The 2025 movie year is almost here, and Screen Rant is proud to present exclusive looks at 24 upcoming titles. The last few years for Hollywood have not gone as expected between the pandemic and strikes that shut down productions and delayed releases. But 2025 looks to be a cinematic year that will give audiences plenty of films to see. This includes some big box office hits like Captain America: Brave New World and Jurassic World Rebirthreleasing in theaters, as well as Back in action and Star Trek: Section 31 debuting on streaming services.
As 2024 closes, Screen Rant's 2025 movie preview turns the focus to next year. Exclusive images from the titles mentioned above can be found below, along with new looks at other major titles like Ryan Coogler's Sinners and live action from DreamWorks How to train your dragon. There are also projects with Daisy Ridley, Gerard Butler, Donnie Yen and more. So whether you're itching for action, crime, fantasy, sci-fi, romance or horror, we've got an exclusive look at some of the biggest movies 2025 has to offer.
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Den of Thieves 2: Pantera – January 10, 2025
Gerard Butler's Big Nick goes bad
Gerard Butler and O'Shea Jackson Jr. are back in action in 2025 with their sequel Den of Thieves. The sequel to the original action film puts a twist on the first film by having Big Nick and Donnie Wilson go from enemies to partners. This is part Den of Thieves 2: PantherBig Nick's twist goes against the law to help Donnie pull off another heist. With his allegiance now changed, the sequel looks to ramp up the action, which Butler is in the middle of in our exclusive 2025 preview images for Den of Thieves 2.
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The Prosecutor – January 10, 2025
Donnie Yen headlines a new action movie
Fresh off his memorable performance as Cain in John Wick: Chapter 4Donnie Yen is back in the action genre as the star and director of The promoter. The film revolves around a prosecutor, played by Yen, who decides to help a defendant who has been wrongfully accused, putting his career at risk. Yen's prosecutor character is no ordinary lawyer, as he is highly skilled in fighting – something that is shown in our exclusive 2025 preview image for The promoter of him training with a punching bag.
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Unstoppable – January 16, 2025
A true story wrestling movie starring Jharrel Jerome
Not to be confused with the Denzel Washington and Chris Pine train action film of the same name, 2025 Unstoppable is an autobiographical wrestling film about the life of Anthony Robles, who was born with only one leg and became an NCAA champion. The film, heading exclusively to Prime Video in January after a limited theatrical release, stars Jharrel Jerome as Anthony Robles, with Jennifer Lopez playing his mother and Bobby Cannavale, Don Cheadle and Michael Peña also appearing. Cheadle and Jerome are featured in our exclusive 2025 preview image for Unstoppable showing one of Anthony's matches.
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Alarum – January 17, 2025
Scott Eastwood gets in on the action with Sylvester Stallone
Scott Eastwood and Sylvester Stallone headline a new action film in 2025, Alarm. The Lionsgate film revolves around two spies, played by Eastwood and Willa Fitzgerald (Dear stranger), who rebel to get married. Mike Colter (Luke Cage, Evil) plays one of the other agents who tries to kill them. Scott Eastwood is seen pointing a gun in the woods in our exclusive 2025 preview image for Alarm.
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Back in action – January 17, 2025
Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz headline Netflix action film
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Seth Gordon
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Seth Gordon, Brendan O'Brien
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Netflix
Back in action It's a big return for Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz in 2025. After his health scare, Foxx is back and starring in a big action comedy for Netflix. About that, Back in action is Cameron Diaz's first film since 2014. They play a couple who are former spies and are forced to return to the world they left behind. The adventure that unfolds from there is showcased in our exclusive 2025 preview image for Back in actionwhich shows Foxx and Diaz's characters aboard a plane and in trouble.
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Wolf Man – January 17, 2025
Christopher Abbott's Take on the Universal Monster Teased
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Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, Matilda Firth, Sam Jaeger, Benedict Hardie
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Leigh Whannell
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Leigh Whannell, Corbett Tuck, Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo
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Universal Images
Wolf Man receives a new interpretation in 2025 from filmmaker Leigh Whannell. After your work updating another Universal Monster with The Invisible Man in 2020, Wolf Man puts more personal focus on the horror character. Centered on a family featuring Christopher Abbott and Julia Garner, the husband's sudden transformation into a monster puts his family in danger. It's the human form of Abbott's character that's the focus of our exclusive 2025 preview image for Wolf Man as he stares at Garner's character with a large scar on his cheek.
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Wish You Were Here – January 17, 2025
Julia Stiles Makes Her Directorial Debut with a Rom-Com
I wish you were here
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January 17, 2025
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Julia Styles
Former romantic comedy star Julia Stiles – known for 10 things I hate about you, Save the last danceand The prince and me – is back in the genre with his directorial debut, I wish you were here. The film stars Isabelle Fuhrman (Orphan) and Mena Massoud (Aladdin). The story revolves around her helping him enjoy the last days of his life, as he is terminally ill. This relationship is at the heart of the film, which is why our exclusive 2025 preview image for I wish you were here it also focuses on the protagonists in an intimate moment.
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Inheritance – January 24, 2025
Phoebe Dynevor takes on espionage in new action film
Heritage
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101 minutes
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Phoebe Dynevor, Rhys Ifans, Ciara Baxendale, Kersti Bryan, Majd Eid
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Neil Burger
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Neil Burger, Olen Steinhauer
Old Bridgerton star Phoebe Dynevor continues to expand into new genres after tackling the erotic thriller Fair play in 2023. 2025 sees Dynevor jump into the world of espionage as she plays the daughter of a spy in Heritagea new film from director Neil Burger (Unlimited, Divergent). The global adventure she embarks on from there is showcased in our exclusive 2025 preview image for Heritage while Dynevor's character is shown walking the streets of a foreign country.
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Star Trek: Section 31 – January 24, 2025
Michelle Yeoh returns to the Star Trek universe
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January 24, 2025
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Olatunde Osunsanmi
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Craig Sweeney
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Paramount Images
Four years after leaving Star Trek: Discovery After the third season, Michelle Yeoh returns to the sci-fi franchise for a spin-off film, Star Trek: Section 31. She reprises her role as Philippa Georgiou, as the character has joined Starfleet Section 31. The film, releasing exclusively on Paramount+, is set in the “lost era” between the Star Trek: The Original Series films and Star Trek: The Next Generation. The chance to see more of the franchise's timeline and Yeoh's Georgiou is exciting, and that's what can be seen in our exclusive 2025 preview image for Section 31.
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Like father, like son – January 31, 2025
Dermot Mulroney plays a convicted murderer
Like father like son
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Dylan Flashner, Ariel Winter, Vivica A. Fox, Mayim Bialik, Dermot Mulroney, Jim Klock, Prima Apollinaare, Eric Michael Cole
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Barry Jay
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Barry Jay
Like father like son is an upcoming thriller featuring recognizable names like Dermot Mulroney (Scream VI), Mayim Bialik (The Big Bang Theory) and Vivica A. Fox (Independence Day). The story revolves around a son, played by Dylan Flashner (The card counter ), who begins to have the violent tendencies of his father, played by Mulroney, who approaches his execution. Mulroney's character is the focus of our exclusive 2025 preview image for Like father like sonwhich shows him talking to his son in prison.
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Captain America: Brave New World – February 14, 2025
Sam Wilson and Joaquin Torres are on a mission together
After being companions for several years and headlining The Falcon and the Winter Soldier on Disney+, Anthony Mackie's time to be Captain America has finally arrived. Captain America: Brave New World puts Sam Wilson in a conspiracy that leads Isaiah Bradley (Carl Lumbly) to try to kill President Ross (Harrison Ford). While there's great action (there is Red Hulk after all), the political thriller and spy elements of the story are evident in our exclusive 2025 preview image for Captain America: Brave New World of Sam and Joaquin Torres (Danny Ramirez) searching a dark room.
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Paddington in Peru – February 14, 2025
Everyone's favorite bear is back
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Douglas Wilson
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Michael Bond, Mark Burton, Simon Farnaby
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106 minutes
Ben Whishaw's lovable, marmalade-loving bear is back in 2025 with Paddington in Peru. The third entry in the acclaimed live-action/CGI franchise takes Paddington on another unexpected, laugh-filled adventure. There's plenty of news to offer viewers of the third installment, with Olivia Colman, Emily Mortimer and Antonio Banderas joining the cast, along with Paul King not returning to direct. However, the familiar sight of Paddington in his red hat and blue coat is the focus of our exclusive 2025 preview image for Paddington in Peru showing it in the new location.
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Cleaning – February 21, 2025
Daisy Ridley teams up with a James Bond vet for an action film
While we wait for Daisy Ridley's return as Rey in Star Warsshe continues to show her versatility as a performer, getting more into the action scene. Cleaner pairs the actress with Martin Campbell, who has directed the Bond films GoldenEye and Royal Casinofor an original action film. Ridley stars as a former soldier who tries to save a group of Shard hostages after discovering one of them is her brother. Daisy Ridley is seen outside the building filming an action scene in our exclusive 2025 preview image for Cleaner.
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Old – February 21, 2025
Cooper Hoffman is an assassin in training
Old
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Simon West
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Greg Johnson
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103 minutes
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Christoph Waltz, Cooper Hoffman, Lucy Liu, Ryan McParland, Ann Akinjirin, Jason Done, Tony Hirst, Kate Katzman, Conor Mullen, Rory Mullen
After working with Paul Thomas Anderson on Licorice Pizza and Jason Reitman in Saturday nightCooper Hoffman is trying to break into the world of action films with Old. The film stars Christoph Waltz as an assassin hired to help train a protégé played by Hoffman. However, the mission goes awry when Watlz's character suspects that Hoffman's prodigy assassin is secretly working to exterminate all older assassins like him. Directed by veteran action film director Simon West (Air conditioning, The Expendables 2), Hoffman is shown worried, holding a gun in our exclusive 2025 preview image for Old.
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Uppercut – February 28, 2025
Ving Rhames trains a younger boxer in new film
Uppercut
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104 minutes
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Ving Rhames, Luise Grossmann, Jordan E. Cooper, Joanna Cassidy, Scott Monahan, Andrew Ibach, Lynn Favin, Jaime Wallace, Manny Ayala, Fermin Padilla III
In addition to returning as Luther Stickell in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning in 2025, Ving Rhames headlines boxing drama Uppercut. Written and directed by Torsten Ruether, the film follows Elliott de Rhames and the bond he forms with a young female boxer played by Luise Großmann. Rhames' character is shown in the gym holding a tennis ball in our exclusive 2025 preview image for Uppercut.
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Sinners – March 7, 2025
Michael B. Jordan Plays Two Roles in Ryan Coogler's Horror Film
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Ryan Coogler
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Ryan Coogler
Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Coogler have been collaborators since 2013 Fruitvale Stationand after approaching IP with Belief and Black Panther, Sinners marks a return to original cinema for the duo. The film features a large cast around Jordan, who plays twin brothers, with Delroy Lindo (Da 5 Blood), Hailee Steinfeld (Hawkeye), Jack O'Connell (Uninterrupted) and others configured to appear. Coogler's foray into horror – possibly facing off against vampires – makes the film incredibly exciting. Jordan and Coogler are seen filming a scene in our exclusive 2025 preview image for Sinners.
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Novocaine – March 14, 2025
Boys Star Jack Quaid Becomes a New Kind of Action Hero
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Dan Berk, Robert Olsen
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Lars Jacobson
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Paramount Images
Jack Quaid will have a great 2025, including his starring role in Paramount's action thriller, Novocaine. He stars as a man who is unable to feel pain due to a rare disease and embarks on a mission to save his kidnapped girlfriend. With Quaid getting the chance to take on a bigger action role after years The boys and Prey breakout Amber Midthunder playing his girlfriend, the new film Villains directors Den Berk and Robert Olsen look incredible. The focus is on Quaid in our exclusive 2025 preview image for Novocaine.
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Snow White – March 21, 2025
Gal Gadot's Evil Queen takes center stage with new image
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Rachel Zegler, Gal Gadot, Andrew Burnap, Ansu Kabia
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Marc Webb
Rachel Zegler is the lead star of Disney's live-action reimagining of Snow White, who is set to be released in 2025, but Gal Gadot is also part of the ensemble as the main villain, the Evil Queen. The first Wonder Woman star swaps his DC superhero role for an iconic Disney villain performance that includes musical performances. Taking on the familiar role, Gadot is seen in front of the magic mirror on the wall in our exclusive 2025 preview image for Snow White.
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Mickey 17 – April 18, 2025
Robert Pattinson teams up with Bong Joon-ho for sci-fi comedy
The way to see Mickey 17 It took longer than expected, but Bong Joon-ho's sci-fi comedy starring Robert Pattinson will finally hit theaters in 2025. Adapting Ashton Edward's book Mickey7The film follows Pattinson's character as he signs up to be part of a program where he is repeatedly cloned to help colonize the universe. This puts Pattinson in a position to play multiple iterations of the same character. Seeing the actor do this should be fun, especially in Bong Joon-ho's first film since Parasite. Pattinson's characters are the focus of our exclusive 2025 preview image for Mickey 17.
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Karate Kid: Legends – May 30, 2025
A new era of Karate Kid combines the past
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Ralph Macchio, Jackie Chan, Ben Wang, Ming-Na Wen, Joshua Jackson, Sadie Stanley, Aramis Knight, Wyatt Oleff
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Jonathan Entwistle
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Robert Mark Kamen, Christopher Murphey, Rob Lieber
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Sony Pictures Entertainment
THE Karate Kid franchise is back on the big screen in 2025 for the first time in 15 years with Karate Kid: Legends. The film mixes two seemingly different iterations of the series, with Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Mr. Han (Jackie Chan) meeting for the first time. However, it is Li Fong (Ben Wang) who is the film's main character, ensuring that the series keeps the focus on the younger fighters. The entire trio is featured in our exclusive 2025 preview image for Karate Kid: Legendswhile Daniel trains Li with Mr. Han watching.