The 10 best 3D movies of 2020

3D movies: Onward
(Image credit: Disney and Pixar)

If you're a fan of 3D movies, you'll be ecstatic that there are so many around these days. In fact, computer graphics and visual effects are now such an integral part of the filmmaking process, it’s easier to list the films without CG than the ones with. And as the technology matures, even movies with less-than-blockbuster budgets can feature stellar visuals.

Not every VFX sequence is seamless, but in general they’re all pretty good, and a quick glance at any recent making-of video will reveal just how much CG there is in movies (as well as TV). Shots populated with tanks and helicopters often feature no real-world hardware; skylines and cloudscapes are added in post; even minor crowd scenes are populated with virtual characters. The lines between real and fake have never been so blurred.

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Steve has been interested in CG for many years. He’s a regular contributor to 3D World and edited the magazine for two years, and has worked for other magazines including Edge, T3, Official UK PlayStation magazine, Laptop magazine and Windows Visa: The Official Magazine. For Creative Bloq, he mainly contributes tutorials and reviews creative kit.