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 shutting down productions and delaying releases. But 2025 looks to be a year in film that will give audiences plenty of movies to see. This includes some major blockbusters, likeCaptain America: Brave New WorldandJurassic World Rebirth, releasing in theaters, as well asBack In ActionandStar Trek: Section 31premiering on streaming services.
With 2024 winding down, Screen Rant’s 2025 Movie Preview turns the focus to next year. Exclusive images from the aforementioned titles can be found below, along with new looks at other major titles, such as Ryan Coogler’sSinnersand DreamWorks' live-actionHow To Train Your Dragon. There are also projects with Daisy Ridley, Gerard Butler, Donnie Yen, and more. So whether you’re looking forward to action, crime, fantasy, sci-fi, romance, or horror, we have exclusive looks at some of the biggest movies 2025 has to offer.
Gerard Butler and O’Shea Jackson Jr. are back in action in 2025 with their sequel toDen of Thieves. The sequel to the original action heist movie puts a twist on the first film by having Big Nick and Donnie Wilson go from enemies to partners. This is part ofDen of Thieves 2: Pantera’s twist that makes Big Nick go against the law to help Donnie pull off another heist. With his allegiance now altered, the sequel looks to up the action, which Butler is in the middle of in ourexclusive 2025 Preview images forDen of Thieves 2.
Fresh off his memorable turn as Cain inJohn Wick: Chapter 4, Donnie Yen is back in the action genre as the star and director ofThe Prosecutor. The movie revolves around a prosecutor, played by Yen, who decides to help a defendant who was wrongfully accused, putting his career in jeopardy. Yen’s prosecutor character is not your average lawyer, as he’s highly skilled in fighting - something that is teased in ourexclusive 2025 Preview image forThe Prosecutorof him training with a punching bag.
Not to be confused with Denzel Washington and Chris Pine’s train action movie of the same name, 2025’sUnstoppableis an autobiographical wrestling movie 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 ourexclusive 2025 Preview image forUnstoppableshowing one of Anthony’s matches.
Scott Eastwood and Sylvester Stallone headline a new action movie in 2025,Alarum. The Lionsgate movie centers around two spies, played by Eastwood and Willa Fitzgerald (Strange Darling), who go rogue to get married. Mike Colter (Luke Cage,Evil) plays one of the other agents who attempt to kill them. Scott Eastwood is seen aiming a gun in the forest in ourexclusive 2025 Preview image forAlarum.
Back in Actionis a huge comeback for Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz in 2025. After his health scare, Foxx is back and headlining a major action comedy for Netflix. Meanwhile,Back in Actionis the first movie for Cameron Diaz since 2014. They play a married couple who are former spies as they are forced to return to the world they left behind. The traversing adventure that takes place from there is teased in ourexclusive 2025 Preview image forBack in Action, which shows Foxx and Diaz’s characters aboard a plane and in trouble.
Wolf Mangets a fresh interpretation in 2025 from filmmaker Leigh Whannell. After his work updating another Universal Monster withThe Invisible Manin 2020,Wolf Manputs more of a personal focus on the horror character. Centered around 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 who is the focus of ourexclusive 2025 Preview image forWolf Manas he stares at Garner’s character with a big scar on his cheek.
Former rom-com star Julia Stiles - known for10 Things I Hate About You,Save the Last Dance, andThe Prince and Me- is back in the genre with her directorial debut,Wish You Were Here. The film stars Isabelle Fuhrman (Orphan) and Mena Massoud (Aladdin). The story revolves around her helping him enjoy his final days to live, as he is terminally ill. That relationship is the core of the film, which is why ourexclusive 2025 Preview image forWish You Were Herealso centers on the leads in an intimate moment.
FormerBridgertonstar Phoebe Dynevor is continuing to expand into new genres after tackling the erotic thrillerFair Playin 2023. 2025 sees Dynevor jump into the world of espionage as she plays the daughter of a spy inInheritance, a new film from director Neil Burger (Limitless,Divergent). The global adventure she embarks on from there is teased in ourexclusive 2025 Preview image forInheritanceas Dynevor’s character is shown walking the streets of a foreign country.
Four years after exitingStar Trek: Discoveryfollowing season 3, Michelle Yeoh returns to the sci-fi franchise for a spinoff movie,Star Trek: Section 31. She reprises her role as Philippa Georgiou as the character has joined Section 31 of Starfleet. The film, set for an exclusive release on Paramount+, is set in the “lost era” between theStar Trek: The Original Seriesfilms andStar Trek: The Next Generation. The chance to see more of the franchise timeline and Yeoh’s Georgiou is exciting, and that’s what is seen in ourexclusive 2025 Preview image forSection 31.
Like Father Like Sonis 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 is nearing his execution. Mulroney’s character is the focus of ourexclusive 2025 Preview image forLike Father Like Son, which shows him talking to his son at prison.
