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Adam’s Top Films of 2025

Adam's Top Films of 2025

Adam takes stock of the films of 2025.

Well, 2025 happened.  I could say onto the next one.  We know how that’s going.  So, why don’t we talk about the films of 2025?  It was an odd year in film.  An odd but fruitful year.  Big swings, some that actually connected.  A year where the Documentaries Bugonia and Eddington captured the hearts and minds of eight people, the Snyderverse Bros had strokes over James Gunn’s Superman, where the biggest of big screen epics were originals like SinnersOne Battle After Another, and F1, and the best horror was just a little out there. 

I managed to watch 237 films released in 2025 during 2025.  You can find the list here on Letterboxd.  If I wrote a review of the film for the site, I would link to it in this article.  

Yes, it was a good year in film.  One that reminded you that original films still had the power to draw people to the cinema and forget their ills, whatever they may be, for an hour or two.  This year, the soda was a bit poppier, the popcorn a bit more buttery, because the best films were just a bit more filmier. Even the ones that weren’t filmed on film (I see you, Avatar: Fire and Ash).

Without further ado, here’s my top 20 films of 2025… 


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