25 Favorite New-to-Me Movies of 2025

25. Jiang Ziya (2020, Cheng Teng/Wei Li)

24. 45365 (2010, Bill and Turner Ross)

 23. Downhill Racer (1969, Michael Ritchie)

22. Unfaithful (2002, Adrian Lyne) 

21. Conspiracy (2001, Frank Pierson) 

20. Blood and Black Lace (1964, Mario Bava) 

19. Resurrected (1989, Paul Greengrass) 

18. The Warriors (1979, Walter Hill) 

17. Glen or Glenda (1953, Ed Wood) 

 

16. So Far From India (1983, Mira Nair) 

15. House of Bamboo (1955, Sam Fuller) 

14. Shopworn (1932, Nick Grindé) 

13. Miami Blues (1990, George Armitage) 

12. Pumpkinhead (1988, Stan Winston) 

11. Frida (2002, Julie Taymor) 

10. The Sniper (1952, Edward Dmytryk) 

09. Executive Decision (1996, Stuart Baird) 

08. Tea and Sympathy (1956, Vincente Minnelli) 

 

07. 36 Fillette (1988, Catherine Breillat)  

 

06. A Few Good Men (1992, Rob Reiner)  

05. Brooklyn Bridge (1981, Ken Burns) 

04. Devil in a Blue Dress (1995, Carl Franklin) 

03. The Life and Death of 9413, a Hollywood Extra (1928, Slavko Vorkapich/Robert Florey) 

02. Household Saints (1993, Nancy Savoca) 

01. High and Low (1963, Akira Kurosawa) 

30 Favorite New-to-Me Movies of 2024

30. Delta Space Mission (1984, Calin Cazan, Mircea Toia, and Victor Antonescu)

29. The Boy Friend (1971, Ken Russell)

28. Eyes of Laura Mars (1978, Irvin Kershner)

 27. Under the Tuscan Sun (2003, Audrey Wells)

26. Radioland Murders (1994, Mel Smith)

25. Safe in Hell (1931, William A. Wellman)

24. Clockwatchers (1997, Jill Sprecher)

23. Everything Goes Wrong (1960, Seijun Suzuki)

22. That Cold Day in the Park (1969, Robert Altman)

 21. Cop Land (1997, James Mangold)

20. China Girl (1987, Abel Ferrara)

19. Green Card (1990, Peter Weir)

18. The Haunted Palace (1963, Roger Corman)

17. Once Upon a Time in America (1984, Sergio Leone)

16. Going in Style (1979, Martin Brest)

15. Body Snatchers (1993, Abel Ferrara)

14. The Daytrippers (1996, Greg Mottola)

13. O.C. and Stiggs (1987, Robert Altman)

12. What a Way to Go! (1964, J. Lee Thompson)

11. Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973, Sam Peckinpah)

10. Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989, Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman)

9. Nobody's Fool (1994, Robert Benton)

8. Bull Durham (1988, Ron Shelton)

7. Testament (1983, Lynne Littman)

6. The Elephant Man (1980, David Lynch)

5. The Godfather Part III (1991, Francis Ford Coppola)

4. The Addiction (1994, Abel Ferrara)

3. Secrets and Lies (1996, Mike Leigh)

2. Strange Victory (1948, Leo Hurwitz)

1. In a Lonely Place (1950, Nicholas Ray)