Year-End Lists

A hand-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
Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
Mojo: The 75 Best Albums of 2025
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by Robert Moor

Lists

20 Best Nonfiction Books of 2016: Kate Tuttle: Boston Globe

Trending Lists

100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The 75 Best Albums of 2025 Mojo
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Guardian

Trending Works

Gemini Rights Steve Lacy
Revengeseekerz Jane Remover
Surface Noise Judiciary
Urchin Harris Dickinson
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Dragon Peter Chan
RMX/RBN Robyn
Operation Avalanche Matt Johnson
Bell Bottom Country Lainey Wilson
Predators David Osit
The Souvenir Part II Joanna Hogg
A Quiet Farwell, Twenty Sixteen to Twenty Eighteen Slauson Malone
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Widows Steve McQueen

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