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The Movies of 2025: World Premieres
 By Title // By Grade // By VOR Rating  (what's this?) // Last update: July 25, 2025

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⑤  Indispensable to film fans, even if it's flawed

Eddington Dir. Ari Aster. Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone B+
Sinners Dir. Ryan Coogler. Michael B. Jordan, Miles Caton, Wunmi Mosaku B–

④  Good or bad, this is risky and original work

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning Dir. Christopher McQuarrie B–

③  Try to make time, but don't cry if you miss it

Mickey 17 Dir. Bong Joon-ho. Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Mark Ruffalo C
The Phoenician Scheme Dir. Wes Anderson. Benicio Del Toro, Mia Threapleton B–
Sorry, Baby Dir. Eva Victor. Eva Victor, Naomi Ackie, Lucas Hedges B–

②  Even if it's good, it's hardly groundbreaking

28 Years Later Dir. Danny Boyle. Alfie Williams, Aaron Taylor-Johnson D
Black Bag Dir. Steven Soderbergh. Michael Fassbender, Cate Blanchett B–
F1 Dir. Joseph Kosinski. Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Javier Bardem, Kerry Condon B–
Jurassic World Rebirth Dir. Gareth Edwards. Scarlett Johansson C+
Lilo & Stitch Dir. Dean Fleischer Camp. Maia Kealoha, Chris Sanders C–
The Wedding Banquet Dir. Andrew Ahn. Kelly Marie Tran, Han Gi-chan C+

①  Low ambition, little originality, easy to forget