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The 25 Most Anticipated Movies of 2025
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January 14, 2025 · 1:48:15 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins
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Lists in this episode
Sean Fennessey's most anticipated movies of 2025
Ranked list · Sean Fennessey · ▶ 41:01
- 12Eddington (2025)▶ 41:01
- 11Mother Mary▶ 42:56
- 10A Big, Bold, Beautiful Journey (2025)▶ 46:43
- 9Superman (2025)▶ 50:11
- 8The Mastermind (2025)▶ 58:36
- 7Sentimental Value (2025)▶ 1:01:13
- 6Highest to Lowest▶ 1:03:45
- 5Sinners (2025)▶ 1:07:40
- 428 Years Later (2025)▶ 1:11:53
- 3Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025)▶ 1:17:16
- 2Marty Supreme (2025)▶ 1:21:02
- 1The Battle of Bacton Cross▶ 1:25:12
Amanda Dobbins's most anticipated movies of 2025
Ranked list · Amanda Dobbins · ▶ 41:20
- 12M3GAN 2.0 (2025)▶ 41:20
- 11Hamnet (2025)▶ 44:40
- 10Die My Love (2025)▶ 48:48
- 9Blue Moon (2025)▶ 54:14
- 9Nouvelle Vague▶ 56:13
- 8Paper Tiger▶ 1:00:18
- 7Mickey 17 (2025)▶ 1:02:30
- 6After the Hunt (2025)▶ 1:06:22
- 5The Phoenician Scheme (2025)▶ 1:09:45
- 4Black Bag (2025)▶ 1:14:02
- 3Materialist (2025)▶ 1:19:53
- 2Opus (2025)▶ 1:23:40
- 1F1▶ 1:27:57
Honorable mentions
Unranked list · Sean Fennessey · ▶ 1:31:24
- ·The Drama (2026)▶ 1:31:24
- ·Caught Stealing (2025)▶ 1:31:54
- ·The Running Man (1987)▶ 1:33:22
- ·The Monkey (2025)▶ 1:34:22
- ·No Other Choice (2025)▶ 1:34:42
- ·Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)▶ 1:34:48
- ·Untitled Kathryn Bigelow film▶ 1:35:42
- ·Roofman (2025)▶ 1:36:26
- ·Honey Don't!▶ 1:37:42
- ·Elio (2025)▶ 1:37:59
- ·Bugonia (2025)▶ 1:38:29
- ·The Life of Chuck (2024)▶ 1:39:31
- ·The Bride! (1985)▶ 1:39:41
- ·Frankenstein (2025)▶ 1:39:47
- ·Friendship▶ 1:40:57
Movies Referenced (87)
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Directors Referenced (23)
5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for I Am Love, Challengers, Call Me by Your Name▶ 1:06:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Traffic, Behind the Candelabra▶ 1:14:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Pi, The Fountain, Requiem for a Dream▶ 1:31:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Logan, A Complete Unknown, Ford v Ferrari▶ 24:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for A Ghost Story, The Green Knight, Pete's Dragon▶ 43:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for All Quiet on the Western Front, Conclave▶ 24:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Worst Person in the World, Sentimental Value▶ 1:01:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Punch-Drunk Love, Licorice Pizza, There Will Be Blood▶ 1:25:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Days of Heaven, The Tree of Life▶ 38:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Royal Tenenbaums, Isle of Dogs▶ 1:09:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Bad Lieutenant, King of New York▶ 1:21:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (138)
8 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for My Old Ass, Central Intelligence▶ 27:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Dark Knight Rises, Rachel Getting Married▶ 43:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Big Short, The Apprentice, The Trial of the Chicago 7▶ 13:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Twilight, The Batman, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse▶ 48:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Social Network, Challengers▶ 27:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Fences, The Book of Eli▶ 14:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Frankenstein, Saltburn, Priscilla▶ 1:39:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Hunger Games, Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle▶ 24:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Sicario, The Usual Suspects, Traffic▶ 1:09:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for La La Land, Easy A, The Help▶ 40:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Wake Up Dead Man, Challengers▶ 18:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Last Showgirl▶ 15:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (19)
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Black Panther, Creed▶ 1:07:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for O.J.: Made in America▶ 8:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Shaun of the Dead, The World's End, Baby Driver▶ 1:33:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Avatar, Aliens, Terminator 2: Judgment Day▶ 1:34:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Guardians of the Galaxy, Superman, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2▶ 51:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Maximum Overdrive, Creepshow▶ 1:33:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Tragedy of Macbeth▶ 45:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Witness for the Prosecution▶ 38:33IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Ran, Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior, The Hidden Fortress▶ 1:03:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Ex Machina, Civil War, Annihilation▶ 1:12:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Contact▶ 1:45:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗