Top 10 FAVORITE 2025 Movies

Top 10 FAVORITE 2025 Movies  

It’s almost the end of the year, tomorrow is New Year’s Eve! That means today I’m sharing my picks for my 10 FAVORITE films of 2025! Let’s get started!

10. Frankenstein: This is one that I was actually very excited about because it’s Guillermo del Toro tackling such classic source material with Frankenstein and that just seemed like source material that’s in his wheel house. I saw the film on the big screen, a couple of weeks before it dropped on Netflix and I really dug this film. As I was watching it, it made me realize that there’s so much about this story that I didn’t know. Despite the source material of Frankenstein being so iconic and legendary, I sort of just missed what the film was about. Guillermo del Toro is truly the perfect person to be adapting source material like this. He’s great with his set designs and his creature designs and everything in the film feels so Guillermo del Toro. In an era where so many movies have this sameness to them, you watch this film and the stylistic feels unlike anything we’ve seen before. The performances all around are great especially when you get great actors like Oscar Isaac and Christoph Waltz in roles. But the big one to talk about is Jacob Elordi as The Creature, ever since I saw the film I knew he was going to be getting awards recognition. As of the day I’m writing, he’s gotten Critics Choice and Golden Globe. I think he’s going to get many more. He’s just so heartbreaking as The Creature, this character that’s learning about life but isn’t accepted by society. I was very excited to watch this movie, I’m surprised it's in my top 10. This is one of the most memorable and distinct films of 2025. 

9. Marty Supreme: The latest film I’ve watched on this list and I’m so glad I did. This film was on my radar, people have been talking about this movie for months and Timotheé Chalamet’s campaign and promotion for this movie has been insane. I really wasn’t sure what to expect from this movie, it just didn’t seem like my kind of thing. I’ve never really been a big Chalamet fan, I’ve never found him to be a great actor. So I watched the movie a couple days back and wow, this movie was so much better than I thought it was going to be. This movie provided maybe the most stressful viewing experience of the year. From beginning to end, the lead character is making these stupid and terrible choices that lead to these crazy insane things happening. You’re just feeling the tension and the anxiety of what’s happening, all because of this character’s dreams and ambitions and wanting to be the best. Timothée Chalamet delivers a great performance, he’s just as good as people are saying. I wouldn’t be surprised if he wins the Oscar. This is a performance that people are going to be talking about for the next several months. The other fun one here is Kevin O’Leary, Mr. Wonderful from Shark Tank. I didn’t really know what to expect from him just because he’s not an actor but he was really good in this film. He gave a really good performance, I know he’s not going to be nominated anywhere but it would be a fun nomination. The score for the film is also fantastic. Easily, one of the best films of the year. 

8. Roofman: Moving in a very different direction from Frankenstein and Marty Supreme, Roofman is just a pretty classic crowd pleaser of a movie. It’s the type of film that we don’t get a lot of these days, but would’ve been a bit hit 15-20 years ago. It’s this crazy insane story about a guy who robbed McDonald’s, he went to jail, he escaped jail, and then lived in a Toys-R-U.S. for months. But the guy is so nice and sweet and that was the thing that the victims would say about him. It’s this crazy insane story, but it’s a film that’s so entertaining and so heartfelt. It’s one of the funniest movies of the year, where there’s just so many laugh out loud bits that work so well. The film has a lot of great character work and dynamics. The chemistry between Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst, Gambit and Mary Jane Watson is fantastic. Because you care so much about them it means that it can tug at the heartstrings as we know that Tatum is living a lie and you don’t want Dunst to find that out. As you move into the third act, you feel stressed out because of what’s happening. I was curious to check this movie out and what it would be and how the story would unfold and it turned into a movie that’s one of the funniest movies of the year. If you haven’t seen this film, please go check it out. It’s really good. 

7. The Long Walk: The Long Walk might win the award for the most heartbreaking, bleak, and devastating film of the decade. Where it’s a movie is that its basic plot and themes feel so relevant today despite Stephen King writing this movie over 50 years ago. It’s a film that doesn’t sound super pitch-able and compelling on paper but you watch the movie and it absolutely captivates you and holds your attention for 2 hours despite it being about people walking. It’s directed by Francis Lawrence, who did several of The Hunger Games movies. He’s great at making these thrilling adventures with characters in their early 20s. He’s able to find all of the small moments and make them absolutely horrifying. Where the most mundane things like somebody tying their shoe makes you scared and tense up as you know something bad could and will happen. Another reason why the movie works so well is because the performances are great. Our two leads, Cooper Hoffman and David Jonsson are both fantastic. Both of them are actors that I’m excited to see what their future holds and what projects they do. The dynamic between them is what the movie is built on. If you don’t care about them then you don’t care about the movie. This is probably the least rewatchable movie on this list, but it’s one of the most memorable and most devastating of the year. One of the best Stephen King adaptations of all time. 

6. Thunderbolts*: I know, I know I’m a Marvel fan boy that put this movie about Marty Supreme and Frankenstein, but this is MY LIST, it’s not THE BEST list of 2025. Thunderbolts* was one of my most anticipated films of 2025 and it lived up to the hype. What made this movie so refreshing and great to me is that it’s about something and feels so unlike any other MCU movie. At face value, the film can feel like Earth bound Guardians of the Galaxy. While that description isn’t terrible, it's much different from Guardians of the Galaxy. This movie is about these loners trying to find purpose and accepting the mistakes of their past. The film deals a lot with mental health, an idea that hasn’t been explored in other MCU movies so it just feels so fresh and different. The ensemble of characters are a lot of fun, they all have a lot of fun banter and dynamics between them. This film establishes John Walker as one of the best MCU characters introduced post-Endgame. With where the movie ends and what the end credit scene is, it feels like a pivotal piece for the future of the MCU. This is another one that I think it’s very unfortunate that it underperformed because we finally got a great proper MCU film but the brand is damaged. 

5. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery:I absolutely love the Knives Out franchise, I think all three films are fantastic. Naturally this is one that I was very excited to check out. I’ve now seen the film twice and this is a great movie and easily one of the best films of the year. The thing that Rian Johnson is so good at with these films is crafting this engaging mystery that you don’t know where it’s going. Everytime you think you have it figured out, it throws a curveball in there that makes you reinterrupt everything that came before. When the final answers are given as to who did it, you’re surprised because the audience isn’t sure where the film is going. As always, Johnson recruits a top notch cast. Josh O’Connor is the clear standout here, where he’s really the lead of the film. He’s so much fun as this priest that wants to do the right thing but is clearly in way over his head. His dynamic with Daniel Craig is so much fun, they have a Holmes and Watson dynamic in here. With the tone, the film feels very different from the previous two. It’s a darker film exploring more ideas related to faith that separates it from what came before while also having all of the fun and jokes that you expect from a Knives Out film. 

4. F1: This is another one that was one of my most anticipated films of 2025, purely based on Joseph Kosinski applying what he did with Top Gun: Maverick to F1 starring Brad Pitt. This seemed like a movie that would be right up my alley and one of my favorites of the year. Well, it’s the end of the year and it’s still in my top 5 of 2025. This movie is very much following the formula that you expect from a sports movie. It’s even following similar story beats to Top Gun: Maverick. But when the formula is done right, you don’t really care about the formula because you’re invested in the film. Another thing that elevates this movie is Kosinski as a director behind the camera. They filmed all of the racing scenes as practically as they could, which means that the camera is on the car with the characters and the audience feels like it’s in the cars with the characters. You’re on the edge of your seat and thrilled during the racing sequences because the direction is so strong. This is another example of a movie that shows you that Brad Pitt is a movie star. He might be 60 years old, but he’s still so good at playing the coolest characters and being so effortlessly charming and brings that movie star charisma that very few stars are still able to do. 

3. Superman: My favorite comic book movie of the year and a film that I’m so glad I loved. This movie had a lot riding on it, if it failed then the future of DC would be in question. James Gunn once again worked his magic and crafted a version of Superman that feels familiar but doesn’t feel like any version of Superman that we’ve seen before. Social media and the news play a huge part in the film and how Lex Luthor is defeated in the end. It feels like a version of Superman that fits in 2025 with all of the themes being explored in this movie. I also appreciate that James Gunn went fully on campy and comic booky with it. Gunn knew that Superman and these heroes are a bit weird and he leaned into it, with having the trunks on Superman and Guy Gardner’s ridiculous hair cut. It feels like an episode of Justice League: Unlimited brought to the big screen in live action and I love that about the film. It’s one of the reasons why I hope Robert Pattinson’s Batman isn’t in the DCU, because what I love about both universes is something completely different. Probably the best thing I can say about this movie is that it made me excited for the future of the DCU and what James Gunn can do with this universe. You put the pieces together and you get one of the freshest comic book movies in a while that’s fun and has some nice messaging that needs to be heard in 2025. 

2. Sinners: This is a film that I loved when I saw it in the theaters back in April. I rewatched it with my dad at home and loved it even more. Maybe more surprising my dad loved it, he was singing its praise in a way that he normally doesn’t do with movies. I love that Warner Brothers gave Ryan Coogler a $90 million budget and let him make this original film that’s unlike anything we’ve seen before. Where it’s a vampire horror movie that’s also a celebration of blues music while having ideas of racism in there. The mix of all of it creates this very unique experience that’s so well crafted and made. Everything in this film from the cinematography to the score to the sound to the performances and so much are fantastic. Coogler and the cinematographer, Autumn Durald Arkapaw transport you into this world where in every sequence you feel like you’re in the environment with these characters. The shots are gorgeous to look at despite very normal things happening for the first 60% of the movie. The celebration of music throughout the decades montage is one of the most creative sequences I’ve seen in a movie in a long time. Michael B. Jordan gives one of the best performances of the year, he’s 100% deserving of a Best Actor Oscar. I don’t really have any negatives to say about this movie, I loved this movie and loved that it did so well at the box office. 

1. Weapons: I sort of love the idea that my top 2 movies of the year are original horror films. It continues this streak of not having a comic book movie as my #1 movie of the year. When I left the theater opening weekend, I knew that I loved it at the moment it was my #1 movie of the year. But I wasn’t sure if that thought would stay until the end of the year. Well it’s the end of the year and Weapons has remained my #1 movie of the year without question. This movie hooks you and engages you from the very beginning. As soon as the movie starts and we get the narration about what’s going on to the final shot of the film I was invested in this journey. The director, Zach Cregger tells the movie in such an interesting fashion that builds this tension from beginning to end. The fact that it’s told in chapters means that once the tension is at its highest it releases it by going to the next chapter. The film can be absolutely horrifying and it can also be really funny. There’s two different scenes in this movie that had my audience laughing out loud, one with Josh Brolin and the other one being the chase scene at the end. Amy Madigan delivers my favorite performance of the year. I hope she wins the Oscar, she’s fantastic in this movie. Easily without question Weapons is my #1 favorite film of the year.