Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
Manohla Dargis: New York Times: Best Movies of 2025
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Lists

20 Best Movies of 2016 New York Times
18 Best Movies of 2015 New York Times
13 Best Films of 2013 New York Times
Top 11 Films of 2012 New York Times
Top 10 Movies of 2011 New York Times

Trending Lists

10 Best Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2013 New York Times · New York Times
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Favorite Books of 2018 Smithsonian
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich

Trending Works

It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
American Eden Victoria Johnson
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
The Dinosaur Artist Paige Williams
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
American Prison Shane Bauer
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Boom Town Sam Anderson
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie David Soren
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay

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