Year-End Lists

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W: The Best Movies of 2025

22 December 2025

Sirāt - Oliver Laxe

W Magazine: The Best Movies of 2025, listed in no particular order

Movie lists in other years: 2024

Also from W Magazine in 2025: TV Shows

Sentimental Value

Joachim Trier
Bugonia

Yorgos Lanthimos
Weapons

Zach Cregger
Sinners

Ryan Coogler
Marty Supreme

Josh Safdie
One Battle After Another

Paul Thomas Anderson
The Shrouds

David Cronenberg
The Phoenician Scheme

Wes Anderson
Mickey 17

Bong Joon-ho
Sirāt

Oliver Laxe
Sorry, Baby

Eva Victor

Trending Lists

25 Best Films of 2014 Slant
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 30 Movies of 2014 Wesley Morris · Grantland
16 Favorite Movies of 2014 Karina Longworth
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 20 Films of 2014 In Review Online
Top 12 Films of 2014 Michael Sicinski
Top 15 Films of 2014 Noel Murray · The Dissolve
Top 50 Films of 2014 IndieWire · IndieWire Poll
Top 10 Movies of 2014 Jake Coyle · AP
Best TV Shows of 2025 James Poniewozik · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times
Top 15 Films of 2014 Scott Tobias · The Dissolve

Trending Works

The Ruins of Fading Light Crypt Sermon
Pop Song Larissa Pham
Conclave Edward Berger
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Redeployment Phil Klay
Live Fast Brigitte Giraud
Short Passing Game Davy Kehoe
Welcome to Hard Times Charley Crockett
Bolívar Marie Arana
Perfect Saviors The Armed
The Promise Damon Galgut
Stranger by the Lake Alain Guiraudie
The Lack of Light Nino Haratischwili
A Trace of Sun Pam Williams

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