2020+ Hitlist: Movies to Watch While Things Get Better
Welcome to Bad Surge's Movie Hitlist of the Future. Have you seen one of these soon to be released (or currently released) features? Were you somehow able to notice that I've left off an upcoming film? Leave a comment below. [Previously: "2012+ Hitlist: Movies to Watch if We Survive December"; "2013+ Hitlist: Movies To Watch Since We Survived 2012"; "2014+ Hitlist: Movies to Watch Since We Keep Surviving"; "2015+ Hitlist: Movies To Watch Since Why The Hell Not?"; "2016+ Hitlist: Movies To Watch Since Movies Can Be Good"; "2017+ Hitlist: Movies to Watch Since Last Year Was Stressful"; “2018+ Hitlist: Movies to Watch Since the Industry is Dying”; "2019+ Hitlist: Movies to Watch While the World Burns"]
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- DirectorRoger DonaldsonA thriller that brings together three different stories from London, Mumbai, and New York as the Dow Jones nears an all time high.
- DirectorStephen SommersA rogue planet is discovered on a collision course for Earth, and mass hysteria of biblical proportions will break out in the streets once knowledge of the secret and impending doom is leaked to the public. But an astronomer discovers a second planet (Alpha) accompanying the first: Bronson Beta, named after its South African discoverer, Sven Bronson. Instruments find that Alpha is capable of sustaining life. Soliciting huge sums of money, billions of dollars from Philanthropist, Millionaires, Billionaires, the wealth of private capital, he and other scientist are scoffed at as they embark on a daring, near-impossible plan to build rocket ships (as many as can be constructed in the short time left) to transport a small group of people to the planet Alpha in order to populate it and ensure survival of the human race and its flora and animal species. With society disintegrating into chaos and madness, they continue their efforts and struggles to save what little of humanity they can and their lives!
- DirectorMarc RosenbushBased on the acclaimed DC/Vertigo graphic novel. In a surreal fantasy world, Blood must battle monsters, depraved humans and his own raging bloodlust as he seeks a lost temple which may hold the key to his and humanity's salvation.
- A look at the formative years of the 26th President of the United States, from his transformation from a privileged New York politician to commander of the Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War.
- DirectorAndy GarciaStarsAndy GarciaWriter Ernest Hemingway befriends boat captain, Gregorio Fuentes, who inspires him to pen the famous tale "The Old Man and the Sea."
- DirectorAndrew DominikStarsAna de ArmasLily FisherJulianne NicholsonThe story of American actress Marilyn Monroe, covering her love and professional lives.
- The life story of legendary singer and actor, Frank Sinatra.
- DirectorRuben FleischerStarsTom HollandMark WahlbergAntonio BanderasStreet-smart Nathan Drake is recruited by seasoned treasure hunter Victor "Sully" Sullivan to recover a fortune amassed by Ferdinand Magellan, and lost 500 years ago by the House of Moncada.
- In this comedy, a young Irish woman who steals for a living meets and marries an American tourist. They move to America, but even this is not far enough to escape his Irish in-laws.
- A pair of Death Row inmates, a mercenary named Kane and a schizophrenic named Lynch, escape during a prison transport and team up to retrieve a stolen fortune. Based on a video game.
- DirectorAndré ØvredalStarsCorey HawkinsAisling FranciosiLiam CunninghamA crew sailing from Varna (Bulgaria) by the Black Sea to England find that they are carrying very dangerous cargo.
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsAndy SerkisJamie BellBased on the comic book Prisoners of the Sun, where Tintin and Haddock head to South America to find a cure for their friend professor Calculus.
- StarsKevin CrowleyFeature film based on the popular TV series, "Arrested Development."
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsJenna OrtegaMonica BellucciMichael KeatonThis is a follow-up to the comedy Beetlejuice (1988), about a ghost who's recruited to help haunt a house.
- DirectorMyroslav SlaboshpytskyiStarsAlexander SkarsgårdDane DeHaanA Siberian tiger attacks encroaching humans in its habitat. A conservationist game warden confronts the supernaturally powerful tiger in a fight only one can survive.
- DirectorRay GriggsStarsRicky GervaisAccounts the friendship of four friends (Rat, Mole, Badger, and Toad) whose adventures test the very fiber of their loyalty.
- DirectorRobert PrattenA postapocalyptic, steampunk version of Poe's classic story.
- DirectorShekhar KapurShekhar Kapur's directorial venture depicts the scenario many years into the future, where the earth's water supply has run-out and the events and wars that follow as a result.
- DirectorScott McCulloughStarsDan LauriaHope for victims of post-traumatic stress began in the battlefield with one man. Based on the critically acclaimed book.
- 'Johnny Blue' is the story of two teenage boys from different backgrounds that find friendship through music and the love of playing the guitar. Johnny is an exceptional guitarist and singer. He lives at home with his parents, Ellen and Louis. Louis is confined to a wheelchair after an automobile accident left him a paraplegic. Louis is bigoted toward Julie and Charles, an African-American family who just moved into their neighborhood. Johnny befriends Charles, the families mentally challenged teenage boy who also plays the guitar. Ellen, Johnny's Mom, is having a difficult time trying to take care of Louis. Johnny is worried that he will lose his father, while it is revealed that Charles' father was murdered and that the crime was never solved. As the two boys become friends, the realization of just who might have murdered Charles father comes to light. 'Johnny Blue' has emotional family moments coupled with some thrilling plot twists to make an enjoyable dramatic film for all.
- A young man at odds with his society's mandatory death sentence for all those turning 21 plots a daring escape on the eve of his fateful birthday.
- DirectorDanny WilsonStarsJohn SavageNoah BlakeYuval DavidAn atypical priest, an ex-homicide detective and a resurrected spirit form an unlikely alliance to unite against an insurgence of fallen angels and the termination of free will.
- DirectorSteven Christopher YoungStarsTony StewartBootie BarkerSet in the popular world of Dirt Track Racing where true love overcomes tragedy, betrayal and guilt.
- DirectorAaron MorganStarsFionnula FlanaganThe Home unfolds after a young man is nearly killed during an accident that leaves him physically and emotionally scarred. To recuperate, he is taken to a secluded nursing home where the elderly residents appear to be suffering from delusions. But after witnessing a violent attack, he soon realizes that the screams behind the walls are caused by more than hallucinations, and the residents are being preyed upon by twisted, monstrous nightmares that lurk within the home itself.
- DirectorJoseph KosinskiStarsTom CruiseJennifer ConnellyMiles TellerAfter thirty years, Maverick is still pushing the envelope as a top naval aviator, but must confront ghosts of his past when he leads TOP GUN's elite graduates on a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those chosen to fly it.
- DirectorDonnie EicharBrad TiemannA documentary that follows influential DJs over a year-long trek around the world as they prepare for a secret festival show.
- DirectorDon CoscarelliThis prequel to Bubba Ho-Tep finds Elvis shooting a film in Louisiana when he runs afoul of a coven of she-vampires.
- DirectorMichael BayA sci-fi story set in the aftermath of a robot uprising.
- DirectorJonás CuarónStarsGael García BernalKiersey ClemonsThe western frontier has re-emerged and, as in the past, a hero will answer the people's cry for justice.
- A story centered around an environmentally friendly superhero.
- A tech firm engineer who use titanium to upgrade his body finds himself targeted by people who want to get their hands on his inventions.
- An architect works to build up the 1893 World's Fair, while the serial killer H. H. Holmes uses the fair to attract and kill women.
- Feature film based on the popular video game, Halo.
- DirectorJohn StevensonStarsAubrey PlazaMiles TellerJenny SlateAn aardvark named Gilbert lands the job of shepherding all the animals onto Noah's Ark.
- A coming-of-age story set in 19th-century Germany and centered on a group of teens discovering their sexuality.
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- DirectorNicholas GyeneyStarsBrandy KoppRalph SteigerEdward Michael ScottNoah Prentice, a man searching for his past, has only a mysterious tattoo on his wrist from childbirth to guide him towards the answers he seeks. Fresh into the workforce, Noah is thrown into a web of mystery and intrigue as he uncovers a massive terrorist plot born inside the walls of Kaiser Global, an American financial institution. The conspiracy leads Noah closer to understanding his purpose, while unearthing evidence linking Kaiser Global to remnants of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich aiming to finally claim the victory they failed to achieve many years ago.
- DirectorYan-Yan MakNelson Lik-wai YuStarsEmilie OhanaThis "Cities of Love" episode takes us to one of the most fascinating cities in the world. Shanghai stands for a long history of sensuality, intrigues and mystery.
- In this sequel to`End Of Days`, Jericho Cane returns to Earth as a death-dealing arch-angel, sent from Heaven to wipe out evil.