Year-End Lists

Gavin Smith: Best Films of 2025, as submitted to the Film Comment Poll

1. Train Dreams
   Clint Bentley
2. Blue Moon
   Richard Linklater
3. A House of Dynamite
   Kathryn Bigelow
4. The Secret Agent
   Kleber Mendonça Filho
5. Warfare
   Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland
6. Weapons
   Zach Cregger
7. Sinners
   Ryan Coogler
8. Caught by the Tides
   Jia Zhang-ke
9. Henry Fonda for President
   Alexander Horwath
10. Souleymane's Story
    Boris Lojkine
11. Bring Them Down
    Christopher Andrews
12. Relay
    David Mackenzie
13. It Was Just an Accident
    Jafar Panahi
14. Bring Her Back
    Danny and Michael Philippou
15. The Perfect Neighbor
    Geeta Gandbhir
16. Cloud
    Kiyoshi Kurosawa
17. Father Mother Sister Brother
    Jim Jarmusch
18. Die My Love
    Lynne Ramsay
19. Auction
    Pascal Bonitzer
20. Sentimental Value
    Joachim Trier