Year-End Lists

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

Quo Vadis, Aida? - Jasmila Žbanić

Tim Hayes: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

Belle - Mamoru Hosoda

Ian Wang: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

The Velvet Underground - Todd Haynes

Michael Hayden: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

Nomadland - Chloé Zhao

Ginette Vincendeau: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

Petite Maman - Céline Sciamma

Molly Haskell: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

Sound of Metal - Darius Marder

J. M. Tyree: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

Memoria - Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Matt Turner: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

Spencer - Pablo Larraín

Rebecca Harrison: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

Benediction - Terence Davies

Matthew Thrift: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

The Lost Daughter - Maggie Gyllenhaal

Simran Hans: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

The Velvet Underground - Todd Haynes

David Thompson: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

Censor - Prano Bailey-Bond

Lindsay Hallam: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

Titane - Julia Ducournau

Lou Thomas: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

The Worst Person in the World - Joachim Trier

Steph Green: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn - Radu Jude

Carmen Gray: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

Drive My Car - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Matthew Taylor: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion

Amy Taubin: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

Memoria - Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Devika Girish: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

Another Round - Thomas Vinterberg

Jane Giles: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

Il Buco - Michelangelo Frammartino

Isabel Stevens: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

Quo Vadis, Aida? - Jasmila Žbanić

Ryan Gilbey: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion

Kate Stables: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion

Anna Smith: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion

Charles Gant: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021