Year-End Lists

Roofman

• #2 Best Films of 2025: William Webb: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• #5 Best Films of 2025: Nick Davis: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• #5 Best Films of 2025: Nick Davis: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• #6 The 10 Best Movies of 2025: Stephanie Zacharek: Time
• #6 Best Films of 2025: Chloe Walker: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• #8 Top Ten Films of 2025: Brandon Towns: RogerEbert.com
• #13 15 Best Films of 2025: Jordan Ruimy: World of Reel
• #15 Best Films of 2025: Madeline Ostdick: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• #38 Best Films of 2025: Sean Fennessey

• The 10 Best Movies of 2025: Dana Stevens: Slate Honorable mention
• The 10 Best Movies of 2025: Peter Travers: The Travers Take The Best of the Rest
• The 25 Best Films of 2025: The Playlist Honorable mention
• The 15 Best Films of 2025: Cory Woodroof: USA Today: For the Win Most Honorable Mentions

The Light Between Oceans

• Best Films of 2017: Tim Lucas: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll The Lower Tier of My Top Ten

The Place Beyond the Pines

• #4 Top 16 Films of 2013: Brian Darr
• #6 The Top 10 Films Of 2013: Richard Lawson: Vanity Fair

• Best Films of 2013: Philip French: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• Best Films of 2013: Charles Gant: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• Top 5 Films of 2012: Cameron Bailey: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• Best Movies of 2013: Michael Phillips: Chicago Tribune

Blue Valentine

• #4 50 Best Movies of 2011: Total Film
• #11 Top 20 Films of 2011: Empire
• #36 Top 50 Movies of the 2010s: Roxana Hadadi
• #65 The 100 Best Films of the 2010s: The Playlist
• #72 The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s: Film School Rejects
• #75 Top 100 Films of the 2010s: Consequence of Sound

• Best Films of 2011: Sam Wigley: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll