Year-End Lists

A curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.

Annette - Leos Carax

Gabrielle Marceau: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

Drive My Car - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Erika Balsom: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

Dune - Denis Villeneuve

Robin Baker: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

Petite Maman - Céline Sciamma

Ian Mantgani: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

The Green Knight - David Lowery

Anne Billson: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

Drive My Car - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Łukasz Mańkowski: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

76 Days - Hao Wu, Weixi Chen and Anonymous

Roger Luckhurst: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

Quo Vadis, Aida? - Jasmila Žbanić

Michael Atkinson: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn - Radu Jude

Violet Lucca: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

Betty - Crystal Moselle

Margaret Lyons: New York Times Best Shows That Ended in 2021

Drive My Car - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Jason Anderson: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn - Radu Jude

Kaleem Aftab: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

Drive My Car - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Guy Lodge: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

Annette - Leos Carax

Jordan Cronk: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

First Cow - Kelly Reichardt

Jonathan Rosenbaum: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

Annette - Leos Carax

Beatrice Loayza: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

Happening - Audrey Diwan

Elena Lazic: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

Sour - Olivia Rodrigo

Rolling Stone 50 Best Albums of 2021

The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion

Jourdain Searles: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

It's a Sin

James Poniewozik: New York Times Best TV Shows of 2021

The Underground Railroad - Barry Jenkins

Judy Berman: Time The 10 Best TV Shows of 2021

The Souvenir Part II - Joanna Hogg

Sight & Sound Poll The 50 Best Films of 2021

29: Written In Stone - Carly Pearce

Holler Albums of the Year 2021

The French Dispatch - Wes Anderson

Richard Brody: New Yorker The Best Movies of 2021