I watched over 100 new movies on Netflix, Prime Video, and more in 2025 – and these are the 12 best ones I saw

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29 Dec 2025, 17:00 · TechRadar

Features By Rowan Davies published 29 December 2025

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This article is the final roundup of a regular series in which I review my favorite movies and shows that I streamed over the month. Check out my articles from January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August and September to find out what else I've been watching in 2025.

Going into 2025, one of my goals for the year was to watch as many new films as a I could and, looking back over the last 12 months, I can confidently say that I smashed it.

This year I've recorded around 200 movies in my Letterboxd diary and scoured all the best streaming services, highlighting my top nine favorites of each month in my monthly streaming roundups, making that 108 throughout my series. On paper it looks like a crazy number, but if you're a movie-lover like me, it's a walk in the park.

As we close the book on 2025 and look forward to the new year, I'm reflecting on my year in movies and have rounded up the top 12 new movies on Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, and more that defined each month. When I say 'new movies', I'm not referring to releases from 2025, but ones that I hadn't seen before, therefore making them 'new' to me.

So without further ado, please dive into my list of favorite movies I streamed over the last year. I can't wait to keep the momentum up in 2026.

January: My Old Ass (2024)

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Director: Megan Park
Age rating: R
Runtime: 89 minutes
Where to stream: Prime Video (US, UK & AU)

Megan Park's coming-of-age movie My Old Ass is the perfect balance of comedy and drama, resulting in a lot of laughs as well as floods of tears. Bittersweet in all its capacity, this was by far the best written movie I watched in January, which spotlights the tough and harsh realities of falling in love.

On the night of her 18th birthday while experiencing a mushroom trip with her friends, Elliott (Maisy Stella) comes face-to-face with her older self (Aubrey Plaza). What starts off as a humorous encounter evolves into a valuable life lesson for young Elliott who's warned about what she should and, most importantly, shouldn't do by her older self.

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