Movie release dates 2025: every major film coming out in cinemas and on streaming services

Superman
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As we head into the second half of the year, the stream of 2025 movie release dates shows no sign of slowing down. As we hit summer blockbuster season head-on, there are still plenty of exciting new releases to get stuck into before the year ends.

There has been no shortage of major movies hitting our screens already in 2025, including new franchise installments like Jurassic World Rebirth and Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, but that's just the start. For one thing, there are multiple upcoming superhero movies that will launch new eras for both of the big comic book studios, with Marvel Phase 6 and DCU Chapter One, as well as plenty of upcoming horror movies to scare you silly.

And that's without getting into the other dramas, comedies, and genre fare hitting theaters and streamers in the remaining months of 2025. So you don't lose track of everything to come, we've outlined all the most important movie release dates that should be on your radar right here, as well as where you can watch these upcoming movies. Grab your popcorn, get comfortable, and happy watching!

NEW MOVIES IN JULY

Superman

(Image credit: DC)
  • Superman [Cinemas] – July 11
  • I Know What You Did Last Summer [Cinemas] – July 18
  • Smurfs [Cinemas] – July 18
  • Eddington [Cinemas] – July 18
  • The Fantastic Four: First Steps [Cinemas] – July 25
  • Happy Gilmore 2 [Netflix] – July 25

NEW MOVIES IN AUGUST

Freaky Friday

(Image credit: Buena Vista Pictures Distribution/Disney)
  • The Bad Guys 2 [Cinemas] – August 1
  • The Naked Gun [Cinemas] – August 1
  • Beneath the Storm [Cinemas] – August 1
  • Freakier Friday [Cinemas] – August 8
  • Weapons [Cinemas] – August 8
  • Fixed [Netflix] – August 13
  • Nobody 2 [Cinemas] – August 15
  • The Thursday Murder Club [Netflix] – August 28
  • The Toxic Avenger [Cinemas] – August 29
  • Caught Stealing [Cinemas] – August 29
  • The Roses [Cinemas] – August 29

NEW MOVIES IN SEPTEMBER

The Conjuring: Last Rites movie poster

(Image credit: New Line Cinema)
  • The Conjuring: Last Rites [Cinemas] – September 5
  • Downton Abbey 3 [Cinemas] – September 12
  • The Long Walk [Cinemas] – September 12
  • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle [Cinemas] – September 12
  • Spinal Tap II: The End Continues [Cinemas] – September 12
  • Him [Cinemas] – September 19
  • A Big, Bold Beautiful Journey [Cinemas] - September 19
  • Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie [Cinemas] – September 26
  • One Battle After Another [Cinemas] - September 26
  • The Strangers: Chapter 2 [Cinemas] - September 26

NEW MOVIES IN OCTOBER

tron ares

(Image credit: Walt Disney Pictures)
  • The Smashing Machine [Cinemas] – October 3
  • Avatar: The Way of Water (Re-release) [Cinemas] – October 3
  • TRON: Ares [Cinemas] – October 10
  • Roofman [Cinemas] – October 10
  • Kiss of the Spider Woman [Cinemas] – October 10
  • The Black Phone 2 [Cinemas] – October 17
  • Good Fortune [Cinemas] – October 17
  • Mortal Kombat 2 [Cinemas] – October 24
  • Regretting You [Cinemas] – October 24
  • Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc [Cinemas] – October 29
  • Bugonia [Cinemas] – October 31

NEW MOVIES IN NOVEMBER

Wicked

(Image credit: Universal)
  • Predator: Badlands [Cinemas] – November 7
  • The Running Man [Cinemas] – November 7
  • Now You See Me: Now You Don't [Cinemas] – November 14
  • Trap House [Cinemas] – November 14
  • Jay Kelly [Cinemas] – November 14
  • Keeper [Cinemas] – November 14
  • Wicked: For Good [Cinemas] – November 21
  • Sisu 2 [Cinemas] – November 21
  • Zootopia 2 [Cinemas] – November 26

NEW MOVIES IN DECEMBER

Five Nights at Freddy's

(Image credit: Universal Studios)
  • Troll 2 [Netflix] – December 1
  • Five Nights at Freddy's 2 [Cinemas] – December 5
  • Ella McCay [Cinemas] – December 12
  • Hamnet [Cinemas] – December 12
  • Scarlet [Cinemas] – December 12
  • Knives Out: Wake Up Dead Man [Netflix] – December 12
  • Avatar: Fire and Ash [Cinemas] – December 19
  • The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants [Cinemas] – December 19
  • Anaconda [Cinemas] – December 25
  • The Housemaid [Cinemas] – December 25
  • Marty Supreme [Cinemas] – December 25

Need more to get excited about? Well then, be sure to keep up to date with all of the most exciting new TV shows coming our way, and read about all the new anime scheduled.

Bradley Russell

I'm the Senior Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, focusing on news, features, and interviews with some of the biggest names in film and TV. On-site, you'll find me marveling at Marvel and providing analysis and room temperature takes on the newest films, Star Wars and, of course, anime. Outside of GR, I love getting lost in a good 100-hour JRPG, Warzone, and kicking back on the (virtual) field with Football Manager. My work has also been featured in OPM, FourFourTwo, and Game Revolution.

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