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

Paste: The 50 Best Movies of 2020

30 December 2020

Nomadland - Chloé Zhao

Paste Magazine: The 50 Best Movies of 2020

[see also 202220212010s201820172015]

Scott Tobias: Top 10 Films of 2020

29 December 2020

Dick Johnson Is Dead - Kirsten Johnson

Scott Tobias: Top 10 Films of 2020, as posted to Twitter and discussed on The Next Picture Show

[see also 20232022202120192018201620152014201320122011]

Honorable Mentions (no order)


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Screen Slate: Susannah Gruder: Best Films of 2020

29 December 2020

Epicentro - Hubert Sauper

Susannah Gruder: Best Films of 2020, as published by Screen Slate along with a list of best first-time views

[see also 20212010s2019]


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Screen Slate: Molly Haskell: Best Films of 2020

29 December 2020

Molly Haskell: Best Films of 2020, as published by Screen Slate along with a list of discoveries

[see also 2022]

Runners-up


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A.V. Club: Mike D’Angelo: The Best Films of 2020

28 December 2020

First Cow - Kelly Reichardt

Mike D’Angelo: The Best Films of 2020, as published by The A.V. Club

[see also 20232022202120192018201720162015201420132012]


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Caitlin Quinlan: Best Films of 2020

27 December 2020

First Cow - Kelly Reichardt

Caitlin Quinlan: Best Films of 2020, as posted to Letterboxd

[see also 2022202120192018]


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Sight & Sound Poll: Christina Newland: The Best Films of 2020

27 December 2020

Small Axe: Lovers Rock - Steve McQueen

Christina Newland: The Best Films of 2020, as submitted to the Sight & Sound Poll

[see also 20212019201820172016]


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Sight & Sound Poll: Elena Lazic: Best Films of 2020

27 December 2020

Siberia - Abel Ferrara

Elena Lazic: Best Films of 2020, as submitted to the Sight & Sound Poll

[see also 2022202120192018]


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The Playlist: The 25 Best Films of 2020

26 December 2020

Nomadland - Chloé Zhao

The Playlist: The 25 Best Films of 2020

[see also 2023202220212010s20192018]

Observer: Mark Kermode: 10 Best Films of 2020

26 December 2020

Saint Maud - Rose Glass

Mark Kermode: 10 Best Films of 2020, as published by The Observer

[see also 202320222021201920182017201620152014]