of her past and goes on a quest to find out who she is.
- DirectorNahnatchka KhanStarsAli WongRandall ParkJames SaitoEveryone assumed that Sasha and Marcus would wind up together, except for Sasha and Marcus. Reconnecting after 15 years, the two start to wonder--maybe?
- DirectorBenjamin BermanStarsThe Amazing JohnathanEric AndréCriss AngelWhat begins as a documentary following the final tour of a dying magician - "The Amazing Johnathan" - becomes an unexpected and increasingly bizarre journey as the filmmaker struggles to separate truth from illusion.
- DirectorSteven BognarJulia ReichertStarsJunming 'Jimmy' WangRobert AllenSherrod BrownIn post-industrial Ohio, a Chinese billionaire opens a factory in an abandoned General Motors plant, hiring two thousand Americans. Early days of hope and optimism give way to setbacks as high-tech China clashes with working-class America.
- DirectorJake ScottStarsSienna MillerSky FerreiraKentucker AudleyA woman raises her young grandson after her daughter goes missing.
- DirectorRic Roman WaughStarsGerard ButlerFrederick SchmidtDanny HustonMike Banning is framed for the attempted assassination of the President and must evade his own agency and the FBI as he tries to uncover the real threat.
- DirectorThurop Van OrmanJohn RiceStarsJason SudeikisJosh GadLeslie JonesThe flightless birds and scheming green pigs take their feud to the next level.
- DirectorLuc BessonStarsSasha LussHelen MirrenLuke EvansBeneath Anna Poliatova's striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to become one of the world's most feared government assassins.
- DirectorGary DaubermanStarsVera FarmigaPatrick WilsonMckenna GraceWhile babysitting the daughter of Ed and Lorraine Warren, a teenager and her friend unknowingly awaken an evil spirit trapped in a doll.
- DirectorRaúl de la FuenteDamian NenowStarsArtur QueirozLuis Alberto FerreiraCarlota MachadoA gripping story of a three-month-long journey that renowned Polish reporter Ryszard Kapuscinski took across Angola, ravaged by a war in which the front lines shifted like a kaleidoscope, from one day to the next.
- DirectorRoger Ross WilliamsStarsCholly AtkinsFlorence BallardAngela BassettThe history of New York City's Apollo Theater in Harlem is given the full treatment.
- DirectorTodd Douglas MillerStarsNeil ArmstrongMike CollinsBuzz AldrinA look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilots Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins.
- DirectorVictor KossakovskyWater and ice are shown around the world, in all of their many powerful forms.
- DirectorJoe PennaStarsMads MikkelsenMaria Thelma SmáradóttirTintrinai ThikhasukA man stranded in the Arctic after a plane crash must decide whether to remain in the relative safety of his makeshift camp or to embark on a deadly trek through the unknown.
- DirectorAaron WoodleyStarsJeremy RennerHeidi KlumJames FrancoAn Arctic fox works in the mailroom of a package delivery service, but wants to be doing the deliveries.
- DirectorSimon CurtisStarsKevin CostnerMilo VentimigliaJackie MinnsThrough his bond with his owner, aspiring Formula One race car driver Denny, golden retriever Enzo learns that the techniques needed on the racetrack can also be used to successfully navigate the journey of life.
- DirectorRiley StearnsStarsJesse EisenbergAlessandro NivolaImogen PootsAfter being attacked on the street, a young man enlists at a local dojo, led by a charismatic and mysterious sensei, in an effort to learn how to defend himself from future threats.
- DirectorRichard LyfordStarsBarbara BerjerAlan HoeltingEdwin C. FrostAn apocalyptic future war that could destroy the planet is explored in this silent film shot in 1937.
- DirectorRyan WhiteStarsRuth WestheimerPierre LehuCliff RubinCharting the incredible life of Dr. Ruth Westheimer, a Holocaust survivor who became America's most famous sex therapist.
- DirectorMati DiopStarsMame Bineta SaneAmadou MbowTraoreIn a popular suburb of Dakar, workers on the construction site of a futuristic tower, without pay for months, decide to leave the country by the ocean for a better future. Among them is Souleiman, the lover of Ada, promised to another.
- DirectorAnthony RussoJoe RussoStarsRobert Downey Jr.Chris EvansMark RuffaloAfter the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to reverse Thanos' actions and restore balance to the universe.
- DirectorMarcia KimptonMark HainingJustin McAleeceStarsStephen McClinticMarcia KimptonGina HainingStory of a mentally ill young man attempting to come to grips with his haunting past by seeking solace and understanding in the unfamiliar Eastern culture of Thailand.
- DirectorHarmony KorineStarsMatthew McConaugheySnoop DoggIsla FisherA rebellious stoner named Moondog lives life by his own rules.
- DirectorMarielle HellerStarsMatthew RhysTom HanksChris CooperBased on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Lloyd Vogel.
- DirectorRobin BissellStarsTaraji P. HensonSam RockwellBabou CeesayCivil rights activist Ann Atwater faces off against C.P. Ellis, Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan, in 1971 Durham, North Carolina over the issue of school integration.
- DirectorJohn ChesterStarsJohn ChesterMolly ChesterToddDocumentarian John Chester and his wife Molly work to develop a sustainable farm on 200 acres outside of Los Angeles.
- DirectorDeon TaylorStarsNaomie HarrisTyrese GibsonFrank GrilloA rookie New Orleans police officer is forced to balance her identity as a black woman after she witnesses two corrupt cops committing murder.
- DirectorSophia TakalStarsImogen PootsAleyse ShannonLily DonoghueA group of female students is stalked by a stranger during their Christmas break. That is until the young sorority pledges discover that the killer is part of an underground college conspiracy.
- DirectorReginald HudlinStarsClarence AvantHank AaronGwen AdolphFollows the life of Clarence Avant, the ultimate, uncensored mentor and behind-the-scenes rainmaker in music, film, TV and politics.
- DirectorGurinder ChadhaStarsBilly BarrattRonak Singh Chadha BergesViveik KalraIn England in 1987, a teenager from an Asian family learns to live his life, understand his family and find his own voice through the music of American rock star Bruce Springsteen.
- DirectorJay RoachStarsCharlize TheronNicole KidmanMargot RobbieA group of women take on Fox News head Roger Ailes and the toxic atmosphere he presided over at the network.
- DirectorOlivia WildeStarsKaitlyn DeverBeanie FeldsteinJessica WilliamsOn the eve of their high-school graduation, two academic superstars and best friends realize they should have worked less and played more. Determined not to fall short of their peers, the girls try to cram four years of fun into one night.
- DirectorChiwetel EjioforStarsChiwetel EjioforMaxwell SimbaFelix LemburoAgainst all the odds, a thirteen-year-old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.
- DirectorRoxann DawsonStarsMarcel RuizTopher GraceSarah ConstibleWhen her 14-year-old son drowns in a lake, a faithful mother prays for him to come back from the brink of death and be healed.
- DirectorTom ShadyacStarsAldis HodgeGreg KinnearSherri ShepherdA football player's dreams to play in the NFL are halted when he is wrongly convicted and sent to prison. Years later, he fights to clear his name within an unjust system.
- DirectorDavid YaroveskyStarsElizabeth BanksDavid DenmanJackson A. DunnWhat if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister?
- DirectorPaul Downs ColaizzoStarsJillian BellJennifer DundasPatch DarraghA young woman decides to make positive changes in her life by training for the New York City Marathon.
- DirectorDanny GoldStarsAlan AldaArlene AldaFelicia Michele CollinsThe socio-cultural history of the Bronx.
- DirectorSalvador SimóStarsJorge UsónFernando RamosLuis Enrique de TomásThe true story of how Luis Buñuel made his third movie.
- DirectorFrançois OzonStarsMelvil PoupaudDenis MénochetSwann ArlaudThree men, abused by the same priest during their childhood, engage in a fight for justice that will expose their personal experiences and question their life with their wife, family, and colleagues.
- DirectorAnna BodenRyan FleckStarsBrie LarsonSamuel L. JacksonBen MendelsohnCarol Danvers becomes one of the universe's most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races.
- DirectorRupert WyattStarsJohn GoodmanAshton SandersJonathan MajorsSet in a Chicago neighborhood nearly a decade after an occupation by an extraterrestrial force, 'Captive State' explores the lives on both sides of the conflict - the collaborators and dissidents.
- DirectorTom HooperStarsJames CordenJudi DenchJason DeruloA tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life.
- DirectorFeras FayyadStarsAmani BallourAlaaSalim NamourAmidst air strikes and bombings, a group of female doctors in Ghouta, Syria struggle with systemic sexism while trying to care for the injured using limited resources.
- DirectorMichael EnglerStarsElizabeth McGovernHaley Lu RichardsonGéza RöhrigIn the early 1920s, a Kansas woman finds her life forever changed when she accompanies a young dancer on her fame-seeking journey to New York City.
- DirectorMary HarronStarsHannah MurrayMatt SmithSosie BaconThe tragic tale of an all-American girl who was transformed into a cold-blooded killer in the summer of 1969.
- DirectorElizabeth BanksStarsKristen StewartNaomi ScottElla BalinskaWhen a young systems engineer blows the whistle on a dangerous technology, Charlie's Angels are called into action, putting their lives on the line to protect us all.
- DirectorSteve BrownTimothy WheelerStarsElena AprileBarry BarishLaura BaudisNobody has managed to topple Einstein's theory of relativity, even though it leads to the shocking conclusion that most of the universe must be made of a mysterious form of invisible matter that nobody has observed. Now physics stands at a crossroads. Some of the sharpest brains in physics have dedicated their lives to search for this "dark matter" while others are working on a new theory of gravity. Chasing Einstein follows leading scientists around the world, and to the edge of the universe.
- DirectorAyumu WatanabeStarsMana AshidaHiiro IshibashiSeishû UragamiA young girl is drawn into a mystery involving sealife around the world, in which two mysterious boys are somehow involved.
- DirectorLars KlevbergStarsTim MathesonBen DaonZahra AndersonA mother gives her 13-year-old son a toy doll for his birthday, unaware of its more sinister nature.
- DirectorChinonye ChukwuStarsAlfre WoodardRichard SchiffAldis HodgeAs she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine must confront the psychological and emotional demons her job creates, ultimately connecting her to the man she is sanctioned to kill.
- DirectorVan LingStarsTania RaymondeJan UddinRaza JaffreyInspired by historical events, CLIFFS OF FREEDOM is a timeless and romantic story of bravery and faith between a Greek village girl and a Turkish Ottoman Colonel during the dawn of the Greek War for Independence.
- DirectorErik NelsonStarsV.G. AlexanderPaul HaedikeMort KimmelA tribute to one of the world's great filmmakers and the men of the 8th Air Force who flew mission after suicidal mission in the Second World War.
- DirectorHans Petter MolandStarsLiam NeesonLaura DernMicheál NeesonA grieving snowplow driver seeks out revenge against the drug dealers who killed his son.
- DirectorMiles LagozeCreated out of war footage taken by combat camera for the Marine Corps.
- DirectorJustin DecStarsElizabeth LailJordan CallowayTalitha Eliana BatemanWhen a nurse downloads an app that claims to predict the moment a person will die, it tells her she only has three days to live. With the clock ticking and a figure haunting her, she must find a way to save her life before time runs out.
- DirectorAlexandre AjaStarsKaya ScodelarioBarry PepperMorfydd ClarkA young woman, while attempting to save her father during a category 5 hurricane, finds herself trapped in a flooding house and must fight for her life against alligators.
- DirectorJoel SouzaStarsThomas JaneLuke KleintankJosh HopkinsFollows one memorable night in the life of LAPD officer Ray Mandel as he hunts two cop killers on the loose.
- DirectorRob LambertStarsZachary Ray ShermanSally KirklandTimothy V. MurphyWhen a frustrated loner gains popularity as an Alt-Right vlogger, the online echo chamber turns his fears into a deadly rage.
- DirectorAlfonso Gomez-RejonStarsBenedict CumberbatchOliver PowellSophia AllyThe dramatic story of the cutthroat race between electricity titans Thomas A. Edison and George Westinghouse to determine whose electrical system would power the modern world.
- DirectorMichael ChavesStarsLinda CardelliniRaymond CruzPatricia VelasquezIgnoring the eerie warning of a troubled mother suspected of child endangerment, a social worker and her own small kids are soon drawn into a frightening supernatural realm.
- DirectorSimon KinbergStarsJames McAvoyMichael FassbenderJennifer LawrenceJean Grey begins to develop incredible powers that corrupt and turn her into a Dark Phoenix, causing the X-Men to have to decide if her life is worth more than all of humanity.
- DirectorTodd HaynesStarsMark RuffaloAnne HathawayTim RobbinsA corporate defense attorney takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution.
- DirectorLaura BispuriStarsValeria GolinoAlba RohrwacherSara CasuA daughter torn between two mothers, one who raised her with love and her biological mother, who instinctively claims her back.
- DirectorA.J. EatonStarsDavid CrosbyStephen BarncardJackson BrowneMeet David Crosby in this portrait of a man with everything but an easy retirement on his mind.
- DirectorJim JarmuschStarsBill MurrayAdam DriverTilda SwintonThe peaceful town of Centerville finds itself battling a zombie horde as the dead start rising from their graves.
- DirectorKent JonesStarsMary Kay PlaceJake LacyEstelle ParsonsDiane fills her days helping others and desperately attempting to bond with her drug-addicted son. As these pieces of her existence begin to fade, she finds herself confronting memories she'd sooner forget than face.
- DirectorAsif KapadiaStarsDiego MaradonaDalma MaradonaPeléConstructed from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage, this documentary centers on the career of celebrated football player Diego Maradona, who played for S.S.C. Napoli in the 1980s.
- DirectorMichel OcelotStarsPrunelle Charles-AmbronEnzo RatsitoNatalie DessayIn Belle Époque Paris, accompanied by a young scooter deliveryman, little Kanak Dilili investigates mysterious kidnappings of girls.
- DirectorMike FlanaganStarsEwan McGregorRebecca FergusonKyliegh CurranYears following the events of The Shining (1980), a now-adult Dan Torrance must protect a young girl with similar powers from a cult known as The True Knot, who prey on children with powers to remain immortal.
- DirectorGail MancusoStarsJosh GadDennis QuaidKathryn PrescottA dog finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he meets.
- DirectorCharles Martin SmithStarsAshley JuddJonah Hauer-KingEdward James OlmosA female dog travels four hundred miles in search of her owner throughout a Colorado wilderness.
- DirectorCraig BrewerStarsEddie MurphyKeegan-Michael KeyMike EppsEddie Murphy portrays real-life legend Rudy Ray Moore, a comedy and rap pioneer who proved naysayers wrong when his hilarious, obscene, kung-fu fighting alter ego, Dolemite, became a 1970s Blaxploitation phenomenon.
- DirectorJacob EstesStarsDavid OyelowoStorm ReidMykelti WilliamsonDetective Jack Radcliff and his recently murdered niece race against time to solve the crime before it happens.
- DirectorJames BobinStarsIsabela MercedEugenio DerbezMichael PeñaTeenage explorer Dora leads her friends on an adventure to save her parents and solve the mystery behind a lost city of gold.
- DirectorMichael EnglerStarsStephen Campbell MooreMichael FoxLesley Nicol1927. The Crawleys prepare to host King George V and Queen Mary at Downton Abbey.
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsColin FarrellMichael KeatonDanny DeVitoA young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer.
- DirectorWash WestmorelandStarsAlicia VikanderKiki SukezaneKenichi MasudaAn enigmatic translator with a dark past is brought in for questioning after an ex-pat friend, who came between her and her photographer boyfriend, ends up missing and presumed dead.
- DirectorAndrew SlaterStarsLou AdlerFiona AppleThe Beach BoysA look at the roots of the historic music scene in L.A.'s Laurel Canyon featuring the music of iconic groups such as The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, and The Mamas and the Papas.
- DirectorPetra CostaStarsDilma RousseffLuiz Inácio Lula da SilvaMarisa Letícia Lula da SilvaPolitical documentary and personal memoir collide in this exploration into the complex truth behind the unraveling of two Brazilian presidencies.
- DirectorMark DeebleVictoria StoneStarsChiwetel EjioforAthena is a mother who will do everything in her power to protect her herd when they are forced to leave their waterhole. This epic journey, narrated by Chiwetel Ejiofor, takes audiences across the African savannah, and into the heart of an elephant family. A tale of love, loss and coming home.
- DirectorAdam RobitelStarsTaylor RussellLogan MillerJay EllisSix strangers find themselves in a maze of deadly mystery rooms and must use their wits to survive.
- DirectorOded BinnunMihal BrezisStarsBrian CoxJJ FeildThora BirchRory MacNeil, a rugged old Scotsman, travels to San Francisco to seek medical treatment. He moves in with his estranged son Ian, as he sees his life getting transformed through a newfound bond with his baby grandson.
- DirectorCali LiliStarsWings HauserCali LiliCandace Burney1 Day in the Epiphany of a 21st Century Girl, who kissed a Girl.
- DirectorJoe BerlingerStarsLily CollinsZac EfronAngela SarafyanA chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy from the perspective of Liz, his longtime girlfriend, who refused to believe the truth about him for years.
- DirectorDenys ArcandStarsAlexandre LandryMaripier MorinRémy GirardA shy and insecure delivery truck driver accidentally arrives on the scene of a major crime and picks up two bags of cash and hides them. Only the help of a prostitute and a former biker released from jail might get him out of trouble.
- DirectorFred DurstStarsJohn TravoltaDevon SawaAna GoljaA rabid film fan stalks his favorite action hero and destroys the star's life.
- DirectorLouie SchwartzbergStarsBrie LarsonAndrew WeilGiuliana FurciFantastic Fungi is a descriptive time-lapse journey about the magical, mysterious and medicinal world of fungi and their power to heal, sustain and contribute to the regeneration of life on Earth that began 3.5 billion years ago.
- DirectorLulu WangStarsShuzhen ZhaoAwkwafinaX MayoA Chinese family discovers their grandmother has only a short while left to live and decide to keep her in the dark, scheduling a wedding to gather before she dies.
- DirectorDavid LeitchStarsDwayne JohnsonJason StathamIdris ElbaLawman Luke Hobbs and outcast Deckard Shaw form an unlikely alliance when a cyber-genetically enhanced villain threatens the future of humanity.
- DirectorJulia HartStarsGugu Mbatha-RawLorraine ToussaintSaniyya SidneyAfter years in hiding, a woman is forced to go on the run when her superhuman abilities are discovered. Years after having abandoned her family, the only place she has left to hide is home.