A Glean movie guide
2025’s Most Anticipated Movies
The ultimate 2025 watchlist
From blockbuster sequels to auteur sci-fi, these are the films defining the year.
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The movie list
- 01
Mickey 17
Bong Joon-ho returns with a mind-bending sci-fi odyssey starring Robert Pattinson as a disposable clone.
Unlikely hero Mickey Barnes finds himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job… to die, for a living.
- 02
Superman
James Gunn launches a new era for the Man of Steel with a focus on Clark Kent’s dual heritage.
Superman, a journalist in Metropolis, embarks on a journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent.
- 03
28 Years Later
Danny Boyle and Cillian Murphy reunite to revive the groundbreaking post-apocalyptic horror franchise.
Twenty-eight years after the Rage virus outbreak, a heavily-defended island survives connected to the mainland by a single causeway. When one of the group leaves the island into the dark heart of the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors as well.
- 04
Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning
Tom Cruise pushes the limits of action cinema in what promises to be Ethan Hunt’s ultimate mission.
Ethan Hunt and team continue their search for the terrifying AI known as the Entity — which has infiltrated intelligence networks all over the globe — with the world's governments and a mysterious ghost from Hunt's past on their trail. Joined by new allies and armed with the means to shut the Entity down for good, Hunt is in a race against time to prevent the world as we know it from changing forever.
- 05
Avatar: Fire and Ash
James Cameron expands the world of Pandora by introducing a formidable new tribe of Na'vi.
In the wake of the devastating war against the RDA and the loss of their eldest son, Jake Sully and Neytiri face a new threat on Pandora: the Ash People, a violent and power-hungry Na'vi tribe led by the ruthless Varang. Jake's family must fight for their survival and the future of Pandora in a conflict that pushes them to their emotional and physical limits.
- 06
Sinners
Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan team up for a mysterious, high-stakes supernatural horror event.
Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.
- 07
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Marvel’s first family enters the MCU with a stylish, retro-futuristic 1960s aesthetic.
- 08
F1
The director of Top Gun: Maverick brings visceral realism to the world of high-speed Formula One racing.
Racing legend Sonny Hayes is coaxed out of retirement to lead a struggling Formula 1 team—and mentor a young hotshot driver—while chasing one more chance at glory.
- 09
The Running Man
Edgar Wright directs Glen Powell in a faithful, high-octane adaptation of Stephen King’s dystopian classic.
Desperate to save his sick daughter, working-class Ben Richards is convinced by The Running Man's charming but ruthless producer to enter the deadly competition game as a last resort. But Ben's defiance, instincts, and grit turn him into an unexpected fan favorite — and a threat to the entire system. As ratings skyrocket, so does the danger, and Ben must outwit not just the Hunters, but a nation addicted to watching him fall.
- 10
Michael
A sweeping biographical look at the complicated life and legendary career of the King of Pop.
A mature and visually elegant period romance that remains one of the earliest and most compassionate overtly gay-themed films in movie history. Based upon Herman Bang's 1902 novel, Dreyer's Michael refashions the classical Greek myth of Jupiter and Ganymede into a love triangle between an aging artist, Zoret, his protagonist Michael, and Princess Zamikoff, an aristocratic femme fatale as entranced by Michael’s youthful beauty as Zoret is.
- 11
Zootopia 2
Disney’s beloved mammal metropolis returns for a new buddy-cop investigation with Judy and Nick.
After cracking the biggest case in Zootopia's history, rookie cops Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a great mystery when Gary De'Snake arrives and turns the animal metropolis upside down. To crack the case, Judy and Nick must go undercover to unexpected new parts of town, where their growing partnership is tested like never before.
- 12
Wildwood
Studio Laika brings its signature stop-motion magic to a dark fantasy adventure set in a forbidden forest.