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Whether you get your entertainment in the theater or on the couch, Year in Search captured the movies and TV shows that we couldn’t stop watching—and searching. 

A variety of categories that kept us glued to screens everywhere. For more, you can explore the global and country-specific lists here.

Movies

The big screen felt even bigger this year thanks to the release of several blockbuster films that made us laugh, cry and crave adventure. Here are the top trending movies in the U.S. this year. 


Action and Adventure

  1. Avengers Endgame

  2. Captain Marvel

  3. Aquaman

  4. John Wick 3

  5. Dark Phoenix

  6. Spider Man Far From Home

  7. Midway

  8. Bumblebee

  9. Hobbs and Shaw

  10. Alita Battle Angel

Comedies

  1. Isn't It Romantic

  2. Little

  3. Playing with Fire

  4. Good Boys

  5. Jojo Rabbit

  6. Booksmart

  7. Fighting with my Family

  8. Zombieland 2

  9. Blinded by the Light

  10. Late Night

Dramas

  1. Once Upon A Time in Hollywood

  2. Hustlers

  3. Green Book

  4. The Upside

  5. Rocketman

  6. Bohemian Rhapsody

  7. Brightburn

  8. Breakthrough

  9. The Mule

  10. Ad Astra

Family 

  1. Toy Story 4

  2. Lion King

  3. Frozen 2

  4. Aladdin

  5. Detective Pikachu

  6. Descendants 3

  7. Dragon Ball Super Broly

  8. The Art of Racing in the Rain

  9. Dumbo

  10. Missing Link

Thrillers

  1. Joker

  2. IT Chapter Two

  3. Midsommar

  4. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

  5. Us

  6. Pet Sematary

  7. Glass

  8. The Intruder 

  9. Crawl

  10. Cold Pursuit

Romance 

  1. Five Feet Apart

  2. Last Christmas

  3. A Star is Born

  4. What Men Want

  5. After

  6. Second Act

  7. Downton Abbey

  8. The Sun is also a Star

  9. Always Be My Maybe

  10. If Beale Street Could Talk

TV Shows 

What shows kept you on the couch this year? New TV series like “Euphoria” and returning favorites like “Game of Thrones” had us staying in and binge-watching. Here are the top trending TV shows across several genres in the U.S.


Comedies 

  1. Dead to Me

  2. The Boys

  3. Rick and Morty Season 4

  4. Victorious

  5. Fleabag

Dramas 

  1. When They See Us

  2. Chernobyl

  3. Euphoria

  4. Surviving R. Kelly

  5. Russian Doll

Sci-Fi/Fantasy

  1. Game of Thrones

  2. Strangers Things

  3. The Mandalorian

  4. Umbrella Academy

  5. Carnival Row

Reality TV 

  1. Jeopardy

  2. Paradise Hotel

  3. Temptation Island

  4. Double Shot at Love

  5. Dog the Bounty Hunter

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