Holiday catch-up: The 20 best films of 2025... and where to watch them 

It's been an bumper year for movies, but chances are you haven't seen them all. Esther McCarthy suggests 20 highlights right across the genres 

I'm Still Here, Steve, and One Battle After Another feature among the film highlights of 2025.

A Want in Her (rental platforms) 

 Co Donegal filmmaker Myrid Carten has emerged as a documentarian to watch with this impressive and very personal account of family and addiction. Carten looks at her own family story - including her mother, Nuala, a funny and loving woman whose life has been impacted by addiction and mental illness.