Top 10 most anticipated movies to be released in 2025

The new year is almost here with several promising movies releasing in 2025. Marvel films will be hitting Phase 6 with more integral stories continuing the storylines of Phases 4 and 5. Hollywood is ready to release some potential major blockbusters in the coming year, and fans are highly anticipating their releases. Superman, Captain America: Brave New World, and Jurassic World: Rebirth are some of these films.

Here is the complete list of 10 highly anticipated movies of 2025. Read further to learn about their plots and release dates.

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2025's 10 most highly anticipated movies, ranked

The new releases include some major Marvel and Superman movies along with Mickey 17 and F1. The next year will indeed be full of action and entertainment. Here is the list of the 10 most anticipated films, their plot lines, and release dates.

Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning

The Final Reckoning will be the eighth installment in the franchise and follow Tom Cruise's character Ethan Hunt and his allies as they locate the sunken Russian submarine. Ethan will be permanently destroying "The Entity" a ruthless AI system with catastrophic implications.

Directed by Christopher McQuarrie the film will release in theatres on May 23, 2025.

Superman

The film explores Superman's journey as he balances his dual personality and attempts to reconcile his heritage with his human upbringing.

The film is scheduled to be released in the United States in theatres on July 11, 2025.

How to Train Your Dragon

This animated saga will explore friendship, courage, and bond between humans and dragons. The film follows Hiccup Haddock, a young Viking from the island of Berk who decide not to abide by his community's tradition of slaying dragons. He ends up befriending a dragon and realizes that they aren't the dangerous enemies, they are perceived to be.

The film will hit the theatres on June 13, 2025, in the USA.

Thunderbolts

Directed by Jake Schreier, the film is inspired by the "Thunderbolts" comic book series. The film centers around Yelena Belova, Bucky Barnes, and Red Guardian - a group of supervillains who go on secretive missions for the government. During the mission, they must confront their complex past.

The film is set to release in theatres on May 2, 2025, and will be the final film of Marvel Phase 5.

Jurassic World Rebirth

Jurassic World Rebirth will showcase a family who are stranded on an Island full of dangerous, ferocious dragons.

The film will be released on July 2, 2025.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

The film introduces Marvel's iconic superhero team- Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch, and The Thing—in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film centers around the characters in their pursuit to save the world from Galactus, a cosmic entity.

The film premieres on 25 July 2025 in theatres and then at a later date on Disney+.

Captain America: Brave New World

The movie will follow Sam Wilson who gets involved in a crisis leading to a dangerous conspiracy. It revolves around Sam's journey to uncover the mastermind behind the conspiracy and prevent chaos in the world. With this movie, fans will get to see Sam Wilson & Joaquin Torres on a mission together.

The film will be released on February 14, 2025.

A Minecraft Movie

Based on pure imagination, a mystical portal takes four misfits into a bizarre cubic wonderland. To get out of the land they need to master the terrain.

Directed by Jared Hess, the film is scheduled to release on April 4, 2025.

F1

A former F1 racer, Sonny Hayes, played by Brad Pitt gets back to the sport after a significant crash during the 1990s that forced him out of F1. He then competes in the biggest F1 competition.

The film will be released on June 27, 2025.