Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index of notable year-end lists. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its author, at the source.
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45 Years

by  Andrew Haigh

Lists

  1. Guardian: 50 Best Films of 2015
  2. Time Out London: 20 Best Movies of 2015
  3. A.V. Club: A.A. Dowd: The Best Films of 2015
  4. IndieWire: 66 Best Films of 2015
  5. A.V. Club: Noel Murray: The Best Films of 2015
  6. Sight & Sound Poll: Top 35 Films of 2015
  7. New York Times: Stephen Holden: 18 Best Movies of 2015
  8. Keyframe Daily: David Hudson: Top 17 Films of 2015
  9. Village Voice: Melissa Anderson: 19 Best Movies of 2015
  10. Polygon: Matt Patches: The Best Movies of the 2010s Decade
  11. Thompson on Hollywood: Anne Thompson: Top 10 Films of 2015
  12. Variety: 10 Best Films of 2015
  13. AP: Jake Coyle: Top 10 Movies of 2015
  14. ScreenCrush: Matt Singer: The Best Movies of 2015
  15. Scott Tobias: Top 30 films of 2015
  16. A.V. Club: Ignatiy Vishnevetsky: The Best Films of 2015
  17. Nictate: 15 Favorite Films of 2015
  18. A.V. Club: 20 Best Films of 2015
  19. IndieWire Poll: Top 50 Films of 2015
  20. Chicago Reader: J.R. Jones: The Best Films of 2016
  21. Time Out New York: Joshua Rothkopf: 20 Best Movies of 2015
  22. Fandor: Top 25 Films of 2015
  23. BuzzFeed: Alison Willmore: 19 Best Movies of 2015
  24. Metro: Matt Prigge: 30 Best Films of 2015
  25. The Playlist: The 100 Best Films of the Decade
  26. Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2015
  27. Slant: 50 Best Films of 2015
  28. Consequence: Top 100 Films of the 2010s
  29. Boston Globe: Ty Burr: The 50 Best Movies of the Decade
  30. Rolling Stone: The 50 Best Movies of the 2010s

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