The Two Best Horror Films Of 2025 Grab 100%, 99% Rotten Tomatoes Scores

It’s about to be an absolutely crazy two weeks for horror movies, as the currently best-scored pair of films of 2025 will release within ten days of each other.

That would be Together, out Wednesday, July 30, and Weapons, out Friday, August 8. Now, reviews are coming in for each, and as of now, they have a near-perfect and perfect-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score, respectively, even beating out Sinners.

As it stands, Zach Cregger’s Weapons, his next film after the stunning Barbarians, has a perfect 100% from a limited number of critic reviews in. It’s had a number of harrowing trailers and is now releasing full clips that the internet is finding deeply unsettling.

Meanwhile, it’s pretty clear that Together is a lower-profile film, but it has more reviews in and has stuck at a 99%. If Weapons drops at all, that would make Together the best-reviewed mainstream horror movie of the year. It stars husband and wife duo Dave Franco and Alison Brie, whom you would not normally pair (no pun intended) for a horror movie, but it’s supposed to be excellent.

Here’s where the two currently rank among the best mainstream horror films of 2025:

• Weapons – 100%
• Together – 99%
• Sinners – 97%
• Companion – 93%
• Final Destination: Bloodlines – 92%
• Bring Her Back – 89%
• Heart Eyes – 81%
• The Monkey – 79%
• Clown in a Cornfield – 74%
• The Gorge – 63%
• Borderline – 56%
• Wolf Man – 49%
• The Woman in the Yard – 42%
• Opus – 42%

My gut tells me that Weapons may drop below both Together and Sinners as more reviews come in, as there just aren’t all that many right now (I’m not clear on why the embargo seems to have lifted for only a small number of outlets). Together may stay that high, as I would expect fewer reviews to come in overall, with it being a lower-profile film. Though both may drop below Sinners at some point, which has an incredible 402 reviews in, locking in that 97%.

If you want to know what each is about, here’s the synopsis of Weapons:

“When all but one child from the same cl*** mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.”

And Together:

“Years into their relationship, Tim and Millie (Dave Franco and Alison Brie) find themselves at a crossroads as they move to the country, abandoning all that is familiar in their lives except each other. With tensions already flaring, a nightmarish encounter with a mysterious, unnatural force threatens to corrupt their lives, their love, and their flesh.”

I’ll be seeing both and will report back if the hype is worth it.

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