Year in Review 2025

2025 in Review

We believe that a single good movie can change your entire life—and you watched a multitude of good movies this year.

In 2025, you faced off against bloodthirsty vampires, bewigged witches, bomb devils and boy-band demons—with a little help from your friends Superman, Sensei, Smoke and Stack. But, only one could reign supreme.

DREAM BIG! 🟠🟠🟠

Please enjoy our fourteenth annual retrospective. (Or view your personalized summary!)

Title illustration by Agata Nowicka.

Categories

To be included, films must be: narrative and feature-length (with exceptions in designated categories); rated by a pre-determined threshold of members; and with a theatrical or streaming release in 2025.

Highest Rated

Based on nearly 700 million ratings cast by our members in 2025, these are the highest-rated films overall, by genre, and in other categories.

Let’s raise the red curtain! 👏

Results as of January 5, 2026.

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Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc

1 Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc

Reze Arc feels like someone took the emotional core of the manga, plugged it into a power source and let it overheat in the best possible way. The movie moves with this restless energy where every scene has a little spark hiding in it and suddenly you are more invested than you meant to be.” Babis Babis

Average weighted rating: 4.4

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The Voice of Hind Rajab

2 The Voice of Hind Rajab

“What we have here is a movie set and actors that are interacting with the real world, until in the end reality takes control, and what was lurking under its narration becomes the point: this is happening. An incredible demonstration of humanity and a profound understanding of the medium all in a single 90 minute movie.” Martello Cinefilicamente Inetto Martello Cinefilicamente Inetto

Average weighted rating: 4.4

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Marty Supreme

3 Marty Supreme

Marty Supreme is a thrill from start to finish. A postmodern hustle story elevated to gargantuan, borderline ridiculous proportions mirroring the protagonist himself. It’s constantly at risk of collapsing in on itself but leaves you inspired purely by virtue of its eel-like slickness and rocky resilience.” mona mona

Average weighted rating: 4.3

Highest Rated Overall—Next Ten

  1. One Battle After Another
  2. I Swear
  3. Sentimental Value
  4. Hamnet
  5. No Other Choice
  6. Sinners
  7. Train Dreams
  8. Ne Zha 2
  9. Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
  10. Latin Blood – The Ballad of Ney Matogrosso

Results as of January 5, 2026. See the top 50.

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Genre Winners

From the Shakespearean Globe Theatre through a time loop to the World Championship in Tokyo, there was no other choice but for these genre contenders to eliminate the competition.

Raise a few small beers to your winners… 🥋

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  1. One Battle After Another
  2. Sinners
  3. Superman
  4. How to Train Your Dragon
  5. Bison Kaalamaadan
  6. F1
  7. Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra
  8. Dhurandhar
  9. Avatar: Fire and Ash
  10. Reflection in a Dead Diamond

One Battle After Another

“The rare action film that is at once meditative, politically astute and enthusiastic about the medium. One Battle After Another makes a case not only for the future of blockbuster cinema, but for the country’s future as a whole.”  Grant Felenstein Grant Felenstein

Average weighted rating: 4.2

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  1. Marty Supreme
  2. One Battle After Another
  3. No Other Choice
  4. Sorry, Baby
  5. A Poet
  6. Tourist Family
  7. The Ballad of Wallis Island
  8. Chuck Billy and The Marvelous Guava Tree
  9. Superboys of Malegaon
  10. Rental Family

Marty Supreme

“That shit was electrifying. Challengers got me invested in tennis and now Marty Supreme has gotten me invested in table tennis. There wasn’t a moment I wasn’t excited. My heart was pounding and my cheeks were hot. I gasped in my seat. Timmy, I never doubted you for a second.”  Allyssa 🌙 Allyssa 🌙

Average weighted rating: 4.3

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  1. The Voice of Hind Rajab
  2. I Swear
  3. Sentimental Value
  4. Train Dreams
  5. Latin Blood – The Ballad of Ney Matogrosso
  6. Homebound
  7. Sunshine
  8. Sundays
  9. Late Shift
  10. Left-Handed Girl

The Voice of Hind Rajab

“Cero uso de violencia explícita en la imagen, nada de sangre a la vista, y sí, me ha llegado de una manera que no podía imaginar. Qué buena forma de contar una historia real, increíble. Me han encantado los cambios de la ‘dramatización’ a la realidad. Horrible que esto pase en el mundo.”  English mateo☆ mateo☆

Average weighted rating: 4.4

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  1. Sinners
  2. Frankenstein
  3. Bring Her Back
  4. The Ugly Stepsister
  5. Weapons
  6. The Long Walk
  7. 28 Years Later
  8. Companion
  9. Fréwaka
  10. Together

Sinners

“A savage, striking piece of filmmaking… The visuals are breathtaking and the storytelling pulls you in like a fever dream. The movie is about giving in: to desire, power, and the chaos that brings when we surrender to it… A late night descent into temptation that’s as mesmerizing as it is monstrous.”  theophilus theophilus

Average weighted rating: 4.1

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  1. Hamnet
  2. Sore: A Wife from the Future
  3. Eternity
  4. Pillion
  5. Plainclothes
  6. Love Untangled
  7. A Nice Indian Boy
  8. 10DANCE
  9. The Baltimorons
  10. Baby

Hamnet

“Man, oh man… Every inch of this film feels lived in… grounded in a way that attaches you to this family almost immediately. This is highlighted by the extraordinary chemistry between Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal. The love between them is so easily magnified by the love they share for their children. It’s true, and it knows no bounds.”  veronica veronica

Average weighted rating: 4.2

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  1. Sore: A Wife from the Future
  2. Resurrection
  3. Frankenstein
  4. Superman
  5. The Blue Trail
  6. Avatar: Fire and Ash
  7. Thunderbolts*
  8. Mickey 17
  9. The Long Walk
  10. Predator: Badlands

Sore: A Wife from the Future

“A familiar concept about a time loop, but under Yandy Laurens’ direction, it feels like something I’ve never seen before… Every element—from the visuals, the color palette, the dialogue, even the music score, and the landscapes—all of it feels intimate and magic.”  ted. ted.

Average weighted rating: 3.9

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  1. No Other Choice
  2. It Was Just an Accident
  3. The Secret Agent
  4. Bugonia
  5. Wake Up Dead Man
  6. Plainclothes
  7. Good News
  8. Dhurandhar
  9. Lurker
  10. Sirāt

No Other Choice

“In all the movies I’ve watched, only a handful have ever made me audibly say to myself, ‘How did they do that?’ or ‘I’ve never seen that before in my life.’ Usually, that happens once, maybe twice, in a really good film. But with this one, I lost count.”  Jomari Bashin Jomari Bashin

Average weighted rating: 4.1

It Means the World

Stars and filmmakers thank you for watching! 🌟

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Women Directors

Out of the 50 highest-rated narrative films, twelve women and gender-expansive filmmakers took the director’s chair, a welcome increase from last year’s total of eight.

Hear from these deserving artists in our Journal coverage with Eva Victor, Lynne Ramsay, Shih Ching-Tsou, Mary Bronstein, Celine Song, Kaouther Ben Hania, Kathryn Bigelow and Kelly Reichardt. ✍️ 

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  1. The Voice of Hind Rajab
  2. Hamnet
  3. Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
  4. Sorry, Baby
  5. Sunshine
  6. Sundays
  7. Late Shift
  8. Left-Handed Girl
  9. Lost in Starlight
  10. Rental Family

The Voice of Hind Rajab

“Kaouther Ben Hania directs with such restraint and power that it hurts to watch, but you simply can’t look away. It’s a film that rips the air out of your lungs and forces you to listen, to feel the unbearable reality it’s showing… I’m beyond speechless.”  Bruno Bruno

Average weighted rating: 4.4

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  1. Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
  2. Manas
  3. Sorry, Baby
  4. Nino
  5. Lesbian Space Princess
  6. Familiar Touch
  7. Bob Trevino Likes It
  8. On Falling
  9. The Ugly Stepsister
  10. Toxic

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

“A lovely, wonderful depiction of what it’s like to see the world through the eyes of a toddler, where every adult problem is a seismic storm you can’t even begin to comprehend… Equal parts heartbreaking and healing, with absolutely breathtaking animation.”  Angel/Angie Angel/Angie

Average weighted rating: 4.1

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  1. It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley
  2. The Alabama Solution
  3. Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk
  4. My Mom Jayne
  5. Sudan, Remember Us
  6. Selena y Los Dinos
  7. Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery
  8. Sally
  9. Cutting Through Rocks
  10. Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore

It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley

“I’ve never heard that many people audibly cry in a theatre before. Forever graced by the kind and honest soul of Jeff Buckley, from his music to the people he touched. What an honor to witness this archive of a movie and for more people to learn about him beyond his legacy.”   Nadia Nadia

Average weighted rating: 4.3

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World of Cinema

This year’s geographical breakdown echoes a theme resonating around the globe: making voices heard. Over the roar of earthquakes, uprisings and regimes—and of naysayers declaring that change is impossible—these films amplified stories of tragedy and triumph.

Plus: we spotlight the Indonesian movies that captured your hearts. 🫶

Explore more highest-rated films of the world in Rahat Ahmed’s country round‑ups.

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  1. The Voice of Hind Rajab
  2. My Father's Shadow
  3. Seeking Haven for Mr. Rambo
  4. 6 Days
  5. El Sett
  6. Calle Málaga
  7. Red Path
  8. The Gentlemen
  9. Siko Siko
  10. The Tale of Daye's Family

The Voice of Hind Rajab

“Us Palestinians have been screaming into the void for years and I can only hope that the tide truly is turning and that this will be looked back on as a defining, seminal film of this generation. An utterly devastating and heartbreaking experience that quite literally left me in a puddle of tears.”  Omar Omar

Average weighted rating: 4.4

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  1. Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
  2. No Other Choice
  3. Ne Zha 2
  4. Homebound
  5. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
  6. Sunshine
  7. It Was Just an Accident
  8. Sore: A Wife from the Future
  9. 100 METERS
  10. Resurrection

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc

“After watching Demon Slayer and now Chainsaw Man, it dawned on me how far behind Hollywood has fallen. When it comes to originality, creativity, storytelling and animation, Japan has surpassed Hollywood and isn’t looking back.”  jdo126 jdo126

Average weighted rating: 4.4

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  1. I Swear
  2. Sentimental Value
  3. Hamnet
  4. Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
  5. Arco
  6. Sundays
  7. Late Shift
  8. The Ballad of Wallis Island
  9. Pillion
  10. The Ugly Stepsister

I Swear

“Razor-sharp tonal balance. Harrowing and heartwarming. Sensitive and obscene. And frequently within the same space. I nearly skipped this one, thinking myself immune to the charms of these inspirational tearjerkers, but I was wrong: when they’re made this well, I am very much susceptible to them.”  Christian Ryan Christian Ryan

Average weighted rating: 4.2

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  1. Marty Supreme
  2. One Battle After Another
  3. Sinners
  4. Train Dreams
  5. Sorry, Baby
  6. Bugonia
  7. Frankenstein
  8. Rental Family
  9. Superman
  10. How to Train Your Dragon

Marty Supreme

“A huge criticism of American ideals and how far people would go just to make them happen, even hurting others in the process. Marty is the little voice inside all of us—whether we want to admit it or not—that wants to prove we are put on this earth for a reason and that our lives have meaning and purpose.”  Kaleigh Talty Kaleigh Talty

Average weighted rating: 4.3

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  1. Tinā
  2. Lesbian Space Princess
  3. Bring Her Back
  4. Inside
  5. Fwends
  6. Together
  7. Spit
  8. One More Shot
  9. The Rule of Jenny Pen
  10. Went Up the Hill

Tinā

“An absolute tearjerker. This is a beautiful film overflowing with love, warmth, humor and undeniable charm… There wasn’t a dry eye in the audience. A truly great achievement in New Zealand cinema.”  Ahdarsh Ahdarsh

Average weighted rating: 3.8

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  1. Manas
  2. Latin Blood – The Ballad of Ney Matogrosso
  3. A Poet
  4. The Son of a Thousand Men
  5. The Secret Agent
  6. Chuck Billy and The Marvelous Guava Tree
  7. Belén
  8. Same Old West
  9. The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo
  10. The Blue Trail

Manas

“Eu me sinto esmagada… Manas merece todo o reconhecimento do mundo, não só pela força de sua narrativa, mas por escancarar verdades que muitos preferem fingir que não existem.”  English •thayla• •thayla•

Average weighted rating: 4.1

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  1. Sore: A Wife from the Future
  2. Better Off Dead
  3. A Brother and 7 Siblings
  4. Jumbo
  5. On Your Lap
  6. Agak Laen: Menyala Pantiku!
  7. Komang
  8. Call Me Dad
  9. Dopamine
  10. October Rhapsody

Spotlight on Indonesian Cinema

Sore: A Wife from the Future

A 2025 extravaganza of Indonesian crowd-pleasers!

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Category Winners

A round of applause, please, for our highest-rated shorts, miniseries and specials. They ended eras, lampooned France and made environmental pleas—while encouraging hope for humanity.

We’re also pulling focus on this year’s underseen movies and merrily rolling along into our newest category: professionally shot theatre.

Ten years on, we race a rig across the Wasteland to see how you rank 2015’s films today. 🔥

Explore our official all-time top lists for animation, documentaries and miniseries.

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  1. Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
  2. Ne Zha 2
  3. Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
  4. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
  5. Arco
  6. 100 METERS
  7. Lost in Starlight
  8. Zootopia 2
  9. Predator: Killer of Killers
  10. Jumbo

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc

“A movie about the dilemma of choosing between a Hello Kitty girl and a Letterboxd art-house girl. Absolute cinema, brimming with style, creativity and artistic vision.”  NimmUwU NimmUwU

Average weighted rating: 4.4

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  1. Ocean with David Attenborough
  2. 2000 Meters to Andriivka
  3. The Encampments
  4. Louis Theroux: The Settlers
  5. From Ground Zero
  6. The Alabama Solution
  7. The Golden Spurtle
  8. Come See Me in the Good Light
  9. Deaf President Now!
  10. Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk

Ocean with David Attenborough

“This is actually a whirlwind of emotions. I truly believe this is David Attenborough’s last call to the world to protect the planet. When he said ‘near the end of my life,’ I sobbed. If the UN doesn’t vote to save 30% of the ocean, we are all fucked.”  Erin Morrison Erin Morrison

Average weighted rating: 4.3

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  1. Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
  2. Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
  3. Sorry, Baby
  4. Arco
  5. Tourist Family
  6. Pillion
  7. Plainclothes
  8. Bob Trevino Likes It
  9. Jumbo
  10. Eephus

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc

“As good as Shōnen movies will ever get. Tatsuya Yoshihara and the team took the material to places I never expected. Pure mayhem and beauty. I'm at a loss for words. Masterpiece.”   LazyUniverse LazyUniverse

Average weighted rating: 4.4

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  1. Castration Movie Anthology i. Traps
  2. All That's Left of You
  3. The Legend of Hei 2
  4. Manas
  5. Southern Chronicles
  6. Mononoke the Movie: Chapter II - The Ashes of Rage
  7. The World of Love
  8. Castration Movie Anthology ii. The Best of Both Worlds
  9. Love Letters
  10. We Believe You

Castration Movie Anthology i. Traps

“A marathon of delirious attempts at compassion for losers—trans men and women, 4chan incels, sex workers, detransitioners—to the point of financial ruin, of martyrdom, of witnessing everyone slowly grow to hate you. This film has a heart bigger than the whole world and it’s bleeding all over the floor.”  agnes agnes

Average weighted rating: 4.2

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  1. Johanne Sacreblu
  2. All the Empty Rooms
  3. What They Found
  4. The Second Time Around
  5. Skin on Skin
  6. Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile
  7. Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites
  8. We Were the Scenery
  9. A Ladder
  10. Whitch

Johanne Sacreblu

“Esta obra cinematográfica bajo el contexto de cómo se formo, no solo hacen a Johanne Sacreblu un importante hito para México, si no también para el movimiento de LATAM. Es un honor pagarles con la misma moneda a los que se creen superiores a nosotros por haber nacido en el primer mundo.”  English Daniela Carrión Daniela Carrión

Average weighted rating: 4.5

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  1. Skin Flick
  2. Snooze Quest
  3. Gauze
  4. God is Shy
  5. The God Man
  6. As if Swallowed by Earth
  7. Boy, I'm Scared
  8. Kairyū to Yūbinya-san
  9. My Brother, My Brother
  10. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Chrome Alone 2 - Lost in New Jersey

Skin Flick

“Superbly animated, hyper-violent and lesbian! What is there not to love about Skin Flick? A wonderful collaboration between six writer-directors that feels as miraculously coherent as it is fluid and ever-changing.”  Charlotte Charlotte

Average weighted rating: 4.1

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  1. When Life Gives You Tangerines
  2. Takopi's Original Sin
  3. Mussolini: Son of the Century
  4. ClaireBell
  5. Hal & Harper
  6. My Melody & Kuromi
  7. Khemjira
  8. Our Unwritten Seoul
  9. The First Frost
  10. Dying for Sex

When Life Gives You Tangerines

“Who am I, if not the amalgamation of the unlived dreams of my foremothers? Who am I, if not the manifestation of their unseen hard work? To me, When Life Gives You Tangerines was a celebration of womanhood and the innate ability of women to give more than they can afford to.”   umama umama

Average weighted rating: 4.6

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  1. Taylor Swift | The End of an Era
  2. The American Revolution
  3. Mr. Scorsese
  4. Pee-wee as Himself
  5. Juan Gabriel: I Must, I Can, I Will
  6. Shifty
  7. Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time
  8. Billy Joel: And So It Goes
  9. Turning Point: The Vietnam War
  10. America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys

Taylor Swift | The End of an Era

“It’s so magical and perfect. The fact that Taylor Swift sometimes had a completely broken heart but even feeling that way she went on stage to give us the best show of our lives so that we could all enjoy and forget our problems for a moment. That really kills me but I’m so grateful to her for having changed us for good.”  Sara☀︎︎ Sara☀︎︎

Average weighted rating: 4.3

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  1. Famous Last Words: Dr. Jane Goodall
  2. Wicked: One Wonderful Night
  3. JUJUTSU KAISEN: Hidden Inventory / Premature Death - The Movie
  4. Conan O'Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
  5. Adult Swim's The Elephant
  6. The 12th Annual On Cinema Oscar Special
  7. Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
  8. Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
  9. Chainsaw Man – The Compilation Part II
  10. Dear Viv

Famous Last Words: Dr. Jane Goodall

“Cried so hard. Just got me thinking about life and luck and love and hope and darkness and light and death and purpose… Rest in peace living legend Jane Goodall.”  mandyace mandyace

Average weighted rating: 4.2

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  1. Turnstile: Never Enough
  2. Brighter Days Ahead
  3. It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley
  4. ONE IN A MILL10N
  5. Balloonerism
  6. Ozzy: No Escape from Now
  7. Depeche Mode: M
  8. Selena y Los Dinos
  9. Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery
  10. Ritas

Turnstile: Never Enough

“A transcendent experience. I swear to god I started levitating somewhere between ‘Sunshower’ and ‘Look Out For Me’. This was the best way I could have experienced these new songs for the first time. It’s Turnstile summer, baby.”   Taylor✨ Taylor✨

Average weighted rating: 4.3

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  1. Dan and Phil: Terrible Influence
  2. Gianmarco Soresi: Thief of Joy
  3. Demi Adejuyigbe: Is Going to Do One (1) Backflip
  4. Caleb Hearon: Model Comedian
  5. Marc Maron: Panicked
  6. Justin Willman: Magic Lover
  7. Sarah Squirm: Live + in the Flesh
  8. Mike Birbiglia: The Good Life
  9. Jordan Jensen: Take Me With You
  10. Jerrod Carmichael: Don't Be Gay

Dan and Phil: Terrible Influence

“It’s hard to explain the absolute joy that is Dan and Phil to people who didn’t grow up in a weirdly personal parasocial relationship with them… But the people that know, know... This show is so magical as a long-term fan.”  Dotty Dotty

Average weighted rating: 4.3

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  1. Lady Gaga: Mayhem on the Beach
  2. Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show
  3. ATEEZ WORLD TOUR [TOWARDS THE LIGHT : WILL TO POWER] IN CINEMAS
  4. Red Velvet Happiness Diary: My Dear, ReVe1uv in Cinemas
  5. Mitski: The Land
  6. Björk: Cornucopia
  7. Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert
  8. SuperTurnê: The First and Last Night
  9. SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
  10. ONE SHOT with Ed Sheeran

Lady Gaga: Mayhem on the Beach

“Gaga didn’t just serve: she brought a five-course meal, flipped the table and danced on it. Mayhem? More like Slayhem! That wasn’t a concert, it was a high-fashion exorcism with two and a half million witnesses.”  𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒

Average weighted rating: 4.6

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  1. Next to Normal
  2. National Theatre Live: Inter Alia
  3. National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest
  4. Merrily We Roll Along
  5. Macbeth
  6. SIX: The Musical Live!
  7. National Theatre Live: The Fifth Step
  8. National Theatre Live: Dr. Strangelove
  9. The Other Place
  10. Hazbin Hotel: Live on Broadway

Next to Normal

“Absolutely diabolical, got me fucked up again. I adore this musical, and this production does it justice… Jack Wolfe’s ‘I’m Alive’ is insanely good, absolutely steals the whole show… Save PBS to keep these phenomenal productions coming!!!”  CALLIE CALLIE

Average weighted rating: 4.4

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  1. Embrace of the Serpent
  2. Mad Max: Fury Road
  3. The Second Mother
  4. Mustang
  5. Our Little Sister
  6. Spotlight
  7. Masaan
  8. Son of Saul
  9. Haikyu!! the Movie: The End and the Beginning
  10. Ivy

Flashback to 2015

Embrace of the Serpent

A decade on, here’s how the top films of 2015 rank now.

Year in Review Selects

Available to rent on Letterboxd Video Store from January 21.

  1. Sore: A Wife from the Future
  2. Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
  3. Together
  4. To a Land Unknown
  5. Castration Movie Anthology i. Traps
  6. Castration Movie Anthology ii. The Best of Both Worlds
  7. The Golden Spurtle
  8. Seeking Haven for Mr. Rambo

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As the Year in Review projectionist switches over the VistaVision reels, let’s all go to the lobby for some concessions: our crew’s highlights of 2025.

On YouTube, you returned to Pandora for a game with Zoe Saldaña and Sigourney Weaver and braved another Zach Cregger basement (and screening room). Our most liked post on X tells us that sunshine is eternal and our most viewed TikTok and Instagram reel both confirm that so is twilight.

Over on Journal, our most read story found us unearthing 21st-century gems, plus, PTA and Leo stopped by while Fincher and Harron reflected on Se7en’ and ‘American Psycho’. As always, retrospectives and recommendations abound year-round.

Now on with the whole bloody affair. ⚔️

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The Year in Numbers

898,486,983

Films Marked Watched

672,527,875

Ratings

332,793,689

Diary Entries

143,610,337

Reviews

12,875,167

Lists

10,968,299

Comments

More Numbers

During 2025 we logged 652,104,960 hours watching films

And we wrote 4,754,166,429 words about them

Of all films watched, 19.3% were 2025 releases

You customized 33,905,048 posters and backdrops in 2025!

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Trends

Bad Romance

Toxic relationships in 2025 films.

  1. Oh, Hi!
  2. Companion
  3. Together
  4. Die My Love
  5. The Assessment
  6. Splitsville
  7. The Threesome
  8. Is This Thing On?
  9. The Code
  10. The Roses

Trends

Double Trouble

One actor in dual roles, be they twins, clones or cousins.

  1. The Alto Knights
  2. Sinners
  3. Mickey 17
  4. Superman
  5. Frankenstein
  6. The Monkey
  7. Another Simple Favor
  8. The Secret Agent
  9. Twinless
  10. The Shrouds

Title Trends

The Title of Movies

Featuring: the life, the legend and the mysterious gaze of 2025.

  1. The Life of Chuck
  2. The Legend of Ochi
  3. The Voice of Hind Rajab
  4. The Testament of Ann Lee
  5. The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo
  6. The Ballad of Wallis Island
  7. The World of Love
  8. The History of Sound
  9. The King of Kings
  10. The Rule of Jenny Pen

Title Trends

Keepin’ It 100

…and other numerical titles.

  1. 100 METERS
  2. 6 Days
  3. A Brother and 7 Siblings
  4. Highest 2 Lowest
  5. Kontinental '25
  6. 100 Nights of Hero
  7. Palestine 36
  8. Köln 75
  9. Mirrors No. 3
  10. Exit 8
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Dance ’Til You Drop

Meet us at the Juke Joint with our 2025 supercut.

Poster Trends

Look! Up In The Sky!

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s a 2025 poster trend.

  1. If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
  2. Rabbit Trap
  3. The Stranger
  4. Trust
  5. Bugonia
  6. Bring Her Back
  7. Isolated
  8. The Nature of Invisible Things
  9. April
  10. The Chronology of Water

Poster Trends

Perfect Blue

Look at that subtle off-white coloring. The tasteful blue text...
Oh my god, it even has Pedro Pascal.

  1. The Fantastic 4: First Steps
  2. Materialists
  3. Kinda Pregnant
  4. Blue Moon
  5. A Little Prayer
  6. The Blue Trail
  7. Rental Family
  8. Sorry, Baby
  9. Hanami
  10. Honey Don't!

Poster Trends

It’s Behind You!

The movie title. It’s right behind you, guys.

  1. A Working Man
  2. Mountainhead
  3. F1
  4. Late Shift
  5. Warfare
  6. Hi-Five
  7. Hell of a Summer
  8. Nobody 2
  9. The Naked Gun
  10. Friendship
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Crew Picks

One-Sheet Wonders

The Letterboxd team’s favorite 2025 film posters.

  1. No Other Choice
  2. Boys Go to Jupiter
  3. Sound of Falling
  4. Jay Kelly
  5. The Phoenician Scheme
  6. All That's Left of You
  7. Eddington
  8. Bugonia
  9. Good Boy
  10. Eephus

Poster Trends

Drop Dead Gorgeous

The ten most customized 2025 films by our Patrons.

  1. Sinners
  2. Weapons
  3. Frankenstein
  4. F1
  5. Black Bag
  6. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
  7. Captain America: Brave New World
  8. Materialists
  9. Wake Up Dead Man
  10. Superman

In Memoriam

R·I·P Drew Struzan

A Letterboxd salute to the legendary poster designer (1947–2025).

  1. The Shawshank Redemption
  2. First Blood
  3. The Thing
  4. Back to the Future
  5. Adventures in Babysitting
  6. Star Wars
  7. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
  8. The Goonies
  9. Hook
  10. Big Trouble in Little China

In Memoriam

A video tribute to those no longer with us in 2025.

The Mosts

Finally, the performers and filmmakers who dominated your silver screen time. Also: upcoming pictures you’re already lining up for in 2026. 🎟️

Results as of January 5, 2026.

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  1. Superman
  2. KPop Demon Hunters
  3. Wicked
  4. Sinners
  5. Thunderbolts*
  6. Hamilton
  7. Pride & Prejudice
  8. One Battle After Another
  9. Dead Poets Society
  10. The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Superman

“Before rewatching Superman: ‘I’m so sad. I‘m so depressed.’ After rewatching Superman: ‘BEING KIND IS THE NEW PUNK ROCK.’”  daphnecamden daphnecamden

Average weighted rating: 3.9

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  1. Sore: A Wife from the Future
  2. Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
  3. Seeking Haven for Mr. Rambo
  4. Homebound
  5. The Son of a Thousand Men
  6. Latin Blood – The Ballad of Ney Matogrosso
  7. Madras Matinee
  8. A Poet
  9. Sunshine
  10. I Am Frankelda

Sore: A Wife from the Future

“I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again: in Yandy Laurens we trust!! You are truly saving Indonesian cinema. Thank you for this beautiful, warm masterpiece. Your film made me feel alive. It made me feel emotions so deeply and smile so wide my cheeks hurt.”  ash ash

Average weighted rating: 3.9

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  1. War of the Worlds
  2. A Minecraft Movie
  3. Five Nights at Freddy's 2
  4. Fear Street: Prom Queen
  5. Snow White
  6. The Monkey
  7. Jurassic World Rebirth
  8. Captain America: Brave New World
  9. Hurry Up Tomorrow
  10. Happy Gilmore 2

War of the Worlds

“Genuinely honored to witness something so unremittingly dogshit.🫡  You don’t come across a movie this truly awful very often. I thought we had reached a certain baseline of bland competence in serious movies released by real studios, but this is something else… An aspirationally low level of effort.”  Yo_Roboto Yo_Roboto

Average weighted rating: 1.0

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  1. Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 4: Dawn of the Vampires
  2. A Minecraft Movie
  3. Our Fault
  4. Five Nights at Freddy's 2
  5. Good Bad Ugly
  6. Marked Men: Rule + Shaw
  7. My Oxford Year
  8. Tell Me Softly
  9. Fixed
  10. Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare

Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 4: Dawn of the Vampires

“These movies should’ve stopped a long time ago but I will continue to be sat for every single one, unfortunately.”  ana🐞 ana🐞

Average weighted rating: 2.5

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  1. The Odyssey
  2. Dune: Part Three
  3. The Drama
  4. Avengers: Doomsday
  5. "Wuthering Heights"
  6. Spider-Man: Brand New Day
  7. The Bride!
  8. Project Hail Mary
  9. The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
  10. Supergirl

Most Anticipated in 2026

The Odyssey

See the full list for 2026 and beyond…

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  1. Moonglow
  2. I Love Boosters
  3. I Want Your Sex
  4. Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
  5. Disclosure Day
  6. Werwulf
  7. 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
  8. Digger
  9. Bitter Christmas
  10. Look Back

Crew Picks for 2026

Moonglow

See the full list of our most anticipated films for 2026...

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  1. Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
  2. Obsession
  3. Fucktoys
  4. Blue Heron
  5. Dry Leaf
  6. The Furious
  7. Silent Friend
  8. Bad Apples
  9. Summer Beats
  10. She's the He!

2025 Festival Faves

Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie

Highest-rated films with festival or special screenings exclusively in 2025. Stay seated for 2026!

“Letterboxd is for cinephiles just like myself.”

Before we wrap, Park Chan-wook expresses his gratitude to the Letterboxd community. 😇

Onwards to a new year and a new you. We’ll be sticking by your side for 2026. One log after another, one review after another, one list after another…

¡VIVA LA REVOLUCIÓN! ✊🏾

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Our thanks to NEON for supporting this 2025 retrospective.

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