Year-End Lists

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

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

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Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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by Mikkel Nørgaard

Lists

20 Best Films of 2012: Matt Singer: IndieWire

Top 25 Narrative Films of 2012: Dennis Harvey: San Francisco Bay Guardian

Trending Lists

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

Trending Works

The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Misericordia Alain Guiraudie
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Weapons Zach Cregger
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Pillion Harry Lighton
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
Marty Supreme Josh Safdie
Sirāt Oliver Laxe

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