Joey Magidson
It’s Tribeca Festival time! Yes, the 2025 incarnation of Tribeca is getting underway this week for press like yours truly, with both in person and virtual screenings (plus, as always, perhaps some things I may have links for). The festival always has interesting movies contained within, taking advantage of playing at a unique point in the cinematic calendar. Pre-COVID, the fest was slightly earlier in the year, but the principle still remains. Regardless, coming again this year hot on the heels of the Cannes Film Festival, it’s now Tribeca’s time to shine! To commemorate the start of this feast for Big Apple cinephiles, I wanted to highlight some of the most interesting titles about to unspool in New York.
As always, there’s no shortage of titles to choose from. Below, you can see 25 of the movies playing this year at Tribeca. I also added some honorable mentions as well, so there’s extra picks this year. Much like last year’s piece (found here), it’s meant to just whet your appetite a bit for the festival’s offerings. If you’re in New York City, be sure to try and check out something at the fest, as it’s far more accessible than several other ones, which is always nice…
Here now are some of the many titles to look out for at the 2025 Tribeca Festival:
Honorable Mentions: After This Death, Andy Kaufman is Me, Boy George & Culture Club, Dragonfly, The End of Quiet, Fior Di Latte, Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore, and Something Beautiful with Miley Cyrus
Are We Good?
Barbara Walters Tell Me Everything
The Best You Can
Billy Joel: And So It Goes
Bodyguard of Lies
Deep Cover
Dog of God
East of Wall
Everything’s Going to Be Great
How to Train Your Dragon
In Cold Light
Inside
Nobu
Oh, Hi!
Our Hero, Balthazar
Paradise Records
Predator: Killer of Killers
Relay
The Scout
Sovereign
Tow
A Tree Fell in the Woods
Westhampton
The thing about Tribeca, for better and worse, is that the titles are on the smaller side. So, the higher profile films this year are still relatively modest, like Twinless (coming off of an award winning debut at the Sundance Film Festival, where I really liked it). Something like How to Train Your Dragon is a blockbuster, but it’s not quite the same as what other festivals debut. Still, there’s always something for everyone here, and the above titles represent some of what I think is the most interesting work being showcased. The ones I’m most eager to see? Well, I’d narrow it down to Are We Good?, Billy Joel: And So It Goes, Oh, Hi!, and Paradise Records. More on them soon!
Ultimately, the Tribeca Festival is, as always, for cinephiles in New York City. The movies speak for themselves, as they always do. I’ll be taking them in, and if you live nearby, I hope you do, too. Festivals are meant for film lovers, after all, so make use of it. I’ll provide some recommendations, and the above list is a guidepost, but peruse the fest however you see fit…
Stay tuned for our coverage of the 2025 Tribeca Festival!
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