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Best movies of 2025

Published: Mar 1, 2026

A selection of the best movies of 2025, featuring both original films and new entries in popular franchises. This year, a few thrillers and dark comedies stood out especially loudly. This list is based on our own viewing experience and impressions, as well as public reviews.

Warfare

13. Warfare

War Action
7.2

2025 · 1h 35min

United States, United Kingdom

Director: Ray Mendoza

Based on real events from the Iraq War, the film follows a Navy SEAL team as they fight through tense urban combat against local militants.


One Battle After Another

12. One Battle After Another

Thriller Crime Action
7.9

2025 · 2h 42min

United States

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson

Former revolutionary—now a paranoid alcoholic—Bob Ferguson is forced to save his own daughter from an enemy from the past: Colonel Lockjaw, who has reason to believe the girl is his daughter too.


Sinners

11. Sinners

Horror Action Thriller
7.5

2025 · 2h 18min

United States

Director: Ryan Coogler

Two twin brothers who survived World War I and left their criminal past behind try to start a new life in their hometown—only to run into members of the local Ku Klux Klan and an ancient evil.


Train Dreams

10. Train Dreams

Drama
7.5

2025 · 1h 42min

United States

Director: Clint Bentley

The film follows an ordinary working man who earns his living as a logger and a railroad worker. His personal story of love, loss, and finding himself unfolds against the backdrop of sweeping changes in the country during the era of industrialization.


The Housemaid

9. The Housemaid

Mystery Thriller
7.0

2025 · 2h 11min

United States

Director: Paul Feig

A young woman named Millie takes a job as a maid in a luxurious mansion. But over time she realizes that behind the flawless facade of the perfect family lie shocking and dangerous secrets that won’t let anyone go so easily.


No Other Choice

8. No Other Choice

Crime Thriller Comedy
7.5

2025 · 2h 19min

South Korea, France

Director: Park Chan-wook

After being suddenly fired, Man Su’s life changes completely. He needs to find money to keep the house and provide a decent life for his family. With no other options, he decides to kill every potential competitor to land the job he wants.


Avatar: Fire and Ash

7. Avatar: Fire and Ash

Science Fiction Adventure Fantasy
7.5

2025 · 3h 18min

United States

Director: James Cameron

A continuation of the epic sci-fi saga of Pandora, where Jake Sully and his family face old enemies again and encounter the previously unknown Ash Clan.


Eternity

6. Eternity

Romance Comedy Drama
7.0

2025 · 1h 54min

United States

Director: David Freyne

After death, souls enter an afterlife where they must decide where they will spend eternity. Joan arrives there and learns that two men are waiting for her: her first husband, who died young in a war long ago, and her second—the man she spent her whole life with.


Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

5. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Thriller Mystery Comedy
7.4

2025 · 2h 25min

United States

Director: Rian Johnson

A senior priest is murdered in a church utility room in the middle of a service. The room has only one entrance and solid walls, and at the moment of the crime no one else was inside. Benoit Blanc takes on the investigation of this unbelievable case, helped by the priest’s young assistant.


Caught Stealing

4. Caught Stealing

Crime Thriller Comedy
7.0

2025 · 1h 47min

United States

Director: Darren Aronofsky

Former baseball player Hank Thompson lives a quiet, ordinary life and works as a bartender. One day his punk neighbor asks him to watch his cat for a few days because he has to leave town. From then on, Hank’s life takes a hard turn, and without meaning to, he ends up at the center of a criminal mess.


Weapons

3. Weapons

Horror Mystery
7.5

2025 · 2h 9min

United States

Director: Zach Cregger

In a small town, on one fateful night, every student from the same class—except one—mysteriously vanishes at the exact same time. Confused and furious, the parents try to uncover who or what is behind the eerie disappearance.


F1

2. F1

Action Drama
7.7

2025 · 2h 36min

United States

Director: Joseph Kosinski

The best years of racer Sonny Hayes are long behind him. A former teammate and friend invites Sonny to join his new Formula 1 team, which is struggling badly in the middle of the season. Sonny must lead the team to at least one win this season and teach his ambitious teammate what real teamwork means.


Marty Supreme

1. Marty Supreme

Drama
8.1

2025 · 2h 30min

United States

Director: Josh Safdie

Young athlete Marty Mauser is trying to raise money and make it to a prestigious ping-pong tournament to prove to the world he’s the best. In pursuit of his dream, he won’t stop at anything and is willing to use any means to get what he wants.

Comment

"Marty Supreme" made the strongest impression on us among this year’s films. An engaging, funny, and at the same time tense story of an antihero who is ready for any immoral act to achieve his goal. This is complemented by Timothée Chalamet’s strong performance and the Safdie brothers’ signature directorial style.