July 2025 is going full throttle. Between superhero milestones, long-awaited sequels, streaming debuts, and auteur-driven dramas, this month’s summer 2025 movie schedule is bursting with spectacle, weirdness, and surprises. Whether you’re planning theater visits or refreshing your streaming queue, we’ve got you covered with a week-by-week breakdown of the movies coming out in July 2025—from blockbusters to hidden gems.
So if you’ve been Googling “July movie releases” or trying to track all the upcoming July 2025 film releases, bookmark this now. Your summer watchlist is about to explode.
JULY 2, 2025 | Fourth of July Weekend Fireworks
Jurassic World: Rebirth (2025)
In Theaters
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, Jonathan Bailey
Directed by: Gareth Edwards
Universal is bringing the dinos back—but with a twist. Jurassic World: Rebirth isn’t just another sequel; it’s a reimagining of the franchise through the eyes of Gareth Edwards (The Creator), who’s channeling Spielberg’s original magic with a suspense-driven, island-set survival tale. With David Koepp (writer of the original Jurassic Park) behind the script and a star-studded cast, this is easily one of the biggest new summer movies of 2025.
The Old Guard 2 (2025)
Streaming on Netflix
Starring: Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts
Directed by: Victoria Mahoney
The immortal mercenaries are back, and they’ve got unfinished business. Following the sleeper hit of 2020, The Old Guard 2 picks up with Andromache and her team navigating betrayal, legacy, and the painful weight of eternal life. Netflix has positioned this as a tentpole among its July 2025 movies, and Theron brings the same brooding charisma and brutal edge.
Heads of State (2025)
Streaming on Prime Video
Starring: Idris Elba, John Cena, Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Directed by: Ilya Naishuller
Diplomacy meets chaos in this action-comedy about a British PM and U.S. President forced to stop a global threat. Elba and Cena’s odd-couple chemistry makes for explosive laughs, while Chopra’s MI6 agent keeps things grounded (and stylish). One of the more fun-forward entries on the July movie release calendar.
40 Acres (2025)
In Theaters
Starring: Danielle Deadwyler, Michael Greyeyes
Directed by: Mo McRae
In this dystopian survival drama, a plague has left the world starving, and one community will do anything to protect its last safe space. Expect layered performances, sharp social commentary, and bleakly beautiful visuals. A strong contender for the indie breakout among movies coming out in July 2025.
JULY 10, 2025 | Mid-Month Tension Rises
Brick
Streaming on Netflix
Starring: German ensemble cast (TBA)
Directed by: Julia von Heinz
When a couple wakes up trapped in their apartment with no explanation, terror mounts as the walls seem to shift and memory unravels. Brick is a slow-burn psychological horror in the tradition of The Platform and Vivarium. Minimalist, tense, and deeply disturbing.
JULY 11, 2025 | Capes, Slashes, and Smurfs?!
Superman (2025)
In Theaters
Starring: David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult
Directed by: James Gunn
The DCU gets a fresh start. Superman brings an emotionally grounded, slightly younger Clark Kent to the big screen with Corenswet in the suit, Brosnahan as a no-nonsense Lois Lane, and Hoult delivering a terrifying Lex Luthor. This isn’t your dad’s Superman—and that’s the point. A centerpiece of the summer 2025 movie schedule.
Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight (2025)
In Theaters
Starring: Embeth Davidtz, Lexi Venter
Directed by: Embeth Davidtz
Based on Alexandra Fuller’s bestselling memoir, this film revisits Zimbabwe through the eyes of a young girl growing up amidst political collapse. Poetic, harrowing, and anchored by a breakout child performance, it’s an under-the-radar emotional powerhouse.
Tyler Perry’s Destination Wedding (2025)
Streaming on Netflix
Starring: Tyler Perry (as Madea)
Directed by: Tyler Perry
Madea hits the Bahamas—and chaos ensues. A familiar formula that still brings in viewers, this is classic Tyler Perry with a tropical twist and plenty of family feuds in paradise.
Skillhouse (2025)
In Theaters (Fathom Events)
Starring: 50 Cent
Directed by: Josh Stolberg
Influencers are trapped in a “content house” and forced to livestream deadly challenges. If Saw was set in a TikTok mansion, this would be it. Bloody, meta, and unapologetically Gen Z horror.
I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)
In Theaters
Starring: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr., Madelyn Cline
Directed by: Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
The ‘90s slasher gets resurrected with a new generation in tow. Hewitt and Prinze Jr. return to face another summer of secrets, screams, and stylish murder. Pure nostalgic terror for the July 2025 film lineup.
The Smurfs Movie (2025)
In Theaters
Voice Cast: Rihanna, Nick Offerman
Directed by: Chris Miller
This animated musical reboot casts Rihanna as Smurfette in a technicolor tale about kindness, adventure, and blue creatures just trying to live their best lives. Expect great songs, gentle morals, and wizard-induced chaos.
Eddington (2025)
In Theaters
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone
Directed by: Ari Aster
During the COVID-19 lockdown, a standoff spirals into surreal chaos in Ari Aster’s latest descent into madness. Equal parts sociopolitical allegory and fever dream, this is one of the most anticipated arthouse films of July 2025.
Unicorn (2025)
In Theaters
Starring: Ben Hardy
Directed by: Sally El Hosaini & James Krishna Floyd
A small-town mechanic falls for a drag queen in this tender British drama about identity and unexpected connection. Unicorns is a quietly radical love story with festival buzz.
JULY 25, 2025 | The Final Weekend Blowout
Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
In Theaters
Starring: Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn
Directed by: Matt Shakman
Marvel’s “first family” finally enters the MCU. Set in a retro-futuristic 1960s, this reboot is stylish, weird, and full of world-building. Shakman brings his WandaVision flair to a team that’s been begging for a proper adaptation—huge stakes for Marvel and audiences.
Happy Gilmore 2 (2025)
Streaming on Netflix
Starring: Adam Sandler, Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen
Directed by: Dennis Dugan
Nearly 30 years later, Happy Gilmore is back on the green—and facing a new generation of chaos. Packed with legacy characters and surprise cameos, this is a comfort-watch comedy built for fans of the original.
Oh, Hi! (2025)
In Theaters
Starring: Molly Gordon, Logan Lerman
Directed by: Molly Gordon
A dark romantic comedy about a couple trying (and failing) to have a nice weekend. Sharp, funny, and slightly devastating, this one hits where it hurts—in a good way.
Diciannove (2025)
In Theaters
Starring: Italian ensemble cast
Produced by: Luca Guadagnino
Coming-of-age drama set in coastal Italy, where 19-year-old Marco begins to understand his queerness, his roots, and the mess of first love. Sunlit, sensual, and grounded in empathy.
JULY 30, 2025 | Final Word
Together (2025)
In Theaters
Starring: Alison Brie, Dave Franco
Directed by: Dave Franco
A claustrophobic body horror film about a couple that gets too close—this Sundance hit is gnarly, twisted, and sneakily profound. Real-life couple Brie and Franco go full Cronenberg.
What July 2025 Looks Like for Movie Fans
From Superman to Smurfs, Jurassic World to Fantastic Four, the July movie releases pack a punch. Whether you’re chasing capes, monsters, memoirs, or musical numbers, this month offers a massive range of cinematic experiences. Some will top the charts. Others will quietly become cult classics. All of them are shaping up to make this one of the most exciting months in the summer 2025 movie schedule.
Before diving into July’s lineup, revisit the best of June 2025 movies.
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