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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by Yorgos Lanthimos

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  1. Esquire: Nick Schager: The 25 Best Movies of 2016
  2. A.V. Club: Ignatiy Vishnevetsky: The Best Films of 2016
  3. Nictate: Top 11 Films of 2016
  4. RogerEbert.com: Christy Lemire: Top Ten Films of 2016
  5. Marya E. Gates: Favorite Fifteen Films of 2016
  6. Atlantic: Christopher Orr: 35 Best Movies of 2016
  7. A.V. Club: Katie Rife: The Best Films of 2016
  8. RogerEbert.com: Matt Fagerholm: Top Ten Films of 2016
  9. RogerEbert.com: Jacob Oller: Top Ten Films of 2016
  10. Esquire: The Best Movies of the 2010s
  11. Chicago Reader: Leah Pickett: Top Ten Films of 2016
  12. David Ehrlich: 25 Best Films of 2016
  13. Film School Rejects: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
  14. Paste: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
  15. A.V. Club: 20 Best Films of 2016
  16. Vanity Fair: Richard Lawson: The 10 Best Movies of 2016
  17. Film Comment Poll: 20 Best Films of 2016
  18. A.V. Club: Jesse Hassenger: The Best Films of 2016
  19. Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2016
  20. Time Out New York: Joshua Rothkopf: Best Movies of 2016
  21. IndieWire Poll: Top 50 Films of 2016
  22. Sight & Sound Poll: Top 35 Films of 2015
  23. The Playlist: The 100 Best Films of the Decade
  24. Slant: 50 Best Films of 2016
  25. Rolling Stone: The 50 Best Movies of the 2010s
  26. Susannah Gruder: Best Movies of the 2010s
  27. A.V. Club: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s

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