Year-End Lists

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

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Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Top 35 Films of the Decade: Dan Sallitt

Trending Lists

The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Favorite Movies of 2025 Barack Obama
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker

Trending Works

Misericordia Alain Guiraudie
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Weapons Zach Cregger
Pillion Harry Lighton
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Train Dreams Clint Bentley
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt

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