Year-End Lists

Les Inrockuptibles: 20 Essential Films of 2021

1. Drive My Car
   Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
2. First Cow
   Kelly Reichardt
3. The Worst Person in the World
   Joachim Trier
4. Annette
   Leos Carax
5. France
   Bruno Dumont
6. Bergman Island
   Mia Hansen-Løve
7. Anaïs in Love
   Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet
8. No Time to Die
   Cary Joji Fukunaga
9. Guermantes
   Christophe Honoré
10. Aline
    Valérie Lemercier
11. Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle
    Arthur Harari
12. Titane
    Julia Ducournau
13. Parallel Mothers
    Pedro Almodóvar
14. All Hands on Deck
    Guillaume Brac
15. The Tsugua Diaries
    Maureen Fazendeiro and Miguel Gomes
16. Old
    M. Night Shyamalan
17. The Card Counter
    Paul Schrader
18. Benedetta
    Paul Verhoeven
19. Memoria
    Apichatpong Weerasethakul
20. Ahed's Knee
    Nadav Lapid

This list summarizes other lists, including these:

• Top 10 Films of 2021 Emily Barnett · Les Inrocks
• Top 10 Films of 2021 Marilou Duponchel · Les Inrocks
• Top 6 Films of 2021 Murielle Joudet · Les Inrocks