nytimes.comMovie Reviews️Fri Mar 07 2025AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTMoviesOur film critics on blockbusters, independents and everything in between.SearchSelect MPA RatingSelect Genre NYT Critic’s PickLatest ArticlesResults sorted by Select sort orderHousewife of the YearNot RatedDocumentary, HistoryDirected by Ciaran CassidyCiaran Cassidy’s film revisits an Irish television show that judged stay-at-home moms on budgeting and appearance.By Alissa WilkinsonChaos: The Manson Murders NYT Critic’s PickNot RatedDocumentary, CrimeDirected by Errol MorrisErrol Morris returns to his main obsessions — evil and delusion — in a new Netflix documentary about the famous murders.By Alissa WilkinsonOn Becoming a Guinea Fowl NYT Critic’s PickPG-13Comedy, DramaDirected by Rungano NyoniThe heroine of Rungano Nyoni’s second feature keeps her cool even as she uncovers long-buried family secrets in Zambia.By Manohla DargisPicture ThisNot RatedComedy, RomanceDirected by Prarthana MohanSimone Ashley (“Bridgerton”) stars as Pia, a talented photographer in London navigating business pressures with her wish for independence in this vivid rom-com.By Lisa KennedyThere's Still Tomorrow NYT Critic’s PickNot RatedComedy, Drama, HistoryDirected by Paola CortellesiSet in Rome after World War II, this black-and-white feminist film directed by (and starring) Paola Cortellesi tells a nuanced story about domestic abuse.By Beatrice LoayzaSeven VeilsNot RatedDramaDirected by Atom EgoyanAtom Egoyan’s latest film, starring Amanda Seyfried as a director of an opera, could only have come from him, in ways both good and bad.By Ben KenigsbergThe Rule of Jenny PenRHorror, Mystery, ThrillerDirected by James AshcroftA bully with a baby doll makes life distressing for all.By Glenn KennyRule BreakersPGDramaDirected by Bill GuttentagBased on a true story, this wholesome movie centers on four girls who make it to a worldwide competition in Washington, despite the odds.By Sheri LindenQueen of the RingPG-13Biography, Drama, SportDirected by Ash AvildsenA waitress becomes a wrestler in this sports drama, based on the true story of the champion Mildred Burke.By Natalia WinkelmanIn the Lost LandsRAction, Adventure, FantasyDirected by Paul W.S. AndersonDave Bautista and Milla Jovovich lack chemistry in this action film, based on a short story by George R.R. Martin.By Robert DanielsThe EmpireNot RatedAdventure, Comedy, Drama, Sci-FiDirected by Bruno DumontIn Bruno Dumont’s sci-fi farce, an alien conflict disrupts a sleepy French village.By Jeannette CatsoulisMickey 17 NYT Critic’s PickRAdventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-FiDirected by Bong Joon HoIn Bong Joon Ho’s latest dystopian romp, Robert Pattinson plays a hapless underdog whose work aboard a spaceship requires him to die, over and over.By Manohla DargisEephus NYT Critic’s PickNot RatedComedy, DramaDirected by Carson LundThe final day on a small town baseball field is the setting for a funny, elegiac feature directorial debut.By Alissa WilkinsonBecoming Katharine Graham NYT Critic’s PickNot RatedDocumentaryDirected by George Kunhardt, Teddy KunhardtThe sibling filmmakers George and Teddy Kunhardt use a straightforward approach in this documentary about the Washington Post publisher, letting a pioneer shine.By Sheri LindenA Sloth StoryPGAnimation, Adventure, FamilyDirected by Tania Vincent, Ricard CussóA family of sloths take their food truck to the big city in this animated movie directed by Ricard Cussó and Tania Vincent.By Natalia WinkelmanSuperboys of MalegaonPG-13Comedy, DramaDirected by Reema KagtiInspired by true events, this Hindi-language film is a love letter to scrappy moviemaking, and to friendship.By Lisa KennedyThe Accidental Getaway DriverRDrama, ThrillerDirected by Sing J. LeeIn Sing J. Lee’s big-hearted debut feature about Vietnamese American lives, three escaped prisoners take a cabdriver as their accomplice.By Nicolas RapoldCold WalletRThrillerDirected by Cutter HodierneAfter losing big in a crypto swindle, three people in Massachusetts plot to get their money back.By Ben KenigsbergRiff RaffRComedy, CrimeDirected by Dito MontielThe dark mayhem spun up by this crime comedy might seem a little familiar.By Glenn KennyRats!Not RatedAction, Comedy, CrimeDirected by Carl Fry, Maxwell NalevanskyThis gross-out action-comedy, which sees an emo teenager sucked into a deranged conspiracy plot, lays hard on the absurdism.By Beatrice LoayzaMy Dead Friend ZoeRComedy, Drama, WarDirected by Kyle Hausmann-StokesA young Army veteran struggles with her memories and guilt in this heartfelt independent drama.By Alissa WilkinsonLast BreathPG-13Drama, ThrillerDirected by Alex ParkinsonWoody Harrelson has a fine time almost playing a deep-sea diver in this true-life adventure yarn.By Jeannette CatsoulisWe Beat the Dream TeamNot RatedDocumentary, SportDirected by Michael TolajianThis film tells the story of the college players who defeated the 1992 U.S. men’s basketball team, filled with N.B.A. All-Stars, during a scrimmage before the Olympics.By Alissa WilkinsonThe Unbreakable BoyPGDramaDirected by Jon GunnThis family drama by Jon Gunn, based on a true story, is told from the perspective of a young boy with autism.By Sheri LindenCompensation NYT Critic’s PickNot RatedDrama, History, RomanceDirected by Zeinabu irene DavisFinally getting a theatrical run, Zeinabu irene Davis’s 1999 film about two Black couples in Chicago in two different eras earns its landmark status.By Lisa KennedyThe Quiet OnesNot RatedAction, CrimeDirected by Frederik Louis HviidInspired by a real heist, this Danish thriller has more moving parts than it can keep track of.By Ben KenigsbergOld GuyRAction, ComedyDirected by Simon WestChristoph Waltz plays an aging hit man begrudgingly training his replacement in Simon West’s stale action movie.By Natalia WinkelmanMillers in MarriageRDramaDirected by Edward BurnsThree siblings navigate midlife crises in Edward Burns’s glossy look at marriages in transition.By Jeannette CatsoulisEx-HusbandsNot RatedComedy, DramaDirected by Noah PritzkerIn this Griffin Dunne dramedy, a father and his sons face different kinds of relationship troubles at the same time.By Nicolas RapoldSite Index
Housewife of the YearNot RatedDocumentary, HistoryDirected by Ciaran CassidyCiaran Cassidy’s film revisits an Irish television show that judged stay-at-home moms on budgeting and appearance.By Alissa Wilkinson
Chaos: The Manson Murders NYT Critic’s PickNot RatedDocumentary, CrimeDirected by Errol MorrisErrol Morris returns to his main obsessions — evil and delusion — in a new Netflix documentary about the famous murders.By Alissa Wilkinson
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl NYT Critic’s PickPG-13Comedy, DramaDirected by Rungano NyoniThe heroine of Rungano Nyoni’s second feature keeps her cool even as she uncovers long-buried family secrets in Zambia.By Manohla Dargis
Picture ThisNot RatedComedy, RomanceDirected by Prarthana MohanSimone Ashley (“Bridgerton”) stars as Pia, a talented photographer in London navigating business pressures with her wish for independence in this vivid rom-com.By Lisa Kennedy
There's Still Tomorrow NYT Critic’s PickNot RatedComedy, Drama, HistoryDirected by Paola CortellesiSet in Rome after World War II, this black-and-white feminist film directed by (and starring) Paola Cortellesi tells a nuanced story about domestic abuse.By Beatrice Loayza
Seven VeilsNot RatedDramaDirected by Atom EgoyanAtom Egoyan’s latest film, starring Amanda Seyfried as a director of an opera, could only have come from him, in ways both good and bad.By Ben Kenigsberg
The Rule of Jenny PenRHorror, Mystery, ThrillerDirected by James AshcroftA bully with a baby doll makes life distressing for all.By Glenn Kenny
Rule BreakersPGDramaDirected by Bill GuttentagBased on a true story, this wholesome movie centers on four girls who make it to a worldwide competition in Washington, despite the odds.By Sheri Linden
Queen of the RingPG-13Biography, Drama, SportDirected by Ash AvildsenA waitress becomes a wrestler in this sports drama, based on the true story of the champion Mildred Burke.By Natalia Winkelman
In the Lost LandsRAction, Adventure, FantasyDirected by Paul W.S. AndersonDave Bautista and Milla Jovovich lack chemistry in this action film, based on a short story by George R.R. Martin.By Robert Daniels
The EmpireNot RatedAdventure, Comedy, Drama, Sci-FiDirected by Bruno DumontIn Bruno Dumont’s sci-fi farce, an alien conflict disrupts a sleepy French village.By Jeannette Catsoulis
Mickey 17 NYT Critic’s PickRAdventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-FiDirected by Bong Joon HoIn Bong Joon Ho’s latest dystopian romp, Robert Pattinson plays a hapless underdog whose work aboard a spaceship requires him to die, over and over.By Manohla Dargis
Eephus NYT Critic’s PickNot RatedComedy, DramaDirected by Carson LundThe final day on a small town baseball field is the setting for a funny, elegiac feature directorial debut.By Alissa Wilkinson
Becoming Katharine Graham NYT Critic’s PickNot RatedDocumentaryDirected by George Kunhardt, Teddy KunhardtThe sibling filmmakers George and Teddy Kunhardt use a straightforward approach in this documentary about the Washington Post publisher, letting a pioneer shine.By Sheri Linden
A Sloth StoryPGAnimation, Adventure, FamilyDirected by Tania Vincent, Ricard CussóA family of sloths take their food truck to the big city in this animated movie directed by Ricard Cussó and Tania Vincent.By Natalia Winkelman
Superboys of MalegaonPG-13Comedy, DramaDirected by Reema KagtiInspired by true events, this Hindi-language film is a love letter to scrappy moviemaking, and to friendship.By Lisa Kennedy
The Accidental Getaway DriverRDrama, ThrillerDirected by Sing J. LeeIn Sing J. Lee’s big-hearted debut feature about Vietnamese American lives, three escaped prisoners take a cabdriver as their accomplice.By Nicolas Rapold
Cold WalletRThrillerDirected by Cutter HodierneAfter losing big in a crypto swindle, three people in Massachusetts plot to get their money back.By Ben Kenigsberg
Riff RaffRComedy, CrimeDirected by Dito MontielThe dark mayhem spun up by this crime comedy might seem a little familiar.By Glenn Kenny
Rats!Not RatedAction, Comedy, CrimeDirected by Carl Fry, Maxwell NalevanskyThis gross-out action-comedy, which sees an emo teenager sucked into a deranged conspiracy plot, lays hard on the absurdism.By Beatrice Loayza
My Dead Friend ZoeRComedy, Drama, WarDirected by Kyle Hausmann-StokesA young Army veteran struggles with her memories and guilt in this heartfelt independent drama.By Alissa Wilkinson
Last BreathPG-13Drama, ThrillerDirected by Alex ParkinsonWoody Harrelson has a fine time almost playing a deep-sea diver in this true-life adventure yarn.By Jeannette Catsoulis
We Beat the Dream TeamNot RatedDocumentary, SportDirected by Michael TolajianThis film tells the story of the college players who defeated the 1992 U.S. men’s basketball team, filled with N.B.A. All-Stars, during a scrimmage before the Olympics.By Alissa Wilkinson
The Unbreakable BoyPGDramaDirected by Jon GunnThis family drama by Jon Gunn, based on a true story, is told from the perspective of a young boy with autism.By Sheri Linden
Compensation NYT Critic’s PickNot RatedDrama, History, RomanceDirected by Zeinabu irene DavisFinally getting a theatrical run, Zeinabu irene Davis’s 1999 film about two Black couples in Chicago in two different eras earns its landmark status.By Lisa Kennedy
The Quiet OnesNot RatedAction, CrimeDirected by Frederik Louis HviidInspired by a real heist, this Danish thriller has more moving parts than it can keep track of.By Ben Kenigsberg
Old GuyRAction, ComedyDirected by Simon WestChristoph Waltz plays an aging hit man begrudgingly training his replacement in Simon West’s stale action movie.By Natalia Winkelman
Millers in MarriageRDramaDirected by Edward BurnsThree siblings navigate midlife crises in Edward Burns’s glossy look at marriages in transition.By Jeannette Catsoulis
Ex-HusbandsNot RatedComedy, DramaDirected by Noah PritzkerIn this Griffin Dunne dramedy, a father and his sons face different kinds of relationship troubles at the same time.By Nicolas Rapold
