Year-End Lists

Matilda Hague: Best Films of 2025, as submitted to the Film Comment Poll

1. Caught by the Tides
   Jia Zhang-ke
2. Direct Action
   Guillaume Cailleau and Ben Russell
3. Afternoons of Solitude
   Albert Serra
4. Fire of Wind
   Marta Mateus
5. Grand Tour
   Miguel Gomes
6. Invention
   Courtney Stephens
7. Sentimental Value
   Joachim Trier
8. By the Stream
   Hong Sang-soo
9. Magellan
   Lav Diaz
10. One Battle After Another
    Paul Thomas Anderson
11. Cover-Up
    Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus
12. Peter Hujar's Day
    Ira Sachs
13. The Secret Agent
    Kleber Mendonça Filho
14. Souleymane's Story
    Boris Lojkine
15. The Mastermind
    Kelly Reichardt
16. No Other Choice
    Park Chan-wook
17. Jay Kelly
    Noah Baumbach
18. Weapons
    Zach Cregger