Year-End Lists

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

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Mike Hale: New York Times: Best International TV Shows of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Dylan Thomas Prize: 2025 Award
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The State of Affairs

Rethinking Infidelity

by Esther Perel

Lists

Top 20 Books of 2017: Stranger

Trending Lists

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

Trending Works

Boom Town Sam Anderson
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Paddington 2 Paul King
The Tree of Life Terrence Malick
No Other Choice Park Chan-wook
The Dinosaur Artist Paige Williams
The Power of the Dog Jane Campion
Fancy That PinkPantheress
Sorry, Baby Eva Victor
American Eden Victoria Johnson
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Moonage Daydream Brett Morgen
Rise and Kill First Ronen Bergman
The Idler Wheel… Fiona Apple

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