Year-End Lists

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

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Manohla Dargis: New York Times: Best Movies of 2025
Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
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The Best Films of 2020: Candice Frederick: Harper’s Bazaar
The Best Films of 2020: Harper’s Bazaar

Trending Lists

The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Top 50 Albums of 2017 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Warfare Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Dope Thief
A Moment in the Sun John Sayles
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Her Spike Jonze
Mad Max: Fury Road George Miller
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Where We Come From Popcaan
Hamnet Chloé Zhao
Horse Money Pedro Costa
The Testament of Ann Lee Mona Fastvold
Monster Hirokazu Kore-eda

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