It’s been another eventful year in the world of films – and, as 2025 prepares to leave us for good, we thought you’d want to know what our favorite new movies of the last 12 months were.
Whether they were made by a traditional studio or one of the world’s best streaming services, nominees had to meet one or more of the following criteria. Indeed, to book a spot on this round-up, films had to be one of the most-watched and/or highest-grossing flicks of 2025, hold a critical and/or audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes (RT) above 80%, and/or just be a movie that one of our experts really enjoyed. You’ll find our choices categorized by the streamer they’re currently available on. Films that don’t fit into a specific one have been grouped together under a ‘miscellaneous’ section header.
Bear in mind we couldn’t write about every film so, at the end of each section, you’ll find an ‘honorable mentions’ segment that rounds up the best of the rest. With all of that housekeeping out of the way, read on to see what our 35 favorite movies of 2025 are. – Tom Power, senior entertainment reporter
Best Apple TV movies of 2025
F1: The Movie
- Watch F1: The Movie on Apple TV
The Lost Bus
- Watch The Lost Bus on Apple TV
- Honorable mentions: Eternity, Highest 2 Lowest
Best Disney+ movies of 2025
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
- Watch The Fantastic Four: First Steps on Disney+
Lilo & Stitch
- Watch Lilo & Stitch on Disney+
Thunderbolts*
- Watch Thunderbolts* on Disney+
Zootropolis 2
- Zootopia 2 is only available to watch in theaters
- Honorable mentions: Elio, Freakier Friday
Best HBO Max movies of 2025
A Minecraft Movie
- Watch A Minecraft Movie on HBO Max
Companion
- Watch Companion on HBO Max
Final Destination: Bloodlines
- Watch Final Destination: Bloodlines on HBO Max
One Battle After Another
- Watch One Battle After Another on HBO Max
Sinners
- Watch Sinners on HBO Max
Superman
- Watch Superman on HBO Max
Weapons
- Watch Weapons on HBO Max
- Honorable mentions: The Accountant 2, The Conjuring: Last Rites
Best Hulu movies of 2025
Predator: Badlands
- Predator: Badlands is only available to watch in theaters
Predator: Killer of Killers
- Watch Predator: Killer of Killers on Hulu
- Honorable mentions: The Amateur, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
Best miscellaneous movies of 2025
28 Years Later
- Watch 28 Years Later on Netflix US
Bring Her Back
- Watch Bring Her Back on HBO Max
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
- Watch Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle on Crunchyroll
Eddington
- Watch Eddington on HBO Max
Good Boy
- Watch Good Boy on Shudder
The Long Walk
- The Long Walk is available to rent and/or buy now on digital stores
Ne Zha II
- Watch Ne Zha II on HBO Max
Sorry, Baby
- Watch Sorry, Baby on HBO Max
- Honorable mentions: One of Them Days, Sisu: Road to Revenge, Warfare
Best Netflix movies of 2025
Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein
- Watch Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein on Netflix
Kpop Demon Hunters
- Watch Kpop Demon Hunters on Netflix
Train Dreams
- Watch Train Dreams on Netflix
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
- Watch Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery on Netflix
Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
- Watch Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl on Netflix
- Honorable mentions: A House of Dynamite, Goodbye June, Happy Gilmore 2, In Your Dreams, Jay Kelly, Lost in Starlight, Nouvelle Vague, Steve
Best Paramount+ movies of 2025
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
- Watch Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning on Paramount+
Roofman
- Watch Roofman on Paramount+
- Honorable mentions: The Naked Gun, Novocaine
Best Peacock movies of 2025
Bugonia
- Watch Bugonia on Peacock
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
- Watch Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale on Peacock
Jurassic World: Rebirth
- Watch Jurassic World: Rebirth on Peacock
Wicked: For Good
- Wicked: For Good is only available to watch in theaters
- Honorable mentions: The Bad Guys 2, Black Bag, How to Train Your Dragon
Best Prime Video movies of 2025
Deep Cover
- Watch Deep Cover on Prime Video
- Honorable mentions: Heads of State, Hedda, My Fault: London, Unstoppable
