Year-End Lists

Richard Brody: 30 Best Movies of 2015, as published by The New Yorker

1. Chi-Raq
   Spike Lee
2. Li’l Quinquin
   Bruno Dumont
3. Queen of Earth
   Alex Ross Perry
4. Heaven Knows What
   Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie
5. Jafar Panahi’s Taxi
   Jafar Panahi
6. Timbuktu
   Abderrahmane Sissako
7. In Jackson Heights
   Frederick Wiseman
8. Mistress America
   Noah Baumbach
9. Stinking Heaven
   Nathan Silver
10. Arabian Nights
    Miguel Gomes
11. Carol
    Todd Haynes
12. Trainwreck
    Judd Apatow
13. Digging for Fire
    Joe Swanberg
14. Wild Canaries
    Lawrence Michael Levine
15. Results
    Andrew Bujalski
16. Creed
    Ryan Coogler
17. The Princess of France
    Matías Piñeiro
18. Field Niggas
    Khalik Allah
19. Iris
    Albert Maysles
20. Irrational Man
    Woody Allen
21. Da Sweet Blood of Jesus
    Spike Lee
22. Uncertain Terms
    Nathan Silver
23. Young Bodies Heal Quickly
    Andrew T. Betzer
24. By the Sea
    Angelina Jolie
25. While We’re Young
    Noah Baumbach
26. Entertainment
    Rick Alverson
27. Approaching the Elephant
    Amanda Wilder
28. In the Name of My Daughter
    André Téchiné
29. Buzzard
    Joel Potrykus
30. Fifty Shades of Grey
    Sam Taylor-Johnson