Year-End Lists

Vadim Rizov: Best Films of 2025, as submitted to the Film Comment Poll

[see also 2024 • 2023 • 2021 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2012]

1. It Was Just an Accident
   Jafar Panahi
2. Grand Tour
   Miguel Gomes
3. The Empire
   Bruno Dumont
4. Sirāt
   Oliver Laxe
5. Caught by the Tides
   Jia Zhang-ke
6. Misericordia
   Alain Guiraudie
7. Direct Action
   Guillaume Cailleau and Ben Russell
8. The Phoenician Scheme
   Wes Anderson
9. Predators
   David Osit
10. The Shrouds
    David Cronenberg
11. Invention
    Courtney Stephens
12. Familiar Touch
    Sarah Friedland
13. The Perfect Neighbor
    Geeta Gandbhir
14. If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
    Mary Bronstein
15. Việt and Nam
    Truong Minh Quy
16. Pavements
    Alex Ross Perry
17. Milisuthando
    Milisuthando Bongela
18. This Woman
    Alan Zhang

This list contributes to:

• Best Films of 2025 Film Comment · Film Comment Poll