Year-End Lists

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

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Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
Cory Woodroof: USA Today: The 15 Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Meredith Westgate

The Shimmering State
- The 18 Best Novels of 2021: Powell's Books

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Jonathan Rosenbaum · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 15 Best Films of 2025 Cory Woodroof · USA Today · For the Win
2025 Dublin Literary Award

Trending Works

Diamond Eyes Deftones
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
The Sunshine Place
Post Tenebras Lux Carlos Reygadas
Fingernails Christos Nikou
Clean Slate
Blue Moon Richard Linklater
Half Eaten By Dogs The Serfs
A Stranger’s Mirror Marilyn Hacker
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Idlewild Idlewild
Sly Thom Zimny
Liars Sarah Manguso

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