films that are elevated or sophisticated in their themes, style, and execution, often blurring the lines between traditional genre conventions and arthouse or experimental cinema. These movies are often considered to be a combination of commercial appeal and artistic merit, combining elements of popular genres such as crime, science fiction, or horror, with more serious and thought-provoking themes, innovative cinematography, and a focus on character development. High art genre movies are often more character-driven and less reliant on conventional plot structures, and they challenge the audience's expectations while providing a unique and engaging viewing experience.
Source:
Years 1931-2018 come from:
The New York Times: Book of Movies
the essential 1,000 films to see
2019 ed
Years after 2018 come from NYT website.
work in progress
There are discrepancies between the website and the book, particular for years after 2003. Please leave a comment for any errors you find.
Full list at https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/polls/50-best-films-2021
Below is our updated running tally of the films most frequently mentioned by individual critics on the year-end Top Ten lists. Note that if a critic ranks more than the standard 10 films, we will not include films ranked 11th or worse. (We do include unranked lists of 11-20 titles, though each film gets just one-half of a point.) In case of a tie for first or second, each film will receive the full points for that position.
https://www.metacritic.com/feature/film-critics-pick-10-best-movies-of-2021
Updated: 2022-01-23
NEON is an independent film and television studio specializing in US film distribution. The company is one of the two top independent film distributors in the United States.
The Guardian's countdown of the best films released in the UK during 2022
List compiled from: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/dec/06/the-50-best-films-movies-of-2022-in-the-uk
Ranked as in the list
1: Aftersun
2: The Quiet Girl
3: Parallel Mothers
4: Flee
5: Licorice Pizza
6: Hit the Road
7: RRR
8: The Wonder
9: Memoria
10: Decision to Leave
11: Funny Pages
12: Moonage Daydream
13: The Banshees of Inisherin
14: Playground
15: Bones and All
16: Mass
17: You Won’t Be Alone
18: Living
19: Official Competition
20: The Northman
21: The Innocents
22: Nitram
23: Descendant
24: Fire of Love
25: The Gravedigger’s Wife
26: White Noise
27: No Bears
28: Cow
29: The Souvenir Part II
30: The Worst Person in the World
31: Crimes of the Future
32: Corsage
33: All That Breathes
34: Lingui, the Sacred Bonds
35: All Quiet on the Western Front
36: A Banquet
37: Great Freedom
38: Small Body
39: Prayers for the Stolen
40: Benediction
41: Everything Went Fine
42: We (Nous)
43: Brian and Charles
44: The Woman King
45: Vortex
46: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
47: Happening
48: Paris, 13th District
49: Top Gun: Maverick
50: Compartment No 6
The Guardian's countdown of the best films released in the US during 2022
List compiled from: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/dec/06/the-50-best-movies-films-of-2022-in-the-us
Ranked as in the list
1: Aftersun
2: Tár
3: The Quiet Girl
4: Hit the Road
5: RRR
6: The Fabelmans
7: The Wonder
8: Memoria
9: Decision to Leave
10: Saint Omer
11: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
12: Funny Pages
13: Moonage Daydream
14: The Banshees of Inisherin
15: Playground
16: Bones and All
17: You Won’t Be Alone
18: Living
19: Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
20: Empire of Light
21: Official Competition
22: The Northman
23: The Innocents
24: Nitram
25: Descendant
26: Fire of Love
27: White Noise
28: No Bears
29: Cow
30: Crimes of the Future
31: Corsage
32: All That Breathes
33: Lingui, the Sacred Bonds
34: All Quiet on the Western Front
35: Great Freedom
36: Small Body
37: Benediction
38: Everything Went Fine
39: The Eternal Daughter
40: We (Nous)
41: Brian and Charles
42: The Woman King
43: Vortex
44: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
45: Happening
46: Holy Spider
47: Paris, 13th District
48: Top Gun: Maverick
49: Broker
50: Bros
List compiled from (article and podcast): https://www.filmspotting.net/top-5-lists-archive/2021/12/22/854-855-top-10-films-of-2021
Four Top 10 lists - from Adam, Josh, Dana Stevens and Michael Phillips
Ranked by number of consensus Top 10 selections (most Top 10 selections first), then average place from all the lists
1: Summer of Soul (Adam, Josh, Dana, Michael)
2: The Power of the Dog (Adam, Josh, Dana)
3: Licorice Pizza (Adam, Dana, Michael)
4: The Green Knight (Josh, Dana, Michael)
5: Petite Maman (Adam, Josh)
6: West Side Story (Dana, Michael)
7: Drive My Car (Adam, Michael)
8: Passing (Josh, Michael)
Besides the 8 consensus movies, there are some outliers that only made it to one Top 10 list
Adam:
9: The Worst Person in the World
10: Pig
11: The Killing of Two Lovers
12: The Card Counter
13: Annette
Josh:
14: Identifying Features
15: The French Dispatch
16: Zola
17: Memoria
18: About Endlessness
Dana:
19: Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
20: The Velvet Underground
21: A Hero
22: Parallel Mothers
23: The Disciple
Michael:
24: The Underground Railroad
25: It's a Sin
26: A Night of Knowing Nothing
27: The Lost Daughter
Films showing during the Zürich Film Festival 2021.
https://zff.com/en/programme/
74th Festival de Cannes:
- 01-24: In Competition
- 25-44: Un Certain Regard
- 45-52: Out of Competition
- 53-55: Midnight Screenings
- 56-66: Special Screenings
- 67-78: Cannes Premiere
- 79-85: Critics' Week
- 86-109: Directors' Fortnight
- 110-119: Short Films Competition
- 120-136: Short Films Cinéfondation Selection
- 137-146: Short Films Critics' Week
Awards:
- Competition Palme D'or: 01 - Titane (Julia Ducournau).
- Competition Grand Prix (ex aequo): 02 - A Hero (Asghar Farhadi).
- Competition Grand Prix (ex aequo): 03 - Compartment No. 6 (Juho Kuosmanen).
- Competition Best Director: 04 - Annette (Leos Carax).
- Competition Best Screenplay: 05 - Drive My Car (Ryusuke Hamaguchi).
- Competition Jury Prize (ex aequo): 06 - Memoria (Apichatpong Weerasethakul).
- Competition Jury Prize (ex aequo): 07 - Ahed’s Knee (Nadav Lapid).
- Competition Best Performance by an Actress: 08 - The Worst Person in the World (Renate Reinsve).
- Competition Best Performance by an Actor: 09 - Nitram (Caleb Landry Jones).
- Caméra d'Or First Film Selection: 86 - Murina (Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic).
- CST Artist-Technician Prize (Chief Director of Photography): 10 - Petrov's Flu (Vladislav Opeliants).
- CST Young Film Technician Award (Head Sound Engineer): 56 - Mi Iubita, Mon Amour (Armance Durix).
- Un Certain Regard Prize: 25 - Unclenching the Fists (Kira Kolavenko).
- Un Certain Regard Jury Prize: 26 - Great Freedom (Sebastian Meise).
- Un Certain Regard Ensemble Prize: 27 - Good Mother (Hafsia Herzi).
- Un Certain Regard Courage Prize: 28 - La Civil (Teodora Ana Mihai).
- Un Certain Regard Prize of Originality: 29 - Lamb (Valdimar Jóhannsson).
- Un Certain Regard Special Mention: 30 - Prayers for the Stolen (Tatiana Huezo).
- Critic's Week Grand Prize: 79 - Feathers (Omar El Zohairy).
- Critic's Week SACD Prize: 80 - Olga (Elie Grappe, Raphaëlle Desplechin).
- Critic's Week Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award: 81 - Amparo (Sandra Melissa Torres).
- Critic's Week Gan Foundation Award for Distribution: 82 - Zero Fucks Given (Julie Lecoustre, Emmanuel Marre).
- Directors' Fortnight SACD Prize: 87 - Magnetic Beats (Vincent Maël Cardona).
- Directors' Fortnight Europa Cinemas Label: 88 - A Chiara (Jonas Carpignano).
- FIPRESCI Prize Competition: 05 - Drive My Car (Ryusuke Hamaguchi).
- FIPRESCI Prize Un Certain Regard: 31 - Playground (Laura Wandel).
- FIPRESCI Prize Critic's Week: 79 - Feathers (Omar El Zohairy).
- Short Films Competition Palme D'or: 110 - All the Crows in the World (Yi Tang).
- Short Films Competition Special Mention: 111 - August Sky (Jasmin Tenucci).
- Cinéfondation First Prize: 120 - The Salamander Child (Théo Degen).
- Cinéfondation Second Prize: 121 - Cicada (Daewoen Yoon).
- Cinéfondation Joint Third Prize: 122 - Cantareira (Rodrigo Ribeyro).
- Cinéfondation Joint Third Prize: 123 - Love Stories on the Move (Carina-Gabriela Dasoveanu).
- Critic's Week Leitz Cine Discovery Prize for Short Film: 137 - Lili Alone (Zou Jing).
- Critic's Week Canal+ Award for Short Film: 138 - Brutalia, Days of Labour (Manolis Mavris).
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