Watch the best (and the rest) of Super Bowl 2025's star-studded commercials

Real ones know that the Super Bowl is only as good as its halftime show, and the realest know that the halftime show is only as good as the star-studded commercials that play throughout the telecast.

Oodles of ads set to air during Sunday's big game already dropped a few days early, meaning you can enjoy David Beckham meeting his long-lost brother, Dave (Matt Damon); Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal having a When Harry Met Sally reunion; and the Muppets wreaking havoc at a beachside hotel right now.

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Familiar faces from Super Bowl ads past have returned, like Nick Offerman (Mountain Dew last year, Pringles this year) and Eugene Levy (EQ Bank last year, Little Caesars Pizza this year). But we have some Super Bowl newbies too, like Tim Robinson and Shaboozey.

Read on for the best and not so best of the 2025 Super Bowl's star-studded commercials so far. And make sure to check back for updates during Sunday's big game!

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Best: Catherine O'Hara and Willem Dafoe for Michelob ULTRA

Anheuser-Busch is cranking out the ads across its brand portfolio this year, from Beckham and Damon for Stella Artois, to Post Malone, Shane Gillis, and Peyton Manning for Bud Light, and best of all, Catherine O'Hara and Willem Dafoe for Michelob ULTRA. The pair of beloved stars play undercover tennis phenoms who only use their gifts for good: absolutely wrecking actual professional athletes (Sabrina Ionescu, Randy Moss, and Ryan Crouser) to get their coolers of ULTRAs.

Rest: Adam Brody, Nick Offerman, and James Harden for Pringles

Pringles uncaps another mustache-centric advert after turning Chris Pratt into the mustachioed Pringles mascot last year. For their 30-second spot this time around, Adam Brody makes a chilling discovery: an empty Pringles can. He's encouraged to blow into it like a magical conch - lo and behold, mustaches from around the land (belonging to Nick Offerman, basketball pro James Harden, and Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid) come flocking to him. It'd be a great ad if it weren't for another, far superior flying facial hair-themed ad running during the game.

Best: Eugene and Sarah Levy for Little Caesars Pizza

Canadian treasures Eugene Levy and his daughter Sarah (best known her role on her dad and brother's hit sitcom Schitt's Creek) have the upper hand — the upper hair, rather — on the flying facial hair game this year. In this Little Caesars Pizza ad, the pure delight inspired by a sampling of the pizza chain's new Crazy Puffs causes Eugene's famously bushy eyebrows to take flight, leaving panic and confusion in their wake.

Best: Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, and Ludacris for Häagen-Dazs

You don't turn your back on family... ever!! Häagen-Dazs decided to get Fast and Furious this year with a rip-roaring commercial featuring Dom (Vin Diesel), Letty (Michelle Rodriguez), and Tej (Ludacris) themselves. Does this mean Tej survived the Fast X plane crash...?

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Rest: Chris Pratt, Chris Hemsworth, and Kris Jenner for Ray-Ban/Meta

Enough of the Chrises. Especially if they aren't Pine or Evans. Mixing up the meme with Kris Jenner was clever, but not even the First Momager herself could spice up this ad for Meta's collab with Ray-Ban. AI glasses? More like Ay, caramba.

Rest: Post Malone, Shane Gillis, and Peyton Manning for Bud Light

Postie is by this point an America treasure, and I've heard that distinguished former SNL host Peyton Manning is also a footballer of decent standing, but this collab with fellow SNL host (and fired cast member) Shane Gillis fails to launch. The canned, Deadpool-esque humor stares the viewer straight in the eyes, begging them to laugh, and the notably bro-y overtones suggest the brand is still over-correcting for their shameful abandonment of trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney in 2023.

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Best: Meg Ryan, Billy Crystal, and Sydney Sweeney for Hellman's

Finally some good food. We'll take a When Harry Met Sally reunion in any way, shape, or form it comes. Even if its as a mayonnaise commercial. Hellman's brought together the stars of Rob Reiner and Nora Ephron's eternal 1989 rom-com, to recreate the infamous Katz's Delicatessen scene. This time, all it takes is a generous dollop of mayo to send Ryan over the edge, with Sydney Sweeney delivering the zinger - "I'll have what she's having."

Best: Sam Richardson and Tim Robinson for Totino's Pizza Rolls

Two of TV's favorite goofballs, and two real-life friends, Sam Richardson (Veep) and Tim Robinson (I Think You Should Leave), join forces in this heartwarming commercial for Totino's Pizza Rolls that goes horribly wrong. A warm and snuggly E.T.-like alien getting crushed to death in front of his young bestie is only something the creative team behind the unceremoniously canceled cult sitcom Detroiters could come up with. And they did - in addition to stars Richardson and Robinson, the ad was written by Detroiters co-creator and writer Zach Kanin and directed by I Think You Should Leave's Alice Mathias.

Rest: Gordon Ramsay and Pete Davidson for HexClad Cookware

Yes, chef. HexClad Cookware gives us another alien-themed joint with Kitchen Nightmares impresario Gordon Ramsay and SNL star Pete Davidson. The humor hinges on Pete Davidson looking like an alien? "All famous people are aliens," the "alien ambassador" tells Ramsay, to which he deadpans, "I'm not." The pan looks top-notch, but the ad is not.

Best: David Beckham and Matt Damon for Stella Artois

Gratitude has to go to Stella Artois for reuniting David Beckham with the celebrity fans have been postulating for years could be his long lost twin brother... Matt Damon? The humor in the cheeky Stella ad is in the preposterousness of Beckham and Damon sharing even an iota of genetic material. But it's Damon's exquisite performance that really sells it - should there be an Oscar category for Best Performance in a Super Bowl Commercial?

Rest: Walton Goggins for GoDaddy

Admittedly, a product called Walton Goggins Goggle Glasses really catches the ear. And the Justified actor's bespoke line of sleek shades, which he teamed up with GoDaddy to advertise, do catch the eye. But the ad feels more like an internal brand activation video than the kind of silly, crazy, and kooky Super Bowl content we're looking for.

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Best: Shania Twain for Coffee mate

The best thing about being a Super Bowl enjoyer, is the prerogative to have a little fun. Don't squint your eyes too hard looking for Shania Twain in Coffee mate's surreal new Super Bowl spot. It's mostly a dancing tongue, but you won't be able to miss Twain's instantly recognizable voice belting it out about the creamer's new cold foam product. As the wise ones once asked, so Twain echoes: "Have you ever seen a tongue do this?"

Best: Seal and Becky G for Mountain Dew

If you like your commercials weird enough to leave lasting psychic scars on children, Mountain Dew is your brand this year. The hallucinogenic, at times nightmarish Baja Blast ad features a singing seal with the singer Seal's face animated onto it performing a soda-themed version of "Kiss Like a Rose" to Becky G. A volcano explodes, orcas do a synchronized dance, and I might have had a stroke.

Rest: Shaboozey for NERDS

NERDS are a consensus candy, and who doesn't love Shaboozey's Grammy-nominated "A Bar Song (Tipsy)?" The cluster candy brand's new Super Bowl spot is unfortunately so overladen with gelatinous, technicolor CGI goo that one can barely make out the words to the country singer's rendition of "What a Wonderful World" for the ad.

Best: The Muppets for Booking.com

The Muppets forever. The creative team over at Booking.com demonstrated their genius vision by enlisting Kermit, Miss Piggy, Animal, Gonzo, and Statler & Waldorf in their latest ad. The Muppets ride on luggage carts, play banjo by the sea, and get into all manner of delightful hijinks.

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