Kyle Smith’s Best Of Lists
Kyle Smith is currently the film critic for the Wall Street Journal, formerly for the National Review and New York Post.
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- DirectorJohn CarneyStarsEve HewsonJoseph Gordon-LevittOrén KinlanA single mom at war with her son is trying to find a hobby for him. One day, she rescues a guitar from a dumpster.2. Oppenheimer
3. Poor Things
4. Salt Burn
5. Elemental
6. Zone of Interest
7. 20 Days in Mariupol
8. Still
9. In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50
10. Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour - DirectorMartin McDonaghStarsColin FarrellBrendan GleesonKerry CondonTwo lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.2. Living
3. Father Stu
4. All Quiet On The Western Front
5. Fire Of Love
6. Breaking
7. Babylon
8. The Fabelmans
9. Triangle of Sadness
10. The Menu - DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsJude HillLewis McAskieCaitríona BalfeA young boy and his working-class Belfast family experience the tumultuous late 1960s.2. Licorice Pizza
3. The Worst Person in the World
4. Red Rocket
5. Dear Comrades!
6. The Last Duel
7. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
8. The Velvet Underground
9. Luca
10. C'Mon, C'Mon - DirectorDan ScanlonStarsTom HollandChris PrattJulia Louis-DreyfusIn a magical world full of technological advances, elven brothers Ian and Barley Lightfoot set out on an adventure to resurrect their late father for a day.2. The Gentlemen
3. The Forty-Year-Old Version
4. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
5. The Father
6. Apocalypse ’45
7. Desert One
8. Balloon
9. On The Rocks
10. Crock of Gold - DirectorFlorian Henckel von DonnersmarckStarsTom SchillingSebastian KochPaula BeerGerman artist Kurt Barnert has escaped East Germany and now lives in West Germany, but is tormented by his childhood under the Nazis and the GDR-regime.Decade
1. Never Look Away
2. Arrival
3. The Tree of Life
4. First Man
5. 127 Hours
6. American Sniper
7. They Shall Not Grow Old
8. Gravity
9. Patriots Day
10. Her - DirectorFlorian Henckel von DonnersmarckStarsTom SchillingSebastian KochPaula BeerGerman artist Kurt Barnert has escaped East Germany and now lives in West Germany, but is tormented by his childhood under the Nazis and the GDR-regime.2. Ford v. Ferrari
3. Joker
4. Once Upon a Time In Hollywood
5. Hustlers
6. Richard Jewell
7. Parasite
8. A Hidden Life
9. Les Miserables
10. The Last Black Man In San Fransisco - DirectorDamien ChazelleStarsRyan GoslingClaire FoyJason ClarkeA look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.2. Blaze
3. Spider-Man Into The Spiderverse
4. First Reformed
5. Three Identical Strangers
6. Roma
7. Mandy
8. Black Panther
9. Free Solo
10. The Mule - DirectorGreta GerwigStarsSaoirse RonanLaurie MetcalfTracy LettsIn 2002, an artistically inclined 17-year-old girl comes of age in Sacramento, California.2. War For the Planet of the Apes
3. The Florida Project
4. Good Time
5. Wonder Woman
6. Logan
7. A Ghost Story
8. Spider-Man Homecoming
9. Stronger
10. Coco - DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsAmy AdamsJeremy RennerForest WhitakerA linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world.2. Manchester By The Sea
3. Patriots Day
4. Deepwater Horizon
5. Birth of a Nation
6. DePalma
7. Pete’s Dragon
8. Zootopia
9. Dr. Strange
10. Weiner - DirectorGeorge MillerStarsTom HardyCharlize TheronNicholas HoultIn a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in search for her homeland with the aid of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshiper and a drifter named Max.2. The End of the Tour
3. Sunshine Superman
4. Sicario
5. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
6. Love and Mercy
7. Anomalisa
8. Youth
9. Going Clear
10. Spotlight - DirectorClint EastwoodStarsBradley CooperSienna MillerKyle GallnerNavy S.E.A.L. sniper Chris Kyle's pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home with his family after four tours of duty, however, Chris finds that it is the war he can't leave behind.2. Boyhood
3. Cavalry
4. Whiplash
5. The Theory of Everything
6. Edge of Tomorrow
7. Last Days In Vietnam
8. Interstellar
9. Captain America the Winter Soldier
10. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - DirectorAlfonso CuarónStarsSandra BullockGeorge ClooneyEd HarrisDr Ryan Stone, an engineer on her first time on a space mission, and Matt Kowalski, an astronaut on his final expedition, have to survive in space after they are hit by debris while spacewalking.2. Her
3. Pain and Gain
4. Trance
5. Captain Phillips
6. Prisoners
7. Frozen
8. Mud
9. The Place Beyond the Pines
10. The Bling Ring - DirectorTom HooperStarsHugh JackmanRussell CroweAnne HathawayIn 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever.2. Magic Mike
3. The Impossible
4. Argo
5. Zero Dark Thirty
6. Ted
7. Flight
8. 21 Jump Street
9. Pitch Perfect
10. The Dark Knight Rises - DirectorMichel HazanaviciusStarsJean DujardinBérénice BejoJohn GoodmanWhen George, a silent movie superstar, meets Peppy Miller, a dancer, sparks fly between the two. However, after the introduction of talking pictures, their fortunes change, affecting their dynamic.2. War Horse
3. Bridesmaids
4. Captain America The First Avenger
5. Drive
6. Super 8
7. Rango
8. Contagion
9. The Iron Lady
10. 50/50 - DirectorDanny BoyleStarsJames FrancoAmber TamblynKate MaraA mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive.2. Iron Man 2
3. Mlle. Chambon
4. My Dog Tulip
5. Another Year
6. Tamara Drewe
7. Hot Tub Time Machine
8. I Love You, Philip Morris
9. Youth In Revolt
10. Tiny Furniture - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHaley Joel OsmentJude LawFrances O'ConnorA highly advanced robotic boy longs to become "real" so that he can regain the love of his human mother.Decade
1. AI
2. United 93
3. Master and Commander
4. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
5. Batman Begins
6. Amélie
7. Once
8. Team America: World Police
9. Inglorious Basterds
10. Almost Famous - DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsBrad PittDiane KrugerEli RothIn Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.2. Up
3. Fantastic Mr. Fox
4. Watchmen
5. Funny People
6. Up In The Air
7. An Education
8. In The Loop
9. Of Time And The City
10. Shall We Kiss? - DirectorDanny BoyleLoveleen TandanStarsDev PatelFreida PintoSaurabh ShuklaA teenager from the slums of Mumbai becomes a contestant on the show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati?' When interrogated under suspicion of cheating, he revisits his past, revealing how he had all the answers.2. Man On Wire
3. Seven Pounds
4. The Dark Knight
5. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
6. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
7. Vicky Christina Barcelona
8. Doubt
9. Rachel Getting Married
10. Funny Games - DirectorJulian SchnabelStarsMathieu AmalricEmmanuelle SeignerMarie-Josée CrozeThe true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralyzed body; only his left eye isn't paralyzed.2. Once
3. Knocked Up
4. Into The Wild
5. Superbad
6. Ratatouille
7. No Country For Old Men
8. The Lives Of Others
9. Margot At The Wedding
10. Meet The Robinsons - DirectorPaul GreengrassStarsDavid Alan BascheOlivia ThirlbyLiza Colón-ZayasA real-time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on September 11th, 2001 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot.2. The Departed
3. The Good Shepherd
4. Fateless
5. Little Miss Sunshine
6. Happy Feet
7. Russian Dolls
8. Venus
9. 49 Up
10. The Painted Veil - DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJohn TravoltaUma ThurmanSamuel L. JacksonThe lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.90s
1. Pulp Fiction
2. Trainspotting
3. Goodfellas
4. Groundhog Day
5. Carlito's Way
6. True Lies
7. Glengarry Glen Ross
8. True Romance
9. Shawshank Redemption
10. Lion King - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordKaren AllenPaul FreemanIn 1936, archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis can obtain its awesome powers.80s
1. Raiders of the Lost Ark
2. Crimes and Misdemeanours
3. Reds
4. The Empire Strikes Back
5. Dead Poets Society
6. Ordinary People
7. Hannah and Her Sisters
8. Broadcast News
9. The Shining
10. ET - DirectorBob FosseStarsRoy ScheiderJessica LangeAnn ReinkingDirector/choreographer Bob Fosse tells his own life story as he details the sordid career of Joe Gideon, a womanizing, drug-using dancer.70s
1. All That Jazz
2. Rocky
3. Apocalypse Now
4. The Godfather
5. Dog Day Afternoon
6. The Godfather Part II
7. Five Easy Pieces
8. Annie Hall
9. Three Days Of Condor
10. The Man Who Would Be King - DirectorDavid LeanStarsOmar SharifJulie ChristieGeraldine ChaplinThe life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.60s
1. Dr. Zhivago
2. The Graduate
3. The Sound of Music
4. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
5. Lawrence of Arabia
6. The Lion In Winter
7. 2001: A Space Odyssey
8. Dr. Strangelove
9. Two For The Road
10. Bonnie and Clyde - DirectorStanley DonenGene KellyStarsGene KellyDonald O'ConnorDebbie ReynoldsA silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.50s
1. Singin' In The Rain
2. Bridge on the River Kwai
3. Sunset Boulevard
4. Sweet Smell of Success
5. A Face In The Crowd
6. High Noon
7. All About Eve
8. Some Like It Hot
9. Paths of Glory
10. Dial M For Murder - DirectorOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesJoseph CottenDorothy ComingoreFollowing the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance: 'Rosebud.'40s
1. Citizen Kane
2. Casablanca
3. The Third Man
4. Pinocchio
5. It's A Wonderful Life
6. His Girl Friday
7. A Letter To Three Wives
8. Sullivan's Travels
9. Meet Me In St. Louis
10. Double Indemnity - DirectorVictor FlemingGeorge CukorSam WoodStarsClark GableVivien LeighThomas MitchellA sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.30s
1. Gone With The Wind
2. The Wizard of Oz
3. The Adventures of Robin Hood
4. Top Hat
5. Mutiny on the Bounty
6. All Quiet On The Western Front
7. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
8. Ninotchka
9. Midnight
10. Goodbye, Mr. Chips