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

Susannah Gruder: Best Films of 2021

21 December 2021

The Worst Person in the World - Joachim Trier

Susannah Gruder: Best Films of 2021, as posted to Letterboxd

[see also 2020 • 2010s • 2019]

  1. The Worst Person in the World
    Joachim Trier
  2. The Power of the Dog
    Jane Campion
  3. Listening to Kenny G
    Penny Lane
  4. Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn
    Radu Jude
  5. Petite Maman
    Céline Sciamma
  6. Titane
    Julia Ducournau
  7. Benedetta
    Paul Verhoeven
  8. Memoria
    Apichatpong Weerasethakul
  9. Drive My Car
    Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
  10. El Planeta
    Amalia Ulman
  11. France
    Bruno Dumont
  12. In the Same Breath
    Nanfu Wang
  13. Parallel Mothers
    Pedro Almodóvar
  14. Acasa, My Home
    Radu Ciorniciuc
  15. Zola
    Janicza Bravo
  16. Anne at 13,000 ft
    Kazik Radwanski
  17. Beginning
    Déa Kulumbegashvili
  18. All Light, Everywhere
    Theo Anthony
  19. The Salt of Tears
    Philippe Garrel
  20. President
    Camilla Nielsson
  21. Pig
    Michael Sarnoski

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