Year-End Lists

RogerEbert.com: Ten Best Films of 2019, as selected by the site’s regular film critics and assistant editors

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1. The Irishman
   Martin Scorsese
2. Parasite
   Bong Joon-ho
3. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
   Quentin Tarantino
4. Pain and Glory
   Pedro Almodóvar
5. Marriage Story
   Noah Baumbach
6. Uncut Gems
   Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie
7. Us
   Jordan Peele
8. The Souvenir
   Joanna Hogg
9. The Last Black Man in San Francisco
   Joe Talbot
10. Portrait of a Lady on Fire
    Céline Sciamma

Runner-ups

• Ad Astra
  James Gray
• Apollo 11
  Todd Douglas Miller
• Black Mother
  Khalik Allah
• The Farewell
  Lulu Wang
• A Hidden Life
  Terrence Malick
• High Life
  Claire Denis
• Little Women
  Greta Gerwig
• Long Day's Journey Into Night
  Bi Gan
• Midsommar
  Ari Aster
• The Nightingale
  Jennifer Kent

This list summarizes other lists, including these:

• Top 10 Films of 2019 Allison Shoemaker
• Top Ten Films of 2019 Ben Kenigsberg
• Top Ten Films of 2019 Brian Tallerico
• Top 10 Films of 2019 Christy Lemire
• Top 10 Films of 2019 Justine Smith
• Top 10 Films of 2019 Kristen Lopez
• Top 10 Films of 2019 Kristy Puchko
• Top Ten Films of 2019 Matt Zoller Seitz
• Top Ten Films of 2019 Monica Castillo
• Top 10 Films of 2019 Nell Minow
• Top Ten Films of 2019 Odie Henderson
• Top Ten Films of 2019 Sheila O’Malley
• Top 25 Films of 2019 Tomris Laffly