Live Poll: Best Directorial Debuts of 2025

2025 was an especially notable time for new directors making their stamp. All of these films were made by first-time feature film directors.

Which of these films is the best work by a debut director?

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Peter_pbn

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FYC:

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Done.

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'Good poll but I suggest deleting the word "popular" in the intro. These films might be many things but not all are popular: for example, several have fewer than 5,000 votes. Some of those low-vote getters are the best of these in my opinion but popular just isn't a word that applies to many. I'd leave it as "All of these films were made by first-time feature film directors" and that's what's important anyway.

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