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The 45 Best Films of 2025

I probably should've shared this list back in January. (It's been a busy year.)

45. Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning Directed by Christopher McQuarrie
44. The Testament of Ann Lee Directed by Mona Fastvold
43. Mickey 17 Directed by Bong Joon-ho
42. Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere Directed by Scott Cooper
41. Sacramento Directed by Michael Angarano
40. Magazine Dreams Directed by Elijah Bynum
39. Wolf Man Directed by Leigh Whannell
38. Bugonia Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
37. Caught Stealing Directed by Darren Aronofsky
36. The Long Walk Directed by Francis Lawrence
35. If I Had Legs I’d Kick You Directed by Mary Bronstein
34. Highest 2 Lowest Directed by Spike Lee
33. Friendship Directed by Andrew DeYoung
32. Bob Trevino Likes It Directed by Tracie Laymon
31. The Things You Kill Directed by Alireza Khatami
30. Roofman Directed by Derek Cianfrance
29. The Plague Directed by Charlie Polinger
28. The Lost Bus Directed by Paul Greengrass
27. The Voice of Hind Rajab Directed by Kaouther Ben Hania
26. No Other Choice Directed by Park Chan-wook
25. The Shrouds Directed by David Cronenberg
24. Black Bag Directed by Steven Soderbergh
23. Rebuilding Directed by Max Walker-Silverman
22. Blue Moon Directed by Richard Linklater
21. 28 Years Later Directed by Danny Boyle
20. Sentimental Value Directed by Joachim Trier
19. Presence Directed by Steven Soderbergh
18. Cloud Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
17. Sinners Directed by Ryan Coogler
16. It Was Just An Accident Directed by Jafar Panahi
15. The Smashing Machine Directed by Benny Safdie
14. She Rides Shotgun Directed by Nick Rowland
13. Train Dreams Directed by Clint Bentley
12. Nouvelle Vague Directed by Richard Linklater
11. Ghost Boy Directed by Rodney Ascher
10. The Phoenician Scheme Directed by Wes Anderson
9. Anniversary Directed by Jan Komasa
8. The Mastermind Directed by Kelly Reichardt
7. Sirāt Directed by Óliver Laxe
6. The Secret Agent Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho
5. Hamnet Directed by Chloé Zhao
4. One Battle After Another Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
3. Marty Supreme Directed by Josh Safdie
2. Weapons Directed by Zach Cregger
1. Eddington Directed by Ari Aster