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

CBS News: David Morgan: Best Movies of 2018

30 December 2018

David Morgan: Best Movies of 2018, as published by CBS News

[see also 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015]

Honorable Mentions (in alphabetical order)

  1. The Death of Stalin
    Armando Iannucci
  2. Leave No Trace
    Debra Granik
  3. The Favourite
    Yorgos Lanthimos
  4. You Were Never Really Here
    Lynne Ramsay
  5. The Rider
    Chloé Zhao
  6. Shirkers
    Sandi Tan
  7. Cold War
    Pawel Pawlikowski
  8. Wildlife
    Paul Dano
  9. BlacKkKlansman
    Spike Lee
  10. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
    Joel & Ethan Coen

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