The spring of 2025 is shaping up to be an exciting time for movie enthusiasts, with several highly anticipated films set to release. The upcoming season promises a mix of blockbuster sequels, original stories, and beloved franchise revivals.
Highlight Movies of Spring 2025
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Release date: May 23
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Cast: Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg
Continuing from 2023’s “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One,” Tom Cruise returns as Ethan Hunt, facing an omnipotent AI and executing thrilling stunts against the backdrop of an expansive conspiracy.
Marvel’s Thunderbolts
Release date: May 2
Director: Jake Schreier
Cast: Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour
This installment introduces a group of antiheroes, led by Yelena Belova (Pugh) and Bucky Barnes (Stan), as they embark on a mission that may lead to their redemption.
Plankton: The Movie
Release date: March 7
Director: Dave Needham
Cast: Mr. Lawrence, Jill Talley, Tom Kenny
The popular character Plankton navigates personal turmoil as his computer wife, Karen, decides to take over the world herself. This comedic adventure sees Plankton teaming up with SpongeBob to win her back.
Mickey 17
Release date: March 7
Director: Bong Joon-ho
Cast: Robert Pattinson, Steven Yeun, Mark Ruffalo
In this sci-fi dark comedy, Pattinson plays a worker in a capitalist dystopia who is cloned each time he dies as part of a mission to explore a new colony.
In The Lost Lands
Release date: March 7
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Cast: Dave Bautista, Milla Jovovich
This film adapts George R.R. Martin’s short story into a dark fantasy tale, featuring a witch (Jovovich) and a hunter (Bautista) navigating a dangerous landscape to confront a werewolf.
Opus
Release date: March 14
Director: Mark Anthony Green
Cast: Ayo Edebiri, John Malkovich, Juliette Lewis
A music journalist is invited to a secluded compound by a reclusive pop star (Malkovich) for a listening session of his long-awaited album, leading to unsettling revelations.
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
Release date: March 14
Director: Pete Browngardt
Cast: Eric Bauza, Candi Milo, Peter MacNicol
In this animated feature, Daffy Duck and Porky Pig must work together to avert an alien invasion, while their comically troubled relationship adds layers to the narrative.
The Electric State
Release date: March 14
Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Cast: Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt
This post-apocalyptic adventure follows a teenage girl and her accompanying robot as they search for her missing brother in a world where robots have been relegated to a wasteland.
Death of a Unicorn
Release date: March 28
Director: Alex Scharfman
Cast: Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Will Poulter
This dark comedy revolves around the consequences of hitting a unicorn with a car, blending humor and horror as characters contend with the fallout of their actions.
Final Destination Bloodlines
Release date: May 16
Directors: Zach Lipovsky, Adam Stein
Cast: Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Teo Briones, Richard Harmon
The sixth entry in the “Final Destination” franchise reboots the concept, centering on a college student haunted by nightmares of death and fraught with inevitable peril.
The Shrouds
Release date: April 25
Director: David Cronenberg
Cast: Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger
This film explores themes of grief and technology through the story of a CEO who creates an app to monitor the decay of bodies in graves, complicating his mourning process.
Ash
Release date: March 21
Director: Flying Lotus
Cast: Eiza González, Aaron Paul
A science fiction thriller where a woman recalls nothing from her past after waking up in a derelict space station, guided by a familiar yet ominous figure.
Until Dawn
Release date: April 25
Director: David F. Sandberg
Cast: Ella Rubin, Michael Cimino
This adaptation of the popular video game introduces characters struggling to escape a time loop where they face various monsters each night.
The Legend of Ochi
Release date: April 25
Director: Isaiah Saxon
Cast: Helena Zengel, Finn Wolfhard
In the remote Carpathian mountains, a girl finds a baby ochi and seeks to reunite it with its family, revealing the misunderstood nature of these creatures.
Sinners
Release date: April 18
Director: Ryan Coogler
Cast: Michael B. Jordan
Set in the 1930s, twins fight against a supernatural menace in a thrilling tale that interlaces horror with crime drama.
Other Projects of Note
Spring 2025 also features several live-action adaptations, including Disney’s Snow White (March 21) and Lilo & Stitch (May 23), which continue the trend of classic animated films transformed into live-action experiences.
With a wide array of genres, unique stories, and iconic characters, spring 2025 holds significant promise for cinematic experiences, ensuring that audiences will have plenty to enjoy in theaters.