8 Best Movies of 2018

By Vlad Zakh · July 2, 2026

2018 had weepies, superheroes and sharp social drama. I Want to Eat Your Pancreas is a tender anime about a terminally ill classmate, Love, Simon has a closeted teen under blackmail, and The Hate U Give has a teenager witnessing a police shooting. Bohemian Rhapsody, Capernaum, Green Book, Avengers: Infinity War and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse round out the eight.

I Want to Eat Your Pancreas (2018)

TMDB ★ 8.2

A withdrawn student secretly learns his classmate is terminally ill and forms an unlikely bond with her.

Directed by Shinichiro Ushijima · 1h 48m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Love, Simon (2018)

IMDb ★ 7.5 RT 92% Metacritic 72

A closeted teenager's anonymous online correspondence puts his secret at risk of exposure.

Directed by Greg Berlanti · 1h 50m · Rated PG-13

9 wins & 30 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

IMDb ★ 7.9 RT 60% Metacritic 49

Queen's rise builds to a note-for-note recreation of their legendary Live Aid set.

Directed by Bryan Singer · 2h 15m · Rated PG-13

Won 4 Oscars50 wins & 81 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV, FXNow · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Hate U Give (2018)

TMDB ★ 8.1

A teenager who witnesses the police shooting of her friend wrestles with speaking out in her divided community.

Directed by George Tillman Jr. · 2h 13m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Starz, Starz Apple TV channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Capernaum (2018)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 89% Metacritic 75

A young boy in a Lebanese slum sues his parents for the unbearable hardship of his existence.

Directed by Nadine Labaki · 2h 06m

Nominated for 1 Oscar37 wins & 56 nominations

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Green Book (2018)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 77% Metacritic 69

A Black pianist and his working-class white driver tour the segregated Deep South together.

Directed by Peter Farrelly · 2h 10m · Rated PG-13

Won 3 Oscars58 wins & 125 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 85% Metacritic 68

Earth's mightiest heroes unite to stop a cosmic tyrant from gaining the power to wipe out half of all life.

Directed by Joe Russo & Anthony Russo · 2h 29m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 1 Oscar48 wins & 80 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 97% Metacritic 87

A teenager from an alternate dimension teams up with several other Spider-People to stop a threat to the multiverse.

Directed by Bob Persichetti & Peter Ramsey · 1h 57m · Rated PG

Won 1 Oscar85 wins & 60 nominations

Where to watch

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

8 Best Movies of 2018

I Want to Eat Your Pancreas (2018)

Love, Simon (2018)

Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

The Hate U Give (2018)

Capernaum (2018)

Green Book (2018)

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

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