Year-End Lists

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

Movies
Knight of Cups - Terrence Malick

Brad Stevens: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2016

Elle - Paul Verhoeven

Dennis Lim: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2016

Cameraperson - Kirsten Johnson

Tom Charity: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2016

Embrace of the Serpent - Ciro Guerra

Danny Leigh: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2016

Moonlight - Barry Jenkins

Michelle Carey: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2016

Hell or High Water - David Mackenzie

Kate Stables: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2016

Certain Women - Kelly Reichardt

Kevin B. Lee: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2016

Elle - Paul Verhoeven

Fernanda Solórzano: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2016

Raw - Julia Ducournau

Sophie Brown: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2016

Moonlight - Barry Jenkins

Paul Julian Smith: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2016

Blanche - Marc Hurtado

Nicole Brenez: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2016

Ascent - Fiona Tan

Edward Lawrenson: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2016

Toni Erdmann - Maren Ade

Catherine Bray: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2016

Elle - Paul Verhoeven

Farran Smith Nehme: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2016

No Home Movie - Chantal Akerman

Michael Koresky: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2016

Manchester by the Sea - Kenneth Lonergan

Anna Smith: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2016

American Honey - Andrea Arnold

Peter Bradshaw: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2016

Moonlight - Barry Jenkins

Eric Kohn: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2016

Toni Erdmann - Maren Ade

Leigh Singer: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2016

Certain Women - Kelly Reichardt

Lucy Bolton: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2016

Nocturama - Bertrand Bonello

Ehsan Khoshbakht: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2016

Little Men - Ira Sachs

Kogonada: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2016

Toni Erdmann - Maren Ade

Melissa Silverstein: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2016

Nocturama - Bertrand Bonello

Chris Boeckmann: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2016