2025 has already delivered some bangers, and we're here to update this list for the remaining months of the year with 25 must-see movies. Scroll down and take inspiration from the multitude of horrors, family-friendly adventures, action movies and comic book odyssey set to be released across the remaining months of the year.
June:
From the World of John Wick: Ballerina (released June 6th)
Can the smash-hit John Wick series sustain itself when Keanu Reeves' deadly assassin steps to one side? We'll find out next year but the Ballerina spin-off movie has a big advantage in the form of star Ana de Armas, who more than proved her action chops with her role as Paloma in James Bond movie No Time to Die (2021).
De Armas' eponymous Ballerina takes her stylistic cue from Wick (who appears in this film). Namely, she looks damn stylish sporting natty threads while ruthlessly dispatching armies of goons in strobe-laden nightclubs.
How to Train Your Dragon live-action (released June 9th)
Snow White and Lilo & Stitch aren't the only animations getting a live-action kick in the pants in 2025. DreamWorks' hugely popular How to Train Your Dragon series is also being rendered in flesh and blood terms, starting with the very first entry.
If you're dubious, feel assured by the fact that helmer Dean DeBlois is back behind the camera and composer John Powell is returning to adapt his stirring orchestral melodies. In the live-action role of the Viking-turned-dragon-rider Hiccup: The Black Phone breakout Mason Thames.
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Elio (released June 20th)
Pixar's Inside Out 2 was the biggest hit of 2024 and reminded us all why we fell in love with the studio's films in the first place. Primarily, it's about the arresting visuals mixed with profound, but not preachy, moral lessons and razor-sharp humour.
Pixar's 2025 follow-up movie Elio therefore has a lot to live up to. It's the story of an underdog kid with an active imagination who finds himself inadvertently beamed up to the Communiverse, an interplanetary organization with representatives from galaxies far and wide. Expect the usual eye-popping visuals and trenchant emotional lessons, topped off by a talented voice cast including Jameela Jamil and Zoe Saldaña.
28 Years Later (released June 19th)
in 2002, the Danny Boyle-directed, Alex Garland-scripted chiller 28 Days Later revitalised the zombie movie with its raw, cinema-verite style. Of course, it wasn't a zombie film at all but rather the story of a highly infectious virus that devastated the UK, a John Wyndham-esque premise that electrified audiences and resulted in a sequel, 28 Weeks Later (2007).
The latter movie left us hanging as to the global implications of the terrifying Rage virus. We now jump ahead two and a bit decades to witness the inevitably grisly and catastrophic fallout in 28 Years Later. Boyle and Garland are back as creatives, as is the original film's Cillian Murphy. Series newcomers include the luminaries Ralph Fiennes and Jodie Comer.
F1 (released June 25th)
Brad Pitt is in pole position in F1, a sleek, fast-moving racing drama from the Top Gun: Maverick dream team of director Joseph Kosinski, screenwriter Ehren Kruger and producer Jerry Bruckheimer.
Can this story of a washed-up Formula One driver aiming to return to glory do for the racing track what Maverick did for aerial combat? It remains to be seen but much has been made of the production's on-location filming at the cradle of British motor racing, Silverstone. Damson Idris, Javier Bardem and Kerry Condon co-star.
M3GAN 2.0 (released June 27th)
At the start of 2023, humanoid robot M3GAN memed her way to box office gold in the film of the same name. M3GAN was laced with a refreshing sense of self-aware camp even as it mined our queasy dependency on AI and automation. Now, series creatives Gerald Johnstone, Akiva Schaffer and James Wan are back to resolve the first film's shock twist, which revealed that M3GAN hadn't died at all but evolved...
July:
Jurassic World Rebirth (released July 2nd)
Rogue One and The Creator director Gareth Edwards helms Jurassic World Rebirth, the new instalment of the blockbusting Jurassic World series, itself an offshoot of the Jurassic Park franchise.
Scarlett Johansson leads the all-star cast alongside Mahershala Ali and Jonathan Bailey. The official synopsis is as follows: "Five years after the events of Jurassic World: Dominion, the planet’s ecology has proven largely inhospitable to dinosaurs. Those remaining exist in isolated equatorial environments with climates resembling the one in which they once thrived. The three most colossal creatures within that tropical biosphere hold the key to a drug that will bring miraculous life-saving benefits to humankind."
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Superman (released July 11th)
DC Studios chief exec and Guardians of the Galaxy helmer James Gunn is back behind the camera with Superman, bringing us a fresh take on the Man of Steel's origin story. David Corenswet dons the insignia as Krypton's most famous son while Rachel Brosnahan plays his human paramour Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult is the fiendish Lex Luthor.
Expect appearances from fan favourites Hawkgirl, Green Lantern, Metamorpho and more in the first instalment of the DC Universe (DCU), a reboot of the previous DC Extended Universe (DCEU). Even so, the show is set to be stolen by the adorable Mutt Krypto, the super-dog.
Smurfs (released July 18th)
Smurfette might be that Only Girl in the World. Or maybe not, considering this isn't the first Smurf movie we've seen. But it is situating itself right at the beginning of their story, with Rihanna voicing Smurfette, while John Goodman will be Papa Smurf, with James Corden, Sandra Oh, Hannah Waddingham, and others also joining the incredible all-star voice cast.
I Know What You Did Last Summer (released July 18th)
Following on the the 1998 movie, the franchise continues on in its fourth film as a group of friends attempt to cover up a hit and run. They can't outrun their crime though, as a homicidal stalker looks to balance justice in this new slasher.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps (released July 25th)
Marvel's OG superhero family the Fantastic Four is set to return to the big screen as the misfit superhero team prepares to make its long-overdue debut in the MCU.
The internet's favourite dad Pedro Pascal will be playing Reed Richards aka the stretchy Mr Fantastic. Pascal will be joined by Napoleon and The Crown star Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman.
Right behind them is Joseph Quinn (Stranger Things) as Johnny Storm AKA The Human Torch and Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Bear) as Ben Grimm AKA walking talking rock-humanoid The Thing.
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The Bad Guys 2 (released July 25th)
Dreamworks are delivering another animated movie for all the family to enjoy with the follow-up to its 2022 action-comedy. It's not always about the heroes. In fact, we've got a soft spot for the antiheroes of this world (and not just because Taylor Swift wrote a song about it). The Bad Guys 2 sees the same bunch of misfits struggling to stick to and assimilate into Good Guys. Of course, they also couldn't possible pass-up "one last job" when enlisted by, wait for it, the Bad Girls. We are so in!
August
Freakier Friday (released August 8th)
This sequel to the 2003 classic sees more body swap weirdness between Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan. Anna (Lohan) is about to go through the ordeal of a blended family as her daughter Harper butts heads with Anna's soon-to-be step-daughter Lily. Overseeing it all is matriarch Tess (Lee Curtis). But, of course, one thing leads to another and rather than keep things too similar, we see not only Anna and Tess depart their bodies for another, but also the two daughters, with Harper and Lily ending up in Anna and Tess' body, and vice versa.
Also starring Chad Michael Murray as Anna's former boyfirned and Manny Jacinto as Anna's new finacé Eric Davies, this is sure to be a hoot and filled with all that early noughties movie nostalgia.
The Naked Gun (released August 8th)
2025 really is the year or reboots, sequels, and revivals. Bringing this late 80s/90s classic to the 2020s, The Naked Gun stars is the fourth movie in the crime action comedy franchise and stars Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson.
A direct sequel Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994), there's a new guy on the scene and he's the only one that can lead the police squad and bring about justice – but in a very unserious way. Liam Neeson as Detective Frank Drebin Jr. – like you've never seen him before.
Materialists (released August 15th)
The renaissance of top tier rom-coms is about to begin with Acadamy Award nominee Celine Song's Materialists the release of the summer. If you thought the movie slate wasn't giving Pedro Pascal nearly enough screentime... Pascal stars alongside Dakota Johnson, a successful matchmaker who's own love life evades her. But when wealthy financer Harry Castillo (Pascal) comes along, her long stint of celibacy might just be up.
Also starring Chris Evans as John, waiter and old flame of Lucy's, it's a classic love triangle romance. What's more, a Marvel crossover none of us knew we needed – and we couldn't be more excited.
September:
The Conjuring: Last Rites (released September 5th)
You'd have thought they'd have learned by now, but nope. Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren are set to take on one final case involving, let's face it, downright creepy entities brought to life by demonic beings.
When Jack and Janet Smurl move into their dream home, things quickly take a turn for the nightmarish, with The Conjuring: Last Rites reportedly based on the true haunting of a family of the same name in 1986.
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (released September 12th)
Downton Abbey fans will be pleased to know there's one last hurrah in store for the Crawley family in the third and final film from the Downton Abbey franchise. Now into the 1930s, the confirmed cast include Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Michelle Dockery, and Paul Giamatti.
October
Tron: Ares (released October 10th)
More than 10 years since we last had a Tron movie, things have moved into the eery world of AI as sentient AI-beings cross from the digital world and into the real world. With a star-studded cast, including Jared Leto, Greta Lee, and Gillian Anderson, this will be an exciting new entry into the science fiction franchise.
Bugonia (released October 24th)
Director Yorgos Lanthimos and actor Emma Stone have cemented an impeccable partnership via their Oscar-winning hits The Favourite (2019) and Poor Things (2024). They also collaborated on the pitch-black anthology movie Kinds of Kindness (2024).
Their new movie is a remake of the quirky South Korean film Save the Green Planet! (2003). Stone plays a pharmaceutical CEO who is kidnapped by two conspiracy theorists convinced that she's about the destroy the world. Expect to be amused, discombobulated and alarmed in the classic Lanthimos/Stone manner.
Mortal Kombat II (released October 24th)
Following on from the 2021 reboot, Mortal Kombat II will reunite audiences with Cole Young as he and his allies prepare for another tournament that promise fatal consequences and humanity at large.
November
Predator: Badlands (released November 7th)
Predator fans, you won't have to wait long to fall prey to yet another movie as the seventh in the franchise is set to arrive in early November. This instalment sees a young Predator who is exiled from his clan and finds an unlikely friendship in Thia, portrayed by Elle Fanning, who plays a android created by Weyland-Yutani. Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi stars as Dek, the young Predator.
Wicked: For Good (released November 21st)
The first part of the epic big-screen Stephen Schwartz adaptation Wicked hit our screens in 2024. Now, we get the climactic instalment in the story of Glinda (Ariana Grande) and Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) in Wicked: For Good. Will you be walking the yellow brick road back to Cineworld on its release?
The first official trailer was an emotional rollercoaster, promising a much darker but no less magical second act.
Zootropolis 2 (released November 26th)
The utterly delightful Zootropolis was one of Disney's finest stand-alone animations in recent years. It explored a teeming, bustling metropolis inhabited by anthropomorphic animals, a tribal society built on predator and prey, which gave rise to all manner of terrific jokes and potent emotional undercurrents.
Zootropolis 2 is set to pick up with plucky rabbit cop Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) who must go undercover with her sly fox sidekick Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman) in Marsh Market to track down a mysterious reptile.
December:
Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (released December 5th)
Nothing says "Merry Christmas!" like creepy animatronics come to life and set on murderous rampages. Well, it's working for some people, with the 2023 movie seeing a sequel.
The cast sees Josh Hutcherson reprise his role as Mike Schmidt, a former security guard and surviver of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. Elizabeth Lail and Piper Rubio also return.
Avatar: Fire and Ash (released December 19th)
Director James Cameron's Avatar (2009) broke new ground in its use of performance-capture CGI. The pioneering director behind The Terminator (1984), Aliens (1986), The Abyss (1989), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), True Lies (1994) and Titanic (1997) swept us into the lushly exotic world of Pandora, seamlessly mixing live-action performance with all manner of photo-realistic creations.
Avatar became the most financially successful movie of its day and the 2022 sequel Avatar: The Way of Water replicated the success, becoming the third-highest-grossing movie of all time.
Avatar: Fire and Ash is the third out of five proposed Avatar sequels, extending the Pandoran mythology and the destiny of manifold characters including Sam Worthington's Jake Sully, Zoe Saldaña's Neytiri, Sigourney Weaver's Kiri, Stephen Lang's Quaritch and Kate Winslet's Ronal.
We imagine that's enough movies for you to be getting on with, so start mapping out your 2025 calendar now.
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