Year-End Lists

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

2021
What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? - Aleksandre Koberidze

Cinema Scope: Top Ten Films of 2021

West Side Story - Steven Spielberg

Screen Queens: Top 10 Films of 2021

West Side Story - Steven Spielberg

Scout Tafoya: My Favourite Films of 2021

Memoria - Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Reverse Shot: Best Films of 2021

The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion

David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2021

The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion

Robert Daniels: Top 50 Films of 2021

Benoit Rouilly: Top 10 Films of 2021

The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion

The Reveal: Keith Phipps: The Best Films of 2021

Drive My Car - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

The Reveal: Scott Tobias: The Best Films of 2021

The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion

World of Reel: Jordan Ruimy: The 10 Best Movies of 2021

CODA - Sian Heder

Maureen Ryan: My Top 10 Movies of 2021

Just a Movement - Vincent Meessen

La Internacional Cinéfila Poll: Nicole Brenez: Best Films of 2021

Memoria - Apichatpong Weerasethakul

La Internacional Cinéfila Poll: Best Movies of 2021

Siberia - Abel Ferrara

GCN: Steve Erickson: Best Films of 2021

Annette - Leos Carax

Darren Hughes: Favorite Theatrical/VOD Releases of 2021

The Beatles: Get Back - Peter Jackson

CBS News: David Morgan: The 10 Best Films of 2021

The Velvet Underground - Todd Haynes

Deadline: Todd McCarthy: Best Movies Of 2021

The Tragedy of Macbeth - Joel Coen

Esquire: Nick Schager: The Best Movies of 2021

Drive My Car - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Film Stage: Top 50 Films of 2021

Belfast - Kenneth Branagh

Sarah Knight Adamson: Best 20 Films of 2021

Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Ty Burr: The Best Movies of 2021

Procession - Robert Greene

Polygon: Noel Murray: The 10 (or 11) Best Documentaries of 2021

Bo Burnham: Inside - Bo Burnham

Polygon: The Best Movies of 2021

Spencer - Pablo Larraín

USA Today: Brian Truitt: The 10 Best Movies of 2021

What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? - Aleksandre Koberidze

Michael J. Anderson: Ten Best Films of 2021

Licorice Pizza - Paul Thomas Anderson

Collider: Ross Bonaime: Top 10 Films of 2021

C'mon C'mon - Mike Mills

A.V. Club: Caroline Siede: The Best Films of 2021

Memoria - Apichatpong Weerasethakul

A.V. Club: Vikram Murthi: The Best Films of 2021

Titane - Julia Ducournau

A.V. Club: Leila Latif: The Best Films of 2021

Licorice Pizza - Paul Thomas Anderson

A.V. Club: Jesse Hassenger: The Best Films of 2021

The French Dispatch - Wes Anderson

A.V. Club: Noel Murray: The Best Films of 2021

Bergman Island - Mia Hansen-Løve

A.V. Club: Charles Bramesco: The Best Films of 2021

The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion

A.V. Club: Katie Rife: The Best Films of 2021

Identifying Features - Fernanda Valadez

A.V. Club: Carlos Aguilar: The Best Films of 2021

Memoria - Apichatpong Weerasethakul

A.V. Club: Mike D’Angelo: The Best Films of 2021

The French Dispatch - Wes Anderson

A.V. Club: A.A. Dowd: The Best Films of 2021

The Green Knight - David Lowery

Paste: The 50 Best Movies of 2021

Petite Maman - Céline Sciamma

Observer: Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2021

Benedetta - Paul Verhoeven

Rolling Stone: K. Austin Collins: Top 25 Movies of 2021

The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion

Passerby: Best Films of 2021

Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar - Josh Greenbaum

ScreenCrush: Matt Singer: The Best Movies of 2021

The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion

Guardian: The 50 Best Films of 2021

New Statesman: Ryan Gilbey: The Best Films of 2021

The Worst Person in the World - Joachim Trier

Susannah Gruder: Best Films of 2021

The French Dispatch - Wes Anderson

A.V. Club: The Best Films of 2021

Girish Shambu: 2021 Faves

Titane - Julia Ducournau

Little White Lies: The 30 Best Films of 2021

The Worst Person in the World - Joachim Trier

AP: Jake Coyle: Best Films of 2021