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.

Lists

  1. Chicago Reader: J.R. Jones: 22 Favorite Movies of 2012
  2. Chicago Sun-Times: Roger Ebert: Best Films of 2011
  3. Sight & Sound Poll: Best Films of 2011
  4. Village Voice Film Poll: Best Films of 2011
  5. Fandor: Top Films of 2011
  6. Time Out New York: David Fear: Best Films of 2011
  7. A.V. Club: Alison Willmore: Best Films of 2011
  8. Skandies: 20 Best Films of 2011
  9. The Playlist: The 100 Best Films of the Decade
  10. Roxana Hadadi: Top 50 Movies of the Decade
  11. IndieWire Poll: Best Films of 2011
  12. Guardian: Peter Bradshaw: Best Films of 2011
  13. Slant: Nick Schager: Top 10 Films of 2011
  14. Philadelphia Weekly: Matt Prigge: Top Ten Films of 2011
  15. A.V. Club: Year in Film 2011
  16. A.V. Club: Noel Murray: Best Films of 2011
  17. A.V. Club: Scott Tobias: Best Films of 2011
  18. Film Comment Poll: 50 Best Released Films of 2011
  19. A.V. Club: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
  20. Slant: 25 Best Films of 2011
  21. A.V. Club: Keith Phipps: Best Films of 2011
  22. New Yorker: David Denby: Best Films of 2011
  23. Village Voice: Karina Longworth: Best Films of 2011
  24. Salon: Andrew O’Hehir: 10 Best Movies of 2011
  25. IFC: Matt Singer: 10 Best Movies of 2011
  26. Boston Globe: Ty Burr: Top Movies of 2011
  27. Time Out Chicago: Ben Kenigsberg: Best Films of 2011
  28. Time Out New York: Joshua Rothkopf: Best Films of 2011
  29. HitFix: Kristopher Tapley: Best Films of 2011
  30. A.V. Club: Nathan Rabin: Best Films of 2011
  31. Chicago Tribune: Michael Phillips: 10 Best Movies of 2011
  32. World of Reel: Jordan Ruimy: The 25 Best Movies of the 2010s
  33. Slant: Ed Gonzalez: Top 10 Films of 2011
  34. Total Film: 50 Best Movies of 2011
  35. RogerEbert.com: The Best Films of the 2010s
  36. David Ehrlich: 25 Best Films of 2011
  37. Rolling Stone: The 50 Best Movies of the 2010s
  38. The Young Folks: Top 50 Films of the 2010s
  39. Boston Globe: Ty Burr: The 50 Best Movies of the Decade
  40. Time Out New York: The 50 Best Movies of the 2010s
  41. Consequence: Top 100 Films of the 2010s
  42. IndieWire: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
  43. Insider: 100 Best Films of the 2010s