May has just begun, but even now, in the cinematic sky, you can see several bright stars - the best films of 2019. The top 10 most popular films, which have already been released this year, have been compiled by viewers' ratings on the KinoPoisk and IMDB websites.
10. Shazam
Rating KinoSearch: 7,03
Rating IMDB: 7,5
Genre: fantasy, action, comedy
Country: USA
Producer: David Sandberg
Music: Benjamin Wallfish
Duration: 132 minutes
What young man does not dream of growing up and becoming handsome, courageous, a favorite of girls and a role model for men? If you add superpower to all these advantages, you get Shezam!
The concept of the film is quite interesting - how exactly will an ordinary American teenager behave in the body of an adult superhero? What actions will he do, what choices will he make?
The result is a family movie in the best traditions of films for teenagers of the eighties. It resembles "Gremlins" with their slightly brutal humor and general recklessness. Separately, it is worth noting the excellent acting performance of Zachary Levi, who surprisingly well managed to convey the image of a teenager in an adult body - a little prickly, naive, slightly unhappy and very kind.
9. Dumbo
Rating KinoSearch: 7,045
Rating IMDB: 6,6
Genre: fantasy, family
Country: USA
Producer: Tim Burton
Music: Danny Elfman
Duration: 112 minutes
The novelty from director Tim Burton, which features such venerable actors as Eva Green and Colin Farrell, is another representative of family films. However, this time, the story does not feature a superhero, but a baby elephant, whose ears are so large that they can literally lift him into the air.
True, as in all Burton's films, Dumbo's sweetness and kind-heartedness shine brightly against the background of grotesque and human cunning.
8. Consequences
Rating KinoSearch: 7,05
Rating IMDB: 6,3
Genre: drama, melodrama, military
Country: England, Germany, USA
Producer: James Kent
Music: Martin Phipps
Duration: 108 minutes
The recently released film is set a year after the end of World War II. An Englishwoman Rachel visits her husband in war-ravaged Hamburg, which he is trying to raise from the ruins. And he finds out that her husband decided to show generosity and allowed the previous owner - a German with a sick daughter - to stay in the mansion.
Against this depressing backdrop of deprivation and grief, the classic love triangle unfolds between the heroine (Keira Knightley), her British husband (Jason Clarke) and the German architect (Alexander Skarsgard). Let it not the best war movie and the post-war period, but there is more than enough emotional component in it. And visually, the film is very beautiful.
7. The way home
Rating KinoSearch: 7,15
Rating IMDB: 6,7
Genre: melodrama, family
Country: China, USA
Producer: Charles Smith
Music: Michael Danna
Duration: 90 minutes
A film from the world of animals, which is so pleasant to watch in the evening at home, with your family. The main character of the film is a pet dog named "Bella", who is lost due to an absurd accident and is now trying to return back to her beloved owners.It seems to be clear what the plot will be about, and even how it will end, right? However, not all so simple.
Unlike many others like him, the picture mostly tells about Bella's adventures in the world of wild nature, beautiful, enchanting and full of danger. In addition to raccoons and hares, there are also hungry wolves and cougars. And Bella's friend, with whom she will go in search of owners, almost the entire state of Colorado, becomes the most unexpected creature ...
6. Alita: Battle Angel
Rating KinoSearch: 7,2
Rating IMDB: 7,6
Genre: fantasy, action, thriller
Country: USA
Producer: Robert Rodriguez
Music: Junkie Ex-El
Duration: 121 minutes
"Alita" is something that is definitely worth seeing when the heart requires a vivid visual range and a well-made techno-futuristic thriller. After all, director and screenwriter David Cameron managed to create an exciting movie, the saturation of which with special effects per unit of time will satisfy the most discerning viewer.
In the center of the plot of one of most anticipated films of 2019 - sexy and metal Alita, who, in search of lost memories, regularly fights with a variety of creatures of the creative brain of scriptwriters, arranges spectacular chases (sometimes as a hunter, sometimes pursued), and also rips off limbs of her fellow cyborgs in the arena.
The visuals of the cinema are "tasty", and the pace will not let you leave the screen until the very end. And even the frank weakness of the story told can be forgiven for the creators of "Battle Angel". After all, who needs a story when this happens here!
5. Dirt
Rating KinoSearch: 7,32
Rating IMDB: 7,0
Genre: drama, music, biography
Country: USA
Producer: Jeff Treymain
Music: Paul Haslinger
Duration: 108 minutes
Rock and roll is alive, and sex and drugs are indispensable parts of it. The film is based on a book about the emergence, formation, creative crisis and resurrection of the Motley Crue group. And since he has a rating of 18+, the viewer will enjoy all three components to the fullest.
The group was known for its love of life in all its forms, including those that shock the respectable inhabitants. The cinema perfectly conveys the eccentric, chaotic and very attractive atmosphere of the "dirty rock" of the eighties.
The recreated clips and performances are authentic to the smallest detail, yet delight with bright colors and good sound. And, music lovers, get ready, there is just a lot of music in the film. Otherwise, was it worth shooting a film about musicians, right?
4. Balkan border
Rating KinoSearch: 7,39
Rating IMDB: 7,9
Genre: action, drama
Country: Russia, Serbia
Producer: Andrey Volgin
Music: Mikhail Afanasiev
Duration: 151 minutes
The fourth place among the coolest films of 2019 is taken by a Russian-made film. A dashingly made military action movie, despite 2.5 hours of screen time, flies in a single breath.
Unlike many Russian films, the quality of which, unfortunately, leaves much to be desired, this one, from a technical point of view, is made according to the best Hollywood patterns. There is everything here: the harsh fighters with a heart of gold, and the captured girl of the protagonist, and a dangerous mission behind enemy lines, and a confrontation with a villain who embodies all unthinkable vices.
However, the Yugoslavs, the supporting actors who play the Serbian paratroopers, breathed real life into the film. The film is based on true events, and the pain, suffering and fury of Serbs blaze from the screen.
Many viewers will probably remember the star of Soviet films about Indians - Goiko Mitic. He also starred in The Balkan Frontier. Despite his advanced age (the actor is 78 years old), Goiko is in excellent physical shape. On the set, he even refused to use a stunt double and performed all the stunts himself.
3. One meter apart
Rating KinoSearch: 7,76
Rating IMDB: 7,1
Genre: drama, melodrama
Country: USA
Producer: Justin Baldoni
Music: Brian Tyler
Duration: 116 minutes
How to squeeze a tear from the viewer? Create a drama about two lovers who suffer and yearn for each other, but cannot connect (preferably on pain of death). And if the heroes are also teenagers, and suffer from an incurable disease, and the action takes place in a hospital ...
But not everything is so gloomy - despite the circumstances, the film is paradoxically cheerful. And the "chemistry" that exists between the actors will make you believe in the reality of what is happening.
2. How to Train Your Dragon 3
Rating KinoSearch: 7,82
Rating IMDB: 7,6
Genre: cartoon, fantasy, adventure
Country: USA, Japan
Producer: Dean DeBlois
Music: John Powell
Duration: 104 minutes
According to viewers, the cartoon story about the friendship of a boy and a dragon is one of the best stories in the world of modern cinema. And the last part is a worthy conclusion to the whole series. The story of how Vikings and dragons live in harmony on a secluded island, as if it brings us back to a lost paradise, where once people and animals could live together and not be afraid of each other. However, there are spots in the sun, and a storm is inexorably approaching the Viking-dragon idyll in the face of a dragon hunter who has vowed to exterminate all night furies. And their last representative was Toothubik, beloved by the audience.
Despite the love for dragons, we agree with the writers: the episode had to be finished. Already in the second part, lengths and repetitions were observed, the third suffers from them even more, although it turned out to be a worthy ending. And if they decided to extend the franchise for another couple of episodes, even Toothless's charm might not have saved her.
1. Avengers: Endgame
Rating KinoSearch: 8
Rating IMDB: 8,9
Genre: fantasy, fantasy, action, adventure
Country: USA
Producer: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Music: Alan Silvestri
Duration: 181 minutes
Finally, viewers will find out how the grandiose film saga ended, the plot of which began to twist ten years ago. It was then that the first film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Iron Man, was released.
As we all remember, the previous part of the grandiose epic ended tragically - with the death of half of the population. And not just one planet Earth, but the whole Universe. How did the writers manage to get out of this situation? Are the heroes really dead, or will they be back? Who will save the universe? We, personally, bet on a raccoon. True or not - see for yourself.
Interestingly, the teaser trailer for the "Final" broke every conceivable record, becoming the highest rated and most watched video in the history of YouTube. And the "finalists" themselves became box office champions, earning more than $ 2 billion worldwide. But the shows are still going on!