The 35 best movies of 2025: TechRadar's favorite films on Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, and more

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

Brad Pitt's Sonny Burch standing on a racetrack in Apple's F1 movie
(Image credit: Apple Original Films/Warner Bros. Pictures)

The Lost Bus

Mary and Levin on a school bus surrounded by fire in The Lost Bus
(Image credit: Apple TV)

Best Disney+ movies of 2025

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

The Fantastic Four standing on a New York street by the Fantasti-Car in The Fantastic Four: First Steps
(Image credit: Marvel Studios)

Lilo & Stitch

Lilo sitting on a white chair with red sunglasses perched on his head in Disney's Lilo & Stitch live-action remake
(Image credit: Walt Disney Studios)

Thunderbolts*

Ghost, Bob, Yelena, and US Agent peeking around a wall in Marvel's Thunderbolts* film
(Image credit: Marvel Studios)

Zootropolis 2

Nick, Gary and Judy fall in mid-air
(Image credit: Disney)
  • Zootopia 2 is only available to watch in theaters
  • Honorable mentions: Elio, Freakier Friday

Best HBO Max movies of 2025

A Minecraft Movie

Garrett holding Steve and Henry back on a bridge in A Minecraft Movie
(Image credit: Warner Bros. Pictures/Mojang Studios)

Companion

Sophie Thatcher in Companion
(Image credit: Warner Bros.)

Final Destination: Bloodlines

Two shocked women looking out of a truck's right-hand window in Final Destination: Bloodlines
(Image credit: Warner Bros. Pictures)

One Battle After Another

Leonardo DiCaprio's Bob wielding a rifle in One Battle After Another
(Image credit: Warner Bros. Pictures)

Sinners

Smoke and Sammie holding each other as they watch a fire burn off-camera in Sinners
(Image credit: Warner Bros. Pictures)

Superman

A shot of David Corenswet's Superman in his 2025 feature film
(Image credit: Warner Bros. Pictures)

Weapons

Julia Garner illuminated by flourescent lights in Weapons
(Image credit: Warner Bros.)

Best Hulu movies of 2025

Predator: Badlands

A Yautja screaming at something off-camera in Predator: Badlands
(Image credit: 20th Century Studios)
  • Predator: Badlands is only available to watch in theaters

Predator: Killer of Killers

A still of a predator from the trailer for Predator: Killer of Killers
(Image credit: Hulu)

Best miscellaneous movies of 2025

28 Years Later

A man and a young boy run from a hoarde of zombies
(Image credit: Sony Pictures)

Bring Her Back

Sally Hawkins in Bring Her Back, holding her bloody hand up against a window
(Image credit: A24/Sony)

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle

A screenshot of part of the official poster for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
(Image credit: Crunchyroll)

Eddington

Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal face off against each other in the street in the movie Eddington.
(Image credit: WBD)

Good Boy

Indy looks out over a misty woodland
(Image credit: Shudder)

The Long Walk

Two men wear dog tags and look panicked in The Long Walk
(Image credit: Lionsgate Films)
  • The Long Walk is available to rent and/or buy now on digital stores

Ne Zha II

Nezha practising some yoga on a hill top in Ne Zha II
(Image credit: Beijing Enlight Pictures)
  • Watch Ne Zha II on HBO Max

Sorry, Baby

Eva Victor holds a cat
(Image credit: A24)

Best Netflix movies of 2025

Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein

Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein in Frankenstein
(Image credit: Netfix)

Kpop Demon Hunters

Rumi, Zoey, and Mira cheer as they sit at a table full of food in Kpop Demon Hunters
(Image credit: Netflix)

Train Dreams

Joel Edgerton stands in a lumberjack's workplace
(Image credit: Netflix)

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Josh O'Connor's unnamed priest standing in a church behind Daniel Craig's Benoit Blanc in Knives Out 3
(Image credit: Netflix)

Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Wallace and Gromit tied up in Vengeance Most Fowl
(Image credit: Netflix )

Best Paramount+ movies of 2025

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

Still of the cast from Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
(Image credit: Paramount)

Roofman

Channing Tatum lies on the floor looking upwards with a grabber in his left hand
(Image credit: Paramount Pictures)

Best Peacock movies of 2025

Bugonia

Emma Stone's Michelle wearing white makeup with her head shaved in Bugonia
(Image credit: Focus Features)
  • Watch Bugonia on Peacock

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

A woman wearing a red dress walks down a red carper in a regal home
(Image credit: Focus Features )

Jurassic World: Rebirth

A T-Rex roaring in some vegetation in Jurassic World Rebirth
(Image credit: Universal Pictures)

Wicked: For Good

Glinda and Elphaba stand outside Oz
(Image credit: Universal Pictures)
  • 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

A still from the Prime Video movie Deep Cover showing Bryce Dallas Howard, Orlando Bloom and Nick Mohammed
(Image credit: Prime Video)

Source: TechRadar