Year-End Lists

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

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IndieWire: The 25 Best Movies of 2025
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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- Best Albums of 2025: Jon Caramanica: New York Times

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Top 50 Films of 2015 IndieWire · IndieWire Poll
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 25 Best Movies of 2025 IndieWire
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The 50 Best Albums of 2024 NME
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich

Trending Works

The Worst Person in the World Joachim Trier
Archipelago of the Sun Yoko Tawada
Time Garrett Bradley
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Blue Moon Richard Linklater
Boom Town Sam Anderson
The Dinosaur Artist Paige Williams
Get Out Jordan Peele
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Alpha Julia Ducournau
Evil Does Not Exist Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
What We Can Know Ian McEwan
Vibe Killer Endless Boogie

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