Year-End Lists

Bilge Ebiri: Top 20 Films of 2025, as published by Slate as a part of their annual Movie Club

[see also The Best Movies of 2025 • The Best Movies of 2024 • The Best Movies of 2023 • Top 25 Films of 2022 • The Best Movies of 2022 • The Best Movies of 2021 • The Best Movies of 2020 • Top 10 Movies of 2019 • Best Movies of 2017 • 20 Best Movies of 2016 • 20 Best Movies of 2015 • Top 20 Films of 2012]

1. Train Dreams
   Clint Bentley
2. Hamnet
   Chloé Zhao
3. Caught by the Tides
   Jia Zhang-ke
4. F1
   Joseph Kosinski
5. Splitsville
   Michael Angelo Covino
6. Peter Hujar's Day
   Ira Sachs
7. Apocalypse in the Tropics
   Petra Costa
8. Sinners
   Ryan Coogler
9. It Was Just an Accident
   Jafar Panahi
10. Secret Mall Apartment
    Jeremy Workman
11. The Testament of Ann Lee
    Mona Fastvold
12. The Secret Agent
    Kleber Mendonça Filho
13. The Voice of Hind Rajab
    Kaouther Ben Hania
14. Who by Fire
    Philippe Lesage
15. Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake)
    Sierra Falconer
16. On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
    Rungano Nyoni
17. Grand Tour
    Miguel Gomes
18. No Other Choice
    Park Chan-wook
19. Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk
    Sepideh Farsi
20. The Baltimorons
    Jay Duplass

This list contributes to:

• Movie Club 2025 Slate · Movie Club