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.

2010s

Dan Sallitt: Top 35 Films of the Decade

29 November 2019

The Day After - Hong Sang-soo

Dan Sallitt: Top 35 Films of the Decade, as posted to Twitter with the caveat that "I think it's 1.5 to 2 years too early to make a decade list, but a lot of my favorites could use a little more attention...." Ordered by director's last name.

[see also 2019201820172012]

TIFF Cinematheque: The Best of the Decade: An Alternative View

27 November 2019

Zama - Lucrecia Martel

TIFF Cinematheque: The Best of the Decade: An Alternative View, a poll of film curators, archivists and historians from Canada and abroad

The Big Picture: Chris Ryan: Top 10 Movies of the 2010s

27 November 2019

The Social Network - David Fincher

Chris Ryan: Top 10 Movies of the 2010s, as as discussed on The Ringer's podcast The Big Picture

The Big Picture: Amanda Dobbins: Top 10 Movies of the 2010s

27 November 2019

The Social Network - David Fincher

Amanda Dobbins: Top 10 Movies of the 2010s, as as discussed on The Ringer's podcast The Big Picture

The Big Picture: Sean Fennessey: Top 10 Movies of the 2010s

27 November 2019

The Social Network - David Fincher

Sean Fennessey: Top 10 Movies of the 2010s, as as discussed on The Ringer's podcast The Big Picture

[see also 202320222021]

Vanity Fair: K. Austin Collins: The 30 Best Movies of the 2010s

26 November 2019

The Act of Killing: Director's Cut - Joshua Oppenheimer

K. Austin Collins: The 30 Best Movies of the 2010s, as published by Vanity Fair, presented alphabetically

[see also 202120202019201820172016]

Vanity Fair: Richard Lawson: The 10 Best Movies of the 2010s

26 November 2019

Mad Max: Fury Road - George Miller

Richard Lawson: The 10 Best Movies of the 2010s, as published by Vanity Fair

[see also 20232022202120202019201820172016201520142013]

New Yorker: Richard Brody: The Twenty-Seven Best Movies of the 2010s

26 November 2019

Richard Brody: The Twenty-Seven Best Movies of the 2010s, as published by The New Yorker

[see also 20232022202120202019201820172016201520122011]

Esquire: The Best Movies of the 2010s

26 November 2019

The Social Network - David Fincher

Esquire: The Best Movies of the 2010s

[see also 2022]

The Independent: The 40 Best Films of the 2010s

26 November 2019

Moonlight - Barry Jenkins

The Independent: The 40 Best Films of the 2010s, curated by Clarisse Loughrey, Geoffrey Macnab and Adam White