Year-End Lists

Peter Debruge: The Best Films of 2019, as published by Variety

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1. Waves
   Trey Edward Shults
2. Pain and Glory
   Pedro Almodóvar
3. Birds of Passage
   Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra
4. Diane
   Kent Jones
5. Toy Story 4
   Josh Cooley
6. The Chambermaid
   Lila Avilés
7. Woman at War
   Benedikt Erlingsson
8. The Hottest August
   Brett Story
9. I Lost My Body
   Jérémy Clapin
10. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
    Marielle Heller

Honorable mentions

• Greener Grass
  Jocelyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe
• Midsommar
  Ari Aster
• Our Time
  Carlos Reygadas
• Portrait of a Lady on Fire
  Céline Sciamma
• The Two Popes
  Fernando Meirelles

This list contributes to:

• Top 50 Films of 2019 Filmmaker Magazine · Village Voice Film Poll