Former President Obama announces his recommended books, movies, and music for 2025

On December 19, 2025, former President Barack Obama released a list of his favorite books, movies, and music that he read, watched, and listened to in 2025.

As 2025 comes to a close, I'm continuing a tradition that I started during my time in the White House: sharing my annual lists of favorite books, movies, and music. I hope you find something new to enjoy—and please send any recommendations for me to check out! pic.twitter.com/T9LFt5fnKG

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) December 18, 2025

◆Books
・Paper Girl

・Flashlight

・We the People

・The Wilderness

・There Is No Place for Us

North Sun

1929

・The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny

・Dead and Alive

・What We Can Know

・The Look

Mark Twain

・The Book of Records

・King of Ashes

・Rosarita

・Audition

・The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

・Abundance

・A Marriage at Sea

・Who Is Government?

・The Sirens' Call

◆Movies
One Battle After Another

・Sinners

・IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT


Hamnet


・Sentimental value


・Happy Choice


・The Secret Agent (O AGENTE SECRETO)


Train Dreams


Jay Kelly


・Good Fortune


・ORWELL 2+2=5


◆Music
・Nice to each other
・Abracadabra
・Never Felt Better
Luther
・Just Say Dat
・In the Name of Love
・Tatata
The Giver
・Ancient Light
・Jump
・Aurora
・Vitamina
・Faithless
・Silver Lining
・Float
・Pasayadan
・No More Old Men
・Ordinary
・99
・Bury Me
・Sycamore Tree
・Pending
・I Wish I Could Go Traveling Again
・Nokia
・Sexo, Violencia y Llantas
・Please Don't Cry
・En Privado
・Metal
・Stay
・Not in Surrender