J. Hoberman's Annual Best Films Lists

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As the other list isn't updated since 2012. I created this updated one (some missing films from old list were added too).

Notes:
- Lists since 1977
- In 1978, two lists were released (Narrative and Non-narrative ones). Both were added
- Golden Eighties aka Window Shopping, Chantal Akerman (1986) was named twice (1983 and 1992 lists). Actually, the first reference could be the film Les années 80 (1983), but I'm not sure.
- Allemagne 90 neuf zéro, Jean-Luc Godard (1991) was named twice (1992 and 1995 lists)
- Honorable mentions from multiple years weren't added
- Leviathan, Lucien Castaing-Taylor & Verena Paravel (2012) was named twice (2012 and 2013 lists)
- The Americans TV series was named twice (2014 and 2018 lists)
- #5. Mexico at Midnight: Film Noir From Mexican Cinema’s Golden Age (series at New York’s Museum of Modern Art) source: https://www.moma.org/calendar/film/1533 (from 2015 list)
- #7. Ten documentary shorts, Vittorio De Seta: source: https://www.filmlinc.org/nyff2019/films/ten-documentary-shorts-by-vittorio-de-seta/ (from 2019 list)
- No list was released in 2020

Missing in IMDB:
#10. We Imitate; We Break-Up, Ericka Beckmann (1977) (from 1978 non-narrative list)
#7. Triscuits, Amy Sillman (2010) (from 2013 list) (https://vimeo.com/166613623)
#9. Continuous Variation, Manuel De Landa (2015) (from 2015 list)
#7. Aproposessexstreetmarket, Ernie Gehr (2018) (from 2021 list)
#7. Circling Essex Crossing, Ernie Gehr (2018) (from 2021 list)
#8. Paths of Fire II, Neelon Crawford (1976) (from 2021 list)

Not properly an entry:
#05. Game Six, 1986 World Series [TV sport] (from 1986 list)
#02. The Carl Stalling Project [sound recording] (from 1990 list)
#9. Panoramas of the Moving Image, Ernie Gehr (2005) (video installation) (from 2007 list)
#1. Werner Schroeter retrospective at MOMA (from 2012 list)
#4. Il Cinema Ritrovato XVI (annual festival in Bologna) (from 2012 list)
#4. Oskar Fischinger: Space Light Art, Whitney Museum exhibition (multimedia projections) (from 2012 list)
#10. Clint Eastwood on YouTube (from 2012 list)
#8. “Video” column, NYTimes, by Dave Kehr (from 2013 list)
#6. The Marx Brothers TV Collection [DVD box set] (from 2014 list)
#7. Die Farbe, Sigmar Polke (Film Installation) (from 2014 list)
#10. Walkers: Hollywood Afterlives in Art and Artifact at Museum of the Moving Image, New York (memorabilia exhibition) (from 2016 list)
#5. The Kavanaugh Hearing (from 2018 list)
#5. Jordan Belson exhibit at Matthew Marks Gallery, New York (paintings exhibition) (from 2019 list)
#4. On the Royal Road: The Burgher King, Elfriede Jelinek (book) (from 2021 list)

Souces:
1977-2005: https://www.mistdriven.com/critics/hoberman.html
2006: https://www.villagevoice.com/2006/12/26/hobermans-top-10/
2007: https://www.villagevoice.com/2007/12/25/j-hobermans-top-10-films-of-2007/
2008: https://www.villagevoice.com/2008/12/31/j-hobermans-top-10-of-2008/
2009: https://www.villagevoice.com/2009/12/22/j-hobermans-favorite-films-of-2009/
2010: https://www.riverfronttimes.com/stlouis/j-hobermans-top-10-movies-of-2010/Content?oid=2492695
2011-2021: https://www.yearendlists.com/list_authors/j-hoberman-e42284d6-b54b-4332-8742-e2f1f26f4273

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  1. 194 new

    Pulp Fiction

    1994, in 38 top lists Check
  2. 33 new

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  3. 166 new

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  4. 9 new

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  5. 44 new

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  6. 321 new

    El laberinto del fauno

    2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check
  7. 151 new

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  8. 262 new

    Fa yeung nin wah

    2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check
  9. 293 new

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    2004, in 28 top lists Check
  10. 103 new

    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 27 top lists Check
  11. 259 new

    Mulholland Dr.

    2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check
  12. 343 new

    WALL·E

    2008, in 26 top lists Check
  13. 142 new

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  14. 169 new

    Unforgiven

    1992, in 24 top lists Check
  15. 186 new

    Groundhog Day

    1993, in 22 top lists Check
  16. 64 new

    Stalker

    1979, in 22 top lists Check
  17. 267 new

    Donnie Darko

    2001, in 21 top lists Check
  18. 127 new

    Der Himmel über Berlin

    1987 — a.k.a. Wings of Desire, in 21 top lists Check
  19. 366 new

    Inception

    2010, in 21 top lists Check
  20. 108 new

    Platoon

    1986, in 21 top lists Check
  21. 222 new

    Le samouraï

    1967 — a.k.a. Le Samouraï, in 20 top lists Check
  22. 329 new

    There Will Be Blood

    2007, in 20 top lists Check
  23. 197 new

    Trois couleurs: Rouge

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Red, in 20 top lists Check
  24. 189 new

    Chung Hing sam lam

    1994 — a.k.a. Chungking Express, in 19 top lists Check
  25. 184 new

    Guling jie shaonian sharen shijian

    1991 — a.k.a. A Brighter Summer Day, in 19 top lists Check
  26. 288 new

    Lost in Translation

    2003, in 19 top lists Check
  27. 92 new

    Once Upon a Time in America

    1984, in 19 top lists Check
  28. 196 new

    Trois couleurs: Bleu

    1993 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Blue, in 19 top lists Check
  29. 294 new

    Before Sunset

    2004, in 18 top lists Check
  30. 93 new

    Shoah

    1985, in 18 top lists Check
  31. 20 new

    Halloween

    1978, in 17 top lists Check
  32. 353 new

    Inglourious Basterds

    2009, in 17 top lists Check
  33. 244 new

    Magnolia

    1999, in 17 top lists Check
  34. 147 new

    Dip huet seung hung

    1989 — a.k.a. The Killer, in 16 top lists Check
  35. 435 new

    Get Out

    2017, in 16 top lists Check
  36. 79 new

    Sans soleil

    1983 — a.k.a. Sans Soleil, in 16 top lists Check
  37. 253 new

    Beau travail

    1999, in 15 top lists Check
  38. 193 new

    Hoop Dreams

    1994, in 15 top lists Check
  39. 81 new

    The King of Comedy

    1982, in 15 top lists Check
  40. 248 new

    Being John Malkovich

    1999, in 14 top lists Check
  41. 212 new

    Breaking the Waves

    1996, in 14 top lists Check
  42. 290 new

    Dogville

    2003, in 14 top lists Check
  43. 85 new

    Stranger Than Paradise

    1984, in 14 top lists Check
  44. 233 new

    The Thin Red Line

    1998, in 14 top lists Check
  45. 75 new

    Zerkalo

    1975 — a.k.a. Mirror, in 14 top lists Check
  46. 341 new

    4 luni, 3 saptamâni si 2 zile

    2007 — a.k.a. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, in 13 top lists Check
  47. 225 new

    Chun gwong cha sit

    1997 — a.k.a. Happy Together, in 13 top lists Check
  48. 345 new

    The Hurt Locker

    2008, in 13 top lists Check
  49. 374 new

    Loong Boonmee raleuk chat

    2010 — a.k.a. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, in 13 top lists Check
  50. 165 new

    Thelma & Louise

    1991, in 13 top lists Check
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