Year-End Lists

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

Movies
Aurora - Cristi Puiu

Chicago Reader: Ben Sachs 20 Best Films of 2011

Hugo - Martin Scorsese

Boston Globe: Ty Burr Top Movies of 2011

Margaret - Kenneth Lonergan

Boston Globe: Wesley Morris Top Movies of 2011

IFC: Matt Singer 10 Best Movies of 2011

The Trip - Michael Winterbottom

Nerve 15 Best Movies of 2011

Nick Pinkerton Top 10 Films of 2011

Certified Copy - Abbas Kiarostami

Fandor Top Films of 2011

Poetry - Lee Chang-dong

Fandor: Alejandro Adams Top 9 1/2 Films of 2011

A Brighter Summer Day - Edward Yang

Village Voice Film Poll: Jonathan Rosenbaum Favorite Films of 2011

Margaret - Kenneth Lonergan

Village Voice: Karina Longworth Best Films of 2011

Village Voice Film Poll Best Films of 2011

A Dangerous Method - David Cronenberg

Village Voice: J Hoberman Personal Best Films of 2011

Poetry - Lee Chang-dong

Chicago Tribune: Michael Phillips 10 Best Movies of 2011

Dennis Cooper Favorite Films of 2011

IndieWire Poll Best Films of 2011

Film Comment Poll 50 Best Released Films of 2011

Slant: Nick Schager Top 10 Films of 2011

Certified Copy - Abbas Kiarostami

Slant: Ed Gonzalez Top 10 Films of 2011

Melancholia - Lars von Trier

MSN Top 10 Movies of 2011

Drive - Nicolas Winding Refn

Total Film 50 Best Movies of 2011

Martha Marcy May Marlene - Sean Durkin

A.V. Club: Noel Murray Best Films of 2011

Meek’s Cutoff - Kelly Reichardt

A.V. Club: Scott Tobias Best Films of 2011

A Separation - Asghar Farhadi

Chicago Sun-Times: Roger Ebert Best Films of 2011

Slate: Dana Stevens Top 10 Movies of 2011