The 50 best movies of 2018 in the US: 50-41
41Beast
Slow-burn crime thriller set on Jersey with Jessie Buckley as a woman who falls for a man who may or may not be a serial killer. Read the full review 42Sweet Country
In this 1920s-set outback western from Indigenous Australian director Warwick Thornton, a farm worker goes on the run after killing a farmer in self defence. Read the full review 43BlacKkKlansman
Incendiary parable for the Trump era from Spike Lee, dramatising the true story of an African American policeman who helps infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan in the 1970s. Read the full review
44Love, Simon
Gay teen romcom firmly placed in the mainstream, with Nick Robinson as a high-schooler who falls in love with a mysterious internet romancer. Read the full review
45The Escape
Gemma Arterton is on fine form as a frustrated woman who abandons her family and marriage and takes an impulsive trip to Paris. Read the full review 46Let the Sunshine In
Intelligent, elegant study of a divorced single woman (Juliette Binoche) in midlife emotional crisis, directed by Claire Denis and inspired by Roland Barthes. Read the full review
47The Happy Prince
Heartfelt evocation of the last years of Oscar Wilde’s life as he retreats into exile in Europe. Rupert Everett stars and makes an impressive directorial debut. Read the full review
48Suspiria
Intense, dialled-down remake of Dario Argento’s late 70s “giallo” horror film, from Call Me By Your Name director Luca Guadagnino. Read the full review
49The Rider
Low-key rodeo drama from director Chloé Zhao, using non-professional actors and real-life locations to give her film an unmistakable atmosphere of authenticity. Read the full review 50Free Solo
Heart-stopping documentary following free (ropeless) climber Alex Honnold as he attempts to ascend the sheer face of El Capitan in Yosemite national park. Read more about the film