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: 30+ Best Movies of 2012
  2. New York: David Edelstein: Top Ten Movies of 2012
  3. Village Voice Film Poll: Scott Foundas: 10 Best Films of 2012
  4. A.V. Club: Keith Phipps: The Best Films of 2012
  5. Entertainment Weekly: Lisa Schwarzbaum: 10 Best Movies of 2012
  6. Chicago Tribune: Michael Phillips: 20 Best Movies of 2012
  7. Tom Shone: 10 Best Films of 2012
  8. A.V. Club: Noel Murray: 15 Best Films of 2012
  9. Village Voice Film Poll: Best Films of 2012
  10. IndieWire Poll: Top 50 Films of 2012
  11. Time Out Chicago: Ben Kenigsberg: 10 Best Movies of 2012
  12. A.V. Club: 20 Best Films of 2012
  13. IndieWire: Eric Kohn: 10 Best Movies of 2012
  14. Time Out New York: Joshua Rothkopf: 10 Best Movies of 2012
  15. IndieWire: Matt Singer: 20 Best Films of 2012
  16. A.V. Club: Tasha Robinson: The Best Films of 2012
  17. New York Times: Stephen Holden: Top 11 Films of 2012
  18. Boston Globe: Ty Burr: Top 26 Movies of 2012
  19. Philadelphia Weekly: Sean Burns: Top 10 Films of 2012
  20. Salon: Andrew O’Hehir: 20 Best Movies of 2012
  21. Glenn Kenny: 25 Best Films of 2012
  22. David Ehrlich: 25 Best Films of 2012
  23. Time Out New York: David Fear: 10 Best Movies of 2012
  24. Slant: Ed Gonzalez: Top 20 Films of 2012
  25. Slant: Nick Schager: Top 20 Films of 2012
  26. Entertainment Weekly: Owen Gleiberman: 10 Best Movies of 2012
  27. Slant: Fernando F. Croce: Top 20 Films of 2012
  28. New York Times: A.O. Scott: 25 Favorite Films of 2012
  29. Time: Richard Corliss: 10 Best Movies of 2012
  30. HitFix: Kristopher Tapley: Top 10 Films of 2012
  31. A.V. Club: Alison Willmore: The Best Films of 2012
  32. Bilge Ebiri: Top 20 Films of 2012
  33. A.V. Club: Scott Tobias: The Best Films of 2012
  34. Slant: 25 Best Films of 2012
  35. L Magazine: 25 Best Films of 2012
  36. Les Inrocks: 20 Best Films of 2013
  37. Time Out New York: Keith Uhlich: 10 Best Movies of 2012
  38. Film Comment Poll: 50 Best Films of 2012
  39. New York Times: Manohla Dargis: Top 36 Movies of 2012
  40. A.V. Club: Sam Adams: The Best Films of 2012
  41. Time Out New York: The 50 Best Movies of the 2010s
  42. Rolling Stone: The 50 Best Movies of the 2010s
  43. Consequence: Top 100 Films of the 2010s
  44. IndieWire: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
  45. A.V. Club: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
  46. Insider: 100 Best Films of the 2010s
  47. The Playlist: The 100 Best Films of the Decade