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The Movies of 2025: World Premieres
 By Title // By Grade // By VOR // Last update: December 9, 2025

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One Battle After Another Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson. Leonardo DiCaprio A
Roofman Dir. Derek Cianfrance. Channing Tatum, Kirsten Dunst, LaKeith Stanfield A
Silent Friend Dir. Ildikó Enyedi. Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Luna Wedler, Enzo Brumm A
Sirāt Dir. Oliver Laxe. Sergi López, Bruno Núñez Arjona, Jade Oukid A
Sound of Falling Dir. Mascha Schilinski. Hanna Heckt, Greta Krämer A

Cactus Pears Dir. Rohan Parashuram Kanawade. Bhushaan Manoj A–
Die My Love Dir. Lynne Ramsay. Jennifer Lawrence, Robert Pattinson A–
Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk Dir. Sepideh Farsi. Documentary A–
Short Summer Dir. Nastia Korkia. Maiia Pleshkevich, Aleksandr Karpushin A–

Below the Clouds Dir. Gianfranco Rosi. Documentary about modern Naples B+
Drunken Noodles Dir. Lucio Castro. Laith Khalifeh, Joél Isaac, Celine Costa B+
Eddington Dir. Ari Aster. Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone 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+
The Love That Remains Dir. Hlynur Pálmason. Saga Garðarsdóttir B+
Magellan Dir. Lav Diaz. Gael García Bernal, Dario Yazbek Bernal B+
Only Heaven Knows Dir. Nurzhamal Karamoldoeva. Malika Kanatova B+
Preparation for the Next Life Dir. Bing Liu. Sebiye Behtiyar, Fred Hechinger B+
Sentimental Value Dir. Joachim Trier. Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård B+
The Tale of Silyan Dir. Tamara Kotevska. Documentary about farmers and storks B+
Two Prosecutors Dir. Sergei Loznitsa. Alexander Kuznetsov B+
A Useful Ghost Dir. Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke. Wisarut Homhuan B+
We Are Pat Dir. Ro Hamer. Documentary about androgynous SNL figure B+
Wind, Talk to Me Dir. Stefan Đorđević. Stefan Đorđević, Negrica Đorđević B+

Anemone Dir. Rowan Day-Lewis. Daniel Day-Lewis, Sean Bean, Samantha Morton B
Black Rabbit, White Rabbit Dir. Shahram Mokri. Hasti Mohammai B
Hamnet Dir. Chloé Zhao. Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson B
Highest 2 Lowest Dir. Spike Lee. Denzel Washington, Ilfenesh Hadera B
The Mastermind Dir. Kelly Reichardt. Josh O'Connor, Alana Haim B
Miroirs No. 3 Dir. Christian Petzold. Paula Beer, Barbara Auer, Matthias Brandt B
My Father's Shadow Dir. Akinola Davies. Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Chibuike Egbo B
Nouvelle Vague Dir. Richard Linklater. Guillaume Marbeck, Zoey Deutch B
One Golden Summer Dir. Kevin Shaw. Documentary about Little League team B
Palestine 36 Dir. Annemarie Jacir. Karim Daoud Anaya, Yasmine El Massri B
The Perfect Neighbor Dir. Geeta Gandbhir. Documentary about Florida murder B
Peter Hujar's Day Dir. Ira Sachs. Ben Whishaw, Rebecca Hall B
The Secret Agent Dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho. Wagner Moura, Robério Diógenes B
Splitsville Dir. Michael Angelo Covino. Kyle Marvin, Dakota Johnson B
Strange River Dir. Jaume Claret Muxart. Jan Monter, Nausicaa Bonnin B
Train Dreams Dir. Clint Bentley. Joel Edgerton, Felicity Jones, Nathaniel Arcand B
Urchin Dir. Harris Dickinson. Frank Dillane, Megan Northam, Okezie Morro B
The Voice of Hind Rajab Dir. Kaouther Ben Hania. Motaz Malhees, Saja Kilani B

After the Hunt Dir. Luca Guadagnino. Julia Roberts, Ayo Edebiri B–
Anything That Moves Dir. Alex Phillips. Hal Baum, Jiana Nicole, Jack Dunphy B–
Black Bag Dir. Steven Soderbergh. Michael Fassbender, Cate Blanchett B–
The Currents Dir. Milagros Mumenthaler. Isabel Aimé González Sola B–
Dead Man's Wire Dir. Gus Van Sant. Bill Skarsgård, Dacre Montgomery B–
F1 Dir. Joseph Kosinski. Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Javier Bardem, Kerry Condon B–
The History of Sound Dir. Oliver Hermanus. Paul Mescal, Josh O'Connor B–
The Ice Tower Dir. Lucile Hadžihalilović. Clara Pacini, Marion Cotillard B–
Lurker Dir. Alex Russell. Théodore Pellerin, Archie Madekwe, Sunny Suljic B–
Mārama Dir. Taratoa Stappard. Ariana Osborne, Toby Stephens, Umi Myers B–
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning Dir. Christopher McQuarrie B–
The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo Dir. Diego Céspedes. Tamara Cortés B–
The Naked Gun Dir. Akiva Schaffer. Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson B–
No Other Choice Dir. Park Chan-wook. Lee Byung-hun, Song Ye-jin 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–
Sinners Dir. Ryan Coogler. Michael B. Jordan, Miles Caton, Wunmi Mosaku B–
Sorry, Baby Dir. Eva Victor. Eva Victor, Naomi Ackie, Lucas Hedges B–
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere Dir. Scott Cooper. Jeremy Allen White B–
Weapons Dir. Zach Cregger. Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, Alden Ehrenreich B–

Christy Dir. David Michôd. Sydney Sweeney, Ben Foster, Merritt Wever C+
Emi Dir. Ezequiel Erriquez Mena. Benicio Mutti Spinetta, Alejandro Scaravelli C+
Jurassic World Rebirth Dir. Gareth Edwards. Scarlett Johansson C+
Kiss of the Spider Woman Dir. Bill Condon. Tonatiuh, Diego Luna C+
New Group Dir. Yûta Shimotsu. Anna Yamada, Yuzu Aoki, Pierre Taki C+
One of Them Days Dir. Lawrence Lamont. Keke Palmer, SZA, Joshua David Neal C+
The Smashing Machine Dir. Benny Safdie. Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt C+
The Stranger Dir. François Ozon. Benjamin Voisin, Rebecca Marder C+
The Wedding Banquet Dir. Andrew Ahn. Kelly Marie Tran, Han Gi-chan C+
What Marielle Knows Dir. Frédéric Hambalek. Julia Jentsch, Felix Kramer C+

Blue Moon Dir. Richard Linklater. Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley C
Hedda Dir. Nia DaCosta. Tessa Thompson, Tom Bateman, Nina Hoss C
Mickey 17 Dir. Bong Joon-ho. Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Mark Ruffalo C
Rental Family Dir. Hikari. Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto C
Steve Dir. Tim Mielants. Cillian Murphy, Jay Lycurgo, Tracey Ullman C
Wicked: For Good Dir. Jon M. Chu. Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Michelle Yeoh C

Bugonia Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos. Jesse Plemons, Emma Stone, Aidan Delbis C–
Father Mother Sister Brother Dir. Jim Jarmusch. Tom Waits, Adam Driver C–
Frankenstein Dir. Guillermo del Toro. Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth C–
Lilo & Stitch Dir. Dean Fleischer Camp. Maia Kealoha, Chris Sanders C–
Nuremberg Dir. James Vanderbilt. Rami Malek, Russell Crowe, Michael Shannon C–
Plainclothes Dir. Carmen Emmi. Tom Blyth, Russell Tovey, Maria Dizzia C–
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery Dir. Rian Johnson. Josh O'Connor C–

Ballad of a Small Player Dir. Edward Berger. Colin Farrell, Fala Chen D+
Materialists Dir. Celine Song. Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal, Chris Evans D+

28 Years Later Dir. Danny Boyle. Alfie Williams, Aaron Taylor-Johnson D
Jay Kelly Dir. Noah Baumbach. George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern D

Together Dir. Michael Shanks. Dave Franco, Alison Brie, Damon Herriman D–

Bring Her Back Dir. Danny and Michael Philippou. Sora Wong, Billy Barratt F