Best Of 2025: a Summary of World Cinema
Most Awarded Films:
2025 Film Festivals
| Country: | Awarded Film | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|
| It Was Just an Accident | Cannes Film Festival | France | |
| Father Mother Sister Brother | Venice Film Festival | Italy | |
| Dreams (Love Sex) | Berlin International Film Festival | Germany | |
| Sundays | San Sebastian Film Festival | Spain | |
| Hamnet | Toronto Film Festival (TIFF) | Canada | |
| Atropia | Sundance Film Festival | USA | |
| Calle Málaga | Mar del Plata International Film Festival | Argentina | |
| The Ugly Stepsister | Film Festival of Catalonia | Spain | |
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The Mastermind Magellan |
Seminci - International Film Festival | Spain |
2025 Awards
| Country: | Awarded Film | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coming soon | Oscars - Academy Awards | USA | |
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Hamnet (Drama) One Battle After Another (Comedy) |
Golden Globes Awards | USA |
| Sentimental Value | European Film Awards (EFA) | Europe | |
| Coming soon | BAFTA - British Academy Film Awards | G.B. | |
| Coming soon | Cesar Awards (France) | France | |
| Coming soon | David di Donatello Awards (Italy) | Italy | |
| Coming soon | Goya Awards (Spanish Academy Awards) | Spain | |
| Coming soon | German Film Awards (Deutsche Filmpreis) | Germany | |
| Eagles of the Republic | Guldbagge Awards (Swedish Film Institute) | Sweden | |
Critics' Association Awards 2025
Best Films of 2025 According to World Famous Film Critics:
| # | Country: | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | One Battle After Another | |
| 2 | Hamnet | |
| 3 | Black Bag | |
| 4 | Train Dreams | |
| 5 | Nouvelle Vague | |
| 6 | It Was Just an Accident | |
| 7 | No Other Choice | |
| 8 | Sorry, Baby | |
| 9 | Marty Supreme | |
| 10 | Sentimental Value |
| # | Country: | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Life of Chuck | |
| 2 | One Battle After Another | |
| 3 | Sentimental Value | |
| 4 | Orwell: 2+2=5 | |
| 5 | Peter Hujar's Day | |
| 6 | Holding Liat | |
| 7 | In Waves and War | |
| 8 | Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere | |
| 9 | Sinners | |
| 10 | Hamnet |
| # | Country: | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | One Battle After Another | |
| 2 | Marty Supreme | |
| 3 | Sentimental Value | |
| 4 | Sirât | |
| 5 | It Was Just an Accident | |
| 6 | If I Had Legs I'd Kick You | |
| 7 | Resurrection | |
| 8 | Eddington | |
| 9 | The Testament of Ann Lee | |
| 10 | The Secret Agent |
| # | Country: | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nouvelle Vague | |
| 2 | An Officer and a Spy | |
| 3 | Blue Moon | |
| 4 | Sentimental Value | |
| 5 | Peter Hujar's Day | |
| 6 | Roofman | |
| 7 | Sinners | |
| 8 | The Mastermind | |
| 9 | Kill the Jockey | |
| 10 | One of Them Days |
Best TV Series of 2025 by World Famous Critics
| # | Country: | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Rehearsal | |
| 2 | Andor | |
| 3 | Dying for Sex | |
| 4 | The Pitt | |
| 5 | Adolescence | |
| 6 | The Studio | |
| 7 | Murderbot | |
| 8 | The Lowdown | |
| 9 | Slow Horses | |
| 10 | Chief of War |
| # | Country: | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Long Story Short | |
| 2 | The Lowdown | |
| 3 | Pluribus | |
| 4 | Common Side Effects | |
| 5 | Dying for Sex | |
| 6 | The Chair Company | |
| 7 | Death by Lightning | |
| 8 | Adolescence | |
| 9 | Forever | |
| 10 | Task |
| # | Country: | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dying for Sex | |
| 2 | Pluribus | |
| 3 | The Lowdown | |
| 4 | Mussolini: Son of the Century | |
| 5 | Severance | |
| 6 | Mo | |
| 7 | The Studio | |
| 8 | Forever | |
| 9 | Such Brave Girls | |
| 10 | The Pitt |
| # | Country: | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andor | |
| 2 | Common Side Effects | |
| 3 | Mr. Scorsese | |
| 4 | The Pitt | |
| 5 | Mussolini: Son of the Century | |
| 6 | Black Rabbit | |
| 7 | The Hunting Wives | |
| 8 | The Righteous Gemstones | |
| 9 | Death by Lightning | |
| 10 | The Narrow Road to the Deep North |
| # | Country: | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Rehearsal | |
| 2 | Andor | |
| 3 | The Pitt | |
| 4 | Pluribus | |
| 5 | Death by Lightning | |
| 6 | Adults | |
| 7 | Elsbeth | |
| 8 | The Gilded Age | |
| 9 | The Morning Show | |
| 10 | Étoile |
| # | Country: | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andor | |
| 2 | King of the Hill | |
| 3 | Shoresy | |
| 4 | The Rehearsal | |
| 5 | Pluribus | |
| 6 | The Gilded Age | |
| 7 | The Lowdown | |
| 8 | The Chair Company | |
| 9 | The Eastern Gate | |
| 10 | I Love LA |
| # | Country: | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Pitt | |
| 2 | Andor | |
| 3 | The Lowdown | |
| 4 | Pluribus | |
| 5 | The Rehearsal | |
| 6 | Dying for Sex | |
| 7 | The Gilded Age | |
| 8 | Death by Lightning | |
| 9 | Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke | |
| 10 | The Hunting Wives |
The Highest Grossing Films of 2025:
The Highest Grossing Films of 2025 Worldwide
| # | Country: | Film | Genre | Producer | Box Office: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ne Zha 2 | Animation | Coco Cartoon / Horgos Coloroom | $1.902.323.000 | |
| 2 | Lilo & Stitch | Sci-Fi | Walt Disney / Rideback | $1.037.971.000 | |
| 3 | A Minecraft Movie | Fantasy | Warner Bros. / Mojang / Vertigo / Legendary | $957.949.000 | |
| 4 | Zootopia 2 | Animation | Walt Disney | $915.774.000 | |
| 5 | Jurassic World Rebirth | Sci-Fi | Amblin / Universal / The Kennedy/Marshall / Latina | $868.908.000 | |
| 6 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Infinity Castle | Animation | Aniplex / Crunchyroll / Shueisha / Sony | $768.944.000 | |
| 7 | How to Train Your Dragon | Adventure | Universal / DreamWorks SKG / Marc Platt | $636.251.000 | |
| 8 | F1 | Action | Apple / Monolith / Jerry Bruckheimer / Plan B | $631.527.000 | |
| 9 | Superman | Sci-Fi | DC / Warner Bros. / The Safran Company / Troll Court | $616.684.000 | |
| 10 | Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part Two | Action | Bad Robot / Paramount / Skydance / TC | $598.767.000 |
The Highest Grossing Films of 2025 in the US
| # | Country: | Film | Genre | Producer | Box Office: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Minecraft Movie | Fantasy | Warner Bros. / Mojang / Vertigo / Legendary | $423.949.000 | |
| 2 | Lilo & Stitch | Sci-Fi | Walt Disney / Rideback | $423.779.000 | |
| 3 | Superman | Sci-Fi | DC / Warner Bros. / The Safran Company / Troll Court | $354.184.000 | |
| 4 | Jurassic World Rebirth | Sci-Fi | Amblin / Universal / The Kennedy/Marshall / Latina | $339.640.000 | |
| 5 | Wicked: For Good | Musical | Marc Platt / Universal | $296.951.000 | |
| 6 | Sinners | Horror | Proximity / Warner Bros. | $279.654.000 | |
| 7 | The Fantastic Four: First Steps | Fantasy | Marvel Studios / 20th Century / Walt Disney | $274.287.000 | |
| 8 | How to Train Your Dragon | Adventure | Universal / DreamWorks SKG / Marc Platt | $262.958.000 | |
| 9 | Zootopia 2 | Animation | Walt Disney | $220.474.000 | |
| 10 | Captain America: Brave New World | Action | Marvel Studios / Walt Disney | $200.500.000 |
The Highest Grossing Films of 2025 in their Country of Origin
| Country: | Film | Genre | Producer | Box Office: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Das Kanu des Manitu | Comedy | Constantin / Sur-Film / herbX | 49.396.000€ | |
| Padre no hay más que uno 5: Nido repleto | Comedy | Bowfinger International / Atresmedia / Esto También Pasará / Irusoin | 12.769.000€ | |
| God Save the Tuche | Comedy | Pathé / TF1 / Les Films du Monsieur / Pictanovo / Beside | 20.010.000€ | |
| Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Infinity Castle | Animation | Aniplex / Crunchyroll / Shueisha / Sony / Ufotable / TOHO | $245.428.000 | |
| Mesa de regalos | Comedy | The MediaPro Studio | $6.501.000 | |
| Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy | Romance | Working Title / Universal / Studiocanal / Miramax | $62.961.000 |
The Best Films of 2025 According to Filmaffinity Users
The Best Films of 2025 according to Filmaffinity Users
Ranking order obeys to several criteria: films with a high number of votes, films released in various countries, etc.
Ranking order obeys to several criteria: films with a high number of votes, films released in various countries, etc.
| Rating | Country: | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc | |
| 7.8 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Infinity Castle | |
| 7.7 | Sundays | |
| 7.5 | The Voice of Hind Rajab | |
| 7.5 | Sentimental Value | |
| 7.4 | Maspalomas | |
| 7.3 | How to Train Your Dragon | |
| 7.2 | Deaf | |
| 7.2 | One Battle After Another | |
| 7.1 | Nouvelle Vague | |
| 7.1 | It Was Just an Accident | |
| 7.0 | Bugonia | |
| 7.0 | Nuremberg |
The Best TV Series of 2025 according to Filmaffinity Users
| Rating | Country: | TV Series |
|---|---|---|
| 7.9 | The Pitt | |
| 7.8 | You Have Done Well | |
| 7.8 | MobLand | |
| 7.8 | Common Side Effects | |
| 7.7 | Dexter: Resurrection | |
| 7.6 | The Studio | |
| 7.6 | Adolescence | |
| 7.4 | Win or Lose | |
| 7.4 | Stranger Things 5 | |
| 7.4 | Task | |
| 7.4 | American Primeval | |
| 7.4 | Pluribus |