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A Year of School
A Year of School (Un anno di scuola) is Laura Samani's 2025 Italian-French coming-of-age film, freely adapted from Giani Stuparich's 1929 novella, set in 2007 Trieste, premiered in Venice Orizzonti where Giacomo Covi won Best Actor.
All That's Left of You
All That's Left of You (اللي باقي منك) is Cherien Dabis's 2025 multigenerational Palestinian drama, premiering at Sundance, spanning 1948 to 2022, shot in Jordan, Cyprus, and Greece after evacuation from Palestine, and Jordan's Oscar shortlisted submission.
Behind the Scenes (2025 film)
Behind the Scenes is a 2025 Nigerian Nollywood comedy-drama directed by Funke Akindele and Tunde Olaoye, starring Scarlet Gomez as a generous real estate mogul; it became the first Nollywood film to gross over ₦2 billion.
Billy Knight (film)
Billy Knight (2025) is an American drama, the feature directorial debut of Alec Griffen Roth, starring Al Pacino, Charlie Heaton, and Diana Silvers. It premiered August 8, 2025 at Rhode Island; not the basketball person.
Blue Heron (film)
Blue Heron is a 2025 Canada-Hungary drama, the feature debut of Sophy Romvari, about a Hungarian immigrant family on Vancouver Island destabilized by son Jeremy; Locarno Swatch First Feature Award winner, 97% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Brides (2025 film)
Brides (2025) is a UK-Italy drama, the debut feature of director Nadia Fall, written by Suhayla El-Bushra, starring Ebada Hassan and Safiyya Ingar as British Muslim teens who run away to Syria, inspired by the 2015 Bethnal Green trio case.
Calle Málaga
Calle Málaga (also Calle Malaga) is a 2025 Maryam Touzani drama starring Carmen Maura as a 79-year-old Spaniard in Tangier resisting her daughter's sale of her home; Venice 2025 Audience Award winner and Morocco's 2026 Oscar submission.
Christy (2025 Irish film)
Christy (2025) is Brendan Canty's debut feature, an Irish coming-of-age drama about a foster-care teenager moving in with his half-brother in Cork, starring Danny Power; distinct from the Sydney Sweeney boxing biopic of the same year.
Deaf (film)
Deaf (Sorda) is a 2025 Spanish drama, Eva Libertad's debut feature, starring deaf actress Miriam Garlo as Ángela, a deaf mother-to-be with a hearing partner; Berlinale Panorama Audience Award, Málaga Golden Biznaga, three Goyas, and 2026 LUX Audience Award winner.
Die My Love
Die My Love (2025) is Lynne Ramsay's psychological drama adapted from Ariana Harwicz's 2012 novel, starring Jennifer Lawrence as Grace, a new mother unraveling in rural Montana with Robert Pattinson; Cannes 2025 Competition premiere, Mubi release, Metascore 72.
DJ Ahmet
DJ Ahmet (Диџеј Ахмет) is a 2025 coming-of-age comedy-drama and the feature debut of North Macedonian director Georgi M. Unkovski, about a 15-year-old Yuruk shepherd who escapes into EDM. It won the Sundance 2025 World Cinema Dramatic Audience Award and Special Jury Award for Creative Vision.
Don't Call Me Mama
Don't Call Me Mama (Se meg) is a 2025 Norwegian drama, Nina Knag's feature debut, starring Pia Tjelta as teacher Eva, whose affair with 18-year-old Syrian asylum seeker Amir (Tarek Zayat) premiered at Karlovy Vary 2025.
Drunken Noodles
Drunken noodles, or pad kee mao, is a spicy Thai stir-fry of wide rice noodles, chicken or other protein, vegetables, Thai basil, and soy, fish, and oyster sauces, with no alcohol; also a 2025 Lucio Castro film.
Enzo (film)
Enzo (2025) is a French coming-of-age drama by Robin Campillo, completing Laurent Cantet's final film after his death in April 2024. Premiered at Cannes Directors' Fortnight; a 16-year-old apprentice mason falls for a Ukrainian coworker.
Five Seconds
Five Seconds (Cinque secondi) is a 2025 Italian drama by Paolo Virzì, 105 minutes, starring Valerio Mastandrea as lawyer Adriano Sereni and Galatéa Bellugi as Matilde; premiered at the 2025 Rome Film Festival, released in Italy October 30, 2025.
Forge (film)
Forge is a 2025 American crime comedy-drama, Jing Ai Ng's debut feature, premiering at SXSW 2025. Kelly Marie Tran, Andie Ju, and Brandon Soo Hoo star as an FBI agent and Miami sibling art forgers; limited May 2026 release, $56,963 gross, 83% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Girl (2025 film)
Girl (女孩, Nühai) is a 2025 Taiwanese coming-of-age drama, Shu Qi's feature directorial debut, starring Roy Chiu, 9m88, and Bai Xiao-ying. Set in 1988 Taiwan, it premiered in Venice competition, won Busan Best Director, and opened in Taiwan October 31, 2025.
Goodbye June (film)
Goodbye June is a 2025 British family drama, Kate Winslet's directorial debut, written by her son Joe Anders, starring Helen Mirren, Winslet, Toni Collette, Andrea Riseborough, Johnny Flynn, and Timothy Spall; released in theaters December 12, 2025 and on Netflix December 24, 2025.
Green and Gold
Green and Gold is a 2025 American drama, Anders Lindwall's first theatrical feature, starring Craig T. Nelson as a Wisconsin dairy farmer who bets his foreclosure-threatened farm on the 1993 Green Bay Packers winning the Super Bowl; Madison Lawlor plays granddaughter Jenny, and it was M. Emmet Walsh's final film.
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You is a 2025 A24 psychological drama written and directed by Mary Bronstein, starring Rose Byrne as therapist Linda caring for her ill daughter; Sundance 2025 premiere, Golden Globe win and 2026 Oscar nomination for Byrne.
Ish (film)
Ish is Imran Perretta's 2025 black-and-white British coming-of-age debut, co-written with Enda Walsh, about 12-year-old friends in Luton divided by a police stop-and-search; it won the Venice Critics' Week Audience Award.
Jimpa
Jimpa is a 2025 semi-autobiographical drama by Australian director Sophie Hyde, starring Olivia Colman, John Lithgow, and Aud Mason-Hyde; it premiered at Sundance 2025 and follows a family visiting their gay grandfather Jim ("Jimpa") in Amsterdam.
Last Night I Conquered the City of Thebes
Last Night I Conquered the City of Thebes (Anoche conquisté Tebas) is Gabriel Azorín's 2025 Spanish-Portuguese debut drama, set at the Roman baths of Bande, Galicia, linking present-day Portuguese boys and first-century Roman soldiers; Venice 2025 premiere, Bisato d'Oro winner.
Left-Handed Girl
Left-Handed Girl (左撇子女孩) is a 2025 Taiwanese drama, Shih-Ching Tsou's solo directorial debut co-written and edited by Sean Baker, about a Taipei night-market family and a left-handed girl's 'devil hand'; Cannes Critics' Week, Netflix, Taiwan's 98th Oscars entry.
Little Trouble Girls
Little Trouble Girls (Kaj ti je deklica) is Urška Djukić's 2025 Slovenian debut drama about 16-year-old Lucija's sexual awakening at a Catholic choir convent retreat; Berlin FIPRESCI winner and Slovenia's 98th Oscar submission.
Living the Land
Living the Land (生息之地) is a 2025 Chinese rural family drama written and directed by Huo Meng, about a ten-year-old boy left with his uncle in 1991 Henan.
Long Day's Journey into Night (2025 film)
Long Day's Journey into Night (2025) is Jonathan Kent's film adaptation of Eugene O'Neill's play, starring Jessica Lange (Mary Tyrone, reprising her Tony-winning Broadway role) and Ed Harris (James Tyrone), with Ben Foster and Colin Morgan; premiered at Dublin 2025, released by Quiver in 2026.
Lost Land
Lost Land (LOST LAND／ロストランド, Hara Watan) is a 2025 drama by Japanese director Akio Fujimoto, the first Rohingya-language feature, following two siblings from a Bangladesh refugee camp toward Malaysia; it won the Orizzonti Special Jury Prize at Venice 2025.
Love Me Tender (2025 film)
Love Me Tender (2025) is a French drama by Anna Cazenave Cambet, adapted from Constance Debré's autofiction novel, starring Vicky Krieps as Clémence, a mother fighting a custody battle after coming out; Cannes Un Certain Regard premiere, Queer Palm nominee.
Lucky Lu
Lucky Lu (幸福之路) is a 2025 drama, Lloyd Lee Choi's feature debut, starring Chang Chen as a New York Chinese delivery rider whose e-bike is stolen days before his family arrives; it premiered at Cannes Directors' Fortnight.