Year-End Lists

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

Movies
Beyond the Hills - Cristian Mungiu

Top 5 Films of 2012 Sight & Sound Poll: Vlastimir Sudar

Holy Motors - Leos Carax

Top 5 Films of 2012 Sight & Sound Poll: Francine Stock

Holy Motors - Leos Carax

Top 5 Films of 2012 Sight & Sound Poll: Andrew Schenker

Beasts of the Southern Wild - Benh Zeitlin

Top 5 Films of 2012 Sight & Sound Poll: Kate Stables

Tabu - Miguel Gomes

Top 5 Films of 2012 Sight & Sound Poll: Matthew Taylor

Berberian Sound Studio - Peter Strickland

Top 5 Films of 2012 Sight & Sound Poll: Jasper Sharp

The Kid with a Bike - Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne

Top 5 Films of 2012 Sight & Sound Poll: David Thompson

Amour - Michael Haneke

5 Best Movies of 2012 New Republic: David Thomson

The Unspeakable Act - Dan Sallitt

15 Favorite Films of 2012 Jaime Christley

The Kid with a Bike - Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne

Top 30 Films of 2012 National Catholic Register: Steven D. Greydanus

Holy Motors - Leos Carax

Top 12 Films of 2012 Michael Sicinski

Favorite 18 Films of 2012 Dan Sallitt

Leviathan - Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel

Top 15 Films of 2012 Cinema Scope

Skyfall - Sam Mendes

8 Best Films of 2012 New Yorker: Anthony Lane

The Grey - Joe Carnahan

Top 10 Films of 2012 HitFix: Kristopher Tapley

Top 25 Narrative Films of 2012 San Francisco Bay Guardian: Dennis Harvey

11 Best Films of 2012 New Yorker: David Denby

Holy Motors - Leos Carax

20 Best Films of 2012 Les Inrocks

Tabu - Miguel Gomes

Top 20 Films of 2012 Slant: Fernando F. Croce

The Master - Paul Thomas Anderson

Top 20 Films of 2012 Slant: Nick Schager

Top 20 Films of 2012 Slant: Ed Gonzalez

Holy Motors - Leos Carax

20 Best Films of 2012 IndieWire: Matt Singer

The Master - Paul Thomas Anderson

10 Best Films of 2012 Guardian: Peter Bradshaw

Wuthering Heights - Andrea Arnold

20 Best Movies of 2012 Salon: Andrew O’Hehir