Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.

2020
Onward - Dan Scanlon

National Review: Kyle Smith The Top Ten Best Movies of 2020

Days - Tsai Ming-liang

Michael J. Anderson Ten Best Films of 2020

Nomadland - Chloé Zhao

Cinema Etc.: Cole Duffy Top 10 Films of 2020

Spontaneous - Brian Duffield

Cinema Etc.: Davey Peppers Top 10 Films of 2020

She Dies Tomorrow - Amy Seimetz

Cinema Etc.: Sarah Williams Top 10 Films of 2020

Possessor - Brandon Cronenberg

Cinema Etc. Top 10 Films of 2020

Nomadland - Chloé Zhao

Baltimore Magazine: Max Weiss Favorite Films of 2020

DAU - Ilya Khrzhanovsky

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

Possessor - Brandon Cronenberg

Cinema Etc.: Kern Wheeling Top 5 Films of 2020

She Dies Tomorrow - Amy Seimetz

Cinema Etc.: Jennings Collins Top 10 Films of 2020

Hubie Halloween - Steven Brill

Cinema Etc.: Henry Baime Top 10 Films of 2020

Undine - Christian Petzold

Nictate Top 10 Films of 2020

Why We Can't Sleep - Ada Calhoun

Bustle The Best Books Of 2020

Time - Garrett Bradley

Hyperallergic Favorite Movies of 2020

The Nest - Sean Durkin

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

First Cow - Kelly Reichardt

CBS News: David Morgan The 10 Best Films of 2020

The Passion Of - Special Interest

Hanif Abdurraqib 93 Favorite Albums Of 2020

Da 5 Bloods - Spike Lee

Good Morning America: Peter Travers 10 Best Movies of 2020

Notes on a Silencing - Lacy Crawford

BookPage Best Books of 2020: Nonfiction

The Vanishing Half - Brit Bennett

BookPage Best Books of 2020: Fiction

Saint Cloud - Waxahatchee

Jordan Cronk The Top 30 Albums of 2020

Jack - Marilynne Robinson

Thrillist The Best Books of 2020

Nomadland - Chloé Zhao

Paste The 50 Best Movies of 2020

Small Axe: Mangrove - Steve McQueen

The Next Picture Show Our Top 5 Films of 2020