Year-End Lists

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

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David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
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Christopher Hitchens

Mortality
1. Top 10 Books of 2012: Kathryn Schulz: New York
Arguably
1. Best Books of 2011: Publishers Weekly

Trending Lists

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

Trending Works

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

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