Year-End Lists

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

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

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Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2024
Wesley Morris: Grantland: Top 30 Movies of 2014
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
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Slate: The 10 Best TV Shows of 2025

09 December 2025

Long Story Short

Slate: The 10 Best TV Shows of 2025

TV lists in other years: 2024 · 2023

Also from Slate in 2025: Movies · Music · Books

Adolescence
The Pitt
The Studio
Andor
The Rehearsal
Dying for Sex
Long Story Short
The Chair Company
The Lowdown
Severance

Honorable Mentions

Platonic
The Diplomat
Pluribus
Gen V
Task

Trending Lists

Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
Top 12 Films of 2014 Michael Sicinski
The Best Films of 2014 Ignatiy Vishnevetsky · A.V. Club
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times
Top 10 Movies of 2014 Jake Coyle · AP
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Paste
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
16 Favorite Movies of 2014 Karina Longworth
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 30 Movies of 2014 Wesley Morris · Grantland
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Guardian

Trending Works

The Palm House Gwendoline Riley
Lost Illusions Xavier Giannoli
Communion Park Jiha
The Vivisectors Missouri Williams
House of Huawei Eva Dou
The Stepkids The Stepkids
Lean In Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Stranger by the Lake Alain Guiraudie
Small Axe: Lovers Rock Steve McQueen
Lodestar Shirley Collins
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Ryan Coogler
The Testament of Ann Lee Mona Fastvold
Orpheus vs. The Sirens Hermit and the Recluse

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