Work in progress – subject to change. Because I am still watching movies released in 2025, so it’s always possible that a new title could usurp the number one in due course.
All numbered films received either a theatrical, online or home media release in the UK between 01/01/25 and 31/12/25.
This version excludes re-releases (Battleship Potemkin, The Piano Teacher or Hard Boiled, among others) would top everything here). In addition to re-releases, this version also excludes films seen in festivals which haven’t had any other UK release in 2025. For that even longer list, click here.
Finally, last year’s list is here.
Top Ten Movies (and more) 2025
Please click on titles to see reviews.
The numbering will mostly be added later when I’ve watched more of the outstanding 2024 titles, and they have stopped moving around. So, currently, positions in this list should be taken with a pinch of salt.
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1=. Flow (2024, Belgium, France, Latvia)
1=. The Glassworker (2024, Pakistan, Spain)
1=. One Battle After Another (2025, US)
1=. Riefenstahl (2024, Germany)
1=. The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024, Iran, Germany, France)
6=. Mars Express (2023, France)
6=. On Swift Horses (2024, US)
6=. September 5 (2024, US, Germany)
9=. Islands (2025, Germany)
9=. Novocaine (2025, US)
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11=. Relay (2024, US)
11=. The Ice Tower (2025, France, Germany, Italy)
13=. The Shrouds (2024, Canada, France)
13=. Sinners (2025, US)
15. When Autumn Falls (2024, France)
16=. Late Shift (2005, Switzerland)
16=. Prime Minister (2025, US, New Zealand)
16=. Red Path (2024, Tunisia, France, Belgium, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Qatar)
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19. Cloud (2024, Japan)
20. The Regulars (2025, UK)
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21. Little Trouble Girls (2025, Slovenia)
22. Good Boy (2025, US)
23. Mongrel (2024, Taiwan, Singapore, France)
24=. The Choral (2025, UK)
24=. The Colors Within (2024, Japan)
24=. Die My Love (2025, US)
24=. The Girl with the Needle (2024, Denmark, Sweden, Poland)
24=. Memoir of a Snail (2024, Australia)
24=. The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants (2025, US)
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30=. The Bad Guys 2 (2025, US)
30=. Diplo the Mighty Dinosaur (2024, Poland, Czechia)
30=. The Naked Gun (2025, US)
30=. Pink Floyd at Pompeii (1972, UK)programme)
30=. Savages (2024, Switzerland)
30=. Zero (2024, US)
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36=. Cover-Up (2025, US)
36=. The Extraordinary Miss Flower (2024, UK)
36=. It Was Just an Accident (2025, Iran, France, Luxembourg)
36=. The Life of Chuck (2024, US)
36=. Lollipop (2024, UK)
36=. Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025, US)
36=. Odyssey (2025, UK)
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46=. Avatar – Fire and Ash (US, 2025)
46=. Exhibition on Screen – Dawn of Impressionism Paris 1874 (2025, UK)
46=. Marty Supreme (US, 2025)
46=. The Road to Patagonia (2022, Australia)
50=. 2000 Meters to Andriivka (2025, Ukraine)
50=. Ballerina (2025, US)
50=. Christy (2025, US)
50=. Dangerous Animals (2025, Australia)
50=. Gazer (2024, US)
50=. The Marbles (2025, UK)
50=. Steve (2025, UK)
57. Kontinental ’25 (2025, Romania)
58=. War Paint: Women at War (2025, UK)
59=. Architecton (2024, Germany, France, US)
59=. Bambi: A Tale of Life in the Woods (2024, France)
59=. Bridget Jones – Mad about the Boy (2025, UK)
59=. A Complete Unknown (2024, US)
59=. Frankenstein (2025, US)
59=. Mickey 17 (2025, US)
65=. The Most Precious of Cargoes (2024, France)
65=. The Tale of Silyan (2025, North Macedonia)
67=. Cottontail (2023, UK, Japan)
67=. Paul & Paulette Take a Bath (2024, France)
67=. Tornado (2025, UK)
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70=. Chang’an (2023, China)
70=. Exhibition on Screen – Caravaggio (2025, UK)
72. Bugonia (2025, US, Ireland, South Korea)
73. Dongji Rescue (2025, China)
74=. Nosferatu (2024, US)
74=. The Running Man (2025, US)
76=. Sister Midnight (2024, UK, Sweden, India)
76=. Tron – Ares (2025, US)
78=. Elio (2025, US)
78=. Karate Kid – Legends (2025, US)
80=. I’m Still Here (2024, Brazil)
80=. I Swear (2025, UK)
80=. Valley of the Shadow of Death (2024, Hong Kong, China)
83. The Shadow’s Edge (2025, China)
84=. Hard Truths (2024, UK)
84=. Weapons (2025, US)
EVERY MOVIE ABOVE THIS SENTENCE IS ACTUALLY PRETTY GOOD, TO BE FAIR… IT’S BEEN A GOOD YEAR. BELOW IT, NOT SO MUCH, WITH A FEW WORTHY OSCAR-BAIT ITEMS AND SOME REAL DISAPPOINTMENTS.
86. Jurassic World – Rebirth (2025, US)
87. Boonie Bears – Future Reborn (2025, China)
88. Ne Zha 2 (2025, China)
89. Saturday Night (2024, US)
90. The Session Man (2023, UK)
91. Brief History of a Family (2024, China)
92. The Monkey (2025, US)
93. Giants of La Mancha (2024, Argentina, Germany, Spain)
94. The Ballad of Wallis Island (2025, UK)
95=. Brides (2025, UK)
95=. Urchin (2025, UK)
97. Happyend (2024, Japan)
98. The Brutalist (2024, US)UK, France)
99. How to Train Your Dragon (2025, US)
100. We Live in Time (2024, UK, France)
101. A Real Pain (2024, US)
102. Disney’s Snow White (2025, US)
103=. From Hilde, With Love (2024, Germany)
103=. The Return (2024, Italy, Greece, UK, France)
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Turkeys
1. Can I Get a Witness (2025, Canada)
2. Pavements (2024, US)
3. Fountain of Youth (2025, US)
4. Samsara (2025, Indonesia – LEAFF)
5. Black Bag (2025, US)
6. Bring Them Down (2024, Ireland)
7. The Thinking Game (2024, UK)
8. Nobody 2 (2025, US)