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'Parasite' and 'Black Panther' are among the most Googled movies this year. But which are the other movies that were most searched by users across the globe? Find out here...
'Parasite' and 'Black Panther' are among the most Googled movies this year. But which are the other movies that were most searched by users across the globe? Find out here...
'Parasite' and 'Black Panther' are among the most Googled movies this year. But which are the other movies that were most searched by users across the globe? Find out here...
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#1 PARASITE (South Korean, Director: Bong Joon-ho): The Oscar winner of the year is a dark, socially conscious film tells the story of the impoverished four-person Kim family who, one by one, and with careful and devious planning, all get employed by the four-person affluent Park family — as a tutor, an art teacher, a driver and a housekeeper.
#1 PARASITE (South Korean, Director: Bong Joon-ho): The Oscar winner of the year is a dark, socially conscious film tells the story of the impoverished four-person Kim family who, one by one, and with careful and devious planning, all get employed by the four-person affluent Park family — as a tutor, an art teacher, a driver and a housekeeper.
They are imposters stunned by the way wealth can make things easier: 'Money is an iron. It smooths out all the creases,' says the Park patriarch with wonder. (Photo | AP)
They are imposters stunned by the way wealth can make things easier: 'Money is an iron. It smooths out all the creases,' says the Park patriarch with wonder. (Photo | AP)
#2 1917 (English, Director: Sam Mendes): 1917 is a film that, at one particular midpoint, can begin to be seen as two distinct films. One which moves forward and one which moves backward. Both follow a circular trajectory, that is influenced by a clear up and down cycle, but both end at the start and begin at the end.
#2 1917 (English, Director: Sam Mendes): 1917 is a film that, at one particular midpoint, can begin to be seen as two distinct films. One which moves forward and one which moves backward. Both follow a circular trajectory, that is influenced by a clear up and down cycle, but both end at the start and begin at the end.
#3 BLACK PANTHER (American, Director: Ryan Coogler): The 2018 MCU flick featured among the most-searched movies of the year following the demise of Chadwick Boseman -- the movie's lead actor -- on August 28. (Photo | AP)
#3 BLACK PANTHER (American, Director: Ryan Coogler): The 2018 MCU flick featured among the most-searched movies of the year following the demise of Chadwick Boseman -- the movie's lead actor -- on August 28. (Photo | AP)
#4 365 DAYS (Polish, Directors: Barbara Białowąs Tomasz Mandes): Featuring Italian actor Michele Morrone in lead, the erotic drama released online was based on the first novel of a trilogy written by Blanka Lipinska. The film casts Morrone as a Sicilian mobster named Massimo Torricelli. (Photo | YouTube Screengrab)
#4 365 DAYS (Polish, Directors: Barbara Białowąs Tomasz Mandes): Featuring Italian actor Michele Morrone in lead, the erotic drama released online was based on the first novel of a trilogy written by Blanka Lipinska. The film casts Morrone as a Sicilian mobster named Massimo Torricelli. (Photo | YouTube Screengrab)
#5 CONTAGION (American, Director: Steven Soderbergh): Many people found the 2011 thriller prophetic during the days of coronavirus lockdown. Long story short, the movie is about the spread of a highly contagious and deadly virus and how health professionals battle to find the cure.
#5 CONTAGION (American, Director: Steven Soderbergh): Many people found the 2011 thriller prophetic during the days of coronavirus lockdown. Long story short, the movie is about the spread of a highly contagious and deadly virus and how health professionals battle to find the cure.
#6 TENET (American, Director: Christopher Nolan): Tenet is not nearly as effective as some of Nolan's previous films. But it’s important to note that there are portions in this film, specifically of the action variety, that are bewitching to behold. (Photo | AP)
#6 TENET (American, Director: Christopher Nolan): Tenet is not nearly as effective as some of Nolan's previous films. But it’s important to note that there are portions in this film, specifically of the action variety, that are bewitching to behold. (Photo | AP)
#7 ENOLA HOLMES (British, Director: Harry Bradbeer): The film is based on the first book in a series by Nancy Springer that centres on Enola— Sherlock’s sister.
#7 ENOLA HOLMES (British, Director: Harry Bradbeer): The film is based on the first book in a series by Nancy Springer that centres on Enola— Sherlock’s sister.
Millie Bobby Brown’s Enola—and her mother, the amazing Helena Bonham Carter as Eudoria Holmes—celebrates womanhood and its many struggles. Who wins the audience’s vote is anybody’s guess.
Millie Bobby Brown’s Enola—and her mother, the amazing Helena Bonham Carter as Eudoria Holmes—celebrates womanhood and its many struggles. Who wins the audience’s vote is anybody’s guess.
#8 BIRDS OF PREY (American, Director: Cathy Yan): hough the film cannot be categorised as an origins story per se, it is a documentation of one of comic world’s legendary  female characters.
#8 BIRDS OF PREY (American, Director: Cathy Yan): hough the film cannot be categorised as an origins story per se, it is a documentation of one of comic world’s legendary female characters.
We get to know about Harley’s childhood in an animated sequence and also get a recap of how the PhD-wielding psychologist became who she is.
We get to know about Harley’s childhood in an animated sequence and also get a recap of how the PhD-wielding psychologist became who she is.
#9 MULAN (American, Director: Niki Caro): The live-action adaptation of Disney's 1983 animation film, is one of the much-anticipated films of 2020. The release of the film, which is based on Chinese folklore The Ballad of Mulan, was postponed many times by Disney due to the pandemic. However, the production house has finally decided to release the film online.
#9 MULAN (American, Director: Niki Caro): The live-action adaptation of Disney's 1983 animation film, is one of the much-anticipated films of 2020. The release of the film, which is based on Chinese folklore The Ballad of Mulan, was postponed many times by Disney due to the pandemic. However, the production house has finally decided to release the film online.
#10 JOJO RABBIT (Director: Taika Waititi): Based on Christine Leunens’ Caging Skies novel, Waititi puts his own whacky spin to a visually exciting film, which is rightfully making some polarising noises. What else can one expect when a film that is centred around precocious kids drawn towards fascism is treated like Thor: Ragnarok on a sugar high?
#10 JOJO RABBIT (Director: Taika Waititi): Based on Christine Leunens’ Caging Skies novel, Waititi puts his own whacky spin to a visually exciting film, which is rightfully making some polarising noises. What else can one expect when a film that is centred around precocious kids drawn towards fascism is treated like Thor: Ragnarok on a sugar high?

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