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The 2020 movies people searched for online

  • Although its theatrical run was curtailed by the pandemic, the female-led DC spin-off film proved popular online thanks to a sparky lead performance by Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn.
    1/10

    10: 'Birds of Prey'

    Although its theatrical run was curtailed by the pandemic, the female-led DC spin-off film proved popular online thanks to a sparky lead performance by Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn.
  • Anya Taylor-Joy took the lead in Autumn de Wilde's poppy new take on the Jane Austen classic that proved there's still life in the costume drama.
    2/10

    9: 'Emma'

    Anya Taylor-Joy took the lead in Autumn de Wilde's poppy new take on the Jane Austen classic that proved there's still life in the costume drama.
  • 'Stranger Things' star Millie Bobby Brown plays Sherlock Holmes' younger sister in this zesty hit that enjoyed a captive audience on Netflix this year while cinemas were closed.
    3/10

    8: 'Enola Holmes'

    'Stranger Things' star Millie Bobby Brown plays Sherlock Holmes' younger sister in this zesty hit that enjoyed a captive audience on Netflix this year while cinemas were closed.
  • The live action Sonic movie sped to the top of the box office at the start of 2020, and has been an enduring hit at home throughout the year. A sequel is on the way soon.
    4/10

    7: 'Sonic The Hedgehog'

    The live action Sonic movie sped to the top of the box office at the start of 2020, and has been an enduring hit at home throughout the year. A sequel is on the way soon.
  • Coming 17 years after Bad Boys II, the third film in the buddy cop series was a box office hit, arriving just before lockdown shut down the cinemas.
    5/10

    6: 'Bad Boys For Life'

    Coming 17 years after Bad Boys II, the third film in the buddy cop series was a box office hit, arriving just before lockdown shut down the cinemas.
  • Christopher Nolan's new film was shrouded in mystery before it landed during the summer, prompting a lot of search online. Its head-scratching plot drove interest after release too.
    6/10

    5: 'Tenet'

    Christopher Nolan's new film was shrouded in mystery before it landed during the summer, prompting a lot of search online. Its head-scratching plot drove interest after release too.
  • The surprise return of Sacha Baron Cohen's most famous creation just before the US election generated a huge amount of buzz online, with people desperate to learn what he had up his sleeve.
    7/10

    4: 'Borat Subsequent Moviefilm'

    The surprise return of Sacha Baron Cohen's most famous creation just before the US election generated a huge amount of buzz online, with people desperate to learn what he had up his sleeve.
  • The first foreign language film to win the Best Picture Oscar drove a flurry of online activity with people curious to learn everything they could about Bong Joon-Ho's global hit.
    8/10

    3: 'Parasite'

    The first foreign language film to win the Best Picture Oscar drove a flurry of online activity with people curious to learn everything they could about Bong Joon-Ho's global hit.
  • Tickets to see Lin-Manuel Miranda multi-award-winning musical were rarer than hen's teeth before the West End and Broadway were shut down by coronavirus. Disney+'s decision to launch the filmed version during lockdown was an open goal.
    9/10

    2: 'Hamilton'

    Tickets to see Lin-Manuel Miranda multi-award-winning musical were rarer than hen's teeth before the West End and Broadway were shut down by coronavirus. Disney+'s decision to launch the filmed version during lockdown was an open goal.
  • Sir Sam Mendes' WW1 thriller was a crowd-pleasing, award-winning triumph and UK box office hit, and people just couldn't get enough of it during awards season and beyond.
    10/10

    1: '1917'

    Sir Sam Mendes' WW1 thriller was a crowd-pleasing, award-winning triumph and UK box office hit, and people just couldn't get enough of it during awards season and beyond.
Although its theatrical run was curtailed by the pandemic, the female-led DC spin-off film proved popular online thanks to a sparky lead performance by Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn.
Anya Taylor-Joy took the lead in Autumn de Wilde's poppy new take on the Jane Austen classic that proved there's still life in the costume drama.
'Stranger Things' star Millie Bobby Brown plays Sherlock Holmes' younger sister in this zesty hit that enjoyed a captive audience on Netflix this year while cinemas were closed.
The live action Sonic movie sped to the top of the box office at the start of 2020, and has been an enduring hit at home throughout the year. A sequel is on the way soon.
Coming 17 years after Bad Boys II, the third film in the buddy cop series was a box office hit, arriving just before lockdown shut down the cinemas.
Christopher Nolan's new film was shrouded in mystery before it landed during the summer, prompting a lot of search online. Its head-scratching plot drove interest after release too.
The surprise return of Sacha Baron Cohen's most famous creation just before the US election generated a huge amount of buzz online, with people desperate to learn what he had up his sleeve.
The first foreign language film to win the Best Picture Oscar drove a flurry of online activity with people curious to learn everything they could about Bong Joon-Ho's global hit.
Tickets to see Lin-Manuel Miranda multi-award-winning musical were rarer than hen's teeth before the West End and Broadway were shut down by coronavirus. Disney+'s decision to launch the filmed version during lockdown was an open goal.
Sir Sam Mendes' WW1 thriller was a crowd-pleasing, award-winning triumph and UK box office hit, and people just couldn't get enough of it during awards season and beyond.
Tom Butler
·Editor, Yahoo Entertainment UK

We get billions of searches every year on Yahoo Search, and 2020 was no different. With people stuck at home for large portions of the year, many turned to the movies for some light relief, and we’re excited to share the films that everyone was looking for on Yahoo in 2020.

Year in Review compiles the most searched topics over the last year on Yahoo Search. We look at searches by domain country, so the UK list is searches on uk.search.yahoo.com.