Year-End Lists

Presence

3. Best Movies of 2025: Sheri Linden: Hollywood Reporter
21. The Best Films of 2025: Justin Chang: New Yorker
24. 25 Best Films of 2025: A.V. Club
44. Best Films of 2025: Sean Fennessey

• Best Movies of 2025: Manohla Dargis: New York Times
• The 10 Best Movies of 2025: Peter Travers: The Travers Take
• Best Movies of 2025: Lindsey Bahr: AP
• Best Movies of 2025: Jon Frosch: Hollywood Reporter

Black Bag

3. The 20 Best Movies of 2025: David Fear: Rolling Stone
3. The Best Movies of 2025: Alison Willmore: New York: Vulture
4. 17 Best Movies of 2025: Decider
5. Top Ten Films of 2025: Glenn Kenny: RogerEbert.com
9. The Best Movies of 2025: Owen Gleiberman: Variety
11. Favorite Films of 2025: Austin Noto-Moniz
12. The 15 Best Films of 2025: Clarisse Loughrey: Independent
12. The Best Movies of 2025: Matt Singer: ScreenCrush
14. Best Films of 2025: Daniel Kasman: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
18. Films of 2025: The Skinny
20. Best Films of 2025: Sean Fennessey
20. The Best Films of 2025: Justin Chang: New Yorker
22. Top 50 Films of 2025: Film Stage
23. 25 Best Films of 2025: A.V. Club
29. The 50 Best Films of 2025: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
42. Best Films of 2025: In Review Online
50. The 50 Best Movies of 2025: Guardian

• Top 10 Films of 2025: Victor Morton
• The 10 Best Movies of 2025: Peter Travers: The Travers Take
• Best Movies of 2025: Manohla Dargis: New York Times
• The Ten Best Films of 2025: RogerEbert.com
• The Best Movies of 2025: Peter Debruge: Variety
• The 25 Best Films of 2025: The Playlist
• 10 Best Movies of 2025: Odie Henderson: Boston Globe
• Best Films of 2025: Passerby
• The 10 Best Movies of 2025: Entertainment Weekly
• Favorite Movies of 2025: Sarah Welch-Larson
• The Best Movies of 2025: Ty Burr
• The Best Films of 2025: Scott Tobias: The Reveal

Magic Mike’s Last Dance

15. The Top Forty-Five Films Of 2023: Glenn Kenny
99. Best Movies of 2023: Sean Fennessey

Full Circle

5. The 50 Best TV Shows of 2023: Polygon
9. The Best TV Shows of 2023: Roxana Hadadi: New York: Vulture
20. The 20 Best TV Shows Of 2023: The Playlist
20. The 25 Best TV Series of 2023: RogerEbert.com

• The 10 Best TV Shows of 2023: Matthew Gilbert: Boston Globe
• The Best TV Shows of 2023: Ben Travers: IndieWire
• The 23 Best TV Shows of 2023: Daily Beast

Kimi

1. Best Films of 2022: Vadim Rizov: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
4. Top 5 Films of 2022: Nictate
4. Top Ten Movies of 2022: Jesse Hassenger: Paste
4. Best Films of 2022: Beatrice Loayza: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
5. Best Movies of 2022: Manohla Dargis: New York Times
5. Favorite Films of 2022: Peter Labuza
7. Best Movies of 2022: Justin Chang: Los Angeles Times
7. Best Films of 2022: Lindsey Bahr: AP
7. Best Films of 2022: Amy Taubin: Artforum
7. The Best Movies of 2022: Kevin Slane: Boston.com
8. Best Films of 2022: Daniel Kasman: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
8. The 10 Best Movies of 2022: Jordan Ruimy: World of Reel
10. Best Films of 2022: Jake Coyle: AP
11. The Best Movies of 2022: Scott Tobias: The Reveal
12. The Best Movies of 2022: Esquire
13. The 50 Best Movies of 2022: Paste
17. The Best Movies of 2022: Matt Singer: ScreenCrush
18. Favorite Films of 2022: Max Weiss: Baltimore Magazine
19. The Best Films of 2022: Dazed
28. The Best Films of 2022: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
29. The 50 Best Films of 2022: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
32. Top 50 Films of 2022: Film Stage
40. My Favorite Movies of 2022: Sean Fennessey

• Best Movies of 2022: Nick Schager: Daily Beast
• The Top 10 Best Movies of 2022: Michael Phillips: Chicago Tribune
• Top Ten Films of 2022: Brian Tallerico: RogerEbert.com
• Notable Films Of 2022: Glenn Kenny
• Top 20 Films of 2022: Ty Burr
• Best Films of 2022: Vikram Murthi: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• The Best Movies of 2022: Polygon
• The 25 Best Films of 2022: Slant

No Sudden Move

8. Top Ten Films of 2021: Matt Patches: Fighting in the War Room
8. The Best Films of 2021: Jesse Hassenger: A.V. Club
10. The Best Films of 2021: Mike D’Angelo: A.V. Club
15. The Best Movies of 2021: Nick Schager: Esquire
16. My Favourite Films of 2021: Scout Tafoya
19. The 21 Best Movies of 2021: Alissa Wilkinson: Vox

• The Best Movies of 2021: Ty Burr
• The 10 Best Movies of 2021: Entertainment Weekly
• Top Ten Films of 2021: Brian Tallerico: RogerEbert.com
• The Best Movies of 2021: Polygon
• Notable Film Releases of 2021: Glenn Kenny

Let Them All Talk

9. The 10 Best Movies of 2020: Richard Lawson: Vanity Fair
13. The Best Films of 2020: Jesse Hassenger: A.V. Club
21. My Favorite Movies of 2020: Sean Fennessey
22. The Best Movies of 2020: Nick Schager: Esquire
22. Top 25 Films of 2020: In Review Online
41. Top 50 Films of 2020: Filmmaker Magazine: Village Voice Film Poll
46. Best Movies of 2020: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll

• The Best 10 Movies of 2020: Randy Myers: Mercury News
• The 15 Best Movies of 2020: Vogue
• Notable Films of 2020: Glenn Kenny
• Top 10 Films of 2020: Henry Baime: Cinema Etc.
• Best Films of 2020: Jake Coyle: AP
• The Best Movies of 2020: Dana Stevens: Slate

The Laundromat

• Top 12 Films of 2019: Ben Sachs: Chicago Reader
• Top 10 Films of 2019: Nell Minow: RogerEbert.com
• The Best Movies of 2019: Richard Brody: New Yorker

High Flying Bird

2. The Best Films of 2019: Roxana Hadadi: A.V. Club
8. 10 Best Films of 2019: Amy Taubin: Artforum
10. The Best Films of 2019: Mike D’Angelo: A.V. Club
12. The Best Films of 2019: Vikram Murthi: A.V. Club
14. The Best Movies of 2019: Matt Singer: ScreenCrush
15. Top 50 Movies of the 2010s: Roxana Hadadi
20. The 25 Best Films Of 2019: The Playlist
20. Best Films of 2019: A.V. Club
23. Top 25 Films of 2019: Caden Mark Gardner
42. Top 50 Films of 2019: Filmmaker Magazine: Village Voice Film Poll

• Top 20 Films of 2019: In Review Online
• Best Films of 2019: Jake Coyle: AP
• Best Movies of 2019: A.O. Scott: New York Times
• Best Films of 2019: Steve Erickson: GCN
• Best Films of 2019: Keith Uhlich: Slant
• The 15 Best Movies of 2019: K. Austin Collins: Vanity Fair
• The Best Films of 2019: Vadim Rizov: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• The Best Movies of 2019: Richard Brody: New Yorker
• Best Black Films of the 2010s: Jourdain Searles

Unsane

6. Favorite Films of 2018: Daniel Kasman: Mubi
14. Best Films of 2018: Dilara Elbir: Much Ado About Cinema
20. 50 Favourite Films of the 2010s: Seventh Row
49. Top 50 Films of 2018: Michael Sicinski
71. Favourite Films of 2018: Scout Tafoya

• 10 Best Movies of 2018: John Beifuss: Memphis Commercial Appeal
• 10 Best Movies of 2018: K. Austin Collins: Vanity Fair
• Top 10 Films of 2018: Ed Gonzalez
• Best Films of 2018: Glenn Kenny
• Favourite Films of the 2010s: Willow Maclay

Mosaic

5. Favorite Films of 2017: Keith Uhlich: Cinephiliacs
21. Favourite Films of 2018: Scout Tafoya
22. The Best TV Shows Of 2017: The Playlist
24. 25 Best TV Shows of 2018: Slant

• Top TV Shows of 2018: Maureen Ryan

Logan Lucky

4. Best Films of 2017: Jesse Hassenger: A.V. Club
6. 30 Best Films of 2017: Little White Lies
7. 10 Best Films of 2017: Owen Gleiberman: Variety
8. Best Films of 2017: Glenn Heath Jr.: San Diego CityBeat
8. Top Ten Films of 2017: Matt Patches: Fighting in the War Room
9. Best Films of 2017: Jake Coyle: AP
11. Best Films of 2017: Noel Murray: A.V. Club
13. Best Films of 2017: Les Inrocks
15. 20 Best Films of 2017: A.V. Club
16. 25 Best Films of 2017: Charles Bramesco
28. 35 Best Movies of 2017: Richard Brody: New Yorker
29. Best Movies of 2017: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
35. 50 Top Films of 2017: Guardian
48. Top 50 Films of 2017: Alicia Malone
82. Favorite Films of 2017: Scout Tafoya

• 63 Best Films of 2017: Glenn Kenny
• 35 Best Films of 2017: Alissa Wilkinson: Vox
• Best Movies of 2017: Christopher Orr: Atlantic
• 32 Best Films of 2017: Justin Chang: Los Angeles Times
• Favorite Feature Films of 2017: Ryland Walker Knight
• Top 10 Movies of 2017: Stephanie Zacharek: Time
• Best Films of 2017: Matt Zoller Seitz: RogerEbert.com
• 21 Best Movies of 2017: A.O. Scott: New York Times
• 24 Best Movies of 2017: K. Austin Collins: The Ringer
• 20 Best Films of 2017: Todd McCarthy: Hollywood Reporter
• The 10 Best Films of 2017: Jourdain Searles

The Knick

2. 10 Best Films of 2015: Amy Taubin: Artforum
8. The Best TV Shows & Mini-Series of the 2010s: The Playlist
10. 10 Best Films of 2014: Amy Taubin: Artforum
67. Top 100 TV Shows of the 2010s: Consequence
90. The 100 Best TV Shows of the 2010s: Paste

Side Effects

10. The Top 10 Films Of 2013: Richard Lawson: Vanity Fair
13. The Best Films of 2013: Ignatiy Vishnevetsky: A.V. Club
50. Top 50 Films of 2013: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll

Behind the Candelabra

• Top 39 Movies of 2013: Manohla Dargis: New York Times

Haywire

8. 10 Best Films of 2012: Darren Hughes
11. 15 Best Films of 2012: Mike D’Angelo: A.V. Club
13. The Best Films of 2012: Scott Tobias: A.V. Club
14. The Best Films of 2012: Tasha Robinson: A.V. Club
18. 27 Best Movies of 2012: Richard Brody: New Yorker
23. 25 Best Films of 2012: L Magazine
35. 50 Best Films of 2012: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll

• Top 20 Films of 2012: Nick Schager: Slant
• Top 10 Films of 2012: Nick Pinkerton: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
• Favourite Films of the 2010s: Willow Maclay

Magic Mike

2. 7 Best Films of 2012: Vince Mancini: Uproxx
3. Favorite Fifteen Films of 2012: Marya E. Gates
4. The Best Films of 2012: Sam Adams: A.V. Club
5. 10 Best Movies of 2012: David Fear: Time Out New York
7. 25 Best Films of 2012: L Magazine
9. 10 Best Films of 2012: Tom Shone
9. Top 10 Movies of the 2010s: Amanda Dobbins: The Ringer: The Big Picture
13. 20 Favorite Films of 2012: Ben Sachs: Chicago Reader
14. 27 Best Movies of 2012: Richard Brody: New Yorker
17. 20 Best Films of 2012: Empire
19. 20 Best Films of 2012: Matt Singer: IndieWire
20. Top 20 Films of 2012: In Review Online
23. 50 Best Films of 2012: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
24. Top 50 Films of 2012: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
24. 30+ Best Movies of 2012: HuffPost
25. 25 Best Films of 2012: Slant
25. Best Films of 2012: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll

• Top 5 Films of 2012: Melissa Anderson: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• Top 5 Films of 2012: Dan Callahan: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• Top 36 Movies of 2012: Manohla Dargis: New York Times
• 20 Best Movies of 2012: Michael Phillips: Chicago Tribune
• Top 10 Films of 2012: Nick Pinkerton: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
• Top 20 Films of 2012: Nick Schager: Slant
• Top 25 Movies of 2012: Wesley Morris: Boston Globe
• Top 5 Films of 2012: Vadim Rizov: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll

And Everything is Going Fine

10. 20 Best Films of 2011: Ben Sachs: Chicago Reader

Contagion

6. Best Films of 2011: David Denby: New Yorker
8. Best Films of 2011: Karina Longworth: Village Voice
9. Top Movies of 2011: Wesley Morris: Boston Globe
9. Best Films of 2011: Ben Kenigsberg: Time Out Chicago
18. Best Films of 2011: Joshua Rothkopf: Time Out New York
33. 50 Best Released Films of 2011: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
38. 50 Best Movies of 2011: Total Film

• Top Ten Films of 2011: Matt Prigge: Philadelphia Weekly
• Best Films of 2011: Manohla Dargis: New York Times
• Best Films of 2011: Sam Adams: A.V. Club