Year-End Lists

Notable, browsable lists of the year's best music, movies, books, and TV shows. Year-end lists are fingerprints; aggregate statistics are smudges. Therefore, we make no tallies. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its authors, at the source.

Holy Motors

by  Leos Carax

  1. David Ehrlich: 25 Best Films of 2012
  2. Cahiers du Cinéma: Top Ten Films of 2012
  3. Matt Singer: 20 Best Films of 2012
  4. Michael Sicinski: Top 12 Films of 2012
  5. Les Inrocks: 20 Best Films of 2012
  6. Film Comment: 50 Best Films of 2012
  7. Eric Kohn: 10 Best Movies of 2012
  8. Richard Brody: 27 Best Movies of 2012
  9. Mike D’Angelo: 15 Best Films of 2012
  10. IndieWire Poll: Top 50 Films of 2012
  11. Miriam Bale: Top 10 Films of 2012
  12. Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of the Decade 2010-2019
  13. Slant: 25 Best Films of 2012
  14. Jonathan Marlow: Top Ten Films of 2012
  15. Andrew O’Hehir: 20 Best Movies of 2012
  16. Dennis Cooper: 16 Favorite Films of 2012
  17. Kevin B. Lee: 12 Best Films of 2012
  18. Karina Longworth: Top 10 Films of 2012
  19. Village Voice Film Poll: Best Films of 2012
  20. Cinema Scope: Top 15 Films of 2012
  21. Bilge Ebiri: Top 20 Films of 2012
  22. Nick Schager: Top 20 Films of 2012
  23. Rolling Stone: The 50 Best Movies of the 2010s
  24. Scott Tobias: 15 Best Films of 2012
  25. Manohla Dargis: Top 36 Movies of 2012
  26. Sight & Sound Poll: Top 11 Films of 2012
  27. Little White Lies: Top 10 Films of 2012
  28. A.V. Club: 20 Best Films of 2012
  29. Reverse Shot: 10 Best Films of 2012
  30. Peter Bradshaw: 10 Best Films of 2012
  31. Noel Murray: 15 Best Films of 2012
  32. Darren Hughes: 10 Best Films of 2012
  33. Jonathan Rosenbaum: Best Films of the Decade (2010-2019)
  34. Ty Burr: Top 26 Movies of 2012
  35. Jonathan Rosenbaum: Top 10 Films of 2012
  36. IndieWire: The 100 Best Movies of the Decade
  37. Sean Burns: Top 10 Films of 2012
  38. Ben Sachs: 20 Favorite Films of 2012
  39. Jonathan Rosenbaum: Top 10 Films of 2012
  40. Wesley Morris: Top 25 Movies of 2012
  41. TIFF Cinematheque: The Best of the Decade: An Alternative View
  42. L Magazine: 25 Best Films of 2012
  43. Scott Foundas: 10 Best Films of 2012
  44. Glenn Kenny: 25 Best Films of 2012
  45. Jordan Cronk: The 50 Best Films of the 2010s
  46. Fernando F. Croce: Top 20 Films of 2012
  47. Matt Prigge: Top 10 Films of 2012
  48. Matt Singer: The Best Movies of the 2010s
  49. Empire: 20 Best Films of 2012
  50. Hyperallergic: The Best Films of the Decade
  51. A.V. Club: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
  52. Ty Burr: The 50 Best Movies of the Decade
  53. Huffington Post: 30+ Best Movies of 2012
  54. Jordan Ruimy: The 25 Best Movies of the Decade
  55. Playlist: The 100 Best Films of the Decade
  56. Time Out New York: The 50 Best Movies of the 2010s
  57. Susannah Gruder: Best Movies of the 2010s
  58. Paste: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
  59. Film School Rejects: The 100 Best Movies of the Decade

Recent Lists

By Year

By Category

Trending Lists

Trending Works

Archive

About