Year-End Lists

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Titane - Julia Ducournau

The 30 Best Films of 2021 Little White Lies

The Worst Person in the World - Joachim Trier

Best Films of 2021 AP: Jake Coyle

The Lost Daughter - Maggie Gyllenhaal

Best Films of 2021 AP: Lindsey Bahr

First Cow - Kelly Reichardt

The 10 Best Films of 2021 Independent: Clarisse Loughrey

The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion

Favorite Films of 2021 Baltimore Magazine: Max Weiss

Dune - Denis Villeneuve

The Best Movies Of 2021 Uproxx

Drive My Car - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

The Best Movies of 2021 Los Angeles Times: Justin Chang

Memoria - Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Best Films of 2021 Film Comment Poll

Drive My Car - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Best Movies of 2021 Screen Slate

Old Henry - Potsy Ponciroli

Favorite Movies of 2021 Barack Obama

Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Best Movies of 2021 Screen Slate: Chloe Lizotte

West Side Story - Steven Spielberg

Top 10 Movies of 2021 San Francisco Chronicle: Mick LaSalle

Drive My Car - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Best Films of 2021 Film Comment Poll: Florence Almozini

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) - Questlove

The 10 Best Movies of 2021 Slate: Dana Stevens

Bergman Island - Mia Hansen-Løve

Notable Film Releases of 2021 Glenn Kenny

Violation - Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli

Top Ten Films of 2021 RogerEbert.com: Mary Beth McAndrews

Belfast - Kenneth Branagh

Top Ten Films of 2021 RogerEbert.com: Jana Monji

The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion

Top Ten Films of 2021 RogerEbert.com: Brian Tallerico

Memoria - Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Top Ten Films of 2021 RogerEbert.com: Ben Kenigsberg

The Worst Person in the World - Joachim Trier

Best Films of 2021 Spectrum Culture

The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion

10 Best Movies of 2021 Good Morning America: Peter Travers

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) - Questlove

Best Films of 2021 Hollywood Reporter: Sheri Linden

Drive My Car - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Best Films of 2021 Hollywood Reporter: Lovia Gyarkye

The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion

Best Films of 2021 Hollywood Reporter: Jon Frosch

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