Year-End Lists

No Other Choice

2. Top Ten Films of 2025: Monica Castillo: RogerEbert.com
2. Best Movies of 2025: Jake Coyle: AP
3. The Best Movies of 2025: Matt Singer: ScreenCrush
3. Best Films of 2025: Sean Fennessey
4. The Best Films of 2025: A.A. Dowd
5. Top Ten Films of 2025: Ben Kenigsberg: RogerEbert.com
5. The 30 Best Films of 2025: Little White Lies
5. Top 10 Films of 2025: Adam Kempenaar: Filmspotting
6. Top 10 Films of 2025: Michael Phillips: Filmspotting
7. The 20 Best Movies of 2025: David Fear: Rolling Stone
12. The 25 Best Films of 2025: The Playlist
13. Top 50 Films of 2025: Film Stage
15. The 50 Best Films of 2025: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
17. The Best Films of 2025: Justin Chang: New Yorker
19. The 25 Best Films of 2025: Slant
21. The 25 Best Films of 2025: David Ehrlich
28. Best Films of 2025: In Review Online

• The Ten Best Films of 2025: Jeffrey M. Anderson: Combustible Celluloid
• Best Movies of 2025: Manohla Dargis: New York Times
• The Ten Best Films of 2025: RogerEbert.com
• Best Movies of 2025: Jon Frosch: Hollywood Reporter
• Favorite Movies of 2025: Barack Obama
• Top Ten Films of 2025: Brian Tallerico: RogerEbert.com
• The Best Movies of 2025: Ty Burr
• The Best Films of 2025: Keith Phipps: The Reveal

Decision to Leave

1. Top Ten Films of 2022: Katie Rife: RogerEbert.com
1. Films of the Year 2022: Wendy Ide: Screen
1. The 10 Best Films of 2022: The i Paper
2. Top 5 Films of 2022: Nictate
2. The Best Movies of 2022: Polygon
2. The Best Films of 2022: David Rooney: Hollywood Reporter
2. Films of 2022: The Skinny
3. The Ten Best Films of 2022: RogerEbert.com
3. Top 10 Films of 2022: Adam Kempenaar: Filmspotting
3. 22 Best Movies of 2022: David Fear: Rolling Stone
3. The 50 Best Films of 2022: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
3. Top Ten Films of 2022: Mike D’Angelo
4. The 30 Best Films of 2022: Little White Lies
4. Best Films of 2022: Jake Coyle: AP
4. Top Ten Films of 2022: Ben Kenigsberg: RogerEbert.com
4. The Best Movies of 2022: Adam Nayman: The Ringer
4. The Best Films of 2022: Grace Barber-Plentie: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
4. The Best Movies of 2022: Tasha Robinson: Polygon
5. The Best Movies of 2022: Kevin Slane: Boston.com
5. The Best Films of 2022: Dazed
5. The 25 Best Movies of 2022: IndieWire
6. The Best Movies of 2022: Matt Singer: ScreenCrush
6. The Best Films of 2022: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
6. Best Movies of 2022: Screen Slate
6. The Best Movies of 2022: Keith Phipps: The Reveal
6. Best Movies of 2022: Justin Chang: Los Angeles Times
7. Best Movies of 2022: Molly Haskell: Screen Slate
7. Top 10 Films of 2022: Josh Larsen: Filmspotting
7. Top Ten Films of 2022: Jeffrey M. Anderson: Combustible Celluloid
8. The Best Films of 2022: Lovia Gyarkye: Hollywood Reporter
8. Best Movies of 2022: Manohla Dargis: New York Times
8. Top 50 Movies of 2022: Jessica Kiang
8. The Best Films of 2022: A.A. Dowd: Chron
9. The Top 20 Best Films Of The Year 2022: Mark Hughes: Forbes
9. Top Ten Movies of 2022: Jesse Hassenger: Paste
9. The Best Movies of 2022: Scott Tobias: The Reveal
9. The 25 Best Films of 2022: David Ehrlich
9. Top 50 Films of 2022: Film Stage
10. My Favorite Movies of 2022: Sean Fennessey
10. Best Movies of 2022: Scott Renshaw: Salt Lake City Weekly
12. The Best Films of 2022: Clarisse Loughrey: Independent
12. Best Films of 2022: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
12. Top 25 Films of 2022: In Review Online
14. The 20 Best Films of 2022: BBC: BBC Culture
18. Top 50 Movies of 2022: Guy Lodge
19. 10 Best Movies of 2022: Odie Henderson: Boston Globe
19. The 25 Best Films Of 2022: The Playlist
21. The 50 Best Movies of 2022: Paste

• Best Movies of 2022: Nick Schager: Daily Beast
• Top Ten Films of 2022: Tomris Laffly: RogerEbert.com
• Top Ten Films of 2022: Christy Lemire: RogerEbert.com
• Notable Films Of 2022: Glenn Kenny
• The 10 Best Films of 2022: David Sims: Atlantic
• The 25 Best Movies of 2022: Alissa Wilkinson: Vox
• Top 20 Films of 2022: Ty Burr
• Best Films of 2022: Danny Leigh: Financial Times
• Top 10 Movies of 2022: Randy Myers: Mercury News
• The Top 10 Best Movies of 2022: Michael Phillips: Chicago Tribune
• Top Ten Films of 2022: Nandini Balial: RogerEbert.com
• Favorite Movies of 2022: Barack Obama
• The 10 Best Movies of 2022: Dana Stevens: Slate
• The 25 Best Films of 2022: Slant
• The 10 Best Movies of 2022: Leah Greenblatt: Entertainment Weekly
• The 10 Best Movies of 2022: Stephanie Zacharek: Time
• Best Films of 2022: Spectrum Culture

The Little Drummer Girl

4. Best Television Shows of 2018: The Ringer
6. Best TV Shows of 2018: The Playlist
8. 10 Best TV Shows of 2018: Willa Paskin: Slate
57. Favourite Films of 2018: Scout Tafoya

• Top TV Shows of 2018: Maureen Ryan
• 22 Best TV Shows of 2018: Sophie Gilbert: Atlantic

The Handmaiden

1. Top Ten Films of 2016: Jacob Oller: RogerEbert.com
1. Top Ten Films of 2016: Danny Bowes: RogerEbert.com
2. The Best Films of 2016: Katie Rife: A.V. Club
2. Top Ten Films of 2016: Dan Callahan: RogerEbert.com
2. Top Ten Films of 2016: Sean Mulvihill: RogerEbert.com
2. The Best Films of 2016: Noel Murray: A.V. Club
3. 20 Best Movies of 2016: Bilge Ebiri: Village Voice
4. Top 10 Films of 2016: Scott Tobias: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
5. Top Ten Films of 2016: Michał Oleszczyk: RogerEbert.com
5. Top Ten Films of 2016: Leah Pickett: Chicago Reader
6. Top Ten Films of 2016: Christy Lemire: RogerEbert.com
6. 20 Best Films of 2016: A.V. Club
6. Top Ten Films of 2016: Peter Sobczynski: RogerEbert.com
6. The Best Films of 2016: A.A. Dowd: A.V. Club
6. Best Films of 2016: B. Ruby Rich: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
7. Top Ten Films of 2016: Brian Tallerico: RogerEbert.com
7. Top 50 Films of 2016: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
7. Top Ten Films of 2016: Matt Zoller Seitz: RogerEbert.com
7. 35 Best Movies of 2016: Christopher Orr: Atlantic
8. 20 Best Movies of 2016: David Edelstein: New York: Vulture
8. 28 Best Movies of 2016: Manohla Dargis: New York Times
8. The Best Movies of 2016: Matt Singer: ScreenCrush
8. 19 Best Films of 2016: Todd McCarthy: Hollywood Reporter
8. Top 50 Films of 2016: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
8. Top Ten Films of 2016: Alan Zilberman: RogerEbert.com
8. The Best Movies of the 2010s: Esquire
9. Top 50 Films of the 2010s: The Young Folks
9. Top 100 Films of the 2010s: Consequence
10. Top Ten Films of 2016: Mark Dujsik: RogerEbert.com
10. Top 11 Films of 2016: Nictate
11. 25 Best Films of 2016: David Ehrlich
14. The Best Films of 2016: Jesse Hassenger: A.V. Club
16. 20 Best Films of 2016: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
20. The 25 Best Movies of 2016: Nick Schager: Esquire
27. The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s: A.V. Club
39. The 100 Best Films of the Decade: The Playlist
41. 100 Best Films of the 2010s: Insider
42. The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s: Film School Rejects
43. 50 Best Films of 2016: Slant
57. The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s: Paste
72. The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s: IndieWire

• 15 Best Movies of 2016: Tasha Robinson: Verge
• 20 Best Films of 2016: Steve Erickson: GCN
• 20 Best Movies of 2016: Michael Phillips: Chicago Tribune
• Top 15 Films of 2016: Keith Phipps
• Top Ten Films of 2016: Jeffrey M. Anderson: Combustible Celluloid
• Top Ten Films of 2016: Seongyong Cho: RogerEbert.com
• Top Ten Films of 2016: Craig Lindsey: RogerEbert.com
• Top 25 Movies of 2016: Justin Chang: Los Angeles Times
• The 10 Best Films of 2016: Jourdain Searles

Stoker

1. Top Ten Films of 2013: Dave Gonzalez: Fighting in the War Room
7. The Top 10 Films of 2013: Matt Patches: Fighting in the War Room
9. The Top 10 Films of 2013: Katey Rich: Vanity Fair
15. 25 Best Films of 2013: David Ehrlich
16. The Best Movies of 2013: Jordan Hoffman: ScreenCrush
17. The 40 Best Films of the 2010s: Independent
44. Top 50 Films of 2013: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll