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The Movies of 2025: World Premieres
 By Title // By Grade // By VOR // Last update: November 2, 2025

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28 Years Later Dir. Danny Boyle. Alfie Williams, Aaron Taylor-Johnson D

After the Hunt Dir. Luca Guadagnino. Julia Roberts, Ayo Edebiri B–
Anemone Dir. Rowan Day-Lewis. Daniel Day-Lewis, Sean Bean, Samantha Morton B
Anything That Moves Dir. Alex Phillips. Hal Baum, Jiana Nicole, Jack Dunphy B–

Below the Clouds Dir. Gianfranco Rosi. Documentary about modern Naples B+
Black Bag Dir. Steven Soderbergh. Michael Fassbender, Cate Blanchett B–
Black Rabbit, White Rabbit Dir. Shahram Mokri. Hasti Mohammai B
Blue Moon Dir. Richard Linklater. Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley C
Bring Her Back Dir. Danny and Michael Philippou. Sora Wong, Billy Barratt F

Cactus Pears Dir. Rohan Parashuram Kanawade. Bhushaan Manoj A–
The Currents Dir. Milagros Mumenthaler. Isabel Aimé González Sola B–

Dead Man's Wire Dir. Gus Van Sant. Bill Skarsgård, Dacre Montgomery B–
Drunken Noodles Dir. Lucio Castro. Laith Khalifeh, Joél Isaac, Celine Costa B+

Eddington Dir. Ari Aster. Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone B+
Emi Dir. Ezequiel Erriquez Mena. Benicio Mutti Spinetta, Alejandro Scaravelli C+

F1 Dir. Joseph Kosinski. Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Javier Bardem, Kerry Condon B–
Father Mother Sister Brother Dir. Jim Jarmusch. Tom Waits, Adam Driver C–
Frankenstein Dir. Guillermo del Toro. Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth C–

Hamnet Dir. Chloé Zhao. Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson B
Highest 2 Lowest Dir. Spike Lee. Denzel Washington, Ilfenesh Hadera B
The History of Sound Dir. Oliver Hermanus. Paul Mescal, Josh O'Connor B–
A House of Dynamite Dir. Kathryn Bigelow. Rebecca Ferguson, Tracy Letts B+

If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Dir. Mary Bronstein. Rose Byrne, Delaney Quinn B+
It Was Just an Accident Dir. Jafar Panahi. Vahid Mobaseri, Ebrahim Azizi B+

Jurassic World Rebirth Dir. Gareth Edwards. Scarlett Johansson C+

Kiss of the Spider Woman Dir. Bill Condon. Tonatiuh, Diego Luna C+

Lilo & Stitch Dir. Dean Fleischer Camp. Maia Kealoha, Chris Sanders C–
The Love That Remains Dir. Hlynur Pálmason. Saga Garðarsdóttir B+
Lurker Dir. Alex Russell. Théodore Pellerin, Archie Madekwe, Sunny Suljic B–

Magellan Dir. Lav Diaz. Gael García Bernal, Dario Yazbek Bernal B+
Mārama Dir. Taratoa Stappard. Ariana Osborne, Toby Stephens, Umi Myers B–
The Mastermind Dir. Kelly Reichardt. Josh O'Connor, Alana Haim B
Materialists Dir. Celine Song. Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal, Chris Evans D+
Mickey 17 Dir. Bong Joon-ho. Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Mark Ruffalo C
Miroirs No. 3 Dir. Christian Petzold. Paula Beer, Barbara Auer, Matthias Brandt B
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning Dir. Christopher McQuarrie B–
My Father's Shadow Dir. Akinola Davies. Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Chibuike Egbo B
The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo Dir. Diego Céspedes. Tamara Cortés B–

The Naked Gun Dir. Akiva Schaffer. Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson B–
New Group Dir. Yûta Shimotsu. Anna Yamada, Yuzu Aoki, Pierre Taki C+
Nouvelle Vague Dir. Richard Linklater. Guillaume Marbeck, Zoey Deutch B

One Battle After Another Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson. Leonardo DiCaprio A
One Golden Summer Dir. Kevin Shaw. Documentary about Little League team B
Only Heaven Knows Dir. Nurzhamal Karamoldoeva. Malika Kanatova B+

Palestine 36 Dir. Annemarie Jacir. Karim Daoud Anaya, Yasmine El Massri B
The Phoenician Scheme Dir. Wes Anderson. Benicio Del Toro, Mia Threapleton B–

Resurrection Dir. Bi Gan. Jackson Yee, Shu Qi, Mark Chao, Chen Yongzhong B–
Roofman Dir. Derek Cianfrance. Channing Tatum, Kirsten Dunst, LaKeith Stanfield A

The Secret Agent Dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho. Wagner Moura, Robério Diógenes B
Short Summer Dir. Nastia Korkia. Maiia Pleshkevich, Aleksandr Karpushin A–
Silent Friend Dir. Ildikó Enyedi. Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Luna Wedler, Enzo Brumm A
Sinners Dir. Ryan Coogler. Michael B. Jordan, Miles Caton, Wunmi Mosaku B–
Sirāt Dir. Oliver Laxe. Sergi López, Bruno Núñez Arjona, Jade Oukid A
The Smashing Machine Dir. Benny Safdie. Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt C+
Sorry, Baby Dir. Eva Victor. Eva Victor, Naomi Ackie, Lucas Hedges B–
Sound of Falling Dir. Mascha Schilinski. Hanna Heckt, Greta Krämer A
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere Dir. Scott Cooper. Jeremy Allen White B–
Strange River Dir. Jaume Claret Muxart. Jan Monter, Nausicaa Bonnin B
The Stranger Dir. François Ozon. Benjamin Voisin, Rebecca Marder C+

The Tale of Silyan Dir. Tamara Kotevska. Documentary about farmers and storks B+
Together Dir. Michael Shanks. Dave Franco, Alison Brie, Damon Herriman D–
Two Prosecutors Dir. Sergei Loznitsa. Alexander Kuznetsov B+

A Useful Ghost Dir. Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke. Wisarut Homhuan B+

The Voice of Hind Rajab Dir. Kaouther Ben Hania. Motaz Malhees, Saja Kilani B

We Are Pat Dir. Ro Hamer. Documentary about androgynous SNL figure B+
Weapons Dir. Zach Cregger. Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, Alden Ehrenreich B–
The Wedding Banquet Dir. Andrew Ahn. Kelly Marie Tran, Han Gi-chan C+
What Marielle Knows Dir. Frédéric Hambalek. Julia Jentsch, Felix Kramer C+
Wind, Talk to Me Dir. Stefan Đorđević. Stefan Đorđević, Negrica Đorđević B+