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. A.V. Club: Vikram Murthi: The Best Films of 2021
  2. Hyperallergic: Our Top 10 Films of 2021
  3. La Internacional Cinéfila Poll: Best Movies of 2021
  4. Film Comment Poll: Best Films of 2021
  5. A.V. Club: Mike D’Angelo: The Best Films of 2021
  6. Reverse Shot: Best Films of 2021
  7. RogerEbert.com: Ben Kenigsberg: Top Ten Films of 2021
  8. Cinema Scope: Top Ten Films of 2021
  9. Artforum: J Hoberman: Best Films of 2021
  10. Screen Slate: Best Movies of 2021
  11. RogerEbert.com: Brian Tallerico: Top Ten Films of 2021
  12. Paste: The 50 Best Movies of 2021
  13. Atlantic: David Sims: The 10 Best Films of 2021
  14. Cahiers du Cinéma: Top Ten Films of 2021
  15. Sight & Sound Poll: The 50 Best Films of 2021
  16. Los Angeles Times: Justin Chang: The Best Movies of 2021
  17. The Skinny: Films of 2022
  18. Slant: The 50 Best Films of 2021
  19. The Reveal: Scott Tobias: The Best Films of 2021
  20. Darren Hughes: Favorite Theatrical/VOD Releases of 2021
  21. David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2021
  22. Film Stage: Top 50 Films of 2021
  23. Artforum: Amy Taubin: Best Films of 2021
  24. IndieWire Poll: Best Films of 2021
  25. World of Reel: Jordan Ruimy: The 10 Best Movies of 2021
  26. A.V. Club: A.A. Dowd: The Best Films of 2021
  27. Screen Slate: Chloe Lizotte: Best Movies of 2021
  28. IndieWire: The 25 Best Movies of 2021
  29. Michael J. Anderson: Ten Best Films of 2021
  30. New York Times: A.O. Scott: Best Movies of 2021
  31. Film Comment Poll: Florence Almozini: Best Films of 2021
  32. Susannah Gruder: Best Films of 2021
  33. A.V. Club: The Best Films of 2021
  34. A.V. Club: Charles Bramesco: The Best Films of 2021
  35. The Independent: Clarisse Loughrey: The Best Films of 2022
  36. Little White Lies: The 30 Best Films of 2021
  37. Esquire: Nick Schager: The Best Movies of 2021
  38. Rolling Stone: K. Austin Collins: Top 25 Movies of 2021
  39. Les Inrocks: 20 Essential Films of 2021
  40. The Playlist: The 25 Best Films Of 2021
  41. Sight & Sound Poll: The 50 Best Films of 2022
  42. Robert Daniels: Top 50 Films of 2021