Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.

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Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
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Lists

Best Albums of 2020: AllMusic

Trending Lists

The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2017 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize

Trending Works

Dope Thief
Hamnet Chloé Zhao
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
The Winter Soldier Daniel Mason
The Testament of Ann Lee Mona Fastvold
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Her Spike Jonze
The Grand Budapest Hotel Wes Anderson
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Warfare Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland
Let God Sort Em Out Clipse
Monster Hirokazu Kore-eda
Boom Town Sam Anderson

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