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The FT’s best films, TV shows, podcasts and more of 2023

Our critics loved these — and we want to hear what you enjoyed too

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Best of 2023 — FT readers choose their top films, TV shows and more
From cinematic juggernauts ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ to ‘Succession’, Blur and a funky video game
Best pop albums of 2023 — Chemical Brothers, Lana Del Rey and the dance-floor revival
Our critic’s picks include grand new-wave, mesmerising slow-motion and mature rave music
Best games of 2023 — Baldur, Zelda and a Shiba Inu
Gargantuan role-playing games and an addictive fish-based simulator were standouts this year
Best TV shows of 2023 — Succession, The Bear and more
The fractious family drama came to a sublime close and it was an impressive year for wrenching documentaries
Best films of 2023 — titans from Tár and Napoleon to Tom Cruise
Our critic’s top 10 also include compelling courtroom dramas, urgent documentaries — and a donkey
Best art exhibitions of 2023 — from unrepeatable Vermeer to ubiquitous Picasso
Our critic’s choices also include Parisian frenemies, an Italian photographer and American heavy-hitters

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