Year-End Lists

J Hoberman: 10 Best Films of 2018, as published by Artforum

[see also 2021 • 2019 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2012 • 2011]

1. Wormwood
   Errol Morris
2. The Image Book
   Jean-Luc Godard
3. Transit
   Christian Petzold
4. BlacKkKlansman
   Spike Lee
5. The Kavanaugh Hearing
6. The Americans
7. The Death of Stalin
   Armando Iannucci
8. The Waldheim Waltz
   Ruth Beckermann
9. Org
   Fernando Birri
10. Dialogue with Che
    José Rodriguez-Soltero

Amy Taubin: Best Films of 2018, as published by Artforum

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1. Adrian Piper exhibit at Museum of Modern Art, New York
2. The Image Book
   Jean-Luc Godard
3. Roma
   Alfonso Cuaron
4. Sorry to Bother You
   Boots Riley
5. Life & Nothing More
   Antonio Méndez Esparza
6. Ash is Purest White
   Jia Zhang-ke
7. Burning
   Lee Chang-dong
8. Happy as Lazzaro
   Alice Rohrwacher
9. At Eternity’s Gate
   Julian Schnabel
10. American Dharma
    Errol Morris
10. Fahrenheit 11/9
    Michael Moore
10. The Feeling of Being Watched
    Assia Boundaoui
10. The King
    Eugene Jarecki
10. United Skates
    Dyana Winkler & Tina Brown
10. Watergate
    Charles Ferguson

John Waters: 10 Best Films of 2018, as published by Artforum

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1. Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc
   Bruno Dumont
2. American Animals
   Bart Layton
3. Nico, 1988
   Susanna Nicchiarelli
4. Mom and Dad
   Brian Taylor
5. Blindspotting
   Carlos López Estrada
6. The Green Fog
   Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson
7. Custody
   Xavier Legrand
8. Sollers Point
   Matthew Porterfield
9. Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992
   John Ridley
10. Permanent Green Light
    Dennis Cooper and Zac Farley

Emily Barnett: Top 10 Films of 2018, as published by Les Inrockuptibles in no order

[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2017 • 2016]

• A Paris Education
  Jean-Paul Civeyrac
• Leto
  Kirill Serebrennikov
• Custody
  Xavier Legrand
• The House That Jack Built
  Lars von Trier
• Girl
  Lukas Dhont
• The Trouble with You
  Pierre Salvadori
• Climax
  Gaspar Noé
• Call Me by Your Name
  Luca Guadagnino
• Burning
  Lee Chang-dong
• Amanda
  Mikhaël Hers

This list contributes to:

• Les Inrocks: Top 10 Films of 2018

Les Inrockuptibles: Top 10 Films of 2018

[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011]

1. Leto
   Kirill Serebrennikov
2. Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno
   Abdellatif Kechiche
3. The Post
   Steven Spielberg
4. Sorry Angel
   Christophe Honoré
5. A Paris Education
   Jean-Paul Civeyrac
6. High Life
   Claire Denis
7. The House That Jack Built
   Lars von Trier
8. The Trouble with You
   Pierre Salvadori
9. On the Beach at Night Alone
   Hong Sang-soo
10. The Wild Boys
    Bertrand Mandico

This list summarizes other lists, including these:

• Les Inrocks: Emily Barnett: Top 10 Films of 2018
• Les Inrocks: Marilou Duponchel: Top 10 Films of 2018
• Les Inrocks: Murielle Joudet: Top 10 Films of 2018

Eric Kohn: Best Movies of 2018, as published by IndieWire

[see also 2023 • 2020 • 2019 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2012]

1. The Favourite
   Yorgos Lanthimos
2. Roma
   Alfonso Cuaron
3. The Death of Stalin
   Armando Iannucci
4. First Reformed
   Paul Schrader
5. Sorry to Bother You
   Boots Riley
6. Private Life
   Tamara Jenkins
7. Burning
   Lee Chang-dong
8. Madeline’s Madeline
   Josephine Decker
9. If Beale Street Could Talk
   Barry Jenkins
10. Free Solo
    Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin
11. Widows
    Steve McQueen
12. Mandy
    Panos Cosmatos
13. Support the Girls
    Andrew Bujalski
14. Border
    Ali Abbasi
15. Can You Ever Forgive Me?
    Marielle Heller
16. We the Animals
    Jeremiah Zagar
17. Vox Lux
    Brady Corbet
18. Paddington 2
    Paul King

Stephanie Zacharek: Ten Best Movies of 2018, as published by Time Magazine

[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2010s • 2019 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013]

1. Roma
   Alfonso Cuaron
2. Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
   Morgan Neville
3. First Reformed
   Paul Schrader
4. Eighth Grade
   Bo Burnham
5. The Favourite
   Yorgos Lanthimos
6. Can You Ever Forgive Me?
   Marielle Heller
7. A Star Is Born
   Bradley Cooper
8. If Beale Street Could Talk
   Barry Jenkins
9. Bohemian Rhapsody
   Bryan Singer
10. Paddington 2
    Paul King

Honorable Mentions

• At Eternity’s Gate
  Julian Schnabel
• McQueen
  Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui
• Blindspotting
  Carlos López Estrada
• The Hate U Give
  George Tillman Jr.
• Christopher Robin
  Marc Forster
• Shoplifters
  Hirokazu Kore-eda
• BlacKkKlansman
  Spike Lee
• Hearts Beat Loud
  Brett Haley
• The Sisters Brothers
  Jacques Audiard
• Widows
  Steve McQueen
• The Old Man & the Gun
  David Lowery