Year-End Lists

A.A. Dowd: The Best Films of 2019, as published by The A.V. Club

1. Marriage Story
   Noah Baumbach
2. The Irishman
   Martin Scorsese
3. The Nightingale
   Jennifer Kent
4. Transit
   Christian Petzold
5. Portrait of a Lady on Fire
   Céline Sciamma
6. Parasite
   Bong Joon-ho
7. Long Day's Journey Into Night
   Bi Gan
8. Monos
   Alejandro Landes
9. Knives Out
   Rian Johnson
10. Climax
    Gaspar Noé
11. Little Women
    Greta Gerwig
12. Uncut Gems
    Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie
13. Midsommar
    Ari Aster
14. Ash is Purest White
    Jia Zhang-ke
15. Ad Astra
    James Gray

This list contributes to:

• Best Films of 2019 A.V. Club
• Top 50 Films of 2019 Filmmaker Magazine · Village Voice Film Poll