{"id":332076,"date":"2025-12-08T09:12:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T09:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/332076\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T09:12:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T09:12:28","slug":"the-50-best-films-of-2025-in-the-uk-50-to-41-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/332076\/","title":{"rendered":"The 50 best films of 2025 in the UK: 50 to 41 | Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>50-41<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">50<\/p>\n<p>Blue Moon<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Ethan Hawke plays with campy brilliance and criminal combover the lyricist Lorenz Hart as he spirals into vinegary jilted despair after his split from Richard Rodgers in this latest collaboration with Richard Linklater. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2025\/oct\/16\/blue-moon-review-ethan-hawke-richard-linklater-broadway-hart-rodgers\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read the full review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">49<\/p>\n<p>HappyendDysfunctional \u2026 Happyend. Photograph: Publicity image<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Teen romance and paranoid surveillance collide to dysfunctional effect in Neo Sora\u2019s beguiling debut feature set in an oppressive near-future Japan. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2025\/sep\/17\/happyend-review-orwellian-japanese-high-school-drama-is-brilliantly-mysterious\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read the full review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">48<\/p>\n<p>I Swear<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Kirk Jones\u2019s moving film of John Davidson, the man who taught Britain about Tourette, offers compassion and catharsis. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2025\/oct\/09\/i-swear-review-john-davidson-tourette-syndrome\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read the full review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">47<\/p>\n<p>Lurker<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">A desperate wannabe attaches himself to a singer on the rise in a darkly compelling Hollywood melodrama. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2025\/jan\/31\/lurker-film-review-sundance\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read the full review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">46<\/p>\n<p>HomeboundEmotionally rich \u2026 Ishaan Khatter and Vishal Jethwa in Homebound. Photograph: courtesy Neeraj Ghaywan<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">An emotionally rich study of friends in rural India trying to get home in the pandemic, Neeraj Ghaywan\u2019s film benefits from excellent lead performances and strong cinematography. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2025\/sep\/24\/homebound-review-emotionally-rich-study-of-friends-in-rural-india-trying-to-get-home-in-the-pandemic\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read the full review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">45<\/p>\n<p>The Librarians<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Kim A Snyder\u2019s documentary highlights the defenders of young readers\u2019 rights to see their lives in print facing rightwing attacks. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2025\/sep\/24\/the-librarians-review-the-heroic-women-battling-against-book-bans-and-censorship\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read the full review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">44<\/p>\n<p>MotherboardA video love letter \u2026 Victoria Mapplebeck with son Jim in Motherboard. Photograph: First Person Films<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Victoria Mapplebeck\u2019s documentary stitches 20 years\u2019 worth of footage into a home video love letter to her son, whose whole life so far is observed. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2024\/mar\/18\/motherboard-review\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read the full review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">43<\/p>\n<p>The Kingdom<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Corsica-set mafia tale boasts outstanding performances from first-time actors as it follows a teenage girl discovering and revelling in her status as the blueblood daughter of a crime boss. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2025\/aug\/04\/the-kingdom-review-an-intensely-exciting-and-absorbing-mob-drama\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read the full review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">42<\/p>\n<p>Bugonia<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Possible alien Emma Stone stars in Yorgos Lanthimos\u2019s macabre conspiracy theory comedy co-starring a superb Jesse Plemons. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2025\/aug\/28\/bugonia-review-emma-stone-might-be-an-alien-in-yorgos-lanthimoss-macabre-conspiracy-theory-comedy\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read the full review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">41<\/p>\n<p>Marlee Matlin: Not Alone AnymoreWidely lauded \u2026 Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore. Photograph: PR<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">A compelling portrait of deaf actor and campaigner Marlee Matlin\u2019s life reveals she achieved much more than her widely lauded 1980s Oscar win. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2025\/aug\/05\/marlee-matlin-not-alone-anymore-review-stirring-study-of-activism-and-adversity-of-a-deaf-icon\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read the full review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>40-31 coming soon<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"> The 50 best films of 2025 were voted for by <a href=\"https:\/\/theguardian.com\/profile\/peterbradshaw\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Peter Bradshaw<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/theguardian.com\/profile\/catherinebray\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Catherine Bray<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/theguardian.com\/profile\/xanbrooks\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Xan Brooks<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/theguardian.com\/profile\/luke-buckmaster\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luke Buckmaster<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/theguardian.com\/profile\/sian-cain\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sian Cain<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/theguardian.com\/profile\/cathclarke\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cath Clarke<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/theguardian.com\/profile\/lesliefelperin\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leslie Felperin<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/theguardian.com\/profile\/ryangilbey\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Gilbey<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/theguardian.com\/profile\/jesse-hassenger\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jesse Hassenger<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/theguardian.com\/profile\/philhoad\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Phil Hoad<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/theguardian.com\/profile\/adrian-horton\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Adrian Horton<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/theguardian.com\/profile\/richard-lawson\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Richard Lawson<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/theguardian.com\/profile\/ann-lee\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ann Lee<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/theguardian.com\/profile\/benjamin-lee\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Benjamin Lee<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/theguardian.com\/profile\/rebecca-liu\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rebecca Liu<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/theguardian.com\/profile\/mike-mccahill\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mike McCahill<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/theguardian.com\/profile\/gwilym-mumford\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gwilym Mumford<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/theguardian.com\/profile\/philip-oltermann\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Philip Oltermann<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/theguardian.com\/profile\/andrewpulver\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andrew Pulver<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/theguardian.com\/profile\/steverose\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Steve Rose<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/theguardian.com\/profile\/catherineshoard\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Catherine Shoard<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"50-41 50 Blue Moon Ethan Hawke plays with campy 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