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2025 Movies

IndieWire Poll: Best Movies of 2025

15 December 2025

IndieWire: Best Movies of 2025, as voted by 148 from around the world

[see also 2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011]

  1. One Battle After Another
    Paul Thomas Anderson
  2. It Was Just an Accident
    Jafar Panahi
  3. Sinners
    Ryan Coogler
  4. Sentimental Value
    Joachim Trier
  5. The Secret Agent
    Kleber Mendonça Filho
  6. Marty Supreme
    Josh Safdie
  7. Train Dreams
    Clint Bentley
  8. Sirāt
    Oliver Laxe
  9. Hamnet
    Chloé Zhao
  10. Sorry, Baby
    Eva Victor

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