With theatres closing, now is a bit of an uncertain time for cinema. The biggest blockbusters from Marvel and Disney have all been pushed to the end of the year. However, this presents an interesting opportunity for some of the smaller releases still due to come out. The box office is dominated by bigger movies, with small independents often seeking refuge on streaming services. While the bigger movies are pushed back, the field is clear for some of the smaller films to really shine, as they are well suited to debuting on streaming services.
While things remain uncertain, there is no guarantee that all of the films listed will still be released this year, or if they'll change their release to a streaming service. But as of the time of writing, these movies are still due to come out this year in one form or another. This list will look at those smaller films, the most exciting films that are neither a sequel or a reboot.
10 The Green Knight
From acclaimed director David Lowery (A Ghost Story, Old Man and the Gun) comes a new fantastical epic following Sir Gawain, the Green Knight. Its trailer is enough to get anyone excited; cool looking visuals, a great cast (including Dev Patel), and mythical beasts that look as great as anything in a Guillermo Del Toro film. While no clear story has been revealed yet, it's very intriguing to see another take on an Arthurian legend, something that hasn't been done well for a while.
9 Soul
Following Onward, Pixar's next release looks like it could be another that truly tugs at the heartstrings. From Pete Doctor (Inside Out) and co-director Kemp Powers (who's making his directorial debut), the film follows Joe, a musician who loses his passion for music and must find it again with the help a young soul. Tonally, it looks very similar to Inside Out, but what's most intriguing from the trailer is that the animation style looks more abstract and stylized and could be an interesting change of direction from the usual Pixar fare.
8 Tenet
With a great cast, including John David Washington and Robert Pattinson, the film is described as a time-jumping espionage thriller from Christopher Nolan. Known for his distrust of streaming services, it may be unlikely for Nolan to release his latest film online, but as of yet, there's been no official announcement of a delay.
However, this film is still well worth getting excited about. Nolan has been one of the most consistent directors of recent years and Tenet promises to be a thriller on par with his biggest non-Batman hit, Inception.
7 Connected
Phil Lord and Chris Miller had a really interesting past couple of years. They began by being fired from Solo and ended it winning an Oscar for Into the Spiderverse. Following the win, they became some of the hottest people working in animation and were put in charge of overseeing Sony's animated projects. Connected, which Lord and Miller are producing, follows a modern family as they try to reconnect with each other in a world that spends most of its time online.
6 Dune
Dune has already got people excited, purely for the amount of stellar talent that's been attached to the film. Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya, Oscar Isaac, and more. Director Dennis Villeneuve, who has been quietly reinventing sci-fi with two masterpieces, Arrival and Blade Runner 2049, now turns his attention on Frank Herbert's epic series. Often described as a book that could never be adapted (David Lynch famously failed), Villeneuve is probably one of the best in the business to give it another go, hopefully delivering yet another masterpiece.
5 Mank
It has been six years since David Fincher released his last film, Gone Girl. Even though in that time, he released two seasons of Mindhunter, it really has been too long. Taking a script written by his son, Fincher's latest tells the story of Herman J. Mankiewicz, the screenwriter of Orson Welles' Citizen Kane.
For those who don't know the story, it is a really fascinating piece of Hollywood history. The film will release on Netflix and could be an early contender for Academy Awards.
4 Antlers
Scott Cooper has been a fairly consistent voice in cinema. He usually makes dramas involving some kind of internal, personal conflict and he often gets very good, sometimes oscar-winning, performances out of his actors. With Antlers, Cooper takes his first foray into the horror genre. Starring Keri Russell and Jesse Plemmons, Antlers will follow a young school boy who comes into contact with an ancient, antlered creature. Little else has been revealed, but it is always fascinating to see established filmmakers try something new.
3 Free Guy
One of the bigger films that has been delayed but will still release later in 2020. Video game movies have been notoriously unsuccessful, but this film may have found an original way into the genre. Ryan Reynolds plays Guy, an NPC (non-player character) in a Grand Theft Auto-esque video game, who realizes one day that he doesn't need to do the same thing he does every day. The trailer promises comedy and action in equal measure, while this looks like it will take every beloved element in video games and put it in a film that won't get bogged down trying to adapt a story that doesn't really work on screen.
2 Monster Hunter
After the Resident Evil franchise, the director/star team of Paul W. S. Anderson and Milla Jovovich set their sights on another video game property; Capcom's Monster Hunter. In a world that is dominated by monsters that range in size from small to the truly gigantic, a group of explorers must fight against them so that humanity can expand its territory.
The poster boasts Jovovich carrying one of the game's trademark giant swords which, in Western cinema at least, has not been seen in live-action. That aside, after quarantine, a classic giant monster movie may be just what the world needs.
1 The French Dispatch
Making his return to live-action, following 2014's Oscar-winning The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson's latest promises to be his grandest outing yet. No one is really making films like Anderson; their mixture of comedy, drama, and pathos, all contained within his unique stylized design, has garnered him a very dedicated fan base. With an eclectic trans-Atlantic cast, an original running time that came in at over four hours long, and a multi-faceted story, The French Dispatch could see Wes Anderson at his most Wes Anderson.
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