Previous US President Barack Obama has shared his favourite movies and TV shows of 2019, and the list incorporates Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag season two, limited series Unbelievable, Martin Scorsese's The Irishman and Korean movie producer Bong Joon-ho's class satire Parasite.

The list, which Obama shared on Twitter, highlights American Factory, a film from his very own production company, Higher Ground, that was recently shortlisted for an Oscar. Aside from Fleabag and Unbelievable, Damon Lindelof's widely praised series Watchmen was additionally remembered for his top picks.

The current year's festival favourites – Mati Diop's Atlantics Jia Zhangke's Palme d'Or nominee Ash Is Purest White, Colombian drug trade epic Birds of Passage, and German historical dramaTransit – show up on the list also.

Olivia Wilde's Booksmart and Lulu Wang's The Farewell intrigued Obama. He additionally prescribed legal drama Just Mercy, Scarlett Johansson-Adam Driver's Marriage Story, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Diane, racing drama Ford v Ferrari and Sundance world cinema great jury winner The Souvenir.