Year-End Lists

A Hero

• 2 The Best Films of 2021: Scott Tobias: The Reveal The Top 15
• 2 The Best Films of 2021: A.A. Dowd: A.V. Club
• 2 Top Ten Films of 2021: Brian Tallerico: RogerEbert.com
• 3 Best Films of 2022: Chris Shields: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• 3 Top Ten Films of 2021: Roxana Hadadi: RogerEbert.com
• 4 Top Ten Movies of 2022: Jacob Oller: Paste
• 4 Best Films of 2021: Rick Burin: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• 5 The Best Films of 2021: Noel Murray: A.V. Club
• 5 The Best Films of 2021: A.V. Club
• 7 The 50 Best Movies of 2022: Paste
• 7 Best Films of 2021: Kaleem Hawa: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• 7 Best Films of 2021: Philip Horne: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• 7 Best Films of 2021: Naman Ramachandran: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• 7 The Best Films of 2021: Keith Phipps: The Reveal The Top 15
• 7 The Best Films of 2021: Carlos Aguilar: A.V. Club
• 9 Best Films of 2021: James Mottram: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• 9 The Best Films of 2021: Mike D’Angelo: A.V. Club
• 10 Best Films of 2021: Philip Concannon: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• 10 The Best Films of 2021: Katie Rife: A.V. Club
• 13 Best Films of 2021: Gavin Smith: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• 21 Top 50 Films of 2021: Robert Daniels
• 21 The 25 Best Films Of 2021: The Playlist
• 23 Best Films of 2021: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll

• The 10 Best Movies of 2021: Dana Stevens: Slate
• Top 10 Films of 2021: Benoit Rouilly
• Favorite Movies of 2022: Barack Obama
• Best Films of 2022: Tyler Wilson: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• The Ten Best Films of 2021: RogerEbert.com Runner-up
• Best Films of 2021: Jake Coyle: AP Also
• The Best Movies of 2022: Polygon The Best of the Rest

Everybody Knows

• The 13 Best Movies of 2019: Vogue

Fireworks Wednesday

• 4 Best Films of 2016: Dan Sallitt: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
• 6 Best Films of 2016: Jennie Kermode: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
• 7 Best Films of 2016: Michael Atkinson: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll

• 20 Best Movies of 2016: Stephen Holden: New York Times Runner-up

The Salesman

• 2 Top 30 Movies of 2017: Ed Gonzalez
• 2 Best Films of 2016: Carlos Aguilar: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
• 5 Top Ten Feature Films of 2016: Brian Darr: Senses of Cinema: Senses of Cinema World Poll
• 5 Best Films of 2016: Daniel Barnes: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
• 8 Best Films of 2016: Gerald Peary: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
• 8 Best Films of 2016: Jake Jacobson: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
• 9 Best Films of 2016: Chris Knipp: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
• 14 Best Films of 2017: A.A. Dowd: A.V. Club
• 19 50 Best Films of 2017: Slant
• 46 50 Top Films of 2017: Guardian
• 66 Favorite Films of 2017: Scout Tafoya

• Best Films of 2017: Jaime Christley: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
• Best Films of 2016: Cynthia Fuchs: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
• Best Films of 2017: Matt Zoller Seitz: RogerEbert.com Honorable mention
• Favourite Films of the 2010s: Willow Maclay

The Past

• 3 The Best Films of 2013: Nick Schager: A.V. Club
• 4 13 Best Films of 2013: Stephen Holden: New York Times
• 7 The Best Films of 2013: Mike D’Angelo: A.V. Club
• 8 Top Ten Films of 2014: Mark Kermode: BBC: Kermode Uncut
• 10 The Top 10 Films of 2013: Matt Patches: Fighting in the War Room
• 13 Top 15 Films of 2013: Scott Tobias: The Dissolve
• 13 Top 15 Films of 2013: Matt Singer: The Dissolve
• 14 20 Best Films of 2013: A.V. Club
• 14 Top 15 Films of 2013: Keith Phipps: The Dissolve
• 19 20 Best Films of 2013: The Dissolve
• 30 Top 50 Films of 2013: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
• 19 21 Favorite Movies of 2013: Stephanie Zacharek: Village Voice And don’t forget
• 40 50 Best Movies of 2013: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll

About Elly

• 2 Top 10 Movies of 2015: Jake Coyle: AP
• 2 Best Films of 2015: David Sterritt: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
• 5 Best Films of 2015: Larry Gross: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
• 6 20 Best Films of 2015: Steve Erickson: GCN
• 6 Best Films of 2015: Steven Boone: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
• 7 Best Films of 2015: Ed Gonzalez: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
• 8 Favorite Films of 2015: J.R. Jones: Chicago Reader
• 9 Best Films of 2015: Michael Atkinson: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
• 10 The Best Films of 2015: A.A. Dowd: A.V. Club
• 43 Top 50 Films of 2015: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
• 45 Top 50 Films of 2015: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
• 26 50 Best Films of 2015: Slant Just missed making it into the top 25

• Top 5 Films of 2012: Philip Kemp: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• Best Films of 2015: Jonathan Kiefer: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
• Best Films of 2015: Kristi Mitsuda: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
• 24 Favorite Films of 2015: M. Leary Other films that could have just as easily made it on this list

A Separation

• 1 22 Favorite Movies of 2012: J.R. Jones: Chicago Reader
• 1 Best Films of 2011: Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
• 2 Best Films of 2011: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
• 2 Top Films of 2011: Fandor
• 2 Best Films of 2011: David Fear: Time Out New York
• 2 Best Films of 2011: Alison Willmore: A.V. Club Top 15
• 2 20 Best Films of 2011: Skandies
• 2 Best Films of 2011: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• 2 The 100 Best Films of the 2010s: The Playlist
• 2 Top 50 Movies of the 2010s: Roxana Hadadi
• 3 Top 10 Films of 2011: Nick Schager: Slant
• 3 Year in Film 2011: A.V. Club
• 3 Best Films of 2011: Scott Tobias: A.V. Club Top 15
• 3 Best Films of 2011: Noel Murray: A.V. Club Top 15
• 3 Best Films of 2011: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
• 3 Top Ten Films of 2011: Matt Prigge: Philadelphia Weekly
• 3 Best Films of 2011: Peter Bradshaw: Guardian Best Film
• 4 50 Best Released Films of 2011: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• 4 The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s: A.V. Club
• 5 Best Films of 2011: Keith Phipps: A.V. Club Top 15
• 5 Best Films of 2011: David Denby: New Yorker
• 5 25 Best Films of 2011: Slant
• 6 10 Best Movies of 2011: Matt Singer: IFC
• 6 Best Films of 2011: Karina Longworth: Village Voice
• 6 10 Best Movies of 2011: Andrew O’Hehir: Salon
• 6 Best Films of 2011: Ben Kenigsberg: Time Out Chicago
• 6 Top Movies of 2011: Ty Burr: Boston Globe
• 7 Best Films of 2011: Joshua Rothkopf: Time Out New York
• 7 Best Films of 2011: Kristopher Tapley: HitFix
• 7 Best Films of 2011: Nathan Rabin: A.V. Club Top 15
• 7 10 Best Movies of 2011: Michael Phillips: Chicago Tribune
• 7 The 25 Best Movies of the 2010s: Jordan Ruimy: World of Reel
• 8 50 Best Movies of 2011: Total Film
• 8 Top 10 Films of 2011: Ed Gonzalez: Slant
• 12 The Best Films of the 2010s: RogerEbert.com
• 13 25 Best Films of 2011: David Ehrlich
• 13 The 50 Best Movies of the 2010s: Rolling Stone
• 16 The 50 Best Films of the 2010s: Far Out
• 18 Top 50 Films of the 2010s: The Young Folks
• 23 The 50 Best Movies of the 2010s: Ty Burr: Boston Globe
• 27 The 50 Best Movies of the 2010s: Time Out New York
• 31 Top 100 Films of the 2010s: Consequence
• 42 Top 100 Films of the 2010s: In Review Online
• 45 The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s: IndieWire
• 60 100 Best Films of the 2010s: Insider

• Top 10 Movies of 2011: Dana Stevens: Slate
• Best Films of 2011: Tasha Robinson: A.V. Club The next five
• Best 10 Films of the 2010s: AP Also
• Favorite Films of 2011: Dennis Harvey: San Francisco Bay Guardian Narrative Features
• The Best Movies of the 2010s: Matt Singer: ScreenCrush Honorable mention