Year-End Lists

Youth (Hard Times)

• #1 Best Films of 2025: Travis Jeppesen: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• #1 Best Films of 2024: Madeline Ostdick: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• #2 Best Films of 2024: Emerson Goo: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• #2 Best Films of 2024: Cici Peng: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• #2 Best Films of 2024: Kevin B. Lee: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• #3 Best Films of 2024: Edo Choi: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• #3 Best Films of 2024: Leo Goldsmith: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• #3 Best Films of 2024: Ryan Swen: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• #5 Best Films of 2024: Giovanni Marchini Camia: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• #6 Top 10 Films of 2024: Ryan Swen
• #7 Best Films of 2024: Ryan Swen: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• #8 Best Films of 2024: Josh Slater-Williams: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• #10 Best Films of 2024: Clinton Krute: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• #11 Best Films of 2024: Devika Girish: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• #11 Best Films of 2024: Dennis Lim: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• #12 Best Films of 2024: Jean-Michel Frodon: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• #13 Best Films of 2024: Jordan Cronk: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• #16 Top 50 Films of 2024: Film Stage
• #18 Best Films of 2024: Inney Prakash: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• #44 Best Movies of 2024: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll

• Best Films of 2024: Phil Coldiron: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• Best Films of 2024: Matías Piñeiro: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• Best Films of 2025: Benoit Rouilly Honorable mention
• Best Films of 2024: Nicolas Rapold: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll Twenty More
• Best Movies of 2024: Manohla Dargis: New York Times Also recommended

Youth (Homecoming)

• #1 Best Films of 2025: Travis Jeppesen: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• #2 Best Films of 2024: Edo Choi: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• #2 Best Films of 2024: Ryan Swen: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• #4 Best Films of 2024: Giovanni Marchini Camia: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• #6 Top 10 Films of 2024: Ryan Swen
• #6 Best Films of 2024: Ryan Swen: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• #8 Ten Best Films of 2024: Michael J. Anderson
• #9 Best Films of 2024: Darren Hughes: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• #10 Best Films of 2024: Dennis Lim: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• #16 Top 50 Films of 2024: Film Stage
• #19 Best Films of 2024: Inney Prakash: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• #20 Best Films of 2024: Michael Sicinski: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• #39 Best Films of 2024: In Review Online

• Best Films of 2024: Phil Coldiron: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• Favorite Films of 2024: Dennis Cooper
• Best Films of 2024: Matías Piñeiro: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• Best Films of 2024: Josh Slater-Williams: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll Honorable mention
• Best Films of 2025: Benoit Rouilly Honorable mention
• Best Movies of 2024: Manohla Dargis: New York Times Also recommended

Man in Black

• #1 Best Films of 2023: Matt Turner: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• #4 Best Films of 2024: Benoit Rouilly
• #8 Top 50 Movies of 2023: Jessica Kiang
• #9 Best Films of 2023: Jonathan Romney: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll

• The Ten Best Experimental Films of 2023: Jordan Cronk
• Best Films of 2023: Nicolas Pedrero-Setzer: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• Best Movies of 2023: La Internacional Cinéfila Poll Honorable mention

Youth (Spring)

• #1 Best Films of 2025: Travis Jeppesen: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• #1 Best Films of 2024: Antoine Thirion: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• #2 Best Films of 2023: J. Hoberman: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• #2 Best Films of 2023: J. Hoberman: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• #2 Best Films of 2023: Antoine Thirion: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• #4 Best Films of 2023: Erika Balsom: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• #4 Best Films of 2023: Devika Girish: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• #4 Best Films of 2023: Clinton Krute: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• #6 Best Films of 2024: Benoit Rouilly
• #6 Best Films of 2023: Ian Wang: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• #8 Best Films of 2023: Matías Piñeiro: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• #9 Top 10 Films of 2023: Ryan Swen
• #9 Best Films of 2023: Jordan Cronk: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• #10 Best Films of 2023: Jordan Cronk: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• #10 Best Films of 2023: Edo Choi: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• #10 Best Films of 2023: Ryan Swen: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• #17 Best Films of 2023: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• #18 Best Films of 2023: Giovanni Marchini Camia: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• #25 Top 50 Films of 2023: Film Stage

• Best Films of 2023: Radu Jude: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• Best Films of 2023: Jonathan Mackris: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• Best Films of 2023: Matene Toure: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• Best Films of 2023: Muyan Wang: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• Best Films of 2023: Inney Prakash: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• Top Ten Films of 2023: Clémence Polès Farhang Notable mentions
• Best Movies of 2023: Manohla Dargis: New York Times Ten more
• Best Movies of 2023: Jake Coyle: AP Also

Beauty Lives in Freedom

• Best Films of 2019: Juliet Jacques: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll

Dead Souls

• #1 10 Best Films of 2018: James Quandt: Artforum
• #3 Favorite US Releases of 2018: Darren Hughes
• #4 25 Favorite Movies of the 2010s: Ben Sachs: Chicago Reader
• #5 Top 20 Films of 2018: Jordan Cronk
• #11 Top 50 Films of 2018: Michael Sicinski
• #14 Best Films of 2018: Philip Concannon
• #25 25 Best Films of 2018: Slant
• #33 The 50 Best Films of the 2010s: Jordan Cronk
• #47 Top 50 Films of 2018: Film Stage

• Best Films of 2018: James Quandt: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• Best Films of 2018: Giovanni Marchini Camia: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• Best Films of 2018: Roger Koza: La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
• Top 20 Films of 2018: In Review Online Honorable mention
• 25 Best Movies of 2018: Nick Schager: Esquire Honorable mention

Ta’ang

• #36 Top 50 Films of 2017: Film Stage

• Top 20 Films of 2017: Daniel Kasman: Senses of Cinema: Senses of Cinema World Poll

Mrs. Fang

• Best Films of 2017: Miguel Gomes: La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
• Top Ten Films of 2017: Denis Côté: Lists Curated by Toronto Film Review

Bitter Money

• #3 Top Movies of 2018: Ben Sachs: Chicago Reader
• #4 25 Favorite Movies of the 2010s: Ben Sachs: Chicago Reader

• Best Films of 2017: Tara Judah: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll

‘Til Madness Do Us Part

• #2 Best Films of 2016: Aaron Cutler: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
• #2 10 Best Films of 2013: James Quandt: Artforum
• #3 Best Films of 2016: Kevin B. Lee: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
• #4 20 Best Films of 2016: Steve Erickson: GCN
• #4 25 Favorite Movies of the 2010s: Ben Sachs: Chicago Reader

Fengming: A Chinese Memoir

• #15 20 Best Films of 2012: Les Inrocks

Three Sisters

• Top 5 Films of 2012: Nicole Brenez: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll