Year-End Lists

Vikram Murthi: The Best Films of 2021, as published by The A.V. Club

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1. Memoria
   Apichatpong Weerasethakul
2. Licorice Pizza
   Paul Thomas Anderson
3. The Velvet Underground
   Todd Haynes
4. The French Dispatch
   Wes Anderson
5. The Souvenir Part II
   Joanna Hogg
6. Red Rocket
   Sean Baker
7. Slow Machine
   Joe DeNardo and Paul Felten
8. Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
   Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
9. Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn
   Radu Jude
10. Pig
    Michael Sarnoski
11. French Exit
    Azazel Jacobs
12. El Planeta
    Amalia Ulman
13. Days
    Tsai Ming-liang
14. Annette
    Leos Carax
15. The Worst Person in the World
    Joachim Trier

This list contributes to:

• The Best Films of 2021 A.V. Club