This week on Episodes 668 and 669 of the InSession Film Podcast, we discussed the best movie scenes of 2025! With the exception of doing our Top 10 movies of the year, this is the most challenging exercise we do on the show. 2025 ended up being a great year for film, and it came with a flurry of incredible scenes to parse through. There was a great mix, too, between mainstream Hollywood, awards movies, indies and the great international gems we got this last year. Whether these moments connected with us on an emotional level, a cinematic level, or simply as spectacle, there were some stunner sequences in film this year. It may have been an arduous task, but it’s always the most fun as we dive into our year-end festivities. That said, here are our lists:
(Note: Please keep in mind that we each had different criteria for our selections)
JD
1) I Lied To You – Sinners
2) Skull Tower – 28 Years Later
3) Road Sequence – One Battle After Another
4) Phone Call Scene – Wake Up Dead Man
5) Ending Sequence – Hamnet
6) Ending Beach Scene – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
7) Final Endo Match – Marty Supreme
8) Ending Sequence – Sentimental Value
9) Confronting Abuser – It Was Just An Accident
10) Jake Goes Full Abraham – Avatar: Fire and Ash
Brendan
1) Skull Tower – 28 Years Later
2) Biplane Closure – Train Dreams
3) Phone Call Scene – Wake Up Dead Man
4) Final Endo Match – Marty Supreme
5) Satellite Scene – Black Bag
6) Aunt Gladys Gets Her Comeuppance – Weapons
7) Hamster Scene – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
8) Ending Sequence – Sentimental Value
9) I Lied To You – Sinners
10) Split Diopter Shot – The Secret Agent
Honorable Mentions (Combined)
What It Sounds Like – Kpop Demon Hunters
Your Idol – Kpop Demon Hunters
Ending Scene – If It Was Just An Accident
Submarine Sequence – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Final Mirror Shot – Presence
Dinner Scene – Black Bag
Final Game Scene – Black Bag
Bill Lee Walks In – Eephus
Beach Scene – Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Alex Performs With Wife In Crowd – Is This Thing On?
Putting Plan Together – No Other Choice
1st Victim Sequence – No Other Choice
Costume Party Scene – No Other Choice
Concert Sequence – No Other Choice
Performance Scene – The Baltimorons
Split Party Scene – Twinless
Ending Scene – Twinless
Hotel Scene – Twinless
Final Scene – The Shrouds
Jumps Through Glass – Die My Love
Party / Drive Home – Die My Love
Ending Scene – Die My Love
“Firework” Needle Drop – Eddington
Train Scene – Highest 2 Lowest
Trunks – Highest 2 Lowest
Snowman Love Story – The Naked Gun
Arena Scene – The Naked Gun
Con Artist Sequence – Resurrection
Vampire Sequence – Resurrection
Art Heist – The Mastermind
Ending Sequence – Caught By the Tides
Ending Coda Sequence – The Secret Agent
Hedda’s Scheming – Hedda
Scenes with Arn – Train Dreams
Laying in Rain – Train Dreams
Ending Scene – Die My Love
Judith Birth Scene – Hamnet
Ending Monologue – Sorry, Baby
Courtroom Catharsis – Sorry, Baby
Rocky Road to Dublin – Sinners
Children Running After Gladys – Weapons
Ending Goodbye – Frankenstein
Friendship Scene – Frankenstein
Charles’ Reveal – The Ballad of Wallis Island
Ending Scene – Jay Kelly
Phone Call in Woods – Jay Kelly
Wedding Scene – Materialists
Dad Tells Kids – The Perfect Neighbor
Shula / Father Scene – On Becoming A Guinea Fowl
Ending Families Confrontation – On Becoming A Guinea Fowl
Ending Sequence – Bugonia
Facing Your Demons – Thunderbolts*
Baby Saves Sue – The Fantastic Four: First Steps
“I’m Proud of You” – Superman
Ending Montage – Superman
Final Battle – Predator: Badlands
Hopefully you guys enjoyed our lists, and if you agree or disagree with us, let us know in the comment section below. There are obviously many more scenes from 2025 that we didn’t have time to mention. That is to say, your list could look very different than ours given the great films and memorable sequences we saw over the last year. That being said, what would be your Top 5? Leave a comment in the comment section or email us at [email protected].
For more lists done by the InSession Film crew and other guests, be sure see our Movie Lists page.
