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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2018 Movies

Atlantic: Christopher Orr: Best Films of 2018

19 December 2018

Christopher Orr: Best Films of 2018, as published by The Atlantic

[see also 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014]

  1. Roma
    Alfonso Cuaron
  2. Cold War
    Pawel Pawlikowski
  3. A Star Is Born
    Bradley Cooper
  4. First Reformed
    Paul Schrader
  5. Black Panther
    Ryan Coogler
  6. The Old Man & the Gun
    David Lowery
  7. Widows
    Steve McQueen
  8. The Death of Stalin
    Armando Iannucci
  9. The Rider
    Chloé Zhao
  10. A Simple Favor
    Paul Feig

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