Year-End Lists

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

2021
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) - Questlove

A.O. Scott: New York Times Best Movies of 2021

Bergman Island - Mia Hansen-Løve

Vadim Rizov: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion

Christina Newland: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

The Woman Who Ran - Hong Sang-soo

Cassie da Costa: Vanity Fair 21 Most Underrated Movies of 2021

Happening - Audrey Diwan

Elena Lazic: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion

Jourdain Searles: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

The Souvenir Part II - Joanna Hogg

Sight & Sound The 50 Best Films of 2021

The French Dispatch - Wes Anderson

Richard Brody: New Yorker The Best Movies of 2021

The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion

IndieWire The 25 Best Movies of 2021

The Worst Person in the World - Joachim Trier

Richard Lawson: Vanity Fair The 10 Best Movies of 2021

France - Bruno Dumont

Marilou Duponchel: Les Inrocks Top 10 Films of 2021

France - Bruno Dumont

Murielle Joudet: Les Inrocks Top 6 Films of 2021

Titane - Julia Ducournau

Emily Barnett: Les Inrocks Top 10 Films of 2021

Drive My Car - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Les Inrocks 20 Essential Films of 2021

The Lost Daughter - Maggie Gyllenhaal

Cassie da Costa: Artforum Best Films of 2021

Introduction - Hong Sang-soo

James Quandt: Artforum Best Films of 2021

Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn - Radu Jude

J Hoberman: Artforum Best Films of 2021

The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion

Amy Taubin: Artforum Best Films of 2021

Annette - Leos Carax

John Waters: Artforum Best Films of 2021

Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar - Josh Greenbaum

Decider Best Movies of 2021

Drive My Car - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Economist The Best Films of 2021

First Cow - Kelly Reichardt

Cahiers du Cinéma Top Ten Films of 2021

First Cow - Kelly Reichardt

Jonathan Rosenbaum Ten Best Films of 2021

Annette - Leos Carax

Jordan Cronk Top Ten Films of 2021