{"id":16078,"date":"2021-01-15T06:00:56","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T12:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=16078"},"modified":"2021-01-06T07:59:48","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T13:59:48","slug":"2020-the-year-in-movies-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/2020-the-year-in-movies-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"2020: The Year In Movies Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Movie_Reel_22\"272 different people starred in the 154 movies I saw last year (starring in being the first two named stars, a tradition dating back to the old Chicago Tribune TV guide which populated the early days of my database), and 28 of them starred in more than 1 film. Those 28 thespians are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n

Now let\u2019s take a look at the next batch of movies that I saw in 2020, following up on last Wednesday’s post.<\/p>\n

The Prodigy (2019)<\/strong>
\nThe soul of a serial killer takes over a young boy’s body, much to his mother’s chagrin.<\/p>\n

Alex & The List (2017)<\/strong>
\nA dog trainer is given a list of things to change about himself by his fianc\u00e9 before she’ll marry him.<\/p>\n

Hide (2011)<\/strong>
\nA Boston detective investigates the mummified remains of six women.<\/p>\n

Pretty Little Stalker (2018)<\/strong>
\nA writer takes in a troubled girl and sees her family disintegrate.<\/p>\n

Road To Perdition (2002)<\/strong>
\nTom Hanks and Paul Newman star in this adaptation of the graphic novel by Max Allan Collins and Richard Piers Rayner.<\/p>\n

Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)<\/strong>
\nThe kids head back into the game, this time dragging along Dannys DeVito and Glover.<\/p>\n

Are You In The House Alone? (1978)<\/strong>
\nA supposed horror movie that turned out to be a made-for-tv movie.<\/p>\n

My Soul To Take (2010)<\/strong>
\nA serial killer returns to his hometown to stalk the seven children born on the day he was allegedly put to rest.<\/p>\n

Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason (2004)<\/strong>
\nThe second installment in the series starring Renee Zellwegger.<\/p>\n

Good People (2014)<\/strong>
\nA couple finds themselves in a pickle after discovering, and keeping, cash in their dead tenants apartment.<\/p>\n

Parasite (2019)<\/strong>
\nLast year’s Best Picture Oscar winner, which also happened to be my first foray into Korean cinema.<\/p>\n

Stuber (2019)<\/strong>
\nAn Uber driver helps a temporarily-blinded cop track down the gang that killed his partner.<\/p>\n

In My Sleep (2010)<\/strong>
\nWhen a man sleeps with his best friend’s wife while sleepwalking, a string of murders leads back to him and he starts to question himself.<\/p>\n

Rambo: Last Blood (2019)<\/strong>
\nRambo exacts revenge against the Mexican cartel responsible for the death of his housekeeper’s granddaughter.<\/p>\n

Black Christmas (2019)<\/strong>
\nThe second remake of the 70s slasher classic.<\/p>\n

Death Wish (1974)<\/strong>
\nAn architect becomes a vigilante after a group of hooligans kills his wife and attacks his daughter.<\/p>\n

Blinded By The Light (2019)<\/strong>
\nA Pakistani teenager in 1980s Britain discovers the music of Bruce Springsteen.<\/p>\n

Case 39 (2010)<\/strong>
\nA case worker stops a couple from killing their child, but quickly learns that she may have made a mistake.<\/p>\n

Barely Lethal (2015)<\/strong>
\nA teenage operative fakes her death in order to go to high school.<\/p>\n

Vengeance: A Love Story (2017)<\/strong>
\nWhen a family of rednecks rapes a woman in front of her daughter, Nicolas Cage decides to take the law into his own hands.<\/p>\n

The Last Stand (2013)<\/strong>
\nSherriff Arnold Schwarzenegger is the last line of defense between an escaped cartel leader and the Mexican border.<\/p>\n

Anna And The Apocalypse (2013)<\/strong>
\nAn English musical about the zombie apocalypse.<\/p>\n

Encounter (2019)<\/strong>
\nThe type of movie you only watch because you thought it said Liam Hemsworth and half way through you realize it is Luke Hemsworth.<\/p>\n

Hustlers (2019)<\/strong>
\nA group of strippers run a scam to separate wealthy business men from their money.<\/p>\n

Death Wish II (1982)<\/strong>
\nAfter moving to Los Angeles, Paul becomes a vigilante once again after his daughter is tortured and killed.<\/p>\n

Dangerous Lies (2020)<\/strong>
\nWhen a wealthy man leaves his home to his new nurse, she’s drawn in to a web of deception and murder.<\/p>\n

Laggies (2014)<\/strong>
\nA woman who has been coasting since high school changes when dramatically when her boyfriend proposes and she meets the dad of her new teenaged friend.<\/p>\n

Like Father (2018)<\/strong>
\nAfter getting left at the altar, Kristen Bell goes on her honeymoon with the father she never knew.<\/p>\n

Some Kind Of Beautiful (2015)<\/strong>
\nA poetry professor falls in love with his ex-wife’s sister.<\/p>\n

42 (2013)<\/strong>
\nBranch Rickey signs a black man, Jackie Robinson, to join the Brooklyn Dodgers and break the color barrier in Major League Baseball.<\/p>\n

The Curse (1987)<\/strong>
\nA supposed cult classic, but yet another contender for the worst movie I’ve seen this year.<\/p>\n

Once Upon A Time In Venice (2017)<\/strong>
\nBruce Willis goes on a mission to find his stolen dog.<\/p>\n

Cherry (2010)<\/strong>
\nA college freshman finds himself an unconventional group of friends.<\/p>\n

Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)<\/strong>
\nThe four zombie fighters split up and then reunite to battle a horde of zombies.<\/p>\n

Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood (2019)<\/strong>
\nQuentin Tarantino’s latest posits a different ending for the Manson Family and Sharon Tate.<\/p>\n

Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)<\/strong>
\nAnother Terminator is sent back to kill someone other than Sarah Connor, but she shows up anyway.<\/p>\n

All Creatures Here Below (2018)<\/strong>
\nA slow couple kidnaps a baby and goes on the run.\u00a0 Oh, and they may also be brother and sister.<\/p>\n

Charlie’s Angels (2019)<\/strong>
\nA new collection of Angels tries to stop a renegade Bosley.<\/p>\n

Fantasy Island (2020)<\/strong>
\nA group of young people head to a secluded island to live out their fantasies, but there is something sinister afoot.<\/p>\n

The Whole Truth (2016)<\/strong>
\nA lawyer defends a family friend for murder, despite the defendant refusing to talk to him.<\/p>\n

Death Wish 3 (1985)<\/strong>
\nCharles Bronson moves back to New York and takes on a comically large collection of gangbangers.<\/p>\n

The Woods (2006)<\/strong>
\nA troublesome girl is sent to a boarding school, where everything is not what it seems.<\/p>\n

Hangman (2017)<\/strong>
\nAl Pacino uses many different accents to try and get through this abortion of a film.<\/p>\n

Arizona (2018)<\/strong>
\nAn Arizona man reacts poorly to the economic downturn in 2008, blaming his realtor for unrealistic promises and going on a small killing spree.<\/p>\n

Serena (2015)<\/strong>
\nAnother contender for the worst film I’ve seen this year, but keeps my streak of Jennifer Lawrence films alive at 10 years in a row.<\/p>\n

The Lovebirds (2020)<\/strong>
\nKumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae star in this victim of the corona virus, which went straight to Netflix due to closed theaters.<\/p>\n

Killing Gunther (2017)<\/strong>
\nTaran Killam wrote, directed, and starred in this comedy about a team of hitmen making a documentary of them trying to take out their competition.<\/p>\n

Lucy In The Sky (2019)<\/strong>
\nNatalie Portman stars as an astronaut who goes a little crazy when she comes back down to Earth.<\/p>\n

Don’t Look Now (1974)<\/strong>
\nDonald Sutherland maybe had full on sex with co-star Julie Christie during their sex scene, according to legend.<\/p>\n

Ad Astra (2019)<\/strong>
\nBrad Pitt goes to space to resolve his daddy issues.<\/p>\n

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Films Per Actor Per Year<\/b><\/caption>\n
Actor Name<\/span><\/th>\nFilms<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Charles Bronson<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Harrison Ford<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Katie Holmes<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Keanu Reeves<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bruce Willis<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Renee Zellwegger<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chadwick Boseman<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alison Brie<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jessica Chastain<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Adam Driver<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jesse Eisenberg<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Karen Gillan<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carla Gugino<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tom Hanks<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anna Hutchison<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Samuel L. Jackson<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gillian Jacobs<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Felicity Jones<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ewan McGregor<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kumail Nanjiani<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Al Pacino<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brad Pitt<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Issa Rae<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arnold Schwarzenegger<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Will Smith<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kristen Stewart<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charlize Theron<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jessie T. Usher<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n