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

World of Reel: Jordan Ruimy: The 10 Best Movies of 2021

04 January 2022

The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion

Jordan Ruimy: The 10 Best Movies of 2021, as published by World of Reel

[see also 2022 • 2020 • 2010s • 2019]

  1. The Power of the Dog
    Jane Campion
  2. Red Rocket
    Sean Baker
  3. Licorice Pizza
    Paul Thomas Anderson
  4. Annette
    Leos Carax
  5. Memoria
    Apichatpong Weerasethakul
  6. France
    Bruno Dumont
  7. Benedetta
    Paul Verhoeven
  8. The Killing of Two Lovers
    Robert Machoian
  9. Titane
    Julia Ducournau
  10. Passing
    Rebecca Hall
  11. The Lost Daughter
    Maggie Gyllenhaal
  12. Bad Trip
    Kitao Sakurai
  13. Petite Maman
    Céline Sciamma
  14. The Last Duel
    Ridley Scott
  15. Beginning
    Déa Kulumbegashvili
  16. Quo Vadis, Aida?
    Jasmila Žbanić
  17. PVT Chat
    Ben Hozie
  18. In the Same Breath
    Nanfu Wang
  19. The Souvenir Part II
    Joanna Hogg
  20. Bergman Island
    Mia Hansen-Løve

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