Year-End Lists

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

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Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
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Betsy West and Julie Cohen

My Name Is Pauli Murray
1. Top 50 Films of 2021: Robert Daniels
RBG

Trending Lists

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

Trending Works

One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Stillness in Wonderland Little Simz
Sorry, Baby Eva Victor
The Testament of Ann Lee Mona Fastvold
Sentimental Value Joachim Trier
Fancy That PinkPantheress
Boom Town Sam Anderson
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
American Eden Victoria Johnson
The Power of the Dog Jane Campion
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Paddington 2 Paul King
The Assassin Hou Hsiao-Hsien
No Other Choice Park Chan-wook

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