Year-End Lists

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

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David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
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Ordinary People

by Diana Evans

Lists

Fiction 2019: Women's Prize
Best Books of 2018: Katy Waldman: New Yorker

Trending Lists

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
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times

Trending Works

How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Margin Call J.C. Chandor
A Moment in the Sun John Sayles
Mad Max: Fury Road George Miller
Buck Cindy Meehl
Monster Hirokazu Kore-eda
Hamnet Chloé Zhao
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Horse Money Pedro Costa
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
Warfare Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Tatsuya Yoshihara

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