The Annual Film Comment Critics Poll
1. No Country for Old Men Joel & Ethan Coen, U.S. 754 points
2. There Will Be Blood P.T. Anderson, U.S. 743
3. Zodiac David Fincher, U.S. 699
4. Syndromes and a Century Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Thailand/Austria/France 638
5. I’m Not There Todd Haynes, U.S./Germany 592
6. Killer of Sheep Charles Burnett, U.S. 508
7. Lady Chatterley Pascale Ferran, France/Belgium 485
8. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days Cristian Mungiu, Rom. 451
9. Eastern Promises David Cronenberg, U.K./Canada 450
10. Colossal Youth Pedro Costa, France/Portugal/Switzerland 393
11. The Lives of Others Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, Germany 310
12. Black Book Paul Verhoeven, Neth./Ger./Bel. 297
13. Michael Clayton Tony Gilroy, U.S. 291
14. No End in Sight Charles Ferguson, U.S. 281
15. Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead Sidney Lumet, U.S. 271
16. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Julian Schnabel, France/U.S 259
17. Away from Her Sarah Polley, Canada 252
18. Offside Jafar Panahi, Iran 250
19. I Don’t Want to Sleep Alone Tsai Ming-liang, Malaysia/China/Taiwan/France/Austria 241
20. Private Fears in Public Places Alain Resnais, Fr./It. 240
21. Ratatouille Brad Bird & Jan Pinkava, U.S. 237
22. Persepolis Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud, Fr. 236
23. The Host Bong Joon-ho, S. Korea 235
24. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Andrew Dominik, U.S. 226
25. Grindhouse Robert Rodriguez & Quentin Tarantino, U.S. 202
26. Margot at the Wedding Noah Baumbach, U.S. 196
27. Southland Tales Richard Kelly, U.S./Germany/France 181
28. The Savages Tamara Jenkins, U.S. 176
29. Bamako Abderrahmane Sissako, Mali/France/U.S. 174
30. 12:08 East of Bucharest Corneliu Porumboiu, Romania 170
31. The Bourne Ultimatum Paul Greengrass, U.S./Ger. 164
32. Once John Carney, Ireland 162
33. Into the Wild Sean Penn, U.S. 157
(tie) Juno Jason Reitman, U.S. 157
34. Brand Upon the Brain! Guy Maddin, Canada/U.S. 153
35. Sicko Michael Moore, U.S. 151
36. Regular Lovers Philippe Garrel, France 148
37. Knocked Up Judd Apatow, U.S. 142
(tie) Sweeney Todd Tim Burton, U.S. 142
38. Hot Fuzz Edgar Wright, U.K./France 125
39. The Darjeeling Limited Wes Anderson, U.S. 121
40. Lust, Caution Ang Lee, U.S./China/Taiwan/Hong Kong 117
41. Day Night Day Night Julia Loktev, U.S./Ger./Fr. 113
42. Control Anton Corbijn, U.K./U.S./Australia/Japan 110
43. Atonement Joe Wright, U.K./France 109
44. Into Great Silence Philip Gröning, France/Switzerland/Germany 108
(tie) Superbad Greg Mottola, U.S. 108
45. Terror’s Advocate Barbet Schroeder, France 107
46. Los Muertos Lisandro Alonso, Argentina/France/Netherlands/Switzerland 105
(tie) The Wind That Shakes the Barley Ken Loach, Ireland/U.K./Germany/Italy/Spain/France 105
47. 3:10 to Yuma James Mangold, U.S. 104
48. Rescue Dawn Werner Herzog, U.S. 99
49. Bug William Friedkin, U.S. 97
50. My Brother’s Wedding Charles Burnett, U.S. 95
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2. There Will Be Blood P.T. Anderson, U.S. 743
3. Zodiac David Fincher, U.S. 699
4. Syndromes and a Century Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Thailand/Austria/France 638
5. I’m Not There Todd Haynes, U.S./Germany 592
6. Killer of Sheep Charles Burnett, U.S. 508
7. Lady Chatterley Pascale Ferran, France/Belgium 485
8. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days Cristian Mungiu, Rom. 451
9. Eastern Promises David Cronenberg, U.K./Canada 450
10. Colossal Youth Pedro Costa, France/Portugal/Switzerland 393
11. The Lives of Others Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, Germany 310
12. Black Book Paul Verhoeven, Neth./Ger./Bel. 297
13. Michael Clayton Tony Gilroy, U.S. 291
14. No End in Sight Charles Ferguson, U.S. 281
15. Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead Sidney Lumet, U.S. 271
16. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Julian Schnabel, France/U.S 259
17. Away from Her Sarah Polley, Canada 252
18. Offside Jafar Panahi, Iran 250
19. I Don’t Want to Sleep Alone Tsai Ming-liang, Malaysia/China/Taiwan/France/Austria 241
20. Private Fears in Public Places Alain Resnais, Fr./It. 240
21. Ratatouille Brad Bird & Jan Pinkava, U.S. 237
22. Persepolis Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud, Fr. 236
23. The Host Bong Joon-ho, S. Korea 235
24. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Andrew Dominik, U.S. 226
25. Grindhouse Robert Rodriguez & Quentin Tarantino, U.S. 202
26. Margot at the Wedding Noah Baumbach, U.S. 196
27. Southland Tales Richard Kelly, U.S./Germany/France 181
28. The Savages Tamara Jenkins, U.S. 176
29. Bamako Abderrahmane Sissako, Mali/France/U.S. 174
30. 12:08 East of Bucharest Corneliu Porumboiu, Romania 170
31. The Bourne Ultimatum Paul Greengrass, U.S./Ger. 164
32. Once John Carney, Ireland 162
33. Into the Wild Sean Penn, U.S. 157
(tie) Juno Jason Reitman, U.S. 157
34. Brand Upon the Brain! Guy Maddin, Canada/U.S. 153
35. Sicko Michael Moore, U.S. 151
36. Regular Lovers Philippe Garrel, France 148
37. Knocked Up Judd Apatow, U.S. 142
(tie) Sweeney Todd Tim Burton, U.S. 142
38. Hot Fuzz Edgar Wright, U.K./France 125
39. The Darjeeling Limited Wes Anderson, U.S. 121
40. Lust, Caution Ang Lee, U.S./China/Taiwan/Hong Kong 117
41. Day Night Day Night Julia Loktev, U.S./Ger./Fr. 113
42. Control Anton Corbijn, U.K./U.S./Australia/Japan 110
43. Atonement Joe Wright, U.K./France 109
44. Into Great Silence Philip Gröning, France/Switzerland/Germany 108
(tie) Superbad Greg Mottola, U.S. 108
45. Terror’s Advocate Barbet Schroeder, France 107
46. Los Muertos Lisandro Alonso, Argentina/France/Netherlands/Switzerland 105
(tie) The Wind That Shakes the Barley Ken Loach, Ireland/U.K./Germany/Italy/Spain/France 105
47. 3:10 to Yuma James Mangold, U.S. 104
48. Rescue Dawn Werner Herzog, U.S. 99
49. Bug William Friedkin, U.S. 97
50. My Brother’s Wedding Charles Burnett, U.S. 95
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