Year-End Lists

Screen Slate: Best Movies of 2021, as voted on by contributors, friends, and filmmakers. Also visit the site to check out their collection of first viewings and discoveries, submitted by contributors, friends, critics, and filmmakers.

[see also 2022 • 2020]

1. Drive My Car
   Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
2. Memoria
   Apichatpong Weerasethakul
3. Benedetta
   Paul Verhoeven
4. Annette
   Leos Carax
5. Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn
   Radu Jude
6. The Souvenir Part II
   Joanna Hogg
7. Days
   Tsai Ming-liang
8. What Do We See When We Look at the Sky?
   Aleksandre Koberidze
9. The Power of the Dog
   Jane Campion
10. The Card Counter
    Paul Schrader
11. Licorice Pizza
    Paul Thomas Anderson
12. France
    Bruno Dumont
13. Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
    Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
14. About Endlessness
    Roy Andersson
15. El Planeta
    Amalia Ulman
16. Bergman Island
    Mia Hansen-Løve
17. Zola
    Janicza Bravo
18. Titane
    Julia Ducournau
19. Faya Dayi
    Jessica Beshir
20. The Velvet Underground
    Todd Haynes

This list summarizes other lists, including these:

• Screen Slate: Chloe Lizotte: Best Movies of 2021