Year-End Lists

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

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Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Manohla Dargis: New York Times: Best Movies of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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On Tyranny

Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century

by Timothy Snyder

Lists

Best Nonfiction of 2017: Powell's Books

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2025 Economist
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
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Top 50 Albums of 2017 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2019 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize

Trending Works

No Other Choice Park Chan-wook
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
The Testament of Ann Lee Mona Fastvold
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Bugonia Yorgos Lanthimos
Dope Thief
GoldenHeart Dawn Richard
Hamnet Chloé Zhao
Let God Sort Em Out Clipse
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
The Corporation in the 21st Century John Kay
Sirāt Oliver Laxe

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