What are the best movies of 2025? After publishing our critics’ Top 10 lists, followed by New York Times experts’ 25 notable titles, we heard an earful from readers. So we asked you to vote and tell us which films, in your opinion, were the best of the year.
Thousands of you took us up on the challenge, and the results were fascinating: a mix of box office hits and art-house winners. In some ways you aligned with the critics, especially in your very top picks. But controversial films like “Eddington” and “Friendship” also ranked high with readers even as documentaries barely made the cut.
Here are the top 50 films you voted for, along with a look at whether those movies landed on our critics’ or experts’ lists.
1. ‘One Battle After Another’
No. 1 on Alissa Wilkinson’s list; No. 2 on Manohla Dargis’s list; also a 25 most notable title, according to our panel of experts.
Read the review. Stream it on HBO Max.
2. ‘Sinners’
No. 1 on Dargis’s list; No. 8 on Wilkinson’s list; also a 25 most notable title.
Read the review. Stream it on HBO Max.
3. ‘Weapons’
A 25 most notable title.
Read the review. Stream it on HBO Max.
4. ‘Hamnet’
A 25 most notable title.
Read the review. Watch it in theaters.
5. ‘Frankenstein’
A 25 most notable title.
Read the review. Stream it on Netflix.
6. ‘Sentimental Value’
A 25 most notable title
Read the review. Rent or buy it on most major platforms.
7. ‘Train Dreams’
A 25 most notable title.
Read the review. Stream it on Netflix.
8. ‘Bugonia’
A 25 most notable title.
Read the review. Stream it on Peacock.
9. ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’
Read the review. Stream it on Netflix.
10. ‘Eddington’
A 25 most notable title.
Read the review. Stream it on HBO Max.
11. ‘Sorry, Baby’
No. 7 on Dargis’s list; also a 25 most notable title.
Read the review. Stream it on HBO Max.
12. ‘It Was Just an Accident’
No. 4 on Dargis’s list; No. 2 on Wilkinson’s list; also a 25 most notable title.
Read the review. Buy it on most major platforms.
13. ‘Marty Supreme’
No. 3 on Dargis’s list; No. 4 on Wilkinson’s list; also a 25 most notable title.
Read the review. Watch it in theaters.
14. ‘Superman’
Read the review. Stream it on HBO Max.
15. ‘KPop Demon Hunters’
A 25 most notable title.
Read the review. Stream it on Netflix.
16. ‘The Secret Agent’
No. 8 on Dargis’s list; also a 25 most notable title.
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17. ‘Black Bag’
A 25 most notable title.
Read the review. Stream it on Amazon Prime.
18. ‘Wicked: For Good’
Read the review. Rent or buy it on most major platforms.
19. ‘F1: The Movie’
Read the review. Stream it on Apple TV.
20. ‘28 Years Later’
A 25 most notable title.
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21. ‘Nuremberg’
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22. ‘A House of Dynamite’
Read the review. Stream it on Netflix.
23. ‘Blue Moon’
A 25 most notable title.
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24. ‘Friendship’
A 25 most notable title.
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25. ‘The Phoenician Scheme’
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26. ‘Rental Family’
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27. ‘The Life of Chuck’
Read the review. Stream it on Hulu.
28. ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’
A 25 most notable title.
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29. ‘Sirat’
A 25 most notable title.
Returning to theaters in 2026.
30. ‘Jay Kelly’
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31. ‘Mickey 17’
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32. ‘Zootopia 2’
Read the review. Watch it in theaters.
33. ‘Nouvelle Vague’
Read the review. Stream it on Netflix.
34. ‘Companion’
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35. ‘Materialists’
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36. ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’
Read the review. Rent or buy it on most major platforms.
37. ‘The Mastermind’
No. 10 on Dargis’s list.
Read the review. Stream it on Mubi; rent or buy it on most major platforms.
38. ‘No Other Choice’
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39. ‘Twinless’
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40. ‘Bring Her Back’
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41. ‘Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning’
Read the review. Stream it on Paramount+.
42. ‘I’m Still Here’
Read the review. Stream it on Netflix.
43. ‘Warfare’
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44. ‘Roofman’
A 25 most notable title.
Read the review. Stream it on Paramount+.
45. ‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’
Read the review. Buy or rent it on most major platforms.
46. ‘The Naked Gun’
Read the review. Stream it on Paramount+.
47. ‘Come See Me in the Good Light’
A 25 most notable title.
Read the review. Stream it on Apple TV.
48. ‘The Perfect Neighbor’
A 25 most notable title.
Read the review. Stream it on Netflix.
49. ‘Die My Love’
Read the review. Stream it on Mubi; rent or buy it on most major platforms.
50. ‘The History of Sound’
Read the review. Stream it on Mubi; rent or buy it on most major platforms.
Kellina Moore contributed reporting.
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