50+ Films for Possible Best
Picture Nominations in 2025
A Different Man
- It tells the story of Edward. After undergoing a facial reconstructive
surgery, he becomes fixated on an actor in a stage production based on his
former life. Sebastian Stan.
Alien: Romulus
- There isn’t much known about director Fede Alavarez’s addition to the Alien
canon — frankly, we’re happy it has a title, given that it was being referred
to simply as Fede Alavarez’s Untitled Alien Movie for months. But according to
cast member Cailee Spaeny (Priscilla), this new film takes place between the
events of the Ridley Scott first 1979 film and James Cameron’s action-packed
1986 sequel Aliens, and that the latter’s creature-design team were responsible
for developing the look and feel of this movie’s Xenomorphs.
Alto Knights
- Robert De Niro stars in Barry Levinson’s Mob drama about Mafia bosses Vito
Genovese and Frank Costello vying for the top spot in the nationwide criminal
syndicate. The catch is: De Niro is playing both roles. The cast includes
Katherine Narducci, Debra Messing and Cosmo Jarvis.
A Quiet Place: Day One
- The prequel to John Krasinski’s surprisingly durable post-apocalyptic-thriller
series teases out the immediate aftermath of those creepy-crawly space bugs
taking over our planet, resulting in what we assume will be confusion, panic
and a decent amount of carnage. We don’t know much about this latest entry
other than the fact that Lupita Nyong’o and Alex Wolff are onboard; Djimon
Hounsou will likely be reprising his character from Part II; and Michael
Sarnoski.
A Real Pain -
Mismatched cousins David and Benji reunite for a tour through Poland to honor
their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the odd-couple's old
tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history. Jessie
Eisenberg.
Back to Black
- Marisa Abela takes on the role of Amy Winehouse for this look at the up and
downs that led to the London-born singer recording her landmark 2006 album Back
to Black and becoming one of the world’s most famous musicians almost
overnight. Eddie Marsan plays her dad, Mitch Winehouse; Jack O’Connell is Blake
Civil-Fielder, her husband.
Ballerina - The storyline of the John Wick franchise aka spin-off, about a dancer-assassin named Rooney (Ana de Armas) seeking vengeance for the murder of her family, takes places between the third and fourth Wick movies, which means that Keanu Reeves will be showing up as everyone’s favorite killer on the run. Ditto series regulars Ian MacShane & Angelica Huston.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
- Michael Keaton and director Tim Burton reunite for this belated sequel to the
duo’s 1988 classic, in which the ghost with the most returns to haunt the
Deetzs — Catherine O’Hara and Winona Ryder are back, too!
Blitz - Follow
the stories of a group of Londoners during the events of the British capital
bombing in World War II. Directed by Steve McQueen and starring Saoirse Ronan.
Challengers -
Tashi, a former tennis prodigy turned coach is married to a champion on a
losing streak. Her strategy for her husband's redemption takes a surprising
turn when he must face off against his former best friend and Tashi's former
boyfriend. Zendaya stars.
Civil War - In
a dystopian future America, a team of military-embedded journalists races
against time to reach Washington, D.C., before rebel factions descend upon the
White House. Kirstin Dunst – Jessie Plemons.
Conclave - It
follows Cardinal Lomeli as he oversees the group of Cardinals responsible for
selecting a new Church leader while trying to uncover a secret from the late
Pontiff. Stanley Tucci – Ralph Fiennes.
Dune: Part 2
- Paul Atreides unites with Chani and the Fremen while seeking revenge against
the conspirators who destroyed his family. Timothy Chalamet – Josh Brolin –
Director Denis Villeneuve.
Flint Strong
- The story of Claressa 'T-Rex' Shields, a boxer from Flint, Michigan who
trained to become the first woman in her country's history to win an Olympic
gold medal in the sport. Brian Tyree Henry · Ryan Destiny - Amanda Barker.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
- The origin story of renegade warrior Furiosa before her encounter and team up
with Mad Max. Director George Miller – Anna Taylor- Joy – Chris Hemsworth.
Gladiator 2
- Follows Lucius, the son of Maximus' love Lucilla, after Maximus' death.
Directed by Ridley Scott. Pedro Pascal – Denzel Washington – Paul Mescal.
Hit Man - Glenn
Powell (Top Gun Maverick) and directed by Richard Linklater reunite on the story
- loosely based on a Texas Monthly
article, about a tech nerd who helps the police record undercover sting
operations. When a colleague who’s supposed to impersonate a professional
killer can’t play the part, he’s forced to step in — and immediately falls for
the client, a woman (Adria Arjona) fleeing an abusive relationship.
Holland, Michigan
- A thriller centered on a woman who suspects her husband is cheating, and
enters into an affair of her own, before learning her husband's true, dark
secret life. Nicole Kidman.
Horizon: An American
Saga (Parts 1, 2, 3 & 4) – A 4 Install feature film – 2 films
released in 2024, tell the western story of families, friends and foes discover
the lure of the Old West as the Civil War divides the country. Director – actor
Kevin Costner.
Inside Out 2
- Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust have been running a successful
operation by all accounts. However, when Anxiety shows up, they aren't sure how
to feel. Amy Poehler.
Janet Planet
- Already a contender for one of the best movies of 2024 — the reception on the
festival circuit last year was near-rapturous, and deservedly so — playwright
Annie Baker’s directorial debut follows an 11-year-old girl named Lacy (Zoe
Ziegler) during the long, hot summer of 1991, who decides to forego the hell of
sleepaway camp for hanging around the house with her hippiesh mother, Janet
(Julianne Nicholson). She watches as Mom’s lovers come and go, taking in the
confusing, complicated adult world as best as she can.
Joker 2 - Folie à Deux
- Joker: Folie à Deux is an upcoming American musical psychological thriller
film slated to be a sequel to the 2019 film Joker. Joaquin Phoenix reprises his
role as the DC Comics character the Joker, and Lady Gaga plays Harley Quinn.
Juror Number 2
- An up-coming American thriller film directed by Clint Eastwood, his last
film. Family man Justin Kemp who, while
serving as a juror in a high profile murder trial, finds himself struggling
with a serious moral dilemma...one he could use to sway the jury verdict and
potentially convict-or free-the wrong killer. Nicholas Hoult and Toni Collette.
Kingdom of the Planet
of the Apes - Many years after the reign of Caesar, a young ape goes
on a journey that will lead him to question everything he's been taught about
the past and make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike.
Kinds of Kindness
- Kinds of Kindness is an anthology directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and is a "a
contemporary film, set in the US – three different stories, with four or five
actors who play one part in each story". Emma Stone - Jesse Plemons - Willem
Dafoe.
Long Day's Journey into
Night – Over the course of a day, a married couple, Mary and James
Tyrone, and their two sons, Jamie and Edmund, grapple with Mary's morphine
addiction and confront each other over the past in a series of emotionally
tense and volatile exchanges. Jessica Lang – Ben Foster.
Love Lies Bleeding
- British filmmaker Rose Glass torrid tale of love, sex and crime, possibly in
that order. Lou (Kristen Stewart) runs a gym in New Mexico and falls hard for
Jackie (Katy O’Brian), a bodybuilder hoping to make it big on the competitive
circuit in Las Vegas. Their romance is threatened by the fact that Lou’s dad (a
terrifying looking Ed Harris) has connections to the underworld.
Maria –
Angelina Jolie covers the life of opera legend Maria Callas from the 1950s to
her death in 1977.
Megalopolis -
An architect wants to rebuild New York City as a utopia following a devastating
disaster. Director Francis Ford Coppola. Nathalie Emmanuel - Adam Driver -
Kathryn Hunter.
Mickey 17 -
To stop his substitute clone “Mickey 8” from supplanting him, “Mickey 7”, an
expendable robot, is dispatched to an icy planet to settle it. Mark Ruffalo –
Robert Pattinson - Toni Colette.
Mothers' Instinct
- Alice and Celine live a traditional lifestyle with successful husbands and
sons of the same age. Life's perfect harmony is suddenly shattered after a
tragic accident. Guilt, suspicion and paranoia combine to unravel their
sisterly bond. Ann Hathaway – Jessica Chastain.
Nosferatu (AKA
Dracula) – Based on the stage production of F.W. Murnau’s 1922 silent about a
vampire wreaking havoc in London, Director Eggers comes full circle with his
own screen remake of the landmark film, with Bill Skarsgard as the
plasma-craving Count Orlok and Lily-Rose Depp as the object of his “affection”
Ellen Hutter. Nicolas Hoult, Emma Corrin, Willem Dafoe, Aaron Taylor-Johnson
and Simon McBurney costar.
Parthenope -
Paolo Sorrentino's upcoming film is a love letter to his hometown of Naples and
will focus on the life of a woman named Partenope from her birth in 1950 to the
present day. Gary Oldham
Ponyboi - Unfolding
over the course of Valentine's Day in New Jersey, a young intersex sex worker
must run from the mob after a drug deal goes sideways, forcing him to confront
his past. River Gallo.
Queer - Lee,
who recounts his life in Mexico City among American expatriate college students
and bar owners surviving on part-time jobs and GI Bill benefits. He driven to
pursue a young man named Allerton, who is based on Adelbert Lewis Marker.
Daniel Craig – Jason Schwartzman.
Shirley - Oscar-winning
writer-director John Ridley brings us the story of Shirley Chisholm, the
Brooklyn-born firebrand who became the first Black woman elected to Congress
and ran for President in 1972. Regina King plays the great American hero;
Terence Howard, Luca Hedges & André Holland.
Sing Sing - Divine
G, imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn't commit, finds purpose by
acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men in this story of
resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art. Colman Domingo.
Small Things Like These
- In 1985 devoted father Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the
local convent and uncovers shocking truths of his own. Cillian Murphy.
The Bikeriders
- Director Jeff Nichols’s tale of a Chicago motorcycle gang in the late 1960s
is something like “the Godfather of biker movies.” Inspired by photographer
Danny Lyons’ book on a real-life club — the shutterbug himself is a character,
played by West Side Story ‘s Mike Faist — this drama centers on both the gang’s
capo (Tom Hardy, how we’ve missed you!) as he struggles and schemes to keep
their enemies at bay, and the relationship between a younger biker (Austin
Butler) and his old lady (Jodie Comer).
The End - A man (portrayed by George
MacKay) has never stepped outside, living in a bunker since birth. He, his
mother (Tilda Swinton), and entrepreneurial father (Michael Shannon) endure
heavy obstacles
The Fall Guy
- Remember that TV show from the 1980s, the one where Lee Majors was a
Hollywood stuntman who had an ongoing side hustle as a bounty hunter? This
action comedy from David Leitch (John Wick, Atomic Blonde) is a big-screen take
on the series, with Ryan Gosling taking on the role of Colt Seavers, the “fall
guy” investigating the disappearance of movie star Tom Ryder (Aaron
Taylor-Johnson).
The Memory Police
- On an unnamed island, things have begun to disappear. However, a rare few are
able to remember all that no longer exists, but the Memory Police are
determined to make sure that what has been erased, remains forgotten forever.
Lilly Gladstone.
The Nickel Boys
- The Nickel Boys is a 2019 novel by American novelist Colson Whitehead. It is
based on the historic Dozier School, a reform school in Florida that operated
for 111 years and was revealed as highly abusive. Craig Tate.
The Outrun -
After living life on the edge in London, Rona attempts to come to terms with
her troubled past. She returns to the wild beauty of Scotland's Orkney Islands
(where she grew up) hoping to heal. Adapted from Amy Liptrot's bestselling
memoir. Saoirse Ronan.
The Piano Lesson
- Follows the lives of the Charles family as they deal with themes of family
legacy and more, in deciding what to do with an heirloom, the family piano.
Samuel L. Jackson – John David Washington.
The Way of the Wind
– Directed by enigmatic Terrence Malick, his new film wears his Christian
beliefs openly with priest and pastor characters aplenty diving straight into
the Bible with a story that retells chapters in the life of Jesus. Mark Rylance
is slated to play Satan, Son of Saul actor Géza Röhrig is Jesus, and Matthias
Schoenaerts is listed as the Apostle Peter.
The Wild Robot
– Animation, after a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on
an uninhabited island.
Thelma - When
93-year-old Thelma Post gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her
grandson, she sets out on a treacherous quest across the city to reclaim what
was taken from her. June Squibb.
We Live in Time
- A Young lady named Almut finds her life forever changed by a chance encounter
with Tobias, a recent divorcé. But after falling for each other, building a
home, and starting a family, a difficult truth is revealed. Florence Pugh –
Andrew Garfield
Wicked - After
two decades as one of the most beloved and enduring musicals on the stage,
Wicked makes its long-awaited journey to the big screen as a spectacular,
generation-defining cinematic event this holiday season. Cynthia Erivo.
Wolfs - Brad
Pitt and George Clooney are two professional “fixers” who find that they’ve
both been hired to do the same job.
BLUE - Early Strong Contenders
