Year-End Lists

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

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Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
Manohla Dargis: New York Times: Best Movies of 2025
Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
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Trending Lists

Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best International TV Shows of 2025 Mike Hale · New York Times
The 25 Best Movies of 2025 IndieWire
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
The 15 Best Films of 2025 Cory Woodroof · USA Today · For the Win

Trending Works

The Assassin Hou Hsiao-Hsien
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
No Other Choice Park Chan-wook
American Legacies Preservation Hall Jazz Band & The Del McCoury Band
King of Kings Scott Anderson
The Power of the Dog Jane Campion
American Eden Victoria Johnson
The Tree of Life Terrence Malick
Sorry, Baby Eva Victor
Rise and Kill First Ronen Bergman
Sentimental Value Joachim Trier
Paddington 2 Paul King
Fancy That PinkPantheress

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