Year-End Lists

Whiplash

2. A.V. Club: A.A. Dowd: 15 Best Films of 2014
3. A.V. Club: The 20 Best Movies of 2014
3. Dissolve: Tasha Robinson: Top 15 Films of 2014
3. ScreenCrush: Matt Singer: The Best Movies of 2014
3. Artforum: Amy Taubin: 10 Best Films of 2014
4. Vulture: David Edelstein: 19 Best Movies of 2014
4. Chicago Tribune: Michael Phillips: 30 Best Movies of 2014
4. Dissolve: 20 Best Films of 2014
4. The Big Picture: Sean Fennessey: Top 10 Movies of the Decade
4. A.V. Club: Ignatiy Vishnevetsky: The Best Films of 2014
5. Dissolve: Genevieve Koski: Top 15 Films of 2014
5. Boston Globe: Ty Burr: 28 Best Movies of 2014
5. Esquire: The Best Movies of the 2010s
7. Dissolve: Noel Murray: Top 15 Films of 2014
7. Grantland: Wesley Morris: Top 30 Movies of 2014
7. A.V. Club: Jesse Hassenger: The Best Films of 2014
7. BuzzFeed: Alison Willmore: 14 Greatest Movies of 2014
8. Dissolve: Keith Phipps: Top 15 Films of 2014
8. IndieWire Poll: Top 50 Films of 2014
8. A.V. Club: Ben Kenigsberg: The Best Films of 2014
9. Dissolve: Nathan Rabin: Top 15 Films of 2014
11. Sight & Sound Poll: Top 20 Films of 2014
15. Keyframe: Top 25 Films of 2014
15. Dissolve: Scott Tobias: Top 15 films of 2014
16. Film Comment: 20 Best Films of 2014
26. Film School Rejects: The 100 Best Movies of the Decade
27. Insider: 100 Best Films of the 2010s
32. Boston Globe: Ty Burr: The 50 Best Movies of the Decade
37. A.V. Club: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s

• Salon: Andrew O’Hehir: 21 Best Movies of 2014
• Atlantic: Christopher Orr: 30 Best Movies of 2014

La La Land

1. A.V. Club: Jesse Hassenger: The Best Films of 2016
1. RogerEbert.com: Peter Sobczynski: Top Ten Films of 2016
1. Uproxx: 20 Best Films of 2016
1. RogerEbert.com: Christy Lemire: Top Ten Films of 2016
1. Vulture: David Edelstein: 20 Best Movies of 2016
1. RogerEbert.com: Seongyong Cho: Top Ten Films of 2016
2. Atlantic: Christopher Orr: 35 Best Movies of 2016
2. Hollywood Reporter: Todd McCarthy: 19 Best Films of 2016
2. Chicago Tribune: Michael Phillips: 20 Best Movies of 2016
2. RogerEbert.com: Nell Minow: Top Ten Films of 2016
3. RogerEbert.com: Noah Gittell: Top Ten Films of 2016
3. RogerEbert.com: Patrick McGavin: Top Ten Films of 2016
3. Time Out New York: Joshua Rothkopf: Best Movies of 2016
3. A.V. Club: Noel Murray: The Best Films of 2016
3. IndieWire Poll: Top 50 Films of 2016
3. RogerEbert.com: The Ten Best Films of 2016
4. Chicago Reader: Leah Pickett: Top Ten Films of 2016
4. A.V. Club: 20 Best Films of 2016
4. RogerEbert.com: Susan Wloszczyna: Top Ten Films of 2016
4. RogerEbert.com: Matt Fagerholm: Top Ten Films of 2016
4. RogerEbert.com: Alan Zilberman: Top Ten Films of 2016
4. RogerEbert.com: Christina Newland: Top Ten Films of 2016
4. RogerEbert.com: Jana Monji: Top Ten Films of 2016
5. RogerEbert.com: Collin Souter: Top Ten Films of 2016
5. A.V. Club: A.A. Dowd: The Best Films of 2016
5. IndieWire: Anne Thompson: 10 Best Films of 2016
6. Keith Phipps: Top 15 Films of 2016
6. Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2016
6. ScreenCrush: Matt Singer: The Best Movies of 2016
7. Washington Post: Ann Hornaday: 26 Best Movies of 2016
8. RogerEbert.com: Jacob Oller: Top Ten Films of 2016
8. Time: Stephanie Zacharek: Top 20 Movies of 2016
8. David Ehrlich: 25 Best Films of 2016
8. A.V. Club: Ignatiy Vishnevetsky: The Best Films of 2016
9. RogerEbert.com: Tina Hassannia: Top Ten Films of 2016
9. RogerEbert.com: Dan Callahan: Top Ten Films of 2016
16. Sight & Sound Poll: Top 30 Films of 2016
17. Time Out New York: The 50 Best Movies of the 2010s
18. Village Voice: Bilge Ebiri: 20 Best Movies of 2016
30. Roxana Hadadi: Top 50 Movies of the Decade
32. Insider: 100 Best Films of the 2010s
36. Glenn Kenny: 50 Noteworthy Films of 2016
54. A.V. Club: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
61. Consequence of Sound: Top 100 Films of the 2010s
64. Film School Rejects: The 100 Best Movies of the Decade
73. IndieWire: The 100 Best Movies of the Decade

• New York Times: Manohla Dargis: 28 Best Movies of 2016
• Slate: Dana Stevens: Top 15 Movies of 2016
• RogerEbert.com: The Best Films of the 2010s
• Verge: Tasha Robinson: 15 Best Movies of 2016
• Los Angeles Times: Justin Chang: Top 25 Movies of 2016
• RogerEbert.com: Craig Lindsey: Top Ten Films of 2016
• RogerEbert.com: Brian Tallerico: Top Ten Films of 2016

First Man

2. A.V. Club: Ignatiy Vishnevetsky: Top 15 Films of 2018
5. Time Out New York: Tomris Laffly: Top 10 Movies of 2018
5. A.V. Club: A.A. Dowd: Top 15 Films of 2018
6. A.V. Club: Jesse Hassenger: Top 15 Films of 2018
7. Rolling Stone: Peter Travers: 20 Best Movies of 2018
7. ScreenCrush: Matt Singer: Best Films of 2018
7. Film Freak Central: Walter Chaw: 50 Best Films of 2018
8. A.V. Club: Best 25 Films of 2018
8. Variety: Owen Gleiberman: Top 10 Films of 2018
9. Vanity Fair: K. Austin Collins: 10 Best Movies of 2018
10. Uproxx: Best Movies of 2018
11. A.V. Club: Noel Murray: Top 15 Films of 2018
12. Playlist: 25 Best Films of 2018
18. Time Out London: 20 Best Films of 2018
32. Playlist: The 100 Best Films of the Decade
34. Film Stage: Top 50 Films of 2018
38. Paste: 50 Best Movies of 2018
58. Insider: 100 Best Films of the 2010s

• Vogue: John Powers: 2018's 12 Best Movies
• Wall Street Journal: Joe Morgenstern: Best Film of 2018
• Atlantic: David Sims: Best Films of 2018
• Los Angeles Times: Justin Chang: Best Movies of 2018
• Ringer: Best Movies of 2018
• National Catholic Register: Steven D. Greydanus: Top Films of 2018

Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench

6. Chicago Tribune: Michael Phillips: 10 Best Movies of 2011