Best films of 2025: from Mission Impossible to The Brutalist

A gangster-vampire mash-up, a superb documentary and Ethan Hunt's last mission, these are the movies worth a watch

Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible - The Final Reckoning
(Image credit: FlixPix / Alamy Stock Photo)

This year is packed with highly anticipated sequels and fresh new reels, from "Bridget Jones" and "Mission Impossible" to Michael B. Jordan in a Mississippi mobster horror.

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

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