A.O. Scott: Best Movies of 2020, as published by The New York Times
[see also 2010s, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011]
- Borat Subsequent Moviefilm — Jason Woliner
- City Hall — Frederick Wiseman
- Collective — Alexander Nanau
- First Cow — Kelly Reichardt
- Martin Eden — Pietro Marcello
- The 40-Year-Old Version — Radha Blank
- Palm Springs — Max Barbakow
- Bacurau — Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles
- David Byrne's American Utopia — Spike Lee
- Small Axe: Lovers Rock — Steve McQueen
- Dick Johnson Is Dead — Kirsten Johnson
- Soul — Pete Docter