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. Les Inrocks: Top 20 Films of 2020
  2. A.V. Club: Ignatiy Vishnevetsky: The Best Films of 2019
  3. Polygon: Matt Patches: The Best Movies of 2019
  4. RogerEbert.com: Justine Smith: Top 10 Films of 2019
  5. Slant: The 25 Best Films of 2019
  6. Vulture: Alison Willmore: Top 10 Movies of 2019
  7. ScreenCrush: Matt Singer: The Best Movies of 2019
  8. Hollywood Reporter: Todd McCarthy: The Best Films of 2019
  9. World of Reel: Jordan Ruimy: The 10 Best Movies of 2019
  10. Mallory Andrews: Best Films of 2019
  11. Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2020
  12. Empire: The Best Movies of 2020
  13. A.V. Club: Noel Murray: The Best Films of 2019
  14. Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2019
  15. Little White Lies: The 30 Best Films of 2019
  16. Time Out New York: Joshua Rothkopf: The 20 Best Movies of 2019
  17. RogerEbert.com: Ben Kenigsberg: Top Ten Films of 2019
  18. RogerEbert.com: Christy Lemire: Top 10 Films of 2019
  19. RogerEbert.com: Monica Castillo: Top Ten Films of 2019
  20. Saige Walton: Favorite Films of 2020
  21. Les Inrocks: Marilou Duponchel: Top 10 Films of 2020
  22. Caden Mark Gardner: Top 25 Films of 2019
  23. Clémence Polès: Top Ten Films of 2019
  24. Nashville Scene: The 2019 Jim Ridley Film Poll
  25. Cinematary: Top 10 of 2019
  26. Cinema Scope: Top Ten Films of 2019
  27. Vanity Fair: K. Austin Collins: The 15 Best Movies of 2019
  28. A.V. Club: Mike D’Angelo: The Best Films of 2019
  29. IndieWire: Eric Kohn: The 19 Best Movies of 2019
  30. Reverse Shot: Best Films of 2019
  31. Atlantic: David Sims: The 10 Best Films of 2019
  32. RogerEbert.com: Matt Zoller Seitz: Top Ten Films of 2019
  33. Hyperallergic: Top 15 Feature Films of 2019
  34. A.V. Club: Best Films of 2019
  35. A.V. Club: Vikram Murthi: The Best Films of 2019
  36. Daily Beast: The 10 Best Movies of 2019
  37. Polygon: Matt Patches: The Best Movies of the 2010s Decade
  38. Scott Tobias: The Best Films of 2019
  39. The Ringer: The Best Movies of 2019
  40. Variety: Owen Gleiberman: The Best Films of 2019
  41. RogerEbert.com: Ten Best Films of 2019
  42. Vox: Alissa Wilkinson: The 21 Best Films of 2019
  43. A.V. Club: Jesse Hassenger: The Best Films of 2019
  44. A.V. Club: Beatrice Loayza: The Best Films of 2019
  45. Filmmaker Magazine: Brian Darr: Top Ten Films of 2019
  46. A.V. Club: Charles Bramesco: The Best Films of 2019
  47. Artforum: Cassie da Costa: 10 Best Films of 2020
  48. IndieWire Poll: The 50 Best Movies of 2019
  49. David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2019
  50. Esquire: Nick Schager: The Best Movies of 2019
  51. Jonathan Rosenbaum: Ten Best Films of 2021
  52. Glenn Kenny: The 25 Best Films of 2019
  53. Michael Glover Smith: Top 25 Films of 2019
  54. Rolling Stone: Peter Travers: 10 Best Movies of 2019
  55. RogerEbert.com: Allison Shoemaker: Top 10 Films of 2019
  56. Fernando F. Croce: Favorite 2019 Movies
  57. Vulture: David Edelstein: Top 10 Movies of 2019
  58. Vanity Fair: Richard Lawson: The 10 Best Movies of 2019
  59. Susannah Gruder: Best Films of 2019
  60. Film Comment Poll: Best Films of 2019
  61. The Playlist: The 25 Best Films Of 2019
  62. Sight & Sound Poll: The 50 Best Films of 2019
  63. A.V. Club: A.A. Dowd: The Best Films of 2019
  64. A.V. Club: Katie Rife: The Best Films of 2019
  65. Polygon: Karen Han: The Best Movies of 2019
  66. Nictate: Top 16 Films of 2019
  67. ScreenCrush: Matt Singer: The Best Movies of the 2010s
  68. Los Angeles Times: Justin Chang: Best Movies of 2019
  69. A.V. Club: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s