The social distancing caused by the pandemic has resonated with cinema as well. The directors tried to show what happens to the characters who are forced to distance themselves from society for a while. This selection contains the freshest and most anticipated new movies and TV series in 2020. The list opens with a tape dedicated to the most pressing topic - quarantine in the theater environment.
Bezumie serial
- Genre: Comedy
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.4.
Finding himself in self-isolation for the duration of the quarantine, the Moscow director gathers a group of artists and proposes to start rehearsals for a new performance via the Internet. Naturally, their relatives and friends fall into the lenses of the participants' webcams, which adds comicity to the communication. The live sheep, the key character of the future theatrical production, gives a special piquancy.
Secure communications
- Genre: Drama
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.4.
In detail
The series was filmed in the midst of a pandemic. Before us are revealed the stories of married couples isolated in quarantine. Intrigues are added by the fact that some of them are lovers who are forced to adapt to communication while at home. Other characters communicating online are also linked by past secrets. All this leads to comical and dramatic situations.
Swamp
- Genre: Thriller
- Expectation rating: KinoPoisk - 97%.
This series was not in the list of highly rated paintings by chance. During a pandemic, many think about the meaning of life. So the heroes, in search of answers, leave from Moscow to the miraculous monastery located in the village of Topi. Each has its own life situation, which prompted to change the metropolis. But in the pursuit of miracles, many forget that everything has a price. And this area received the name quite deservedly - not everyone will be able to return home.
Nagiyev in quarantine
- Genre: Comedy
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 0.
The famous showman Dmitry Nagiyev, along with all the Russians, is in self-isolation. Filming, television and corporate events were not available, and he had to adapt to the new reality. The artist has more time to communicate with family and friends. And he increasingly began to think about what kind of life he likes best.
Satellite
- Genre: sci-fi, thriller
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.1, IMDb - 6.0.
In detail
The story tells about the events that took place almost 40 years ago, when a living module with 2 astronauts returned to earth from space. One of them turns out to be dead, and the management has every reason not to consider the second crew member a living person. A neurophysiologist is involved in the investigation of the incident so that in the conditions of a secret base she could find out what actually happened in orbit.
Fairy
- Genre: drama, fantasy
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.6.
The film "Fairy" will replenish the freshest and most anticipated novelties of films and TV series of 2020. She also got on the list thanks to self-isolation, but not from the virus, but through the departure of the main character into cyberspace. Based on the plot, he develops the world's best virtual reality games. It seems to him that in everyday life he can control everything. But acquaintance with a young girl turns his worldview upside down, and he begins to look at the world around him in a completely different way.
Bad Education
- Genre: Drama, Comedy
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.6, IMDb - 7.2.
In detail
The plot tells about corruption in the American education system, where the headmaster of a prestigious school is not chasing yachts and private jets, but success. At first, he is motivated only by recognition of merits, because the photos on the covers of magazines are quite satisfied with him. But appetite, as you know, comes with eating, and very soon the hero dives headlong into a luxurious lifestyle at the expense of sponsors. Fraud with other people's money for the sake of fame puts his impeccable reputation on the brink of collapse. And no one knows what he can decide to keep it.
The Roads Not Taken
- Genre: Drama
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 5.5, IMDb - 4.7.
In detail
And again the theme of self-isolation is on the screen - the bedridden protagonist meets a new day, which promises only a repetition of the routine. In his life, monotonous days follow each other. Except for his daughter who cares about his health, no one is interested in the fate of a man. Even he himself does not believe in the future, constantly going over past events in his mind and wondering what would change if he made a different decision.
Scary Tales: City of Angels (Penny Dreadful: City of Angels)
- Genre: Horror, Fantasy
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.6, IMDb - 6.1.
In detail
The film is set in Los Angeles in 1938. 4 people were killed, and the local authorities announced that it had something to do with the construction of the highway. The investigation is entrusted to detectives who go on the trail of the Nazi organization. They understand that the real reason for ritual murder is incitement to hatred between people of different nationalities inhabiting the Los Angeles suburbs. During the investigation, they realize that not only those who sympathize with Hitler are to blame, but also the urban elite, dissatisfied with the increase in the number of emigrants.
Together
- Genre: Drama.
The plot revolves around friends isolated from each other by a regime of self-isolation. All plans were destroyed, career and business were under threat. In order not to lose their presence of mind, the characters of the series began to communicate daily via the Internet. Time in quarantine tests friends for strength and stress resistance, forcing them to take a fresh look at their relationship with each other.
Tyler Rake: Rescue Operation (Extraction)
- Genre: Action
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.8, IMDb - 6.8.
In detail
An Indian drug lord serving a sentence in a prison learns about the kidnapping of his son. To free him, he hires former military Tyler Reik. Together with their companions, they manage to get to the prisoner, but getting out of the city, surrounded by rivers, is not so easy.
Scarface (Capone)
- Genre: Drama, Crime
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 5.0, IMDb - 5.0.
In detail
The famous film story of the ruthless Al Capone was continued in the new series. Coming out of jail, the mafia boss is under close surveillance by FBI agents. Their task is to find the hidden 10 million. But the problem is that Al Capone is losing his memory, and his relatives are not at all eager to share valuable information not only with law enforcement officers, but also with other family members.
Developed (Devs)
- Genre: sci-fi, thriller
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.3, IMDb - 7.8.
In detail
The plot of the series with a rating above 7 tells the story of the main character Lily Chan, who, in search of those responsible for the death of her fiancé, learns about the existence of a secret unit. The specialists who worked in it are subject to a mysterious predetermination, which is given by a quantum supercomputer. With its help, you can not only look into the future, but also consider in detail any event from the past. Plunging more and more into the inevitability of events, the characters of the series understand that choice is only an illusion in our world.
The New Mutants
- Genre: horror, fantasy
- Expectations rating: KinoPoisk - 88%.
In detail
Wanting to find out what's new now, they often remember films whose premiere was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. These include the picture "New Mutants" - it did not appear on screens this spring for a known reason.
In the center of the plot are teenage mutants locked in a secret laboratory. It turns out that they were locked up not at all because of superpowers, but in order for them to learn how to manage them before they begin to use them in the outside world. This turned out to be not an easy task at all, because first you have to correct the sins committed in life.
Hollywood
- Genre: Drama
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.0, IMDb - 7.7.
In detail
The selection of the freshest and most anticipated novelties of films and TV series of 2020 is completed by the picture "Hollywood". She got on the list for the postponed premiere due to the pandemic. It was released on wide screens on May 1.
The plot tells the story of the 40s of the "golden age of Hollywood", when a group of aspiring actors hungry for fame decides to conquer the stage of the film studio and the hearts of the audience. The heroes will have to fully experience the injustice of the system, social prejudice and racial inequality.