The top movies of 2025, according to Times readers
The results ranged from big box-office hits to small art-house indies.
From The Times
December 31, 2025

After publishing our critics’ lists of the top 10 movies of the year, followed by 25 notable titles chosen by New York Times experts, we got an earful from readers. So we asked you to vote.

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See the top 50 films readers chose — and how they aligned with The Times’s lists. →

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