Year-End Lists

Noel Murray: The Best Films of 2020, as published by The A.V. Club

1. First Cow
   Kelly Reichardt
2. Dick Johnson Is Dead
   Kirsten Johnson
3. The Whistlers
   Corneliu Porumboiu
4. Kajillionaire
   Miranda July
5. Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets
   Bill Ross IV and Turner Ross
6. Small Axe: Lovers Rock
   Steve McQueen
7. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
   George C. Wolfe
8. Soul
   Pete Docter
9. Mank
   David Fincher
10. Nomadland
    Chloé Zhao
11. Da 5 Bloods
    Spike Lee
12. Sound of Metal
    Darius Marder
13. The Assistant
    Kitty Green
14. The Invisible Man
    Leigh Whannell
15. The Nest
    Sean Durkin

This list contributes to:

• Best Films of 2020 A.V. Club
• Top 50 Films of 2020 Filmmaker Magazine · Village Voice Film Poll