Berlinale 2025 critics ratings

Scaled to 0-10

All official sections

Wettbewerb

Encounters

Panorama [7.94/5]

1. "Lesbian Space Princess" (Emma Hough Hobbs/Leela Varghese, Australien) Adelaide [9.06/1 0.0]
2. "Dreams in Nightmares" (Shatara Michelle Ford, USA/Taiwan/UK 2024) Blackstar [8.85/1 0.0]
3. "Sorda (Deaf)" (Eva Libertad, Spanien) [8.00/1 0.0]
4. "The Ugly Stepsister (Den stygge stesøsteren)" (Emilie Blichfeldt, Norway) Sundance [7.80/1 0.0]
5. "Hjem kaere hjem (Home Sweet Home)" (Frelle Petersen, Dänemark) [6.00/1 0.0]
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"Die Möllner Briefe" (Martina Priessner, D) [-]
"Khartoum" (Anas Saeed/Rawia Alhag..., Sudan/UK/D/Qatar) Sundance [-]
"Night Stage (Ato noturno)" (Marcio Reolon/Filipe Matzembacher, Brasilien 2025) [-]
"Paul" (Denis Côté, Can) [-]
"Peter Hujar's Day" (Ira Sachs, USA/D 2025) Sundance [-]
"Under the Flags, the Sun" (Bajo las banderas, el sol) (Juanjo Pereira, Paraguay/Arg/USA/F/D) [-]
"Welcome Home Baby" (Andreas Prochaska, Ö/D 2025) [-]

Generation [6.94/5]

1. "The Nature of Invisible Things" (Rafaela Camelo, Bra/Ch) [10.00/1 0.0]
2. "Village Rockstars 2" (Rima Das, Indien/Singapur 2024) [7.89/1 0.0]
3. "The Tale of Daye’s Family" (Karim El Shenawy, Ägypten 2024) [6.50/2 0.5]
4. "I Agries Meres Mas (Our Wildest Days)" (Vasilis Kekatos, GRE/F) [6.33/3 0.5]
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5. "Têtes Brûlées" (Maja Ajmia Yde Zellama, Belgien) [4.00/1 0.0]
"Sandbag Dam (Zečji nasip)" (Čejen Černić Čanak, Kroatien/Litauen/Slowenien 2024) [-]
"Space Cadet" (Eric San aka Kid Koala, Kanada) [-]

Special [10.00/1]

1. "Honey Bunch" (Madeleine Sims-Fewer/Dusty Mancinelli, Kanada) [10.00/1 0.0]
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"Das Licht" (Tom Tykwer, D/F) [-]
"Islands" (Jan-Ole Gerster, D) [-]
"Köln 75" (Ido Fluk, D/Polen/B) [-]

Retrospektive [6.58/13]

1. "Blutiger Freitag (Bloody Friday)" (Rolf Olsen BRD/I 1972) [7.22/1 0.0]
2. "Rocker" (Klaus Lemke, BRD 1972) [7.15/1 0.0]
3. "Einer von uns beiden (One or the Other of Us)" (Wolfgang Petersen, BRD 1974) [7.08/1 0.0]
4. "Fremde Stadt (Strange City)" (Rudolf Thome, BRD 1972) [7.07/1 0.0]
5. "Nelken in Aspik (Carnations in Aspic)" (Günter Reisch, DDR 1976) [7.04/1 0.0]
6. "Deadlock" (Roland Klick, BRD 1970) [6.93/1 0.0]
7. "Orpheus in der Unterwelt (Orpheus in the Underworld)" (Horst Bonnet, DDR 1973) [6.87/1 0.0]
8. "Jonathan" (Hans W. Geißendörfer, BRD 1970) [6.74/1 0.0]
9. "Männer sind zum Lieben da (The Girls from Atlantis)" (Eckhart Schmidt, BRD 1970) [6.51/1 0.0]
10. "Die Zärtlichkeit der Wölfe (Tenderness of the Wolves)" (Ulli Lommel, BRD 1973) [6.43/1 0.0]
11. "Fleisch (Spare Parts)" (Rainer Erler, BRD 1979) [6.03/1 0.0]
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12. "Hut ab, wenn du küsst! (Hat Off When You Kiss)" (Rolf Losansky, DDR 1971) [5.65/1 0.0]
13. "Lady Dracula" (Franz Josef Gottlieb, BRD 1978) [4.77/1 0.0]
"Nicht schummeln, Liebling! (Don’t Cheat, Darling!)" (Joachim Hasler, DDR 1973) [-]

Woche der Kritik

Predictions

All films

Sorted by avg vote, unfiltered:
1. "Honey Bunch" (Madeleine Sims-Fewer/Dusty Mancinelli, Kanada) [10.00/1 0.0]
2. "The Nature of Invisible Things" (Rafaela Camelo, Bra/Ch) [10.00/1 0.0]
3. "Lesbian Space Princess" (Emma Hough Hobbs/Leela Varghese, Australien) Adelaide [9.06/1 0.0]
4. "Dreams in Nightmares" (Shatara Michelle Ford, USA/Taiwan/UK 2024) Blackstar [8.85/1 0.0]
5. "Sorda (Deaf)" (Eva Libertad, Spanien) [8.00/1 0.0]
6. "Village Rockstars 2" (Rima Das, Indien/Singapur 2024) [7.89/1 0.0]
7. "The Ugly Stepsister (Den stygge stesøsteren)" (Emilie Blichfeldt, Norway) Sundance [7.80/1 0.0]
8. "Blutiger Freitag (Bloody Friday)" (Rolf Olsen BRD/I 1972) [7.22/1 0.0]
9. "Rocker" (Klaus Lemke, BRD 1972) [7.15/1 0.0]
10. "Einer von uns beiden (One or the Other of Us)" (Wolfgang Petersen, BRD 1974) [7.08/1 0.0]
11. "Fremde Stadt (Strange City)" (Rudolf Thome, BRD 1972) [7.07/1 0.0]
12. "Nelken in Aspik (Carnations in Aspic)" (Günter Reisch, DDR 1976) [7.04/1 0.0]
13. "Deadlock" (Roland Klick, BRD 1970) [6.93/1 0.0]
14. "Orpheus in der Unterwelt (Orpheus in the Underworld)" (Horst Bonnet, DDR 1973) [6.87/1 0.0]
15. "Jonathan" (Hans W. Geißendörfer, BRD 1970) [6.74/1 0.0]
16. "Männer sind zum Lieben da (The Girls from Atlantis)" (Eckhart Schmidt, BRD 1970) [6.51/1 0.0]
17. "The Tale of Daye’s Family" (Karim El Shenawy, Ägypten 2024) [6.50/2 0.5]
18. "Die Zärtlichkeit der Wölfe (Tenderness of the Wolves)" (Ulli Lommel, BRD 1973) [6.43/1 0.0]
19. "I Agries Meres Mas (Our Wildest Days)" (Vasilis Kekatos, GRE/F) [6.33/3 0.5]
20. "Fleisch (Spare Parts)" (Rainer Erler, BRD 1979) [6.03/1 0.0]
21. "Hjem kaere hjem (Home Sweet Home)" (Frelle Petersen, Dänemark) [6.00/1 0.0]
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22. "Hut ab, wenn du küsst! (Hat Off When You Kiss)" (Rolf Losansky, DDR 1971) [5.65/1 0.0]
23. "Lady Dracula" (Franz Josef Gottlieb, BRD 1978) [4.77/1 0.0]
24. "Têtes Brûlées" (Maja Ajmia Yde Zellama, Belgien) [4.00/1 0.0]
"Das Licht" (Tom Tykwer, D/F) [-]
"Die Möllner Briefe" (Martina Priessner, D) [-]
"Islands" (Jan-Ole Gerster, D) [-]
"Khartoum" (Anas Saeed/Rawia Alhag..., Sudan/UK/D/Qatar) Sundance [-]
"Köln 75" (Ido Fluk, D/Polen/B) [-]
"Nicht schummeln, Liebling! (Don’t Cheat, Darling!)" (Joachim Hasler, DDR 1973) [-]
"Night Stage (Ato noturno)" (Marcio Reolon/Filipe Matzembacher, Brasilien 2025) [-]
"Paul" (Denis Côté, Can) [-]
"Peter Hujar's Day" (Ira Sachs, USA/D 2025) Sundance [-]
"Sandbag Dam (Zečji nasip)" (Čejen Černić Čanak, Kroatien/Litauen/Slowenien 2024) [-]
"Space Cadet" (Eric San aka Kid Koala, Kanada) [-]
"Under the Flags, the Sun" (Bajo las banderas, el sol) (Juanjo Pereira, Paraguay/Arg/USA/F/D) [-]
"Welcome Home Baby" (Andreas Prochaska, Ö/D 2025) [-]

165/165 Critics

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