Year-End Lists

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

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Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
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The Unwomanly Face of War
- 24 Favorite Books of 2017: A.V. Club
Secondhand Time
1. 10 Best Books of 2016: Publishers Weekly

Trending Lists

100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Top 10 Films of 2025 Ryan Swen
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

Blue Moon Richard Linklater
Sly Thom Zimny
Oracle Cate Marvin
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Man-Eating Typewriter Richard Milward
Clean Slate
Idlewild Idlewild
A Stranger’s Mirror Marilyn Hacker
Francesca David Murray Quartet
Half Eaten By Dogs The Serfs
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
The Sunshine Place
Post Tenebras Lux Carlos Reygadas
Liars Sarah Manguso

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