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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2021 Movies

Sight & Sound Poll: Elena Lazic: Best Films of 2021

03 December 2021

Happening - Audrey Diwan

Elena Lazic: Best Films of 2021, as submitted to the Sight & Sound Poll

[see also 2022 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018]

  1. Happening
    Audrey Diwan
  2. The Souvenir Part II
    Joanna Hogg
  3. Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
    Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
  4. Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror
    Kier-La Janisse
  5. Skies of Lebanon
    Chloé Mazlo
  6. Vortex
    Gaspar Noé
  7. Mr. Bachmann and His Class
    Maria Speth
  8. Benedetta
    Paul Verhoeven
  9. Sound of Metal
    Darius Marder
  10. The Last Duel
    Ridley Scott

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