Year-End Lists

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

Movies
First Cow - Kelly Reichardt

A.V. Club Best Films of 2020

David Byrne's American Utopia - Spike Lee

Odie Henderson: RogerEbert.com Top Ten Films of 2020

Small Axe: Lovers Rock - Steve McQueen

Monica Castillo: RogerEbert.com Top Ten Films of 2020

Nomadland - Chloé Zhao

Brian Tallerico: RogerEbert.com Top Ten Films of 2020

First Cow - Kelly Reichardt

Spectrum Culture Best Films of 2020

Small Axe: Mangrove - Steve McQueen

The Ringer The Best Movies of 2020

First Cow - Kelly Reichardt

Screen Slate Top 20 Films of 2020

Small Axe: Lovers Rock - Steve McQueen

RogerEbert.com The Ten Best Films of 2020

Dick Johnson Is Dead - Kirsten Johnson

Nick Schager: Esquire The Best Movies of 2020

The Things We Say, the Things We Do - Emmanuel Mouret

Murielle Joudet: Les Inrocks Top 7 Films of 2020

The Things We Say, the Things We Do - Emmanuel Mouret

Marilou Duponchel: Les Inrocks Top 10 Films of 2020

Uncut Gems - Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie

Emily Barnett: Les Inrocks Top 10 Films of 2020

Uncut Gems - Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie

Les Inrocks Top 20 Films of 2020

Small Axe: Lovers Rock - Steve McQueen

Michael Phillips: Chicago Tribune Top 10 Movies of 2020

Beanpole - Kantemir Balagov

Sheri Linden: Hollywood Reporter The Best Films of 2020

Never Rarely Sometimes Always - Eliza Hittman

Jon Frosch: Hollywood Reporter The Best Films of 2020

David Byrne's American Utopia - Spike Lee

David Rooney: Hollywood Reporter The Best Films of 2020

On the Record - Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering

Candice Frederick: Harper’s Bazaar The Best Films of 2020

On the Record - Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering

Harper’s Bazaar The Best Films of 2020

Nomadland - Chloé Zhao

IndieWire Best Movies of 2020

Dana Stevens: Slate The Best Movies of 2020

Promising Young Woman - Emerald Fennell

Mara Reinstein: Us Weekly The Best Movies of 2020

Driveways - Andrew Ahn

Randy Myers: Mercury News The Best 10 Movies of 2020

Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets - Bill Ross IV and Turner Ross

IndieWire The Best Documentaries of 2020