Rotten Tomatoes Best of 2025, a list by SiskoUrso

8.3

/136349/

83

/5849/

73

/66/

4.3

/618820/

98

/204/

99

/599/

88

/42/

4.0

age 11+

Presenting the tale of American founding father Alexander Hamilton, this filmed version of the original Broadway smash hit is the story of America then, told by America now.

87

8.5

/5026/

83

/69/

81

/124/

4.3

/30960/

96

/97/

88

/14/

84

/21/

4.0

January 29, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A five-year old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her. Her name was Hind Rajab.

86

IMDb 22

7.6

/24198/

75

/835/

77

/389/

4.2

/228999/

98

/172/

94

/26/

85

/39/

4.0

age 16+

Looking for a job? When a happy family man is dismissed after twenty-five years of loyal service at a paper company, he finds the perfect solution to land his next role: truly eliminate the competition.

86

IMDb 3

8.2

/32688/

80

/631/

80

/117/

4.2

/894092/

93

/292/

83

/1316/

89

/58/

4.0

age 15+

In 1950s New York, table tennis player Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to Hell and back in pursuit of greatness.

86

IMDb 57

7.9

/10842/

78

/323/

79

/145/

3.9

/175784/

99

/155/

83

/48/

92

/34/

4.0

In 1977 Brazil, technology specialist Marcelo, fleeing a mysterious past, returns to Recife in search of peace, but realizes the city is far from the refuge he seeks.

86

IMDb 26

7.9

/29610/

78

/788/

76

/300/

4.2

/390695/

97

/223/

94

/51/

86

/44/

4.0

age 14+

Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has given her part to an eager young Hollywood star.

85

IMDb 72

7.5

/16042/

74

/459/

72

/266/

4.0

/153479/

98

/189/

92

/7/

91

/41/

4.0

An unassuming mechanic is reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he encounters a man he suspects to be his sadistic jailhouse captor.

85

IMDb 4

7.8

/272338/

74

/9643/

74

/2357/

4.2

/1758488/

94

/428/

85

/1999/

95

/63/

4.0

age 16+

Washed-up revolutionary Bob exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years and she goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her, father and daughter both battling the consequences of his past.

84

IMDb 21

7.6

/49366/

74

/1792/

73

/454/

4.1

/249348/

95

/223/

90

/17/

88

/42/

4.0

age 13+

A logger leads a life of quiet grace as he experiences love and loss during an era of monumental change in early 20th-century America.

83

7.2

/17423/

71

/764/

68

/188/

4.1

/251582/

97

/188/

85

/58/

90

/36/

4.0

age 15+

Agnes feels stuck. Unlike her best friend, Lydie, who’s moved to New York and is now expecting a baby, Agnes still lives in the New England house they once shared as graduate students, now working as a professor at her alma mater. A ‘bad thing’ happened to Agnes a few years ago and, since then, despite her best efforts, life hasn’t gotten back on track.

83

IMDb 19

7.5

/58043/

78

/2966/

75

/1073/

3.8

/876971/

91

/212/

96

/2276/

73

/39/

4.0

age 8+

After cracking the biggest case in Zootopia's history, rookie cops Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a great mystery when Gary De'Snake arrives and turns the animal metropolis upside down. To crack the case, Judy and Nick must go undercover to unexpected new parts of town, where their growing partnership is tested like never before.

84

82

7.8

/5432/

79

/354/

81

/128/

4.1

/159869/

91

/455/

95

/8963/

From a repressive childhood to artistic revolution, Ney Matogrosso transforms Brazil's stages — and himself — through music, creativity and inner fire.

82

IMDb 17

7.5

/231146/

76

/5436/

77

/2617/

3.9

/1928880/

85

/365/

94

/623/

78

/58/

4.0

age 16+

Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist, brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.

81

7.4

/8568/

74

/473/

71

/70/

3.8

/96584/

97

/131/

94

/53/

80

/25/

3.5

age 15+

Two young men meet in a twin support group and form an unlikely friendship.

81

7.3

/6806/

73

/326/

74

/48/

3.6

/38199/

95

/75/

96

/45/

85

/7/

3.5

When Naveen brings his fiancé Jay home to meet his traditional Indian family, they must contend with accepting his white-orphan-artist boyfriend and helping them plan the Indian wedding of their dreams.

81

IMDb 6

7.4

/177067/

75

/9145/

72

/1756/

3.8

/1676886/

92

/326/

93

/257/

80

/59/

3.5

age 13+

When young priest Jud Duplenticy is sent to assist charismatic firebrand Monsignor Jefferson Wicks, it’s clear that all is not well in the pews. After a sudden and seemingly impossible murder rocks the town, the lack of an obvious suspect prompts local police chief Geraldine Scott to join forces with renowned detective Benoit Blanc to unravel a mystery that defies all logic.

81

IMDb 81

7.5

/111279/

79

/9723/

81

/2217/

3.6

/1514779/

92

/100/

99

/201/

77

/9/

3.0

age 10+

When K-pop superstars Rumi, Mira and Zoey aren't selling out stadiums, they're using their secret powers to protect their fans from supernatural threats.

80

IMDb 10

7.3

/80510/

75

/6202/

77

/1391/

3.5

/315099/

86

/268/

95

/2985/

71

/43/

4.0

age 14+

Cast out from his clan, a young Predator finds an unlikely ally in a damaged android and embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary.

80

IMDb 11

7.5

/352218/

76

/16187/

75

/3203/

4.1

/3126357/

97

/425/

96

/9466/

84

/55/

2.5

age 16+

Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.

80

6.7

/2316/

65

/91/

68

/41/

3.7

/20843/

99

/73/

87

/25/

4.0

Years after her boyfriend left her for the big city and promised to bring her there after he’s settled down, a Chinese woman sets out on a journey to be reunited with him.

80

IMDb 14

8.1

/11939/

79

/183/

76

/41/

4.2

/197443/

86

/286/

93

/527/

84

/53/

2.5

age 13+

The powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.

79

7.1

/1075/

71

/53/

70

/11/

3.7

/17552/

95

/61/

76

/21/

4.0

'90s indie-rock band Pavement reunites for their sold-out 2022 tour. But as preparations get underway, surreal tributes emerge: an off-Broadway musical adaptation of their songs, a museum devoted entirely to the band’s legacy, and a shamelessly awards-baiting Hollywood biopic.

79

7.2

/1470/

68

/52/

71

/15/

3.7

/9559/

90

/83/

95

/34/

79

/24/

3.5

An exploration of the seminal and transformative 18 months that one of music’s most famous couples — John Lennon and Yoko Ono — spent living in Greenwich Village, New York City, in the early 1970s.

79

7.4

/17855/

74

/784/

71

/132/

3.9

/82744/

96

/140/

93

/51/

78

/34/

3.0

age 12+

An eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island tries to make his fantasies come true by getting his favourite musicians to perform at his home.

79

IMDb 25

7.5

/287506/

72

/14501/

73

/2714/

3.6

/2382833/

93

/393/

85

/3224/

81

/48/

3.5

age 17+

When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.

79

7.4

/5272/

75

/187/

74

/99/

3.9

/50422/

98

/102/

84

/35/

77

/18/

3.0

age 15+

A mother and her two daughters move to Taipei to open a noodle stand at a vibrant night market, but family secrets and tradition test their fresh start.

78

6.6

/5309/

68

/519/

71

/83/

3.2

/13419/

95

/79/

83

/229/

78

/13/

4.0

age 11+

When a young girl’s sketchbook falls into a strange pond, her drawings come to life—chaotic, real, and on the loose. As the town descends into chaos, her family must reunite and stop the monsters they never meant to unleash.

78

IMDb 92

6.9

/20328/

71

/2518/

74

/450/

3.3

/38824/

95

/94/

87

/211/

76

/19/

3.5

age 16+

Returning to the house where his family was brutally murdered during the war, ‘the man who refuses to die’ dismantles it, loads it on a truck, and is determined to rebuild it somewhere safe in their honor. When the commander who killed his family comes back hellbent on finishing the job, a relentless, eye-popping cross-country chase ensues.

78

7.0

/730/

68

/49/

68

/20/

3.6

/9614/

93

/69/

91

/16/

77

/17/

3.5

age 10+

After wildfires take his ranch, a cowboy named Dusty winds up in a FEMA camp, finding community with others who lost homes, including his daughter and ex-wife.

78

IMDb 27

7.3

/52918/

74

/2789/

73

/708/

3.7

/239799/

80

/295/

88

/358/

67

/42/

4.0

age 14+

In this extraordinary story of an ordinary man, Charles 'Chuck' Krantz experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss, and the multitudes contained in all of us.

NEW

78

6.7

/913/

70

/20/

69

/15/

3.5

/14346/

91

/77/

83

/18/

78

/25/

4.0

Growing up in an environment torn apart by violence and alcohol, a young woman finds her voice through the written word and her salvation as a swimmer.

77

7.1

/20140/

73

/1531/

67

/156/

3.7

/116521/

99

/92/

81

/185/

83

/21/

3.0

age 15+

Police bodycam footage reveals how a long-running neighborhood dispute turned fatal in this documentary about fear, prejudice and Stand Your Ground laws.

77

7.2

/1100/

58

/24/

75

/4/

3.7

/17237/

99

/92/

65

/20/

79

/20/

4.0

age 15+

A socially awkward tween endures the ruthless hierarchy at a water polo camp, his anxiety spiraling into psychological turmoil over the summer.

77

7.0

/1116/

60

/29/

64

/18/

3.7

/6018/

98

/62/

87

/21/

3.5

An octogenarian woman transitions to life in assisted living as she contends with her conflicting relationship to herself and her caregivers amidst her shifting memory, age identity, and desires.

77

6.8

/3917/

68

/219/

65

/26/

3.6

/50782/

95

/112/

85

/18/

78

/23/

3.5

When a twenty-something retail clerk meets a rising popstar, he takes the opportunity to edge his way into the in-crowd. But as the line between friend and fan blurs beyond recognition, access and proximity become a matter of life and death.

77

7.3

/6879/

71

/165/

73

/92/

3.7

/66615/

91

/171/

84

/43/

76

/38/

3.0

age 14+

After writing for Cahiers du cinéma, a young Jean-Luc Godard decides making films is the best film criticism. He convinces producer Georges de Beauregard to fund a low-budget feature, and creates a treatment with fellow New Wave filmmaker François Truffaut about a gangster couple. The result? Breathless, one of the first features of the Nouvelle Vague era of French cinema.

77

7.2

/100889/

72

/6610/

70

/1236/

3.5

/492507/

92

/238/

93

/976/

78

/43/

3.0

age 16+

A platoon of Navy SEALs embarks on a dangerous mission in Ramadi, Iraq, with the chaos and brotherhood of war retold through their memories of the event.

77

6.7

/85745/

67

/5890/

63

/1057/

3.4

/360245/

96

/291/

70

/875/

85

/53/

4.0

age 15+

When intelligence agent Kathryn Woodhouse is suspected of betraying the nation, her husband – also a legendary agent – faces the ultimate test of whether to be loyal to his marriage, or his country.

77

7.5

/6562/

74

/319/

73

/97/

3.7

/29251/

95

/82/

98

/41/

71

/19/

2.5

Lily Trevino unexpectedly befriends an online stranger who shares her self-centered father’s name. This new Bob Trevino’s support could transform her life.

77

Trakt

68

/43/

75

/7/

85

/144/

84

/78/

73

/37/

3.5

age 16+

As their marriage quietly unravels, Alex faces middle age and an impending divorce, seeking new purpose in the New York comedy scene while Tess confronts the sacrifices she made for their family—forcing them to navigate co-parenting, identity, and whether love can take a new form.

77

IMDb 33

7.7

/289708/

78

/15747/

78

/3075/

3.7

/1431786/

82

/363/

97

/5524/

68

/56/

2.5

age 12+

Racing legend Sonny Hayes is coaxed out of retirement to lead a struggling Formula 1 team—and mentor a young hotshot driver—while chasing one more chance at glory.

76

IMDb 91

6.9

/10193/

66

/308/

68

/109/

3.7

/66756/

90

/212/

77

/72/

78

/43/

3.5

age 15+

On the evening of March 31, 1943, legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart confronts his shattered self-confidence in Sardi’s bar as his former collaborator Richard Rodgers celebrates the opening night of his ground-breaking hit musical “Oklahoma!”.

76

7.3

/14635/

74

/1181/

71

/191/

3.5

/41026/

91

/144/

95

/2266/

66

/31/

3.0

age 13+

When Mary finds herself at the center of a public scandal and the family faces financial strife, the entire household grapples with the threat of social disgrace. The Crawleys must embrace change as the staff prepares for a new chapter with the next generation leading Downton Abbey into the future.

76

7.0

/33799/

70

/1847/

73

/816/

3.7

/332194/

96

/138/

87

/16/

70

/23/

3.0

age 17+

In a fairy-tale kingdom where beauty is a brutal business, Elvira battles to compete with her incredibly beautiful stepsister, and she will go to any length to catch the prince’s eye.

80

76

IMDb 48

7.8

/8978/

81

/234/

77

/49/

3.9

/81845/

88

/168/

96

/498/

67

/31/

age 13+

An American actor in Tokyo struggles to find purpose until he lands an unusual gig: working for a Japanese 'rental family' agency, playing stand-in roles for strangers. As he immerses himself in his clients' worlds, he begins to form genuine bonds that blur the lines between performance and reality.

76

IMDb 85

6.7

/12970/

65

/638/

66

/101/

3.8

/102906/

91

/185/

79

/23/

77

/34/

3.5

age 15+

With her life crashing down around her, Linda attempts to navigate her child's mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist.

76

7.1

/107444/

71

/6280/

74

/1314/

3.7

/830318/

89

/267/

79

/524/

75

/40/

3.0

age 16+

Following the death of their father, a brother and sister are sent to live with a foster mother, only to learn that she is hiding a terrifying secret.

76

7.1

/660/

54

/27/

45

/4/

3.5

/2452/

93

/61/

92

/23/

86

/16/