Year-End Lists

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

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

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Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Jonathan Rosenbaum: La Internacional Cinéfila Poll: Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2024
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- Best Fiction of 2024: Goldsmiths Prize
- The 20 Best Books of 2024: New Statesman

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2025 Jonathan Rosenbaum · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
Best Films of 2025 Spectrum Culture
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2021 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top Ten Films of 2025 Sheila O’Malley · RogerEbert.com
The Best TV Shows & Mini-Series of the 2010s The Playlist
Best Films of 2016 Aaron Hillis · Village Voice · Village Voice Film Poll
Best Films of 2023 Mark Kermode

Trending Works

Dogtooth Yorgos Lanthimos
Joy David O. Russell
Born to Rule Aaron Reeves & Sam Friedman
Sweet Exorcist Pedro Costa
Blue Moon Richard Linklater
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Closet Monster Stephen Dunn
Small Axe: Lovers Rock Steve McQueen
Floating Features La Luz
The Shrouds David Cronenberg
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Mary Bronstein
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Saint Cloud Waxahatchee
Logical Song Ange Leccia

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