Films Seen in Cinema in 2025

An ongoing list of the films I’ve seen in cinema in 2025.

★★★★★ – Favourite / Classic / Masterpiece
★★★★½ – Excellent
★★★★ – Great
★★★½ – Good (Minor Flawed Elements)
★★★ – Interesting (Flawed Elements)
★★½ – Major Flaws but Worthy
★★ – Disappointing

F1
★★★½
dir. Joseph Kosinski
Sports Drama
[USA, 2025]
Budget: $200 million

Gravity
★★★★½
dir. Alfonso Cuarón
Science Fiction Thriller
[UK / USA, 2013]
Budget: $80–130 million

The Revenant
★★★★
dir. Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Epic Western Action Drama
[USA, 2015]
Budget: $135 million

Birdman
★★★★★
dir. Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Black Comedy-Drama
[USA, 2014]
Budget: $16.5–18 million

Blade Runner (Final Cut)
★★★★½
dir. Ridley Scott
Science Fiction
[USA / Hong Kong, 1982]
Final Cut Released in 2007
Budget: $30 million

Ballerina
★★★½
dir. Len Wiseman
Action Thriller
[USA, 2025]
Budget: $90 million

ニルスのふしぎな旅
(Wunderbare Reise des kleinen Nils Holgersson mit den Wildgänsen)
★★★★
dir. Hisayuki Toriumi
Children Anime
[Japan, 1980]

The Phoenician Scheme
★★★
dir. Wes Anderson
Espionage Dark Comedy
[Germany / USA, 2025]

幻の光
(Maborosi)
★★★★½
dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda
Drama
[Japan, 1995]

臥 虎 藏 龍
(Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon)
★★★★★
dir. Ang Lee
Epic Romantic Drama Wuxia Martial Arts
[China / Taiwan / Hong Kong / USA, 2000]
Budget: $17 million

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
★★★
dir. Christopher McQuarrie
Epic Spy Action
[USA, 2025]
Budget: $300–400 million

Black Bag
★★★½
dir. Steven Soderbergh
Spy Thriller
[USA, 2025]
Budget: $50–60 million

イノセンス
(Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence)
★★★★
dir. Mamoru Oshii
Adult Anime Tech Noir Cyberpunk Action Thriller
[USA, 2004]
Budget: $20 million

Sinners
★★★★
dir. Ryan Coogler
Horror
[USA, 2025]
Budget: $90–100 million

Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
★★★½
dir. George Lucas
Epic Space Opera
[USA, 2005]
Budget: $113 million

The Assessment
★★★½
dir. Fleur Fortuné
Science Fiction Thriller
[UK / Germany / USA, 2024]
Budget: $8 million

Straume (Flow)
★★★½
dir. Gints Zilbalodis
Animated Adventure
[Latvia / France / Belgium, 2024]
Budget: €3.5 million

Ainda Estou Aqui
(I’m Still Here)
★★★
dir. Walter Salles
Political Biographical Drama
[Brazil / France, 2024]

Hell’s Angels
★★★½
dir. Howard Hughes and James Whale
Pre-Code Independent Epic War
[USA, 1930]
Budget: $2.8 million

Captain America: Brave New World
★★★½
dir. Julius Onah
Superhero
[USA, 2025]
Budget: $180 million

Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari
★★★★★
dir. Robert Wiene
Silent Horror
[Germany, 1920]
Budget: $12,371

Je n’avais que le néant – “Shoah” par Lanzmann
(All I Had Was Nothingness)
★★★★
dir. Guillaume Ribot
Documentary
[France, 2025]

Shoah
★★★★★
dir. Claude Lanzmann
Documentary
[France, 1985]

Hundreds of Beavers
★★★½
dir. Mike Cheslik
Independent Slapstick Comedy
[USA, 2022]
Budget: $150,000

铁西区 (Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks)
★★★★★
dir. Wang Bing
Documentary
[China, 2002]

Babygirl
★★★
dir. Halina Reijn
Erotic Thriller
[USA, 2024]
Budget: $20 million

The Brutalist
★★★★½
dir. Brady Corbet
Epic Period Drama
[USA / UK, 2024]
Budget: $9.6 million

攻殻機動隊 (Ghost in the Shell)
★★★★½
dir. Mamoru Oshii
Adult Anime Tech Noir Cyberpunk Action Thriller
[Japan, 1995]

Schwarze Milch (Black Milk)
★★★
dir. Uisenma Borchu
Drama
[Germany / Mongolia, 2020]