Year-End Lists

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

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David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
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Stranger, Father, Beloved

by Taylor Larsen

Lists

Best 50 Books of 2017: Joseph Salvatore: Brooklyn Rail

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

Sinners Ryan Coogler
Margin Call J.C. Chandor
The Love That Remains Hlynur Pálmason
A Moment in the Sun John Sayles
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Tatsuya Yoshihara
Buck Cindy Meehl
Horse Money Pedro Costa
Mad Max: Fury Road George Miller
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Monster Hirokazu Kore-eda
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Warfare Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland

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