New DelhiSurprisingly, only one Bollywood movie made it into IMDb's list of the top 10 highest-rated movies in 2025, despite the fact that movies from all over the world set new benchmarks in terms of content, inventiveness, and cinematic experience. Bollywood continued to lag behind in impressing both audiences and critics despite large budgets, big stars, and extensive promotions, while a number of industries, including South India and Bollywood, produced impressive performances.
This year demonstrates once more how quickly regional film is developing and how content truly reigns supreme. Let's examine the top ten movies with the highest IMDb ratings for 2025.
Laalo: Sahaayate Krishna Sada
Laalo: Krishna Sada Sahaayate, which was released in 2025, narrates the tale of a rickshaw driver who encounters Lord Krishna after becoming stranded in a farmhouse. His life is changed by this. IMDb gave the movie an 8.7 rating.
Kaantha
Kaantha tells a tale of social change in Madras in the 1950s. The changes that occurred following India's independence are the main subject of the movie. plays the movie's main character. On IMDb, it was rated 8.4.
Chapter 1 of Kantara: A Legend
Kantara: A Legend: Chapter 1, directed by Rishab Shetty, was a box office hit. The story of the movie takes place during the Kadamba dynasty, when researchers were investigating the origins of Kadubettu Shiva. IMDb gave the movie an 8.3 rating.
Eko
The Dinjith Ayyathan-directed movie Eko also scored well. The main actors in the movie are Shaheer Mohammed, Simi G Fee, and Sandeep Pradeep. The movie was rated 8.3.
Traveling Family
A Sri Lankan family travels to India to begin a new life in the film, which stars Simran and M Sasikumar. The rating for this two-hour and thirty-minute movie was 8.2.
Bhuta Bou Buttu
The story of a child named Buttu and his mother who reside in an Odisha village is told in this two-hour and fifty-six-minute film. Buttu yearns to relocate and lead a better life. In the meantime, a lot of unforeseen events occur in their lives. The movie, which got an 8.2 rating, stars Babushan Mohanty, Archita, and Aparajita Mohanty, all of whom are Odia actors.
Homebound
Homebound, directed by Neeraj Ghaywan and starring Ishaan Khatter and Vishal Jethwa, is India's official Oscar 2026 submission. It tells the tale of two friends from a North Indian village who are training to become police officers, but what makes the movie a "heart-wrenching watch" is the lockdown and their struggle to get back home. IMDb gave the movie an 8.0 rating.
The Rekhachithram
Asif Ali, Anaswara Rajan, and Manoj K. Jayan starred in the movie, which got an IMDb rating of 7.9. The narrative centers on Vivek Gopinath, a police officer who returns to duty following his suspension due to a betting scandal. The policeman is assigned a 40-year-old murder case. The narrative is captivating and mysterious.
State v. Nobody in Court
In this two-hour and thirty-five-minute movie, a dedicated defense attorney battles prejudice and corruption in the legal system while defending a young client who has been falsely accused of a serious crime. IMDb gave the movie a rating of 7.9.
Bison
The two-hour and twenty-minute movie Bison was rated 7.8. In the movie, a young man fights against the violence in his village and aspires to play professional kabaddi.
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