Year-End Lists

Roxana Hadadi: The Best Films of 2019, as published by The A.V. Club

[see also 2021 • 2020 • 2010s]

1. The Irishman
   Martin Scorsese
2. High Flying Bird
   Steven Soderbergh
3. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
   Quentin Tarantino
4. Little Women
   Greta Gerwig
5. The Last Black Man in San Francisco
   Joe Talbot
6. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
   Marielle Heller
7. Hustlers
   Lorene Scafaria
8. Parasite
   Bong Joon-ho
9. Her Smell
   Alex Ross Perry
10. The Farewell
    Lulu Wang
11. Under the Silver Lake
    David Robert Mitchell
12. Ad Astra
    James Gray
13. Marriage Story
    Noah Baumbach
14. Us
    Jordan Peele
15. The Nightingale
    Jennifer Kent

This list contributes to:

• A.V. Club: Best Films of 2019

Katie Rife: The Best Films of 2019, as published by The A.V. Club

[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015]

1. Parasite
   Bong Joon-ho
2. Little Women
   Greta Gerwig
3. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
   Quentin Tarantino
4. Portrait of a Lady on Fire
   Céline Sciamma
5. The Irishman
   Martin Scorsese
6. The Farewell
   Lulu Wang
7. Hustlers
   Lorene Scafaria
8. High Life
   Claire Denis
9. Knives Out
   Rian Johnson
10. Marriage Story
    Noah Baumbach
11. The Nightingale
    Jennifer Kent
12. Ford v Ferrari
    James Mangold
13. Uncut Gems
    Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie
14. The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
    Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers and Kathleen Hepburn
15. Dolemite Is My Name
    Craig Brewer

This list contributes to:

• A.V. Club: Best Films of 2019

Mike D’Angelo: The Best Films of 2019, as published by The A.V. Club

[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012]

1. Knives Out
   Rian Johnson
2. In My Room
   Ulrich Köhler
3. Under the Silver Lake
   David Robert Mitchell
4. Light of My Life
   Casey Affleck
5. Uncut Gems
   Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie
6. First Love
   Takashi Miike
7. Sunset
   László Nemes
8. Shadow
   Zhang Yimou
9. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
   Quentin Tarantino
10. High Flying Bird
    Steven Soderbergh
11. Too Late to Die Young
    Dominga Sotomayor
12. They Shall Not Grow Old
    Peter Jackson
13. Sword of Trust
    Lynn Shelton
14. Her Smell
    Alex Ross Perry
15. Marriage Story
    Noah Baumbach

This list contributes to:

• A.V. Club: Best Films of 2019

A.A. Dowd: The Best Films of 2019, as published by The A.V. Club

[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013]

1. Marriage Story
   Noah Baumbach
2. The Irishman
   Martin Scorsese
3. The Nightingale
   Jennifer Kent
4. Transit
   Christian Petzold
5. Portrait of a Lady on Fire
   Céline Sciamma
6. Parasite
   Bong Joon-ho
7. Long Day's Journey Into Night
   Bi Gan
8. Monos
   Alejandro Landes
9. Knives Out
   Rian Johnson
10. Climax
    Gaspar Noé
11. Little Women
    Greta Gerwig
12. Uncut Gems
    Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie
13. Midsommar
    Ari Aster
14. Ash is Purest White
    Jia Zhang-ke
15. Ad Astra
    James Gray

This list contributes to:

• A.V. Club: Best Films of 2019
• Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2019

The A.V. Club: Best Films of 2019

[see also 2021 • 2020 • 2010s • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011]

1. The Irishman
   Martin Scorsese
2. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
   Quentin Tarantino
3. Parasite
   Bong Joon-ho
4. Marriage Story
   Noah Baumbach
5. Uncut Gems
   Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie
6. Her Smell
   Alex Ross Perry
7. Portrait of a Lady on Fire
   Céline Sciamma
8. Little Women
   Greta Gerwig
9. Knives Out
   Rian Johnson
10. Under the Silver Lake
    David Robert Mitchell
11. Transit
    Christian Petzold
12. The Nightingale
    Jennifer Kent
13. High Life
    Claire Denis
14. The Farewell
    Lulu Wang
15. The Souvenir
    Joanna Hogg
16. Asako I & II
    Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
17. The Last Black Man in San Francisco
    Joe Talbot
18. Us
    Jordan Peele
19. In My Room
    Ulrich Köhler
20. High Flying Bird
    Steven Soderbergh
21. Ash is Purest White
    Jia Zhang-ke
22. Hustlers
    Lorene Scafaria
23. Ad Astra
    James Gray
24. Climax
    Gaspar Noé
25. An Elephant Sitting Still
    Hu Bo

This list summarizes other lists, including these:

• A.V. Club: A.A. Dowd: The Best Films of 2019
• A.V. Club: Beatrice Loayza: The Best Films of 2019
• A.V. Club: Caroline Siede: The Best Films of 2019
• A.V. Club: Charles Bramesco: The Best Films of 2019
• A.V. Club: Ignatiy Vishnevetsky: The Best Films of 2019
• A.V. Club: Jesse Hassenger: The Best Films of 2019
• A.V. Club: Katie Rife: The Best Films of 2019
• A.V. Club: Lawrence Garcia: The Best Films of 2019
• A.V. Club: Mike D’Angelo: The Best Films of 2019
• A.V. Club: Noel Murray: The Best Films of 2019
• A.V. Club: Roxana Hadadi: The Best Films of 2019
• A.V. Club: Vikram Murthi: The Best Films of 2019
• RogerEbert.com: Allison Shoemaker: Top 10 Films of 2019

Charles Bramesco: The Best Films of 2019, as published by The A.V. Club

[see also 2021 • 2020 • 2018 • 2017]

1. High Life
   Claire Denis
2. Marriage Story
   Noah Baumbach
3. Her Smell
   Alex Ross Perry
4. The Irishman
   Martin Scorsese
5. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
   Quentin Tarantino
6. Uncut Gems
   Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie
7. Under the Silver Lake
   David Robert Mitchell
8. The Mountain
   Rick Alverson
9. The Lighthouse
   Robert Eggers
10. Parasite
    Bong Joon-ho
11. Knives Out
    Rian Johnson
12. Our Time
    Carlos Reygadas
13. An Elephant Sitting Still
    Hu Bo
14. A Hidden Life
    Terrence Malick
15. Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé
    Beyoncé Knowles-Carter

This list contributes to:

• A.V. Club: Best Films of 2019

Kristen Yoonsoo Kim: Favorite Films of 2019, as posted to Twitter, limited to films with U.S. distribution

1. Asako I & II
   Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
2. Hotel by the River
   Hong Sang-soo
3. Diamantino
   Gabriel Abrantes and Daniel Schmidt
4. Our Time
   Carlos Reygadas
5. Ash is Purest White
   Jia Zhang-ke
6. La Flor
   Mariano Llinás
7. Richard Jewell
   Clint Eastwood
8. Grass
   Hong Sang-soo
9. High Life
   Claire Denis
10. Long Day's Journey Into Night
    Bi Gan

This list contributes to:

• Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2019

Ben Kenigsberg: Top Ten Films of 2019, as published by RogerEbert.com

[see also 2022 • 2021 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011]

1. The Irishman
   Martin Scorsese
2. Transit
   Christian Petzold
3. Uncut Gems
   Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie
4. The Nightingale
   Jennifer Kent
5. Give Me Liberty
   Kirill Mikhanovsky
6. Sunset
   László Nemes
7. Marriage Story
   Noah Baumbach
8. Apollo 11
   Todd Douglas Miller
9. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
   Quentin Tarantino
10. Parasite
    Bong Joon-ho

This list contributes to:

• RogerEbert.com: Ten Best Films of 2019
• Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2019

Hyperallergic: Top 15 Feature Films of 2019

[see also 2021 • 2020 • 2010s]

1. Parasite
   Bong Joon-ho
2. High Life
   Claire Denis
3. Ash is Purest White
   Jia Zhang-ke
4. Long Day's Journey Into Night
   Bi Gan
5. Uncut Gems
   Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie
6. The Farewell
   Lulu Wang
7. Us
   Jordan Peele
8. Asako I & II
   Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
9. An Elephant Sitting Still
   Hu Bo
10. La Flor
    Mariano Llinás
11. A Hidden Life
    Terrence Malick
12. Birds of Passage
    Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra
13. Portrait of a Lady on Fire
    Céline Sciamma
14. Atlantics
    Mati Diop
15. The Irishman
    Martin Scorsese

Steve Erickson: Best Films of 2019, as published by Gay City News

[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014]

1. The Irishman
   Martin Scorsese
2. Transit
   Christian Petzold
3. The Souvenir
   Joanna Hogg
4. The Image Book
   Jean-Luc Godard
5. End of the Century
   Lucio Castro
6. An Elephant Sitting Still
   Hu Bo
7. Parasite
   Bong Joon-ho
8. In My Room
   Ulrich Köhler
9. Los Reyes
   Ivan Osnovikoff and Bettina Perut
10. Atlantics
    Mati Diop

The runners-up

• Ali Aqa
  Kamran Heidari
• None of Your Business
  Kamran Heidari
• The Art of Self-Defense
  Riley Stearns
• The Burial Of Kojo
  Blitz Bazawule
• Cellophane (FKA twigs music video)
  Andrew Thomas Huang
• Chez jolie coiffure
  Rosine Mfetgo Mbakam
• Cunningham
  Alla Kovgan
• The Farewell
  Lulu Wang
• Ghosts of Sugar Land
  Bassam Tariq
• High Flying Bird
  Steven Soderbergh
• A Man of Integrity
  Mohammad Rasoulof
• Memento Stella
  Makino Takashi
• Midsommar
  Ari Aster
• Movies (Weyes Blood music video)
  Natalie Mering
• Pain and Glory
  Pedro Almodóvar
• Pasolini
  Abel Ferrara
• Synonyms
  Nadav Lapid
• Us
  Jordan Peele

This list contributes to:

• Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2019