Year-End Lists

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W: The Best Movies of 2025

22 December 2025

Weapons - Zach Cregger

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

Movie lists in other years: 2025 · 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

The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times
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100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2023 Mark Kermode
The 10 Best TV Series of 2025 IndieWire
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 10 Best Movies of 2025 Stephanie Zacharek · Time
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode

Trending Works

Floating Features La Luz
All of Us Strangers Andrew Haigh
RRR S.S. Rajamouli
EO Jerzy Skolimowski
Underneath the Pine Toro y Moi
My Phantoms Gwendoline Riley
Sweet Exorcist Pedro Costa
Chip War Chris Miller
Agatha All Along
Headlights Alex G
This Is a War, Baby Yuri Pupyrin
Afire Christian Petzold
Strike a Match SACRED PAWS
The Eternal Daughter Joanna Hogg

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