Year-End Lists

A.A. Dowd: The Best Films of 2019, as published by The A.V. Club

[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013]

1. Marriage Story
   Noah Baumbach
2. The Irishman
   Martin Scorsese
3. The Nightingale
   Jennifer Kent
4. Transit
   Christian Petzold
5. Portrait of a Lady on Fire
   Céline Sciamma
6. Parasite
   Bong Joon-ho
7. Long Day's Journey Into Night
   Bi Gan
8. Monos
   Alejandro Landes
9. Knives Out
   Rian Johnson
10. Climax
    Gaspar Noé
11. Little Women
    Greta Gerwig
12. Uncut Gems
    Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie
13. Midsommar
    Ari Aster
14. Ash is Purest White
    Jia Zhang-ke
15. Ad Astra
    James Gray

This list contributes to:

• A.V. Club: Best Films of 2019
• Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2019

Slant Magazine: The 25 Best Albums of 2019

[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2010s • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011]

1. Norman Fucking Rockwell!
   Lana Del Rey
2. Magdalene
   FKA twigs
3. Ghosteen
   Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4. Anima
   Thom Yorke
5. Dedicated
   Carly Rae Jepsen
6. Father of the Bride
   Vampire Weekend
7. Purple Mountains
   Purple Mountains
8. Immunity
   Clairo
9. Miami Memory
   Alex Cameron
10. The Practice of Love
    Jenny Hval
11. A Bath Full of Ecstasy
    Hot Chip
12. Madame X
    Madonna
13. Western Stars
    Bruce Springsteen
14. Bandana
    Freddie Gibbs & Madlib
15. LEGACY! LEGACY!
    Jamila Woods
16. Cash Cabin Sessions, Vol. 3
    Todd Snider
17. Help Us Stranger
    The Raconteurs
18. Titanic Rising
    Weyes Blood
19. How Do You Love?
    The Regrettes
20. U.F.O.F.
    Big Thief
21. PROTO
    Holly Herndon
22. Closer to Grey
    Chromatics
23. IGOR
    Tyler, The Creator
24. Jaime
    Brittany Howard
25. I Made a Place
    Bonnie “Prince” Billy

The A.V. Club: Best Films of 2019

[see also 2021 • 2020 • 2010s • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011]

1. The Irishman
   Martin Scorsese
2. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
   Quentin Tarantino
3. Parasite
   Bong Joon-ho
4. Marriage Story
   Noah Baumbach
5. Uncut Gems
   Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie
6. Her Smell
   Alex Ross Perry
7. Portrait of a Lady on Fire
   Céline Sciamma
8. Little Women
   Greta Gerwig
9. Knives Out
   Rian Johnson
10. Under the Silver Lake
    David Robert Mitchell
11. Transit
    Christian Petzold
12. The Nightingale
    Jennifer Kent
13. High Life
    Claire Denis
14. The Farewell
    Lulu Wang
15. The Souvenir
    Joanna Hogg
16. Asako I & II
    Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
17. The Last Black Man in San Francisco
    Joe Talbot
18. Us
    Jordan Peele
19. In My Room
    Ulrich Köhler
20. High Flying Bird
    Steven Soderbergh
21. Ash is Purest White
    Jia Zhang-ke
22. Hustlers
    Lorene Scafaria
23. Ad Astra
    James Gray
24. Climax
    Gaspar Noé
25. An Elephant Sitting Still
    Hu Bo

This list summarizes other lists, including these:

• A.V. Club: A.A. Dowd: The Best Films of 2019
• A.V. Club: Beatrice Loayza: The Best Films of 2019
• A.V. Club: Caroline Siede: The Best Films of 2019
• A.V. Club: Charles Bramesco: The Best Films of 2019
• A.V. Club: Ignatiy Vishnevetsky: The Best Films of 2019
• A.V. Club: Jesse Hassenger: The Best Films of 2019
• A.V. Club: Katie Rife: The Best Films of 2019
• A.V. Club: Lawrence Garcia: The Best Films of 2019
• A.V. Club: Mike D’Angelo: The Best Films of 2019
• A.V. Club: Noel Murray: The Best Films of 2019
• A.V. Club: Roxana Hadadi: The Best Films of 2019
• A.V. Club: Vikram Murthi: The Best Films of 2019
• RogerEbert.com: Allison Shoemaker: Top 10 Films of 2019

Charles Bramesco: The Best Films of 2019, as published by The A.V. Club

[see also 2021 • 2020 • 2018 • 2017]

1. High Life
   Claire Denis
2. Marriage Story
   Noah Baumbach
3. Her Smell
   Alex Ross Perry
4. The Irishman
   Martin Scorsese
5. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
   Quentin Tarantino
6. Uncut Gems
   Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie
7. Under the Silver Lake
   David Robert Mitchell
8. The Mountain
   Rick Alverson
9. The Lighthouse
   Robert Eggers
10. Parasite
    Bong Joon-ho
11. Knives Out
    Rian Johnson
12. Our Time
    Carlos Reygadas
13. An Elephant Sitting Still
    Hu Bo
14. A Hidden Life
    Terrence Malick
15. Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé
    Beyoncé Knowles-Carter

This list contributes to:

• A.V. Club: Best Films of 2019

NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2019

[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2010s • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011]

1. When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
   Billie Eilish
2. IGOR
   Tyler, The Creator
3. Norman Fucking Rockwell!
   Lana Del Rey
4. Nothing Great About Britain
   slowthai
5. GREY Area
   Little Simz
6. Magdalene
   FKA twigs
7. Dogrel
   Fontaines D.C.
8. Kiwanuka
   Michael Kiwanuka
9. Titanic Rising
   Weyes Blood
10. Immunity
    Clairo
11. amo
    Bring Me the Horizon
12. Father of the Bride
    Vampire Weekend
13. We Are Not Your Kind
    Slipknot
14. When I Get Home
    Solange
15. Part 1 Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost
    Foals
16. Cuz I Love You
    Lizzo
17. Psychodrama
    Dave
18. No Geography
    The Chemical Brothers
19. Amyl and The Sniffers
    Amyl and The Sniffers
20. Hollywood's Bleeding
    Post Malone
21. Jesus Is King
    Kanye West
22. Assume Form
    James Blake
23. AJ Tracey
    AJ Tracey
24. All Mirrors
    Angel Olsen
25. Ghosteen
    Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
26. Morbid Stuff
    PUP
27. Hoodies All Summer
    Kano
28. All My Heroes Are Cornballs
    JPEGMAFIA
29. Remind Me Tomorrow
    Sharon Van Etten
30. thank u, next
    Ariana Grande
31. Resonant Body
    Octo Octa
32. Vols. 11 & 12
    Dessert Sessions
33. i,i
    Bon Iver
34. Deceiver
    DIIV
35. ZUU
    Denzel Curry
36. Map of the Soul: Persona
    BTS
37. Heavy Is The Head
    Stormzy
38. Hypersonic Missiles
    Sam Fender
39. Pony
    Orville Peck
40. Hot Pink
    Doja Cat
41. Lover
    Taylor Swift
42. Ventura
    Anderson .Paak
43. Everyday Life
    Coldplay
44. Heard It In A Past Life
    Maggie Rogers
45. Madame X
    Madonna
46. Highway Hypnosis
    Sneaks
47. Charli
    Charli XCX
48. Pony
    Rex Orange County
49. Death Race for Love
    Juice WRLD
50. Good at Falling
    The Japanese House

Kristen Yoonsoo Kim: Favorite Films of 2019, as posted to Twitter, limited to films with U.S. distribution

1. Asako I & II
   Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
2. Hotel by the River
   Hong Sang-soo
3. Diamantino
   Gabriel Abrantes and Daniel Schmidt
4. Our Time
   Carlos Reygadas
5. Ash is Purest White
   Jia Zhang-ke
6. La Flor
   Mariano Llinás
7. Richard Jewell
   Clint Eastwood
8. Grass
   Hong Sang-soo
9. High Life
   Claire Denis
10. Long Day's Journey Into Night
    Bi Gan

This list contributes to:

• Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2019

Ben Kenigsberg: Top Ten Films of 2019, as published by RogerEbert.com

[see also 2022 • 2021 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011]

1. The Irishman
   Martin Scorsese
2. Transit
   Christian Petzold
3. Uncut Gems
   Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie
4. The Nightingale
   Jennifer Kent
5. Give Me Liberty
   Kirill Mikhanovsky
6. Sunset
   László Nemes
7. Marriage Story
   Noah Baumbach
8. Apollo 11
   Todd Douglas Miller
9. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
   Quentin Tarantino
10. Parasite
    Bong Joon-ho

This list contributes to:

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

Hyperallergic: Top 15 Feature Films of 2019

[see also 2021 • 2020 • 2010s]

1. Parasite
   Bong Joon-ho
2. High Life
   Claire Denis
3. Ash is Purest White
   Jia Zhang-ke
4. Long Day's Journey Into Night
   Bi Gan
5. Uncut Gems
   Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie
6. The Farewell
   Lulu Wang
7. Us
   Jordan Peele
8. Asako I & II
   Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
9. An Elephant Sitting Still
   Hu Bo
10. La Flor
    Mariano Llinás
11. A Hidden Life
    Terrence Malick
12. Birds of Passage
    Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra
13. Portrait of a Lady on Fire
    Céline Sciamma
14. Atlantics
    Mati Diop
15. The Irishman
    Martin Scorsese

BuzzFeed: Best Poetry of 2019

[see also 2016 • 2015]

• Library of Small Catastrophes
  Alison C. Rollins
• Magical Negro
  Morgan Parker
• Lima :

  Limón
  Natalie Scenters-Zapico
• Arias
  Sharon Olds
• The Tradition
  Jericho Brown
• Feed
  Tommy Pico
• 1919
  Eve L. Ewing

BuzzFeed: Best Fiction and Nonfiction of 2019

[see also 2022 • 2021 • 2010s • 2018]

Fiction

• The Nickel Boys
  Colson Whitehead
• Olive, Again
  Elizabeth Strout
• Gingerbread
  Helen Oyeyemi
• On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
  Ocean Vuong
• Nothing to See Here
  Kevin Wilson
• The Old Drift
  Namwali Serpell
• The Organs of Sense
  Adam Ehrlich Sachs
• Women Talking
  Miriam Toews
• Machines Like Me
  Ian McEwan
• Patsy
  Nicole Dennis-Benn
• The Book of X
  Sarah Rose Etter
• The World Doesn't Require You
  Rion Amilcar Scott
• The Dutch House
  Ann Patchett
• Your House Will Pay
  Steph Cha
• Fly Already
  Etgar Keret
• Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea
  Sarah Pinsker
• Everything Under
  Daisy Johnson
• The Tenth Muse
  Catherine Chung
• All This Could Be Yours
  Jami Attenberg
• The Topeka School
  Ben Lerner
• Lot
  Bryan Washington
• The Man Who Saw Everything
  Deborah Levy
• In West Mills
  De'Shawn Charles Winslow

Nonfiction

• The Yellow House
  Sarah M. Broom
• Say Nothing

  A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
  Patrick Radden Keefe
• Survival Math

  Notes on an All-American Family
  Mitchell Jackson
• The Queen

  The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth
  Josh Levin
• Good Talk

  A Memoir in Conversations
  Mira Jacob
• The Collected Schizophrenias
  Esmé Weijun Wang
• Wild Game

  My Mother, Her Lover, and Me
  Adrienne Brodeur
• How We Fight for Our Lives
  Saeed Jones
• In the Dream House
  Carmen Maria Machado
• Homesick
  Jennifer Croft
• The World According to Fannie Davis

  My Mother's Life in the Detroit Numbers
  Bridgett M. Davis