Year-End Lists

Lists

1. The Best Movies of 2025: John Waters: New York: Vulture
1. Top Ten Films of 2025: Matt Patches: Fighting in the War Room
2. Best Films of 2025: Sean Fennessey
3. The 10 Best Movies of 2025: Max Cea: Esquire
3. The 10 Best Movies of 2025: Amy Nicholson: Los Angeles Times
8. The 25 Best Movies of 2025: IndieWire
10. The 10 Best Films of 2025: Christina Newland: The i Paper
11. The 25 Best Films of 2025: David Ehrlich
12. The 20 Best Movies of 2025: David Fear: Rolling Stone
15. Favorite Films of 2025: Austin Noto-Moniz
15. Best Movies of 2025: Screen Slate
19. Top 50 Films of 2025: Film Stage
23. The 25 Best Films of 2025: Slant
25. The 50 Best Films of 2025: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
30. The 30 Best Films of 2025: Little White Lies

• The Best Movies of 2025: Kyle Smith: Wall Street Journal
• The 15 Best Films of 2025: Cory Woodroof: USA Today: For the Win
• Best Movies of 2025: Alissa Wilkinson: New York Times
• The Best Movies of 2025: Adam Nayman: The Ringer
• The 10 Best Movies of 2025: David Sims: Atlantic
• The Best Films of 2025: Sean Burns: WBUR
• Best Films of 2025: Passerby
• The Best Films of 2025: Scott Tobias: The Reveal