My Top 5 Favorite Movies of 2025

Cineville asked for my top 5 favorite movies with a German theatrical release in 2025, and I enjoyed browsing through my notes and coming up with a list.

Honorable Mentions

• I Like Movies (Canada, directed and written by Chandler Levack)
• Des Teufels Bad / The Devil’s Bath (Austria/Germany, directed and written by Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz)
• Memoir of a Snail (Australia, directed and written by Adam Elliot)
• Heldin / Late Shift (Germany, directed and written by Petra Biondina Volpe)
• Hundreds of Beavers (United States, directed by Mike Chesnik, written by Mike Chesnik and Ryland Brickson Cole Tews)

My Top 5

1. Cuando acecha la maldad / When Evil Lurks (Argentina/United States, directed and written by Demián Rugna)
2. Köln 75 (Germany/Poland/Belgium, directed and written by Ido Fluk)
3. Kneecap (Ireland/United Kingdom, directed by Rich Peppiatt, written by Rich Peppiatt, Móglaí Bap, and Mo Chara)
4. Blood and Sinners / Sinners (United States/Australia/Canada, directed and written by Ryan Coogler)
5. The Life of Chuck (United States, directed by Mike Flanagan, written by Mike Flanagan and Stephen King)

Movies I Missed and Need to Catch up On

• Eddington
• Weapons
• Bugonia
• Bring Her Back
• One Battle After Another
• … and many more, I’m sure

The Result of the Cineville Survey

1. Blood & Sinners
2. Sirât
3. Bugonia
4. In die Sonne schauen
5. One Battle After Another

Seems I missed some of the good ones. Although, I have watched Bugonia and One Battle After Another by now and I can attest that they are both excellent!