Year-End Lists

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

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
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What Is It Like to be Alive?
- 10 Best Books of 2024: California Review of Books
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- Ten Best Books of 2022: California Review of Books

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize

Trending Works

Boom Town Sam Anderson
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Resurrection Bi Gan
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Misericordia Alain Guiraudie
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Hamnet Chloé Zhao
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Train Dreams Clint Bentley
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson

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