As 2025 draws to a close, many of the year's top-grossing and critically acclaimed films have become available on various streaming platforms. Highlights include blockbusters like 'Ne Zha 2' and 'Lilo & Stitch,' alongside Oscar contenders such as 'One Battle After Another' and 'Sinners.' These releases offer viewers a chance to catch up on the year's cinematic highlights from home.
The year's biggest box office successes are now accessible online, reflecting 2025's diverse cinematic output. China's animated hit 'Ne Zha 2' leads with $2.1 billion worldwide, streaming on HBO Max, where it follows a rebellious boy Ne Zha confronting an ancient destructive force. Disney's live-action 'Lilo & Stitch' earned $1 billion and is on Disney+, praised for delivering laughs and heart akin to the 2002 original. Warner Bros.' 'A Minecraft Movie,' with $958 million, features Jason Momoa and Jack Black and streams on HBO Max and Prime Video, boasting the year's top domestic opening of $162 million.
Critically, Paul Thomas Anderson's 'One Battle After Another' topped Variety's best films list as a dystopian thriller mirroring contemporary anxieties, now on HBO Max. Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners,' a vampire tale set in 1932 Mississippi, became a major hit and streams on HBO Max and Prime Video. Other standouts include Yorgos Lanthimos's 'Bugonia' on Peacock, lauded for its warped kidnap drama, and Guillermo del Toro's 'Frankenstein' on Netflix, a passion project with Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi that nearly won TIFF's people's choice award.
Additional notables span genres: Steven Soderbergh's espionage thriller 'Black Bag' on Prime Video stars Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett; Ari Aster's 'Eddington' on HBO Max explores a town unraveling amid politics and COVID; and Bong Joon Ho's sci-fi 'Mickey 17' on HBO Max and Prime Video features Robert Pattinson as a cloning colonist. James Gunn's 'Superman' reboot, grossing $616 million, streams on HBO Max, energizing the DC Universe with David Corenswet's portrayal. These streaming options, from Disney+ to Mubi, allow audiences to revisit 2025's blend of spectacle and substance without theater visits.
