From musical timewarps to apocalyptic finales, these 10 movie moments took our breath away this year. The best 2025 movie scenes we can't stop thinking about, ranked From musical timewarps to apocalyptic finales, these 10 movie moments took our breath away this year. By Wesley Stenzel :maxbytes(150000):stripicc()/WesleyStenzelauthorphoto32b61793a2784639af623f2ae091477e.jpg) Wesley Stenzel is a news writer at . He began writing for EW in 2022. EW's editorial guidelines December 2, 2025 3:00 p.m. ET :maxbytes(150000):stripicc()/BW2025BestScenes08ef3f5391484d9885231b1e68f7d78c.

From musical time-warps to apocalyptic finales, these 10 movie moments took our breath away this year.

The best 2025 movie scenes we can't stop thinking about, ranked

From musical time-warps to apocalyptic finales, these 10 movie moments took our breath away this year.

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As the world outside the cinema grows ever crazier, many of our foremost filmmakers are putting forth some of their strongest work to date, crafting films that capture, respond to, or offer welcome respite from the chaos of 2025.

Among tales of vampires, aliens, and superheroes, we saw standout moments that offered apocalyptic visions, death-defying stunts, and triumphant celebrations of culture and creativity.

Without further ado, here are EW's top 10 movie scenes of 2025, ranked.

10. The assassination in Eddington

Pedro Pascal in 'Eddington'.

Ari Aster's eerie, provocative fourth feature pits prickly Sheriff Joe Cross (Joaquin Phoenix) against affable Mayor Ted Garcia (Pedro Pascal) in an absurd small-town mayoral race at the height of the pandemic. At first characterized by verbal attacks and vindictive posturing, the duo's catty, low-stakes political battle should feel familiar to anyone who's endured our last few American election cycles. That is, until the film's most surprising sequence: an unassuming domestic spat between Ted and his teen son that abruptly ends with both Garcias bleeding out in their family room thanks to a couple of sniper rifle rounds from Joe. It's a bold narrative pivot that unceremoniously takes the movie's biggest star off the table with an hour of runtime left, pointedly unleashing Aster's directorial superpower — staging viscerally graphic deaths for maximal shock value — to illustrate the violent amorality at the heart of many American power fantasies.

9. Lois and Clark's interview in Superman

Rachel Brosnahan and David Corenswet in 'Superman'.

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The most riveting scene in any 2025 superhero movie isn't an action-packed fight sequence or a VFX showcase: it's a 10-minute conversation. In one of *Superman*'s earliest scenes, Daily Planet reporter Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan) grills her boyfriend, Clark Kent (David Corenswet), over the Man of Steel's unsanctioned intervention in an international conflict between Boravia and Jarhanpur. The scene marks a new milestone in the two journalists' relationship, as it's the first time Superman allows anyone to interview him (besides himself), but it quickly escalates into a tense exploration of superheroic responsibilities and journalistic ethics. Corenswet's impassioned performance highlights the manifold identities that make Superman such a rich, complex character: he's simultaneously an alien outsider, a mild-mannered reporter, a doting boyfriend, and an idealistic savior. And Brosnahan's rapid-fire delivery of James Gunn's snappy dialogue clarifies that Lois is even more thoughtful and fearless than the Big Blue Boy Scout himself.

8. The sandwich heart-to-heart in Sorry, Baby

Eva Victor and John Carroll Lynch in 'Sorry, Baby'.

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Eva Victor's directorial debut chronicles a young academic's bumpy road to recovery after surviving a harrowing sexual assault by a former mentor. In perhaps the most tender scene in any 2025 movie, our protagonist Agnes (Victor) breaks down in a panic attack on the side of the road after learning a distressing revelation about her assailant, and shares an unexpectedly impactful moment with Pete, the owner of a nearby sandwich shop. The restaurateur is played by veteran character actor John Carroll Lynch, whose prior portrayals of terrifying creeps and lovable confidants make his character's intentions difficult to evaluate at first. But once Pete's initial hostility softens into kindhearted support, Agnes (and the audience) can breathe a long-overdue sigh of relief as Lynch's character offers sage advice and a life-changing sandwich, suggesting a brighter, more hopeful world may be on the horizon.

7. The hamster escape in If I Had Legs I'd Kick You

The hamster in 'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You'.

Is motherhood a fate worse than death? Is Rose Byrne the greatest actress of her generation? Mary Bronstein's anxiety-inducing sophomore feature suggests the answer to both questions might be "yes." Byrne plays Linda, an exhausted therapist in the midst of a Sisyphean quest to help her young daughter grapple with an eating disorder. Midway through the movie, as tensions at home and work have continually mounted beyond the point of any immediate solution, Linda fulfills her reluctant promise to buy her daughter a pet hamster. The rodent — surreally rendered as a twitchy puppet — quickly reveals itself as something of an inexplicable demonic force, and its unceasing shrieking and gnawing prompts immediate buyers' remorse in both mother and daughter. Then, in a shocking moment of pitch-black comedy, the hamster suddenly…stops being a problem. It feels like a moment of divine intervention and is the closest the movie comes to handing Linda a win.

6. Sensei's house in One Battle After Another

Leonardo DiCaprio in 'One Battle After Another'.

Practically any scene from Paul Thomas Anderson's latest masterpiece could earn a spot on this list. But for my money, *One Battle After Another* peaks at its midpoint, when community leader Sensei Sergio (Benicio del Toro) invites Bob (Leonardo DiCaprio) to reconvene at his house as Lockjaw (Sean Penn) descends on their hometown. Although it's a fairly unflashy scene in which the unlikely duo sorts out various logistics — securing a gun, charging a phone, grabbing some cash — it clarifies the fascinating dichotomy between the two men's approaches to resistance. Bob is a paranoid, self-interested ex-revolutionary stoner past the end of his rope who's only trying to save one person, while Sensei Sergio remains cool, calm, and collected as he quietly protects dozens in a "Latino Harriet Tubman situation" that could easily sustain its own movie. And Bob's combative phone call with a persnickety resistance operator marks a comedic career highlight for both DiCaprio and Anderson.

5. The Yankees-salsa chase in Highest 2 Lowest

Denzel Washington in 'Highest 2 Lowest'.

The first hour of Spike Lee's reimagining of *High and Low* patiently sets its pieces in place: record executive David King (Denzel Washington) ponders whether he should pay millions in ransom after Kyle (Elijah Wright), the son of his driver Paul (Jeffrey Wright), is mistakenly kidnapped in a botched attempt to nab the protagonist's son Trey (Aubrey Joseph). The film kicks into a significantly higher gear at the exact moment that David decides to drop off the dough. In the film's most exhilarating sequence, David and his police escorts fall into the kidnappers' elaborate trap that exploits the celebratory chaos of a Yankees-Red Sox showdown and the National Puerto Rican Day Parade. Any other director would see the sequence as an opportunity to show off their action-filmmaking chops, but only Lee would think to deliver a thrilling chase *and* a lovely tribute to the baseball fans and Afro-Latin communities of the Bronx.

4. The biplane sequence in Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Tom Cruise in 'Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning'.

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Though the eighth *Mission: Impossible* film was more noticeably uneven than other recent entries, it still ought to hold a permanent spot in the Action Movie Hall of Fame thanks to its absurdly ambitious airborne finale. The daredevil sequence sees Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) hijack a biplane to chase down the villainous Gabriel (Esai Morales), who's in a biplane of his own. Ethan then decides to leap from one biplane to the other in order to grab the MacGuffin around Gabriel's neck, and, eventually, he succeeds — but not before the antagonist throws him for a loop or two while our hero is clinging to the wing. Cruise, of course, performed the stunt practically and says he nearly broke his back while slamming into the plane. Imagining a more impressive stunt sequence is, frankly, well, impossible.

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3. The 'Boots' montage in 28 Years Later

Aaron Taylor Johnson in '28 Years Later'.

The most breathtakingly edited sequence of the year comes early in Danny Boyle's post-apocalyptic fable *28 Years Later*. As Spike (Alfie Wililams) begins his journey to mainland Britain on a rite-of-passage hunting trip with his father Jamie (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), editor Jon Harris intercuts DP Anthony Dod Mantle's iPhone cinematography with black-and-white archival footage of young Britons gearing up for war in the early 20th century, snippets from battle sequences in Laurence Olivier's 1944 film adaptation of *Henry V*, and shots in red-night vision capturing the infected alongside the Isles' wildlife. And, in a move echoing the film's brilliant trailer, the sequence is soundtracked by a hair-raising 1915 recording of Rudyard Kipling's battle-weary poem "Boots," resulting in an electrifying montage that weaves together a century of British wartime accounts, both real and imagined, to contextualize the characters' imminent combat within a long lineage of bloodshed.

2. The finale of Bugonia

Emma Stone in 'Bugonia'.

Yorgos Lanthimos' remake of Jang Joon-hwan's *Save the Green Planet* pits Teddy (Jesse Plemons), a working-class conspiracy theorist, against Michelle (Emma Stone), a CEO he kidnaps in the belief that she's a powerful alien in disguise. Stone's character eventually reveals that she is, indeed, the empress of an alien race that created humanity…and after spending a few days with Teddy, she ultimately decides that mankind is beyond redemption, prompting her to pop a bubble aboard her mothership that instantly wipes out all human life. The film's closing minutes are devoted exclusively to a montage of lifeless bodies around the world. The sequence offers a distressing yet strangely cathartic vision of our total demise, where the world seems more peaceful without any human endeavors mucking it up. And the birds and the bees persist on a post-human Earth: we didn't make it, but life goes on.

1. The juke joint time warp in Sinners

Miles Caton in 'Sinners'.

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"There are legends of people... born with the gift of making music so true, it can pierce the veil between life and death." Ryan Coogler begins his dazzling, genre-fluid hit *Sinners* with these words from Annie (Wunmi Mosaku), and re-deploys them as aspiring blues singer Sammie Moore (Miles Caton) finally graces his cousins' Mississippi juke joint with his song "I Lied to You." Sammie's tune is so powerful that he summons centuries of other performers across time and space for a spiritual musical summit that burns the house down. Coogler and cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw present the time-bending sequence in one long take (which was actually a series of several long takes due to IMAX camera limitations) that unites blues, rock, hip-hop, ballet, tribal dance, and more in a transcendently powerful celebration of the lineage of Black art.

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Threaded through the four episodes is video footage of Combs, beginning six days before his 2024 arrest and indictment. While under federal investigation, Combs had someone follow him with a camera, capturing his conversations with lawyers, his increasing agitation about the mounting accusations and his mingling with fans. The videos were "obtained legally," Stapleton tells Variety, despite Combs' team slamming the previously unseen footage, calling it "unfair and illegal." (See the full statement from his team here.)

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Stapleton later said in a statement: "We moved heaven and earth to keep the filmmaker's identity confidential. One thing about Sean Combs is that he's always filming himself, and it's been an obsession throughout the decades. We also reached out to Sean Combs' legal team for an interview and comment multiple times, but did not hear back."

In July 2025, Combs was found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution and is currently serving a 50-month sentence in federal prison.

In a conversation with Variety, Jackson and Stapleton detail the process of making the docuseries, share what they wish they could ask Diddy had they been able to interview him — and what they think happens after his sentence is up.

Let's start with the timeline — when did you start working on this?

Alexandria Stapleton: We've been working on this for a very long time. The development started the day that Cassie's suit dropped. The great thing about working with Netflix and the choice to work with them was really built on that there was no mandate of a timeline. We started this series before there was even an indictment. So we had to process the backstory, but then also be very observant and responsible with what was playing out publicly with his trial, and subsequent sentencing.

Obviously, one of the most shocking parts in the doc is the video, threaded through all four episodes, showing Diddy in the days leading up to his arrest. At what point did you obtain that, and what can you say about how?

Stapleton: There's no date I can give. It was obtained legally. We were not present when it was being shot, so all I can say is after that.

I have to say, our team was really shocked by it, and I said, "Only 50 would have this!"

Jackson laughs, does not respond.

50, you weren't in the doc on camera. Was that ever an option for you?

Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson: I'm the only person who didn't get a chance! I didn't say anything because Alex was in control of what was going on.

The series very much argues that Diddy had something to do with both Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur's deaths. How did you legally get that across the finish line?

Jackson: Well, you've got Keffe D [Duane Keith Davis] right there in California awaiting trial and saying it so openly. Nevada feels like what he's saying is sufficient enough for them to try him on it. Just bringing those points up doesn't bring up anything that doesn't already exist.

Stapleton: This has been a very long path of Keffe D being very vocal. He even wrote a book. And the tapes — we're not making this up. This isn't stuff that's put in the series because we heard it, and got another person to vet it: It's through law enforcement, agencies, recordings and materials, including the work that [Detective] Greg Kading has done on this investigation. So, we'll see how everything plays out next year. But it definitely was important to have this conversation and to have all of the context in it, because so often when we talk about Biggie and Tupac, it's just the East Coast vs. West Coast thing has been distilled down to just these two guys, and there were no other external forces that were a part of their tragic deaths.

Were you surprised by the Diddy verdict?

Jackson: I was surprised by the choices. It was pretty intense the way they came for him — with three different agencies at one time. I haven't seen them do that, even for Mafia bosses. That's why I called him "the gay Teflon Don." I said that only because he's the only person who's incarcerated at the current moment for paying male sex workers to travel across state lines. I think they did overcharge him — charges versus what he's actually found guilty of. He didn't do things that I thought he would, like file for bankruptcy right away, because the system itself is going to eat him alive. It's going to be the lawyers who take the money from him. He's not going to have anything by the time he touches down. You'll see in the process just how expensive it is to have eight attorneys work on a case like that. You don't blink when you do it, because you know your life is online. If you don't win the case, you don't have the results; it's over. Period. And you could tell that the lawyers convinced him that he would be home on that date. That's what the tears are about [in the scene] in that chair. He already booked speaking engagements, like he would be out and running around, doing different things. They really convinced him he was coming home.

Aubrey O'Day's interview was extremely heartbreaking, her reading a claim of what happened to her — but doesn't know what is true. Can you talk about that interview?

Stapleton: I started communicating with her pretty early on in the process, and she really wanted to find the right place to share this story. So much of what was going on was just shock and awe, headlines of people dropping all kinds of crazy, salacious things. And I think Aubrey knew that this could look really bad for him or look really bad for her. She wanted the freedom to be able to talk about how conflicted she felt. She wanted the ability to know that she could be very honest, that she'd looked up to this guy. I don't know how to feel about this. I don't know how to process it. I don't know if it's real. She decided to share that story with us. And I think it's really wild, and part of the gray area. It's so complicated in matters of sexual assault. Unfortunately, it's not a black and white situation. It can be very complex.

Dawn Richard, who sued Diddy for sexual battery and assault, was a big part of the doc. Did you reach out to have her be a part of it?

Stapleton: We did. We reached out to her and did not hear back.

50, some people think you're producing this because you've had this ongoing beef with Diddy. How do you feel about that?

Jackson: Well, they characterize me being vocal about him saying things that were inappropriate around me as us having a beef, but we've never done anything to each other. I've hired his sons to work in my scripted programs. I don't have anything against him or his family. I'm a heterosexual man, I don't like what a man talks to me like I'm a woman. He's asking to take me shopping; that's something that maybe a man does as a gesture to a female that he likes, and that made me uncomfortable. I was vocal about not wanting to participate in his parties or be around them. So they felt like this has been going on for 20 years, but what 20-year beef has no attacks from either side?

Minus your comments on social media.

Jackson: If you look at the things that you hear, other people's accounts of his behaviors, it doesn't match up with beef. It matches up with us having a disagreement. He says inappropriate things in front of people all the time, and they excuse it, because he is who he is and his financial position. They look up to him.

Since the arrest happened, people started bringing up celebrity names, wondering who would be exposed. You show a photo of Leonardo DiCaprio at a white party, but there weren't any exposé-type interviews. Did you have a list of dream people whom you tried to interview?

Jackson: Every party wasn't a freakoff.

Stapleton: Yeah, the pictures of the white parties, there's no judgment made.

Jackson: That would be maybe the party happening after the party or after people decide to leave. Those people in the pictures, they're not all guilty of the same behavior. But they're not saying anything out of the gate, because they just go, "If I'm not in it, I don't have to say anything about it." It does confuse the public about what the culture is comfortable with, because when they don't hear anything, they say, "Well, that's what they do." They, as a collective. And it's not true. It's not everybody's behavior.

Stapleton: We only had four hours, and this started with a story about Sean Combs. To go off into these different pockets of discovery, potentially, that's another film on the horizon for another film team. We went after every lead that we could, but there was so much work that was necessary to do to give context to the allegations of Sean Combs. It's such an anomaly, in a way, that you would have one man who has currently over 80 civil suits still pending against him, many of which are rooted in sexual assault claims. 50 and I have always said that this doesn't necessarily feel like this is the marker of the end of the story. It feels like the end of a chapter, potentially. There's a lot more that I think will probably come to light as a result of the civil process.

Is there a possibility that you could make a second part of this after he's out?

Stapleton: I think this story continues. I don't know if I only want to make these documentaries, but I do think that one thing that did not happen, did not materialize was an interview with him. It'd be very interesting to hear what he says to all of this. What are some of the holes that he can fill with his own backstory?

50, would you want to do more?

Jackson: Sure — I think we missed a lot of stuff.

What did you not get to tell?

Jackson: What happens is that people change when they're extremely loyal to their comfort. I think when they see that they won't be receiving the financial support that they were receiving, they'll look for ways to create new revenue and new finances to come through. They just want to do it with whoever will make it most lucrative and effective… When you get charged with RICO, conspiracy, you don't see people walk out of there with two years. That's a win. He won that case completely. But when you see that, it also signals to the people who were around it that they no longer have a gravy train. So they jump ship, and things start to happen, and you start to see different things from different people. I think that'll be even clearer as he comes back and is not able to continue with the lifestyle the same way. Two years, I can't imagine the upkeep on these things — expenses of the lifestyle after two years without income, while also having to spend on the legal defenses.

When he gets out, do you think he could have a career again in the music industry?

Jackson: He might be able to produce artists.

You think people would work with him again?

Jackson: New people. New artists would work with him in the studio, but he won't be able to visibly be out as a brand because people won't be in support of that.

If you were able to interview Sean Combs, what questions would be at the top of your list?

Jackson: Was it worth it, playboy?

Stapleton: I'd want to know a lot more about his childhood, teenage and college years, kind of the genesis. I'd have more questions about some of the characters that we weren't able to bring to life completely, like Corey Jacobs and Wolf, some of these guys from Mount Vernon that were part of his crew that I think were really instrumental in the creation of his empire, and what their roles were, and his opinion on that.

That is part of the bigger theme in this documentary — what gets excused when you're in a position of power. Alex, was that something you wanted to hone in on from the start?

Stapleton: Yes, the uber takeaway that I hope people get from the series is that maybe we stop looking at Sean Combs, and we start looking at ourselves, our society, our community and what we allow people that we idolize to get away with. I think that over the decades — Kirk Burrowes states it best — there's a pattern to a lot of the behaviors. We always manage to make excuses for it. Even with Cassie's tape from the Intercontinental dropping. It was really fascinating as a filmmaker. We're watching how that's being treated by the public. At first, there was a shocking reaction. Then the commentary started to change. It was, "What was said before? What was she doing that may have warranted him to hit her? What were they involved in?" It's crazy what we, as a collective, start to say to justify things that we see with our own two eyes.

What did you learn about yourselves during this process?

Jackson: That I'm almost the polar opposite of these people. I'm not interested in a woman not remembering the sexual experience. It's the most confusing shit ever to me.

Stapleton: I used to go by "Alex," and after I made Reggie Jackson doc, I always use "Alexandria," because I want young female filmmakers, young girls, to know that we can make stories like this. We deserve to make stories like this and that's really important to me.

This interview has been edited and condensed.

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The new 4K remaster of "Mad Men" debuted Monday on HBO Max, and it came with an unexpected barf machine. Variety has confirmed that Lionsgate will soon deliver a corrected version of the "Mad Men" 4K episodes, after an unedited version of the series was accidentally uploaded to the service instead.

Viewers who went to binge "Mad Men" on Monday noticed some sloppy edits — including one scene in the Season 1 episode "Red in the Face," where crew members could be clearly seen feeding fake vomit into a machine for the character of Roger Sterling (played by John Slattery).

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Wrote one fan on X: "The new 4K transfer of 'Mad Men on HBO somehow does not have any of the post-production edits added in, which means you get stuff like this where you can see the crew member manning the puke machine after Roger has too many oysters lmao."

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Fans also noticed that some episode titles have been mislabeled — which appear to have now been fixed. (At press time, the edited episodes had not yet been uploaded, as the vomit wrangler could still be seen.)

The Emmy winning series starring Jon Hamm made its 4K premiere on Monday on HBO Max; before that, the Lionsgate series had only been available on AMC+ and ad-supported platforms.

"Mad Men," which is set in one of New York's most prestigious advertising agencies in the 1960s, won four consecutive Emmy awards for best drama, among 16 total wins and 116 nominations. Created by Matthew Weiner, the show ran from 2007 to 2015 on AMC.

Hamm played Madison Avenue's biggest ad man (and ladies' man) Don Draper, starring alongside Vincent Kartheiser, Elisabeth Moss, January Jones, Christina Hendricks, Rich Sommer, Aaron Staton, Kiernan Shipka, Jessica Pare and John Slattery.

"'Mad Men' is a great addition to the HBO Max library of iconic content," said Royce Battleman, EVP of global content acquisitions at Warner Bros. Discovery said when HBO Max announced the acquisition last month. "We are thrilled that HBO Max will provide fans the opportunity to enjoy the series in a fresh way with an enhanced 4K viewing experience."

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The singer debuted a cushion-cut ring at the Avatar: Fire and Ash world premiere in Los Angeles

Experts estimate the ring could be worth up to $450,000

Miley Cyrus is entering her bridal era.

The singer, 33, is engaged to musician Maxx Morando, a source confirmed to PEOPLE, and debuted the engagement ring at the Avatar: Fire and Ash world premiere in Los Angeles on Monday, Dec. 1.

The couple hit the red carpet together, with the Grammy winner showing off the sparkler as she placed her left hand on Morando's chest.

Cyrus — who was previously married to actor Liam Hemsworth — was first seen wearing the ring, which is set in a gold band, around mid-November, according to Deux Moi.

The three-time Grammy winner and the drummer were first romantically linked in December 2021, when they were photographed getting close backstage during Cyrus' NBC holiday special, Miley's New Year's Eve Party, in Miami.

Months later, in April 2022, they confirmed their romance when they were spotted passionately kissing while out in West Hollywood.

From the design to estimated cost, here's everything we know about Miley Cyrus' engagement ring.

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Miley Cyrus' engagement ring.Cyrus' cushion-cut diamond is estimated to be between 4 and 5 carats

Francesca Simons of Francesca Simons Consulting, a rep for jewelry designer Jacquie Aiche, confirmed to PEOPLE that Aiche made the "bespoke" ring, which features a cushion-cut stone set on a thick, 14-karat yellow gold band.

Multiple experts, including Blue Nile's VP of merchandising, Daniela Tarantino, and Reyne Hirsch, brand ambassador for Worthy and a former Antiques Roadshow appraiser, estimate that the diamond is between 4 and 5 carats.

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Maxx Morando and Miley Cyrus.The ring is estimated to cost between $150,000 to $450,000

Tarantino estimates that Cyrus' ring could be worth up to $450,000.

"This engagement ring is a chunky gold east-west bezel set ring - a modern and chic trend we are seeing in the bridal industry," Tarantino said in a press release. "We believe the ring is roughly a 4-5 carat modified cushion that costs around $300,000 to $450,000."

Hirsch estimates that the retail value could be somewhere between $150,000 and $250,000.

"The ring is stunning with a very modern and minimalist look to it," Hirsch told PEOPLE exclusively. "It's a 4-5 carat, bezel-set, cushion-cut diamond that is set east-to-west. Depending on the color and clarity of the stone, I would suggest a retail value of $150,000-$250,000."

Kristy Cullinane, diamond jewelry expert and co-founder of Plum Diamonds, points out that Cyrus' diamond would vary drastically in price depending on if it is mined or lab-grown.

"The diamond appears to be approximately 4 to 5 carats, and the estimated value of the ring would be $200,000+ for a mined diamond or $15,000 for a lab-grown diamond," she says.

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Maxx Morando and Miley Cyrus attend the Premiere of "Avatar: Fire And Ash" on December 01, 2025 in Hollywood, California.The ring is indicative of a larger trend among celebrities

Kegan Fisher, co-founder of Frank Darling, estimates the ring to be "around $150,000–$250,000 for a higher-quality natural diamond in the 4 to 5 carat range."

"This ring is definitely on trend with other rings we're seeing at the moment, where people are going heavy on gold," Fisher tells PEOPLE. "It's similar to Dua Lipa's ring that we saw earlier this year and continuing on the elongated cushion trend that celebs can't get enough of!"

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Emma Roberts Recalls 'Dark Nights' During Postpartum, Says Motherhood Has Given Her 'So Much Depth' Kayla GrantDecember 3, 2025 at 5:30 AM 0 Emma Roberts/Instagram Emma Roberts and Rhodes Emma Roberts candidly opened up about how motherhood has changed her The Scream Queens star recently chatted with Harper's Bazaar Spain about how becoming a mom has "given me so much depth" both professionally and personally The actress welcomed her son Rhodes in December 2020 Emma Roberts is candidly sharing how motherhood changed her.

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The Scream Queens star recently chatted with Harper's Bazaar Spain about how becoming a mom has "given me so much depth" both professionally and personally

The actress welcomed her son Rhodes in December 2020

Emma Roberts is candidly sharing how motherhood changed her.

The Scream Queens star, 34, recently chatted with Harper's Bazaar Spain as she graced the December issue as their cover star. During the conversation, she opened up about how being a mom to her son Rhodes, 4, has changed her both professionally and personally.

"Motherhood has given me so much depth in my emotions and understanding, both personally and professionally. Seeing everything through his eyes is beautiful and transforms your perspective on the world," she shared. "I also find it inspiring for my work."

"I've had some dark nights postpartum. Using those emotions creatively is interesting," the American Horror Story actress continued. "My son is about to turn five, and I feel like I'm still discovering who I am, as a person and as a mother. I try to do my best, although I don't always succeed, but I try."

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Roberts welcomed her son Rhodes on Dec. 27, 2020 with ex Garrett Hedlund. Shortly after they celebrated Rhodes' first birthday, PEOPLE confirmed that Roberts and Hedlund had gone their separate ways in January 2022. In July 2024, Roberts got engaged to her partner of two years, Cody John.

In October, Roberts shared pictures recapping her and her son's recent trip to Universal Orlando. In the photos, the mother-son pair seemingly enjoyed rides, a merry-go-round and more. She also shared an adorable image of the toddler sitting on her leg as she looked at him fondly.

"To say we had the the best time would be an understatement 🧡 🎃 thank you @universalorlando #universalorlandoresort 🌎 🌟," she captioned the carousel of photos.

In July, Roberts shared another photo on her Instagram Stories with her little boy. The Madame Web actress could be seen sitting on a bench with her son, wearing sunglasses and a white sweater tied around her neck.

The proud mom smiled next to Rhodes, who wore a yellow AC/DC T-shirt and looked just like his mom as he smiled. "My bestie," Roberts wrote over the photo.

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The mom of one previously opened up on iHeartPodcast's Table for Two with Bruce Bozz about her relationship with her son, noting that she's happy she's able to support her son on her own.

"Now that I have been working so long, I can support myself and I can help out other people. And also with my son, to just know that I can always support him on my own is a very freeing thing that I know is a huge privilege," Roberts said. "And some people can't and I just always want to encourage people to know that they can try."

While Roberts is happy that she can provide for her son, she also expressed feeling "mom guilt" when leaving for work.

"I have such mom guilt. I'm away from my son, working for 12 hours a day and then on the weekend I'm so tired and I feel like I'm not being my best self," she shared. "But the other side of that coin is I know that [he] will always know that his mom works really hard and loves what she does and therefore will always be able to support him."

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Johnnie Faye Cartwright, the fiancée of Zachery Ty Bryan, was seen by a judge on Dec. 1 regarding her Nov. 29 arrest for driving under the influence, reckless endangerment and more

Bryan was also arrested that same day for assault four in violation of his probation from a prior domestic violence arrest

Cartwright, who shares three kids with Bryan, pled not guilty on all charges and was granted a no contact order, according to court records

Zachery Ty Bryan's fiancée Johnnie Faye Cartwright was arraigned on Monday, Dec. 1.

Two days after the Home Improvement alum, 44, and his soon-to-be wife were arrested in Oregon on Saturday, Nov. 29, Cartwright appeared before a judge. According to court records obtained by PEOPLE, she pleaded not guilty to one count of driving under the influence, two counts of recklessly endangering another person and three counts of reckless driving.

At the time of her arrest, jail records show that Cartwright was facing slightly different charges, including one count of driving under the influence, three counts of reckless endangerment and one count of reckless driving — which are all misdemeanors — along with a single count of felony attempted assault.

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Zachery Ty Bryan on Nov. 13, 2016 in Santa Monica, Calif.

After her appearance in court, records indicate the assault and two counts of recklessly endangering were "cleared." Booking records indicate she is still in jail.

At her hearing, Cartwright was appointed a public defender and the judge also granted her a domestic violence-related no contact order, seemingly stemming from Bryan's arrest over the weekend.

Per his jail records, the actor was charged on Nov. 29 with assault four, which violated his probation from a prior domestic violence conviction. He is being held without bail and has a release date for Wednesday, Dec. 3.

The arresting agency, the Lane County Sheriff's Department, detailed the incident in a Facebook post shortly before Cartwright's court appearance, writing: "On November 29th at about 12:30 p.m., Lane County Sheriff's deputies responded to a report of reckless endangering in the area of Big Fall Creek Road milepost 5, a popular camping area northeast of Lowell."

"Deputies learned Zachery Ty Bryan, 44, of Eugene, was in a pickup truck with Johnnie Faye Cartwright, 32, of Eugene, and their three small children," it continued. "They were driving together in the area. At some point Bryan got out of the pickup truck and began walking on Big Fall Creek Road. Cartwright then attempted to run over Bryan, crashing the truck with the children inside into the ditch. Bryan was able to move out of the way and avoid injury. No one inside the pickup was injured."

"Deputies interviewed Bryan and Cartwright. Deputies observed signs both were impaired. Deputies also interviewed witnesses contacted on scene. Per a court order from a prior case, Bryan was not supposed to be in contact with Cartwright."

The statement concluded: "After additional investigation, Cartwright was arrested for Attempted Assault in the 1st Degree, three counts of Recklessly Endangering, and DUII. Bryan was arrested for a probation violation on an original charge of Assault in the 4th Degree. The involved children were placed with a family member."

Cartwright and Bryan have been engaged since November 2021 and share three children: daughter Kennedy, 3, and twins Parker and Sequoia, 2. The couple has faced several legal issues over the years.

In 2020, Bryan was arrested allegedly strangling his then-girlfriend at an Oregon home. The woman involved was Cartwright, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He later pleaded guilty to two domestic violence misdemeanor charges and was sentenced to 36 months of probation.

In 2023, Bryan was charged with fourth-degree felony assault, third-degree robbery and misdemeanor harassment. He ultimately pleaded guilty to felony assault in the fourth degree, constituting domestic violence, Lane County's chief deputy district attorney Chris Parosa told PEOPLE at the time. Bryan was sentenced to seven days in jail.

Parosa explained that Bryan's second count was dismissed as a term of a "negotiated resolution," allowing him to receive a "downward dispositional departure to 36 months of supervised probation, 7 days jail, standard domestic violence conditions, no contact with the victim without the probation officer's approval" instead of facing 19 to 20 months of jail time.

Local news outlet KEZI previously reported that his probation sentence does not expire until October 2026.

He was also arrested twice on DUI charges in 2024 — first in February and in October of that year. Then, in January 2025, Bryan was arrested again, facing charges of second-degree domestic violence from Myrtle Beach police in South Carolina.

In a police report obtained by PEOPLE, the arresting officer said a woman involved in the incident — Cartwright — "stated that she was assaulted" by Bryan and the two "live together and have children in common."

She also told the officer that Bryan "choked her and punched her in the face multiple times," and that there were "others" involved who were "inside the home during the incident."

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Cartwright has previously shown her support for Bryan, saying in 2023 that she would "always want what's best for the father of my children."

"Trauma can bring struggles in many shapes and forms. It's a horrible situation that's going to be spun in so many ways. I've learned firsthand the truth will never align with what's been put out there," she told Us Weekly in a statement at the time. "I ask everyone to please be respectful of our privacy for the sake of the children and our families so the healing process can begin."

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It's official: the *Stranger Things* series finale runtime clocks in at two hours and change. Two hours and five minutes, to be exact.

Series creators Matt and Ross Duffer signaled "about two hours" during early press for the fifth and final season of the series, but Netflix confirmed the duration in announcing the 500-plus locations across North America for the episode's theatrical release.

Season 5, episode 8, "The Rightside Up" — directed by the Duffers — will get a simultaneous release on Netflix and in select theaters starting New Year's Eve at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The streamer launched popup website ST5Finale.com as an easy way for fans to look up the specific theatrical locations across the U.S. and Canada.

Billed as *Stranger Things: The Finale*, the theatrical run is but a blip, lasting from the night of Dec. 31 to Jan. 1. So seats and screenings are limited.

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"We're beyond excited that fans will have the chance to experience the final episode of *Stranger Things* in theaters — it's something we've dreamed about for years, and we're so grateful to Ted, Bela, and everyone at Netflix for making it happen," the Duffer Brothers said in a statement, referring to Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos and chief content officer Bela Bajaria. "Getting to see it on the big screen, with incredible sound, picture, and a room full of fans, feels like the perfect — dare we say bitchin' — way to celebrate the end of this adventure."

Prior to the launch of *Stranger Things 5*, Volume 1, consisting of the season's first four episodes, all of the previous seasons made their way to the Top 10 at the same time — a first for any series on the platform.

Netflix hasn't released streaming stats for Volume 1, although Samba TV's data reports 3.2 million U.S. households watched the first episode of season 5 over the Thanksgiving holiday break. The service also reports that 39 percent of all houses that watched any episode of *Stranger Things 5* binged all of the available episodes within the first 48 hours (nearly two out of every five viewers).

Volume 2 will now bring episodes 5-7 to Netflix beginning Christmas Day at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.**

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Star Noah Schnapp (Will Byers) previously told that Netflix won't show any of the cast the series finale in advance. Netflix has not confirmed as much to EW. Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven) is hoping for a "chicken jockey" moment for the theatrical screenings.

Despite what was said in the press, the Duffers confirmed plans for a theatrical rollout for the finale has been in the works for months.

Matt Duffer explained how "everyone had to play super coy for a long time because they were still ironing out all the details with the theaters."

He added, "I know we've talked about the theatrical experience, but Ross and I never asked Netflix to do it because it just never really made sense to me. It only is cool if everyone's experiencing it for the first time together. So when Netflix came to us with the idea of having the finale premiere on its own, then that was when we suggested the idea of doing it theatrically because it would really function like a movie."

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