Year-End Lists

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

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Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
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by Brandon Taylor

Lists

The 20 Best Books of 2023: Esquire

Best Fiction of 2023: Powell's Books
Best Fiction of 2023: Financial Times
Best Novels of 2023: Electric Lit
The 45 Best New Books of 2023: Harper’s Bazaar

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 25 Best Movies of 2025 IndieWire
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Best International TV Shows of 2025 Mike Hale · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker

Trending Works

American Legacies Preservation Hall Jazz Band & The Del McCoury Band
Sentimental Value Joachim Trier
Fancy That PinkPantheress
King of Kings Scott Anderson
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
The Assassin Hou Hsiao-Hsien
The Power of the Dog Jane Campion
The Tree of Life Terrence Malick
Sorry, Baby Eva Victor
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Paddington 2 Paul King
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
No Other Choice Park Chan-wook
American Eden Victoria Johnson

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