Year-End Lists

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• 2 Best Movies of 2025: Lindsey Bahr: AP
• 2 Top Ten Films of 2025: Marya E. Gates: RogerEbert.com
• 2 25 Best Films of 2025: A.V. Club
• 3 Top Ten Films of 2025: Monica Castillo: RogerEbert.com
• 5 The 25 Best Films of 2025: David Ehrlich
• 5 The Best Films of 2025: A.A. Dowd
• 5 Top Ten Films of 2025: Mike D’Angelo
• 5 Best Films of 2025: Chloe Lizotte: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• 6 The 25 Best Movies of 2025: IndieWire
• 6 The Ten Best Films of 2025: RogerEbert.com
• 6 Best Movies of 2025: Screen Slate
• 7 Best Films of 2025: Beatrice Loayza: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• 7 Top Ten Films of 2025: Ben Kenigsberg: RogerEbert.com
• 7 15 Best Films of 2025: Jordan Ruimy: World of Reel
• 8 The 10 Best Movies of 2025: David Sims: Atlantic
• 8 Top Ten Films of 2025: Katie Rife: RogerEbert.com
• 10 Best Films of 2025: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• 10 The 10 Best Movies of 2025: Max Cea: Esquire
• 10 The 25 Best Films of 2025: Slant
• 11 The Best Films of 2025: Scott Tobias: The Reveal
• 13 The 20 Best Films of 2025: Dazed
• 14 Best Films of 2025: Vadim Rizov: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• 15 The Best Films of 2025: Justin Chang: New Yorker
• 15 The 25 Best Movies of 2025: Consequence
• 17 Best Films of 2025: Sean Fennessey
• 18 Top 50 Films of 2025: Film Stage
• 20 The Best Films of 2025: Richard Brody: New Yorker
• 20 Best Films of 2025: In Review Online
• 24 The 25 Best Films of 2025: The Playlist
• 26 The 50 Best Films of 2025: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
• 40 The 50 Best Movies of 2025: Guardian

• The 10 Best Movies of 2025: Entertainment Weekly
• Best Films of 2025: Spectrum Culture
• Best Films of 2025: Caden Mark Gardner: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• Top Ten Films of 2025: Craig Lindsey: RogerEbert.com
• The Best Films Of 2025: HuffPost
• Best Films of 2025: Lovia Gyarkye: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• The Best Movies Of 2025: Uproxx
• The Best Films of 2025: Sean Burns: WBUR Honorable mention
• Top Ten Films of 2025: Clémence Polès Farhang Notable mentions
• The 10 Best Movies of 2025: Amy Nicholson: Los Angeles Times Honorable mention
• Best Movies of 2025: Sheri Linden: Hollywood Reporter Honorable mention
• Best Movies of 2025: Alissa Wilkinson: New York Times Also recommended
• Top 10 Films of 2025: Ryan Swen Not to discount these
• The Best Movies of 2025: Matt Singer: ScreenCrush Honorable mention
• The Best Films of 2025: Keith Phipps: The Reveal Honorable mention
• The Best Movies of 2025: Ty Burr Movies I liked but not quite enough to make this list; your mileage may vary
• The 15 Best Films of 2025: Cory Woodroof: USA Today: For the Win Most Honorable Mentions