Year-End Lists

Odie Henderson: Top Ten Films of 2019, as published by RogerEbert.com

[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016]

1. The Last Black Man in San Francisco
   Joe Talbot
2. Pain and Glory
   Pedro Almodóvar
3. Us
   Jordan Peele
4. Parasite
   Bong Joon-ho
5. The Farewell
   Lulu Wang
6. Knives Out
   Rian Johnson
7. Dolemite Is My Name
   Craig Brewer
8. Portrait of a Lady on Fire
   Céline Sciamma
9. The Irishman
   Martin Scorsese
10. Hustlers
    Lorene Scafaria

This list contributes to:

• RogerEbert.com: Ten Best Films of 2019
• Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2019

Dennis Cooper: Favorite Films of 2019, in no order

[see also 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011]

1. The Image Book
   Jean-Luc Godard
2. Long Day's Journey Into Night
   Bi Gan
3. The Rest I Make Up
   Michelle Morgan
4. A Hidden Life
   Terrence Malick
5. Journal d'un montage
   Annette Dutertre
6. Monrovia, Indiana
   Frederick Wiseman
7. I Was at Home, But
   Angela Schanelec
8. National Narrative
   Grégoire Beil
9. The Silent Eye
   Amiel Courtin-Wilson
10. The Green Fog
    Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson
11. The Sky Socialist: Environs and Out-Takes
    Ken Jacobs
12. Vitalina Varela
    Pedro Costa
13. Kansas Atlas
    Peggy Ahwesh
14. L. Cohen
    James Benning
15. Ascensor
    Adrian Garcia Gomez
16. If You Won't Read, Then Why Should I Write? by Jarett Kobek (The Movie!)
    Nick Toti
17. John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
    Chad Stahelski

Matt Zoller Seitz: Top Ten Films of 2019, as published by RogerEbert.com

[see also 2022 • 2021 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016]

1. A Hidden Life
   Terrence Malick
2. Parasite
   Bong Joon-ho
3. Us
   Jordan Peele
4. 63 Up
   Michael Apted
5. Uncut Gems
   Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie
6. The Irishman
   Martin Scorsese
7. High Life
   Claire Denis
8. Apollo 11
   Todd Douglas Miller
9. Midnight Family
   Luke Lorentzen
10. The Farewell
    Lulu Wang

This list contributes to:

• RogerEbert.com: Ten Best Films of 2019

Joshua Rothkopf: The 20 Best Movies of 2019, as published by Time Out New York

[see also 2020 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2012 • 2011]

1. Marriage Story
   Noah Baumbach
2. Midsommar
   Ari Aster
3. Uncut Gems
   Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie
4. The Souvenir
   Joanna Hogg
5. Apollo 11
   Todd Douglas Miller
6. Parasite
   Bong Joon-ho
7. Portrait of a Lady on Fire
   Céline Sciamma
8. Little Women
   Greta Gerwig
9. Under the Silver Lake
   David Robert Mitchell
10. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
    Quentin Tarantino
11. Waves
    Trey Edward Shults
12. The Lighthouse
    Robert Eggers
13. In Fabric
    Peter Strickland
14. Gloria Bell
    Sebastián Lelio
15. Hail Satan?
    Penny Lane
16. Rolling Thunder Revue
    Martin Scorsese
17. The Farewell
    Lulu Wang
18. Jojo Rabbit
    Taika Waititi
19. Diane
    Kent Jones
20. Monos
    Alejandro Landes

This list contributes to:

• Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2019

Keith Uhlich: Best Films of 2019, as published by Slant Magazine

[see also 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2012 • 2011]

1. Peterloo
   Mike Leigh
2. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
   Marielle Heller
3. La Flor
   Mariano Llinás
4. The Irishman
   Martin Scorsese
5. Pain and Glory
   Pedro Almodóvar
6. Domino
   Brian De Palma
7. The Gospel of Eureka
   Donal Mosher and Michael Palmieri
8. Chained for Life
   Aaron Schimberg
9. Under the Silver Lake
   David Robert Mitchell
10. Atlantics
    Mati Diop

Honorable Mention

• The Dead Don't Die
  Jim Jarmusch
• The Farewell
  Lulu Wang
• Gemini Man
  Ang Lee
• A Hidden Life
  Terrence Malick
• High Flying Bird
  Steven Soderbergh
• Knives Out
  Rian Johnson
• In Fabric
  Peter Strickland
• Our Time
  Carlos Reygadas
• Shadow
  Zhang Yimou
• Transit
  Christian Petzold

This list contributes to:

• Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2019

Brian Tallerico: Top Ten Films of 2019, as published by RogerEbert.com

[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016]

1. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
   Quentin Tarantino
2. The Irishman
   Martin Scorsese
3. Marriage Story
   Noah Baumbach
4. Parasite
   Bong Joon-ho
5. Transit
   Christian Petzold
6. Us
   Jordan Peele
7. Ad Astra
   James Gray
8. A Hidden Life
   Terrence Malick
9. For Sama
   Waad Al-Khateab and Edward Watts
10. Pain and Glory
    Pedro Almodóvar

Runners-up

• The Farewell
  Lulu Wang
• Fast Color
  Julia Hart
• Long Day's Journey Into Night
  Bi Gan
• Knives Out
  Rian Johnson
• Little Women
  Greta Gerwig
• The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
  Terry Gilliam
• The Nightingale
  Jennifer Kent
• The Souvenir
  Joanna Hogg
• Uncut Gems
  Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie
• Waves
  Trey Edward Shults

This list contributes to:

• RogerEbert.com: Ten Best Films of 2019

Ed Gonzalez: Best Films of 2019, as published by Slant Magazine

[see also 2020 • 2018 • 2017 • 2012 • 2011]

1. Transit
   Christian Petzold
2. Long Day's Journey Into Night
   Bi Gan
3. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
   Marielle Heller
4. Black Mother
   Khalik Allah
5. Ad Astra
   James Gray
6. Peterloo
   Mike Leigh
7. The Competition
   Claire Simon
8. Ray & Liz
   Richard Billingham
9. The Irishman
   Martin Scorsese
10. Climax
    Gaspar Noé

Honorable Mention

• The Souvenir
  Joanna Hogg
• An Elephant Sitting Still
  Hu Bo
• Parasite
  Bong Joon-ho
• Asako I & II
  Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
• End of the Century
  Lucio Castro
• Marriage Story
  Noah Baumbach
• The Gospel of Eureka
  Donal Mosher and Michael Palmieri
• The Beach Bum
  Harmony Korine
• Dragged Across Concrete
  S. Craig Zahler
• The Plagiarists
  Peter Parlow

This list contributes to:

• Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2019

Kristy Puchko: Top 10 Films of 2019, as published by RogerEbert.com

[see also 2021]

1. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
   Marielle Heller
2. Little Women
   Greta Gerwig
3. Midsommar
   Ari Aster
4. Parasite
   Bong Joon-ho
5. Hustlers
   Lorene Scafaria
6. Us
   Jordan Peele
7. Wild Nights with Emily
   Madeleine Olnek
8. Portrait of a Lady on Fire
   Céline Sciamma
9. Knives and Skin
   Jennifer Reeder
10. Booksmart
    Olivia Wilde

This list contributes to:

• RogerEbert.com: Ten Best Films of 2019

Kristen Lopez: Top 10 Films of 2019, as published by RogerEbert.com

[see also 2018]

1. Hustlers
   Lorene Scafaria
2. Rocketman
   Dexter Fletcher
3. Booksmart
   Olivia Wilde
4. Doctor Sleep
   Mike Flanagan
5. Dolemite Is My Name
   Craig Brewer
6. The Peanut Butter Falcon
   Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz
7. Ready or Not
   Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett
8. Teen Spirit
   Max Minghella
9. Us
   Jordan Peele
10. Just Mercy
    Destin Daniel Cretton

This list contributes to:

• RogerEbert.com: Ten Best Films of 2019

Vogue: The 13 Best Movies of 2019

[see also 2022 • 2020]

• Everybody Knows
  Asghar Farhadi
• Miss Bala
  Catherine Hardwicke
• Gloria Bell
  Sebastián Lelio
• Non-Fiction
  Olivier Assayas
• Long Shot
  Jonathan Levine
• Booksmart
  Olivia Wilde
• Late Night
  Nisha Ganatra
• The Farewell
  Lulu Wang
• Share
  Pippa Bianco
• Judy
  Rupert Goold
• Vita & Virginia
  Chanya Button
• Jojo Rabbit
  Taika Waititi
• Frankie
  Ira Sachs