Collider has published a ranked list of the best films released so far in the 2020s, arguing that despite the pandemic's early disruption to cinema, the decade has produced an unusually strong run of both blockbuster and independent films. The list highlights works that combine critical acclaim, cultural impact and craftsmanship, spanning intimate character studies to large-scale original blockbusters.

Among the titles featured are Florian Zeller's The Father, praised for Anthony Hopkins's performance as a man losing his grip on reality through dementia; Ryan Coogler's Sinners, celebrated as a rare original blockbuster success blending vampire horror with themes of cultural appropriation in the American South; Charlotte Wells's directorial debut Aftersun, starring Paul Mescal, a subtle drama about a woman reassessing memories of a childhood holiday with her father; and Christopher Nolan's forthcoming The Odyssey, described as a major epic from one of the era's leading directors. The full list runs to ten entries, though the article text provided cuts off before further rankings are revealed.