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

AP: Lindsey Bahr: Best Films of 2021

20 December 2021

The Lost Daughter - Maggie Gyllenhaal

Lindsey Bahr: Best Films of 2021, as published by Associated Press

[see also 2022 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015]

  1. The Lost Daughter
    Maggie Gyllenhaal
  2. Licorice Pizza
    Paul Thomas Anderson
  3. Dune
    Denis Villeneuve
  4. The Souvenir Part II
    Joanna Hogg
  5. Drive My Car
    Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
  6. Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar
    Josh Greenbaum
  7. Luca
    Enrico Casarosa
  8. The Power of the Dog
    Jane Campion
  9. The Hand of God
    Paolo Sorrentino
  10. El Planeta
    Amalia Ulman

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