A little bit of entertainment when the world seems to be falling apart isn’t too bad. 2024 gave us many great movies like Inside Out 2, Mufasa: The Lion King, The Brutalist, Furiosa, and many more.
If you haven’t watched the best ones, maybe you should. But if you are looking for the year ahead, let’s what are movies to release in 2025 and beyond.
New movies with new stories in 2025 – Exciting!
Whether it is a classical drama or an epically adventurous movie this year has a lot to give.
Let us dive into the realm of social media to reveal the wonderful movies that are worth your time.
Big Franchise Blockbusters
Will you be excited if we tell you, your favorite characters are again returning to the screen? Probably Yes. So, here is a list of movies from famous franchises.
- The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Release Date: July 2025, 2025
Director: Matt Shakman
Starring: Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn
Writers: Peter Cameron, Josh Friedman, Jeff Kaplan
To be Released on July 25, 2025 and produced by Marvel Studio is an upcoming superhero film.
The film heroes Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm, and Ben Grimm face their most alarming challenge which is to protect Earth from the space god Galactus and his companion.
- Avatar: Fire And Ash
Directed by none other than James Cameron and the sequel of the most successful movie which led the big screen with $3.5 Now Avatar: Fire and Ash is here!
Release Date: December 19, 2025
Director: James Cameron
Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, CCH Pounder, Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, Edie Falco, Jemaine Clement, Michelle Yeoh, David Thewlis, Oona Chaplin
As the first two movies only showed the bad side of humans, the director at this time intends to show the positive side of humans with ash and fire relating to the previous tribes.
The director also added that we are going to meet two new tribes like Omaticaya.
- Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
Who is not a fan of the most charming man, Tom Cruise?
Cruise is once again returning as Ethan Hunt, an IMF agent. The last movie of the series, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning left us with many questions. Now, in the 2nd part, he will be finding the notorious Gabriel, an operative who’s after control of a powerful AI entity that will cause destruction worldwide.
Release Date: May 21, 2025
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Starring: Tom Cruise, Hannah Waddingham, Tramell Tillman
Writers: Bruce Geller, Erik Jendersen, Christopher McQuarrie
This film will be made with a budget of approximately $400 million and will be included in the most expensive movies ever made. So, be ready for a masterpiece coming this year.
Original Content Film
Fresh, innovative, and stand-alone movies will also be appearing in the horizon of 2025.
Get yourself ready to see the most unique content once again.
- F1
Release Date: July 25, 2025
Director: Joseph Kosinski
Starring: Brad Pitt, Simone Ashley, Kerry Condon
Writers: Joseph Kosinski, Ehren Kruger
To participate in Brad’s marvelous career, F1 has stepped into the arena.
Brad will be acting as a retired Formula One driver and then becoming a mentor for young talent.
- The Gorge
Do you love action/ horror movies? Then The Gorge is for you. It has been released on February 14, 2025, but still in the talks. So, if you haven’t watched it, maybe you should now. Both being elite snipers Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy have to guard the top-secret gorge.
Director: Scott Derrickson
Starring: Miles Teller, Anya Taylor-Joy, Sigourney Weaver
Writers: Zach Dean
They both try to protect themselves without knowing what’s inside the gorge and having no contact with the outside world. Later fell in love and the story continues on.
- Sinners
Release Date: April 18, 2025
Director: Ryan Koogler
Starring: Hailee Steinfeld, Jack O’Connell, Michael B. Jordan
Writers: Ryan Koogler
If supernatural and mysterious things intrigue you then you have to watch Sinners. The movie released on April 18, 2025, with a seasoning of horror and action.
The story revolves around two brothers who have just returned to their village and later find the attacks of vampires.
Animated Films
The only genre of movies that can be watched by people of all ages, from children to adults, and even people from across different cultures.
Let us see which animated movies are going to be released in 2025.
- In Your Dreams
Release Date: November, 2025
Director: Alexander Woo, Erik Benson
Starring: Jolie Hoang-Rappaport, Elias Janssen, Craig Robinson
Writers: Alexander Woo, Erik Benson, Stanley Moore
Let’s take a sneak peek in your dreams of a perfect family.
A family where mother and father work and love each other. Siblings on the other hand share and care for each other. What? Share and care? Yeah… in your dreams.
This animated film revolves around the same family melo drama where two siblings always fighting with each other travel to a magical world to find a sandman who will grant them their wish which is to save their parents’ marriage.
Directed by ALex Woo, this film is an amazing opportunity to tell kids the beauty of unity.
- Lost In StarLight
Release Date: November, 2025
Director: Han Ji-Won
Starring: Hong Kyoung, Kim Tai rae
Writers: Kang Hyun-joo, Han Ji-won
Hong Kyoung, Kim Tai Rae
Almost every one of us has dreamed of going to space as an astronaut. Lost In Starlight is an animated movie based exactly on space.
The story revolves around young astronomer Nan-young, whose mother is also an astronaut and she failed to return to Earth on one of her missions. Nan-young has also always glorified space. Not only because she loves it but also with a hope to to find her mother on Mars.
This is a romantic film that highlights the long-distance relationship between Nan-young and her lover musician Ray.
Conclusion
Even if you love comedy-drama, a sci-fi thriller, or an action-horror film 2025 has a lot to give you. So, be prepared to binge-watch your favorite movie. Take some time out of your basic stressed out life and grab your popcorn, because screens this year are going to keep you entertained.
Which type of movies do you really like to see? Tell us in the comments below and stay tuned for more updates about the films.
