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The Top Five Movies of 2025
December 5, 2025 · 2:10:53 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins · With Adam Nayman
Chapters
Top picks: Best Movies of 2025
Sean Fennessey
- 1. One Battle After Another▶ 18:33
- 2. Eddington▶ 15:59
- 3. No Other Choice▶ 13:40
- 4. Marty Supreme▶ 1:07:45
- 5. Sinners▶ 56:06
Honorable mentions: Blue Moon · Sentimental Value · The Mastermind · Pillion · Predators · Cover-Up · Megadoc · Final Destination: Bloodlines
Amanda Dobbins
- 1. One Battle After Another▶ 17:24
- 2. Marty Supreme▶ 15:09
- 3. Die My Love▶ 1:13:12
- 4. If I Had Legs I'd Kick You▶ 1:02:59
- 5. Train Dreams▶ 50:00
Honorable mentions: Black Bag · Paddington in Peru · Pavements · The Phoenician Scheme · Sorry, Baby · Bugonia · Materialists · Splitsville · Eternity
Chris Ryan
- 1. 28 Years Later▶ 17:49
- 2. One Battle After Another▶ 15:42
- 3. Weapons▶ 1:16:19
- 4. Sinners▶ 1:06:29
- 5. Eephus▶ 53:55
Honorable mentions: F1 · Warfare · Splitsville · Havoc
Adam Nayman
- 1. It Was Just an Accident▶ 16:33
- 2. The Shrouds▶ 14:14
- 3. One Battle After Another▶ 1:09:59
- 4. Cloud▶ 58:48
- 5. The Secret Agent▶ 1:15:11
Honorable mentions: The Testament of Ann Lee · Dracula · The Mastermind
Movies Referenced (61)
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11 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins▶ 24:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗
10 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 17:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 18:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 22:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan▶ 7:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:22:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Directors Referenced (21)
9 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for It Was Just an Accident▶ 18:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · · Known for The Fly, eXistenZ, Dead Ringers▶ 1:26:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Punch-Drunk Love, Licorice Pizza, There Will Be Blood▶ 28:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for The Insider, Collateral, The Last of the Mohicans▶ 12:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · · Known for Argo, Gone Girl, The Town▶ 2:08:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Taxi Driver, Killers of the Flower Moon, Mean Streets▶ 12:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · · Known for Dark Star, Halloween▶ 49:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for If I Had Legs I'd Kick You▶ 1:03:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for 127 Hours, 28 Days Later, Shallow Grave▶ 1:47:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (38)
5 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Cape Fear, Raging Bull, Taxi Driver▶ 14:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Inception, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Departed▶ 12:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for The Doors, The Saint, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang▶ 14:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 51:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Insidious, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You▶ 19:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for A Star Is Born, Silver Linings Playbook, American Sniper▶ 15:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Edge of Tomorrow, The Devil Wears Prada, The Adjustment Bureau▶ 17:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for No Country for Old Men, Avengers: Endgame, Avengers: Infinity War▶ 1:18:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Weapons, The Assistant, The Fantastic Four: First Steps▶ 1:18:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · · Known for Deadpool 2, Deadpool, Deadpool & Wolverine▶ 1:42:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for 28 Years Later, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple▶ 1:48:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (9)
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Handmaiden, Oldboy, No Other Choice▶ 1:01:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · · Known for Avatar, Aliens, Terminator 2: Judgment Day▶ 41:39IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · · Known for Ex Machina, Civil War, Annihilation▶ 1:50:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Hell or High Water, Wind River▶ 7:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Skyfall, The Aviator, Rango▶ 12:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Jungle Cruise▶ 24:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Notes on a Scandal▶ 16:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Uncut Gems, Good Time, Marty Supreme▶ 1:08:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · · Known for One Battle After Another, Inherent Vice▶ 42:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Cinematographers Referenced (1)
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for A Place in the Sun▶ 1:58:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗