Year-End Lists

Showing Up

• Jordan Cronk: Top Ten Films of 2022

First Cow

1. Time: Stephanie Zacharek: The 10 Best Movies of 2020
1. AP: Jake Coyle: Best Films of 2020
1. Jonathan Rosenbaum: Ten Best Films of 2021
1. Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2020
1. Glenn Heath Jr.: Best Films of 2020
1. A.V. Club: Noel Murray: The Best Films of 2020
1. Atlantic: David Sims: The 10 Best Films of 2020
1. A.V. Club: Best Films of 2020
1. IndieWire: Eric Kohn: The Best Movies of 2020
1. Screen Slate: Top 20 Films of 2020
1. A.V. Club: Mike D’Angelo: The Best Films of 2020
1. Cahiers du Cinéma: Top Ten Films of 2021
1. Nashville Scene: The 2020 Jim Ridley Film Poll
1. CBS News: David Morgan: The 10 Best Films of 2020
2. Esquire: Nick Schager: The Best Movies of 2020
2. Chicago Tribune: Michael Phillips: Top 10 Movies of 2020
2. Saige Walton: Favorite Films of 2020
2. A.V. Club: Allison Shoemaker: The Best Films of 2020
2. Playlist: The 25 Best Films of 2020
2. Sight & Sound Poll: Ela Bittencourt: The Best Films of 2020
2. A.V. Club: Vikram Murthi: The Best Films of 2020
2. Hollywood Reporter: David Rooney: The Best Films of 2020
3. Washington Post: Ann Hornaday: Best Movies of 2020
3. A.V. Club: Jesse Hassenger: The Best Films of 2020
3. Sight & Sound Poll: The Best Films of 2020
3. The Skinny: Films of 2021
3. Little White Lies: The 30 Best Films of 2020
3. IndieWire Poll: Best Movies of 2020
3. Slant: The Best Films of 2020
3. Scott Tobias: Top 10 Films of 2020
3. Paste: The 50 Best Movies of 2020
3. New York Times: A.O. Scott: Best Movies of 2020
4. A.V. Club: A.A. Dowd: The Best Films of 2020
4. Rolling Stone: The 20 Best Movies of 2020
4. Los Angeles Times: Justin Chang: The Best Movies of 2020
4. Nashville Scene: Jason Shawhan: The 10 Best Films of 2020
4. Entertainment Weekly: Leah Greenblatt: The 10 Best Movies of 2020
4. A.V. Club: Charles Bramesco: The Best Films of 2020
4. Sight & Sound Poll: Jonathan Rosenbaum: Ten Best Films of 2020
4. RogerEbert.com: The Ten Best Films of 2020
4. Rolling Stone: David Fear: The 20 Best Movies of 2020
5. A.V. Club: Roxana Hadadi: The Best Films of 2020
5. Hyperallergic: Favorite Movies of 2020
5. A.V. Club: Caroline Siede: The Best Films of 2020
5. Sight & Sound Poll: Christina Newland: The Best Films of 2020
5. Cinema Etc.: Cole Duffy: Top 10 Films of 2020
5. World of Reel: Jordan Ruimy: The 15 Best Movies of 2020
5. Huffington Post: Matthew Jacobs: The 17 Best Movies of 2020
5. Artforum: Erika Balsom: 10 Best Films of 2020
6. New York Times: Manohla Dargis: Best Movies of 2020
7. ScreenCrush: Matt Singer: The Best Movies of 2020
7. A.V. Club: Katie Rife: The Best Films of 2020
7. Mercury News: Randy Myers: The Best 10 Movies of 2020
8. Hollywood Reporter: Sheri Linden: The Best Films of 2020
9. Cinema Etc.: Top 10 Films of 2020
9. Reverse Shot: Best Films of 2020
9. Vox: Alissa Wilkinson: The 25 Best Movies of 2020
9. Rolling Stone: K. Austin Collins: Top 20 Movies of 2020
12. Deadline: Todd McCarthy: Top 10 Films of 2020
17. Sight & Sound Poll: The 50 Best Films of 2021
23. David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2020

• Glenn Kenny: Notable Films of 2020
• La Internacional Cinéfila Poll: Best Movies of 2020
• Screen Slate: Molly Haskell: Best Films of 2020
• New Statesman: Ryan Gilbey: The Best Films of 2021
• Benoit Rouilly: Top 10 Films of 2021
• Hollywood Reporter: Jon Frosch: The Best Films of 2020
• Verge: Joshua Rivera: The Best Movies of 2020
• GCN: Steve Erickson: Best Films of 2020
• Vulture: Alison Willmore: The Best Movies of 2020
• Village Voice Film Poll: Brian Darr: Top Ten Films of 2020
• ARTery: Sean Burns: The 10 Best Films from 2020
• Uproxx: The Best Movies of 2020
• Slant: Ed Gonzalez: Best Films of 2020
• Slate: Dana Stevens: The Best Movies of 2020

Certain Women

1. Seventh Row Critics Survey: Orla Smith: Best Films of the Decade
1. RogerEbert.com: Niles Schwartz: Top Ten Films of 2016
1. RogerEbert.com: Scout Tafoya: Top Ten Films of 2016
2. Les Inrocks: Best Films of 2017
2. RogerEbert.com: Tina Hassannia: Top Ten Films of 2016
2. Seventh Row: 50 Favourite Films of the Decade
3. Cahiers du Cinéma: Top Ten Films of 2017
3. IndieWire Poll: B. Ruby Rich: Best Films of 2016
3. Nictate: Top 11 Films of 2016
3. Keyframe Daily: David Hudson: Top 13 Films of 2016
4. RogerEbert.com: Noah Gittell: Top Ten Films of 2016
4. Sight & Sound Poll: Top 30 Films of 2016
5. Film Comment: 20 Best Films of 2016
6. Cinema Scope: Top Ten Films of 2016
6. GCN: Steve Erickson: 20 Best Films of 2016
7. Metro: Matt Prigge: 25 Best Films of 2016
7. RogerEbert.com: Peter Sobczynski: Top Ten Films of 2016
7. Village Voice Film Poll: Miriam Bale: Top 14 Films of 2016
8. RogerEbert.com: Collin Souter: Top Ten Films of 2016
9. Peter Labuza: 15 Favorite Films of 2016
9. IndieWire Poll: Jonathan Rosenbaum: Top 10 Films of 2016
9. Reverse Shot: 12 Best Movies of 2016
9. Keith Uhlich: 15 Favorite Films of 2016
10. RogerEbert.com: Michael Snydel: Top Ten Films of 2016
10. Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2016
10. Darren Hughes: 10 Favorite Films of 2016
10. Keith Phipps: Top 15 Films of 2016
10. Los Angeles Times: Justin Chang: Top 25 Movies of 2016
12. IndieWire Poll: Top 50 Films of 2016
14. A.V. Club: Noel Murray: The Best Films of 2016
15. A.V. Club: Jesse Hassenger: The Best Films of 2016
16. Slant: 50 Best Films of 2016
16. Paste: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
16. IndieWire: Eric Kohn: 16 Best Movies of 2016
22. New Yorker: Richard Brody: 35 Best Movies of 2016
22. Hyperallergic: The Best Films of the Decade

• New York Times: Manohla Dargis: 28 Best Movies of 2016
• Slate: Dana Stevens: Top 15 Movies of 2016
• Hollywood Reporter: Todd McCarthy: 19 Best Films of 2016
• Chicago Tribune: Michael Phillips: 20 Best Movies of 2016
• Time: Stephanie Zacharek: Top 20 Movies of 2016
• RogerEbert.com: Brian Tallerico: Top Ten Films of 2016
• Willow Maclay: Favourite Films of the 2010s

Night Moves

3. GCN: Steve Erickson: 20 Best Films of 2014
5. Chicago Reader: J.R. Jones: 20 Favorite Movies of 2014
7. Darren Hughes: 10 Favorite Films of 2014
14. Dissolve: Keith Phipps: Top 15 Films of 2014

• Slate: Dana Stevens: Top 20 Movies of 2014

Meek’s Cutoff

1. A.V. Club: Scott Tobias: Best Films of 2011
3. Village Voice: Karina Longworth: Best Films of 2011
5. A.V. Club: Year in Film 2011
5. Philadelphia Weekly: Sean Burns: Top 10 Films of 2011
5. Reverse Shot: 10 Best Films of 2011
7. A.V. Club: Sam Adams: Best Films of 2011
7. A.V. Club: Keith Phipps: Best Films of 2011
8. Skandies: 20 Best Films of 2011
8. A.V. Club: Nathan Rabin: Best Films of 2011
8. Film Comment: 50 Best Released Films of 2011
8. Village Voice Film Poll: Best Films of 2011
8. Cahiers du Cinéma: Top Ten Films of 2011
9. Salon: Andrew O’Hehir: 10 Best Movies of 2011
9. Slant: Nick Schager: Top 10 Films of 2011
10. MSN: Top 10 Movies of 2011
10. IndieWire Poll: Best Films of 2011
10. Fandor: Top Films of 2011
12. Time Out New York: David Fear: Best Films of 2011
19. Slant: 25 Best Films of 2011
19. Keith Phipps: Top 30 Films of the Decade
20. A.V. Club: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
31. Rolling Stone: The 50 Best Movies of the 2010s
37. Total Film: 50 Best Movies of 2011
97. Playlist: The 100 Best Films of the Decade

• Chicago Sun-Times: Roger Ebert: Best Films of 2011
• New York Times: A.O. Scott: Best Films of 2011
• Philadelphia Weekly: Matt Prigge: Top Ten Films of 2011
• Village Voice: J Hoberman: Personal Best Films of 2011
• A.V. Club: Alison Willmore: Best Films of 2011