What's Playing at the Cannes Film Festival in 2025?
The Cannes Film Festival is one of my favorite times of the year. It feels like it's where the noisiest titles emerge and where we get a good grip on some awards favorites moving into the back half of the year. This year, I'm looking forward to hearing about Ari Aster's Eddington and Eleanor the Great, which was directed by Scarlett Johansson.And I bet there are a ton of international movies that will hit my radar after. The festival will start with Robert De Niro, who will receive the honorary Palme d’Or at the opening night ceremony. French actress Juliette Binoche will serve as the President of the Jury, succeeding last year’s jury head, Greta Gerwig.This year’s festival runs May 13 — 24 and you can view all the movies below. The Cannes 2025 Lineup COMPETITIONIn Simple Accident, Jafar PanahiSentimental Value, Jochim TrierRomeria, Carla SimoneThe Mastermind, Kelly ReichardtSound of Falling, Mascha SchilinskiThe Eagles of the Republic, Tarik SalehDossier 137, Dominik MollThe Secret Agent, Kleber Mendonça FilhoFuori, Mario MartoneTwo Prosecutors, Sergei LoznitsaNouvelle Vague, Richard LinklaterSirat, Oliver LaxeLa Petite Derniere, Hafsia HerziThe History of Sound, Oliver HermanusYoung Mothers, Jean-Pierre and Luc DardenneEddington, Ari AsterThe Phoenician Scheme, Wes AndersonRenoir, Chie HayakawaAlpha, Julia DucournauLeave One Day, Amelie BonninUN CERTAIN REGARDThe Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo, Diego CéspedesMy Father’s Shadow, Akinola Davies JrUrchin, Harris DickinsonEleanor the Great, Scarlett JohanssonOnce Upon a Time in Gaza, Tarzan Nasser and Arab NasserAisha Can’t Fly Away, Morad MostafaMeteors, Hubert CharuelHeads or Tails?, Alessio Rigo de Righi and Matteo ZoppisPillion, Harry LightonL’inconnue de la Grande Arche, Stephane DemoustierA Pale View of the Hills, Kei IshikawaThe Last One for the Road, Francesco Sossai Homebound, Neeraj GhaywanKaravan, Zuzana KirchnerováThe Plague, Charlie PolingerPromised Sky, Erige SehiriOUT OF COMPETITIONMission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Christopher McQuarrieVie Privée, Rebecca ZlotowskiThe Richest Woman in the World, Thierry KlifaColours of Time, Cedric KlapischCANNES PREMIEREAmrum, Fatih AkinSplitsville, Mike CorvinoThe Disappearance of Josef Mengele, Kirill SerebrennikovOrwell: 2+2=5, Raoul PeckThe Wave, Sebestian LelioConnemara, Alex LutzSPECIAL SCREENINGSStories of Surrender, BonoThe Magnificent Life, Sylvain ChometTell Her That I Love Her, Romane BohringerMIDNIGHT SCREENINGSDalloway, Yann GozlanExit 8, Kawamura GenkiSons of the Neon Night, Mak Juno


The Cannes Film Festival is one of my favorite times of the year. It feels like it's where the noisiest titles emerge and where we get a good grip on some awards favorites moving into the back half of the year.
This year, I'm looking forward to hearing about Ari Aster's Eddington and Eleanor the Great, which was directed by Scarlett Johansson.
And I bet there are a ton of international movies that will hit my radar after.
The festival will start with Robert De Niro, who will receive the honorary Palme d’Or at the opening night ceremony. French actress Juliette Binoche will serve as the President of the Jury, succeeding last year’s jury head, Greta Gerwig.
This year’s festival runs May 13 — 24 and you can view all the movies below.
The Cannes 2025 Lineup
COMPETITION
In Simple Accident, Jafar Panahi
Sentimental Value, Jochim Trier
Romeria, Carla Simone
The Mastermind, Kelly Reichardt
Sound of Falling, Mascha Schilinski
The Eagles of the Republic, Tarik Saleh
Dossier 137, Dominik Moll
The Secret Agent, Kleber Mendonça Filho
Fuori, Mario Martone
Two Prosecutors, Sergei Loznitsa
Nouvelle Vague, Richard Linklater
Sirat, Oliver Laxe
La Petite Derniere, Hafsia Herzi
The History of Sound, Oliver Hermanus
Young Mothers, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
Eddington, Ari Aster
The Phoenician Scheme, Wes Anderson
Renoir, Chie Hayakawa
Alpha, Julia Ducournau
Leave One Day, Amelie Bonnin
UN CERTAIN REGARD
The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo, Diego Céspedes
My Father’s Shadow, Akinola Davies Jr
Urchin, Harris Dickinson
Eleanor the Great, Scarlett Johansson
Once Upon a Time in Gaza, Tarzan Nasser and Arab Nasser
Aisha Can’t Fly Away, Morad Mostafa
Meteors, Hubert Charuel
Heads or Tails?, Alessio Rigo de Righi and Matteo Zoppis
Pillion, Harry Lighton
L’inconnue de la Grande Arche, Stephane Demoustier
A Pale View of the Hills, Kei Ishikawa
The Last One for the Road, Francesco Sossai
Homebound, Neeraj Ghaywan
Karavan, Zuzana Kirchnerová
The Plague, Charlie Polinger
Promised Sky, Erige Sehiri
OUT OF COMPETITION
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Christopher McQuarrie
Vie Privée, Rebecca Zlotowski
The Richest Woman in the World, Thierry Klifa
Colours of Time, Cedric Klapisch
CANNES PREMIERE
Amrum, Fatih Akin
Splitsville, Mike Corvino
The Disappearance of Josef Mengele, Kirill Serebrennikov
Orwell: 2+2=5, Raoul Peck
The Wave, Sebestian Lelio
Connemara, Alex Lutz
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
Stories of Surrender, Bono
The Magnificent Life, Sylvain Chomet
Tell Her That I Love Her, Romane Bohringer
MIDNIGHT SCREENINGS
Dalloway, Yann Gozlan
Exit 8, Kawamura Genki
Sons of the Neon Night, Mak Juno