50 Must-Watch Movies of 2025 You Missed This Holiday Season

If the end of 2025 caught you in a frenzied pre-holiday rush and you realized you missed half of the year’s major film premieres, don’t despair. We’ve prepared a guide to the most important films of the year that truly deserve your attention. These films are not just a random selection but a showcase of what cinema lived through: from box-office blockbusters and psychological thrillers to poignant dramas.

Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning

In “Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning,” Ethan Hunt and his team engage in a final battle with the dangerous artificial intelligence “Entity,” which has taken control of the world’s nuclear arsenals. To neutralize the threat, the heroes must find and deactivate the AI. This requires them to combine two key elements: the Entity’s source code and the “Poison Pill” program.

The Top

13-year-old orphan nobleman Vanya Ogarev flees Moscow from his cunning uncle, who is after his inheritance. For protection, he hires a rough but unbeatable street fighter nicknamed “The Top.” This unlikely duo—a pampered aristocrat and a rugged man—embark on a dangerous journey to Nizhny Novgorod, where they face family loyalties, pursuits, and numerous trials.

Superman

Clark Kent, hailing from the destroyed planet Krypton and raised in a simple American family, chooses the path of a protector, using his powers for the good of humanity. After preventing the military aggression of Boravia, he faces the wrath of the powerful Lex Luthor. The tech magnate and his associates infiltrate the hero’s personal fortress—the Fortress of Solitude—and tarnish Superman’s reputation in the eyes of humanity.

Fantastic Four: First Steps

Set in an alternate 1960s universe, “Fantastic Four: First Steps” follows a team of superheroes who have been protecting Earth for four years. Their routine is disrupted by the arrival of the Silver Surfer, a herald of the cosmic entity Galactus, who intends to consume the planet. The team travels to space for negotiations, but Galactus offers them a terrible deal.

Under Fire

“Under Fire” takes place in 2006 in the Iraqi city of Ramadi. A group of American Navy SEALs occupies a residential house for a surveillance operation. However, the routine mission turns into a brutal battle when the unit is ambushed and comes under heavy enemy fire. The story centers on the soldiers’ desperate attempt to evacuate their severely wounded comrades and survive the chaotic and merciless combat.

First on Olympus

“First on Olympus” tells the story of Yuri Tyukalov, the first Olympic champion in rowing from the USSR. In the post-war years, young Yuri, weakened and broken, finds new purpose and strength through his encounter with coaches Mikhail and Vera Savrimovich. With their support and incredible determination, Yuri and his team of young athletes embark on a relentless journey to victory, aiming for triumph at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki.

Sinners

In 1932, twin brothers Smoke and Stack return to the Mississippi Delta to open a blues club for the local African American community using money they earned in Chicago. Their plans are disrupted by the arrival of Remmik, an Irish immigrant vampire attracted by the virtuosic and magical guitar playing of their young cousin Sammy. Now, locked in the club for the night, the heroes must protect themselves and their guests from the vampires, who offer eternal life as a way to escape racial persecution.

Yaga on Our Heads

Ten-year-old Petya Vinogradov suspects that his new and eccentric nanny is actually the legendary Baba Yaga. He turns out to be right—the witch is lost in the human world and trying to find her way home. To help her defeat the cunning Koschei, Petya and Yaga become unlikely allies. They learn from each other and help Petya’s family regain harmony.

Eden

In the 1930s, three groups of European settlers arrive on the remote uninhabited island of Floreana in search of utopia: philosopher Friedrich Ritter with his companion Dora, the Wittmer family with their son, and the eccentric Baroness Eloise with her lovers. Their ideas of paradise and principles of life radically differ, and conflicts over resources and worldviews quickly escalate. Isolated in harsh natural conditions, they soon realize that the main threat is not the wild nature but themselves. The story is based on real events that remain an unsolved mystery.

Sentimental Value

After their mother’s death, theater actress Nora Borg and her sister Agnes are forced to reunite with their long-estranged father, Gustav, a famous but creatively struggling director. In an awkward attempt at reconciliation, Gustav offers Nora the lead role in his new film, which he plans to shoot in their ancestral home in Oslo. Hurt by Nora’s refusal, he invites American movie star Rachel to play the part, exacerbating the family conflict and forcing the sisters to confront their unresolved past traumas.

Black Suitcase – Double Game

Spies George and Katherine live in harmony between work and marriage until George is tasked with investigating the leak of the secret program “North.” The shocking news is that his wife Katherine is on the list of main suspects in treason. Now, George must navigate a labyrinth of lies and provocations to uncover the truth and make a choice—remain loyal to his country or the person he loves.

Yura Was Here

Three young Moscow musicians unexpectedly have to take care of one of their uncles, 50-year-old Yura, who has mental peculiarities, for ten days. Initially, the conflict-ridden cohabitation in a cramped communal apartment becomes a trial for everyone, interfering with the group’s plans for their first major performance. However, this difficult situation gradually changes each of them, forcing them to show responsibility and learn mutual understanding.

Sorry Baby

The film tells the story of a young university lecturer, Agnes, who tries to cope with the psychological trauma of sexual violence inflicted by her academic supervisor several years ago. The plot non-linearly shows her life after the incident: the support of her best friend Lidi, new relationships and career, but also the constant struggle with anxiety and reminders of the trauma. Despite the heavy subject, the film balances on the edge of drama and black comedy, exploring the difficult path to healing and the heroine’s attempt to rediscover herself.

I Would Kick You If I Could

A drama about a mother named Linda who is on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Her young daughter is seriously ill and connected to a feeding tube, and her sailor husband is constantly away. Linda’s life turns into an absurd nightmare when the ceiling of her apartment collapses, forcing her to move to a motel, and everyday worries and stress take on surreal and even horrific features. The film presents a painful and immersive portrait of parental exhaustion and social isolation.

Sirat

In search of their daughter who disappeared at a rave, a father and son travel through the Moroccan desert. As they make their way to a new disco, their path crosses with columns of refugees, and news of the outbreak of war is heard on the radio.

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