Year-End Lists
A hand-curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.
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The Wire
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Top 50 Albums of 2025
Richard Brody: New Yorker
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The Best Films of 2025
David Ehrlich
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The 25 Best Films of 2025
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Matías Piñeiro
You Burn Me
Top 50 Films of 2025
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Film Stage
The Ten Best Experimental Films of 2024
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Jordan Cronk
Isabella
Top 25 Movies of 2021
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K. Austin Collins: Rolling Stone
The Best Movies of 2021
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Richard Brody: New Yorker
21 Most Underrated Movies of 2021
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Cassie da Costa: Vanity Fair
Top 10 Films of 2020
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Dennis Lim: Film Society of Lincoln Center
Hermia & Helena
Top Ten Films of 2017
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Adrian Martin
Favorite Films of 2017
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Dan Sallitt
Top 10 Films of 2017
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Miriam Bale: Sight & Sound Poll
10 Best Movies of 2016
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Melissa Anderson: Artforum
35 Best Movies of 2017
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Richard Brody: New Yorker
50 Best Films of 2017
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Slant
Favorite Feature Films of 2017
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Ryland Walker Knight
63 Best Films of 2017
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Glenn Kenny
Favorite Films of 2017
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Nellie Killian
Top Ten Films of 2016
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Cinema Scope
Best Movies of 2016
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La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
The Princess of France
The Best Films of 2015
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Adam Nayman: A.V. Club
30 Best Movies of 2015
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Richard Brody: New Yorker
50 Best Films of 2015
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Slant
19 Best Movies of 2015
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Melissa Anderson: Village Voice
Viola
Top 15 Films of 2012
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Cinema Scope
Best Films of 2013
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Reverse Shot
25 Best Films of 2013
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Slant
50 Best Movies of 2013
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Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
Top 50 Films of 2013
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IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
Top 39 Movies of 2013
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Manohla Dargis: New York Times
35 Favorite Films of 2013
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A.O. Scott: New York Times
Top Films of 2012
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Andrea Picard: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll