The Top Movies of 2025, According to Times Readers: ‘Marty Supreme’ and More | By Stephanie Goodman
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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.
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2. ‘Sinners’
No. 1 on Dargis’s list; No. 8 on Wilkinson’s list; also a 25 most notable title.
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Michael B. Jordan as one of the twins in “Sinners.” Credit... Eli Adé/Warner Bros.
3. ‘Weapons’
A 25 most notable title.
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4. ‘Hamnet’
A 25 most notable title.
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5. ‘Frankenstein’
A 25 most notable title.
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6. ‘Sentimental Value’
A 25 most notable title
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7. ‘Train Dreams’
A 25 most notable title.
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Joel Edgerton as a laborer in “Train Dreams.” Credit... Netflix
8. ‘Bugonia’
A 25 most notable title.
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9. ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’
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10. ‘Eddington’
A 25 most notable title.
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11. ‘Sorry, Baby’
No. 7 on Dargis’s list; also a 25 most notable title.
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12. ‘It Was Just an Accident’
No. 4 on Dargis’s list; No. 2 on Wilkinson’s list; also a 25 most notable title.
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Afssaneh Najmabadi, left, Delmaz Najafi and Ebrahim Azizi in “It Was Just an Accident.” Credit... Neon, via Associated Press
13. ‘Marty Supreme’
No. 3 on Dargis’s list; No. 4 on Wilkinson’s list; also a 25 most notable title.
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14. ‘Superman’
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15. ‘KPop Demon Hunters’
A 25 most notable title.
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16. ‘The Secret Agent’
No. 8 on Dargis’s list; also a 25 most notable title.
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17. ‘Black Bag’
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Michael Fassbender, left, and Marisa Abela in “Black Bag.” Credit... Claudette Barius/Focus Features, via Associated Press
18. ‘Wicked: For Good’
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19. ‘F1: The Movie’
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20. ‘28 Years Later’
A 25 most notable title.
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21. ‘Nuremberg’
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22. ‘A House of Dynamite’
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23. ‘Blue Moon’
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Margaret Qualley, left, and Ethan Hawke in “Blue Moon.” Credit... Sabrina Lantos/Sony Pictures Classics, via Associated Press
24. ‘Friendship’
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25. ‘The Phoenician Scheme’
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26. ‘Rental Family’
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27. ‘The Life of Chuck’
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28. ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’
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Conan O’Brien, left, and Rose Byrne in “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You.” Credit... Logan White/A24, via Associated Press
29. ‘Sirat’
A 25 most notable title.
Returning to theaters in 2026.
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30. ‘Jay Kelly’
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31. ‘Mickey 17’
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32. ‘Zootopia 2’
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33. ‘Nouvelle Vague’
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34. ‘Companion’
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35. ‘Materialists’
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36. ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’
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37. ‘The Mastermind’
No. 10 on Dargis’s list.
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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’
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42. ‘I’m Still Here’
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43. ‘Warfare’
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44. ‘Roofman’
A 25 most notable title.
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45. ‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’
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46. ‘The Naked Gun’
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47. ‘Come See Me in the Good Light’
A 25 most notable title.
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48. ‘The Perfect Neighbor’
A 25 most notable title.
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49. ‘Die My Love’
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50. ‘The History of Sound’
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Kellina Moore and Aliza Aufrichtig contributed reporting.