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Clarisse Loughrey: Independent: The 15 Best Films of 2025

11 December 2025

Frankenstein - Guillermo del Toro

Clarisse Loughrey: The 15 Best Films of 2025, as published by The Independent

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  1. Frankenstein
    Guillermo del Toro
  2. Nickel Boys
    RaMell Ross
  3. Sorry, Baby
    Eva Victor
  4. The Brutalist
    Brady Corbet
  5. It Was Just an Accident
    Jafar Panahi
  6. Die My Love
    Lynne Ramsay
  7. The Shrouds
    David Cronenberg
  8. One Battle After Another
    Paul Thomas Anderson
  9. Nosferatu
    Robert Eggers
  10. Bugonia
    Yorgos Lanthimos
  11. From Ground Zero
    various directors
  12. Black Bag
    Steven Soderbergh
  13. Hedda
    Nia DaCosta
  14. Pillion
    Harry Lighton
  15. Mickey 17
    Bong Joon-ho

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