Here are two dozen films that competed in the main competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 2025 and their scores on Metacritic (the largest aggregator site that collects reviews of movies, games and series). This is not a top in the usual sense; rather, a cross-section that demonstrates the preferences not of individuals, but of global film critics as a whole.
How we've grouped data:
- all films are placed from top to bottom and left to right, from highest to lowest and in alphabetical order;
- the data is current as of the end of May 2025. As more reviews appear, the scores of paintings and, as a result, their placement may change slightly;
- we also recommend that you read the results of the Berlin Film Festival 2025.
Sound of Falling — 91 points (dir. Mascha Schilinski)
Reward: Jury Prize
Genre: drama
What is remarkable: four girls from different generations live in the same house, where the echo of the past penetrates their lives, weaving destinies into a single pattern.
Sentimental Value — 89 points (dir. Joachim Trier)
Reward: Grand Prix
Genre: drama, comedy
What is remarkable: after their mother dies, the two sisters are reunited with their father, once a famous director who seeks to restore family ties and offers his eldest daughter the lead role in a new film.
It Was Just an Accident — 88 points (dir. Jafar Panahi)
Reward: Palme d'Or
Genre: documentary
What is remarkable: a minor incident triggers a chain of events where chance turns into fatal consequences.
The Secret Agent — 87 points (dir. Kleber Mendonca Filho)
Reward: Best Director, Best Actor
Genre: thriller, drama
What is remarkable: the man returns to his hometown, where he faces the dictatorship and his inflamed memory in the midst of carnival fun.
Two Prosecutors — 85 points (dir. Sergei Loznitsa)
Reward: no
Genre: drama
What is remarkable: in the midst of Stalinist repression, a young prosecutor receives a letter from prison and, for the sake of justice, plunges into a labyrinth of fear and betrayal.
Resurrection — 83 points (dir. Bi Gan)
Reward: no
Genre: science fiction, thriller
What is remarkable: in a future where humanity has lost its ability to dream, a woman enters the mind of a mysterious creature in an attempt to uncover the truth hidden in his illusions.
Sirat — 82 points (dir. Oliver Laxe)
Reward: Jury Prize
Genre: drama
What is remarkable: father and son travel to the Moroccan desert in search of their missing daughter, where every step brings them closer to the edge between hell and heaven.
The Young Mothers — 80 points (dir. Jean-Pierre, Luc Dardenne)
Reward: Best Screenplay
Genre: drama
What is remarkable: five young mothers living in an orphanage are striving to build a better future for themselves and their children.
Eagles of the Republic — 76 points (dir. Tarik Saleh)
Reward: no
Genre: thriller, drama
What is remarkable: the popular actor agrees to play the president in a propaganda film, but finds himself involved in dangerous undercover games.
Die, My Love — 76 points (dir. Lynne Ramsay)
Reward: no
Genre: horror, thriller, comedy
What is remarkable: in a secluded village, a woman is torn between love and madness, quickly falling into psychosis.
Romeria — 75 points (dir. Carla Simon)
Reward: no
Genre: drama
What is remarkable: her search for her father in a hot coastal town leads her to her family's hushed past.
The Mastermind — 73 points (dir. Kelly Reichardt)
Reward: no
Genre: crime
What is remarkable: an unemployed carpenter commits a daring robbery at a museum to find out the unpleasant truth—holding onto valuable paintings is much more difficult than stealing them.
Case 137 — 73 points (dir. Dominik Moll)
Reward: no
Genre: drama, crime
What is remarkable: a teenager is injured during the Paris riots, revealing the unpleasant truth about the situation in the local police.
Renoir — 73 points (dir. Chie Hayakawa)
Reward: no
Genre: drama
What is remarkable: In summer Tokyo in the late 1980s, a young girl, left alone with her dying father and her ever-busy mother, dissolves into a fantasy world to cope with loneliness and growing up.
Nouvelle Vague — 71 points (dir. Richard Linklater)
Reward: no
Genre: drama
What is remarkable: young Jean-Luc Godard is shooting his first film, overcoming creative and financial obstacles.
The Phoenician Scheme — 71 points (dir. Wes Anderson)
Reward: no
Genre: action, thriller, drama, comedy
What is remarkable: an eccentric industrialist entrusts the management of his empire to a nun daughter, after which they plunge into a world of intrigue and spy games.
The Little Sister — 67 points (dir. Hafsia Herzi)
Reward: Best Actress
Genre: drama
What is remarkable: the girl moves to Paris to study and finds herself at a crossroads between family traditions and personal desires.
Woman and Child — 64 points (dir. Saeed Roustayi)
Reward: no
Genre: drama
What is remarkable: a widow raising a son with a difficult character faces a tragedy that destroys hopes for a new life.
Eddington — 64 points (dir. Ari Aster)
Reward: no
Genre: drama, comedy, western
What is remarkable: the confrontation between the sheriff and mayor from a town in New Mexico escalates into political chaos and splits society.
The History of Sound — 62 points (dir. Oliver Hermanus)
Reward: no
Genre: melodrama
What is remarkable: after World War I, two young musicians travel to the United States to record folk songs.
Alpha — 47 points (dir. Julia Ducournau)
Reward: no
Genre: drama
What is remarkable: an overly brave act by a 13-year-old girl unexpectedly destroys her relationship with her mother.
Fuori — 47 points (dir. Mario Martone)
Reward: no
Genre: drama
What is remarkable: a desperate writer who failed to publish a novel after ten years of working on it ends up in prison and makes unexpected friendships there.
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