Year-End Lists

Vikram Murthi: The Best Films of 2021, as published by The A.V. Club

[see also 2020 • 2019 • 2018]

1. Memoria
   Apichatpong Weerasethakul
2. Licorice Pizza
   Paul Thomas Anderson
3. The Velvet Underground
   Todd Haynes
4. The French Dispatch
   Wes Anderson
5. The Souvenir Part II
   Joanna Hogg
6. Red Rocket
   Sean Baker
7. Slow Machine
   Joe DeNardo and Paul Felten
8. Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
   Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
9. Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn
   Radu Jude
10. Pig
    Michael Sarnoski
11. French Exit
    Azazel Jacobs
12. El Planeta
    Amalia Ulman
13. Days
    Tsai Ming-liang
14. Annette
    Leos Carax
15. The Worst Person in the World
    Joachim Trier

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• A.V. Club: The Best Films of 2021

Noel Murray: The Best Films of 2021, as published by The A.V. Club

[see also The 10 (or 11) Best Documentaries of 2021 • The Best Films of 2020 • The Best Films of 2019 • Top 15 Films of 2018 • Best Films of 2017 • The Best Films of 2016 • The Best Films of 2015 • Top 15 Films of 2014 • 15 Best Films of 2012 • Best Films of 2011]

1. The French Dispatch
   Wes Anderson
2. Red Rocket
   Sean Baker
3. Pig
   Michael Sarnoski
4. West Side Story
   Steven Spielberg
5. A Hero
   Asghar Farhadi
6. Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn
   Radu Jude
7. The Power of the Dog
   Jane Campion
8. The Card Counter
   Paul Schrader
9. Petite Maman
   Céline Sciamma
10. Nightmare Alley
    Guillermo del Toro
11. The Viewing Booth
    Ra’anan Alexandrowicz
12. The Mitchells vs. the Machines
    Mike Rianda
13. The Tragedy of Macbeth
    Joel Coen
14. Last Night in Soho
    Edgar Wright
15. Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
    Questlove

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• A.V. Club: The Best Films of 2021

Leila Latif: The Best Films of 2021, as published by The A.V. Club

1. Titane
   Julia Ducournau
2. Judas and the Black Messiah
   Shaka King
3. Petite Maman
   Céline Sciamma
4. The French Dispatch
   Wes Anderson
5. Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
   Questlove
6. Night of the Kings
   Philippe Lacôte
7. The Card Counter
   Paul Schrader
8. Dune
   Denis Villeneuve
9. The Green Knight
   David Lowery
10. Bergman Island
    Mia Hansen-Løve
11. Shiva Baby
    Emma Seligman
12. The Power of the Dog
    Jane Campion
13. Parallel Mothers
    Pedro Almodóvar
14. West Side Story
    Steven Spielberg
15. Flee
    Jonas Poher Rasmussen

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• A.V. Club: The Best Films of 2021

Jesse Hassenger: The Best Films of 2021, as published by The A.V. Club

[see also 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014]

1. Licorice Pizza
   Paul Thomas Anderson
2. The French Dispatch
   Wes Anderson
3. West Side Story
   Steven Spielberg
4. Red Rocket
   Sean Baker
5. Titane
   Julia Ducournau
6. The Worst Person in the World
   Joachim Trier
7. In the Heights
   Jon M. Chu
8. No Sudden Move
   Steve Soderbergh
9. Spencer
   Pablo Larraín
10. The Green Knight
    David Lowery
11. Pig
    Michael Sarnoski
12. The Tragedy of Macbeth
    Joel Coen
13. Luca
    Enrico Casarosa
14. Werewolves Within
    Josh Ruben
15. Riders of Justice
    Anders Thomas Jensen

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• A.V. Club: The Best Films of 2021

Caroline Siede: The Best Films of 2021, as published by The A.V. Club

[see also 2020 • 2019]

1. C'mon C'mon
   Mike Mills
2. Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
   Questlove
3. The Worst Person in the World
   Joachim Trier
4. Drive My Car
   Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
5. The Power of the Dog
   Jane Campion
6. Being the Ricardos
   Aaron Sorkin
7. The Tragedy of Macbeth
   Joel Coen
8. The Green Knight
   David Lowery
9. The Mitchells vs. the Machines
   Mike Rianda
10. The French Dispatch
    Wes Anderson
11. tick, tick... BOOM!
    Lin-Manuel Miranda
12. Together Together
    Nikole Beckwith
13. Petite Maman
    Céline Sciamma
14. The Eyes of Tammy Faye
    Michael Showalter
15. Flee
    Jonas Poher Rasmussen

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• A.V. Club: The Best Films of 2021

Mike D’Angelo: The Best Films of 2021, as published by The A.V. Club

[see also 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012]

1. Memoria
   Apichatpong Weerasethakul
2. Pig
   Michael Sarnoski
3. The Killing of Two Lovers
   Robert Machoian
4. French Exit
   Azazel Jacobs
5. Annette
   Leos Carax
6. Enemies of the State
   Sonia Kennebeck
7. Petite Maman
   Céline Sciamma
8. The Power of the Dog
   Jane Campion
9. A Hero
   Asghar Farhadi
10. No Sudden Move
    Steve Soderbergh
11. Passing
    Rebecca Hall
12. Cliff Walkers
    Zhang Yimou
13. About Endlessness
    Roy Andersson
14. I'm Your Man
    Maria Schrader
15. Anne at 13,000 ft
    Kazik Radwanski

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• A.V. Club: The Best Films of 2021

Katie Rife: The Best Films of 2021, as published by The A.V. Club

[see also 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015]

1. The Power of the Dog
   Jane Campion
2. Petite Maman
   Céline Sciamma
3. Licorice Pizza
   Paul Thomas Anderson
4. Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
   Questlove
5. Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
   Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
6. The Green Knight
   David Lowery
7. This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection
   Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese
8. The Card Counter
   Paul Schrader
9. Zola
   Janicza Bravo
10. A Hero
    Asghar Farhadi
11. Red Rocket
    Sean Baker
12. Benedetta
    Paul Verhoeven
13. The Lost Daughter
    Maggie Gyllenhaal
14. Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar
    Josh Greenbaum
15. Titane
    Julia Ducournau

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• A.V. Club: The Best Films of 2021

Charles Bramesco: The Best Films of 2021, as published by The A.V. Club

[see also 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017]

1. Bergman Island
   Mia Hansen-Løve
2. Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn
   Radu Jude
3. Licorice Pizza
   Paul Thomas Anderson
4. About Endlessness
   Roy Andersson
5. Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar
   Josh Greenbaum
6. Annette
   Leos Carax
7. The French Dispatch
   Wes Anderson
8. Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
   Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
9. Memoria
   Apichatpong Weerasethakul
10. Zola
    Janicza Bravo
11. Days
    Tsai Ming-liang
12. The Card Counter
    Paul Schrader
13. Red Rocket
    Sean Baker
14. Procession
    Robert Greene
15. The Green Knight
    David Lowery

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• A.V. Club: The Best Films of 2021

Carlos Aguilar: The Best Films of 2021, as published by The A.V. Club

1. Identifying Features
   Fernanda Valadez
2. The Souvenir Part II
   Joanna Hogg
3. Flee
   Jonas Poher Rasmussen
4. Drive My Car
   Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
5. Petite Maman
   Céline Sciamma
6. The Worst Person in the World
   Joachim Trier
7. A Hero
   Asghar Farhadi
8. Parallel Mothers
   Pedro Almodóvar
9. Limbo
   Ben Sharrock
10. Luca
    Enrico Casarosa
11. About Endlessness
    Roy Andersson
12. Belle
    Mamoru Hosoda
13. The Green Knight
    David Lowery
14. This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection
    Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese
15. Quo Vadis, Aida?
    Jasmila Žbanić

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• A.V. Club: The Best Films of 2021

A.A. Dowd: The Best Films of 2021, as published by The A.V. Club

[see also 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013]

1. The French Dispatch
   Wes Anderson
2. A Hero
   Asghar Farhadi
3. West Side Story
   Steven Spielberg
4. The Disciple
   Chaitanya Tamhane
5. Memoria
   Apichatpong Weerasethakul
6. Red Rocket
   Sean Baker
7. Petite Maman
   Céline Sciamma
8. Procession
   Robert Greene
9. Violation
   Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli
10. Days
    Tsai Ming-liang
11. Quo Vadis, Aida?
    Jasmila Žbanić
12. The Killing of Two Lovers
    Robert Machoian
13. There Is No Evil
    Mohammad Rasoulof
14. Some Kind of Heaven
    Lance Oppenheim
15. I'm Your Man
    Maria Schrader

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• A.V. Club: The Best Films of 2021