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Former US President Barack Obama has shared his favorite movies and TV shows of 2019, and the list includes Phoebe Waller-Bridge's ‘Fleabag’ season two, limited series ‘Unbelievable’, Martin Scorsese's ‘The Irishman’ and Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho's class satire ‘Parasite’.
Fleabag is witty and relatable, albeit bit depressing
The list, which Obama shared on Twitter, features ‘American Factory’, a film from his own production company, Higher Ground, that was recently shortlisted for an Oscar.
Apart from ‘Fleabag’ and ‘Unbelievable’, Damon Lindelof's critically-acclaimed series ‘Watchmen’, was also included in his top picks.
This year's festival favorites -- Mati Diop's ‘Atlantics’ Jia Zhangke's Palme d'Or nominee ‘Ash Is Purest White’, Colombian drug trade epic ‘Birds of Passage’, and German historical drama ‘Transit’ -- appear on the list as well.
Olivia Wilde's ‘Booksmart’ and Lulu Wang's ‘The Farewell’ impressed Obama. He also recommended legal drama ‘Just Mercy’, Scarlett Johansson-Adam Driver's ‘Marriage Story’, ‘The Last Black Man in San Francisco’, ‘Diane’, racing drama ‘Ford v Ferrari’ and Sundance world cinema grand jury winner ‘The Souvenir’.
