Year-End Lists

Dilara Elbir: Best Films of 2018, as published by Much Ado About Cinema

1. The Rider
   Chloé Zhao
2. The Favourite
   Yorgos Lanthimos
3. First Reformed
   Paul Schrader
4. If Beale Street Could Talk
   Barry Jenkins
5. Cold War
   Pawel Pawlikowski
6. The Miseducation of Cameron Post
   Desiree Akhavan
7. Happy as Lazzaro
   Alice Rohrwacher
8. Private Life
   Tamara Jenkins
9. The Bookshop
   Isabel Coixet
10. Can You Ever Forgive Me?
    Marielle Heller
11. Paddington 2
    Paul King
12. Leave No Trace
    Debra Granik
13. Shoplifters
    Hirokazu Kore-eda
14. Unsane
    Steven Soderbergh
15. Let the Corpses Tan
    Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani
16. Wildlife
    Paul Dano
17. The Death of Stalin
    Armando Iannucci
18. Support the Girls
    Andrew Bujalski
19. How to Talk to Girls at Parties
    John Cameron Mitchell
20. Mission: Impossible – Fallout
    Christopher McQuarrie

Allison Shoemaker: Top 15 Films of 2018, as published by The A.V. Club

[see also 2020 • 2019 • 2017]

1. Eighth Grade
   Bo Burnham
2. The Favourite
   Yorgos Lanthimos
3. Roma
   Alfonso Cuaron
4. Annihilation
   Alex Garland
5. Shoplifters
   Hirokazu Kore-eda
6. If Beale Street Could Talk
   Barry Jenkins
7. Leave No Trace
   Debra Granik
8. Madeline’s Madeline
   Josephine Decker
9. Paddington 2
   Paul King
10. Shirkers
    Sandi Tan
11. Wildlife
    Paul Dano
12. Cold War
    Pawel Pawlikowski
13. Burning
    Lee Chang-dong
14. A Bread Factory
    Patrick Wang
15. Support the Girls
    Andrew Bujalski

This list contributes to:

• A.V. Club: Best 25 Films of 2018

Time Out London: 20 Best Films of 2018

[see also 2021 • 2016 • 2015]

1. You Were Never Really Here
   Lynne Ramsay
2. Widows
   Steve McQueen
3. Phantom Thread
   Paul Thomas Anderson
4. Hereditary
   Ari Aster
5. Roma
   Alfonso Cuaron
6. Mission: Impossible – Fallout
   Christopher McQuarrie
7. Cold War
   Pawel Pawlikowski
8. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
   Martin McDonagh
9. Loveless
   Andrey Zvyagintsev
10. Lady Bird
    Greta Gerwig
11. Black Panther
    Ryan Coogler
12. The Rider
    Chloé Zhao
13. A Quiet Place
    John Krasinski
14. BPM (Beats Per Minute)
    Robin Campillo
15. Shoplifters
    Hirokazu Kore-eda
16. Leave No Trace
    Debra Granik
17. American Animals
    Bart Layton
18. First Man
    Damien Chazelle
19. Suspiria
    Luca Guadagnino
20. A Star Is Born
    Bradley Cooper

Christopher Orr: Best Films of 2018, as published by The Atlantic

[see also 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014]

1. Roma
   Alfonso Cuaron
2. Cold War
   Pawel Pawlikowski
3. A Star Is Born
   Bradley Cooper
4. First Reformed
   Paul Schrader
5. Black Panther
   Ryan Coogler
6. The Old Man & the Gun
   David Lowery
7. Widows
   Steve McQueen
8. The Death of Stalin
   Armando Iannucci
9. The Rider
   Chloé Zhao
10. A Simple Favor
    Paul Feig

Runners-up

• The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
  Joel & Ethan Coen
• Can You Ever Forgive Me?
  Marielle Heller
• Eighth Grade
  Bo Burnham
• The Favourite
  Yorgos Lanthimos
• Green Book
  Peter Farrelly
• If Beale Street Could Talk
  Barry Jenkins
• Isle of Dogs
  Wes Anderson
• Leave No Trace
  Debra Granik
• Mary Poppins Returns
  Rob Marshall
• Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
  Morgan Neville

David Sims: Best Films of 2018, as published by The Atlantic

[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019]

1. Widows
   Steve McQueen
2. Shoplifters
   Hirokazu Kore-eda
3. First Reformed
   Paul Schrader
4. A Star Is Born
   Bradley Cooper
5. Leave No Trace
   Debra Granik
6. Support the Girls
   Andrew Bujalski
7. Mission: Impossible – Fallout
   Christopher McQuarrie
8. If Beale Street Could Talk
   Barry Jenkins
9. Burning
   Lee Chang-dong
10. Let the Sunshine In
    Claire Denis

Runners-up

• Suspiria
  Luca Guadagnino
• Black Panther
  Ryan Coogler
• First Man
  Damien Chazelle
• Paddington 2
  Paul King
• The Favourite
  Yorgos Lanthimos
• The Rider
  Chloé Zhao
• You Were Never Really Here
  Lynne Ramsay
• Annihilation
  Alex Garland

Daniella Shreir: Best Feminist Movies of 2018, as published by i-D

• The Miseducation of Cameron Post
  Desiree Akhavan
• Touch Me Not
  Adina Pintilie
• Faces Places
  Agnès Varda and JR
• Waru
  Briar Grace-Smith, Casey Kaa, Ainsley Gardiner, Katie Wolfe, Chelsea Cohen, Renae Maihi, Paula Jones, Awanui Simich-Pene
• Montparnasse Bienvenue
  Léonor Serraille
• Private Life
  Tamara Jenkins
• Shirkers
  Sandi Tan
• Roma
  Alfonso Cuaron

Mike D’Angelo: Top 15 Films of 2018, as published by The A.V. Club

[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012]

1. Burning
   Lee Chang-dong
2. Support the Girls
   Andrew Bujalski
3. The Last Race
   Michael Dweck
4. Private Life
   Tamara Jenkins
5. Game Night
   John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein
6. Thoroughbreds
   Cory Finley
7. Sorry to Bother You
   Boots Riley
8. Cold War
   Pawel Pawlikowski
9. Lean On Pete
   Andrew Haigh
10. 24 Frames
    Abbas Kiarostami
11. Blaze
    Ethan Hawke
12. PROTOTYPE
    Blake Williams
13. Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun?
    Travis Wilkerson
14. Leave No Trace
    Debra Granik
15. Let the Corpses Tan
    Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani

This list contributes to:

• A.V. Club: Best 25 Films of 2018

Charles Bramesco: Top 15 Films of 2018, as published by The A.V. Club

[see also 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2017]

1. First Reformed
   Paul Schrader
2. Mandy
   Panos Cosmatos
3. Cam
   Daniel Goldhaber
4. Madeline’s Madeline
   Josephine Decker
5. Let the Corpses Tan
   Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani
6. Support the Girls
   Andrew Bujalski
7. Vox Lux
   Brady Corbet
8. BlacKkKlansman
   Spike Lee
9. Roma
   Alfonso Cuaron
10. Isle of Dogs
    Wes Anderson
11. If Beale Street Could Talk
    Barry Jenkins
12. Cold War
    Pawel Pawlikowski
13. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
    Joel & Ethan Coen
14. Suspiria
    Luca Guadagnino
15. Shoplifters
    Hirokazu Kore-eda

This list contributes to:

• A.V. Club: Best 25 Films of 2018

The A.V. Club: Best 25 Films of 2018

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

1. Burning
   Lee Chang-dong
2. Support the Girls
   Andrew Bujalski
3. Cold War
   Pawel Pawlikowski
4. First Reformed
   Paul Schrader
5. Eighth Grade
   Bo Burnham
6. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
   Joel & Ethan Coen
7. Roma
   Alfonso Cuaron
8. First Man
   Damien Chazelle
9. You Were Never Really Here
   Lynne Ramsay
10. The Other Side of the Wind
    Orson Welles
11. If Beale Street Could Talk
    Barry Jenkins
12. Thoroughbreds
    Cory Finley
13. BlacKkKlansman
    Spike Lee
14. Leave No Trace
    Debra Granik
15. The Favourite
    Yorgos Lanthimos
16. Hereditary
    Ari Aster
17. Isle of Dogs
    Wes Anderson
18. Lean On Pete
    Andrew Haigh
19. Shoplifters
    Hirokazu Kore-eda
20. Private Life
    Tamara Jenkins
21. Can You Ever Forgive Me?
    Marielle Heller
22. Madeline’s Madeline
    Josephine Decker
23. Shirkers
    Sandi Tan
24. A Bread Factory
    Patrick Wang
25. Minding the Gap
    Bing Liu

This list summarizes other lists, including these:

• A.V. Club: A.A. Dowd: Top 15 Films of 2018
• A.V. Club: Allison Shoemaker: Top 15 Films of 2018
• A.V. Club: Charles Bramesco: Top 15 Films of 2018
• A.V. Club: Ignatiy Vishnevetsky: Top 15 Films of 2018
• A.V. Club: Jesse Hassenger: Top 15 Films of 2018
• A.V. Club: Katie Rife: Top 15 Films of 2018
• A.V. Club: Lawrence Garcia: Top 15 Films of 2018
• A.V. Club: Mike D’Angelo: Top 15 Films of 2018
• A.V. Club: Noel Murray: Top 15 Films of 2018
• A.V. Club: Vikram Murthi: Top 15 Films of 2018

Mark Olsen: Best Movies of 2018, as published by The Los Angeles Times

[see also 2017]

And another ten, in alphabetical order

• Annihilation
  Alex Garland
• Black Panther
  Ryan Coogler
• The Death of Stalin
  Armando Iannucci
• Gemini
  Aaron Katz
• Leave No Trace
  Debra Granik
• Roma
  Alfonso Cuaron
• The Sisters Brothers
  Jacques Audiard
• Sorry to Bother You
  Boots Riley
• Suspiria
  Luca Guadagnino
• You Were Never Really Here
  Lynne Ramsay

1. If Beale Street Could Talk
   Barry Jenkins
2. Zama
   Lucrecia Martel
3. Private Life
   Tamara Jenkins
4. Support the Girls
   Andrew Bujalski
5. Widows
   Steve McQueen
6. The Favourite
   Yorgos Lanthimos
7. Burning
   Lee Chang-dong
8. Madeline’s Madeline
   Josephine Decker
9. BlacKkKlansman
   Spike Lee
10. The Other Side of the Wind
    Orson Welles