Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.

2012
Neighboring Sounds - Kleber Mendonça Filho

Sight & Sound Poll: Melissa Anderson: Top 5 Films of 2012

Berberian Sound Studio - Peter Strickland

Sight & Sound Poll: Anton Bitel: Top 5 Films of 2012

Berberian Sound Studio - Peter Strickland

Sight & Sound Poll: Demetrios Matheou: Top 5 Films of 2012

This is Not a Film - Jafar Panahi & Mojtaba Mirtahmasb

Sight & Sound Poll: So Mayer: Top 5 Films of 2012

Amour - Michael Haneke

Sight & Sound Poll: Daniela Michel: Top 5 Films of 2012

Berberian Sound Studio - Peter Strickland

Sight & Sound Poll: James Mottram: Top 5 Films of 2012

Amour - Michael Haneke

Sight & Sound Poll: Kate Muir: Top 5 Films of 2012

Moonrise Kingdom - Wes Anderson

Sight & Sound Poll: Kim Newman: Top 5 Films of 2012

Moonrise Kingdom - Wes Anderson

Sight & Sound Poll: Geoffrey O’Brien: Top 5 Films of 2012

Cosmopolis - David Cronenberg

Sight & Sound Poll: Henry K. Miller: Top 5 Films of 2012

Night Across the Street - Raoul Ruiz

Sight & Sound Poll: James Quandt: Top 5 Films of 2012

Emperor Visits the Hell - Li Luo

Sight & Sound Poll: Tony Rayns: Top 5 Films of 2012

The Master - Paul Thomas Anderson

Sight & Sound Poll: Nicolas Rapold: Top 5 Films of 2012

The Master - Paul Thomas Anderson

Sight & Sound Poll: Jonathan Romney: Top 5 Films of 2012

Tabu - Miguel Gomes

Sight & Sound Poll: Tim Robey: Top 5 Films of 2012

The Turin Horse - Béla Tarr & Agnes Hranitzky

Sight & Sound Poll: Michael Atkinson: Top 5 Films of 2012

Dreams of a Life - Carol Morley

Sight & Sound Poll: Dylan Cave: Top 5 Films of 2012

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia - Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Sight & Sound Poll: Nick Hasted: Top 5 Films of 2012

Tabu - Miguel Gomes

Sight & Sound Poll: Mark Le Fanu: Top Films of 2012

Holy Motors - Leos Carax

Sight & Sound Poll: Robert Koehler: Top 5 Films of 2012

Moonrise Kingdom - Wes Anderson

Sight & Sound Poll: Philip Horne: Top 5 Films of 2012

Amour - Michael Haneke

Sight & Sound Poll: Alexander Horwath: Top Films of 2012

Skyfall - Sam Mendes

Sight & Sound Poll: Sergio Angelini: Top Films of 2012

This is Not a Film - Jafar Panahi & Mojtaba Mirtahmasb

Sight & Sound Poll: Michael Brooke: Top 5 Films of 2012

Leviathan - Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel

Sight & Sound Poll: Jean-Michel Frodon: Top 5 Films of 2012

Beyond the Hills - Cristian Mungiu

Sight & Sound Poll: Nick James: Top 5 Films of 2012

Beyond the Hills - Cristian Mungiu

Sight & Sound Poll: David Jenkins: Top 5 Films of 2012

Kuichisan - Maiko Endo

Keyframe: Miriam Bale: Top 10 Films of 2012

Chicago Sun-Times: Roger Ebert: 20 Best Movies of 2012

Moonrise Kingdom - Wes Anderson

Philadelphia Weekly: Sean Burns: Top 10 Films of 2012

It’s Such a Beautiful Day - Don Hertzfeldt

Philadelphia Weekly: Matt Prigge: Top 10 Films of 2012

Zero Dark Thirty - Kathryn Bigelow

Chicago Tribune: Michael Phillips: 20 Best Movies of 2012

The Avengers - Joss Whedon

Empire: 20 Best Films of 2012

The Master - Paul Thomas Anderson

Village Voice: Karina Longworth: Top 10 Films of 2012

Village Voice Film Poll: Nick Pinkerton: Top 10 Films of 2012

Fandor: Kevin B. Lee: 12 Best Films of 2012

Zero Dark Thirty - Kathryn Bigelow

Village Voice Film Poll: Scott Foundas: 10 Best Films of 2012

Holy Motors - Leos Carax

A.V. Club: Mike D’Angelo: 15 Best Films of 2012

The Master - Paul Thomas Anderson

A.V. Club: Noel Murray: 15 Best Films of 2012

Slate: Dana Stevens: 15 Best Movies of 2012

The Master - Paul Thomas Anderson

A.V. Club: 20 Best Films of 2012

The Master - Paul Thomas Anderson

Village Voice Film Poll: Best Films of 2012

A.V. Club: Alison Willmore: The Best Films of 2012

Moonrise Kingdom - Wes Anderson

A.V. Club: Sam Adams: The Best Films of 2012

The Avengers - Joss Whedon

A.V. Club: Tasha Robinson: The Best Films of 2012

Zero Dark Thirty - Kathryn Bigelow

A.V. Club: Keith Phipps: The Best Films of 2012

The Master - Paul Thomas Anderson

A.V. Club: Nathan Rabin: The Best Films of 2012

The Master - Paul Thomas Anderson

A.V. Club: Scott Tobias: The Best Films of 2012