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The Playlist: The 25 Best Films of 2025

19 December 2025

One Battle After Another - Paul Thomas Anderson

The Playlist: The 25 Best Films of 2025

[see also 2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2010s • 2019 • 2018]

  1. One Battle After Another
    Paul Thomas Anderson
  2. Hamnet
    Chloé Zhao
  3. Marty Supreme
    Josh Safdie
  4. Train Dreams
    Clint Bentley
  5. It Was Just an Accident
    Jafar Panahi
  6. Sentimental Value
    Joachim Trier
  7. Sirāt
    Oliver Laxe
  8. The Secret Agent
    Kleber Mendonça Filho
  9. Sinners
    Ryan Coogler
  10. Resurrection
    Bi Gan
  11. The Voice of Hind Rajab
    Kaouther Ben Hania
  12. No Other Choice
    Park Chan-wook
  13. Bugonia
    Yorgos Lanthimos
  14. Weapons
    Zach Cregger
  15. The Mastermind
    Kelly Reichardt
  16. The Testament of Ann Lee
    Mona Fastvold
  17. Splitsville
    Michael Angelo Covino
  18. Sorry, Baby
    Eva Victor
  19. Pillion
    Harry Lighton
  20. My Father's Shadow
    Akinola Davies Jr.
  21. Wake Up Dead Man
    Rian Johnson
  22. Cover-Up
    Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus
  23. Hedda
    Nia DaCosta
  24. If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
    Mary Bronstein
  25. Jay Kelly
    Noah Baumbach

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