Obama's favorite show is 'Fleabag'; favorite movies include 'The Irishman', 'Parasite'

Former US President Barack Obama has shared his favourite movies and TV shows of 2019, and list includes Phoebe Waller-Bridge's "Fleabag" season two, limited series "Unbelievable", Martin Scorsese's " Irishman" and Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho's class satire "Parasite".

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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 favourites -- Mati Diop's "Atlantics" Jia Zhangke's Palme d'Or minee "Ash Is Purest White", Colombian drug trade epic "Birds of Pass", and German historical drama "Transit" appear on list as well. Olivia Wilde's "Booksmart" and Lulu Wang's " Farewell" impressed Obama. 

He also recommended legal drama "Just Mercy", Scarlett Johansson-Adam Driver's "Marri Story", " Last Black Man in San Francisco", "Diane", racing drama "Ford v Ferrari" and Sundance world cinema grand jury winner " Souvenir". 

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