And here they are, the Paddington 2 was top bear. How quickly times change.)

In second spot is Booksmart, a firm Letterboxd favorite since its SXSW debut back in March.

We know what you’re thinking: why is Bong Joon-Ho’s Parasite not top of this list, when it is currently our highest-rated narrative film for 2019? Simple: we include only narrative, feature-length films that have had at least a limited theatrical or streaming run in the US in 2019. No documentaries, miniseries, stand-up specials or Paul Thomas Anderson fan-boy tributes to Radiohead .

Therefore, with only a Cannes screening and limited release outside the US so far, Parasite won’t be eligible until its US release in October. (This is also why our top ten differs from those in Jack Moulton’s Unofficial Letterboxd Top 50.)

We’re pleased to see some global diversity in the halfway top ten, with films from Colombia, China and a Tamil-language Indian film. (Shout-out to Malayalam-language film Kumbalangi Nights, which just missed out on making this list.)

Narrative features aside, as at 30 June 2019 the highest rated anything on Letterboxd ever is Homecoming.

Thanks for logging and rating the films you’ve seen so far this year. Keep it up, as your ratings determine which films will make the final 2019 Year in Review.