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.

2020

Cinema Etc.: Top 10 Films of 2020

31 December 2020

Possessor - Brandon Cronenberg

Cinema Etc.: Top 10 Films of 2020, compiled from individual staff lists


This list summarizes other lists, including these:

Sight & Sound Poll: Jordan Cronk: Top Ten Films of 2020

31 December 2020

DAU - Ilya Khrzhanovsky

Jordan Cronk: Top Ten Films of 2020 as submitted to Sight & Sound Poll, listed alphabetically

[see also The Ten Best Experimental Films of 2022Top Ten Films of 2022Top Ten Films of 2021The 50 Best Films of the 2010sTop 20 Films of 2019Top 20 Films of 2018Top Ten Films of 2017]


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Cinema Etc.: Kern Wheeling: Top 5 Films of 2020

31 December 2020

Possessor - Brandon Cronenberg

Kern Wheeling: Top 5 Films of 2020, as published by Cinema Etc.


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Cinema Etc.: Jennings Collins: Top 10 Films of 2020

31 December 2020

She Dies Tomorrow - Amy Seimetz

Jennings Collins: Top 10 Films of 2020, as published by Cinema Etc.

Honorable Mentions


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Cinema Etc.: Henry Baime: Top 10 Films of 2020

31 December 2020

Another Round - Thomas Vinterberg

Henry Baime: Top 10 Films of 2020, as published by Cinema Etc., listed in alphabetical order except the first two, which are tied for the first spot


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Nictate: Top 10 Films of 2020

30 December 2020

Undine - Christian Petzold

Nictate: Top 10 Films of 2020, as posted to Letterboxd

[see also 202220192018201720162015]

Hyperallergic: Favorite Movies of 2020

30 December 2020

Time - Garrett Bradley

Hyperallergic: Favorite Movies of 2020

[see also 20212010s2019]

Honorable Mentions

RogerEbert.com: Sheila O’Malley: Top Ten Films of 2020

30 December 2020

Time - Garrett Bradley

Sheila O’Malley: Top Ten Films of 2020, as published by RogerEbert.com

[see also 202220212019201820172016]


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CBS News: David Morgan: The 10 Best Films of 2020

30 December 2020

First Cow - Kelly Reichardt

David Morgan: The 10 Best Films of 2020, as posted by CBS News

[see also 202120192018201720162015]

Special Mention

Good Morning America: Peter Travers: 10 Best Movies of 2020

30 December 2020

Da 5 Bloods - Spike Lee

Peter Travers: 10 Best Movies of 2020, as aired on ABC News’s Good Morning America

[see also 202320222021201920182017]