Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.

2020
She Dies Tomorrow - Amy Seimetz

Cinema Etc.: Sarah Williams Top 10 Films of 2020

Possessor - Brandon Cronenberg

Cinema Etc. Top 10 Films of 2020

Nomadland - Chloé Zhao

Baltimore Magazine: Max Weiss Favorite Films of 2020

DAU - Ilya Khrzhanovsky

Sight & Sound Poll: Jordan Cronk Top Ten Films of 2020

Possessor - Brandon Cronenberg

Cinema Etc.: Kern Wheeling Top 5 Films of 2020

She Dies Tomorrow - Amy Seimetz

Cinema Etc.: Jennings Collins Top 10 Films of 2020

The Human Voice - Pedro Almodóvar

Cinema Etc.: Henry Baime Top 10 Films of 2020

Undine - Christian Petzold

Nictate Top 10 Films of 2020

The Vanishing Half - Brit Bennett

Bustle The Best Books Of 2020

Time - Garrett Bradley

Hyperallergic Favorite Movies of 2020

Small Axe: Lovers Rock - Steve McQueen

RogerEbert.com: Sheila O’Malley Top Ten Films of 2020

First Cow - Kelly Reichardt

CBS News: David Morgan The 10 Best Films of 2020

The Passion Of - Special Interest

Hanif Abdurraqib 93 Favorite Albums Of 2020

Da 5 Bloods - Spike Lee

Good Morning America: Peter Travers 10 Best Movies of 2020

Notes on a Silencing - Lacy Crawford

BookPage Best Books of 2020: Nonfiction

The Vanishing Half - Brit Bennett

BookPage Best Books of 2020: Fiction

Saint Cloud - Waxahatchee

Jordan Cronk The Top 30 Albums of 2020

Cleanness - Garth Greenwell

Thrillist The Best Books of 2020

Nomadland - Chloé Zhao

Paste The 50 Best Movies of 2020

Memorial - Bryan Washington

Harper’s Bazaar The Best Books of 2020

Fetch the Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple

Brooklyn Vegan Top 55 Albums of 2020

Dick Johnson Is Dead - Kirsten Johnson

Scott Tobias Top 10 Films of 2020

Mexican Gothic - Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Shondaland The Best Books of 2020

Shondaland The Best Podcasts of 2020