The Top Movies of 2025, According to Times Readers
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- Readers voted on the best movies of 2025 following critics’ Top 10 lists and the New York Times experts’ 25 notable titles, resulting in a diverse mix of popular hits and art-house films.
- The top choices showed some alignment between readers and critics, particularly for the highest-ranked films, though some controversial titles like “Eddington” and “Friendship” were more popular with readers.
- Documentaries received limited recognition in the readers’ voting results.
- The film “One Battle After Another” emerged as the top-ranked movie by readers, also highly rated by critics and experts, securing top spots on multiple lists.
- A full list of the top 50 films voted by readers was compiled, with
