Year-End Lists

Entertainment Weekly: The 10 Best Movies of 2023

[see also 2021]

1. Oppenheimer
   Christopher Nolan
2. Past Lives
   Celine Song
3. Killers of the Flower Moon
   Martin Scorsese
4. Saltburn
   Emerald Fennell
5. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
   Kelly Fremon Craig
6. May December
   Todd Haynes
7. Poor Things
   Yorgos Lanthimos
8. The Holdovers
   Alexander Payne
9. The Boy and the Heron
   Hayao Miyazaki
10. Barbie
    Greta Gerwig

David Sims: The 10 Best Films of 2023, as published by The Atlantic

[see also 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018]

1. Oppenheimer
   Christopher Nolan
2. Killers of the Flower Moon
   Martin Scorsese
3. The Boy and the Heron
   Hayao Miyazaki
4. Asteroid City
   Wes Anderson
5. Fallen Leaves
   Aki Kaurismäki
6. Showing Up
   Kelly Reichardt
7. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
   Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley
8. A Thousand and One
   A.V. Rockwell
9. The History of the Minnesota Vikings
   Jon Bois
10. Scrapper
    Charlotte Regan

Honorable Mentions

• Ferrari
  Michael Mann
• May December
  Todd Haynes
• The Holdovers
  Alexander Payne
• The Killer
  David Fincher
• Beau Is Afraid
  Ari Aster
• The Zone of Interest
  Jonathan Glazer
• Maestro
  Bradley Cooper
• BlackBerry
  Matt Johnson

Matt Patches: The Best Movies of 2023, as published by Polygon

[see also 2022 • 2010s • 2019]

• Asteroid City
  Wes Anderson
• Oppenheimer
  Christopher Nolan
• How to Blow Up a Pipeline
  Daniel Goldhaber
• The Holdovers
  Alexander Payne
• The Eight Mountains
  Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch
• BlackBerry
  Matt Johnson
• May December
  Todd Haynes
• The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
  Wes Anderson
• Creed III
  Michael B. Jordan
• Dark Harvest
  David Slade

This list contributes to:

• Polygon: The 50 Best Movies of 2023

Tasha Robinson: The Best Movies of 2023, as published by Polygon

[see also 2022 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2014 • 2012 • 2011]

• Saltburn
  Emerald Fennell
• The Holdovers
  Alexander Payne
• Killers of the Flower Moon
  Martin Scorsese
• Poor Things
  Yorgos Lanthimos
• The Boy and the Heron
  Hayao Miyazaki
• Oppenheimer
  Christopher Nolan
• Barbie
  Greta Gerwig
• Broker
  Hirokazu Kore-eda
• The Origin of Evil
  Sébastien Marnier
• Dream Scenario
  Kristoffer Borgli

This list contributes to:

• Polygon: The 50 Best Movies of 2023

Polygon: The 50 Best Movies of 2023

[see also 2022 • 2021 • 2019]

1. Oppenheimer
   Christopher Nolan
2. Past Lives
   Celine Song
3. The Holdovers
   Alexander Payne
4. Killers of the Flower Moon
   Martin Scorsese
5. How to Blow Up a Pipeline
   Daniel Goldhaber
6. Asteroid City
   Wes Anderson
7. The Boy and the Heron
   Hayao Miyazaki
8. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
   Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson
9. Barbie
   Greta Gerwig
10. Showing Up
    Kelly Reichardt
11. May December
    Todd Haynes
12. John Wick: Chapter 4
    Chad Stahelski
13. Godzilla Minus One
    Takashi Yamazaki
14. Suzume
    Makoto Shinkai
15. Poor Things
    Yorgos Lanthimos
16. Ferrari
    Michael Mann
17. The Killer
    David Fincher
18. Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
    Christopher McQuarrie
19. Knock at the Cabin
    M. Night Shyamalan
20. Anatomy of a Fall
    Justine Triet
21. Priscilla
    Sofia Coppola
22. The Zone of Interest
    Jonathan Glazer
23. Dream Scenario
    Kristoffer Borgli
24. Saltburn
    Emerald Fennell
25. Jawan
    Atlee
26. Napoleon
    Ridley Scott
27. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
    Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley
28. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
    Jeff Rowe
29. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
    Kelly Fremon Craig
30. Skinamarink
    Kyle Edward Ball
31. Talk to Me
    Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou
32. Polite Society
    Nida Manzoor
33. When Evil Lurks
    Demián Rugna
34. M3GAN
    Gerard Johnstone
35. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
    Wes Anderson
36. Earth Mama
    Savanah Leaf
37. Eileen
    William Oldroyd
38. BlackBerry
    Matt Johnson
39. Theater Camp
    Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman
40. Master Gardener
    Paul Schrader
41. Infinity Pool
    Brandon Cronenberg
42. Creed III
    Michael B. Jordan
43. Broker
    Hirokazu Kore-eda
44. They Cloned Tyrone
    Juel Taylor
45. The Origin of Evil
    Sébastien Marnier
46. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
    Francis Lawrence
47. The Fist of the Condor
    Ernesto Díaz Espinoza
48. Passages
    Ira Sachs
49. Missing
    Will Merrick and Nick Johnson
50. Shin Kamen Rider
    Hideaki Anno

This list summarizes other lists, including these:

• Polygon: Matt Patches: The Best Movies of 2023
• Polygon: Tasha Robinson: The Best Movies of 2023

Adam Nayman: The Best Movies of 2023, as published by The Ringer

[see also 2022 • 2021 • 2015]

1. Showing Up
   Kelly Reichardt
2. The Zone of Interest
   Jonathan Glazer
3. Killers of the Flower Moon
   Martin Scorsese
4. May December
   Todd Haynes
5. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
   Kelly Fremon Craig
6. All of Us Strangers
   Andrew Haigh
7. The Killer
   David Fincher
8. Fallen Leaves
   Aki Kaurismäki
9. The Boy and the Heron
   Hayao Miyazaki
10. Afire
    Christian Petzold
10. Knock at the Cabin
    M. Night Shyamalan

Honorable Mention

• Oppenheimer
  Christopher Nolan

Kyle Smith: The Best Movies of 2023, as published by The Wall Street Journal

• Flora and Son
  John Carney
• Oppenheimer
  Christopher Nolan
• Poor Things
  Yorgos Lanthimos
• Saltburn
  Emerald Fennell
• Elemental
  Peter Sohn
• The Zone of Interest
  Jonathan Glazer
• 20 Days in Mariupol
  Mstyslav Chernov
• Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
  Davis Guggenheim
• In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50
  Toby Amies
• Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour
  Sam Wrench

Matt Singer: The Best Movies of 2023, as published by ScreenCrush

[see also 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2010s • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011]

1. Killers of the Flower Moon
   Martin Scorsese
2. Past Lives
   Celine Song
3. John Wick: Chapter 4
   Chad Stahelski
4. May December
   Todd Haynes
5. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
   Kelly Fremon Craig
6. Menus-plaisirs - Les Troisgros
   Frederick Wiseman
7. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
   Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson
8. Oppenheimer
   Christopher Nolan
9. The Holdovers
   Alexander Payne
10. Godzilla Minus One
    Takashi Yamazaki
11. Poor Things
    Yorgos Lanthimos
12. The Zone of Interest
    Jonathan Glazer
13. Beau Is Afraid
    Ari Aster
14. BlackBerry
    Matt Johnson
15. Ferrari
    Michael Mann
16. Fallen Leaves
    Aki Kaurismäki
17. The Killer
    David Fincher
18. The Taste of Things
    Trần Anh Hùng
19. American Fiction
    Cord Jefferson
20. Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
    Christopher McQuarrie

Ten More Honorable Mentions (In Alphabetical Order)

• Air
  Ben Affleck
• Anatomy of a Fall
  Justine Triet
• Creed III
  Michael B. Jordan
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
  James Gunn
• Flora and Son
  John Carney
• No Hard Feelings
  Gene Stupnitsky
• Rye Lane
  Raine Allen-Miller
• Showing Up
  Kelly Reichardt
• Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
  Davis Guggenheim
• You Hurt My Feelings
  Nicole Holofcener

Alison Willmore: The Best Movies of 2023, as published by New York Magazine’s Vulture

[see also 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2012 • 2011]

1. Showing Up
   Kelly Reichardt
2. May December
   Todd Haynes
3. Tótem
   Lila Avilés
4. The Boy and the Heron
   Hayao Miyazaki
5. The Zone of Interest
   Jonathan Glazer
6. Reality
   Tina Satter
7. A Thousand and One
   A.V. Rockwell
8. Happer's Comet
   Tyler Taormina
9. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
   James Gunn
10. The Outwaters
    Robbie Banfitch

Bilge Ebiri: The Best Movies of 2023, as published by New York Magazine’s Vulture

[see also 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2012]

1. Oppenheimer
   Christopher Nolan
2. The Holdovers
   Alexander Payne
3. Ferrari
   Michael Mann
4. Perfect Days
   Wim Wenders
5. About Dry Grasses
   Nuri Bilge Ceylan
6. Origin
   Ava DuVernay
7. Fallen Leaves
   Aki Kaurismäki
8. Passages
   Ira Sachs
9. Asteroid City
   Wes Anderson
10. Anatomy of a Fall
    Justine Triet