I have chosen a total of 20 scenes looking back and going through the films I watched. Every single one of these scenes were clear standouts and truly effected me in one way or another. I have ranked the 20 scenes but it must be stressed the ranking is purely for the article and I believe every single one of these deserves the honour of ranking as some of the best moments in film during 2018.

I saw a total of over 80 films ranging from independent, art house, horror, to blockbusters to just name a few. My favourite film of 2018 was tied between the bone-chilling ‘Suspiria’ and the gentle ‘Leave No Trace’.

The Top 20 Best Scenes of 2018 in Film

Leave No Trace – I Don’t Want To Leave
Suspiria – Volk
First Reformed – Leaning (the ending)
Suspiria – Mother Suspiriorum
Leave No Trace – Opening
The Oldman and The Gun – Prison Break Montage (Different photo)
You Were Never Really Here – Joe and The Hallway
Leave No Trace – Folk Singing at Community Gathering
Hereditary – All Hail Paimon
Suspiria – Olga’s Death
The House That Jack Built – Jack and Verge Walk
A Quiet Place – Giving Birth in a Bathtub
Hereditary – Charlie’s Death
First Man – Moon Landing
The Favourite – Ridiculous Dancing
You Were Never Really Here – Hitman’s Song
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs – The Gates of Hell
Bad Times at the El Royale – This Old Heart of Mine
Isle of Dogs – Ok, It’s Worth It
At Eternity’s Gate – Paul Gauguin Leaves Vincent

An incredible year of film. Full of humour, tragedy, melancholy, fear, happiness, admiration, horror and awe ranging from a wide range of films. Below you can see my Top 10 Films of 2018 ranked:

Leave No Trace & Suspiria
Mary Poppins Returns
The House That Jack Built
First Man & Green Book
A Quiet Place & Hereditary
Bad Times at the El Royale
The Favourite
Fantastic Beasts 2 & Aquaman
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Sisters Brothers

Films that are EXCELLENT and just missed the top 10 – David Lowery’s The Oldman and The Gun, Lynne Ramsay’s You Were Never Really Here, Paul Schrader’s First Reformed, Steve McQueen’s Widows, Paweł Pawlikowski’s Cold War, László Nemes’ Sunset, Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma, Barry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk, Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs, Brady Corbet’s Vox Lux and Lenny Abrahamson’s The Little Stranger… yeah I liked a lot of films in 2018.

Article by Ben Rolph