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Movie Theaters May Have Been Closed Most of the Year, but There Were Still Plenty of Stellar Films to Stream. These Were the Best. 2020 did yield some astoundingly good work especially from indie directors who deserve recognition. Updated December 22, 2020 To say nothing of our poor theaters, it wasn t the friendliest year to watch movies at home either. Living rooms tend to flatten films, not just visually but psychologically. You re 5 feet from the day s stresses, and the need for escapist content dominates all else. In 2020, streaming services became simultaneously more cryptic and crucial, as countless movies bailed on theaters and were instead released online.