As I'm still working as an usher at my local community cinema, almost all of the films towards the bottom of my list were ones that I ushered a screening of. While they may be my least favourite films of the year, they reassured me that the choices of films that I was paying money for, were the right ones.
Despite that, there are so many films I saw this year that were totally varied in many ways. From the country that is producing it, to the style and tone, genre, time period and the noticeable progress in ethnic minority representation.
The most varied period was my second visit to the Leeds International Film Festival where I saw films from America, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Norway, Serbia, Brazil, Colombia, Italy and even Estonia and Lebanon.
Below is my full ranking of 2018 films I have seen, both as a list and in video format. Again I must mention, that I know some films in this list were released in the UK in 2019. So my ruling on giving a film a year, is basically how IMDB do it. Which is, its first ever release, anywhere in the world and that is accessible to the public. That does include premieres and film festivals. With that in mind, check it out both in video and list format:
Video format: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x77jhtk
224) The Last Sharknado: It's About Time
223) Luis And The Aliens
222) 6-Headed Shark Attack
221) Lake Placid: Legacy
220) Megalodon
219) Fifty Shades Freed218) Show Dogs
217) Life Of The Party
216) Make Me Up
215) The Jurassic Games
214) Duck Duck Goose
213) Sherlock Gnomes
212) Peter Rabbit
211) Mute
210) Mile 22
209) The Predator
208) A Wrinkle In Time
207) Slender Man
215) The Jurassic Games
214) Duck Duck Goose
213) Sherlock Gnomes
212) Peter Rabbit
211) Mute
210) Mile 22
209) The Predator
208) A Wrinkle In Time
207) Slender Man
206) The Nutcracker And The Four Realms
205) The 15:17 To Paris
204) Torvill & Dean
203) I Feel Pretty
202) Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
201) The Nun
205) The 15:17 To Paris
204) Torvill & Dean
203) I Feel Pretty
202) Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
201) The Nun
200) Venom
199) Robin Hood
199) Robin Hood
198) The House With A Clock In Its Walls
197) Hotel Transylvania 3: A Monster Vacation
196) King Lear
195) An Elephant Sitting Still
194) The Commuter
193) King Of Thieves
192) The Eyes Of Orson Welles
191) The Little Stranger
190) Overlord
189) Sauvage
188) Ray & Liz
187) The Meg
194) The Commuter
193) King Of Thieves
192) The Eyes Of Orson Welles
191) The Little Stranger
190) Overlord
189) Sauvage
188) Ray & Liz
187) The Meg
186) The First Purge
185) Prospect
184) Genesis
183) Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
182) Tomb Raider
181) Red Sparrow
180) Early Man
179) Skyscraper
178) Pacific Rim: Uprising
177) The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society
184) Genesis
183) Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
182) Tomb Raider
181) Red Sparrow
180) Early Man
179) Skyscraper
178) Pacific Rim: Uprising
177) The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society
176) Rampage
175) The Cloverfield Paradox
174) Book Club
173) Ocean's 8
172) Hurricane
175) The Cloverfield Paradox
174) Book Club
173) Ocean's 8
172) Hurricane
171) Searching For Ingmar Bergman
170) The Grinch
169) Aquarela
168) Alpha
167) The Happytime Murders
166) Aquaman
165) Bird Box
164) Apostle
163) Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald
162) Mortal Engines
161) Mowgli: Legend Of The Jungle
160) The White Crow
159) Mary Magdalene
158) In Fabric
157) Shoplifters
156) Suspiria
155) The Other Side Of The Wind
154) The Front Runner
153) Vox Lux
152) Destroyer
151) Black Mother
150) Brothers In Football
149) The Mule
148) Make Us Dream
147) Nothing Like A Dame
169) Aquarela
168) Alpha
167) The Happytime Murders
166) Aquaman
165) Bird Box
164) Apostle
163) Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald
162) Mortal Engines
161) Mowgli: Legend Of The Jungle
160) The White Crow
159) Mary Magdalene
158) In Fabric
157) Shoplifters
156) Suspiria
155) The Other Side Of The Wind
154) The Front Runner
153) Vox Lux
152) Destroyer
151) Black Mother
150) Brothers In Football
149) The Mule
148) Make Us Dream
147) Nothing Like A Dame
146) Bumblebee
145) The Happy Prince
144) Burning
143) Mary Queen Of Scots
142) The Girl In The Spider's Web
143) Mary Queen Of Scots
142) The Girl In The Spider's Web
141) White Boy Rick
140) The House That Jack Built
139) The Candidate
138) The Kleptocrats
140) The House That Jack Built
139) The Candidate
138) The Kleptocrats
137) In The Name Of Your Daughter
136) Night Comes On
135) Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far On Foot
136) Night Comes On
135) Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far On Foot
134) They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
133) Unsane
132) The Spy Gone North
133) Unsane
132) The Spy Gone North
131) Blue Note Records: Beyond The Notes
130) Tumbbad
130) Tumbbad
129) Searching
128) Hereditary
127) Mandy
126) The Christmas Chronicles
125) The Mercy
124) Sicario 2: Soldado
123) Solo: A Star Wars Story
122) Matangi/Maya/M.I.A.
121) Deadpool 2
120) Halloween
119) Creed II
118) Cold War
117) Everybody Knows
116) The Wild Pear Tree
115) Welcome To Marwen
114) The Devil We Know
113) Vice
112) At Eternity's Gate
111) Kusama: Infinity
110) A Simple Favour
128) Hereditary
127) Mandy
126) The Christmas Chronicles
125) The Mercy
124) Sicario 2: Soldado
123) Solo: A Star Wars Story
122) Matangi/Maya/M.I.A.
121) Deadpool 2
120) Halloween
119) Creed II
118) Cold War
117) Everybody Knows
116) The Wild Pear Tree
115) Welcome To Marwen
114) The Devil We Know
113) Vice
112) At Eternity's Gate
111) Kusama: Infinity
110) A Simple Favour
109) Teddy Pendergrass: If You Don't Know Me
108) The Silver Branch
107) Utoya - July 22
106) Loveling
105) Stan & Ollie
105) Stan & Ollie
104) The Cleaners
103) House Of Hummingbird
103) House Of Hummingbird
102) Free Solo
101) Arctic
101) Arctic
100) Howard
99) Under The Wire
99) Under The Wire
98) High Life
97) Woman At War
96) Gloria Bell
97) Woman At War
96) Gloria Bell
95) Evelyn
94) The Sisters Brothers
93) Bobby Robson: More Than A Manager
92) Why Don't You Just Die!
91) Whitney
91) Whitney
90) American Jail
89) The Nightingale
89) The Nightingale
88) Stree
87) The Kindergarten Teacher
87) The Kindergarten Teacher
86) Roma
85) Instant Family
85) Instant Family
84) Skate Kitchen
83) Penguin Highway
82) BlacKkKlansman
81) The Equalizer 2
82) BlacKkKlansman
81) The Equalizer 2
80) Teen Titans Go! To The Movies
79) Ant-Man And The Wasp
78) Black Panther
77) The Old Man & The Gun
76) Aniara
75) After The Screaming Stops
74) Den Of Thieves
73) Leave No Trace
79) Ant-Man And The Wasp
78) Black Panther
77) The Old Man & The Gun
76) Aniara
75) After The Screaming Stops
74) Den Of Thieves
73) Leave No Trace
72) Isle Of Dogs
71) 1985
70) Birds Of Passage
70) Birds Of Passage
69) Mary Poppins Returns
68) Maiden
67) Balloon
68) Maiden
67) Balloon
66) Spitfire
65) Only You
65) Only You
64) United Skates
63) Never Look Away
62) The Miseducation Of Cameron Post
61) The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
60) Minding The Gap
59) The Silence Of Others
58) The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs
57) Wildlife
56) Boy Erased
55) Mission: Impossible - Fallout
54) Bad Times At The El Royale
53) The Guilty
52) 12 Strong
51) Won't You Be My Neighbor?
50) Crazy Rich Asians
49) Bohemian Rhapsody
63) Never Look Away
62) The Miseducation Of Cameron Post
61) The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
60) Minding The Gap
59) The Silence Of Others
58) The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs
57) Wildlife
56) Boy Erased
55) Mission: Impossible - Fallout
54) Bad Times At The El Royale
53) The Guilty
52) 12 Strong
51) Won't You Be My Neighbor?
50) Crazy Rich Asians
49) Bohemian Rhapsody
48) Peterloo
47) A Private War
46) Fahrenheit 11/9
45) If Beale Street Could Talk
47) A Private War
46) Fahrenheit 11/9
45) If Beale Street Could Talk
44) The Ice King
43) The Game Changers
42) Carmine Street Guitars
41) Outlaw King
40) Girl
39) The Hate U Give
38) Happy As Lazzaro
37) McQueen
36) American Animals
35) Upgrade
34) Climax
33) Christopher Robin
32) Border
31) Blindspotting
30) Amazing Grace
41) Outlaw King
40) Girl
39) The Hate U Give
38) Happy As Lazzaro
37) McQueen
36) American Animals
35) Upgrade
34) Climax
33) Christopher Robin
32) Border
31) Blindspotting
30) Amazing Grace
29) Incredibles 2
28) Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse
27) Widows
26) Sorry To Bother You
25) Ready Player One
24) Wild Rose
26) Sorry To Bother You
25) Ready Player One
24) Wild Rose
23) Mid90s
22) Ralph Breaks The Internet
21) Green Book
20) The Night Comes For Us
22) Ralph Breaks The Internet
21) Green Book
20) The Night Comes For Us
19) Love, Simon
18) Liz And The Blue Bird
17) Hotel Mumbai
16) Colette
15) Tully
14) The Favourite
13) Eighth Grade
12) Three Identical Strangers
11) Beautiful Boy
10) A Quiet Place - A wonderfully inventive horror-thriller set in an apocalyptic world where monsters with ultra-sensitive hearing inhabit the Earth and a family is trying to survive as quietly as possible.
The film manages to make you feel like you're there and the way the story plays with this concept was the most gripping and tense viewing experiences I've had for a long time.
9) They Shall Not Grow Old - An astonishing technical achievement of not only restoring BBC archive footage of World War I, but colorising it, widening the screen ratio, slowing the speed to a normal frame rate and adding voices and sound.
It was amazing hearing what British mentality was back then. This felt like a thorough account of The Great War and I was completely engrossed by it.
8) Annhilation - Alex Garland's complex sci-fi horror adventure covers many interesting topics and will certainly be a film that will be talked about for years.
It sees Natalie Portman play a biologist recruited to a secret expedition into a place that has been transformed where the laws of nature is being bent.
It's totally captivating and like everyone else, I'm still trying to work out everything that happened.
7) Mirai - Mamoru Hosoda's latest feature and it may be his most poignant one.
With the arrival of his baby sister, Kun is transported to several moments in time to help him realise the important of his family.
It has a charm that is hard to beat and the way it develops and enhances its themes is very clever and a joy to watch come full circle.
6) A Star Is Born - The third re-make of the 1937 original of where a musician helps a young singer find fame.
It also sees us show Bradley Cooper as director for the first time and seeing him sing as well as Lady Gaga being a major acting role.
All three of those aspects are pulled-off nicely in their execution and are awards-worthy.
5) Can You Ever Forgive Me? - A true story that has to be seen to be lived. It sees famous writer Lee Israel create a series of forgeries to make easy money to maintain healthy living.
The performances by Melissa McCarthy and Richard E. Grant alone make it such a fun and dramatic drama.
4) Capernaum - Set in Lebanon, when a young boy leaves his parent due to neglect, he makes the most amazing journey.
It has unreal performances by kid actors and has a wonderful uplifting second half.
3) Avengers: Infinity War - The culmination of 10 years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe gave us what I think is their best work.
It sees The Avengers along with many other MCU characters unite to take on a powerful being called Thanos who's aim is to effectively cleanse the universe and destroy half the population.
It's fun, exciting and emotionally heart-breaking when it needs to be. A wonderful modern blockbuster.
2) Game Night - This is a very rare time when I champion a straight comedy, and this one did so many things right and it made me smile and laugh throughout.
It sees a group of friends who regularly meet for game nights be involved in a murder mystery that they initially believe is just another game.
1) First Man - Damien Chazelle's third directed film and another heavy awards contender.
While it may be about the first moon landing, the story is all done from Neil Armstrong's perspective.
It is a wonderfully impactful human story with some of the amazing space mission set-pieces that needs to be experienced on the big screen.
16) Colette
15) Tully
14) The Favourite
13) Eighth Grade
12) Three Identical Strangers
11) Beautiful Boy
The film manages to make you feel like you're there and the way the story plays with this concept was the most gripping and tense viewing experiences I've had for a long time.
It was amazing hearing what British mentality was back then. This felt like a thorough account of The Great War and I was completely engrossed by it.
It sees Natalie Portman play a biologist recruited to a secret expedition into a place that has been transformed where the laws of nature is being bent.
It's totally captivating and like everyone else, I'm still trying to work out everything that happened.
7) Mirai - Mamoru Hosoda's latest feature and it may be his most poignant one.With the arrival of his baby sister, Kun is transported to several moments in time to help him realise the important of his family.
It has a charm that is hard to beat and the way it develops and enhances its themes is very clever and a joy to watch come full circle.
It also sees us show Bradley Cooper as director for the first time and seeing him sing as well as Lady Gaga being a major acting role.
All three of those aspects are pulled-off nicely in their execution and are awards-worthy.
The performances by Melissa McCarthy and Richard E. Grant alone make it such a fun and dramatic drama.
It has unreal performances by kid actors and has a wonderful uplifting second half.
It sees The Avengers along with many other MCU characters unite to take on a powerful being called Thanos who's aim is to effectively cleanse the universe and destroy half the population.
It's fun, exciting and emotionally heart-breaking when it needs to be. A wonderful modern blockbuster.
It sees a group of friends who regularly meet for game nights be involved in a murder mystery that they initially believe is just another game.
While it may be about the first moon landing, the story is all done from Neil Armstrong's perspective.
It is a wonderfully impactful human story with some of the amazing space mission set-pieces that needs to be experienced on the big screen.
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