Year-End Lists

Caught Stealing

• #3 Best Films of 2025: James Mottram: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• #3 Top Ten Films of 2025: Paul Risker: RogerEbert.com
• #4 Best Films of 2025: Tim Hayes: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• #5 Top Ten Films of 2025: Mack Bates: RogerEbert.com
• #5 Top Ten Films of 2025: Brandon Towns: RogerEbert.com
• #6 Best Films of 2025: Mary Harrod: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• #7 Top Ten Films of 2025: Glenn Kenny: RogerEbert.com
• #20 The Best Movies of 2025: Matt Singer: ScreenCrush

• The Best Movies of 2025: Kyle Smith: Wall Street Journal

The Whale

• #2 Best Movies of 2022: Brian Truitt: USA Today
• #3 Best Films of 2022: James Mottram: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• #4 Top Ten Films of 2022: Lauren Coates: RogerEbert.com
• #4 Top Ten Films of 2022: Susan Wloszczyna: RogerEbert.com
• #5 Top Ten Films of 2022: Carla Renata: RogerEbert.com
• #9 The Best Films of 2022: Peter Debruge: Variety

• Top Ten Films of 2022: Jana Monji: RogerEbert.com
• Notable Films Of 2022: Glenn Kenny Top Stuff
• The 25 Best Movies of 2022: Alissa Wilkinson: Vox Honorable mentions, a.k.a. great films you should seek out

Mother!

• #1 Best Films of 2017: Mike D’Angelo: A.V. Club
• #3 Best Films of 2017: Lindsey Bahr: AP
• #4 Top Ten Films of 2017: Jordan Hoffman
• #4 32 Best Films of 2017: Justin Chang: Los Angeles Times
• #4 20 Best Films of 2017: Joshua Rothkopf: Time Out New York
• #7 20 Best Films of 2017: A.V. Club
• #7 Top 10 Films of 2017: Miriam Bale
• #7 Best Movies of 2017: Christopher Orr: Atlantic
• #7 Top Ten Films of 2017: Alan Zilberman: RogerEbert.com
• #8 Best Films of 2017: Noel Murray: A.V. Club
• #8 Best Films of 2017: Ben Kenigsberg: RogerEbert.com Then…
• #9 Best Films of 2017: A.A. Dowd: A.V. Club
• #10 Top Ten Films of 2017: Matt Patches: Fighting in the War Room
• #10 Top 10 Movies of 2017: Mara Reinstein: Us Weekly
• #11 50 Top Films of 2017: Guardian
• #12 17 Best Movies of 2017: Eric Kohn: IndieWire
• #13 Top 50 Films of 2017: Film Stage
• #13 Best Films of 2017: Katie Rife: A.V. Club
• #13 Best Movies of 2017: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
• #14 Top 50 Films of 2017: Alicia Malone
• #15 35 Best Films of 2017: Alissa Wilkinson: Vox
• #15 The 2017 Jim Ridley Memorial Film Poll: Nashville Scene
• #16 27 Best Movies of 2017: Matthew Jacobs: HuffPost
• #17 Best Movies of 2017: Film School Rejects
• #18 50 Best Movies of 2017: Paste
• #19 Top 26 Films of 2017: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• #20 Top 25 Films of 2017: Michael Sicinski
• #21 Best Films of 2017: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
• #21 100 Best Films of the 2010s: Insider
• #22 25 Best Films of 2017: David Ehrlich
• #95 The 100 Best Films of the 2010s: The Playlist
• #100 Top 100 Films of the 2010s: Consequence of Sound

• Best Films of 2017: Mar Diestro-Dópido: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• Best Films of 2017: Guy Lodge: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• Best Films of 2017: Tiina Lokk: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• Best Films of 2017: Tim Lucas: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• Best Films of 2017: Kim Newman: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• Best Films of 2017: Jane Giles: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• Best Films of 2017: Tim Hayes: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• Best Films of 2017: Eric Kohn: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• Best Films of 2017: David Thomson: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• 63 Best Films of 2017: Glenn Kenny
• Best Films of 2017: Scott Tobias: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
• Best Films of 2017: Gerald Peary: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
• Best Films of 2017: Vikram Murthi: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
• Top Ten Films of 2017: Bill Stamets: RogerEbert.com
• Best Films of 2017: Tim Grierson: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
• Best Films of 2017: Matt Prigge: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
• Best Films of 2017: Chuck Wilson: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
• Best Films of 2017: Lara Zarum: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
• Best Films of 2017: David Sterritt: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
• Best Films of 2017: Alan Zilberman: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
• 15 Best Movies of 2017: Tasha Robinson: Verge
• Best Films of 2017: Pasquale Iannone: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll Bubbling Under
• Favorite Movies of 2017: Karina Longworth
• Best Films of 2017: Ian Mantgani: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll Ten More Great Films
• Best Films of 2017: Jake Coyle: AP Also excellent
• 10 Best Films of 2017: Peter Debruge: Variety Other exceptional movies
• 24 Best Movies of 2017: K. Austin Collins: The Ringer Honorable mention
• Top 26 Films of 2017: Steve Erickson: GCN Runner-up
• 40 Best Movies of 2017: Manohla Dargis: New York Times Other Favorites

Noah

• #10 30 Best Movies of 2014: Christopher Orr: Atlantic

Black Swan

• #3 50 Best Movies of 2011: Total Film
• #10 Top 20 Films of 2011: Empire
• #16 100 Best Films of the 2010s: Insider
• #17 20 Best Films of 2011: Les Inrocks
• #17 The 25 Best Movies of the 2010s: Jordan Ruimy: World of Reel
• #20 The 40 Best Films of the 2010s: Independent
• #39 Best Movies of the 2010s: Susannah Gruder

• Best Films of 2011: Jane Giles: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll