Year-End Lists

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

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Kyle Smith: Wall Street Journal: The Best Movies of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Heimat is a Space in Time
Consequence
- Top Films of 2012: Christoph Huber and Olaf Möller: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll

Trending Lists

The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Fiction and Nonfiction of 2018 Wall Street Journal
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
10 Best Books of 2017 Library Journal
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Movies of 2025 Kyle Smith · Wall Street Journal
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Favorite Books of 2019 Smithsonian
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma

Trending Works

Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Pillion Harry Lighton
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Common Side Effects
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Phantom Thread Paul Thomas Anderson
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping Sangu Mandanna
Boom Town Sam Anderson
The Dinosaur Artist Paige Williams

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