Movie of the Week
Showmax suggests 2020’s best movies
With the strong catalogue Showmax had in 2020, this list is filled with great movies to try out.
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 – PARABELLUM | Best action movie
John Wick (Teen Choice winner Keanu Reeves from The Matrix) is on the run after killing a member of the international assassins’ guild. With a $14-million price tag on his head, he is the target of hitmen and women everywhere.
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum was a 2020 Critics Choice nominee for Best Action Movie and won the 2020 Best Stunt Work award from the Hollywood Critics Association, the Online Film Critics Society Awards, and the World Stunt Awards.
The all-star cast also includes Oscar winners Halle Berry (Die Another Day) and Anjelica Huston (The Addams Family), Golden Globe winner Ian McShane (Deadwood, Pirates of the Caribbean), Oscar nominee Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix), Critics’ Choice nominee Asia Kate Dillon (Billions), BAFTA nominee Jerome Flynn (Bronn in Game of Thrones), Lance Reddick (The Wire), and Jason Mantzoukas (The Good Place, Brooklyn Nine-Nine).
Special mentions:
- 2020 World Stunt Awards nominees Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw and Shazam!, which was also nominated as Best Blockbuster at the 2020 Hollywood Critics Association Awards
- Pokémon Detective Pikachu, a 2020 Annie Award nominee for Best Character Animation in a Live Action Production
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD | Best Animation
Inseparable best friends Hiccup and Toothless, the big screen’s adorable dragon, are back for their final adventure in the Dreamworks third-installment inspired by Cressida Cowell’s best-selling book series. Hiccup and Astrid have created a utopia for dragons and vikings alike, but now a new danger threatens everything they love, just as Toothless finds a potential girlfriend.
In 2020, The Hidden World was nominated for the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film, as well as a Golden Globe, six Annies and a Critics Choice Award. Rated 7-9 PGV, The Hidden World has a 90% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes, where the critics consensus says, “The rare trilogy capper that really works, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World brings its saga to a visually dazzling and emotionally affecting conclusion.”
Jay Baruchel (This Is The End) reprises his Emmy-winning role as Hiccup, alongside Golden Globe winner America Ferrera (Superstore, Ugly Betty) as Astrid. The stellar cast includes Oscar winners Cate Blanchett (Galadriel in Lord of the Rings) and F. Murray Abraham (Homeland); Oscar nominees Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids) and Jonah Hill (The Wolf of Wall Street); Golden Globe nominee Kit Harington (Game of Thrones’ Jon Snow); Emmy winner and Late, Late Show host Craig Ferguson; BAFTA winner David Tennant (Doctor Who, Good Omens); and MTV Movie Award winner Gerard Butler (300).
Special mentions:
- The Secret Life of Pets 2, a 2020 Kids Choice nominee for Favourite Animated Movie
- Abominable, nominated for four 2020 Annie Awards and a 2020 Critics Choice Award for Best Animated Feature
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG | Best family movie
Based on the global blockbuster video game franchise from Sega, Sonic the Hedgehog tells the story of the world’s fastest hedgehog as he embraces his new home on Earth. In this live-action adventure comedy, Sonic (voiced by Ben Schwartz from Parks and Recreation) and his new best friend Tom (MTV Movie Award winner James Marsden from X-Men) team up to defend the planet from the evil genius Dr. Robotnik (Golden Globe winner Jim Carrey from The Truman Show) and his plans for world domination.
Sonic the Hedgehog is currently the fourth biggest film of 2020 at the global box office, having grossed over $300-million. In a four-star review, Common Sense Media recommends the movie for ages eight and up, calling it “A laugh-until-you-turn-blue fun film for the family to enjoy together.”
At the 2021 Critics Choice Super Awards, the hit family movie is nominated for Best Superhero Movie, Best Actor (Schwartz and Carrey) and Best Villain (Carrey).
Special mentions:
- Dolittle, the fifth biggest film of 2020 at the global box office, starring Robert Downey Jr, a 2020 People’s Choice nominee for Favourite Male Movie Star
- Dora And The Lost City of Gold, winner of three Imagen Awards, including Best Film
