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New York Times: Manohla Dargis: Best Movies of 2025

02 December 2025

Manohla Dargis: Best Movies of 2025, as published by The New York Times

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  1. Sinners
    Ryan Coogler
  2. One Battle After Another
    Paul Thomas Anderson
  3. Marty Supreme
    Josh Safdie
  4. It Was Just an Accident
    Jafar Panahi
  5. BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions
    Kahlil Joseph
  6. My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow
    Julia Loktev
  7. Sorry, Baby
    Eva Victor
  8. The Secret Agent
    Kleber Mendonça Filho
  9. Caught by the Tides
    Jia Zhang-ke
  10. The Mastermind
    Kelly Reichardt

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