Year-End Lists

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

Justine Smith: Top 10 Films of 2019, as published by RogerEbert.com

[see also 2018 • 2017]

1. Uncut Gems
   Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie
2. The Irishman
   Martin Scorsese
3. Portrait of a Lady on Fire
   Céline Sciamma
4. Beanpole
   Kantemir Balagov
5. Atlantics
   Mati Diop
6. MS Slavic 7
   Sofia Bohdanowicz and Deragh Campbell
7. Dark Waters
   Todd Haynes
8. One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk
   Zacharias Kunuk
9. Little Women
   Greta Gerwig
10. Vitalina Varela
    Pedro Costa

Honourable mentions

• Parasite
  Bong Joon-ho
• The Lodge
  Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala
• Exarcheia, le chant des oiseaux
  Nadine Gomez
• Shadow
  Zhang Yimou
• Anne at 13,000 ft
  Kazik Radwanski
• While We Are Here
  Clarissa Campolina and Luiz Pretti
• Knives Out
  Rian Johnson
• Synonyms
  Nadav Lapid
• Antigone
  Sophie Deraspe
• L.A. Tea Time
  Sophie Bédard Marcotte
• Marriage Story
  Noah Baumbach

This list contributes to:

• RogerEbert.com: Ten Best Films of 2019

Allison Shoemaker: Top 10 Films of 2019, as published by RogerEbert.com

[see also 2020 • 2018 • 2017]

1. Portrait of a Lady on Fire
   Céline Sciamma
2. Her Smell
   Alex Ross Perry
3. Little Women
   Greta Gerwig
4. Parasite
   Bong Joon-ho
5. The Irishman
   Martin Scorsese
6. The Souvenir
   Joanna Hogg
7. Marriage Story
   Noah Baumbach
8. Uncut Gems
   Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie
9. American Factory
   Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
10. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
    Marielle Heller

Runners-up

• Blinded by the Light
  Gurinder Chadha
• Honey Boy
  Alma Har'el
• Hustlers
  Lorene Scafaria
• Knives Out
  Rian Johnson
• I Lost My Body
  Jérémy Clapin
• Midsommar
  Ari Aster
• The Farewell
  Lulu Wang
• The Nightingale
  Jennifer Kent
• The Peanut Butter Falcon
  Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz
• Us
  Jordan Peele

This list contributes to:

• RogerEbert.com: Ten Best Films of 2019
• A.V. Club: Best Films of 2019

Christy Lemire: Top 10 Films of 2019, as published by RogerEbert.com

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

1. Parasite
   Bong Joon-ho
2. The Irishman
   Martin Scorsese
3. Uncut Gems
   Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie
4. Little Women
   Greta Gerwig
5. Honeyland
   Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov
6. Apollo 11
   Todd Douglas Miller
7. The Lighthouse
   Robert Eggers
8. Midsommar
   Ari Aster
9. Portrait of a Lady on Fire
   Céline Sciamma
10. The Last Black Man in San Francisco
    Joe Talbot

This list contributes to:

• RogerEbert.com: Ten Best Films of 2019

Nell Minow: Top 10 Films of 2019, as published by RogerEbert.com

[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2016]

• 1917
  Sam Mendes
• A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
  Marielle Heller
• Amazing Grace
  Sydney Pollack
• Bombshell
  Jay Roach
• Booksmart
  Olivia Wilde
• The Irishman
  Martin Scorsese
• Little Women
  Greta Gerwig
• The Last Black Man in San Francisco
  Joe Talbot
• Marriage Story
  Noah Baumbach
• The Peanut Butter Falcon
  Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz

Runners-up

• Apollo 11
  Todd Douglas Miller
• Blinded by the Light
  Gurinder Chadha
• The Farewell
  Lulu Wang
• Hail Satan?
  Penny Lane
• Honeyland
  Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov
• The Parts You Lose
  Christopher Cantwell
• The Mustang
  Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre
• The Laundromat
  Steven Soderbergh

This list contributes to:

• RogerEbert.com: Ten Best Films of 2019

Monica Castillo: Top Ten Films of 2019, as published by RogerEbert.com

[see also 2022 • 2021 • 2020]

1. The Souvenir
   Joanna Hogg
2. Atlantics
   Mati Diop
3. Uncut Gems
   Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie
4. The Nightingale
   Jennifer Kent
5. Pain and Glory
   Pedro Almodóvar
6. Us
   Jordan Peele
7. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
   Quentin Tarantino
8. Apollo 11
   Todd Douglas Miller
9. The Farewell
   Lulu Wang
10. Tigers Are Not Afraid
    Issa López

This list contributes to:

• RogerEbert.com: Ten Best Films of 2019

Tomris Laffly: Top 25 Films of 2019, as published by RogerEbert.com

[see also 2022 • 2021 • 2018]

1. Marriage Story
   Noah Baumbach
2. The Souvenir
   Joanna Hogg
3. For Sama
   Waad Al-Khateab and Edward Watts
4. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
   Quentin Tarantino
5. Parasite
   Bong Joon-ho
6. Invisible Life
   Karim Aïnouz
7. Portrait of a Lady on Fire
   Céline Sciamma
8. Ash is Purest White
   Jia Zhang-ke
9. Honeyland
   Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov
10. Little Women
    Greta Gerwig
11. The Nightingale
    Jennifer Kent
12. Waves
    Trey Edward Shults
13. Under the Silver Lake
    David Robert Mitchell
14. Apollo 11
    Todd Douglas Miller
15. The Irishman
    Martin Scorsese
16. Midsommar
    Ari Aster
17. The Wild Pear Tree
    Nuri Bilge Ceylan
18. 3 Faces
    Jafar Panahi
19. Transit
    Christian Petzold
20. I Lost My Body
    Jérémy Clapin
21. Sea of Shadows
    Richard Ladkani
22. Dolemite Is My Name
    Craig Brewer
23. Midnight Traveler
    Hassan Fazili
24. Pain and Glory
    Pedro Almodóvar
25. Monos
    Alejandro Landes

This list contributes to:

• RogerEbert.com: Ten Best Films of 2019

Sheila O’Malley: Top Ten Films of 2019, as published by RogerEbert.com

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

1. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
   Quentin Tarantino
2. The Irishman
   Martin Scorsese
3. Pain and Glory
   Pedro Almodóvar
4. Parasite
   Bong Joon-ho
5. The Souvenir
   Joanna Hogg
6. The Farewell
   Lulu Wang
7. Apollo 11
   Todd Douglas Miller
8. Transit
   Christian Petzold
9. Diane
   Kent Jones
10. Rolling Thunder Revue
    Martin Scorsese

Runner-ups

• A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
  Marielle Heller
• High Life
  Claire Denis
• Black Mother
  Khalik Allah
• The Edge of Democracy
  Petra Costa
• The Load
  Ognjen Glavonic
• Dolemite Is My Name
  Craig Brewer
• An Elephant Sitting Still
  Hu Bo
• Ash is Purest White
  Jia Zhang-ke
• Climax
  Gaspar Noé
• Wild Nights with Emily
  Madeleine Olnek
• Uncut Gems
  Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie
• Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
  Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman
• A Hidden Life
  Terrence Malick
• Chained for Life
  Aaron Schimberg
• Rukus
  Brett Hanover
• The Lighthouse
  Robert Eggers
• Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
  Joe Berlinger

This list contributes to:

• RogerEbert.com: Ten Best Films of 2019

Steve Erickson: The Year in Music, as published by Gay City News

[see also 2022 • 2021 • 2020]

1. Magdalene
   FKA twigs
2. Die a Legend
   Polo G
3. Titanic Rising
   Weyes Blood
4. Two Hands
   Big Thief
4. U.F.O.F.
   Big Thief
5. On the Line
   Jenny Lewis
6. Flamboyant
   Dorian Electra
7. Queen & Slim: The Soundtrack
   various artists
8. Pony
   Orville Peck
9. Remind Me Tomorrow
   Sharon Van Etten
10. Movimiento Para Cambio
    Pelada

Runners-up

• Schlagenheim
  black midi
• Animated Violence Mild
  Blanck Mass
• Hidden History of the Human Race
  Blood Incantation
• Angel's Pulse
  Blood Orange
• Hallucinogen
  Blut Aus Nord
• African Giant
  Burna Boy
• Young Enough
  Charly Bliss
• Thanks for the Dance
  Leonard Cohen
• Fyah
  Theon Cross
• ZUU
  Denzel Curry
• Main Pop Girl 2019
  Default Genders
• Norman Fucking Rockwell!
  Lana Del Rey
• Deceiver
  DIIV
• It's Real
  Ex Hex
• Field Whispers (Into the Crystal Palace)
  Fire-Toolz
• Emily Alone
  Florist
• there is no Other
  Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi
• Freewave 3
  Lucki
• Days B4 III
  Lucki
• Ilana (The Creator)
  Mdou Moctar
• Sunshine Rock
  Bob Mould
• Pang
  Caroline Polachek
• Resavoir
  Resavoir
• Old New
  Tomeka Reid Quartet
• Anger Management
  Rico Nasty & Kenny Beats
• I Was Real
  75 Dollar Bill
• Nothing Great About Britain
  slowthai
• Songs for You
  Tinashe
• Admission
  Torche
• Triad
  Triad God
• IGOR
  Tyler, The Creator
• Us (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  Michael Abels
• Silences
  Adia Victoria

No Depression: Top Music Books of 2019, which includes a list of more good reads in addition to those listed here

• Janis

  Her Life and Music
  Holly George-Warren
• Blood

  A Memoir
  Allison Moorer
• Year of the Monkey
  Patti Smith
• No Walls and the Recurring Dream
  Ani DiFranco
• Texas Flood

  The Inside Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan
  Alan Paul & Andy Aledort
• Me
  Elton John
• Earl Scruggs and Foggy Mountain Breakdown

  The Making of an American Classic
  Thomas Goldsmith
• Up Jumped the Devil

  The Real Life of Robert Johnson
  Bruce Conforth and Gayle Dean Wardlow
• Move On Up

  Chicago Soul Music and Black Cultural Power
  Aaron Cohen
• Country Music

  An Illustrated History
  Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns
• The History of Rock & Roll, Volume 2: 1964–1977: The Beatles, the Stones, and the Rise of Classic Rock
  Ed Ward
• God Save the Queens

  The Essential History of Women in Hip-Hop
  Kathy Iandoli