Year-End Lists

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

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IndieWire: The 25 Best Movies of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
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James Lapine

Putting It Together
1. 20 Favorite Books of 2021: Oprah Daily
- 100 Notable Books of 2021: New York Times: New York Times

Trending Lists

Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Movies of 2024 IndieWire · IndieWire Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 25 Best Movies of 2025 IndieWire
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll

Trending Works

A Guardian and a Thief Megha Majumdar
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Alpha Julia Ducournau
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Hallow Road Babak Anvari
L'Aventura Sophie Letourneur
Marty Supreme Josh Safdie
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Those Who Are About to Die Harry Sidebottom
The Phoenician Scheme Wes Anderson
A Marriage at Sea Sophie Elmhirst
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Weapons Zach Cregger

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