Year-End Lists

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

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

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Matt Patches: Polygon: The Best Movies of the 2010s Decade
New York Times: The 10 Best Books of 2024
NPR Music: 50 Favorite Albums of 2011
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Lists

Best Films of 2019
Best Films of 2018
Top 10 Films of 2017
Best Films of 2016 Village Voice · Village Voice Film Poll
Best Films of 2015 Village Voice · Village Voice Film Poll

Trending Lists

The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times
The 15 Best Films of 2025 Cory Woodroof · USA Today · For the Win
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Movies of the 2010s Decade Matt Patches · Polygon
The Best 15 Films of 2024 Cory Woodroof · USA Today · For the Win
50 Favorite Albums of 2011 NPR · NPR Music
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2011 Fly

Trending Works

Things I Never Said Oceanator
EADDA9223 Fito Páez
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
The Tree of Life Terrence Malick
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed Laura Poitras
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Notes on Blindness Peter Middleton and James Spinney
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Insomnia Marina Benjamin
On the Battlefield Little Egypt Collective
Punisher Phoebe Bridgers
Close Your Eyes Víctor Erice

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