Year-End Lists

Joshua Rothkopf: 20 Best Movies of 2015, as published by Time Out New York

[see also 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2014 • 2012 • 2011]

1. Brooklyn
   John Crowley
2. Son of Saul
   László Nemes
3. Heaven Knows What
   Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie
4. Phoenix
   Christian Petzold
5. Sicario
   Denis Villeneuve
6. Spotlight
   Tom McCarthy
7. Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem
   Ronit Elkabetz and Shlomi Elkabetz
8. The Look of Silence
   Joshua Oppenheimer
9. Carol
   Todd Haynes
10. Mad Max: Fury Road
    George Miller
11. Love & Mercy
    Bill Pohlad
12. Mississippi Grind
    Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden
13. Democrats
    Camilla Nielsson
14. While We’re Young
    Noah Baumbach
15. Creed
    Ryan Coogler
16. 45 Years
    Andrew Haigh
17. The Big Short
    Adam McKay
18. Girlhood
    Céline Sciamma
19. Buzzard
    Joel Potrykus
20. Inside Out
    Pete Docter