It’s time for us to get into the month of May and see what’s out there for us at the multiplex and at home on streaming with new movie options.
As we did last month, we’ve broken down what movies are coming out this month that catch our attention. Promising options range from a new action comedy from Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt to the illustrious return of none other than Garfield the cat.
We’ve also got the latest installment in the Mad Max universe, an inspirational swimming movie from Disney and continued adventures from the Planet of the Apes series.
Let’s break down which movies this month you should keep an eye on, and when you’ll be able to catch them at the movies and/or on your couch.
Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt team up with Deadpool 2 and Bullet Train director David Leitch for an ode to stunt performers via an action comedy set in the world of moviemaking. This one looks like a ton of fun with plenty to satisfy that crowd-pleasing popcorn summer experience.
Release Date: May 3 (theaters)
Jerry Seinfeld made a movie about the creation of the Pop-Tart. What more can you ask for?
Release Date: May 3 (Netflix)
Filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun’s Sundance sensation finally hits theaters this month in what looks like a fascinating dive into two teenagers grappling with their fandom for a show from their childhood and how it affects them later in life. The trailer alone sold us on what’s to come.
Release Date: May 3 (limited, theaters), May 16 (wide, theaters)
Apes together strong! The fourth installment in the recent Planet of the Apes reboot series sends the timeline hundreds of years into the future as the balance between apes and humans has tilted significantly toward the apes. The first three were great, so we’re expecting big things.
Release Date: May 10 (theaters)
John Krasinski returns to the director’s chair for this family comedy about imaginary friends. Ryan Reynolds stars as his big summer at the movies gets started off with what looks like a fascinating original concept for the whole family.
Release Date: May 17 (theaters)
If you’re into horror, the prequel to the 2008 horror classic The Strangers shows how the nefarious trio at the center of that film came to be. Make sure you don’t watch this alone… or at home.
Release Date: May 17 (theaters)
George Miller’s Mad Max series returns with Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. Basically, this looks like two more hours of the chaotic beauty of Mad Max: Fury Road, so sign us up yesterday.
Release Date: May 24 (theaters)
Everyone’s favorite lasagna-eating, Monday-hating cartoon cat returns to the big screen, this time voiced by Chris Pratt. Garfield hasn’t been in theaters in nearly two decades, so let’s give everyone’s favorite grumpy, hungry feline a warm welcome back to the movies.
Release Date: May 24 (theaters)
Jennifer Lopez’s most recent Netflix venture looks like a really trippy sci-fi adventure with Lopez at the center. Sterling K. Brown, Simu Liu and Mark Strong co-star as Brad Peyton (Rampage) directs.
Release Date: May 24 (Netflix)
Daisy Ridley (Rey from the latest Star Wars films) stars in this biopic of legendary Olympic swimmer Gertrude Ederle from Kon-Tiki and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales co-director Joachim Rønning.
Release Date: May 31 (limited, theaters)
