Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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New Yorker: The Best Books of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
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Lists

20 Favorite Books of 2021: Oprah Daily

100 Notable Books of 2021: New York Times: New York Times

Trending Lists

The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Movies of 2025 Kyle Smith · Wall Street Journal
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Jonathan Rosenbaum · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Films of 2025 In Review Online
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 10 Best Movies of 2025 Nick Schager · Daily Beast
The Best Books of 2025 Economist

Trending Works

The Irishman Martin Scorsese
Boarding House Reach Jack White
Say Nothing
Blank Check
Souleymane's Story Boris Lojkine
Hallow Road Babak Anvari
Galore Oklou
This Mournable Body Tsitsi Dangarembga
Resurrection Bi Gan
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Urchin Harris Dickinson
End of the Middle Richard Dawson
Andor
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