Rotten Tomatoes' list of the 300 best movies of all time has thrown up some surprising results, including crowning 2019 as the best movie year ever.

2019 was one of the greatest years for film in memory, with films like Parasite, The Irishman, and Knives Out standing as the year's most essential.

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Parasite, and Klaus are all among the greatest movies from the year 2019 that are already considered classics.

As the last calendar year before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, 2019 was also the last year with a surplus of movies amassing $1 billion or more at the worldwide box office.

Explore 2019 drama movies on HBO Max. Find what to watch now on Moviefone.

In a recent talk at Sundance Film Festival, the legendary director said that theatrical releases have gotten "drastically worse" since 2019, a year he considers "the last fucking year of movies".