Year-End Lists

May December

1. The 25 Best Films of 2023: Slant
1. Best Films of 2023: Reverse Shot
1. Top Ten Films of 2023: Katie Rife: RogerEbert.com
1. Best Films of 2023: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
1. The Best Movies of 2023: Richard Lawson: Vanity Fair
1. Best Movies of 2023: Screen Slate
1. The 30 Best Films of 2023: Little White Lies
2. Top Ten Films of 2024: Cahiers du Cinéma
2. The Best Movies of 2023: Alison Willmore: New York: Vulture
2. The Best Movies of 2023: Scott Tobias: The Reveal
2. The Best Films of 2023: A.A. Dowd: Chron
2. Best Films of 2023: Sheri Linden: Hollywood Reporter
2. Best Films of 2023: In Review Online
2. Best Films of 2023: Passerby
3. Best Movies of 2023: Scott Renshaw: Salt Lake City Weekly
3. The Best Movies Of 2023: Uproxx
3. Top 50 Films of 2023: Film Stage
3. The Best Movies of 2023: Keith Phipps: The Reveal
3. Best Films of 2023: J Hoberman: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
4. Top Ten Films of 2023: Katey Rich: Fighting in the War Room
4. The Best Movies of 2023: Matt Singer: ScreenCrush
4. 23 Best Movies Of 2023: Decider
4. Best Movies of 2023: Sean Fennessey
4. The Ten Best Films of 2023: RogerEbert.com
4. The Best Movies of 2023: Adam Nayman: The Ringer
5. The 50 Best Movies of 2023: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
5. Top 10 Films of 2023: Ryan Swen
5. The 25 Best Movies of 2023: IndieWire
5. Best Films of 2023: Jon Frosch: Hollywood Reporter
5. Best Movies of 2023: Lindsey Bahr: AP
5. The Best Movies of 2023: Jesse Hassenger: Paste
5. Top Ten Films of 2023: Robert Daniels: RogerEbert.com
5. Top Ten Films of 2023: Brian Tallerico: RogerEbert.com
6. Our Top Films of 2024: Les Inrocks
6. Best Films of 2023: Beatrice Loayza: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
6. The 10 Best Movies of 2023: Entertainment Weekly
7. Best Movies of 2023: Manohla Dargis: New York Times
7. Top Ten Films of 2023: Dave Gonzalez: Fighting in the War Room
8. Top 10 Films of 2023: Adam Kempenaar: Filmspotting
8. The Best Movies of 2023: Peter Debruge: Variety
8. Top 10 Films of 2023: Jeffrey M. Anderson: SF Examiner
8. The 21 Best Films of 2023: The Playlist
8. The Best Movies of 2023: Owen Gleiberman: Variety
8. Best Films of 2023: Amy Taubin: Screen Slate
9. The Best Movies of 2023: Jacob Oller: Paste
9. The 10 Best Movies of 2023: Peter Travers: ABC News: Good Morning America
10. Best Movies of 2023: Mara Reinstein: Us Weekly
10. The 50 Best Films of 2023: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
10. The Top 10 Best Movies of 2023: Michael Phillips: Chicago Tribune
11. The 50 Best Movies of 2023: Polygon
12. Favorite Films of 2023: Max Weiss: Baltimore Magazine
12. Top Ten Films of 2023: Marya E. Gates: Filmspotting
13. The Best Films of 2023: Clarisse Loughrey: Independent
14. The 25 Best Films of 2023: David Ehrlich
25. The 50 Best Films of 2023: Guardian
34. The Top Forty-Five Films Of 2023: Glenn Kenny
35. Top 50 Movies of 2023: Jessica Kiang

• The Best Films of 2023: Sean Burns: WBUR
• The 10 Best Films of 2023: David Sims: Atlantic
• The Best Movies of 2023: Justin Chang: Los Angeles Times
• The Best Films Of 2023: HuffPost
• Top 10 Movies of 2023: Sam Adams: Slate
• Favorite Films of 2023: Jourdain Searles
• Best Movies of 2023: Alissa Wilkinson: New York Times
• Best Films of 2023: Lovia Gyarkye: Hollywood Reporter
• Top Ten Films of 2023: Brian Darr: Senses of Cinema: Senses of Cinema World Poll
• The Best Movies of 2023: Matt Patches: Polygon
• Best Films of 2023: Mark Kermode
• Our 23 Favorite LGBTQ+ Movies of 2023: Them
• Best Films of 2023: Spectrum Culture

The Velvet Underground

1. Top Ten Films of 2021: Matt Zoller Seitz: RogerEbert.com
1. Films of the Year 2021: Wendy Ide: Screen
3. Best Films of 2021: Amy Taubin: Artforum
3. The Best Films of 2021: Vikram Murthi: A.V. Club
3. Best Movies of 2021: Manohla Dargis: New York Times
4. Best Films of 2021: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
6. The Best Movies of 2021: Sean Fennessey: The Ringer
8. The Top Ten Best Films of 2021: Kyle Smith: National Review
8. 20 Best Movies of 2021: David Fear: Rolling Stone
9. Best Films of 2021: J Hoberman: Artforum
10. Best Movies of 2021: A.O. Scott: New York Times
12. Best Films of 2021: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
13. The 20 Best Films of 2021: Time Out London
13. The Best Movies of 2021: Ty Burr
13. The 50 Best Films of 2021: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
16. The 50 Best Films of 2021: Slant
17. Top 25 Movies of 2021: K. Austin Collins: Rolling Stone
20. Best Movies of 2021: Screen Slate
28. The 30 Best Films of 2021: Little White Lies
31. Best Films of 2021: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
34. The 50 Best Films of 2021: Guardian
36. The Best Movies of 2021: Nick Schager: Esquire
73. My Favourite Films of 2021: Scout Tafoya

• Best Movies Of 2021: Todd McCarthy: Deadline
• Top Ten Films of 2021: Sheila O’Malley: RogerEbert.com
• The Ten Best Films of 2021: RogerEbert.com
• The 10 Best Movies of 2021: Dana Stevens: Slate
• The Best Movies of 2021: Justin Chang: Los Angeles Times
• The Best Films of 2021: Keith Phipps: The Reveal
• Best Films of 2021: David Rooney: Hollywood Reporter
• The 10 Best Movies of 2021: Stephanie Zacharek: Time
• The Best Films of 2021: Scott Tobias: The Reveal
• Top 10 Films of 2021: Screen Queens
• Notable Film Releases of 2021: Glenn Kenny
• The 10 (or 11) Best Documentaries of 2021: Noel Murray: Polygon
• 21 Most Underrated Movies of 2021: Cassie da Costa: Vanity Fair
• Best Films of 2021: Passerby
• Favorite Films of 2021: Max Weiss: Baltimore Magazine
• The Ten Best Films of 2021: Jeffrey M. Anderson: Combustible Celluloid

Dark Waters

7. Top 10 Films of 2019: Justine Smith: RogerEbert.com
7. Top 25 Films of 2019: Caden Mark Gardner
12. Top 20 Films of 2020: Les Inrocks
15. The 25 Best Films of 2019: Glenn Kenny
15. Favorite 2019 Movies: Fernando F. Croce
35. Top 50 Films of 2019: Filmmaker Magazine: Village Voice Film Poll

• The Best Films of 2020: Economist
• Top 20 Films of 2019: In Review Online
• Favourite Films of the 2010s: Willow Maclay

Wonderstruck

2. Best Films of 2017: Glenn Heath Jr.: San Diego CityBeat
2. Top 10 Films of 2017: Marilou Duponchel: Les Inrocks
3. Best Films of 2017: Les Inrocks
4. Top Ten Films of 2017: Jeffrey M. Anderson: Combustible Celluloid
5. Top 10 Films of 2017: Emily Barnett: Les Inrocks
5. 10 Best Films of 2017: John Waters: Artforum
8. Best Films of 2017: Reverse Shot
13. 25 Best Films of 2017: David Ehrlich
15. Best Movies of 2017: Bilge Ebiri: Village Voice
17. 20 Best Films of 2017: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
24. 25 Best Films of 2017: Charles Bramesco

• 40 Best Movies of 2017: Manohla Dargis: New York Times
• Top 10 Movies of 2017: Stephanie Zacharek: Time
• 24 Best Movies of 2017: K. Austin Collins: The Ringer
• Best Films of 2017: Florence Almozini: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
• Best Films of 2017: Ben Kenigsberg: RogerEbert.com

Carol

1. 18 Best Movies of 2015: Stephen Holden: New York Times
1. 10 Best Films of 2015: Variety
1. 20 Best Films of 2015: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
1. 25 Best Films of 2015: David Ehrlich
1. Top 10 Movies of 2015: Jake Coyle: AP
1. 10 Favorite Films of 2015: Darren Hughes
1. 20 Best Films of 2015: Little White Lies
1. 19 Best Movies of 2015: Melissa Anderson: Village Voice
1. The Best Movies of 2015: Matt Singer: ScreenCrush
1. 20 Best Movies of 2015: Time Out London
1. Top 10 Films of 2015: Miriam Bale: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
2. Top 35 Films of 2015: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
2. Top Films of 2015: Dave Gonzalez: Fighting in the War Room
2. 10 Best Feature Films of 2015: Eric Hynes: Fandor: Keyframe
2. 10 Best Movies of 2015: Reverse Shot
2. Top 50 Films of 2015: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
2. Top 50 Films of 2015: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
2. Top 17 Films of 2015: David Hudson: Fandor: Keyframe Daily
2. The 30 Best Movies of the 2010s: K. Austin Collins: Vanity Fair
2. The 40 Best Films of the 2010s: Independent
3. 10 Best Films of 2015: Ben Kenigsberg: Variety: Variety Survey
3. 19 Best Movies of 2015: Alison Willmore: BuzzFeed
3. Top 30 films of 2015: Scott Tobias
4. 17 Best Films of 2015: Richard Lawson: Vanity Fair
4. 37 Best Movies of 2015: Manohla Dargis: New York Times
4. Top 10 Films of 2015: In Review Online
4. 29 Best Films of 2015: Ann Hornaday: Washington Post
4. Top 25 Films of 2015: Fandor
4. 66 Best Films of 2015: IndieWire
5. The Best Films of 2015: Mike D’Angelo: A.V. Club
5. 20 Best Movies of 2015: A.O. Scott: New York Times
6. 10 Best Movies of 2015: Michael Phillips: Chicago Tribune
6. 10 Best Films of 2015: John Waters: Artforum
7. 50 Best Films of 2015: Guardian
7. The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s: IndieWire
8. The Best Films of 2015: Noel Murray: A.V. Club
8. 20 Best Films of 2015: A.V. Club
8. Top 10 Movies of 2015: Lindsey Bahr: AP
9. Top 10 Films of 2016: Murielle Joudet: Les Inrocks
9. Top Ten Films of 2016: Cahiers du Cinéma
9. 10 Best Films of 2015: Amy Taubin: Artforum
9. 20 Best Movies of 2015: Joshua Rothkopf: Time Out New York
9. 30 Best Films of 2015: Matt Prigge: Metro
9. The 25 Best Movies of the 2010s: Jordan Ruimy: World of Reel
10. Best 15 Films of 2015: Eric Kohn: IndieWire
10. The 50 Best Movies of the 2010s: Rolling Stone
11. The Best Films of 2015: A.A. Dowd: A.V. Club
11. 30 Best Movies of 2015: Richard Brody: New Yorker
11. 22 Best Movies of 2015: Christopher Orr: Atlantic
11. Top 100 Films of the 2010s: In Review Online
13. The 100 Best Films of the Decade: The Playlist
14. The Best Films of 2015: Adam Nayman: A.V. Club
15. Top 20 Films of 2016: Les Inrocks
15. Top 30 Films of the Decade: Keith Phipps
15. Best Films of the Decade: Reverse Shot
17. 47 Noteworthy Films of 2015: Glenn Kenny
19. 50 Best Films of 2015: Slant
25. The 50 Best Movies of the 2010s: Time Out New York
35. Top 100 Films of the 2010s: Consequence
38. Best Movies of the 2010s: Susannah Gruder
51. 100 Best Films of the 2010s: Insider
69. The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s: Film School Rejects
89. The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s: A.V. Club

• Top 15 Movies of 2015: Dana Stevens: Slate
• 14 Best Films of 2015: Kenneth Turan: Los Angeles Times
• 20 Favorite Movies of 2015: Lisa Schwarzbaum
• Top 10 Films of 2015: Mark Kermode: Observer
• 20 Best Movies of 2015: Bilge Ebiri: New York: Vulture
• Top Ten Films of 2015: Cinema Scope
• The 20 Best Films of 2015: David Morgan: CBS News
• Favourite Films of the 2010s: Willow Maclay
• Favorite Films of the 2010s: A.O. Scott: New York Times
• Favorite Films of the 2010s: Darren Hughes

Mildred Pierce

2. Artforum: John Waters: Best Films of 2011
10. Village Voice: J Hoberman: Personal Best Films of 2011
35. The Playlist: The Best TV Shows & Mini-Series of the Decade