Year-End Lists

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

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IndieWire: The 25 Best Movies of 2025
Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
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Lists

Top 10 Albums of 2017 NPR · NPR Music
10 Favorite Albums of 2011 NPR · NPR Music

Trending Lists

The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 25 Best Movies of 2025 IndieWire
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode

Trending Works

Fancy That PinkPantheress
The Testament of Ann Lee Mona Fastvold
Boom Town Sam Anderson
American Eden Victoria Johnson
Getting Killed Geese
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Paddington 2 Paul King
Sorry, Baby Eva Victor
The Power of the Dog Jane Campion
Stillness in Wonderland Little Simz
Sentimental Value Joachim Trier
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
The Assassin Hou Hsiao-Hsien
No Other Choice Park Chan-wook

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