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. Vanity Fair: Richard Lawson: The 10 Best Movies of 2020
  2. Entertainment Weekly: Leah Greenblatt: The 10 Best Movies of 2020
  3. David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2020
  4. Sight & Sound Poll: Christina Newland: Best Films of 2021
  5. HuffPost: Matthew Jacobs: The 17 Best Movies of 2020
  6. A.V. Club: Roxana Hadadi: The Best Films of 2020
  7. Harper’s Bazaar: Candice Frederick: The Best Films of 2020
  8. Mercury News: Randy Myers: The Best 10 Movies of 2020
  9. The Independent: Clarisse Loughrey: The 10 Best Films of 2021
  10. Us Weekly: Mara Reinstein: The Best Movies of 2020
  11. Cinema Etc.: Cole Duffy: Top 10 Films of 2020
  12. Cinema Etc.: Top 10 Films of 2020
  13. Cinema Etc.: Davey Peppers: Top 10 Films of 2020
  14. AP: Jake Coyle: Best Films of 2020
  15. RogerEbert.com: The Ten Best Films of 2020
  16. Hollywood Reporter: David Rooney: The Best Films of 2020
  17. The Skinny: Films of 2021
  18. Little White Lies: The 30 Best Films of 2021
  19. Rolling Stone: David Fear: The 20 Best Movies of 2020
  20. A.V. Club: Allison Shoemaker: The Best Films of 2020
  21. Good Morning America: Peter Travers: 10 Best Movies of 2020
  22. Variety: Owen Gleiberman: Best Movies of 2020
  23. Robert Daniels: Top 25 Films of 2020
  24. Esquire: Nick Schager: The Best Movies of 2020
  25. ScreenCrush: Matt Singer: The Best Movies of 2020
  26. A.V. Club: Caroline Siede: The Best Films of 2020
  27. The Playlist: The 25 Best Films of 2020
  28. Time Out London: The 20 Best Films of 2021
  29. Deadline: Todd McCarthy: Top 10 Films of 2020
  30. Joshua Rothkopf: Top 20 Films of 2020
  31. A.V. Club: Best Films of 2020
  32. A.V. Club: Katie Rife: The Best Films of 2020
  33. Vox: Alissa Wilkinson: The 25 Best Movies of 2020
  34. Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2020
  35. Paste: The 50 Best Movies of 2020
  36. Sight & Sound Poll: The 50 Best Films of 2021