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.

2015

Dennis Cooper: 12 Favorite Films of 2015

24 December 2015

Dennis Cooper: 12 Favorite Films of 2015

[see also 201920172016201320122011]

Slate: Dana Stevens: Top 15 Movies of 2015

24 December 2015

Dana Stevens: Top 15 Movies of 2015, as published by Slate

[see also 202320222021202020192018201720162014201320122011]

Top Ten, in alphabetical order

Runners-Up, in alphabetical order

Lisa Schwarzbaum: 20 Favorite Movies of 2015

24 December 2015

Lisa Schwarzbaum: 20 Favorite Movies of 2015 (as posted on Twitter in this series of tweets: 1, 2, 3, 4)

[see also 2012]

Vulture: Bilge Ebiri: 20 Best Movies of 2015

24 December 2015

Bilge Ebiri: 20 Best Movies of 2015, as published by New York Magazine’s Vulture

[see also 20232022202120202019201720162012]

Honorable Mentions

Variety Survey: Ben Kenigsberg: 10 Best Films of 2015

24 December 2015

Phoenix - Christian Petzold

Ben Kenigsberg: 10 Best Films of 2015, as submitted to the Variety Survey

[see also 2022202120192018201720162014201320122011]

Chicago Reader: J.R. Jones: Favorite Films of 2015

23 December 2015

White God - Kornél Mundruczó

J.R. Jones: Favorite Films of 2015, as published by The Chicago Reader

[see also 201720162014201320122011]

Runners-up

Chicago Reader: Ben Sachs: Favorite Films of 2015

23 December 2015

Fish & Cat - Shahram Mokri

Ben Sachs: Favorite Films of 2015, as published by The Chicago Reader

[see also 2010s2019201820172014201320122011]

Runners-up

Variety: 10 Best Films of 2015

22 December 2015

Carol - Todd Haynes

Variety: 10 Best Films of 2015 (as voted by 14 Variety reviewers)


This list summarizes other lists, including these:

A.V. Club: Ignatiy Vishnevetsky: The Best Films of 2015

21 December 2015

Phoenix - Christian Petzold

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky: The Best Films of 2015, as published by The A.V. Club

[see also 201920182017201620142013]


This list contributes to:

Fandor: Kevin B. Lee: 15 Favorite Films of 2015

18 December 2015

Horse Money - Pedro Costa

Kevin B. Lee: 15 Favorite Films of 2015, as published by Fandor in a video essay

[see also 20142012]