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. HuffPost: Matthew Jacobs: The 17 Best Movies of 2020
  2. IndieWire Poll: Best Movies of 2020
  3. RogerEbert.com: Brian Tallerico: Top Ten Films of 2020
  4. Paste: The 50 Best Movies of 2020
  5. Entertainment Weekly: Leah Greenblatt: The 10 Best Movies of 2020
  6. Cinema Etc.: Cole Duffy: Top 10 Films of 2020
  7. A.V. Club: Katie Rife: The Best Films of 2020
  8. The Playlist: The 25 Best Films of 2020
  9. A.V. Club: Allison Shoemaker: The Best Films of 2020
  10. AP: Lindsey Bahr: Best Films of 2020
  11. Deadline: Todd McCarthy: Top 10 Films of 2020
  12. Time Out London: The 20 Best Films of 2021
  13. RogerEbert.com: The Ten Best Films of 2020
  14. Little White Lies: The 30 Best Films of 2020
  15. Boston Globe: Ty Burr: Best Movies of 2020
  16. Robert Daniels: Top 25 Films of 2020
  17. Washington Post: Ann Hornaday: Best Movies of 2020
  18. Good Morning America: Peter Travers: 10 Best Movies of 2020
  19. Hollywood Reporter: Jon Frosch: The Best Films of 2020
  20. CBS News: David Morgan: The 10 Best Films of 2020
  21. Joshua Rothkopf: Top 20 Films of 2020
  22. A.V. Club: Best Films of 2020
  23. Mercury News: Randy Myers: The Best 10 Movies of 2020
  24. Decider: Best Movies of 2021
  25. The Independent: Clarisse Loughrey: The 10 Best Films of 2021
  26. Los Angeles Times: Justin Chang: The Best Movies of 2020
  27. Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2020
  28. A.V. Club: Caroline Siede: The Best Films of 2020
  29. Cinema Etc.: Top 10 Films of 2020
  30. IndieWire: Eric Kohn: The Best Movies of 2020
  31. Chicago Tribune: Michael Phillips: Top 10 Movies of 2020
  32. RogerEbert.com: Odie Henderson: Top Ten Films of 2020
  33. ScreenCrush: Matt Singer: The Best Movies of 2020
  34. Nashville Scene: The 2020 Jim Ridley Film Poll
  35. Scott Tobias: Top 10 Films of 2020
  36. Variety: Peter Debruge: Best Movies of 2020
  37. Vanity Fair: Richard Lawson: The 10 Best Movies of 2020
  38. Les Inrocks: Emily Barnett: Top 10 Films of 2021
  39. A.V. Club: Jesse Hassenger: The Best Films of 2020
  40. Cinema Etc.: Davey Peppers: Top 10 Films of 2020
  41. Esquire: Nick Schager: The Best Movies of 2020
  42. A.V. Club: A.A. Dowd: The Best Films of 2020
  43. Atlantic: David Sims: The 10 Best Films of 2020
  44. David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2020
  45. Glenn Heath Jr.: Best Films of 2020
  46. The Ringer: The Best Movies of 2020
  47. Hollywood Reporter: David Rooney: The Best Films of 2020
  48. Sight & Sound Poll: The Best Films of 2020
  49. Marya E. Gates: Favorite Fifteen Films of 2020
  50. Time: Stephanie Zacharek: The 10 Best Movies of 2020
  51. A.V. Club: Charles Bramesco: The Best Films of 2020
  52. Us Weekly: Mara Reinstein: The Best Movies of 2020
  53. A.V. Club: Noel Murray: The Best Films of 2020
  54. Rolling Stone: David Fear: The 20 Best Movies of 2020
  55. A.V. Club: Roxana Hadadi: The Best Films of 2020
  56. Caitlin Quinlan: Best Films of 2020
  57. The Skinny: Films of 2021
  58. Vox: Alissa Wilkinson: The 25 Best Movies of 2020
  59. Sight & Sound Poll: The 50 Best Films of 2021
  60. Slant: The Best Films of 2020