Year-End Lists

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Caught by the Tides

by Jia Zhang-ke

Lists

  1. Vulture: Bilge Ebiri: The Best Movies of 2025
  2. New Yorker: Justin Chang: The Best Films of 2025
  3. Atlantic: David Sims: The 10 Best Movies of 2025
  4. Film Stage: Top 50 Films of 2025
  5. Les Inrocks: Our Top Films of 2025
  6. Film Comment Poll: Best Films of 2025
  7. Sight & Sound Poll: The 50 Best Films of 2024
  8. The Ringer: Adam Nayman: The Best Movies of 2025
  9. New York Times: Manohla Dargis: Best Movies of 2025
  10. Benoit Rouilly: Best Films of 2024
  11. Slant: The 25 Best Films of 2025
  12. Rolling Stone: David Fear: The 20 Best Movies of 2025
  13. Guy Lodge: 51 Favourite Films of 2024
  14. IndieWire: The 25 Best Movies of 2025

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Year-end lists are fingerprints; aggregate statistics are smudges. Therefore, I make no tallies.