The best movies of 2025 – level 1

02-01-2026 07:00

David Fear is a film critic. He names five great movies from 2025.

The fifth movie is about French art and history. It is called Nouvelle Vague. The fourth movie is Train Dreams. It is a long story about a man in the early twentieth century. His life changes when he gets married and has a daughter. The third movie is a spy film called Black Bag. A British agent looks for a person who has important information.

The second movie is Hamnet. It is about William Shakespeare and his family. The story is sad because their son dies. The best movie is One Battle After Another. It shows life in America today. The story is big. It says that love is important for everyone. This film helps people understand a difficult world.

Difficult words: film critic (a person who watches movies and tells people if they are good or bad), married (to have a husband or wife), spy (a person who gets secret information about someone, a business, or a country).

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What causes the main character’s life to change in Train Dreams?

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