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The Movies I Watched in 2025 🍿

I watched 82 movies in 2025 (excluding rewatches), down from 119 in 2024. I’m setting myself a goal of getting that back over 100 for 2026.

Here are my highlights (and the lowlight):

• Favorite movie: Nine Days
• Favorite movie released in 2025: Sinners
• Least favorite movie: Fifty Shades of Grey

The full list:

• Wicked Little Letters ★★★☆☆
• Spice World ★★★☆☆
• Cunk on Life ★★★★☆
• The Substance ★★★★☆
• The Jackal ★★☆☆☆
• Dead Presidents ★★★☆☆
• Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga ★★★☆☆
• The Order ★★★★☆
• Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story ★★★☆☆
• My Old Ass ★★★★☆
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze ★★☆☆☆
• Conclave ★★★☆☆
• Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl ★★★★☆
• Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills ★★★★☆
• Den of Thieves 2: Pantera ★★★☆☆
• The Lost City of Z ★★★★☆
• Nine Days ★★★★★
• I Saw the TV Glow ★★★★☆
• The Seventh Seal ★★☆☆☆
• Under the Skin ★★★★☆
• Speak No Evil ★★★★☆
• Smile 2 ★★★☆☆
• The Gorge ★★★☆☆
• Look Back ★★★★☆
• Companion ★★★☆☆
• The Invisible Maniac ★★★☆☆
• Head of the Family ★★☆☆☆
• Goké, Body Snatcher from Hell ★★★☆☆
• Anora ★★★★☆
• Mindhunters ★★★☆☆
• Sinners ★★★★☆
• Sorority Row ★★☆☆☆
• Deathtrap ★★★☆☆
• Drop ★★☆☆☆
• Duplicity ★★★☆☆
• The Monkey ★★★☆☆
• Black Bag ★★★★☆
• Predator: Killer of Killers ★★★☆☆
• The Sheltering Sky ★★☆☆☆
• Tango & Cash ★★★☆☆
• M3GAN ★★★☆☆
• Journey to the Center of the Earth ★★☆☆☆
• Journey 2: The Mysterious Island ★★★☆☆
• Seeking Justice ★★☆☆☆
• The Old Guard 2 ★★☆☆☆
• Twisters ★★★☆☆
• We’re the Millers ★★★☆☆
• Happy Gilmore ★★★☆☆
• Margin Call ★★★★☆
• 12 Rounds ★★☆☆☆
• Trespass ★★☆☆☆
• Stolen ★★☆☆☆
• Michael Clayton ★★★★★
• My Dinner with Andre ★★☆☆☆
• Heads of State ★★★☆☆
• Superman ★★★☆☆
• The Fantastic 4: First Steps ★★★☆☆
• Dog Soldiers ★★☆☆☆
• 28 Years Later ★★★☆☆
• Thunderbolts* ★★★☆☆
• The Black Phone ★★★☆☆
• The Accountant² ★★★☆☆
• Weapons ★★★★☆
• Fifty Shades of Grey ★☆☆☆☆
• The Little Stranger ★★★☆☆
• Until Dawn ★★☆☆☆
• Suspiria ★★★☆☆
• Xanadu ★★★☆☆
• The Big Short ★★★☆☆
• Jurassic World Rebirth ★★☆☆☆
• The Thursday Murder Club ★★★☆☆
• The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension ★★★☆☆
• The One ★★★☆☆
• Afraid ★★☆☆☆
• Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning ★★★☆☆
• Class of 1984 ★★★☆☆
• Wake Up Dead Man ★★★☆☆
• The American President ★★★☆☆
• F1 ★★★☆☆
• Greenland ★★★☆☆
• Black Christmas ★★★☆☆
• Steel Magnolias ★★★☆☆

If you want to see what movies I’m watching throughout the year then you can follow me on Letterboxd.

The Movies I Watched in 2024 🍿

Having migrated my site to Eleventy and used AI to automate the process, I can now create these end-of-year movie round-up posts much more easily. Here are the 119 movies that I watched in 2024—excluding any movies that I rewatched:

• Cobra ★★★☆☆
• Drive ★★★★☆
• X ★★★☆☆
• Fast X ★★★☆☆
• Before Midnight ★★★☆☆
• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ★★★☆☆
• The Wicker Man ★★★☆☆
• Avatar: The Way of Water ★★☆☆☆
• Ambulance ★★★☆☆
• Somewhere in Time ★★★☆☆
• Luther: The Fallen Sun ★★★☆☆
• The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes ★★★☆☆
• The Killer ★★★★☆
• Saltburn ★★★☆☆
• Anatomy of a Fall ★★★★★
• The Legacy ★★☆☆☆
• Past Lives ★★★★☆
• Miami Vice ★★★☆☆
• Career Opportunities ★★☆☆☆
• Fair Play ★★★☆☆
• Doctor Sleep ★★★☆☆
• Amélie ★★★★☆
• Bridge to Terabithia ★★☆☆☆
• Possessor ★★★☆☆
• Pearl ★★★☆☆
• Cool as Ice ★★★☆☆
• American Fiction ★★★★☆
• Thief ★★★★☆
• Top Secret! ★★★☆☆
• The Gentlemen ★★☆☆☆
• Spawn ★★☆☆☆
• Dune: Part Two ★★★★☆
• Madame Web ★★☆☆☆
• Road House ★★★☆☆
• The Last of Sheila ★★★★☆
• Molli and Max in the Future ★★★☆☆
• Shin Godzilla ★★☆☆☆
• Capote ★★★☆☆
• Speed 2: Cruise Control ★★☆☆☆
• Argylle ★☆☆☆☆
• The Ambulance ★★★☆☆
• Q ★★☆☆☆
• Phone Booth ★★★☆☆
• Maniac Cop ★★★☆☆
• MacGruber ★★★☆☆
• Charley Varrick ★★★★☆
• The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare ★★★☆☆
• The Omega Man ★★★☆☆
• Fateful Findings ★★★★☆
• Sick of Myself ★★★★☆
• Run Lola Run ★★★☆☆
• Jim Henson Idea Man ★★★☆☆
• Godzilla Minus One ★★★☆☆
• The Greatest Night in Pop ★★★★☆
• BRATS ★★☆☆☆
• Disclosure ★★☆☆☆
• Picnic at Hanging Rock ★★★☆☆
• The Biggest Little Farm ★★★☆☆
• Challengers ★★★★☆
• The Fall Guy ★★★☆☆
• Desk Set ★★★☆☆
• Heathers ★★★☆☆
• Less Than Zero ★★★☆☆
• Under Paris ★★☆☆☆
• Presumed Innocent ★★☆☆☆
• BMX Bandits ★★☆☆☆
• Predestination ★★★☆☆
• Thelma ★★★★☆
• A Quiet Place: Day One ★★★☆☆
• Some Kind of Wonderful ★★★☆☆
• The Beekeeper ★★★☆☆
• It’s Alive ★★★☆☆
• The Hidden ★★★★☆
• God Told Me To ★★★☆☆
• The Secret Life of Walter Mitty ★☆☆☆☆
• #Alive ★★☆☆☆
• Longlegs ★★★☆☆
• Trap ★★☆☆☆
• Oddity ★★★★☆
• Terminator: Dark Fate ★★☆☆☆
• The Little Mermaid ★★★☆☆
• Will & Harper ★★★☆☆
• Deadpool & Wolverine ★★★★☆
• Time Lapse ★★☆☆☆
• Deep Rising ★★★☆☆
• Phantasm ★★☆☆☆
• It’s What’s Inside ★★★☆☆
• Roadgames ★★☆☆☆
• Cuckoo ★★★☆☆
• The Conference ★★★☆☆
• Session 9 ★★☆☆☆
• Crimes of the Future ★★★☆☆
• Infinity Pool ★★★★☆
• Alien: Romulus ★★★☆☆
• The House of the Devil ★★★☆☆
• Caddo Lake ★★★☆☆
• My Penguin Friend ★★★☆☆
• Police Story ★★★☆☆
• Police Story 2 ★★★☆☆
• Hot Frosty ★★☆☆☆
• Woman of the Hour ★★★☆☆
• Perfect Days ★★★★★
• Highlander II: The Quickening ★★☆☆☆
• Juror #2 ★★★☆☆
• Bad Times at the El Royale ★★★☆☆
• Lifeforce ★★★☆☆
• A Ghost Story ★★★★☆
• Pete’s Dragon ★★★★☆
• The Green Knight ★★★☆☆
• The Keep ★★★☆☆
• Streets of Fire ★★★☆☆
• We’re All Going to the World’s Fair ★★★☆☆
• One Crazy Summer ★★☆☆☆
• Better Off Dead… ★★★☆☆
• Memories of Murder ★★★☆☆
• Decision to Leave ★★★★☆
• Drive ★★★☆☆
• Nosferatu ★★★☆☆
• Wicked ★★★★☆

These were my highlights:

• Favorite movie: Perfect Days
• Favorite movie released in 2024: Dune: Part Two
• Least favorite movie: Argylle

If you want to see what movies I’m watching throughout the year then you can follow me on Letterboxd.

What Movies I Watched in 2023 🍿

It’s that time of year again when I look back on the movies I watched in 2023 and pick my favorite and least favorite. Wait…did I say 2023? Shouldn’t that be 2024? Well, I never got around to doing my 2023 post, and then I couldn’t write any blog posts while I migrated from WordPress to Eleventy (more on that in a future post).

So here is my 2023 list! I excluded any movies that I rewatched, so these are the 57 movies that I watched for the first time in 2023:

• Sicario ★★★★☆
• Enola Holmes 2 ★★☆☆☆
• Barbarian ★★★★☆
• A Quiet Place Part II ★★★★☆
• Uncharted ★★☆☆☆
• Fast Times at Ridgemont High ★★★☆☆
• Magic Mike ★★★☆☆
• Magic Mike XXL ★★★☆☆
• Knock at the Cabin ★★★☆☆
• Fire of Love ★★★★☆
• Creed ★★★☆☆
• Creed II ★★★☆☆
• The Sting ★★★★☆
• L’Avventura ★★★☆☆
• Evil Dead II ★★★☆☆
• Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes ★★★☆☆
• Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania ★★★☆☆
• Scream VI ★★★☆☆
• John Wick: Chapter 4 ★★★★☆
• Extraction ★★★☆☆
• Extraction 2 ★★★☆☆
• Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves ★★★☆☆
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 ★★★★☆
• Ip Man ★★★☆☆
• Troll 2 ★★★☆☆
• Teen Witch ★★☆☆☆
• The Jewel Thief ★★★★☆
• No Hard Feelings ★★★☆☆
• RRR ★★★★☆
• Tammy and the T-Rex ★★★☆☆
• Elizabeth ★★★★☆
• Significant Other ★★★☆☆
• Talk to Me ★★★★☆
• Love at First Sight ★★★☆☆
• Matilda ★★★☆☆
• Columbus ★★★★☆
• After Yang ★★★☆☆
• Midsommar ★★★☆☆
• No One Will Save You ★★★☆☆
• Swiss Army Man ★★★☆☆
• Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny ★★★☆☆
• Georgetown ★★☆☆☆
• Witness ★★★☆☆
• Totally Killer ★★★☆☆
• Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning ★★★☆☆
• Candyman ★★★★☆
• Flashdance ★★★☆☆
• A Haunting in Venice ★★★☆☆
• The Equalizer 3 ★★★☆☆
• Barbie ★★★★☆
• Upgrade ★★★☆☆
• Dream Scenario ★★★★☆
• Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever ★☆☆☆☆
• May December ★★☆☆☆
• The Holdovers ★★★☆☆
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse ★★★★☆
• Leave the World Behind ★★☆☆☆

These were my highlights:

• Favorite movie: RRR
• Favorite movie released in 2023: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• Least favorite movie: Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever

If you want to see what movies I’m watching throughout the year then you can follow me on Letterboxd.