New movies are coming thick and fast just weeks into 2025 – and there are plenty more to get excited about in the months ahead. Indeed, from comic book films including James Gunn’s Superman movie and The Fantastic Four: First Steps, to action flicks and comedies galore, there’ll be something for everyone to enjoy between now and December 31.
Things are a little quiet on the new releases front in the US this weekend (January 23 to 25), but UK and Australian cinephiles can finally enjoy multi-award nominated flicks like The Brutalist and A Complete Unknown. So, read on to see what they’re about and if these big screen entertainment offerings are worth watching.
New movies: January
A Complete Unknown
Release date: out now (worldwide)
Timothée Chalamet will aim for some overdue award wins with A Complete Unknown, the biographical drama that charts the rise of (and at-the-time musical controversies surrounding) legendary musician Bob Dylan in 1960s America. Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Boyd Holbrook, and Scoot McNairy are among its starry cast.
After his latest film – Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny – flopped at the box office last year, James Mangold will hope to rebuild his reputation with a flick that feels like a shoo-in for multiple nominations on the 2025 awards circuit (based on its numerous 2025 BAFTA nominations and Academy Award nominations, it is, too). Its 80% Rotten Tomatoes critical score suggests you’ll enjoy it as well.
The Brutalist
Release date: out now (worldwide)
Clocking in at a staggering three hours and 35 minutes, this epic historical drama will really test your runtime limits when it lurches into theaters. But, based on its 93% Rotten Tomatoes critics rating seven 2025 Golden Globes wins, and numerous BAFTA and Oscar nomination nods, it sounds like the Brady Corbet-written and directed film is absolutely worth it.
Starring Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, and Joe Alwyn, The Brutalist follows visionary architect László Toth (Brody) who, after escaping post-war Europe, travels to the US to rebuild his life, career, and marriage to Erzsébet (Jones). Check it out ASAP.
September 5
Release date: out now (US and UK); January 30 (Australia)
A film that’s going to cut a little too close to home due to ongoing events in the Middle East, September 5 is a harrowing drama inspired by true events. Set during the 1972 Olympics in Munich, it tells the tale of a US sports broadcasting team that quickly pivots to live coverage of an unfolding hostage situation involving Israeli athletes in the German capital. John Magaro, Peter Sarsgaard, and Leonie Benesch are among its main cast.
Given its positioning as a late 2024/early 2025 film release, it seems Paramount Pictures is gearing up to put September 5 forward as a contender for next year’s awards ceremonies. With an impressive 92% Rotten Tomatoes critical rating, it fully deserves the prizes it’s won on the 2025 awards circuit thus far.
Companion
Release date: January 30 (Australia); January 31 (US and UK)
A pre-Valentine’s Day psychological thriller that’ll make you think twice about throwing yourself into your next romantic relationship. Companion stars Heretic‘s Sophie Thatcher and The Boys‘ Jack Quaid as Iris and Josh – singletons who, judging by Companion‘s trailer, soon get more than they bargained for during a weekend trip to a billionaire’s lakeside estate.
Little else is known about this movie’s plot, so expect plenty of twists, turns, and backstabbing (literal and metaphorical) to take center stage upon release.
Babygirl
Release date: out now (US and UK); January 30 (Australia)
The second A24 film to debut in UK and Australian cinemas this month after We Live in Time, Babygirl is yet an erotic thriller that’ll aim to seduce and unsettle viewers. In it, Nicole Kidman plays a high-powered CEO who puts her career and family on the line when she begins having a steamy affair with a young, domineering intern.
Critics have enjoyed one of January’s new movies more than general audiences have (according to Rotten Tomatoes, anyway), but maybe it’ll have enough about it to intoxicate more of you in the weeks ahead.
Saturday Night
Release date: out now (US and Australia); January 31 (UK)
Saturday Night Live has become a cultural juggernaut since its October 11, 1975 debut, but it was almost a complete failure ahead of its inaugural show. Almost 50 years on from that night, Jason Reitman (2021’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife) delivers a wild, “inspired by true events” flick that tells the story of the 90 minutes leading up to the sketch/improv comedy series’ first-ever showing.
It’s got a whole host of big names attached to it, too. Stranger Things‘ Finn Wolfhard, iconic actors J.K. Simmons and Willem Dafoe, Perry Mason‘s Matthew Rhys, The Fablemans‘ Gabriel LaBelle, Bottoms‘ Rachel Ann Sennott, Dickinson‘s Ella Hunt, and The Responder‘s Emily Fairn are just some of its all-star ensemble cast. With a 78% critical and 84% audience ratings on Rotten Tomatoes, it’s one to catch in a theater near you.
Dog Man
Release date: January 31 (US); February 7 (UK); April 3 (Australia)
Based on Dav Pilkey’s beloved children’s book series of the same name, Dog Man looks and sounds like it could be the first great family-friendly flick of 2025.
Dog Man tells the story of police officer Knight and his trusty canine Greg, both of whom are severely injured during the same mission. After a live-saving operation sees Greg’s head attached to Knight’s body, the eponymous hero is born – and it’s a good job he is, too, because he’s the only one capable of stopping the nefarious cat named Petey (voiced by Pete Davison) from carrying out all kinds of terrible plans.
New movies: February
Queer
Release date: out now (US and UK); February 6 (Australia)
Tackling a role that’s a complete departure from his James Bond days and current lead status in Netflix’s Knives Out film franchise, Daniel Craig could be in the running for Best Actor on the 2025 awards circuit if his outstanding performance in Queer is anything to go by.
Luca Guadagnino’s latest feature sees Craig play William Lee, a US expat and loner living in 1950s Mexico. However, when he strikes up an unexpected friendship with former soldier Eugene Allerton, Lee finds that he may finally have found someone to develop an intimate relationship with. With critics already hailing its towering acting performances and unusual visuals, and its largely positive 77% Rotten Tomatoes score, Queer seemed like it would quite well. Its 65% audience score says otherwise.
Becoming Led Zeppelin
Release date: February 7 (worldwide)
One of the world’s most famous rock bands will get the docufilm treatment in early February. Becoming Led Zeppelin will tell the tale of the British four-piece’s meteoric rise against the odds to become a musical powerhouse in the late ’60s and early ’70s.
With never-before-seen footage and featuring interviews with the likes of Jimmy Page, this documentary movie was given Led Zeppelin’s blessing before it entered development. Expect it to be must-see for the hard rock/heavy metal group’s global fanbase.
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Release date: out now (US); February 7 (UK); TBC (Australia)
Originally distributed by Neon in US theaters last Novembers, this multi-award nominated flick will arrive in UK cinemas this month courtesy of Lionsgate.
A political thriller, it tells the story of Iman, a Tehran-based judge who becomes increasingly paranoid and suspicious of his family when nationwide protests about the death of a young woman and his gun, which he uses to keep him safe, mysteriously disappears. With 95% critical and 85% audience scores on Rotten Tomatoes, The Seed of the Sacred Fig is a foreign-language film you won’t want to sleep on.
Love Hurts
Release date: February 7 (US and UK); TBC (Australia)
Handed the lead role in a film for the first time in his 40-year career, Ke Huy Quan (Loki, Everything Everywhere All at Once) will star as Marvin, a mild-mannered realtor who used to be one of the world’s greatest hitmen. Unfortunately, his past catches up to him when former partner-in-crime Rose (Ariana DeBose) not only reveals she’s still alive after he left her for dead, but also that a whole host of criminals are gunning for him and Rose.
With 87North – the stunt company co-founded by John Wick producer David Leitch – involved, you know this’ll be fun-filled, action-based rom-com that may be a sleeper hit in the lead up to Valentine’s Day.
Heart Eyes
Release date: February 7 (US); February 14 (UK); TBC (Australia)
The romantic slasher genre isn’t new, but this Sony-developed flick will certainly aim to scare you silly in time for this year’s Valentine’s Day.
Over the last few years (in-universe, anyway), the so-called ‘Heart Eyes Killer’ has preyed on unsuspecting couples. As the authorities continue to struggle to identify the murderous culprit, co-workers (played by Olivia Holt and Mason Gooding) take matters into their own hands when the serial killer mistakes them for romantic partners. Expect plenty of gory kills and dark humor from Heart Eyes.
Captain America: Brave New World
Release date: February 14 (worldwide)
The first Marvel movie of 2025, Captain America: Brave New World sees Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson wield the famous shield after finally assuming the mantle in Disney Plus series Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
With his trusty wingman Joaquin Torres (Danny Ramirez) in tow, Cap will try to prevent all-out war erupting as the world’s most notable superpowers vie for control of a new precious material – that being adamantium, which essentially sets up the X-Men‘s long-awaited arrival in the MCU. Oh, and they’ll need to defeat another superhuman threat in the form of Red Hulk, i.e. the gamma-irradiated of new US President Thaddeus ‘Thunderbolt’ Ross, who’ll be played by the legendary Harrison Ford following William Hurt’s death in March 2022.
This Marvel Phase 5 film’s various trailers suggest it’ll be a political/spy thriller in the form of The Winter Soldier, so we have high hopes for it. Learn more about its cast and plot in our dedicated Captain America: Brave New World hub.
I’m Still Here
Release date: February 14 (US); February 21 (UK); March 27 (Australia)
After her unexpected victory at the 2025 Golden Globes by winning the Best Actress (Drama) gong, the movie that won Fernanda Torres that award is set to land back in US theaters and receive its silver screen debut elsewhere.
The Walter Salles-directed movie sees Torres play Eunice Paiva, mother to five children and wife to Rubens (Selton Mello) who lives in 1970s Rio de Janeiro amid a Brazilian military dictatorship. I’m Still Here follows Eunice as she navigates this bleak time in her home nation and a violent act that reshapes her family life. A moving film that’s wowed critics, as evidenced by its 95% Rotten Tomatoes critical score.
The Monkey
Release date: February 20 (Australia); February 21 (US and UK)
After wowing audiences with Longlegs and its Blair Witch-style viral marketing campaign, Osgood Perkins returns with his next gore-laced horror movie, albeit a comedy one, that adapts one of Stephen King’s most famous short stories.
Starring Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, and Elijah Wood, The Monkey follows twin brothers Bill and Hal (both played by James) who find an old monkey toy in their father’s attic. Little do they know, though, that unearthing the supernatural item will lead to a series grisly deaths for all who come across it. One of February’s new movies that should confirm Perkins’ position as one of Hollywood’s new generation of great horror filmmakers.
New movies: March
Mickey 17
Release date: March 7 (US); April 17 (Australia); April 18 (UK)
The first movie from multi-award-winning director Bong Joon-ho since 2019’s Parasite, this dark comedy sci-fi flick, which is based on Edward Nashton’s Mickey7 novel, makes its long-awaited debut in March.
Robert Pattinson (The Batman, Twilight) plays Earth dweller Mickey Barnes, who signs up to become an “expendable” – a disposable worker who, when one iteration dies, a new body is regenerated and their memories implanted into said body – on a distant planet. However, things go awry when, upon surviving humanity’s expedition to another world called Nilfheim, Mickey 17 finds that his replacement (Mickey 18) has already been born. Steven Yeun, Naomi Ackie, Tomi Collette, and Mark Ruffalo are among its starry cast.
Black Bag
![BLACK BAG - Official Trailer [HD] - Only in Theaters March 14 - YouTube](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Du0Xp8WX_7I/maxresdefault.jpg)
Release date: March 13 (Australia); March 14 (US); March 21 (UK)
X-Men alumnus Michael Fassbender will add to his ever-expanding back catalog of spy thrillers with this latest flick from Steven Soderbergh. In Black Bag, Fassbender plays George Woodhouse, a legendary intelligence agent who’s married to Kathryn (Cate Blanchett), another of the world’s most accomplished spies. But, when Kathryn is suspected of betraying her country, George must decide whether he’s more loyal to his partner or his nation.
With Fassbender’s first two spy-based projects – Netflix‘s The Killer and Paramount Plus‘ The Agency – earning positive and mixed reviews respectively, he’ll hope Black Bag will follow in the former’s footsteps rather than the latter’s
Snow White
Release date: March 20 (Australia); March 21 (US and UK)
The latest Disney animated flick to get the live-action treatment, Snow White stars Rachel Zegler as the eponymous character and Gal Gadot as the film’s iconic Evil Stepmother.
The titular role seems tailormade for someone of Zegler’s talents, but there’s a very unsettling ‘uncanny valley’ vibe to this flick’s take on the story’s instantly recognizable seven dwarves, who Snow White meets and befriends. Expect one of March’s new movies to fall into the “it’s okay, but was a remake really necessary?” category of reimagined Disney classics.
The Alto Knights
Release date: March 21 (US and UK); TBC (Australia)
Oscar winner Robert de Niro and gangster movies seem to go hand-in-hand these days. The forthcoming arrival of another one of these films – The Alto Knights – shouldn’t come as a surprise to any of us, then.
Directed by fellow Academy Award prize holder Barry Levinson, the period crime drama sees de Niro tackle two roles in notorious gangsters Frank Costello and Vito Genovese. Once the best of friends, the pair now vie for control of New York’s streets after a series of betrayals, and neither Mafia boss will back down without winning the ever-escalating turf war that reshaped New York’s criminal underbelly throughout the 20th century.
The Penguin Lessons
Release date: March 28 (US); April 18 (UK); TBC (Australia)
Oscar nominee Steve Coogan fronts this Lionsgate dramady that takes its inspiration from Tom Michell’s 2016 memoir.
Here, Coogan portrays an 19th century English migrant, who heads to Argentina during a particularly turbulent time in the South American nation’s history for job purposes. There, he unexpectedly adopts a penguin, which transforms his outlook on life. Given the competition it’ll be up against in March and April, one that’s likely to be nothing more than a small hit.
New movies: April
A Minecraft Movie
Release date: April 3 (Australia); April 4 (US and UK)
As the proliferation of video game movie adaptations continues, Warner Bros. – in association with Minecraft creator Mojang and its parent company Microsoft – are, surprise surprise, making a Minecraft movie. And, well, it’s called just that: A Minecraft Movie.
The trio are going all-out to make it the next big, erm, big-screen videogame movie franchise, too. Starring Jack Black as the series’ iconic mascot Steve, it tells the story of how he discovered the franchise’s Overworld – and, when four human misfits (played by Jason Momoa, Danielle Brooks, Emma Myers, and Sebastien Eugene Hansen) also find it, they must navigate the Overworld together to find their way home.
The film’s first teaser, which arrived last September, had us all asking if what’s been crafted looks beautiful or horrifying. Its official trailer, which you can watch above, hasn’t answered that question, either, so we’ll have to wait and see if it’s any good.
The Amateur
Release date: April 10 (Australia); April 11 (US and UK)
Rami Malek’s next silver screen offering comes in the form of this espionage thriller. In it, he plays Charlie, a brilliant but introverted CIA operative who goes rogue after his wife is killed during a London terrorist attack. So begins a cat and mouse game as his superiors try to stop Charlie from becoming a vigilante as he carries out all manner of dangerous missions (albeit with his limited ‘in the field’ skillset) as he enacts revenge on those who murdered his beloved.
The Amateur sounds pretty derivative from a plot perspective, but its high-stakes action, drama, and spy-based sensibilities should ensure it’s one of April’s new movies that performs well at the global box office.
Drop
Release date: April 11 (US and UK); April 17 (Australia)
Described as a mystery-thriller, Drop stars Meghann Fahy as Violet, a widowed mom who meets up with Henry (Brandon Sklenar) for her first date in years. However, things take a dark turn when an unknown individual starts airdropping images and videos to her phone, which say that, unless she murders Henry, her son and his babysitter will be killed.
Drop‘s first trailer and story synopsis make the mistake of revealing too much about its plot, but I suspect there might be a twist or two to come in its final act. That’s what I’m hoping for, anyway…
Sinners
Release date: April 17 (Australia); April 18 (US and UK)
Black Panther franchise director Ryan Coogler will take a temporary step back from his Marvel projects with this forthcoming horror-thriller that’s already being billed as one of 2025’s best new movies.
Michael B. Jordan leads an all-star cast in Sinners, with the Creed and Black Panther star playing twin brothers Elijah and Elias. In an effort to leave their traumatic pasts behind, the duo return to their small, rural hometown to start afresh, only to find that a supernatural evil awaits them. Hailee Steinfeld, Jayme Lawson, Delroy Lindo, Wunmi Mosaku, and Jack O’Connell are part of the A-list cast.
Want more new movies recommendations? Our new Netflix movies, new Max movies, new Prime Video movies, and new Disney Plus movies lists are full of streaming-based suggestions for a night at home instead.
