Get ready for an amazing end to 2025 at the movies! We’re about to see a fantastic mix of big sequels and brand-new films from top directors. This guide will give you a simple look at the most exciting movies coming out soon. You’ll find out who made them, who stars in them, and what they’re all about, so you can easily plan your next trip to the cinema.
September
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
Director: Kogonada
Main Leads: Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell
Release Date: September 19, 2025
Synopsis: Two single strangers, Sarah and David, meet at a friend’s wedding and embark on a fantastical journey through doorways that allow them to relive defining moments from their pasts. This is a standalone film.
One Battle After Another
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Main Leads: Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, and Regina Hall
Release Date: September 26, 2025
Synopsis: The film follows a washed-up ex-revolutionary who is living a paranoid, off-grid life with his daughter. When his daughter is taken and an old nemesis resurfaces, he is forced to fight one final battle. This is a standalone film.
October
The Smashing Machine
Director: Benny Safdie
Main Leads: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Emily Blunt
Release Date: October 3, 2025
Synopsis: A biographical drama about the life of MMA and UFC legend Mark Kerr. The film chronicles his rise to fame in the 1990s and his brutal struggles with a career-ending addiction to painkillers. This is a standalone film.
TRON: Ares
Director: Joachim Rønning
Main Leads: Jared Leto, Greta Lee, and Evan Peters
Release Date: October 10, 2025
Synopsis: The film follows a highly advanced AI program who is sent from the digital world of The Grid into the real world. His mission marks a new and dangerous encounter for humanity. This is a new chapter in the TRON franchise.
The Black Phone 2
Director: Scott Derrickson
Main Leads: Ethan Hawke, Mason Thames, and Madeleine McGraw
Release Date: October 17, 2025
Synopsis & Previous Ending: The first film ends with Finney Shaw, a young boy, triumphing over a serial killer called “The Grabber” with the help of the ghosts of the killer’s previous victims. The sequel takes place four years later, with Finney and his sister Gwen still dealing with the trauma, but they discover that the evil of the Grabber is not truly gone as his spirit continues to haunt them.
Frankenstein
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Main Leads: Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, and Mia Goth
Release Date: October 17, 2025 (Netflix)
Synopsis: Guillermo del Toro’s take on the classic Mary Shelley novel. The film is a gothic horror tale that explores the tragic relationship between a brilliant but arrogant scientist, Victor Frankenstein, and the lonely, tormented creature he brings to life.
November
The Running Man
Director: Edgar Wright
Main Leads: Glen Powell and Josh Brolin
Release Date: November 7, 2025
Synopsis: Based on the Stephen King novel, the film is a new adaptation about a deadly game show in a dystopian future where a contestant must survive for 30 days while being hunted by professional killers.
Wicked: For Good
Director: Jon M. Chu
Main Leads: Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande
Release Date: November 21, 2025
Synopsis & Previous Ending: Wicked: Part One ends with Elphaba’s transformation into the Wicked Witch of the West after exposing the lies of the Wizard of Oz. In For Good, she continues her fight for the freedom of Oz’s animals while Glinda, her estranged friend, becomes a celebrated public figure. The two women are brought back together by the events of Dorothy’s arrival, facing an angry mob and a final, defining confrontation that tests their friendship.
Zootopia 2
Directors: Jared Bush and Byron Howard
Main Leads: Ginnifer Goodwin and Jason Bateman
Release Date: November 26, 2025
Synopsis & Previous Ending: The first film ends with Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde officially becoming police partners after solving a major conspiracy. The sequel will test their professional and personal bond when they are forced to attend a “Partners in Crisis” counseling program and take on a new, venomous mystery.
December
Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
Director: Emma Tammi
Main Leads: Josh Hutcherson and Matthew Lillard
Release Date: December 5, 2025
Synopsis & Previous Ending: At the end of the first film, the animatronics turn on their creator, William Afton, leaving him mortally wounded and trapped. However, Afton promises to return, and the sequel will explore the aftermath. One year later, Mike and his sister Abby believe they are safe, but a new wave of animatronic terror begins when Abby’s curiosity reawakens a hidden horror tied to the pizzeria’s origins.
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Director: Rian Johnson
Main Leads: Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor, and Glenn Close
Release Date: December 12, 2025 (Netflix)
Synopsis & Previous Ending: In the previous film, Glass Onion, Detective Benoit Blanc successfully solves a murder and exposes a tech billionaire’s web of lies, leaving him disgraced and his accomplices in legal jeopardy. The new film will follow Blanc as he takes on a new case in a completely different, gothic, and spiritual setting.
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Director: James Cameron
Main Leads: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, and Stephen Lang
Release Date: December 19, 2025
Synopsis & Previous Ending: Avatar: The Way of Water ends with Jake Sully and his family leaving their forest home to seek refuge with the water-dwelling Metkayina clan after their eldest son is killed. In the third film, the Sully family’s war with the humans intensifies. They encounter a new, aggressive Na’vi tribe called the Ash People, who have allied themselves with Colonel Quaritch, escalating the conflict on Pandora to devastating consequences.
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