Year-End Lists

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

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Total Film: 50 Best Movies of 2011
Alan Sepinwall: Rolling Stone: The 20 Best TV Shows of 2021
IndieWire: Top 50 Films of 2013
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Best Films of 2023: In Review Online

Top Ten Films of 2024: Glenn Kenny: RogerEbert.com

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 20 Best TV Shows of 2021 Alan Sepinwall · Rolling Stone
The 10 Best Books of 2019 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Films of 2013 IndieWire · IndieWire Poll
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2021 New York Times · New York Times
50 Best Movies of 2011 Total Film
The Best Books of 2025 Economist

Trending Works

One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Careless Passage Jerome Hiler
1974 Francine Prose
Riding Like the Wind Iris Jamahl Dunkle
Passages Ira Sachs
Open Close Sam Prekop
The Highwomen The Highwomen
John Candy: I Like Me Colin Hanks
Eddington Ari Aster
History Youssou N'Dour
The Wayfinder Adam Johnson
Post Pop Depression Iggy Pop
The Third Realm Karl Ove Knausgaard

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