Year-End Lists

Beatrice Loayza: Best Films of 2025, as submitted to the Film Comment Poll

[see also 2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2020 • 2019]

1. Afternoons of Solitude
   Albert Serra
2. The Shrouds
   David Cronenberg
3. Misericordia
   Alain Guiraudie
4. Caught by the Tides
   Jia Zhang-ke
5. The Secret Agent
   Kleber Mendonça Filho
6. Final Destination Bloodlines
   Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein
7. If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
   Mary Bronstein
8. Bugonia
   Yorgos Lanthimos
9. Reflection in a Dead Diamond
   Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani
10. Sirāt
    Oliver Laxe
11. The Ice Tower
    Lucile Hadzihalilovic
12. Cloud
    Kiyoshi Kurosawa
13. One Battle After Another
    Paul Thomas Anderson
14. Dreams
    Dag Johan Haugerud
15. Fire of Wind
    Marta Mateus
16. Marty Supreme
    Josh Safdie
17. The Mastermind
    Kelly Reichardt
18. Familiar Touch
    Sarah Friedland
19. Jay Kelly
    Noah Baumbach
20. The Testament of Ann Lee
    Mona Fastvold

This list contributes to:

• Best Films of 2025 Film Comment · Film Comment Poll