Barack Obama lists favorite movies of 2023 – Deadline

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Barack Obama shared a list of his favorite movies of 2023 and included a message acknowledging the writers and actors strikes that have brought Hollywood to a standstill.

“Earlier this year, writers and actors went on strike to demand better working conditions and protections. This has led to important changes that will transform the industry for the better,” Obama shared in a social media post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. .

to updateToday, Obama updated his 2023 list with a tweet.

Obama included films produced by Higher Ground, the production company he founded with his wife, Michelle Obama. The former US President admitted his favoritism towards films such as: Rustin, leave the world behind you And American Symphony.

“I'm biased because these films were produced by Higher Ground, but these are actually three of the best films I've seen this year,” he wrote.

Obama also shared his “other” favorite films of the year, which included Christopher Nolan's “Oppenheimer,” which starred Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer.

The film is directed by Ben Affleck air, about the origin of the Air Jordan Coastal basketball line, was also included on the list. AV Rockwell One thousand and oneabout a woman who kidnaps her son from the foster care system, was one of Obama's favorite films of the year.

Other films that made it to Obama's list included Retainers, Black Berry, American fantasy, Anatomy of a fall, Monster, Past lifeAnd Polite society.

Obama had previously shared a list of his favorite books, which included Safiya Sinclair's book How do you say Babel?Patricia Evangelista Some people need to be killedPaul Harding This is the other Eden And James McBride Heaven and Earth Grocery Store.