Year-End Lists

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

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The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
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1. The Best Movies of 2020: Nick Schager: Esquire
- Notable Films of 2020: Glenn Kenny
The Endless
- Best Films of 2018: Glenn Kenny

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker

Trending Works

The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Hamnet Chloé Zhao
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Boom Town Sam Anderson
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Resurrection Bi Gan
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Train Dreams Clint Bentley
Misericordia Alain Guiraudie
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi

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