City Weekly · Film
Best movies of 2025
Wake Up Dead Man, Zodiac Killer Project, Eephus, Marty Supreme and more of the year’s best.
I don’t do these things just to be difficult. Like in 2024, the shifting nature of my “best movies of the year” inspired me to rank them in tiers, rather than with a definitive ascending list. So here are 15 films I loved in 2025, arranged in alphabetical groups of five.
If you saw some and loved them, great; if you’ve never even heard of some of the others, consider this a service to help create your next watch list.
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