Top Ten 2020 Movies I Watched on my Couch
(While Missing the Movie Theater Experience)
![A picture of my Ikea couch with my Roku TV which became ground zero for movie viewing in 2020](https://www.3smreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2020-12-17-movies-from-my-couch.png)
On the plus side, the cancelling of all activities combined with my unemployed status meant I had more time for movies this year. On the minus side, all but one 2020 film was watched right here, on this couch.
Hamilton
![A picture of Daveed Diggs, on stage as Thomas Jefferson in Hamilton (he's so great!)](https://www.3smreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/hamilton.png)
I catch up to the musical phenomenon and find that all the rabid fans are spot on.
Palm Springs
![Image: Cristin Milioti and Adam Sandburg in a pool drinking beer.](https://www.3smreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/palm-springs.png)
Viewing at home advantage: five minutes in when I realize the boyfriend will love it I can drag him to the couch and start the film again.
First Cow
![A picture of Orion Lee and Toby Jones in the film First Cow](https://www.3smreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/first-cow.png)
Kelly Richardt! Oregon setting! Beautiful story of friendship!
The Trial of the Chicago 7
![Alex Sharp, Jeremy Strong, John Carroll Lynch and Sacha Baron Cohen backed by a wall of protesters in the Trial of the Chicago 7](https://www.3smreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/the-trial-of-the-chicago-7.png)
Protesters and police in a 1968 setting that felt eerily contemporary.
The Lovebirds
![The Lovebirds](https://www.3smreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/the-lovebirds.png)
Action comedy by two people who know how deliver hilarious situations.
Athlete A
![A picture from the movie Athlete A](https://www.3smreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/athlete-a.png)
What happens when girls’ needs are sold out by the athletic association that should be protecting them.
The Half of It
![The Half of It](https://www.3smreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/the-half-of-it.png)
Charming small-town love story with great performances.
Miss Juneteenth
![Picture from the movie Miss Juneteenth](https://www.3smreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/miss-juneteenth.png)
The best mother-daughter film I watched this year, with a side of quiet competence.
The Old Guard
![A picture of the five stars of The Old Guard](https://www.3smreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/the-old-guard.png)
One of my favorite directors brings us the tale of immortal warriors.
Yes, God, Yes
![Picture of Natalia Dyer in the film Yes, God, Yes](https://www.3smreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/yes-god-yes.png)
Amusing early 2000s period piece about a Catholic girl and an AOL chat that opens a can of teenage worms.
Honorable mentions:
Becoming
![Becoming](https://www.3smreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/becoming.png)
We had a great first lady for eight years and this documentary gives us a glimpse of her book tour.
The Assistant
![Picture from movie The Assistant](https://www.3smreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/the-assistant.png)
Meditative look at the horrors of being an assistant to a high-powered producer.
How to Build a Girl
![How to Build a Girl](https://www.3smreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/how-to-build-a-girl.png)
Beanie Feldstein razzle dazzles us as a teenage music journalist
The Photograph
![The Photograph](https://www.3smreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/the-photograph.png)
Issa Rae and LaKeith Stanfield in a gorgeous love story
We Are Freestyle Love Supreme
![Chris Jackson and Lin-Manuel Miranda in 2005](https://www.3smreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/we-are-freestyle-love-supreme.png)
Before some of the Hamilton people did Hamilton, they performed in an improv hip-hop comedy group and this is their story.
The Devil All the Time
![Picture of Tom Holland in the film The Devil All the Time](https://www.3smreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/the-devil-all-the-time.png)
Packed with famous faces, this is two-plus hours of Midwestern Gothic violence and wacko religion.
Shithouse
![Cooper Raiff and Dylan Gelula in the film Shithouse](https://www.3smreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/shithouse.png)
Charming debut film (with a terrible title) about a college freshman who just can’t connect.
And the one 2020 film I watched in the the theater:
Emma.
![Emma.](https://www.3smreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/emma..png)
I loved this so much it set off an exploration of Johnny Flynn and I still debate if I should buy my own copy.
Great choices! There’s still a lot here I haven’t seen yet. Palm Springs was such a pleasant surprise!
Thanks! I would also categorize Palm Springs a pleasant suprise.