Year-End Lists

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

Movies
The French Dispatch - Wes Anderson

A.V. Club The Best Films of 2021

Girish Shambu 2021 Faves

Titane - Julia Ducournau

Little White Lies The 30 Best Films of 2021

The Worst Person in the World - Joachim Trier

Jake Coyle: AP Best Films of 2021

The Lost Daughter - Maggie Gyllenhaal

Lindsey Bahr: AP Best Films of 2021

First Cow - Kelly Reichardt

Clarisse Loughrey: Independent The 10 Best Films of 2021

The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion

Max Weiss: Baltimore Magazine Favorite Films of 2021

Dune - Denis Villeneuve

Uproxx The Best Movies Of 2021

Drive My Car - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Justin Chang: Los Angeles Times The Best Movies of 2021

Drive My Car - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Screen Slate Best Movies of 2021

West Side Story - Steven Spielberg

Barack Obama Favorite Movies of 2021

The Viewing Booth - Ra’anan Alexandrowicz

Eric Hynes: Film Comment Best Films of 2021

Memoria - Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Film Comment Poll Best Films of 2021

Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Chloe Lizotte: Screen Slate Best Movies of 2021

West Side Story - Steven Spielberg

Mick LaSalle: San Francisco Chronicle Top 10 Movies of 2021

Benedetta - Paul Verhoeven

Tom Waibel: Film Comment Best Films of 2021

Drive My Car - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Carlos Valladares: Film Comment Best Films of 2021

The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion

Amy Taubin: Film Comment Best Films of 2021

Karnan - Mari Selvaraj

R. Emmet Sweeney: Film Comment Best Films of 2021

The Souvenir Part II - Joanna Hogg

Isabel Stevens: Film Comment Best Films of 2021

Spoor - Agnieszka Holland

Gavin Smith: Film Comment Best Films of 2021

Annette - Leos Carax

Chris Shields: Film Comment Best Films of 2021

Titane - Julia Ducournau

Isabel Sandoval: Film Comment Best Films of 2021

Dune - Denis Villeneuve

Nicholas Russell: Film Comment Best Films of 2021