Charles Bramesco: The Best Films of 2019, as published by The A.V. Club
- High Life — Claire Denis
- Marriage Story — Noah Baumbach
- Her Smell — Alex Ross Perry
- The Irishman — Martin Scorsese
- Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood — Quentin Tarantino
- Uncut Gems — Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie
- Under the Silver Lake — David Robert Mitchell
- The Mountain — Rick Alverson
- The Lighthouse — Robert Eggers
- Parasite — Bong Joon-ho
- Knives Out — Rian Johnson
- Our Time — Carlos Reygadas
- An Elephant Sitting Still — Hu Bo
- A Hidden Life — Terrence Malick
- Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé — Beyoncé Knowles-Carter