Year-End Lists

Matt Singer: The Best Movies of 2025, as published by ScreenCrush

1. One Battle After Another
   Paul Thomas Anderson
2. Sinners
   Ryan Coogler
3. No Other Choice
   Park Chan-wook
4. Marty Supreme
   Josh Safdie
5. Predators
   David Osit
6. The Naked Gun
   Akiva Schaffer
7. Avatar: Fire and Ash
   James Cameron
8. Weapons
   Zach Cregger
9. Predator: Badlands
   Dan Trachtenberg
10. Train Dreams
    Clint Bentley
11. Superman
    James Gunn
12. Black Bag
    Steven Soderbergh
13. Friendship
    Andrew DeYoung
14. Mickey 17
    Bong Joon-ho
15. Reflection in a Dead Diamond
    Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani
16. The Perfect Neighbor
    Geeta Gandbhir
17. Bugonia
    Yorgos Lanthimos
18. It Was Just an Accident
    Jafar Panahi
19. Eephus
    Carson Lund
20. Caught Stealing
    Darren Aronofsky

Honorable Mentions (In Alphabetical Order)

• Ballerina
  Len Wiseman
• Companion
  Drew Hancock
• Hamnet
  Chloé Zhao
• If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
  Mary Bronstein
• The Mastermind
  Kelly Reichardt
• One of Them Days
  Lawrence Lamont
• 28 Years Later
  Danny Boyle
• Wake Up Dead Man
  Rian Johnson
• Wick Is Pain
  Jeffrey Doe
• Zodiac Killer Project
  Charlie Shackleton