Reddit users have already done the work for you. They've compiled a list of the best movies of 2025. Here's everything from a dark Southern noir with a vampire bluesman to a spy thriller starring Cate Blanchett, plus a killer wind-up monkey that's absolutely unhinged. The lineup includes "Sinners," "The Monkey," "Black Bag," "Thunderbolts," and "The Phoenician Scheme."
Sinners
Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Hailee SteinfeldRotten Tomatoes Score: 97%
Twins Smoke and Stack return to their Mississippi Delta hometown in 1932. After war and gangster showdowns in Chicago, they decide to open a music bar on the site of an old plantation. Everything changes when a mysterious Irish visitor arrives, and the blues on stage takes on otherworldly power.
The Monkey
Starring: Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Christian ConveryRotten Tomatoes Score: 77%
Hal has known since childhood that the wind-up monkey from his father's trunk brings death. Years later, as an adult, he accidentally encounters the toy again, and everything spirals out of control once more. Terrifying events engulf him and his son during a trip together.
Black Bag
Starring: Michael Fassbender, Cate BlanchettRotten Tomatoes Score: 96% London, spy elite, betrayal within intelligence ranks. Agent George Woodhouse hunts for a mole who could be anyone — even his wife. The briefcase containing Project Severus can't be lost, but who can you trust when evidence points in every direction?
Thunderbolts
Starring: Florence Pugh, Sebastian StanRotten Tomatoes Score: 88%
A squad of former antiheroes finds themselves pawns in someone else's game. They're ordered to eliminate each other, but instead they team up to expose the truth about their handler — CIA chief Valentina. What follows is an operation against the very people who used to command them.
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The Phoenician Scheme
Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Mia Tripleton, Michael CeraRotten Tomatoes Score: 77%
Mogul Ja-Ja Korda survives a series of assassination attempts and pulls his daughter into the fight for his business empire's future. Against desert landscapes, a story unfolds about power, money, and the ancient gods of Phoenicia. His daughter must be ready for anything — even betrayal.
It's clear that in 2025, audiences are tired of formulas and hungry for fresh experiences — whether it's experimental genre blends, underappreciated spy stories, or auteur takes on superhero universes. This signals not just to viewers that it's worth expanding their horizons, but to producers that audiences don't want "just another sequel" anymore. Earlier on zoomboola.com, we covered how Reddit users chose 5 best little-known films with high Rotten Tomatoes scores.
