The best movies of 2018: part 2

The year 2018 proved to be favorable primarily to science fiction fans. Several high-profile box office blockbusters were released at once. But fans of other movie genres do not feel deprived either. Below you will find a list of the best movies of 2018 that are worth watching.

Mortal Engines (2018)

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This post-apocalyptic thriller takes place after the devastating Sixty Minute War. The remnants of civilization are grouped in megacities that move on caterpillar tracks and destroy small settlements to replenish resources. That’s why Netsworthy and Esther Shaw are destined to meet to influence the course of the future. The fantastic warning film has become one of the most spectacular films of 2018, which can already be viewed online.

Bumblebee (2018)

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The sci-fi action movie tells the story of a B-127 transformer sent to Earth to protect humans from Decepticons. Upon arrival, the autobot engages in a battle with the Decepticon Blitzwing and kills him. At the same time, Bumblebee himself is seriously injured, incompatible with further functioning. However, before his death, the autobot manages to take the form of a car. Some time later, a 17-year-old girl discovers the car in a garage.

A Star Is Born (2018)

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The list of the best films of 2018 according to the audience rating continues with the melodrama-musical about the relationship between the popular country musician Jackson Maine and the unknown singer Ellie. A romance breaks out between the characters, and Jackson helps his beloved in organizing concerts and signing lucrative contracts. The girl’s career is gaining momentum, while Mayne’s is going downhill. The guy is increasingly using alcohol and drugs, and the young people are drifting apart. The movie is a must-see for fans of Leda Gaga, whose biography formed the basis of the plot.

Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)

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Ethan Hunt is able to compete with James Bond himself in saving the world. This time, the super agent and his team have to stop a sinister organization of “apostles” led by a reckless extremist who is planning nuclear attacks in different parts of the world. The terrorists have enlisted the support of a nuclear physicist from Norway and a seller of stolen plutonium from the Soviets, and Hunt’s task is to prevent all these factors from merging together. The sixth installment of the famous super-spy franchise about an indestructible super-agent has become one of the most exciting films released in 2018.

I Feel Pretty (2018)

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Chubby Renee Bennett is trying her best to lose weight, but neither diets nor sports work. She still can’t find clothes of the right size in stores, and her personal life is completely stagnant. One day, during a regular workout, Renee falls off the exercise machine and hits her head. The injury has an unexpected effect – the heroine of the film immediately becomes confident in herself and her own charm. Renee is convinced that people around her are crazy about her, but is it possible if her appearance hasn’t changed a bit? Maybe it wasn’t her physique?

The House That Jack Built (2018)

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The next top-rated film of 2018 is an outrageous European thriller from Lars von Trier, whose premiere in Cannes left most of the audience shocked by the excessive cruelty. Jack is a creative person who strives for the perfect realization of all his ideas, from building a dream house to senseless murders that are furnished like works of art. A sophisticated maniac with a sick imagination has sent sixty innocent women to the next world, telling an old man named Virge about five of the victims from the list. Will “Mr. Subtlety” be eventually exposed and punished?

Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)

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In the late 1960s, a hotel with the “royal” name of El Royale on the border of Nevada and California became a haven for several very colorful characters. A robber with a memory lapse has to find money hidden under the floor of one of the rooms. One sister rescues the other from a cult, and an undercover FBI agent decides that she has taken a hostage. Even the modest concierge has his secrets – his antics make living in the El Royale simply dangerous, as the diverse guests are convinced. After the famous director of The Martian, in 2018 Drew Goddard made another great movie that is worth watching on a long boring evening.

Game Night (2018)

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The comedy centers on a married couple, Max and Annie, who gather with friends on weekends to play various games. One day, Max’s brother organizes a quest. It’s like Brooke is kidnapped, and his friends have to find him using clues. The winner will get a luxury car. Therefore, the participants are very active in their efforts to win, not hesitating to hurt their opponents. But the further the game goes, the less clear it is whether the kidnapping was fake or real.

The Equalizer 2 (2018)

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The list of interesting foreign films of 2018 includes the sequel to the crime action movie about a retired CIA officer. Robert McCall spends his days driving a taxi. Sometimes the ex-special agent carries out dangerous assignments for his former colleague Susan Plummer in order not to lose shape and because of the inability to refuse his old friend. Another mission ends tragically, and Robert intends to find out who set Susan up. The ex-intelligence officer gets in touch with a current CIA officer, but he is not sitting idly by and starts a hunt for McCall.

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