Year-End Lists

Adam Nayman: Best Films of 2021, as submitted to the Film Comment Poll

1. Drive My Car
   Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
2. Benedetta
   Paul Verhoeven
3. Azor
   Andreas Fontana
4. Licorice Pizza
   Paul Thomas Anderson
5. The Inheritance
   Ephraim Asili
6. Annette
   Leos Carax
7. Old
   M. Night Shyamalan
8. Wife of a Spy
   Kiyoshi Kurosawa
9. This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection
   Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese
10. Saint Maud
    Rose Glass
11. Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
    Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
12. Malignant
    James Wan
13. The Power of the Dog
    Jane Campion
14. Bad Trip
    Kitao Sakurai
15. Anne at 13,000 ft
    Kazik Radwanski
16. Procession
    Robert Greene
17. Dune
    Denis Villeneuve
18. Undine
    Christian Petzold
19. Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue
    Jia Zhang-ke
20. No Sudden Move
    Steven Soderbergh