Year-End Lists

Max Cea: The 10 Best Movies of 2025, as published by Esquire

[see also 2024]

1. One Battle After Another
   Paul Thomas Anderson
2. The Shrouds
   David Cronenberg
3. Eddington
   Ari Aster
4. Hard Truths
   Mike Leigh
5. Splitsville
   Michael Angelo Covino
6. Happyend
   Neo Sora
7. Blue Moon
   Richard Linklater
8. It Was Just an Accident
   Jafar Panahi
9. Marty Supreme
   Josh Safdie
10. If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
    Mary Bronstein

Honorable Mentions

• Eephus
  Carson Lund
• The Secret Agent
  Kleber Mendonça Filho
• The Mastermind
  Kelly Reichardt
• Pavements
  Alex Ross Perry
• Invention
  Courtney Stephens
• Universal Language
  Matthew Rankin
• The Naked Gun
  Akiva Schaffer