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.

Lists

  1. New York Times: Manohla Dargis: 28 Best Movies of 2016
  2. Reverse Shot: 12 Best Movies of 2016
  3. Artforum: Nicole Brenez: 10 Best Films of 2015
  4. Artforum: Amy Taubin: 10 Best Films of 2015
  5. Hyperallergic: The Best Films of the Decade
  6. Reverse Shot: Best Films of the Decade
  7. GCN: Steve Erickson: 20 Best Films of 2016
  8. Darren Hughes: 10 Favorite Films of 2016
  9. Senses of Cinema World Poll: Brian Darr: Top Ten Feature Films of 2016
  10. Artforum: J Hoberman: 10 Best Films of 2015
  11. Village Voice Film Poll: Miriam Bale: Top 14 Films of 2016
  12. Jordan Cronk: The 50 Best Films of the 2010s
  13. RogerEbert.com: Sheila O’Malley: Top Ten Films of 2016
  14. Sight & Sound Poll: Top 35 Films of 2015
  15. Cinema Scope: Top Ten Films of 2015
  16. RogerEbert.com: Christina Newland: Top Ten Films of 2016
  17. Film Comment Poll: 20 Best Films of 2016
  18. Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2016
  19. Metro: Matt Prigge: 25 Best Films of 2016
  20. Slant: 50 Best Films of 2016
  21. Little White Lies: 25 Best Films of 2016
  22. Glenn Kenny: 50 Noteworthy Films of 2016
  23. New Yorker: Richard Brody: 35 Best Movies of 2016
  24. IndieWire Poll: Top 50 Films of 2016
  25. Film School Rejects: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
  26. Seventh Row: 50 Favourite Films of the Decade
  27. IndieWire: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
  28. Paste: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s