Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index of notable year-end lists. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its author, at the source.
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2023 Movies

Film Comment Poll: Best Films of 2023

15 December 2023

May December - Todd Haynes

Film Comment: Best Films of 2023, a poll of the magazine's contributors

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  1. May December
    Todd Haynes
  2. Showing Up
    Kelly Reichardt
  3. Killers of the Flower Moon
    Martin Scorsese
  4. Fallen Leaves
    Aki Kaurismäki
  5. Pacifiction
    Albert Serra
  6. Anatomy of a Fall
    Justine Triet
  7. Afire
    Christian Petzold
  8. The Zone of Interest
    Jonathan Glazer
  9. Unrest
    Cyril Schäublin
  10. Our Body
    Claire Simon
  11. Dry Ground Burning
    Joana Pimenta and Adirley Queirós
  12. Passages
    Ira Sachs
  13. Trenque Lauquen
    Laura Citarella
  14. Orlando, My Political Biography
    Paul B. Preciado
  15. De humani corporis fabrica
    Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel
  16. Menus-plaisirs - Les Troisgros
    Frederick Wiseman
  17. Youth (Spring)
    Wang Bing
  18. Asteroid City
    Wes Anderson
  19. Rewind & Play
    Alain Gomis
  20. The Boy and the Heron
    Hayao Miyazaki

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