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. Empire: The Best Movies of 2020
  2. Hyperallergic: Top 15 Feature Films of 2019
  3. Chicago Tribune: Michael Phillips: The Best Movies of 2019
  4. CBS News: David Morgan: The 10 Best Films of 2019
  5. David Hudson: Favorite Films of 2019
  6. Vanity Fair: Richard Lawson: The 10 Best Movies of 2019
  7. Nashville Scene: The 2019 Jim Ridley Film Poll
  8. Polygon: Tasha Robinson: The Best Movies of 2019
  9. Los Angeles Times: Justin Chang: Best Movies of 2019
  10. A.V. Club: Katie Rife: The Best Films of 2019
  11. The Playlist: The 25 Best Films Of 2019
  12. A.V. Club: Noel Murray: The Best Films of 2019
  13. Film Comment Poll: Best Films of 2019
  14. Polygon: Karen Han: The Best Movies of 2019
  15. Vox: Alissa Wilkinson: The 21 Best Films of 2019
  16. IndieWire Poll: The 50 Best Movies of 2019
  17. RogerEbert.com: Christy Lemire: Top 10 Films of 2019
  18. Polygon: Karen Han: The Best Movies of the 2010s Decade
  19. RogerEbert.com: Ten Best Films of 2019
  20. Hollywood Reporter: David Rooney: Best Films of 2019
  21. Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2019
  22. Filmmaker Magazine: Anne Thompson: Top Ten Films of 2019
  23. Sight & Sound Poll: The 50 Best Films of 2019
  24. Cinematary: Top 10 of 2019
  25. RogerEbert.com: Matt Zoller Seitz: Top Ten Films of 2019
  26. The Ringer: The Best Movies of 2019
  27. Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2019
  28. David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2019
  29. Observer: Mark Kermode: 10 Best Films of 2020
  30. Atlantic: David Sims: The 10 Best Films of 2019
  31. ScreenCrush: Matt Singer: The Best Movies of 2019
  32. Rolling Stone: Peter Travers: 10 Best Movies of 2019
  33. New York Times: A.O. Scott: Best Movies of 2019
  34. Reverse Shot: Best Films of 2019
  35. Vulture: Bilge Ebiri: Top 10 Movies of 2019
  36. Vulture: Alison Willmore: Top 10 Movies of 2019
  37. Artforum: Amy Taubin: 10 Best Films of 2019
  38. A.V. Club: Best Films of 2019
  39. Scott Tobias: The Best Films of 2019
  40. New York Times: Manohla Dargis: Best Movies of 2019
  41. Mallory Andrews: Best Films of 2019
  42. Film School Rejects: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
  43. The Big Picture: Amanda Dobbins: Top 10 Movies of the 2010s
  44. RogerEbert.com: Kristy Puchko: Top 10 Films of 2019
  45. AP: Jake Coyle: Best Films of 2019
  46. RogerEbert.com: Odie Henderson: Top Ten Films of 2019
  47. A.V. Club: Jesse Hassenger: The Best Films of 2019
  48. RogerEbert.com: Brian Tallerico: Top Ten Films of 2019
  49. Us Weekly: Mara Reinstein: Top 10 Movies of 2019
  50. RogerEbert.com: Allison Shoemaker: Top 10 Films of 2019
  51. RogerEbert.com: Sheila O’Malley: Top Ten Films of 2019
  52. Polygon: Matt Patches: The Best Movies of 2019
  53. Hollywood Reporter: Sheri Linden: Best Films of 2019
  54. Saige Walton: Favorite Films of 2019
  55. Slant: The 25 Best Films of 2019
  56. RogerEbert.com: Tomris Laffly: Top 25 Films of 2019
  57. Vulture: David Edelstein: Top 10 Movies of 2019
  58. Vanity Fair: Richard Lawson: The 10 Best Movies of the 2010s
  59. Time: Stephanie Zacharek: The 10 Best Movies of 2019
  60. A.V. Club: Vikram Murthi: The Best Films of 2019
  61. A.V. Club: A.A. Dowd: The Best Films of 2019
  62. A.V. Club: Caroline Siede: The Best Films of 2019
  63. IndieWire: Eric Kohn: The 19 Best Movies of 2019
  64. Time Out New York: Joshua Rothkopf: The 20 Best Movies of 2019
  65. Hollywood Reporter: Jon Frosch: Best Films of 2019
  66. Daily Beast: The 10 Best Movies of 2019
  67. GCN: Steve Erickson: Best Films of 2019
  68. Cinema Scope: Top Ten Films of 2019
  69. Susannah Gruder: Best Films of 2019
  70. AP: Lindsey Bahr: Best Films of 2019
  71. A.V. Club: Roxana Hadadi: The Best Films of 2019
  72. Clémence Polès: Top Ten Films of 2019
  73. World of Reel: Jordan Ruimy: The 10 Best Movies of 2019
  74. A.V. Club: Charles Bramesco: The Best Films of 2019
  75. RogerEbert.com: Ben Kenigsberg: Top Ten Films of 2019
  76. Les Inrocks: Top 20 Films of 2019
  77. A.V. Club: Ignatiy Vishnevetsky: The Best Films of 2019
  78. Rolling Stone: The 50 Best Movies of the 2010s
  79. Little White Lies: The 30 Best Films of 2020
  80. Robert Daniels: Top 25 Films of 2019
  81. Boston Globe: Ty Burr: The 50 Best Movies of the Decade
  82. Collider: Matt Goldberg: Top 25 Films of the 2010s
  83. Fernando F. Croce: Favorite 2019 Movies
  84. RogerEbert.com: The Best Films of the 2010s
  85. Nictate: Top 16 Films of 2019
  86. Michael Glover Smith: Top 25 Films of 2019
  87. Hyperallergic: The Best Films of the Decade
  88. Glenn Kenny: The 25 Best Films of 2019
  89. Keith Phipps: Top 30 Films of the Decade
  90. Caden Mark Gardner: Top 25 Films of 2019
  91. Esquire: Nick Schager: The Best Movies of 2019
  92. Insider: 100 Best Films of the 2010s
  93. The Playlist: The 100 Best Films of the Decade
  94. The Young Folks: Top 50 Films of the 2010s
  95. IndieWire: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
  96. Paste: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
  97. A.V. Club: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
  98. Consequence: Top 100 Films of the 2010s