Best of 2025

Best Movies of 2025, Ranked

3,959 films on the site were released in 2025, and 974 have enough critic or audience ratings to be ranked. April May 99 tops the list, ahead of Dead to Rights and Utshob. The biggest hit was Ne Zha 2 with $2.3B worldwide, and One Battle After Another won Best Picture at the 2026 Oscars.

films released in 2025: 3,959
ranked by rating: 974
worldwide, top 10 hits: $11.2B
award wins: 139

#1 of 2025

What Is the Best Movie of 2025?

April May 99 is the best-rated film of 2025, with an Echo Score of 95, ahead of Dead to Rights (Echo Score 93). Ranked by Echo Score, our 0–100 rating.

#1 of 974

Best-rated film of 2025

April May 99

2025 Drama 2h 9m Marathi

95 Echo Score

Directed by Rohan Mapuskar

About April May 99

Ranked

Top 25 Movies of 2025, Ranked

Dead to Rights and Utshob follow April May 99. Drama is the most common genre in the top 25 (13 films). Ranked by Echo Score, our 0–100 rating.

Best of the 2020s

2. Dead to Rights 93 Echo (Echo Score 93 out of 100)

2025 · Drama, History · 2h 17m

Dir. Ao Shen
2. Utshob 93 Echo (Echo Score 93 out of 100)

2025 · Drama, Comedy · 1h 52m

Dir. Tanim Noor
2. The Alabama Solution 93 Echo (Echo Score 93 out of 100)

2025 · Documentary · 1h 57m

Dir. Andrew Jarecki
5. Boys Go to Jupiter 92 Echo (Echo Score 92 out of 100)

2025 · Animation · 1h 30m

Dir. Julian Glander
5. The Tale of Silyan 92 Echo (Echo Score 92 out of 100)

2025 · Documentary · 1h 20m

Dir. Tamara Kotevska
5. Train Dreams 92 Echo (Echo Score 92 out of 100)

2025 · Drama · 1h 42m

Dir. Clint Bentley
5. Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie 92 Echo (Echo Score 92 out of 100)

2025 · Comedy · 1h 40m
5. Compensation 92 Echo (Echo Score 92 out of 100)

2025 · Drama, History · 1h 35m
10. Caught by the Tides 91 Echo (Echo Score 91 out of 100)

2025 · Drama · 1h 51m
11. The Secret Agent 90 Echo (Echo Score 90 out of 100)

2025 · Crime, Drama · 2h 38m

Dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho
11. The Plague 90 Echo (Echo Score 90 out of 100)

2025 · Drama, Thriller · 1h 35m

Dir. Charlie Polinger
11. On Becoming a Guinea Fowl 90 Echo (Echo Score 90 out of 100)

2025 · Comedy, Drama · 1h 35m

Dir. Rungano Nyoni
11. Tourist Family 90 Echo (Echo Score 90 out of 100)

2025 · Drama, Family · 2h 8m
11. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery 90 Echo (Echo Score 90 out of 100)

2025 · Comedy, Crime · 2h 20m

Dir. Rian Johnson
11. Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror 90 Echo (Echo Score 90 out of 100)

2025 · Documentary · 1h 29m

Dir. Linus O’Brien
11. Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore 90 Echo (Echo Score 90 out of 100)

2025 · Documentary, Biography · 1h 38m
11. Björk: Cornucopia 90 Echo (Echo Score 90 out of 100)

2025 · Documentary, Animation · 1h 38m

Dir. Lucrecia Martel
11. Frankenstein 90 Echo (Echo Score 90 out of 100)

2025 · Drama, Fantasy · 2h 29m

Dir. Guillermo del Toro
11. To Die Alone 90 Echo (Echo Score 90 out of 100)

2025 · Thriller · 1h 24m

Dir. Austin Smagalski
11. My Mom Jayne 90 Echo (Echo Score 90 out of 100)

2025 · Documentary · 1h 45m
11. Mr. Nobody Against Putin 90 Echo (Echo Score 90 out of 100)

2025 · Documentary · 1h 30m

Dir. David Borenstein
11. She’s the He 90 Echo (Echo Score 90 out of 100)

2025 · Comedy · 1h 21m

Dir. Siobhan McCarthy
11. Not Just a Goof 90 Echo (Echo Score 90 out of 100)

2025 · Documentary, Family · 1h 27m

Dir. Eric Kimelton
11. Oon Ko Sweater 90 Echo (Echo Score 90 out of 100)

2025 · Romance, Drama · 2h 28m

Dir. Nabin Chauhan

Box office

What Were the Highest-Grossing Movies of 2025?

Ne Zha 2 earned $2.3B worldwide, ahead of Zootopia 2 ($1.9B). The top 10 took $11.2B together; 920 films released in 2025 have a box office record here. Grosses that look like data errors are left out.

Full 2025 box office

Awards

Which 2025 Movies Won the Most Awards?

Sinners leads with 23 wins from 61 nominations, then One Battle After Another with 23 wins. One Battle After Another won Best Picture at the 2026 Oscars. In all, 164 films released in 2025 have award nominations on the site, with 139 wins between them.

2026 awards season

Sinners 23 / 61
2025 · Action, Drama · 23 wins from 61 nominations Won at Artios Awards, BAFTA, Critics' Choice, Golden Globes, NAACP Image Awards, Oscars, Actor Awards (SAG)
One Battle After Another 23 / 52
2025 · Action, Crime · 23 wins from 52 nominations Won at BAFTA, César Awards, Critics' Choice, DGA Awards, Golden Globes, Oscars, PGA Awards, Actor Awards (SAG)
KPop Demon Hunters 15 / 18
2025 · Animation, Action · 15 wins from 18 nominations Won at Annie Awards, Golden Globes, Oscars, PGA Awards
Hamnet 8 / 39
2025 · Biography, Drama · 8 wins from 39 nominations Won at BAFTA, Critics' Choice, Golden Globes, Oscars, Actor Awards (SAG), TIFF
Frankenstein 7 / 34
2025 · Drama, Fantasy · 7 wins from 34 nominations Won at BAFTA, Critics' Choice, Oscars
Sentimental Value 4 / 36
2025 · Drama · 4 wins from 36 nominations Won at Artios Awards, BAFTA, Golden Globes, Oscars
Zootopia 2 4 / 17
2025 · Animation, Action · 4 wins from 17 nominations Won at Artios Awards, BAFTA, NAACP Image Awards
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl 4 / 11
2025 · Animation, Adventure · 4 wins from 11 nominations Won at BAFTA, NAACP Image Awards

By genre

What Is the Best 2025 Movie in Each Genre?

The highest-ranked 2025 film of 12 genres, from Drama (April May 99) to Music (Björk: Cornucopia). Each film appears once, under its first genre that is still free.

Release months

When Were 2025's Movies Released?

March was the busiest month of 2025 with 567 releases; its best-rated film is Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie. Months with their own release calendar are linked.

January Best: Train Dreams
537
February Best: Compensation
559
March Best: Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
567
April Best: Tourist Family
458
May Best: April May 99
501
June Best: Utshob
432
July Best: To a Land Unknown
173
August Best: Dead to Rights
187
September Best: Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
137
October Best: The Alabama Solution
178
November Best: The Tale of Silyan
134
December Best: The Plague
96

Languages

Which Languages Were 2025's Movies In?

53% of 2025's films with a known language are in English (1,976). Spanish comes next with 234 films, out of 82 languages in all.

Every year

Best Movies by Year

A best-of page for each of 55 years, from 1900 to 2026 (so far). Before 1980 there is one page per decade, for its first year (1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940, 1950, 1960, 1970); from 1980 every year has its own.

2020s

2010s

2000s

1990s

1980s

1900–1970

FAQ

Best Movies of 2025: Questions & Answers

Quick answers about 2025's best-rated films, biggest hits and awards, from the lists above.

What is the best movie of 2025?

April May 99 is the best-rated film of 2025 on What's After the Movie, with an Echo Score of 95. Dead to Rights is second and Utshob third. Ranked by Echo Score, our 0–100 rating.

About April May 99

What was the highest-grossing movie of 2025?

Ne Zha 2 earned $2.3B worldwide, the most of any 2025 release on the site. Zootopia 2 follows with $1.9B.

2025 box office

Which 2025 movie won the Oscar for Best Picture?

One Battle After Another (2025) won Best Picture at the 2026 Academy Awards.

One Battle After Another

Which 2025 film won the most awards?

Sinners has the best award record of the 2025 releases on the site: 23 wins from 61 nominations.

2026 awards season

How many movies were released in 2025?

The site lists 3,959 films released in 2025. 974 of them are ranked, and March had the most releases with a known day (567).

How are the best movies of 2025 ranked?

Ranked by Echo Score, our 0–100 rating. Only feature films count (60 minutes or longer, no concert recordings), and a film needs enough ratings, box office or award attention to be ranked.