Sight & Sound Poll: Resources
March 17, 2023
Courtesy of Gregory Meshman, you can now view a complete list of all the Sight & Sound votes in one place. Additionally, this file comprises all the films that received at least four votes, with links to DVD Beaver reviews (where possible) and their home video status (in the English language).
Interim 1,000 Greatest Films
March 9, 2023
An interim 1,000 Greatest Films listing (prior to the addition of the 2022 Sight & Sound ballots) is now available as a PDF file: Interim 1,000 Greatest Films (PDF). This is not an official release of the 1,000 Greatest Films and will not be referred to again, once the official 2023 edition (estimated to arrive sometime during April/May) takes its place. Please note: "Yol" is ranked 1,001 (a small error-addition at the bottom of the file).
Paused…
March 5, 2023
The assembling of the 2,000+ Sight & Sound ballots, in readiness for the next update of the 1,000 Greatest Films (and, down the track, the 21st Century's Most Acclaimed Films), has begun. This, as you can imagine, is quite a time-consuming task (not only with respects to the assemblage of the ballots, but also in relation to updating the TSPDT database side well; I can already tell there are multiple 'obscure' titles that will need to be added). Therefore, I have decided to put on hold adding new director pages, and making any further noir updates for now. These will resume after I have published the new editions of both the Greatest Films and 21st Century projects. I'm sure you've all grown accustomed to the static nature of TSPDT over the years, especially in 2022 when I was down and out. This little breather will be child's play for you!
Directors
Browse over 300 director profiles. Each profile includes quotes from a variety of reference materials, selected filmographies (encompassing rankings from the Greatest Films and 21st Century projects), and more.
Latest Additions - Yasuzo Masumura / Sergei Parajanov / Jean Eustache / Miguel Gomes / Ron Howard / See All.
Sight & Sound Reveals Their 250 Greatest Films of All Time
February 1, 2023
Sight & Sound have expanded their list of the 100 Greatest Films of All Time to 250 (actually it's 264 films, as there is a 22-film tie for 243rd spot). It got me thinking about the TSPDT poll that I conducted back in 2021 and how it would possibly compare. So, I matched up the two lists, and discovered that 242 out of Sight & Sound's list also appear on the TSPDT list. That's 92%. Granted, the TSPDT poll included 1,005 films vs. 264, but that's still a fairly solid state of commonality.
It's Alive!!
January 28, 2023
Hello fellow film devotees. I hope 2023 is panning out well for you, and I hope you don't mind the little website refresh. Nothing fancy, of course, I'm not clever enough to do bells and whistles. This is a corner store, not a supermarket. If you come across any issues, please email me. Well then, after a painfully crappy 2022 (for me at least), it's time to get things moving again around here. The initial focus will be on adding more director pages, and finally completing those neglected noir pages. Also, when the time comes, update the 1,000 Greatest Films and 21st Century lists (incorporating all the 2022 Sight & Sound Greatest Films poll ballots). For those that may not be aware, Sight & Sound will be revealing all the individual ballots of their massive Greatest Films of All Time poll on March 2. I'm estimating that I'll have the 1,000 Greatest Films updated during April/May, with the 21st Century update to follow in May/June. Hopefully sooner, but I'll keep my estimations conservative for now. Thanks very much for your ongoing support and feedback.
Best of 2022
January 28, 2023
The update of the 21st Century list will come later, but for now here are the best films of 2022, based on all the end-of-year ballots compiled. It will be interesting to see how many of these will make the 21st Century Top 1,000.
TSPDT's 50 Most Critically-Acclaimed Films of 2022 (based only on 2022 end-of-year ballots)
1. AFTERSUN Charlotte Wells
2. TÁR Todd Field
3. THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN Martin McDonagh
4. DECISION TO LEAVE Park Chan-wook
5. NOPE Jordan Peele
6. SAINT OMER Alice Diop
7. EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE Dan Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
8. EO Jerzy Skolimowski
9. THE FABELMANS Steven Spielberg
10. RRR S.S. Rajamouli
11. ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED Laura Poitras
12. CRIMES OF THE FUTURE David Cronenberg
13. THE ETERNAL DAUGHTER Joanna Hogg
14. TOP GUN: MAVERICK Joseph Kosinski
15. HAPPENING Audrey Diwan
16. NO BEARS Jafar Panahi
17. TRIANGLE OF SADNESS Ruben Östlund
18. ELVIS Baz Luhrmann
19. GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIO Guillermo del Toro
20. ONE FINE MORNING Mia Hansen-Løve
21. BENEDICTION Terence Davies
22. ARMAGEDDON TIME James Gray
23. CORSAGE Marie Kreutzer
24. THE NOVELIST'S FILM Hong Sang-soo
25. HIT THE ROAD Panah Panahi
26. WOMEN TALKING Sarah Polley
27. PACIFICTION Albert Serra
28. KIMI Steven Soderbergh
29. THE BATMAN Matt Reeves
30. THE CATHEDRAL Ricky D'Ambrose
31. BONES AND ALL Luca Guadagnino
32. AFTER YANG Kogonada
33. APOLLO 10½: A SPACE AGE CHILDHOOD Richard Linklater
34. SHOWING UP Kelly Reichardt
35. THE WOMAN KING Gina Prince-Bythewood
36. LIVING Oliver Hermanus
37. FIRE OF LOVE Sara Dosa
38. THE QUIET GIRL Colm Bairéad
39. BARBARIAN Zach Cregger
40. IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE Hong Sang-soo
41. FUNNY PAGES Owen Kline
42. GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY Rian Johnson
43. ALL THAT BREATHES Shaunak Sen
44. SHE SAID Maria Schrader
45. JACKASS FOREVER Jeff Tremaine
46. FLUX GOURMET Peter Strickland
47. MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON Dean Fleischer-Camp
48. MOONAGE DAYDREAM Brett Morgen
49. TURNING RED Domee Shi
50. WE’RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD’S FAIR Jane Schoenbrun
TSPDT's 50 Most Critically-Acclaimed Films of 2022 (based only on 2022 end-of-year ballots)
1. AFTERSUN Charlotte Wells
2. TÁR Todd Field
3. THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN Martin McDonagh
4. DECISION TO LEAVE Park Chan-wook
5. NOPE Jordan Peele
6. SAINT OMER Alice Diop
7. EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE Dan Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
8. EO Jerzy Skolimowski
9. THE FABELMANS Steven Spielberg
10. RRR S.S. Rajamouli
11. ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED Laura Poitras
12. CRIMES OF THE FUTURE David Cronenberg
13. THE ETERNAL DAUGHTER Joanna Hogg
14. TOP GUN: MAVERICK Joseph Kosinski
15. HAPPENING Audrey Diwan
16. NO BEARS Jafar Panahi
17. TRIANGLE OF SADNESS Ruben Östlund
18. ELVIS Baz Luhrmann
19. GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIO Guillermo del Toro
20. ONE FINE MORNING Mia Hansen-Løve
21. BENEDICTION Terence Davies
22. ARMAGEDDON TIME James Gray
23. CORSAGE Marie Kreutzer
24. THE NOVELIST'S FILM Hong Sang-soo
25. HIT THE ROAD Panah Panahi
26. WOMEN TALKING Sarah Polley
27. PACIFICTION Albert Serra
28. KIMI Steven Soderbergh
29. THE BATMAN Matt Reeves
30. THE CATHEDRAL Ricky D'Ambrose
31. BONES AND ALL Luca Guadagnino
32. AFTER YANG Kogonada
33. APOLLO 10½: A SPACE AGE CHILDHOOD Richard Linklater
34. SHOWING UP Kelly Reichardt
35. THE WOMAN KING Gina Prince-Bythewood
36. LIVING Oliver Hermanus
37. FIRE OF LOVE Sara Dosa
38. THE QUIET GIRL Colm Bairéad
39. BARBARIAN Zach Cregger
40. IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE Hong Sang-soo
41. FUNNY PAGES Owen Kline
42. GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY Rian Johnson
43. ALL THAT BREATHES Shaunak Sen
44. SHE SAID Maria Schrader
45. JACKASS FOREVER Jeff Tremaine
46. FLUX GOURMET Peter Strickland
47. MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON Dean Fleischer-Camp
48. MOONAGE DAYDREAM Brett Morgen
49. TURNING RED Domee Shi
50. WE’RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD’S FAIR Jane Schoenbrun
“If a story doesn't give you a hard-on in the first couple of scenes, throw it in the goddamned garbage.” ― Samuel Fuller
Recent noir addition: Violent Cop (1989)
They Shot Dark Pictures, Didn't They?
A slowly-growing listing of 1,000 Noir Films. This is not a ‘best of’ or ‘greatest’ compilation of noirs. This is strictly a listing of, according to TSPDT's research, the most oft-cited noir films. Though most of the films that will ultimately comprise the 1,000 are more than worthwhile (many, of course, are brilliant), there is no hiding from the fact that not all of the 1,000 films are of the highest quality. They are here because they are noir, not because they are necessarily classic films.
Ranked 19th… The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
TSPDT Poll — 1,005 Film Favourites
August 3, 2021
TSPDT's first fair dinkum film poll. Thank you to everyone who participated and correctly submitted their ballots of 25 favourite films.
View the 1,005 Film Favourites
View the 1,005 Film Favourites
Carlos Saura, 1932-2023
February 11, 2023
Carlos Saura, one of Spain's most celebrated filmmakers, has died at the age of 91. Some of his more notable films include La Caza (1966), Cría cuervos (1976), Blood Wedding (1981), Deprisa, deprisa (1981) and Carmen (1983). His last film, the documentary Walls Can Talk (Las Paredes hablan), was first screened in Spain in September last year.
2021 edition's highest entrant: Toni Erdmann (2016)
The 1,000 Greatest Films
2021 Edition
Updated on January 27, 2021
Updated on January 27, 2021
Compiled from 12,276 film lists, this is quite possibly the most definitive collection of the 1,000 most critically acclaimed films you will find. Also featured is a list of the 250 most acclaimed film directors, and for the first time, full rankings are revealed for all 20,430 films in the starting list (this can now be viewed online as a sortable table).
Please note that, due to unforeseen circumstances, the 2022 edition was not published online. You can, however, view the updated 2022 starting list, with all the new film additions and rankings.
The 2023 edition is estimated to arrive in April/May 2023, and it will be published online (as per normal). The delay is due to Sight & Sound not revealing the individual ballots of their Greatest Films poll until March 2, 2023. Ballots that I'm sure you'll agree should be included in TSPDT's calculations for this year.
Please note that, due to unforeseen circumstances, the 2022 edition was not published online. You can, however, view the updated 2022 starting list, with all the new film additions and rankings.
The 2023 edition is estimated to arrive in April/May 2023, and it will be published online (as per normal). The delay is due to Sight & Sound not revealing the individual ballots of their Greatest Films poll until March 2, 2023. Ballots that I'm sure you'll agree should be included in TSPDT's calculations for this year.
2021 edition's highest entrant: First Cow (2019)
The 21st Century's Most Acclaimed Films
2021 Edition
Updated on February 20, 2021
Updated on February 20, 2021
Based on end-of-year lists (from 2000 onwards), as well as the same resources used for the 1,000 Greatest Films, this is a collection (comprised of 1,000 films) of the 21st Century's most acclaimed cinema. Also featured is a listing of the 100 most acclaimed film directors of this century, to date. You'll also find a starting list of 8,696 21st Century films (this can now be viewed online as a sortable table).
Please note that, due to unforeseen circumstances, the 2022 edition was not published online. You can, however, view the updated 2022 starting list, with all the new film additions and rankings.
The 2023 edition is estimated to arrive in May/June 2023, and it will be published online (as per normal). The delay is due to Sight & Sound not revealing the individual ballots of their Greatest Films poll until March 2, 2023. Ballots that I'm sure you'll agree should be included in TSPDT's calculations for this year.
Please note that, due to unforeseen circumstances, the 2022 edition was not published online. You can, however, view the updated 2022 starting list, with all the new film additions and rankings.
The 2023 edition is estimated to arrive in May/June 2023, and it will be published online (as per normal). The delay is due to Sight & Sound not revealing the individual ballots of their Greatest Films poll until March 2, 2023. Ballots that I'm sure you'll agree should be included in TSPDT's calculations for this year.
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