5 Movies From the 2020s That Will Age Like Fine Wine

We're only halfway through the 2020s, but several films already feel like future classics. Some were celebrated by critics and at the Oscars — films such as Barbie, The Power of the Dog, and Nosferatu — and others have reputations that seem likely to grow with time.

Chloé Zhao's Nomadland, which won Best Picture in 2021, has aged well. Frances McDormand plays Fern, a woman who adopts a nomadic life, living in her van and finding community with other nomads. Quiet and restrained, the film leans on long stretches of silence and a sympathetic eye that presents the nomadic lifestyle as a valid choice rather than a spectacle.

Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone's Poor Things offers a bold, feminist take on Frankenstein: Stone's Bella Baxter, reanimated with the brain of a child, embarks on a journey of sexual liberation and self-discovery amid absurdist humor, unsettling visuals, and genuine pathos.

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