Former U.S. President Barack Obama has shared his favourite movies and TV shows of 2019, and the list includes Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag season two, limited series Unbelievable , Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman and Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho’s class satire Parasite .
The list, which Obama shared on Twitter, features American Factory , a film from his own production company, Higher Ground, that was recently shortlisted for an Oscar.
Apart from Fleabag and Unbelievable , Damon Lindelof’s critically-acclaimed series Watchmen , was also included in his top picks.
This year’s festival favourites — Mati Diop’s Atlantics , Jia Zhangke’s Palme d’Or nominee Ash Is Purest White , Colombian drug trade epic Birds of Passage , and German historical drama Transit — appear on the list as well.
Olivia Wilde’s Booksmart and Lulu Wang’s The Farewell impressed Obama.
He also recommended legal drama Just Mercy , Scarlett Johansson-Adam Driver’s Marriage Story , The Last Black Man in San Francisco , Diane , racing drama Ford v Ferrari and Sundance world cinema grand jury winner The Souvenir .
