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
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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The Best TV Shows of 2022
The 12 Best Albums of 2022 Jason Parham
The 12 Best Books of 2022
The 8 Best Albums of 2021 Jason Parham
The 7 Best Albums of 2019 Jason Parham

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The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize

Trending Works

Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Resurrection Bi Gan
Train Dreams Clint Bentley
Misericordia Alain Guiraudie
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Boom Town Sam Anderson
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Sinners Ryan Coogler
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Hamnet Chloé Zhao
April Déa Kulumbegashvili
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson

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