Year-End Lists

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

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

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Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Manohla Dargis: New York Times: Best Movies of 2025
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Neil Sharpson

Don't Trust Fish
- Best Books of 2025: Book Riot
The Burial Tide
- Best Books for Adults 2025: New York Public Library

Trending Lists

Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Fiction and Nonfiction of 2018 Wall Street Journal
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The Best Movies of 2025 Kyle Smith · Wall Street Journal
10 Best Books of 2017 Library Journal
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey

Trending Works

One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
American Eden Victoria Johnson
Common Side Effects
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Phantom Thread Paul Thomas Anderson
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping Sangu Mandanna
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Pillion Harry Lighton
Boom Town Sam Anderson
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
The Dinosaur Artist Paige Williams

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