U.S. Release Date: 2025-08-08
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity, Drugs, Brief Sexual Content2)
Genre: Horror
Director: Zach Cregger
Cast: Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, Cary Christopher, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Benedict Wong, Amy Madigan
From its twisted humor to its unapologetic gore, the movie offers something for viewers craving a fresh take on familiar horror themes.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2025-08-05
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity)
Genre: Documentary
Director: Ian Bonhote, Peter Ettedgui
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Will Reeve, Dana Reeve, Matthew Reeve, Alexandra Reeve Givens, Susan Sarandon, Glenn Close, Robin Williams
This represents essential viewing for Christopher Reeve fans as it fills some of the white space left by other, more authoritative biographical approaches.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-08-01
MPAA Rating: "R" (Disturbing Images, Sexual Content, Violence, Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: Horror
Director: Michael Shanks
Cast: Alison Brie, Dave Franco, Damon Herriman
Though there are some narrative hiccups, its emotional core elevates it beyond mere cringeworthy gore.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-08-01
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Content, Cartoonish Violence)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Akiva Schaffer
Cast: Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, Kevin Durand, Danny Huston, CCH Pounder
This is a fun, funny trifle that deserves to be enjoyed on its own terms - a throwback that only feels old when that serves its purposes.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-07-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sophie Brooks
Cast: Molly Gordon, Logan Lerman, Geraldine Viswanathan, John Reynolds
Anyone familiar with "Misery" will recognize the connective tissue, but Brooks does not want the movie to stray close to horror territory and therefore avoids taking chances.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-07-25
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Director: Matt Shakman
Cast: Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Ralph Ineson, Julia Garner, Natasha Lyonne, Paul Walter Hauser
Removing the shackles of canon and continuity allow "First Steps" to breathe.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-07-18
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Ari Aster
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone, Austin Butler, Luke Grimes, Deirdre O'Connell, Micheal Ward
The ham-fisted attempts to push buttons and manipulate viewers into thinking they are watching something incisive interfere with the shaky narrative.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-07-18
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Horror
Director: Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
Cast: Madelyn Cline, Chase Sui Wonders, Jonah Hauer-King, Tyriq Withers, Sarah Pidgeon, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddy Prinze Jr., Billy Campbell
Seemingly every choice made during the final quarter-hour is precisely the wrong one.
U.S. Release Date: 2025-07-11
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Adventure
Director: James Gunn
Cast: David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult, Edi Gathegi, Anthony Carrigan, Nathan Fillion, Isabela Merced, Skyler Gisondo, Sara Sampaio, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Neva Howell, Maria Gabriela de Faria
The 2025 "Superman" feels a lot like many of the other superhero movies out there - fun, frisky, and forgettable.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2025-07-10
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: Drama
Director: Malcolm Washington
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, Danielle Deadwyler, Ray Fisher, Corey Hawkins, Michael Potts, Skylar Aleece Smith
With impeccable period details, top-notch performances, and the text of one of the most lauded plays of the 20th century, this represents one of the stronger unsung late-2024 drops from Netflix.