Year-End Lists

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

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Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Manohla Dargis: New York Times: Best Movies of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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I Killed My Mother

by Xavier Dolan

Lists

The Best Films of 2013: Mike D’Angelo: A.V. Club

Trending Lists

Best Fiction and Nonfiction of 2018 Wall Street Journal
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
10 Best Books of 2017 Library Journal
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
10 Best Books of 2012 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2020 Wall Street Journal
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Top 25 Books for 2025 Christian Science Monitor
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop

Trending Works

Pillion Harry Lighton
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Boom Town Sam Anderson
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
Phantom Thread Paul Thomas Anderson
Succession
American Eden Victoria Johnson
She Has Her Mother’s Laugh Carl Zimmer
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
American Prison Shane Bauer
Rise and Kill First Ronen Bergman
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt

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