Year-End Lists

The A.V. Club: The Best Films of 2021

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1. The French Dispatch
   Wes Anderson
2. Petite Maman
   Céline Sciamma
3. Red Rocket
   Sean Baker
4. The Power of the Dog
   Jane Campion
5. A Hero
   Asghar Farhadi
6. Licorice Pizza
   Paul Thomas Anderson
7. The Green Knight
   David Lowery
8. West Side Story
   Steven Spielberg
9. Memoria
   Apichatpong Weerasethakul
10. Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
    Questlove
11. Pig
    Michael Sarnoski
12. The Worst Person in the World
    Joachim Trier
13. The Card Counter
    Paul Schrader
14. Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn
    Radu Jude
15. Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
    Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
16. Titane
    Julia Ducournau
17. Annette
    Leos Carax
18. About Endlessness
    Roy Andersson
19. The Souvenir Part II
    Joanna Hogg
20. Drive My Car
    Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
21. Bergman Island
    Mia Hansen-Løve
22. The Tragedy of Macbeth
    Joel Coen
23. Flee
    Jonas Poher Rasmussen
24. Days
    Tsai Ming-liang
25. Zola
    Janicza Bravo

This list summarizes other lists, including these:

• The Best Films of 2021 A.A. Dowd · A.V. Club
• The Best Films of 2021 Carlos Aguilar · A.V. Club
• The Best Films of 2021 Caroline Siede · A.V. Club
• The Best Films of 2021 Charles Bramesco · A.V. Club
• The Best Films of 2021 Jesse Hassenger · A.V. Club
• The Best Films of 2021 Katie Rife · A.V. Club
• The Best Films of 2021 Leila Latif · A.V. Club
• The Best Films of 2021 Mike D’Angelo · A.V. Club
• The Best Films of 2021 Noel Murray · A.V. Club
• The Best Films of 2021 Vikram Murthi · A.V. Club