The Best Movies of 2025 (So Far) ...Saudi Arabia

We're only five months into 2025, and I'm willing to say that the best movie of the year might have already hit theaters. Yes, of course I'm talking about Sinners, Ryan Coogler's vampire flick that is both a critical darling and a box-office behemoth. (It's currently trailing only A Minecraft Movie in this year's domestic earnings.) But while Sinners has garnered plenty of attention, there are a lot of other incredible films that have debuted in 2025.

From a big-budget Marvel flick to tiny festival darlings, 2025 has turned out some instant classics. A Netflix movie about Italian grandmas opening a restaurant? Check. An action film about a plane full of assassins trying to murder a man in a Hawaiian shirt? Accounted for. An entire documentary filmed within the world of Grand Theft Auto? Well, yes. 2025 has a little something for everyone, and more than likely you've missed a few hidden gems because this year has been busy.

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Luckily, Parade has got you covered. We've pulled together a list of the best films of 2025, including streaming hits, big-budget action movies and international fare. This list is currently updated through the end of May, but check back later as more movies premiere.

Without further ado, the best movies of 2025 so far:

Best movies of 2025

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1. The Ballad of Wallis Island

It's hard to find a film more charming than this quirky British dramedy about a superfan of the fictional folk duo McGwyer Mortimer who lures both musicians back to a private island concert years after the pairing separated. Tim Key co-wrote and stars in the film as the sometimes derpy fan while Tom Basden (who also co-wrote the script) and Carey Mulligan play the folk duo/former lovers. The awkward comedy in the movie's first half makes way for a poignant and heart-warming ending, with Fleabag's Sian Clifford also popping up in a fun turn.

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2. Bring Them Down

Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott both turn in excellent performances in this hell-bent thriller about two warring sheepherders sharing a mountain grazing pasture. We first see a sequence of events through the eyes of Abbott's Michael before the movie resets, and we see the movie's escalating violence from Keoghan's Jack. The screenplay from Christopher Andrews (who also directed the movie) is extremely tight, leading to one of the year's most propulsive films. 

Warner Bros. Pictures

3. Companion

2025 has delivered some incredibly smart films, and perhaps none is as sharp as Drew Hancock's sci-fi thriller about "companion robots" (aka glorified sexbots in a lot of cases). What starts as a scenic getaway weekend for Josh (Jack Quaid) and Iris (Sophie Thatcher), his companion, quickly unravels into a bloody mess. The twists and turns are each wittier than the last, and a supporting cast that includes Lukas Gage, Harvey Guillén and Rupert Friend really land some of the film's best comedic moments.

Vertical Entertainment

4. Fight or Flight

On paper, Fight or Flight should be bad. A retired secret service agent is tasked with protecting a hacker on an airplane full of assassins? Nothing sounds more like a straight-to-DVD flick, but Josh Hartnett and Charithra Chandran really are a winning duo, and the stunts/fight scenes on this plane are next level. It's basically Bullet Trainmeets John Wick but on an airplane, and I was giddy the entire time. Is there A LOT of overacting from the villains? Yes, but even that is fun in a campy way. The perfect movie, dare I say it, to watch on a plane.

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5. Grand Theft Hamlet

During COVID, a pair of out-of-work British actors decided if they couldn't stage a production of William Shakespeare's Hamlet in real life, they would stage it within the world of Grand Theft Auto. What follows is a WILD journey full of bizarre twists and a lot of unexpected heart. The documentary uses exclusively recorded video game footage to tell the story of Sam Crane and Mark Oosterveen as they attempt to find gamers to join their theater troupe (all while not being murdered inside the game).

6. Nonnas

At this point we've seen A LOT of the "four older actresses" comedies from Book Club, The Fabulous Four or 80 for Brady. Netflix's Nonnas, however, which is based on real-life grandmothers who cook at a restaurant on Staten Island, is the best iteration so far. Lorraine Bracco, Brenda Vaccaro, Susan Sarandon and Talia Shire star alongside Vince Vaughn in this heartfelt comedy about bickering Italian nonnas. Perfect for a staying-in dinner date with Italian takeout.

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7. On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

Easily one of the most cleverly scripted films of 2025 is Rungano Nyoni's On Becoming a Guinea Fowl. The Zambian/British movie follows Shula (Susan Chardy), who stumbles upon the dead body of her uncle on a dirt road late at night in Zambia. As the very traditional funeral proceedings begin, Shula slowly pieces together family secrets leading to one of the year's most satisfying finales. I've never seen anything quite like On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, and if Zambia selects it as its entry for Best International Feature, it will be the year's coolest Oscar nominee. 

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8. One of Them Days

Keke Palmer is a national treasure and perhaps the most charismatic person to ever live. She puts the full force of that likability into One of Them Days, which follows two best friends around Los Angeles while they try to earn enough money to make rent. SZA proves she's got acting chops as well, and an all-star supporting lineup of scene stealers includes Maude Apatow, Janelle James, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Dewayne Perkins and Lil Rel Howery. One of Them Days is highly quotable, and I do need a sequel yesterday.

Warner Bros.

9. Sinners

This is the year of Sinners, and every other movie is fighting for second place (at least as of now). Ryan Coogler's first truly original outing, which stars Michael B. Jordan as twins fighting against a host of vampires, is completely unique and superb on every level. From the acting and cinematography to the costumes and score, every aspect of Sinners is Grade A. One particular musical sequence at the heart of the film will go down in cinematic history. If you're only going to see one movie this year in theaters, it should be Sinners.

Marvel/Disney

10. Thunderbolts*

In the post-Avengers: Endgame era, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been on the struggle bus. Thunderbolts*, a fairly unassuming MCU installment that doesn't boast a single top-shelf superhero, however, has seemingly got the floundering franchise back on track. Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan and David Harbour lead a rag-tag group of anti-heroes at odds with an illegal arms dealer, but the screenplay by Eric Pearson and Joanna Calo gifts the action flick with much more depth than other recent Marvel movies. A nuanced examination of depression sits at the film's center along with an at-times hilarious and at-times heartbreaking performance from Lewis Pullman. This just might be the best MCU film ever made.

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11. You're Cordially Invited

The 47 percent Rotten Tomatoes score may beg to differ, but You're Cordially Invited made me laugh more than any other movie this year. The whole thing is utterly ridiculous. Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon somehow both book the same wedding venue and don't realize it until the actual weekend of the wedding when the entire hoard of guests has arrived? Preposterous. Nothing about this is very realistic, but everyone here seems in on the joke, and if you can get on the necessary wavelength, this is a ROMP. You'll never think of "Islands in the Stream" the same way again.

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