Year-End Lists

Steven Mears: Best Films of 2025, as submitted to the Film Comment Poll

1. Henry Fonda for President
   Alexander Horwath
2. It Was Just an Accident
   Jafar Panahi
3. Sound of Falling
   Mascha Schilinski
4. A Little Prayer
   Angus MacLachlan
5. Familiar Touch
   Sarah Friedland
6. One Battle After Another
   Paul Thomas Anderson
7. Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk
   Sepideh Farsi
8. Train Dreams
   Clint Bentley
9. Blue Moon
   Richard Linklater
10. The Perfect Neighbor
    Geeta Gandbhir
11. Sentimental Value
    Joachim Trier
12. On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
    Rungano Nyoni
13. Eephus
    Carson Lund
14. April
    Déa Kulumbegashvili
15. The Mastermind
    Kelly Reichardt
16. Grand Tour
    Miguel Gomes
17. Souleymane's Story
    Boris Lojkine
18. Weapons
    Zach Cregger
19. Riefenstahl
    Andres Veiel
20. Sirāt
    Oliver Laxe