New Films Seen in 2025

This is a list of all the new film releases of 2025 that I have seen.

It is ordered from latest to earliest release of the year.


Star-Rating Legend:

★★★★★ – Favourite / Masterpiece / Classic
★★★★½ – Excellent, Deep Experience
★★★★ – Great, Rewarding Experience
★★★½ – Very Good and Enjoyable
★★★ – Good and Entertaining
★★½ – Interesting Ideas but Unsatisfying
★★ – Mediocre and Disappointing
★½ – Frustrating, Annoying Experience
★ – Unwatchable, Horrible Experience

Souleymane’s Story
(L’Histoire de Souleymane)
★★★★
dir. Boris Lojkine
Drama
[France, 2024]
Cinema Prepremiere – November 24

Sentimental Value
(Affeksjonsverdi)
★★★★½
dir. Joachim Trier
Comedy Drama
[Norway / France / Germany / Denmark / Sweden / UK, 2025]
Cinema Prepremiere – November 23

Train Dreams
★★★★
dir. Clint Bentley
Period Drama
[USA, 2025]
Netflix – November 21

Caught by the Tides
(风流一代)
★½
dir. Jia Zhangke
Drama
[China, 2024]
Prime Video – November 12

Frankenstein
★★½
dir. Guillermo del Toro
Gothic Science Fiction
[USA, 2025]
Budget: $120 million
Netflix – November 7

Predator: Badlands
★★★½
dir. Dan Trachtenberg
Science Fiction Action
[USA, 2025]
Budget: $105 million
Cinema IMAX 3D – November 6

Bugonia
★★★½
dir. Yorgos Lanthimos
Black Comedy
[UK / Ireland / South Korea / USA, 2025]
Budget: $45–55 million
Cinema – October 30

A House of Dynamite
★★★
dir. Kathryn Bigelow
Apocalyptic Political Thriller
[USA, 2025]
Netflix – October 24

The Perfect Neighbor
★★★
dir. Geeta Gandbhir
Documentary
[USA, 2025]
Netflix – October 17

After the Hunt
★★★½
dir. Luca Guadagnino
Psychological Thriller
[Italy / USA, 2025]
Budget: $70–80 million
Cinema – October 16

The Woman in Cabin 10
★★
dir. Simon Stone
Psychological Thriller
[UK / USA, 2025]
Netflix – October 10

One Battle After Another
★★★★
dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
Action Thriller
[USA, 2025]
Budget: $130–175 million
Cinema IMAX – September 25

All We Imagine As Light
(പ്രഭയായ് നിനച്ചതെല്ലാം)
★★★★
dir. Payal Kapadia
Drama
[France / India / Netherlands / Luxembourg / Italy, 2024]
Mubi – September 24

The Ugly Stepsister
(Den Stygge Stesøsteren)
★½
dir. Emilie Blichfeldt
Satirical Black Comedy Body Horror
[Norway / Poland / Sweden / Denmark, 2025]
Budget: $4.2 million
Apple TV – September 4

Night Always Comes
★★★
dir. Benjamin Caron
Crime Thriller Drama
[USA, 2025]
Netflix – August 15

Sirāt
★★★
dir. Óliver Laxe
Drama
[Spain / France, 2025]
Budget: €6.5 million
Cinema – August 14

Warfare
★★★½
dir. Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland
War
[UK / USA, 2025]
Budget: $20 million
Apple TV – August 1

April
(აპრილი)
★★★★½
dir. Dea Kulumbegashvili
Drama
[Georgia / Italy / France, 2024]
Budget: €2 million
Mubi – August 1

The Quiet Ones
(De Lydløse)
★★½
dir. Frederik Louis Hviid
Crime Action Drama
[Denmark / Sweden / France, 2024]
Prime Video – July 24

Vermiglio
★★★
dir. Maura Delpero
Historical Drama
[Italy / France / France, 2024]
Cinema – July 24

Parthenope
★★½
dir. Paolo Sorrentino
Coming-of-Age Drama
[Italy / France, 2024]
Budget: €32.6 million
Prime Video – July 24

Sonne
★★½
dir. Kurdwin Ayub
Drama
[Austria, 2022]
Mubi – July 15

Mond
★★½
dir. Kurdwin Ayub
Thriller
[Austria, 2024]
Mubi – July 15

Diamant Brut
(Wild Diamond)
★★★
dir. Agathe Riedinger
Coming-of-Age Drama
[France, 2024]
Prime Video – July 15

Apocalypse in the Tropics
★★★
dir. Petra Costa
Documentary
[Brazil / USA / UK, 2024]
Netflix – July 14

Superman
★★★
dir. James Gunn
Superhero
[USA, 2025]
Budget: $225 million
Cinema – July 10

Jurassic World: Rebirth
★★½
dir. Gareth Edwards
Science Fiction Action
[USA, 2025]
Budget: $180–225 million
Cinema 3D – July 2

F1
★★★
dir. Joseph Kosinski
Sports Drama
[USA, 2025]
Budget: $200–300 million
Cinema IMAX – June 26

Predator: Killer of Killers
★★★
dir. Dan Trachtenberg
Adult Animated Science Fiction Action Anthology
[USA, 2025]
Budget: $50 million
Disney+ – June 6

Ballerina
★★★
dir. Len Wiseman
Action Thriller
[USA, 2025]
Budget: $90 million
Cinema – June 5

The Phoenician Scheme
★★★
dir. Wes Anderson
Espionage Black Comedy Thriller
[USA / Germany, 2025]
Budget: $30 million
Cinema – May 29

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
★★½
dir. Christopher McQuarrie
Spy Action
[USA, 2025]
Budget: $300–400 million
Cinema IMAX – May 21

Black Bag
★★★½
dir. Steven Soderbergh
Spy Thriller
[USA, 2025]
Budget: $50–60 million
Cinema – May 15

CHAOS: The Manson Murders
★★★
dir. Errol Morris
Documentary
[USA, 2025]
Netflix – May 7

Sinners
★★★★
dir. Ryan Coogler
Horror
[USA, 2025]
Budget: $90–100 million
Cinema – April 17

The Assessment
★★★½
dir. Fleur Fortuné
Science Fiction Thriller
[UK / Germany / USA, 2024]
Budget: $8 million
Cinema – April 3

Baby Invasion
★
dir. Harmony Korine
Experimental Thriller
[USA, 2024]
Streaming – March 21

I’m Still Here
(Ainda Estou Aqui)
★★★
dir. Walter Salles
Political Biographical Drama
[Brazil / France, 2024]
Budget: $9 million
Cinema – March 13

Flow
(Straume)
★★★½
dir. Gints Zilbalodis
Animated Adventure
[Latvia / France / Belgium, 2024]
Budget: €3.5 million
Cinema – March 6

Grand Theft Hamlet
★★★
dir. Sam Crane and Pinny Grylls
Documentary
[UK, 2024]
Mubi – February 21

All I Had Was Nothingness
(Je n’avais que le néant – “Shoah” par Lanzmann)
★★★★½
dir. Guillaume Ribot
Documentary
[France, 2025]
Berlinale – February 17

Captain America: Brave New World
★★★
dir. Julius Onah
Superhero
[USA, 2025]
Budget: $180 million
Cinema IMAX 3D – February 13

Hundreds of Beavers
★★★
dir. Mike Cheslik
Independent Slapstick Comedy
[USA, 2025]
Budget: $150,000
Cinema – February 13

Babygirl
★★★
dir. Halina Reijn
Erotic Thriller
[USA, 2024]
Budget: $20 million
Cinema – January 30

The Brutalist
★★★★½
dir. Brady Corbet
Epic Period Drama
[USA / Canada / Hungary / UK, 2024]
Budget: $9.6 million
Cinema – January 30

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
★★★
dir. Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham
Animated Comedy
[UK, 2024]
Netflix – January 3